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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not going to look for the studies that prove what I am about to say unless someone makes me but I've read summaries of them and I think we all know this to be true:

Dropping caloric intake by 1000 calories a day [b]leads to less weight loss than a 1000 calorie deficit would predict[/b] if it were just calories in/calories out.

Increasing calorie intake by 1000 calories a day leads to less gain in the same way. [/quote]

Not exactly sure what you mean.  What I take this to mean is "[b]deciding run a 1000/calories per day caloric deficit[/b] as a plan for losing weight usually leads to less weight loss [b]than one would expect by extrapolating from the weight loss of, for example, a 400 calorie per day deficit.[/b]"  I think this is true because when people try to run huge deficits, they don't work out as effectively, they move less and they cheat.  That's human nature.  So, I don't think huge deficits work, and the closer you get to your goal, the less deficit you can effectively run.

However, lab studies have demonstrated that your body will lose fat and eventually muscle at a predictable rate in a lab setting where calories are strictly controlled.  Yes, there are hormone responses and you will modify your behavior to try to protect your body mass, but the physics and chemistry  are pretty much unavoidable.   If you're not into reading research, watch an episode of a TV show like "naked and afraid" where people eat almost nothing for 21 days while having to be active in seeking shelter and some basic food.  People typically lose 20-35 pounds in 21 days because they are effectively starving.  They don't gain weight, nor do they lose more slowly than you would expect.  
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