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Baraka_Guru · 07-04-2009, 11:15 AM

True, Redjake. But depending on the caloric deficit, it's likely to be a bit of muscle too. For all we know, SF's BMR could be anywhere between 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day, which means if his caloric intake dips too low, he won't get the energy he needs to sustain his system fast enough, and so the body will take from all available sources to ensure it: glucose, fat, and muscle tissue.

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Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	True, Redjake. But depending on the caloric deficit, it's likely to be a bit of muscle too. For all we know, SF's BMR could be anywhere between 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day, which means if his caloric intake dips too low, he won't get the energy he needs to sustain his system fast enough, and so the body will take from all available sources to ensure it: glucose, fat, and muscle tissue. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-04-2009 at 11:21 AM..