But how many calories does it actually take to lose 1 pound of fat? On average, you need to burn 3,500 calories more than you consume to shed a single pound. This number is rooted in the fact that ...

1. True or false? To lose 1 pound of body weight, you must burn 3,500 calories. True. To burn a pound of fat and not water or muscle weight (we need to preserve every ounce of muscle!), ...