Tue, Oct-07-03, 09:16
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Senior Member
Posts: 11,512
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
BF:
Progress: 100%
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Carrie Ann, basal refers to those functions your body must engage in to keep you alive and healthy. Regulating body temperature, making and repairing cells, creating enzymes and hormones - everything that would happen on a daily basis if you were bed ridden. Basal comprises roughly 60-70% of your total calories - quite a bit. It's not recommended that you restrict calories below this level, BTW, for fear of slowing fat burning and putting your health at risk.
Cheers,
Nat
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