In another surgery, the stomach is attached to the middle of the small intestine. This bypasses a large part of the small intestine and reducing the amount of calories and nutrients absorbed into the body. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) involves stapling the stomach to create a small pouch. The smaller stomach is attached directly to the middle of the small intestine. This allows food to bypass much of the stomach and the first section of the small intestine. It limits the amount of food that you can eat and reduces the amount of calories and nutrients that are absorbed into the body. Previous.
I've seen male competitors eat fewer than 1,800 calories trying to reduce their body fat. This is not the way to get shredded. If you cut your calories this much, you will end up losing significant lean muscle mass and severely damaging your metabolism.
In order to lose 1 pound of body weight, you need to cut 3,500 calories from your diet, burn 3,500 calories or a combination of both. If you're following a raw food diet to lose weight, cut 500 calories from your daily diet in order to lose a pound per week. You can also split up your daily caloric deficit by cutting 250 calories per day and burning around 250 calories on the treadmill.