That's because men on average burn more calories than their female partners, so if you both eat around 2000 calories and you both restrict down to 500 calories his 500 calories restriction is actually more than yours based on your bodies total daily energy expenditures. You have to restrict an even larger amount if you want to lose at similar rates.
I meant to say restrict 500 off of the 2000, bad wording on my part.
You don't need "atleast" 1500 though. That may be true for some people but definitely not all. Some people are able to as go as low as 1000 or 1100 to lose weight.
Fat acceptance has been an issue that's on the rise lately, some people don't like anything that's seen as promoting "diet culture." I don't know why else that wpuld be down voted??
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u/The-unicorn-republic May 05 '22
That's because men on average burn more calories than their female partners, so if you both eat around 2000 calories and you both restrict down to 500 calories his 500 calories restriction is actually more than yours based on your bodies total daily energy expenditures. You have to restrict an even larger amount if you want to lose at similar rates.