999tigger wrote: » If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal Is a reasonable guide of what to aim for. Notice 2lb is at the top end an it will slow later on as you have less to lose.
kamber13 wrote: » Does anyone notice or have experienced that if you do a total overhaul of your diet and/or exercise habits you can drop more than 2 lbs. a week? I know it slows down soon after, but I was just wondering. I mean, when I changed my eating habits and added light daily strength training I lost 10 lbs. in 17 days. That was about 4 lbs. a week. So far it hasn't slowed down, but I'm waiting for the plateau.
TimothyFish wrote: » 999tigger wrote: » If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal Is a reasonable guide of what to aim for. Notice 2lb is at the top end an it will slow later on as you have less to lose. Care to back that up with some evidence?
TimothyFish wrote: » I would say aim for 1-2 lbs per week. Larger people will have an easier time with larger weight loss amounts than smaller people. Trying to lose more slowly than 1 lb a week doesn't make sense to me. Most people don't even own a scale that will measure weight at that fidelity. It is motivating to see the scale move from week to week. To have to wait two or more weeks to see results would be discouraging.
lilmisscrabby wrote: » TimothyFish wrote: » I would say aim for 1-2 lbs per week. Larger people will have an easier time with larger weight loss amounts than smaller people. Trying to lose more slowly than 1 lb a week doesn't make sense to me. Most people don't even own a scale that will measure weight at that fidelity. It is motivating to see the scale move from week to week. To have to wait two or more weeks to see results would be discouraging.
999tigger wrote: » TimothyFish wrote: » 999tigger wrote: » If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal Is a reasonable guide of what to aim for. Notice 2lb is at the top end an it will slow later on as you have less to lose. Care to back that up with some evidence? I said its a reasonable guide of what to aim for. The recommended amount is 1-2lbs a week, but it becomes harder to sustain a 2lb a week loss when you have less to lose because its harder to create a deficit of 1000 calories and your rate of loss will naturally slow down. The OP has 32lbs to lose so beyond may find it difficult to keep up a 2lb a week weight loss. Some people can deal with losing less than 1lb a week, some people have no choice to lose at less than 1lb a week, especially when they have little to lose as that might be what happens in reality. You should be aiming for whats realisi. Didnt your rate of loss slow when you got to target?
lcooper327 wrote: » Timothy, aren't you the one who only eats like 1600 calories a day?
