I am aiming for 4lb a week loss! Is this realistic
tinicia
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Hi guys
I'm aiming for a 4lb a week weight loss and trying to stick to approx 800 kcal a day but I do have the occasional treat do you think 4lb a week is realistic? I'm mostly living off fish and veg, fruit and go yoghurt bars any suggestions of fish/sea food recipes would be much helpful.
Thanks for reading x
I'm aiming for a 4lb a week weight loss and trying to stick to approx 800 kcal a day but I do have the occasional treat do you think 4lb a week is realistic? I'm mostly living off fish and veg, fruit and go yoghurt bars any suggestions of fish/sea food recipes would be much helpful.
Thanks for reading x
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No.0
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No and eating under 1200 is frowned upon by MFP
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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1235566/so-youre-new-here/p10 -
That low a calorie amount can be harmful to your health. You haven't posted any other information about yourself, so I don't know just how much of a deficit that is, but if it's enough to lose 4lbs a week, that's way to low. You're better off starting at 2lbs a week or less. You'll be less hungry, less tired, and less likely to quit. This is not a diet plan, what you need to do is change how you eat.0
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I want to lose it safely. I've never been a big eater but what I did eat was junk so I piled on the pounds. Last week I lost 6lb and thought that was to much for one week.. May I ask what you guys have been losing on a weekly basis? X0
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No... just no.0
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outside of initial water and waste losses, no...you probably need to adjust your expectations.I want to lose it safely. I've never been a big eater but what I did eat was junk so I piled on the pounds. Last week I lost 6lb and thought that was to much for one week.. May I ask what you guys have been losing on a weekly basis? X
when you first start dieting, you drop a lot of fluid weight...namely glycogen...you also are eating less so you have less inherent waste in your system.
somewhere between 1 - 2 Lbs per week is more realistic. also, weight loss isn't linear...you don't lose X Lbs per week...some weeks will be bigger losses, some weeks with no losses, some weeks with gains due to water retention, etc.
you're seriously going to need to step back a adjust your expectations here.0 -
Age/height/current weight? 2lb/week is about the upper ceiling, unless you are very obese. And definitely up your calories! You can look at my diary for food ideas. Do get a digital food scale and weigh what you eat, otherwise you can wipe out a deficit with bad logging habits. (Measuring cups and spoons are not a good way to gague portion sizes.)0
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Here's the math - 3500kcal = 1lb of fat, so if you need 1700 kcals/day and eat 1200 kcals/day, operating in a 500kcal/day deficit (500x7=3500) you'll lose ~1lb a week.
To lose 4lbs a week you would have to operate in a 2000kcal/day deficit - not sustainable or healthy by any standards.0 -
Anything less than apx. 1200/day puts your body into starvation mode and to preserve itself it holds on to fat. Weird phenomenon, but, you'll lose faster on 1200 than 800 calories.0
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No.0
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Thanks to everyone that has replied im going to have to up my kcals for 4 weeks and see what happens then take it from there x0
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I'm thinking if you have to ask, you probably already know the answer. :-)
I saw a guideline posted recently..maybe someone will post it here, of what your weight loss goal should be based on the amount of weight you have to lose. I have about 30 pounds to go, so my weight loss goal is 1 pound a week. Typically, if you have quite a bit to lose (50 lbs or more), 2lbs is good to aim for. The closer you are to your goal, the less aggressive your target weight loss per week should be.
You probably do want to try to eat more calories, though (1200 is usually the lowest MFP sets) as it is nutritionally better for your body, and also because it will be easier to maintain your weight loss in the long run once your eating habits return to "normal". You don't want to go through all of that hard work just to gain it back, after all!0 -
If it were realistic, everyone else would be losing 4 pounds a week.0
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As they all said its just no oing to happen 1-2 is normal and with your amount to lose then id go for 1lb a week.
Rgar would be 500 calories below maintenance. MFP will let you figure what that number is when you enter your details. The calories you suggest is too low. Eat at least 1200, but more likely what you can sustain.0 -
No, it's not even remotely a healthy way to lose weight, I don't care what you're eating. You didn't gain weight because of junk, you gained weight because of eating too much. While harder to do, you can gain weight (or not lose) by eating too much "healthy foods" too. You can eat the same foods, just not the same amount. 4lbs a week is ridiculously fast unless you are 400lbs and under the supervision of a doctor. Your organs and mostly brain need calories to function. Starvation mode is a myth, but eating 800 calories is dangerous and you will lose muscle. You know your heart is a muscle too, and you CAN lose muscle weight from your heart. THAT'S why it's so dangerous to lose weight so fast. Extremely obese people can lose weight fast, because it's healthier than remaining morbidly obese.0
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I think you knew the answer was No when you asked!0
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Absolutely not. And eating 800 calories a day is not a safe way to lose weight.0
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