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2lb a week? Is this enough?

jakedavies180
jakedavies180 Posts: 23 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey!! I'm 5 foot 6 1/2 ish. I have 4 stone to lose. I am eating 1200-1250 calories a day. Burning 300-400 cals in the gym 6-7 days a week. Is this enough to lose 2lb a week?

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  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    Losing 2lbs/week means having a deficit of 1000 calories a day. Work out your TDEE (use Google to find a TDEE calculator, try a few different ones as they use different formulas that give slightly different results) and take away 1000 from that - that's how many calories you'd need to eat a day to lose weight. We can't work it out for you without knowing your current weight.

    Also, being a male, you should be eating a minimum of 1500 a day, not 1200.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Whoa that's not a very big net at all. Netting 800 cals per day is very very little
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    You shouldn't go for 2 pounds a week with only 50-something to lose anyway.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Since you're shorter, you might not be able to sustain a 2lb per week loss. It'd be difficult to maintain a 1000 cal deficit every day but still get your minimum 1500 calories.
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