Will I be able to lose 3 pound a week doing this?
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soapsandropes wrote: »
What's the worst that can actually happen? I don't want to come across as arrogant. But I'm not overly concerned about losing muscle. I think it's inevitable that you lose both fat and muscle. You can always gain that muscle back once you're at your weight goal?
you asked advice and than its like we are here idiots giving you bad advice.
but it starts out with a range of things like
mal or lack of nutrition ( which you dont notice in the begining)
msucle loss
bad breath
hair loss ( whole bunches of it)
hair thinning
breaking nails
Now for woman periods that stop ( you would think horayyy but not a good thing believe me)
Your heart is a muscle and uses together with your brains the most calories
Guess what your body does to survive and get the calories away from....
Than we get the dangerous situation like
no concentration
fatigue
numbness
disturbed movements and slower reaction time ( do you drive a car??? )
This is damage that will recover after feeding your body right again but it will take months or longer to get it back were it was
The damage done by the long term is very diverse and not revers-able
Oh and think of the fact of injuries...because you get slowly weaker you can hurt your self..straining a muscle...fall, break something etc.
This is just a very simple list...read up on it what mal nutrition and not getting enough of it would and will do to a human body.
So this is what happens to either people who eat 1500cals a day or people who lose 3lb a week as opposed to 2?
Actually if u have lost 105 in 10 months isnt that 2.5lbs a week? What side effects do you experience?0 -
You can tell it's Friday, wow.
I get the impatience but if you want to look and feel great, lose slower. Lift heavy. Try not to focus on how fast you can get to goal but how you can get to goal looking your absolute best and healthiest.0 -
soapsandropes wrote: »
What's the worst that can actually happen? I don't want to come across as arrogant. But I'm not overly concerned about losing muscle. I think it's inevitable that you lose both fat and muscle. You can always gain that muscle back once you're at your weight goal?
you asked advice and than its like we are here idiots giving you bad advice.
but it starts out with a range of things like
mal or lack of nutrition ( which you dont notice in the begining)
msucle loss
bad breath
hair loss ( whole bunches of it)
hair thinning
breaking nails
Now for woman periods that stop ( you would think horayyy but not a good thing believe me)
Your heart is a muscle and uses together with your brains the most calories
Guess what your body does to survive and get the calories away from....
Than we get the dangerous situation like
no concentration
fatigue
numbness
disturbed movements and slower reaction time ( do you drive a car??? )
This is damage that will recover after feeding your body right again but it will take months or longer to get it back were it was
The damage done by the long term is very diverse and not revers-able
Oh and think of the fact of injuries...because you get slowly weaker you can hurt your self..straining a muscle...fall, break something etc.
This is just a very simple list...read up on it what mal nutrition and not getting enough of it would and will do to a human body.
So this is what happens to either people who eat 1500cals a day or people who lose 3lb a week as opposed to 2?
Actually if u have lost 105 in 10 months isnt that 2.5lbs a week? What side effects do you experience?
2lbs a week and three pounds a week are both aggressive and can lead to any of these symptoms if the person is not maintaining their nutrition within those calorie limits.
OP, 2 lbs a week is fast. I lose about .2 per week at most so you're doing great. You need to be PATIENT. You will over stress your body if you keep up with unrealistic goals.0 -
soapsandropes wrote: »
What's the worst that can actually happen? I don't want to come across as arrogant. But I'm not overly concerned about losing muscle. I think it's inevitable that you lose both fat and muscle. You can always gain that muscle back once you're at your weight goal?
you asked advice and than its like we are here idiots giving you bad advice.
but it starts out with a range of things like
mal or lack of nutrition ( which you dont notice in the begining)
msucle loss
bad breath
hair loss ( whole bunches of it)
hair thinning
breaking nails
Now for woman periods that stop ( you would think horayyy but not a good thing believe me)
Your heart is a muscle and uses together with your brains the most calories
Guess what your body does to survive and get the calories away from....
Than we get the dangerous situation like
no concentration
fatigue
numbness
disturbed movements and slower reaction time ( do you drive a car??? )
This is damage that will recover after feeding your body right again but it will take months or longer to get it back were it was
The damage done by the long term is very diverse and not revers-able
Oh and think of the fact of injuries...because you get slowly weaker you can hurt your self..straining a muscle...fall, break something etc.
This is just a very simple list...read up on it what mal nutrition and not getting enough of it would and will do to a human body.
So this is what happens to either people who eat 1500cals a day or people who lose 3lb a week as opposed to 2?
Actually if u have lost 105 in 10 months isnt that 2.5lbs a week? What side effects do you experience?
i was pretty sick and lost 32 pounds in my first month ( water weight) fluids
Second month little less and than it started to normalize
last 4 months between the 1 pound and half a pound a week
And if you read his post he is not netting 1500 but under! The numbers he gave was gros
he trains for 500 minimum so he nets around 1000 or under.0 -
And besides all of that i am under supervision
Which means or did mean ( because it is all normal now)
Every week stats lab tests doctors meetings waiting rooms for hours and hours
Lot of data and paper work.....For days and weeks
And control over my diary which is checked...at the start every day!
I dont even know what my side effects were..i was to ill
More ill ( BP was skyhigh and other medical issues which i dont have to explain) to not do this
To take all the side effects instead of my kidneys and heart failing again
So yes i know
And it was for 8 weeks strict after that my BP came down...and slowly i could add more...which i did.
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I am a 38yo male, I started out in march weighing 269lbs, today I weigh 197lbs. On average my fitbit says I burn about 3000 calories a day, I consume 1300-1500 calories, and I loose 2-4lbs per week on average. I'm not weaker, certainly no stronger, but def. not weaker. I walk an average of 5-7miles per day, and I don't lift weights all that often anymore. I got 20 more pounds to loose then I will go into maintenance mode and start lifting heavy. There is no reason that the OP can not loose 3lbs per week and remain healthy. Eat lots of protein, eat clean unprocessed foods and stay active.
BTW with the above stats MFP recommends 1300/day so 1500 is not the minimum for a male.0 -
2lbs a week and three pounds a week are both aggressive and can lead to any of these symptoms if the person is not maintaining their nutrition within those calorie limits.
OP, 2 lbs a week is fast. I lose about .2 per week at most so you're doing great. You need to be PATIENT. You will over stress your body if you keep up with unrealistic goals.
1. Wouldnt he get symptoms on 1lb a week loss if he had no nutrition?
2. 2lb a week isnt aggressive, especially as he has 75lb to lose.0 -
2lbs a week and three pounds a week are both aggressive and can lead to any of these symptoms if the person is not maintaining their nutrition within those calorie limits.
OP, 2 lbs a week is fast. I lose about .2 per week at most so you're doing great. You need to be PATIENT. You will over stress your body if you keep up with unrealistic goals.
1. Wouldnt he get symptoms on 1lb a week loss if he had no nutrition?
2. 2lb a week isnt aggressive, especially as he has 75lb to lose.
but that is not his plan he wants to eat 1500 calories and burn a 500 or more a day
So netting will be 1000 or lower.
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jeepinshawn wrote: »BTW with the above stats MFP recommends 1300/day so 1500 is not the minimum for a male.
MFP itself suggests that 1500 is the min for a male and thats what its written in.0 -
You didn't gain it that quickly, what's the rush in getting it off?0
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jeepinshawn wrote: »BTW with the above stats MFP recommends 1300/day so 1500 is not the minimum for a male.
MFP itself suggests that 1500 is the min for a male and thats what its written in.
Then why would it suggest 1300 for me? That is what MFP recommends for me to loose 2lbs per week, I'm not over writing it, thats just what it says there is no warning or anything unless you eat below 1200.
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soapsandropes wrote: »
What's the worst that can actually happen? I don't want to come across as arrogant. But I'm not overly concerned about losing muscle. I think it's inevitable that you lose both fat and muscle. You can always gain that muscle back once you're at your weight goal?
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jeepinshawn wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »BTW with the above stats MFP recommends 1300/day so 1500 is not the minimum for a male.
MFP itself suggests that 1500 is the min for a male and thats what its written in.
Then why would it suggest 1300 for me? That is what MFP recommends for me to loose 2lbs per week, I'm not over writing it, thats just what it says there is no warning or anything unless you eat below 1200.
You cna update your goals to higher but that means you have to cystomise them. the recommended min and default is 1500 for men and 1200 for women.A Message about MyFitnessPal's updated nutrition goals
From time to time, in response to the latest research and government recommendations, MyFitnessPal updates its nutrition and activity guidelines to provide the best results to our users. To help you best achieve your health and fitness goals in 2014, we recently implemented some changes to our calorie thresholds for both men and women.
The National Institutes of Health indicates that eating plans of 1,500 calories for men, and 1,200 calories for women, are safe and effective in achieving weight loss. To align with these guidelines myfitnesspal has implemented a separate calorie minimum for males of 1,500 calories per day. Previously, the minimum was 1,200 calories for both men and women.
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Oh and btw IP ur unlikely to make 3lbs a week for all sorts of reasons. It would be quite hard.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »soapsandropes wrote: »
What's the worst that can actually happen? I don't want to come across as arrogant. But I'm not overly concerned about losing muscle. I think it's inevitable that you lose both fat and muscle. You can always gain that muscle back once you're at your weight goal?
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Okay I now understand that 3lb a week is way to aggressive. This is what I do daily. I eat between 1300 to 1500 calories and do 60 minutes on a stationary bike. I assume that this burns about 250 calories at least? Is it really that bad if I don't eat those burned calories back?
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Okay I now understand that 3lb a week is way to aggressive. This is what I do daily. I eat between 1300 to 1500 calories and do 60 minutes on a stationary bike. I assume that this burns about 250 calories at least? Is it really that bad if I don't eat those burned calories back?
Eat at LEAST the 1500 and you're golden. You NEED your nutrients.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »Okay I now understand that 3lb a week is way to aggressive. This is what I do daily. I eat between 1300 to 1500 calories and do 60 minutes on a stationary bike. I assume that this burns about 250 calories at least? Is it really that bad if I don't eat those burned calories back?
Eat at LEAST the 1500 and you're golden. You NEED your nutrients.
So as I understand I should lose the 2lb a week without exercising assuming I eat the 1500 daily. Does this mean if I add exercise into the equation, I should lose more than the 2lb at times?0 -
What did MFP tell you to eat? THAT number, already has your deficit built in.0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »What did MFP tell you to eat? THAT number, already has your deficit built in.
THIS +++++
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »What did MFP tell you to eat? THAT number, already has your deficit built in.
1540 calories to lose 2lb a week.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »What did MFP tell you to eat? THAT number, already has your deficit built in.
1540 calories to lose 2lb a week.
Eat this. If you exercise, you should eat a portion of those as well. You will still lose, you'll do it in a healthy way and it will be sustainable.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »What did MFP tell you to eat? THAT number, already has your deficit built in.
1540 calories to lose 2lb a week.
Eat this. If you exercise, you should eat a portion of those as well. You will still lose, you'll do it in a healthy way and it will be sustainable.
I do like to exercise daily as well. I don't want to just lose weight, I want to exercise daily to be healthy. I should probably buy a HRM to find out how much I burn during workouts because I'm pretty sure my stationary bike calories burned count lies.0 -
Okay I now understand that 3lb a week is way to aggressive. This is what I do daily. I eat between 1300 to 1500 calories and do 60 minutes on a stationary bike. I assume that this burns about 250 calories at least? Is it really that bad if I don't eat those burned calories back?
If your on 1500 and its a balanced diet then I think you are mosly there. I tend to eat back exercise calories if im hungry and i havent met macros, otherwise i do it depending how I feel.
The cal burn from the bike depends on your speed, but yes it should definitely be above 250 if you are putting soem resoanle effort in. The biggest problems people find at not losing what they expect to is accuracy of logging which has them eating more than they think. Weigh and log your food.0
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