What is a safe amount to lose per week if you need to lose 100+ lbs?

rankinsect

InvisibleVeganUnicorn wrote: »

Im eating 200 - 400 calories a day and trying to work off at least 600 calories a day. equals out to 3-4lbs a week, though Im losing more than that. finally broke my 9 month plateu omg. 53 more till my final goal.

That is really unhealthy, particularly as you have only 53 lb to go - you'll catabolize a lot of muscle, and 200-400 calories doesn't even give you the minimum amount of protein your body needs to survive, so your body has to break down even more muscle for amino acids (and if you ran out of muscle protein to scavenge, you would die from protein deficiency). Even if you still have weight to lose, you'll end up extremely malnourished on that kind of a diet. Particularly true if you are vegan or vegetarian, since protein needs to be more carefully managed when not consuming meat, the easiest source of complete protein.

Malnourishment isn't a joke, either. You can reach a "point of no return" where your body can't even build or maintain the molecular machinery necessary for protein synthesis. At that point, death is inevitable; your body's protein creation is irreparably compromised and nothing will ever fix that.

OhMsDiva

I am just going to continue to listen to my body. So far, this week I have been consuming my 1800 calories. I had a considerable loss last week but I know it is not a realistic number for continuous weeks. I am continuing with my walking at home. Some say that drinking water does not aid weight loss but I doubled my water intake at work also just last week. I am just trying to find the safest, most realistic maximum weight loss for myself

jamesnorman_az

OhMsDiva wrote: »

I am just curious and I love to read all the comment that are on here. Realistically I want to lose about 150 lbs. I have lost 50 + since March. Right now, I am averaging about 3 lbs per week. I eat 1800-1900 calories per day. Usually closer to 1800 and I walk 2 miles a day at least five times per week.
Recently I feel that 1800 calories is not really necessary, so I may cut out 100-200 calories per day. Only if I feel that I am full at the end of the day.
I appreciate any positive feedback.

In about the same boat as you. I'm averaging over 2 pounds a week. When I started, I was averaging less but my body fat percentage went down. Since I started boosting that average, my body fat percentage went up. This tells me I'm losing it too fast, so I am adding 100 calories a day to my diet, to start.

OhMsDiva

So far so good. I am losing weight steadily. I dont expect big numbers every, but I still have a ways to go. I do have a question if anybody is reading this. I dont exercise on Sunday. I really do not do much of anything on Sunday. Yesterday was the first day that I noticed that mfp took calories away from my total. I ignored it, but if my calories are based on a sedentary lifestyle why would they take calories away if I am not exercising on any particular day?

LoveIshie

Generally 1-2lbs per week, but here are occasions you may lose a few extra depending on your diet that and the intensity of your work on a given week.