Down 4st in 7 weeks

staceyh8989

So I am doing this for my boyfriend as he doesn’t have an account

He started of at 19.5 and is eating clean and going to the gym 3x a week doing treadmill, bike, weights he is now 15.2
He is still hoping to lose 1st but is doing so well

ceiswyn

4 stone in 7 weeks is 8lb per week. That’s four times faster than is generally considered safe.

While I’m sure your boyfriend is very proud of himself for losing weight so quickly, he’s actually put himself at serious risk of damaging his liver, gall bladder and heart, not to mention losing those muscles he clearly wants to develop.

You need to sit him down and talk about healthy, sustainable rates of weight loss, rather than whatever it is he thinks he’s doing now.

(Also, guys who ‘liked’ the OP? Did you not do the maths? This sort of dangerous self-starvation is something that should absolutely not be encouraged.)

amyteacake

I agree with the other comment here. 4st in 7 weeks is incredibly fast and not to mention pretty dangerous as well. He could be doing serious damage to his body. I understand that you're proud of him and he's quite proud of himself but that's an awful lot of weight to lose in such a short space of time.

Please speak to him about it.

mayas135

That's amazing!

DragonHasTheSapphire

I had to read it again to make sure I was interpreting this correctly. 8 pounds per week? That is extremely dangerous and can seriously end up damaging his metabolism and overall health. Since he is a male, the bare bones minimum is 1500 calories. With exercise, he'd need to eat even more--maybe 1700 for an estimate. I am happy that he has lost the weight, but when he starts eating normally again, the weight will justpack back on. Not all of it, but some will. I wouldn't want anyone to lose more than 1.5-2 lbs per week unless there'sa reason to lose more.

Matt151288mfp

That’s way to fast he will be losing muscle aswell as fat he needs to find his maintenance calories n drop them 10 to 20% get sufficient protein and fibre aswell as micronutrients to many ppl rush this process I was one of those ppl honest it’s true when it comes to fat loss slow and steady wins the race should be 1 to 2lb loss per week max but he’s still done good the hardest part is taking that first step so congrats to him

Falklang

Hats off to him for making the decision to lose the weight, but wow 4 stone in 7 weeks ? I thought my 1-3 pounds a week was fast! Perhaps get him to slow down a bit now?

SilverRose89

That is an extremely fast rate of weight loss. He needs to be careful as this is how damage gets done. He will have undoubtedly lost more muscle mass than he would have ideally liked to there as well. I would strongly advise him to slow down.

What has his daily calorie intake been, in order to lose 8lbs a week...?