Losing 2lbs per week?

yogicarl
yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
- some background: I am 30lbs fat overweight. I do progressive calisthenics (diamond push-ups, pike push-ups, inverted rows, band assisted chin-ups and puistol squats to a low seat) to maintain muscle mass while I lose weight and not looking to put mass on - not in my interest. My main focus is a 75 minute Ashtanga Yoga routine daily for which I eat back 350 calories. I don't fuel the calisthenics - don't feel the need to.

I am sick of watching the scales for that 1lb I may take off each week and am considering ramping up the process by increasing my weight loss each week to 2lbs per week.

My question then - would it be sensible/acheivable to lose 2lbs fat per week with 30lbs to go, or do I need to exercise some patience?

edit: losing 30lbs would bring me down to 140lbs at 5'3" and not muscular but focussed on high strength to weight ratio.

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  • kimmieedwards
    kimmieedwards Posts: 2
    Are you doing any cardio?
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    Considering you dont got that much to lose. 1 lb should be just fine...just "exercise" some patience
  • aimeemarie150
    aimeemarie150 Posts: 354 Member
    So long as you eat at the appropriate deficit you should be good. At lower weights its harder to drop multiple pounds a week.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Considering you dont got that much to lose. 1 lb should be just fine...just "exercise" some patience
    ^^^This. After the first 5 or so lbs., your weight loss may slow down to .5 lb. per week. It's not a bad thing--it means you have a relatively small amount to lose.
  • emilyisbonkers
    emilyisbonkers Posts: 373 Member
    if you are 30lbs overweight I think you will be okay to lose 2lbs a week for a little bit
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member

    My question then - would it be sensible/acheivable to lose 2lbs fat per week with 30lbs to go, or do I need to exercise some patience?

    exercise some patience... 1lb per week is a good rate of loss.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    if you are 30lbs overweight I think you will be okay to lose 2lbs a week for a little bit

    no...it is recomened that 100lbs over 2lbs a week is reasonable, 50-100 1.5lbs a week, 25-50 1lb a week anything less then 25lbs .5lb a week.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    if you are 30lbs overweight I think you will be okay to lose 2lbs a week for a little bit

    no...it is recomened that 100lbs over 2lbs a week is reasonable, 50-100 1.5lbs a week, 25-50 1lb a week anything less then 25lbs .5lb a week.

    Thanks for this - sounds reasonable - can I read this anywhere please?

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