Losing 2lbs per week?

yogicarl

- 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.

kimmieedwards

Are you doing any cardio?

jennegan1

Considering you dont got that much to lose. 1 lb should be just fine...just "exercise" some patience

aimeemarie150

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

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

if you are 30lbs overweight I think you will be okay to lose 2lbs a week for a little bit

TavistockToad

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

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

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?