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I need advice

mattgrenier9
mattgrenier9 Posts: 49 Member
edited February 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Alright so I am a 19 year old male who is 5'10 and I weight around 175 lbs, I want to lose 10 pounds but I don't know how many pounds a week I should aim to lose. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

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  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Approximately .25-.5lbs per week would be my advice.

    Is your end goal to be as thin as possible, or do you want to add muscle at some point?
  • mattgrenier9
    mattgrenier9 Posts: 49 Member
    Approximately .25-.5lbs per week would be my advice.

    Is your end goal to be as thin as possible, or do you want to add muscle at some point?
    I definitely want to add muscle, I actually go to the gym to do strength exercises 4-5 times a week. The only issue is that I grew up overweight and my muscle does not show very well, so I want to slim down and tone up
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Approximately .25-.5lbs per week would be my advice.

    Is your end goal to be as thin as possible, or do you want to add muscle at some point?
    I definitely want to add muscle, I actually go to the gym to do strength exercises 4-5 times a week. The only issue is that I grew up overweight and my muscle does not show very well, so I want to slim down and tone up

    I would recommend a beginners strength training program; such as Starting Strength, Stronglifts 5x5, Wendler's 5/3/1, etc. Also, since you are already so low, I would suggest eating at a bit above maintenance for awhile while strength training to add some muscle mass before cutting again.
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