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What's a good amount to lose?

tschaff04
tschaff04 Posts: 296 Member
edited January 10 in Health and Weight Loss
Per week for someone who has 42 pounds to lose? Is 1.5 ok or to much to fast?

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  • dixielawgirl
    dixielawgirl Posts: 437 Member
    .5-2lbs a week is what's recommended for healthy, long term weight loss...

    but really, any loss is a good thing!
  • wibutterflymagic
    wibutterflymagic Posts: 788 Member
    No, that's right on the money.
  • bms34b
    bms34b Posts: 401 Member
    I'd start at 1.5 or 2, but as you get closer, expect to see smaller losses.
  • aelunyu
    aelunyu Posts: 486 Member
    I think it all depends on how much you want to lose. If your goal is 42 pounds, the initial "shed" may be up to 3-5 for the first week or two, and that's fine. When you kind of settle into a comfortable pace of loss, depending on genetics, 1-2lbs is perfectly safe!
  • tschaff04
    tschaff04 Posts: 296 Member
    I initially had 100 pounds to lose to get to 150 pounds which was my first goal. I now want to lose 42 more pounds but that's to get to my final goal of 130ish pounds. I was thinking shooting for 1-1.5 was safe and not to fast. :)
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