What is a sensible amount of weight to lose per week?
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I have always tended to lose weight in chunks. I will lose 4 pounds one week, lose nothing the next, than the week after that lose 5 pounds. It just depends. I like to see a loss every week, but now I make myself go by how my clothing fits and how my face is slimming down. gotta count every NSV!
Me too. But either way it has definitely gotten harder the closer I get to goal. To the point where I am rushing to lose 10 more and then the other 8-10 or whatever can just come off slow as it wants.
I just want to hit 129 before the weather heats up because once it does I'll be lucky to get half the exercise I'm getting now. And since I no longer lose even an ounce without exercise, I worry!0 -
One more thing......
Weight loss is seldom consistant. Don't be impatient if you go a while without seeing weight loss. Remember to AVERAGE IT OUT over time...say at least two to three months.
Good luck!0 -
Remember, it is a JOURNEY and a LIFESTYLE that you are pursuing.
That being said, you can, for the first few weeks, drop 3 - 5 pounds per week. However, for a sustained effort, .5% of your body weight is all you should lose. Much more than that and your body will begin to revolt and fight you, not help you.
Build good eating (fuel) and exercise habits. U tools like MFP and a HRM. Set short, intemediate adn long term goals. Write them down, share them with friends, cut out pictures and post them in your office for you to see and be motivated by. You will achieve your goals long term.
Weight is just a 'number'. Fitness is a 'feeling'. Focus on the fitness and the weight will follow. Honestly, if you look great and feel great and are living a healthy lifestyle, who cares what you weigh??? I don't use a scale anymore. I use the mirror, my wife and my blue jeans!
Good luck.0 -
What I would like to know is how are the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" able to lose pounds in the double digits in a week?
Why would the show allow them to lose an insane amount of weight every week? Seems like they should have a slew of medical professionals advising them against such rapid weight loss.0 -
How long did it take you to gain your excess pounds? So in theory it should take the same amount of time to loose the excess weight. God luck on your weight loss journey.0
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How long did it take you to gain your excess pounds? So in theory it should take the same amount of time to loose the excess weight. God luck on your weight loss journey.
Ha! I wish. I gain much faster than I lose. Most of the weight I gained I put on in less than six months.0 -
What I would like to know is how are the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" able to lose pounds in the double digits in a week?
Why would the show allow them to lose an insane amount of weight every week? Seems like they should have a slew of medical professionals advising them against such rapid weight loss.
Wouldn't be a very good or dramatic show then would it? It's a reality show, everything is fake. They dehydrate themselves for the weigh-ins, they are doing hours of exercise a day and the "week" between weigh-ins are not real, in reality it's 2+ weeks.
Read this: http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/09/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-1-of-3/
Pro-tip: don't follow anything on the biggest loser.0 -
Thanks for the feedback. Of course I'd want this weight off me NOW, or at least as quickly as possible, but my main focus is really making healthy choices. If I'm doing that, I feel like the lbs lost per week becomes less important.0
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No more than 2 pounds.0
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I know everyone says 1 - 2 lbs, and definitely not more. Do you think that 1% a week is ok? For example, if you weight 200 lbs, having a goal of 2 lbs a week? I know 2 lbs is as high as MFP will let you set your goal, but if you were fairly consistent and made some pretty good food and exercise choices, you could lose more than 2 lbs a week if you started out at like 500 lbs. What do you guys think?And what is a normal week for you, weight loss wise?
I have been losing 2 lbs per week but have been busting my butt to do it
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If I'm not mistaken, I think one of the Biggest Loser contestants say the work out schedule is 3-4 hours a day...0
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How long did it take you to gain your excess pounds? So in theory it should take the same amount of time to loose the excess weight. God luck on your weight loss journey.
Ha! I wish. I gain much faster than I lose. Most of the weight I gained I put on in less than six months.
No kidding. If that was true, I should have lost 100% of me by now and/or weigh a negative number.
Anyway, I saw somewhere on the interwebs (so it must be true lol) that a reasonable rate of loss is .5%-1% of your total body weight per week. I don't have a lick of scientific evidence to support that and I honestly don't even remember where I read it, but it seemed very reasonable to me and I've used that as a guideline. I have averaged around .75% per week (sometimes more, sometimes less).0 -
I think 2lbs is a good number that is 8 lbs a month.0
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It looks like you're starting at 278- are you looking for someone to say it's ok to aim for closer to 3 lbs a week as a goal?
I would not advise it, it would require a 1500 calorie deficit, and with that you're risking metabolic damage. Damage your metabolism, and the whole process will be more difficult. If you stick to the recommendations for a safe weight loss plan, as laid out by PSUlemon, the whole rest of your weight will come off easier. It's much better to plan from the beginning to be successful than to try to push the limits and deal with the consequences as they arise. Consequences to metabolic damage include plateaus and generally some weight gain to repair. In reality, most bigger people will drop more weight than 2 lbs on a 2 lb plan from water in the beginning anyway.0 -
Moses from season 11 of The Biggest Loser is a trainer at my gym. He said the women on the show were eating about 800 calories a day and exercising 8-9 hours a day. Thus the huge losses per week. Definitely a "don't try this at home" warning applies.0
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What I would like to know is how are the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" able to lose pounds in the double digits in a week?
Why would the show allow them to lose an insane amount of weight every week? Seems like they should have a slew of medical professionals advising them against such rapid weight loss.
Wouldn't be a very good or dramatic show then would it? It's a reality show, everything is fake. They dehydrate themselves for the weigh-ins, they are doing hours of exercise a day and the "week" between weigh-ins are not real, in reality it's 2+ weeks.
Read this: http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/09/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-1-of-3/
Pro-tip: don't follow anything on the biggest loser.
QFT. EVERYONE should read this link. It's mind blowing what they do on TBL to make for good TV.0 -
What I would like to know is how are the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" able to lose pounds in the double digits in a week?
Why would the show allow them to lose an insane amount of weight every week? Seems like they should have a slew of medical professionals advising them against such rapid weight loss.
Wouldn't be a very good or dramatic show then would it? It's a reality show, everything is fake. They dehydrate themselves for the weigh-ins, they are doing hours of exercise a day and the "week" between weigh-ins are not real, in reality it's 2+ weeks.
Read this: http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2010/06/09/kai-hibbard-biggest-loser-finalist-part-1-of-3/
Pro-tip: don't follow anything on the biggest loser.
Wow! I guess I underestimated how fake the "reality" shows are. Thanks for the link. i am truly disgusted by the tactics the shows uses all for the sake of drama.0 -
If I'm not mistaken, I think one of the Biggest Loser contestants say the work out schedule is 3-4 hours a day...
That is crazy and irresponsible of the show to present a false reality when it comes to weight loss.0 -
They do keep saying that this sort of progress isn't realistic outside of the biggest loser ranch etc.
That being said, I typically "work out" about 2-3 hours a day.
Most weeks are 16-20 hours. Instead of watching tv, I go to the gym, pool, or go bike.
It's not doable for most people, but at the same time, not completely outside the realm of possibility when you don't have a job or kids etc. to look after on the ranch while also having access to the trained medical personnel to ensure everything is going properly.
I do work full time and have kids too
Scheduling can be a problem at times. 0 -
Moses from season 11 of The Biggest Loser is a trainer at my gym. He said the women on the show were eating about 800 calories a day and exercising 8-9 hours a day. Thus the huge losses per week. Definitely a "don't try this at home" warning applies.
That's crazy!!! Wow. I mean, I knew I didn't agree with all the tactics they use (way too much "dietary-fat-hating"), but daaaang. That's not good. That's setting people up for eating disorders. Yikes. No wonder they're all throwing up and passing out in the first week.
I watch it for the emotional aspects--the struggles, the epiphanies, etc--because I can relate to a lot of their stories. But this is starting to make me rethink supporting a show that does that...0
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