why is 2lbs/wk too much to aim for?

longtimeterp
longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
edited January 23 in Health and Weight Loss
so i have under 20lbs to go, if i can lose 2 a week...

while still meeting my macros and eating plenty (not dieting)...

is there any real reason not to try?

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  • chymerra
    chymerra Posts: 212
    1-2lbs/week is perfectly normal.
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Keep in mind that trying to lose too much too quickly by having a larger deficit will increase the amount of your losses coming from muscle mass and water instead of fat.

    With only 20lbs left to go it's ideal to choose 0.5lbs per week... no higher than 1lb per week until you hit 10lbs left.
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
    Keep in mind that trying to lose too much too quickly by having a larger deficit will increase the amount of your losses coming from muscle mass and water instead of fat.
    This is my question...if i am eating adequate protein, along with stregnth training, wont any muscle breakdown be rebuilt anyway? especially if i time my protein around my exercise and concentrate on longer duration lower intensity cardio when not lifting?

    and this... http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0004377 if i am interprting correctly says calorie restriction with exercise is fine in trained individuals? (im not a beginner at weight loss, lol)
  • Live4theLift
    Live4theLift Posts: 329
    You will be perfectly fine, you shouldnt be holding much water weight due to prolonged dieting and you wont lose much muscle if you are strength training.
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