How much should I aim to lose a week?

owlyalice
owlyalice Posts: 12 Member
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I'm 5'5 and my starting weight was 150lbs, I'm now at 147lbs and would like to get down to about 125lbs, maybe 120lbs depending on how things go.

I'm aiming to lose about 20-30lbs, so was wondering how much I should aim to lose a week? I'm torn between 1lb and 1.5lbs.

Any advice?

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  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    I would go for 1 pound a week and don't be disappointed if you can't achieve that much. At your size it's going to be a slow go but don't give up!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    This is a pretty good rule of thumb:

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I would say 1lb/wk should be your max, assuming you want to keep the weight off when you get to goal. :bigsmile:
  • SerenaKitty
    SerenaKitty Posts: 142
    Agree with others - 1 pound/week.
  • angelamangus1
    angelamangus1 Posts: 164 Member
    This is a pretty good rule of thumb:

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

    ^^This!
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    Someone on another thread said 1%

    Looking back over my logs - that seems to be spot on.
  • deedeemason2014
    deedeemason2014 Posts: 3
    I would say 1lb
  • cookiealbright
    cookiealbright Posts: 605 Member
    You could make your goal be 1.5, but if you are only losing 1 pound a week - it's still a loss! Good luck to ya! :flowerforyou:

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