How much do you aim to lose a week?

Roxytudor
Roxytudor Posts: 16
in Health and Weight Loss
I was thinking to try and lose 2 lbs per week, I am around 170 at the moment, 5'6" and I want to get down to 120 - 130.
Apparently I can get down to that by December if I keep the calories quite low.

Is that too fast to try and lose weight? :s

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  • Jestinia
    Jestinia Posts: 1,153 Member
    For a lot of us weight loss slows down as we get closer to a healthy weight. At first it might be easy enough for you, later you might have to put up with a slower pace.
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    2 pounds a week is okay but you will most likely find that you lose quicker in the beginning and then slow down the more you lose
  • Angela_000
    Angela_000 Posts: 10
    on average, 1.5 to 2 pounds a week is how much you should lose, so you're on the right track
  • caitconquersweight
    caitconquersweight Posts: 316 Member
    I have it set at 1.5, but I'm happy to lose anything. There's really no hard and fast goal for me.
  • Roxytudor
    Roxytudor Posts: 16
    Okay great! I've had a few people telling me that its better to lose up to 1lb per week but I then it would take me so so long to lose the weight lol
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
    It all depends on where your goal weight sits in the healthy weight scale, if your goal is low end of healthy then the last 10-15 will be tought, if it high end then the final 5-10 will be tough. The reason I bring up this with possibly 50lbs to go you can lose 2lbs per week till maybe 30lbs left, then you should be aiming for 1lb per week, but this can depend of where your goal sits.

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