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Losing 3 pounds a week is more for people who are extremely overweight. Even at about 80 pounds overweight I struggle to lose 2 pounds a week while still eating enough to sustain my body. I have been losing about 1.5# a week.

You are probably not eating enough, and thus your body isn't letting go of your fat stores.

Expecting those kind of numbers isn't realistic except on The Biggest Loser.....those people have hundreds to lose, are working out for hours a day, etc.

It's safer and more realistic to expect 1lb per week weight loss.

Also, depending on your past habits, your metabolism may have a lot of adjusting to do before you will start seeing a loss.

It's taken me 2 weeks to lose 4.5lbs and I'm THRILLED with that - I think 10lbs in 2 weeks is just a little too fast (unless it's all water weight).

Keep up what you are doing - you WILL lose weight!

I don't have any advice for dropping 10 pounds in three weeks, but I'll try to encourage you to keep at it and be consistent. If you do that, the results will come, although maybe not as quickly as you were thinking. I've lost a little over 30 pounds, but it took at least that many weeks for it to happen. My first week, I lost nothing. My second week, I lost only one pound. After six weeks, I'd lost exactly six pounds. But a week at a time, and a pound at a time, you can get there!

The other key in my opinion, besides consistency, is moderation. It's not just about not eating too much. It's about not eating too little. And it's not about killing yourself working out a ton. It's about working out a healthy, moderate amount, but doing it consistently.

You can do it. Good luck!

I don't think you can lose that much that fast - especially as close to goal as you are. Even if you starve yourself you won't lose that much because your body will go into starvation mode and hang on to every calorie you put in. Not to mention the fact that as soon as you started eating again, you'd gain it all right back plus some. (been there, done that - please don't try it!). I think you need to set a more reasonable goal for yourself of losing those 10 pounds in a month instead of 2 weeks.

I lose 1-2 pounds a week. From most of the things I've read, this is a good rate for losing - statistics show that people that lose slower are more likely to keep it off (probably because they aren't going for the quick fix solution). It is a struggle! It took me years to figure out what worked for me to be able to lose weight - it took that long because I'd been starving myself for years and years so I had to figure out first how to convince my body I was no longer starving and then how to teach it to let go of the weight.

Make sure you are getting protein and healthy complex carbs. Make sure you eat enough calories. You may want to up your water intake. And honestly, one week really isn't long enough to know if what you are doing is working. I usually give each change I make a month before I decide whether or not it's working. Our bodies have a lot going on and they can be slow to react.

Hang in there - don't get frustrated! Since it is a lifestyle change, you are just getting started. The weight will come off as long as you don't give up!

I remind myself all the time that I didn't get to where I am overnight, and i'm not going to lose it overnight either. It's taken me over a month to lose 10 lbs, and I'm much much heavier than you. Just do what is well for you body, and don't stress about all those numbers. Just take care of yourself.

Hi! I was asking the same questions when I started three weeks ago and got some really good advice/help/support/information from the people here on MFP. I was also under my 1200 minimum calorie a day and told to knock it off IMMEDIATELY because it can be very damaging. Go through the message boards and look for other people (including myself) who have posted on topics very similar to your. I'd do it for you, but I'm not sure how to gather all that info. and send it it one post:blushing: . Anyway, I haven't read anywhere that it's safe to lose that much weight in such a short period of time without A: slowing down your metabolism and B: gaining it back (plus) sometime in the future. I want it to happen now just like you do, but it isn't going to if your goal is to be healthy while losing. Good luck to you. You've got all my support!

I am not eating too little calories. And I have been eating healthy, nice healthy foods for breakfast and solid protein lunch and dinner...and I am definitely not over exercising. I work out hard, (I am actually loving working out again), but I am by no means over-doing it. I know losing 10 in 3 weeks isn't realistic, but I definitely thought it was for a 3 week timr frame. I don't think 3 pounds a week is unrealistic for someone overweight. I have just been trying so hard to lose weight for myself. And seeing nothing happen makes me miserable. Ugh...

All I can say is if you're sure you're doing everything right, keep doing it, and the results will come. If several weeks go by and things don't start moving in the right direction, you might want to consider that what you're doing isn't perfectly perfect.

If you are making a lifestyle change, keep up the good work, you'll loose all you want over time and then some.

First, I'd say just keep it up and give it a little time. Your body is adjusting to lots of changes and you will see results if you keep it up! Even if the scale doesn't change right away, your body will.