Weekly weight loss Goal help
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determined24girl
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How do I figure out what my weekly weight loss goal should be? I'm 156.7 Lbs and want to get to the 135-140 range.
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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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.
Where'd you get these numbers?0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.
Where'd you get these numbers?
This floats around everywhere on here. I'm not sure of the origins, but it has been used by several successful members on here. It is a good guide for setting healthy weight loss/calorie goals for your goals, based on how much you are trying to lose.
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missiontofitness wrote: »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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.
Awesome Thanks!
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missiontofitness wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.
Where'd you get these numbers?
This floats around everywhere on here. I'm not sure of the origins, but it has been used by several successful members on here. It is a good guide for setting healthy weight loss/calorie goals for your goals, based on how much you are trying to lose.
Is there science behind it or just opinion?0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.
Where'd you get these numbers?
This floats around everywhere on here. I'm not sure of the origins, but it has been used by several successful members on here. It is a good guide for setting healthy weight loss/calorie goals for your goals, based on how much you are trying to lose.
Is there science behind it or just opinion?
Both.
I would say trying to lose anything over 2lb a week is an awful idea, due to one's deficit being too large.
Keeping your deficit to 1,750 a week to 7,000 calories a week is the best way to safely lose weight while creating sustainable changes for yourself. Take that as you will.0 -
determined24girl wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »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 lb/week is ideal
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal
To get to 140, you have 16lbs to lose.
To get to 135, you have 21lb to lose.
Use the tier above.
Awesome Thanks!
You're welcome! I would personally recommend .5lb/week. I've been doing that since I started (again, this time is the last, though!) in March 2014; I'm down to around 29lb lost now. It gave me a generous calorie allotment per day, and I found it so much easier to transition into sustainable changes. Since you're going to have about 16-21lbs to work with, it may be best to jump into .5lb a week, and roll with that. 0 -
i started out doing 1.5lbs a week(186lbs) and lost 29lbs, and i figured that since I'm smaller now I don't need to have such a high weight loss each week. I think I'll start off at 1lb for like a week and then go to .5, so i get used to eating that much. Thanks again!0
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This New England Journal of Medicine article seems to dispute the slow weight loss mantra, at least for the obese.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1208051#t=articleResults0 -
This New England Journal of Medicine article seems to dispute the slow weight loss mantra, at least for the obese.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1208051#t=articleResults
People with more to lose (who are obese or morbidly obese), are going to lose at a far faster and more significant rate, especially at the beginning. Water weight and a sudden decrease in calories will do that.
Seeing as MFP only lets you select up to 2lbs per week, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that most people should not be pursuing that route. Anything larger than that, or any VLCDs should strictly be done under the close supervision and recommendation of a doctor. I don't need to read a study to know that. I've also read articles that say that slow and steady wins the race. Everyone has an opinion on this. The only one that matters is of the person losing weight, and of their doctor if they have a significant amount to lose.
Not sure why we're discussing semantics, when the above tier is a good guide for people who don't have hundreds of pounds to lose.
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