aound how much do you lose a week..
jackiebodart
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Do you see results every time you weight yourself. I just started my diet and im not sure I started eating good go for walks and dont eat after 7pm and lost 5 lbs in one week. I guess my question is if I keep it up will I see results faster or about the same.?.
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My results if you average them are about 2.27 lbs per week over 11 weeks but weight loss isn't a straight line. Some weeks nothing, some weeks a little bit, some weeks a big loss.0
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This will give you an idea of my experience over 2 years... good luck to you!!!
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By the way:
1. It doesn't matter when you eat. That is a myth
2. Your 1st week of loss is often a bit more than you will have because of initial water weight loss.0 -
everytime I weigh, no. I weigh daily so I get to see all the little fluctuations that happen. Some weeks, I'll drop a nice chunk of weight and then some weeks there is absolutely no loss or even a gain.
Keep in mind the recommended safe levels for weight loss are 1-2lbs per week. Some who are morbidly obese can lose faster, but it won't be a steady thing. Eventually weight loss slows down.
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Weekly weight loss depends entirely on the person, i.e. how much they have to lose - you’re comparing apples to oranges without asking (or mentioning) that. I wouldn’t use anyone else’s results as an indicator of anything other than the effectiveness of tracking calories using MFP. As long as you’re reaching *your* goals, you’re looking good.
As ^ said, weight loss is not linear. Big weekly losses usually indicate water weight (I just lost 5lbs of pure bloat in 3 days). That being said, I aim for about .8lb/week, as I’m around 10lbs from my goal weight.0 -
I weigh myself everyday out of interest and track it. I don't worry if it fluctuates though. One of the best tips I got was to look at the average weight loss over a period of time. Once I did that I could see I was losing on average 10 Ibs a month - that is what keeps me on track rather than the daily reading! If I've gained a little I don't worry at all. I just decide to keep going with my plan. I find this helpful when I have a dinner date or an occasion to go to that involves food. I just eat what I want until I'm naturally full, try to make good choices from the menu if I can, enjoy myself and don't worry about my weight the next day. Less pressure that way. Good luck with your journey!0
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Ok good so its ok to see different its my first time dieting I thought I was supposed losse weight every week..0
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I can kinda say im starting my weight loss journey and im sooo confident I know I can do it0
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I lose between 0.5-2 pounds a week. There have been a very few amount of times where I have lost three, but I think it was only because I was retaining water from the week before. Now that I am closer to my goal weight I don't really lose more than 1 pound a week.0
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My average is about 0.8kg/week. Been that way for almost 6 months now.0
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Ok I have a question if a person weight aloot are chances higher to lose more weight?0
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jackiebodart wrote: »Ok I have a question if a person weight aloot are chances higher to lose more weight?
Yes, the more overweight someone is, the quicker they will lose. It will obviously slow down when you get closer to goal weight. Morbidly obese people can probably manage 3lbs a week safely but this will decrease to two then one then 0.5 as they get lighter
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I'm averaging 1-1.5# a week, though I have not seen a loss since April 11.0
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2 pounds a week on average.
sometimes nothing
sometimes 3 pounds
sometimes a small gain
sometimes .5 pounds
im down 34 pounds since jan...0 -
jackiebodart wrote: »Do you see results every time you weight yourself. I just started my diet and im not sure I started eating good go for walks and dont eat after 7pm and lost 5 lbs in one week. I guess my question is if I keep it up will I see results faster or about the same.?.
Faster or the same as what? Your weight loss depends on your calorie deficit. Don't expect to lose 5 pounds per week unless you are held captive, chained to a post and being unfed by your captors.0 -
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Safe rate of loss depends on your availability of excess fat.
While "obese" individuals may be able to safely tolerate losses in the 1.5% range, 1% to 0.5% is considered safer. People in the normal weight range may be better off not exceeding 0.7%.
Each lb (453.6g) of fat corresponds to a deficit of about 3500Cal; but loss doesn't necessarily happen like clockwork, and is often masked by changes in your non-fat mass (for example water retention)
If you get discouraged by daily weight fluctuations I strongly urge you to use a "trend' app. Examples are www.weightgrapher.com (allows for csv input) and www.trendweight.com
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I have mfp set to lose .5 lb a week. I've been losing about .8 lbs a week though. Sometimes more sometimes less. I only have 13lbs until my goal and these are all vanity pounds. I'm at a healthy weight for my height.0
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ncboiler89 wrote: »jackiebodart wrote: »Do you see results every time you weight yourself. I just started my diet and im not sure I started eating good go for walks and dont eat after 7pm and lost 5 lbs in one week. I guess my question is if I keep it up will I see results faster or about the same.?.
Faster or the same as what? Your weight loss depends on your calorie deficit. Don't expect to lose 5 pounds per week unless you are held captive, chained to a post and being unfed by your captors.
Wait, I can lose 5 lbs a week on that "captive in chains" program??? Where do I sign up?!0 -
jackiebodart wrote: »Ok I have a question if a person weight aloot are chances higher to lose more weight?
Yes, initially.
Additionally, it doesn't matter when you eat, its about how much you eat. Eat at a reasonable deficit and you'll lose weight.0 -
At first I lost 2 lbs, then 1, then it just went haywire, then it stopped because I was hangry and I quit.0
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Haven't lost anything in 2 months but that's because I keep giving up.0
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About 1 to 1.5 pounds per week, and it's been pretty consistent for 3 months. I'm sure it will slow down soon, as I'm about 10 pounds to my goal weight.0
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Yesterday morning I weighed in at 221 and this morning I was 216, so honestly, who even knows? I think it fluctuates depending on what you eat and how much0
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Im in my 9th week of tracking everything I eat everyday. I lose on average 1lb a week but my first week I lost 3.50
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In the course of the year that I've been doing this… I can probably count on one hand… maybe two… the weeks I didn't lose at least some amount of weight. I think my highest was 6 lbs. But that was very early on. Currently my rate of loss is set at 1.5 pounds a week. Since that time that I changed my rate of loss… my losses have typically been between 2.5-1.5 pounds per week.0
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When I eat at the absolute minimum that MFP allows (1,000 cal. a day) it sets my weight loss rate at 1/2 lb. a week. At 1200 cal. it says I'll lose 1/3 lb. a week. I'm old and small and in a healthy weight range already so it's VERY slow for me, and at that rate, I will easily see some weeks with a gain just because of fluid fluctuations which can vary up to a few lbs., so I have to remind myself of that. I am so glad that I did keep my weight down through my life and now just want to lose around 10 lbs. to get where I was most of my life - if I had a lot to lose, and had to lose it so slowly, I would get pretty discouraged at times.0
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5 pounds per week is not sustainable. Figure 1 to 2 at the most if you want to keep it off. Sustainable weight loss comes not from "dieting" but rather from lifestyle change.0
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I dropped 5 pounds the first week too. I wasn't eating nearly enough to maintain daily function though. I was trying to follow a Dr's recommendation to stick to 1200 a day. I could not even think clearly much less maintain my usual highly active lifestyle. When I found MFP and started wearing a fitbit I found that I could eat much more and still loose. I basically let fitbit adjustments tel me how much should eat on a given day based on my actual activity level. That can for me is usually around 2300. Things have steadied down to a loss of about 2.5 pounds a week but it is definitely not linear.
Its been 6 weeks and am down 16 pounds so far. 0 -
Right around ZERO.
(HINT: Not everyone is here to lose weight. I *was*, but not any more, right? Some are here to gain. Some to maintain. Some are here for nutrition and health. Some for (imagine that) fitness. )0
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