Losing too fast?

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ajc1309
ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
edited August 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
At first I was losing around 0.5 lbs a week on 1200 cals and no exercise. Since exercising for 30-45 mins, 5 days a week and still eating 1200, I've lost 3.5 lbs in 2 weeks. Is this too fast?

My CW is now 130-131 lbs and I'm aiming for 112.

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  • tiptoethruthetulips
    tiptoethruthetulips Posts: 3,365 Member
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    How tall are you? Did you set calories to lose 1lb per week or 1/2lb per week? Are you eating back any calories expended on exercise?
  • ajc1309
    ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
    edited August 2015
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    I'm 5'3", I've set calories to lose 1lb a week and I only eat about 20-100 of the exercise calories back.
  • timtakel
    timtakel Posts: 50 Member
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    As long as you aren't malnourished, you can't lose too fast.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    So your goal is 1 pound a week and you're losing 1.75 pounds a week? Granted, weight loss isn't linear, but you might want to reevaluate your deficit.
  • ajc1309
    ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
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    Should I up my calories or lower my exercise? Or both?
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    Any combination. If it were me and I felt I might be losing weight more quickly than I wanted to and I was comfortable with the amount of exercise I was doing, I'd be all about eating a little more and seeing how things went.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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    timtakel wrote: »
    As long as you aren't malnourished, you can't lose too fast.
    This isn't true. You can still lose more LBM than otherwise even while not being malnourished.

  • ajc1309
    ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
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    I think I'd rather lower my exercise. I might take a week off and then get back to it, doing 45 minutes (burning around 300 cals) 3-4 days a week.

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