1/2 pound a week weight loss goal?

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  • 46beth
    46beth Posts: 40 Member
    I am back just over a week and my goal 1/2 lb a week. I weigh myself early in the morning before I drink or eat anything. I have to lose 5kg.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    lisah180 wrote: »
    anyone lose on this setting? I know loss will be slower but I do a healthy amount of exercise each week and generally tend to be hungry with my current calorie setting. Thanks

    Very good choice. If one fails at .5 pound setting they were never going to succeed at a greater setting most likely.

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I'm pretty lean at around 12% and trying to get down around 10%...I'm losing about 1/2 Lb per week. The difficulty for many is that actual weekly losses of fat can easily be masked by other things (water and waste) so often you can't really see what's going on scale wise for weeks...this can obviously be frustrating for some. Another pitfall to consider is that there is very little margin for error...you have to be on your game.

    These are exactly my issues now. Between hormones and high sodium intake, I can go for weeks without seeing anything. And logging has to be so precise.

    Yeah, and eating out is even less forgiving if you're underestimating your calories.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I'm pretty lean at around 12% and trying to get down around 10%...I'm losing about 1/2 Lb per week. The difficulty for many is that actual weekly losses of fat can easily be masked by other things (water and waste) so often you can't really see what's going on scale wise for weeks...this can obviously be frustrating for some. Another pitfall to consider is that there is very little margin for error...you have to be on your game.

    These are exactly my issues now. Between hormones and high sodium intake, I can go for weeks without seeing anything. And logging has to be so precise.

    True, the margin of error for calories in is tiny.

    Same for calories out, but adding more endurance stuff where you can (if possible) helps create a buffer. I can't now, so am having to tighten things up on the intake side. Sucks.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Lost it all ( 30lb) on .5 lb a week ( give PT take).
    Small and old so not much option. It all went, eventually. Exercise was basically my deficit, and counting had to be tight.

    Cheers, h.
  • rosnigetsfit
    rosnigetsfit Posts: 569 Member
    I do! It's a slow process but definitely my tummy's happier.
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