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On average much are you losing per week?

Shellymarie604
Shellymarie604 Posts: 51 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am currently averaging 3 pounds.
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  • mespreeman
    mespreeman Posts: 70 Member
    Around the same here so far.

    Roughly 1% of my weight each week.
  • megzchica23
    megzchica23 Posts: 419 Member
    I'm at 1lb a week so far.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Shellymarie604 wrote: »
    I am currently averaging 3 pounds.

    How much weight do you have to lose? If less than 100, you are losing muscle along with fat, and you don't want to do that.
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    1.5 Pounds!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,238 Member
    1.47. How long have you been losing at this rate? If you just started or are very obese then that is probably ok, but 3 pounds is kind of a lot. As kshama said at that rate you will be losing lots of muscle along with fat and that isn't good. If you are just a few weeks into it though a lot of that is probably water and the rate should slow down. You should aim for 1-2 pounds a week or less if you don't have much to lose.
  • viren19890
    viren19890 Posts: 778 Member
    680389 milligrams >:) approx
  • mespreeman
    mespreeman Posts: 70 Member
    viren19890 wrote: »
    680389 milligrams >:) approx

    I like your style.
  • youngandaspiringxo
    youngandaspiringxo Posts: 74 Member
    2 pounds per week
  • Shellymarie604
    Shellymarie604 Posts: 51 Member
    3 pounds as my weight is obese for my height.
  • Bluepegasus
    Bluepegasus Posts: 333 Member
    Just under a pound a week. I don't want to loose any more than that because I only want to loose body fat, not muscle.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,246 Member
    It will be different for people as it depends on your current weight (as it is easier to make a higher deficit at higher weight). I'm 70kg and losing about 0.4kg a week now.
  • iangelbailey10
    iangelbailey10 Posts: 51 Member
    1-2 and rarely 3
  • murp4069
    murp4069 Posts: 494 Member
    I am currently losing about 0.5 lbs per week. I'm in a healthy weight range now, but for the first few months I was losing 1.3-1.8 lbs per week.
  • gcaracciolo2
    gcaracciolo2 Posts: 130 Member
    Given that I have less than 5 pounds to go...I'm losing less than 0.5 pounds a week! I am still losing super slowly so the plan is to reach goal weight by May 31.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Varies, .5-1.8pds lately. If only weight loss was always lateral. :lol:
  • Smccabe8
    Smccabe8 Posts: 129 Member
    After losing 30 lbs in 100 days, my weight has slowed down to .5 lbs a week. :( I'm in a healthy weight for my height at 5'8" and 147, with 9 lbs to go to goal.

    I know, healthy, and normal... but still discouraging after dropping 30 lbs so quickly.
  • Lucy1752
    Lucy1752 Posts: 499 Member
    1.75 - 2
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    0.50 average.

    Wanted to lose the holiday weight, and have lost 7 lbs since January 1! Slow and steady wins the race.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Shellymarie604 wrote: »
    3 pounds as my weight is obese for my height.

    Yes, but there is a wide range for Obese. How many pounds do you want to lose?
  • crabbybrianna
    crabbybrianna Posts: 344 Member
    3 pounds average.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Paiger816 wrote: »
    After losing 30 lbs in 100 days, my weight has slowed down to .5 lbs a week. :( I'm in a healthy weight for my height at 5'8" and 147, with 9 lbs to go to goal.

    I know, healthy, and normal... but still discouraging after dropping 30 lbs so quickly.

    Turn that frown upside down, you're doing great! I'm down 27 in 102 days and have 7 more to go, but have slowed down as well. I purged my closets yesterday which gave me a big positive boost. Trying on clothes and finding out I entirely skipped one size I had stashed away was inspiring.
  • Densans
    Densans Posts: 51 Member
    around 0.5-0.75lbs a week~
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
    I maxed out at around 1lb/week in January. In March I only lost around .5lb/week. I am also obese. I would prefer to be losing 1.5 lbs/week until I reach the border of obese and overweight, but I continue to eat too much on a consistent enough basis that I am not meeting my goals. However, even 2 lbs in a month is still moving forward for me so I take it and try to continue to improve.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    I think about a pound a week now. Thank you Pasta Zero.
  • Nicklebee93
    Nicklebee93 Posts: 316 Member
    I lost 7lbs last month. And 2lbs last week. So i'm averaging 2lbs as of now. Which is a little higher than the 1% that is recommended.

    I'm 5'3 and 136 pounds.
  • Shellymarie604
    Shellymarie604 Posts: 51 Member
    I recalculated and is actually 1.9 per week. Was 3 pound when I first started. Only on my 3rd week.
  • KorvapuustiPossu
    KorvapuustiPossu Posts: 434 Member
    n1cholee93 wrote: »
    I lost 7lbs last month. And 2lbs last week. So i'm averaging 2lbs as of now. Which is a little higher than the 1% that is recommended.

    I'm 5'3 and 136 pounds.

    @n1cholee93 Considering you are healthy weight already that is too fast...meaning you are losing muscle tissue as well which you really really don't want to do.
  • brant710
    brant710 Posts: 134 Member
    I've been on my journey for almost 35 weeks and I've lost 70 lbs. my goal is to lose 10 more. When I first began the weight came off faster but now I'm ok with maintaining week to week. I've found that feeling healthy is better than the number on the scale anyway.
  • CorneliusPhoton
    CorneliusPhoton Posts: 965 Member
    Just over 1 lb per week (9 lbs over 8 weeks)

    Wish it would go faster, but I know that patience is needed!
  • Danimri84
    Danimri84 Posts: 262 Member
    I'm losing 3-4 a week. But I am obese and only in my 3rd week of restarting, so I expect it to taper off a bit moving into the second month.
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