How I can loss more than 2 pounds per week?
leeo730
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I'm trying to loss more than 2 pounds per weeks
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You don't without the approval and assistance of a doctor.3
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Fast weight loss when you don't need to, usually results in fast weight regain due to not being able to adhere to the lifestyle of fast weight loss. Unless you're obese or well over 200+ pounds, 2lbs a week is too ambitious. If it's because you're trying to get ready for summer, you should have started in January.
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I lose two lbs a week by doing the follow
Go google a calorie counter
Enter your age, height, weight, and sedentary (again this is depending on your weight...if you are close to goal 2 a week will be ....interesting)
Then you'll get a list how many calories you have to maintain, lose 1 pound, lose 2 pound etc (if you begin to exercise you may see more constant result)
I lose about three a week. My doctor is fine with that
Oh and if you're over 100+ lbs 2 lbs a week isn't too ambitious
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You don't, unless you have 150+ pounds to lose3
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Well, you'd have to eat less, but faster loss doesn't mean better results. If you don't have a doctor telling you otherwise, take it slow. You'll feel better.2
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Most of us here will not recommend losing more than. We per week unless you're under the supervision of a medical professional.
What are your stats? And how much are you looking to lose total?1 -
I worry the OP isn't coming back because the answers aren't what they are looking for. I hope that's not the case.1
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MissusMoon wrote: »I worry the OP isn't coming back because the answers aren't what they are looking for. I hope that's not the case.
OP hasn't visited since they posted. I suspect they just haven't had a chance to check-in and even read the responses.
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In a month, I've lost right at 11. A tad more than 2 per week average. I do know some of it is water weight, and there's also fluctuations due to time of month and whatnot.
I'm set at 1.5 a week. I'm big enough I could easily set it at 2, and potentially lose quicker, but I'm happy with how I'm going now. Heck, some days, my 1570 seems small.
And also, I like mexican restaurants. Lol.3 -
I'm 67 years old and I am proof that it is possible to lose 2 pounds a week in a healthy way IF you make intelligent lifestyle changes. I have had a BMI >36 for several years, but I recently decided that I want to have the life of a healthy, active person so I reset my priorities and did the following:
1) started faithfully keeping a food and exercise diary on MFP and weighing or measuring everything I eat
2) started keeping my food intake to 1200 calories a day using the nutrient goals that MFP automatically enters for protein, fat, carbs, and fiber etc according to my age and starting weight. I'm especially careful to get adequate amounts of protein and fiber (from natural foods, not supplements) so that I'm not feeling hungry
3) got a Wahoo Fitness TICKR heart rate monitor to use with my cellphone and the Wahoo Fitness app that tracks my heart rate, distance traveled (by bike or on foot), and the amount of time that I exercise
4) promised myself that 5 to 6 days a week I would do an absolute minimum of 30 minutes a day of biking, walking, or swimming, with a goal of increasing that by 5 minute increments on a weekly basis until I reached 60 minutes per day on a regular basis. BUT I made sure that I was having fun and going to different neighborhoods or interesting parks that I had wanted to visit.
5) weighed myself every morning (naked) on a digital scale that shows differences down to 2/10ths of a pound
6) added 1 to 3 days a week of weight training with free weights
My husband and I already cook all of our meals and have always used whole, not processed, foods so it was mainly a matter of reducing the size and number of my portions, including alcohol.
I am not fat-phobic and I love butter but I use a lot less of it than before. I never have and never will use artificial sweeteners or drink diet sodas, but I do drink lots of ice water or unsweetened ice tea.
I have lost 30 pounds and now have a BMI of 30.1, which is still considered obese, but I feel fabulous! I'm stronger than I've been in 20 years, I can make it up a flight of stairs without pain in my knees, and my life is so much more interesting and fun.
I plan to continue for another 10 or 15 pounds (which is supposedly still overweight), but at this point of my life, I don't believe it would be healthy for me to be at a weight that BMI calculators say is "normal" for me.
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@maryjobo 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for everyone. I'm excited to read about your success but we need more info on the OP before we start offering advice.7
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Oh, and I forgot to mention that the foods that I eat make this a sustainable diet for long term weight maintenance. I will continue with my exercise routine to maintain my strength and flexibility while increasing my calories to a point of equilibrium.1
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sunflowerhippi wrote: »You don't without the approval and assistance of a doctor.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This.
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It's not generally good idea unless you're extremely heavy. You didn't gain the weight in a day. You can't lose it in a day. If you lose weight too quickly it is going to put a shock on your body, you'll likely be deficient in vitamins and minerals and may experience hormonal issues, not to mention after you lose that weight you'll have loose skin and stretch marks and not look that great anyway. You've gotta play the long game with this. Rome wasn't built in a day. I know some of us are impatient and struggle with delayed gratification but imagine it more as like carefully sculpting clay (to use an Arnold expression) and not just gettung a task out if the way.3
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You can lose up to 4 ibs a week safely. Unfortunately for OP that extra 2 ibs can only be achieved through exercise, not just diet (unless you're obese).0
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protoplasmica wrote: »You can lose up to 4 ibs a week safely. Unfortunately for OP that extra 2 ibs can only be achieved through exercise, not just diet (unless you're obese).
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Take off your shoes.I'm trying to loss more than 2 pounds per weeks
It really would be helpful if you explain why you need to lose so fast. If you're morbidly obese, yeah, maybe you can lose faster than that to start with (and then slow down as you get lighter). If not, it's not a good idea for all sorts of reasons. There's no real advantage in fast weight loss, and lots of disadvantages.
Weight loss is a long game. The changes you make you lose weight are NOT temporary, they are for life, and you have to be able to live with them for the long haul.
Come and join us on the slow train. It's a better way to travel.
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protoplasmica wrote: »You can lose up to 4 ibs a week safely. Unfortunately for OP that extra 2 ibs can only be achieved through exercise, not just diet (unless you're obese).
Really? How does an average person burn 2000 extra calories per day via exercise? They'd have to be on that horrendous Biggest Loser show exercising 6-8 hours per day or already be an elite athlete.
Also, by what authority do you claim it's a safe rate of loss?6 -
MissusMoon wrote: »@maryjobo 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for everyone. I'm excited to read about your success but we need more info on the OP before we start offering advice.
Totally not true. You can't say 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for EVERYone. Unless you meant not everyone should do a 1200 calorie a day and it's up to you and your doctor.
I have a primary physician, cardiologist, and an endocrinologist all telling me they wanted me on a 1200 calorie a day intake. They've also wanted me to commit to 45 minutes of cardio 5 times a week.
My blood work has been taken twice since February 22, 2016 and each time my blood work has dramatically improved. I'm not malnourished, I'm not suffering from any ill side effects.
I've lost 60 pounds since Feb 22 and it's healthy and tests shows this.
My pet peeve are folks who are armchair nutritionalists. Let her decide what is best for her between her and her doctor and cheer her on this journey and stop saying don't and can't. That runs people away in a heartbeat3 -
Oh....and burning 2000 calories can be done as shown in a screenshot of my Fitbit information...this was taken last week...one day. Remember, everyone is different and not everyone has the same exercise routine
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That burn seems awfully high? What are your stats?0
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It's high because I'm still overweight. My workout heart rate was around 140-150 And I pretty much slow jogged an equivalent of a marathon that day.
My point is, don't assume everyone is the same and tell folks this is bad or that is bad or don't do this. Give her a chance to see her doctor first. Don't assume the worse. Let her doctor tell her what she should and shouldn't do. Let us encourage her2 -
Annahbananas wrote: »MissusMoon wrote: »@maryjobo 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for everyone. I'm excited to read about your success but we need more info on the OP before we start offering advice.
Totally not true. You can't say 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for EVERYone. Unless you meant not everyone should do a 1200 calorie a day and it's up to you and your doctor.
I have a primary physician, cardiologist, and an endocrinologist all telling me they wanted me on a 1200 calorie a day intake. They've also wanted me to commit to 45 minutes of cardio 5 times a week.
My blood work has been taken twice since February 22, 2016 and each time my blood work has dramatically improved. I'm not malnourished, I'm not suffering from any ill side effects.
I've lost 60 pounds since Feb 22 and it's healthy and tests shows this.
My pet peeve are folks who are armchair nutritionalists. Let her decide what is best for her between her and her doctor and cheer her on this journey and stop saying don't and can't. That runs people away in a heartbeat
1200 calories is appropriate for some people but not all. We don't even know the OP's stats yet. The poster @MissusMoon was replying to gave them one-size-fits-all advice and told them to drop down to 1200 calories. It's absolutely appropriate to suggest that advice may or may not be the best approach.3 -
diannethegeek wrote: »
1200 calories is appropriate for some people but not all.
This is a good comment. Appropriate for some people but not all. My issue are the comments with generalizations that it's entirely bad. Let her and her doctor make that decision. Or encourage her to see her physician to answer that question. We are not qualified nor certified to tell her it's bad.
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Holy cow! What did you do to get in 59k steps?!?!0
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Annahbananas wrote: »diannethegeek wrote: »
1200 calories is appropriate for some people but not all.
This is a good comment. Appropriate for some people but not all. My issue are the comments with generalizations that it's entirely bad. Let her and her doctor make that decision. Or encourage her to see her physician to answer that question. We are not qualified nor certified to tell her it's bad.
That's not how I read @MissusMoon's comment given her posting history. You seem to have read it in the least charitable light possible. Will you also be responding to the person upthread who's suggesting that 1200 is right for everyone? If comments with generalizations are entirely bad, surely that one is too.3 -
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Annahbananas wrote: »MissusMoon wrote: »@maryjobo 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for everyone. I'm excited to read about your success but we need more info on the OP before we start offering advice.
Totally not true. You can't say 1200 calories per day is not appropriate for EVERYone. Unless you meant not everyone should do a 1200 calorie a day and it's up to you and your doctor.
I have a primary physician, cardiologist, and an endocrinologist all telling me they wanted me on a 1200 calorie a day intake. They've also wanted me to commit to 45 minutes of cardio 5 times a week.
My blood work has been taken twice since February 22, 2016 and each time my blood work has dramatically improved. I'm not malnourished, I'm not suffering from any ill side effects.
I've lost 60 pounds since Feb 22 and it's healthy and tests shows this.
My pet peeve are folks who are armchair nutritionalists. Let her decide what is best for her between her and her doctor and cheer her on this journey and stop saying don't and can't. That runs people away in a heartbeat
its not appropriate for everyone because for those with not a lot to lose that low of a calorie goal may be below their BMR, and if you arent obese you shouldnt eat below that,if you are obese you can get by with it for a short time but not for the long haul. now if someone only has 50 lbs or less to lose then 1200 may not be enough or sustainable and the more active a person is the more calories they need to fuel their workouts. if someone is eating 1200 calories and burning 1000 thats a net of 200 calories.so therefore 1200 is not appropriate for everyone.for a lot of people 1200 is too little,just because its the bare minimum doesnt mean you should go that low. people who are obese can also eat more calories and still lose weight until they get down to a certain point which is why MFP tells you to calibrate your settings for every 10lbs or so that you lose. if you start out at 1200 calories where else are you going to go when you get close to goal?1
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