Need help losing more than 1 lb a week

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Stephdawn78
Stephdawn78 Posts: 9 Member
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I am currently losing 1 lb a week. I put in I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week. What's the deal? Do I need less calories to lose?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    Do you weigh enough to lose 2 lbs a week? You need a large amount to lose to be able to create a large enough deficit for 2 lbs a week.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    What are your stats? What is your calorie goal set to? For many people 2 pounds a week is too aggressive.
  • jacobsl221
    jacobsl221 Posts: 75 Member
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    Each pound lost is a deficit of 3500 calories. Whether you get that deficit from eating less or exercising more doesn't matter. If you exercise and burn off calories it is the same as not eating them. You have to check your basal metabolic rate to find out what it takes to keep your body running. A loss of 2 lbs a week is very ambitious! It means the body is eating up 7000 calories of fat. Good luck!
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    1lb a week loss is great. I lose a quarter to half a pound when I want to lose or I feel like I'm on a diet.
  • GemstoneofHeart
    GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
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    I lose .5-1 pound a week and it's great!! Slower is often more sustainable and works the best for me. But yes, if you want to lose more than you are, you have to eat less or move more. If you don't have a food scale, you might be eating more than you think you are.
  • Stephdawn78
    Stephdawn78 Posts: 9 Member
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    malibu927 wrote: »
    What are your stats? What is your calorie goal set to? For many people 2 pounds a week is too aggressive.

    I currently weigh 178. My calories are set for 1380
  • Stephdawn78
    Stephdawn78 Posts: 9 Member
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    jacobsl221 wrote: »
    Each pound lost is a deficit of 3500 calories. Whether you get that deficit from eating less or exercising more doesn't matter. If you exercise and burn off calories it is the same as not eating them. You have to check your basal metabolic rate to find out what it takes to keep your body running. A loss of 2 lbs a week is very ambitious! It means the body is eating up 7000 calories of fat. Good luck!

    Thanks!
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
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    Stephdawn78 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    What are your stats? What is your calorie goal set to? For many people 2 pounds a week is too aggressive.

    I currently weigh 178. My calories are set for 1380

    Depending on your activity level, that appears to be in the 1.5 to 2 pound per week range (750-1,000 daily calorie deficit).

    How long have you been on your current diet? I'd give it a few weeks at least.
  • Stephdawn78
    Stephdawn78 Posts: 9 Member
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    Since June 1
  • Stephdawn78
    Stephdawn78 Posts: 9 Member
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    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Do you weigh enough to lose 2 lbs a week? You need a large amount to lose to be able to create a large enough deficit for 2 lbs a week.

    I weigh 178
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    Stephdawn78 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    What are your stats? What is your calorie goal set to? For many people 2 pounds a week is too aggressive.

    I currently weigh 178. My calories are set for 1380

    2 pounds a week is generally recommended when you have more than 75 pounds to lose. You're not big enough.

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