Pounds you shed weekly
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I'm losing around 0.5lb per week, I don't have a lot to lose and more working on lowering my bodyfat. I find weight loss is easier as I age, mostly because I am more knowledgeable and aware of how to do it. In the past I thought I had to eat 100% healthy and do lots of cardio. Now I know it's about being in a deficit over time, with exercise for fun, fitness and body composition.
I'll actually ditto all of this. Adding I am much older (50 yrs old) and losing weight as I get older has been no problem at all.1 -
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billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »I'm 8 weeks in and losing about 6.5lbs per week.
If you are taking all the weight you have lost and dividing it by 8 to get your average that can be misleading because in the beginning you might have lost a large amount of water weight. What has your rate of loss been in the last 3 weeks?
Correct. Last 3 weeks has been 7lbs.
I am assuming you mean 7lbs total or 2.3ish pounds per week. At 217 you are really at risk of having your body eat away at your muscle instead of just fat to sustain that rate of loss. You should strongly consider reducing your RoL to 1.5lbs per week to preserve as much muscle as you can. You don't want to end up "skinny fat" when you are done.
My biggest issue is eating up to my calories. I have always only ate once a day but now its 800 calories instead of 4000. I'm never hungry either so getting to 1.5 each week would be a challenge. I've just introduced strength training into my routine with 30 min of cardio 7 days a week, 2 mile walks every day and basketball on weekends. Need some tips to figure that out, but no I'm not getting a food scale. Ain't nobody got time for dat.
That is nonsense. If you were able to eat 4000 calories you are able to eat more than 800. You need to be eating higher calorie food so that you lose at a healthy rate. 800 or thereabouts is definitely a recipe for increased muscle loss. If you stay at 800 you can look forward to much worse health problems in the future.
ETA: Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea/p19 -
billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »I'm 8 weeks in and losing about 6.5lbs per week.
If you are taking all the weight you have lost and dividing it by 8 to get your average that can be misleading because in the beginning you might have lost a large amount of water weight. What has your rate of loss been in the last 3 weeks?
Correct. Last 3 weeks has been 7lbs.
I am assuming you mean 7lbs total or 2.3ish pounds per week. At 217 you are really at risk of having your body eat away at your muscle instead of just fat to sustain that rate of loss. You should strongly consider reducing your RoL to 1.5lbs per week to preserve as much muscle as you can. You don't want to end up "skinny fat" when you are done.
My biggest issue is eating up to my calories. I have always only ate once a day but now its 800 calories instead of 4000. I'm never hungry either so getting to 1.5 each week would be a challenge. I've just introduced strength training into my routine with 30 min of cardio 7 days a week, 2 mile walks every day and basketball on weekends. Need some tips to figure that out, but no I'm not getting a food scale. Ain't nobody got time for dat.
I have time for that, and I was up at 5.40 am and had done two hours of working out by lunch. Most of the people here have time for that. If you have time to post weak excuses on message boards, you have time to log properly.
You are also not ‘eating right’. You are eating way too little; burning muscle (including heart) is not ‘right’. You undoubtedly feel fine now, but by the time it stops feeling good it may be too late to fix.8 -
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billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »I'm 8 weeks in and losing about 6.5lbs per week.
If you are taking all the weight you have lost and dividing it by 8 to get your average that can be misleading because in the beginning you might have lost a large amount of water weight. What has your rate of loss been in the last 3 weeks?
Correct. Last 3 weeks has been 7lbs.
I am assuming you mean 7lbs total or 2.3ish pounds per week. At 217 you are really at risk of having your body eat away at your muscle instead of just fat to sustain that rate of loss. You should strongly consider reducing your RoL to 1.5lbs per week to preserve as much muscle as you can. You don't want to end up "skinny fat" when you are done.
My biggest issue is eating up to my calories. I have always only ate once a day but now its 800 calories instead of 4000. I'm never hungry either so getting to 1.5 each week would be a challenge. I've just introduced strength training into my routine with 30 min of cardio 7 days a week, 2 mile walks every day and basketball on weekends. Need some tips to figure that out, but no I'm not getting a food scale. Ain't nobody got time for dat.
That is nonsense. If you were able to eat 4000 calories you are able to eat more than 800. You need to be eating higher calorie food so that you lose at a healthy rate. 800 or thereabouts is definitely a recipe for increased muscle loss. If you stay at 800 you can look forward to much worse health problems in the future.
ETA: Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea/p1
So what are higher calorie foods? That's the type of info I'm looking for not how awful of a person I am. Keep in mind I won't eat any kind of Fish and very select veggies. (Salad, raw carrots, peppers and onions).
No one is saying you are awful. I can be a bit abrupt when I am concerned about someone's health. I don't really apologize for it though.
Full fat anything is a place to start. Fatty cuts of meat. Caloric beverages. I mean it really isn't that hard to eat loads of calories or else I and the rest of the obese world wouldn't have weight to lose. What were you eating when you were getting to 4k? Eat less of that.
You don't need to eat a certain type of food to lose weight. That is a common myth. You just need to eat less calories than you burn. In your case you are eating too little. You need to make sure you hit your protein macros each day but if you have no other medical issues (like diabetes) you don't need to worry about fat or carbs.
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You need to get over your food prejudices. It is MUCH healthier to eat pizza and hit your calorie goals for the day than it is to eat too little.10
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Nothing wrong at all with slow weight loss!0
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I just started (sw 190 - gw 150) and lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks. After November I'm going to set my diary to lose 1 pound a week. Once I get to 160 I'm going to set my diary to lose .5 pounds a week.0
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Maybe 1/2 a pound at most. I'm close to my goal weight so it's slow going, but it doesn't bother me as I know that with time and dedication I will get there.1
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billbobagzdathird1 wrote: »
Not true. You've gotten many insightful answers and concern about unhealthy methods. Great advice overall. You are mostly choosing to defend a poor approach more than learn. I'm hoping these last few posts are a change in that direction for your sake and welfare.10 -
I lose anywhere from 1- 1.5 lbs per week when I've been sticking to my allotted calories.1
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Any loss should be celebrated but I know it's always exciting to lose more than 1lb! I've currently been on this journey (again) for 6 weeks. I initially started off doing Weight Watchers (again) and my first week I lost 4.2, and then the next 2 weeks were -3.6, -3.0, then the 4th week I didn't lose anything. That was my last weigh in there cus my monthly subscription ran out and due to personal reasons I decided not to go back. I then started tracking on here, and lost 3.4lbs. I'm down 14.2, but I am morbidly obese. I think it's pretty normal for people my size to lose so much. I know it's going to slow down, but as long as I don't gain I will be happy!0
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Hi! This time around in me weight loss journey I’m losing weight sloooooowly but surely. I currently work out 3 times a week and losing about 1 pound per week.
I’m just curious, how many do you lose a week? I know things slow down as we get older so I definitely feel it now 😬 Do inches matter more? I guess I just wanna lose more than 1lb a week...
1 lb a week is normal.3 -
I'm fortunate enough to maintain 1% bodyweight loss per week for quite some time. I've lost 115 lbs since the beginning of the year and completely content with this rate!
Slower rates of loss are completely fine - don't let it discourage you.2 -
Hey taking a good selfie is hard work! I pretty much pulled my back taking one once, true story
But as a member of the universe that benefited from your efforts we appreciated your self-sacrifice
Sorry.... have to go now: my gym head is looking for a mirror to take a selfie with!
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If I take a selfie after a half marathon, and there's no mirror, does that make me a gym head, a cardio bunny, or a self-obsessed millennial? So hard to tell. Because surely there's some hard work involved in that half, but you know, then there's the selfie...7 -
I’m just curious, how many do you lose a week?
Jan 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 (PRE MFP): 280+ to 280lbs unknown loss/loss rate/restriction "going for a walk every day"
May 1, 2014 to Nov 20, 2014 (PRE MFP): 280 to 240lbs 1.35 lbs a week (unknown caloric restriction)
Nov 21, 2014 to Nov 20, 2015 (MFP): 240 to 168lbs 1.394 lbs a week (695Cal-a-day=21.35% TDEE)
Nov 21, 2015 to Nov 20, 2016 (MFP): 168 to 157lbs 0.2134 lbs a week (106Cal-a-day=3.51% TDEE)
I am currently around 154 +/- 2
The first 1.35lbs a week involved a higher restriction, working very hard, and ultimately achieving a lower average loss than the subsequent 1.394lbs a week which involved more education, less hard work, and a high, but ultimately more consistent, manage-able, and did I mention educational deficit.3
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