1% of Body Weight per week

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donjtomasco
donjtomasco Posts: 790 Member
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Is 1% of body weight the max that one should try to lose per week?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Yes
  • donjtomasco
    donjtomasco Posts: 790 Member
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    Thank you!
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
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    And that can become a bit too aggressive as you get closer to goal. As of today, I'm 147.8lbs, 7.8 lbs away from the top of my healthy weight range. I'm shooting for 1/2lb per week (ideal maximum weight loss for people with 15-25lbs to lose). 1.5lbs (or 1.478 if we're being pedantic) would be wayyyyyyyyy too much for me right now.

    But back at my starting weight of 254lbs, I probably could've lost 2.5lbs per week safely and some weeks, I think I did.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Yes, it is the max. It's not the required goal or the goal that everybody should have, as it may be too much for some people, but "max" is the correct term for it.

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