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arbor419
arbor419 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Are there any groups that we can join? My goal is to lose 4 pounds a week, looking for a group with similar goal.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,023 Member
    arbor419 wrote: »
    Are there any groups that we can join? My goal is to lose 4 pounds a week, looking for a group with similar goal.

    Unless you're well into the mid 200's and higher, that's a pretty tough goal. You can go to the groups section and check though.

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,982 Member
    edited August 2022
    So you wrote that you gained 30lbs over covid. If you just want to lose 30lbs then losing 1lbs per week would be sensible. Let me tell you why. So lets assume you're a man (you don't say so) and your daily calorie need to neither gain nor lose weight might be 3000 calories. To lose 4lbs per week mean you'd need to eat 2000 calories less every single day, leaving you with just 1000. How long do you think you will keep that up, keep your hair, your energy, your body functioning properly, your brain being able to get you through your working day, your muscles? There is a reason why the highest weight loss goal you can chose here is 2lbs per week, because your body can only lose a certain amount of body fat per day, and because your body starts munching on muscles, and because it's not sensible, as in: totally unhealthy. And 2lbs is only for people who have a lot to lose, not just 30lbs. Sorry for being so harsh, but a bit of realism might be good for you.
  • arbor419
    arbor419 Posts: 9 Member
    I meant 4 pounds a month! LOL! Sorry!
  • arbor419
    arbor419 Posts: 9 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    So you wrote that you gained 30lbs over covid. If you just want to lose 30lbs then losing 1lbs per week would be sensible. Let me tell you why. So lets assume you're a man (you don't say so) and your daily calorie need to neither gain nor lose weight might be 3000 calories. To lose 4lbs per week mean you'd need to eat 2000 calories less every single day, leaving you with just 1000. How long do you think you will keep that up, keep your hair, your energy, your body functioning properly, your brain being able to get you through your working day, your muscles? There is a reason why the highest weight loss goal you can chose here is 2lbs per week, because your body can only lose a certain amount of body fat per day, and because your body starts munching on muscles, and because it's not sensible, as in: totally unhealthy. And 2lbs is only for people who have a lot to lose, not just 30lbs. Sorry for being so harsh, but a bit of realism might be good for you.

    I totally agree! I meant 4 pounds a month. LOL!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,334 Member
    Check out the motivation and support section, there's a ton of really active threads for all sorts of demographics :)
  • arbor419
    arbor419 Posts: 9 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Check out the motivation and support section, there's a ton of really active threads for all sorts of demographics :)

    Ok! Thanks!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,982 Member
    arbor419 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    So you wrote that you gained 30lbs over covid. If you just want to lose 30lbs then losing 1lbs per week would be sensible. Let me tell you why. So lets assume you're a man (you don't say so) and your daily calorie need to neither gain nor lose weight might be 3000 calories. To lose 4lbs per week mean you'd need to eat 2000 calories less every single day, leaving you with just 1000. How long do you think you will keep that up, keep your hair, your energy, your body functioning properly, your brain being able to get you through your working day, your muscles? There is a reason why the highest weight loss goal you can chose here is 2lbs per week, because your body can only lose a certain amount of body fat per day, and because your body starts munching on muscles, and because it's not sensible, as in: totally unhealthy. And 2lbs is only for people who have a lot to lose, not just 30lbs. Sorry for being so harsh, but a bit of realism might be good for you.

    I totally agree! I meant 4 pounds a month. LOL!

    Oh phew! Now that does sound sensible <3

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