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losing more than 2 lbs a week....

felicity649
felicity649 Posts: 3
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
do people find you loose more than the 2 lbs goal if your calorie intake is just below or at you daily intake???

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  • kivrinangel
    kivrinangel Posts: 24
    It generally depends on how much you have to lose. If you need to lose 100 pounds, it will come off a lot faster than if you're only 10 pounds from your ideal healthy weight. Also, you tend to lose more the first week than later. I lost 7 pounds my first week, but I need to lose 94, so that's just a drop in the bucket.
  • james8008
    james8008 Posts: 70
    I was always about 1-200 calories under my goal and I lost around 3-4 lbs per week. Not really sure how healthy that was but I felt great =)
  • baycat107
    baycat107 Posts: 165 Member
    My goal is set to lose 1 pound a week, but I lose 2 - 2.5 pounds weekly. I feel good, and I am eating about 1700 calories a day. i just figure that I must be more active than I think, or I am blessed with a high metabolism. I need to lose 25 more pounds to be at healthy weight.
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