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How many pounds are you trying to lose a week?

jnhu72
jnhu72 Posts: 558 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Mine is currently set to 2 lbs a week which takes me down to 1300/day. The only good thing about this is that it forces me to exercise, other then that it's hard for me to stick since I'm a former binger (up to 4,000 cal in one binge). What's yours set to?
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  • cabaray
    cabaray Posts: 971 Member
    I'm set for 2 lbs per week, but I'm not losing that even though I stay under (not too far under though). I don't get it.
  • Britt5288
    Britt5288 Posts: 7
    I got mine set for a 2lbs a week.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Mine is set to 1/2 lb per week which allows for 1410 calories before exercise.
  • busyPK
    busyPK Posts: 3,788 Member
    2lbs per week and I have 1200cal and then any exercise calories I burn added to that.
  • RahBuhBuh
    RahBuhBuh Posts: 585 Member
    Mine is set to 1lb a week. I am going to switch to maintaining in a couple of weeks and work on muscle mass and fat burning. I am less concerned about the number on the scale than I am my waist size.
  • raindropwishes
    raindropwishes Posts: 182
    Mine was set to 1lb/week, but it's currently set to 2lb per week due to my little affair with food on Sunday.
  • RachelRunner78
    RachelRunner78 Posts: 59 Member
    2#'s a week
  • Princesslenox
    Princesslenox Posts: 22 Member
    Mine is also set to 2 lbs a week with a 1230 cal a day. I don't feel deprived because i eat alot of fruit and vegetables.
  • AnarchoGen
    AnarchoGen Posts: 400 Member
    Mine is set to 1lb a week. I am going to switch to maintaining in a couple of weeks and work on muscle mass and fat burning. I am less concerned about the number on the scale than I am my waist size.

    THIS!
    I have mine on 2lbs per week but I plan on doing this as well, I have a target weight and/or bodyfat % goal but the body fat % is more important than the actual weight.
  • LeanMeanFitnessMachine
    LeanMeanFitnessMachine Posts: 659
    I set my diary for 1 pound lost per week (1390 cals/day). But I try to focus more on inches lost rather than pounds, since I'm trying to build more muscle.
  • soccer8s
    soccer8s Posts: 238 Member
    I have mine set for 1lb per week...I just increased my protein though, so hopefully that will help too!
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    im looking to lose ANYTHING at this point!!
  • TheAnonGit
    TheAnonGit Posts: 123
    Mine is set to 1 lb a week, which gives me 1200 calories. I don't think I can actually lose 1 lb a week though, according to MFP. When I set it to .5 lbs, it only gives me an extra 20 calories.
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    When I started, I was 2 pounds a week. I was obese (only 5'2" and was 200 pounds), so I could lose that safely. After a while (when I got to the "overweight" category), I set it to 1 pound a week. More recently, I set it to 1/2 a pound a week loss. I actually am losing more steadily with it on a 1/2 pound loss than I was when it was a 1 pound loss. I also started zigzagging though.
  • pearlchafer
    pearlchafer Posts: 1
    I need to loose 40 pounds
  • 0PhAtDaDdY
    0PhAtDaDdY Posts: 569 Member
    1/2 lb per week
  • mudya
    mudya Posts: 128 Member
    I have mine set to 1lb a week and should be eating 1,560 calories, but try and stay between 1200-1390 so I will lose more but also so it will be easy for me to eat lower amounts as I get lighter. I'm successfully losing 1.5lbs a week :)
  • firefly171717
    firefly171717 Posts: 226 Member
    1/2 lb, I want something that it easier for me to make and maintain, I barely make my goal even with sat and sun off, but counting in general seems to help :-)
  • Don26
    Don26 Posts: 46
    2 pounds :smile:
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    As many as possible.
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    double
  • rsdgirl
    rsdgirl Posts: 241 Member
    1-1.5 pounds :)
  • thebigbige
    thebigbige Posts: 99 Member
    I say two, but it seems like I'm losing 5 lbs or so a week. Not going to complain though about that kind of loss.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I'm set to 2 pounds, but I notice it tells me I'm going to lose something like 1.8 pounds on 1200 calories a day. I can live with that.

    No way could I stick with it if I didn't exercise and eat at least some of my calories back, though.
  • wekickkittt
    wekickkittt Posts: 15
    I would love to loose 5 a week, but I don't think that's healthy/realistic.
  • sheppeyescapee
    sheppeyescapee Posts: 329 Member
    I have mine set on 1lb per week. I did have it on 1.5lb per week but was finding it difficult sticking to the calorie limit for it. Once I hit overweight category instead of obese I plan on taking it to 0.5lb per week. Then it wont be such a big jump when I finally make it to maintenance.
  • moxette
    moxette Posts: 104 Member
    If I am trying to lose I can't do more than 1lb a week, otherwise I starve and binge and that brings back all sorts of bad tendencies.
    Consider 2lbs a week "advanced weight loss". If you have successfully lost weight with improved eating and kept it off, then you are ready for 2lbs, or if you are more than 50% body fat then 2lbs is realistic. Otherwise, try mastering 1 lb a week for 4-6 weeks and see how that goes. I am not trying to hold you back, just trying to set you up for success!
  • rm830
    rm830 Posts: 531 Member
    1.5, i typically lose about that much a week. It has me set at eating 1690 calories, but I usually eat about 1400 unless I worked out that day.
  • CallieDerenthal
    CallieDerenthal Posts: 170 Member
    i'm set to a pound a week... thinkin about changing to 1.5 per week but i really like being able to eat all this food! :smile:
  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
    3 to 4 a week. I get my calorie counts from this website and I change the calories weekly to match this site:

    http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/calculators/calories-required/?gender=F&weight=324&height1=5&height2=3&age=22&weightToLostKg=45

    2 lbs is not realistic for me as I burn over 2000 calories with no exercise a day. Since my metabolism is so robust I lost about 3-5 lbs a week. MFP site has a limit of 2 lbs, understood, but I usually exceed that.
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