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1. 1 On February 7th, 2014, glmoore24 said:

   would shoot for no more than 2 lbs a week

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 7:22 pm

2. 2 On February 7th, 2014, lilkiddo said:

   I Would Say Aim For 3 Pounds A Week, Its A Healthy Amount And By Losing It More Steadily You’ll Keep It Off Easier.

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 7:41 pm

3. 3 On February 7th, 2014, dawnella66 said:

   You forgot to mention your age. What seems fat at 16 isnt the case at 36.
   Are you heavily muscled? Muscles weigh more than fat. Take that into account.
   Cut out the carbs in your diet and at 5’8, I would think you’d look pretty good at 175. I wouldnt suggest losing more than 10 lbs. a month. Your doctor would be the best person to advise you on anything beyond that.
   Good luck, and remember, love yourself.

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 8:07 pm

4. 4 On February 7th, 2014, Brains and Brawn said:

   A realistic goal is to lose 2 pounds per week. So with a low fat, high fiber, healthy diet (2300 calories a day), and moderate intensity (70% mhr) aerobic workouts 3 times a week for 30+ minutes, you could easily be at 174 by the beginning of September.

   Here’s the good part. If you lose weight gradually and sensibly, you won’t gain it all back like with fad/starvation diets.

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 8:09 pm

5. 5 On February 7th, 2014, jenn n said:

   Two pounds a week is the healthiest way to go. If you are making dramatic changes in your diet and workout you may drop a lot of weight fast in the beginning. This is okay, but you will start to plateau so do not get discouraged and keep working hard.
   Here is a great article I found on determing the proper amount of daily calories.

   How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
   To tip the energy balance in favor of weight loss, start by determining how many calories you should consume each day. To do so, you need to know how many calories you need to maintain your current weight. Doing this requires a few simple calculations.

   First, multiply your current weight by 15 — that’s roughly the number of calories per pound of body weight needed to maintain your current weight if you are moderately active. Moderately active means getting at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day in the form of exercise (walking at a brisk pace, climbing stairs, or active, physical gardening). Let’s say you’re a woman who is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds, and you need to lose about 15 pounds to put you in a healthy weight range. If you multiply 150 by 15, you will get 2,250, which is the number of calories per day that you need in order to maintain your current weight (weight-maintenance calories). To lose weight, you will need to get below that total. For example, to lose one to two pounds a week — a rate that experts consider safe — your food consumption should provide 500–1,000 calories less than your total weight-maintenance calories. If you need 2,250 calories a day to maintain your current weight, reduce your daily calories to 1,250–1,750. If you are sedentary, you will also need to build more activity into your day. In order to lose at least a pound a week, try to do at least 30 minutes of physical activity on most days, and reduce your daily calorie intake by at least 500 calories. However, calorie intake should not fall below 1,200 a day in women, or 1,500 a day in men, except under the supervision of a health professional. Eating too few calories can endanger your health by depriving you of needed nutrients.

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 8:29 pm

6. 6 On February 7th, 2014, Jannine S said:

   If you diet and exercise diligently, 2 lbs. per week is not unreasonable to expect.

   One pound of fat = approximately 3.500 calories, so if you ate 500 less calories per day and burnt 500 more calories with exercise (or any diet+exercise combo that adds up to a deficit of 1,000 calories/day), you’d be burning 7,000 calories per week, which = two pounds.

   You could lose more if you created a larger calorie deficit, but doctors don’t recommend more than 2 lb/week weight loss after the first week because too-fast weight loss can cause health problems (the first week doesn’t count because it’s all water weight coming off; it’s not uncommon to lose 5 or sometimes even 10 lbs. the first week). They also recommend that you eat a bare minimum of 1300-1500 calories per day if male.

   July 1 to September 1 = 9 weeks
   Assuming you lose 4 lbs. the first week and 2 lbs. every week thereafter, you’ll be 20 lbs. lighter by September 1.

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 8:50 pm

7. 7 On February 7th, 2014, Sai2301 said:

   lose 3 lbs of fat /week

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 9:28 pm

8. 8 On February 7th, 2014, Katie said:

   Well, it’s healthy to lose about 1% of your body weght per week. SO you could lose 2 pounds a week. Which means that in about 8 weeks you could lose 16 pounds! good luck =)

   posted on February 7th, 2014 at 10:23 pm

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