Losing weight can often feel like an up hill battle - in part because we make it hard for ourselves by expecting too much too quickly. The truth is there really is no quick fix for weight loss. The fact is that the body can only break down around 1-2lbs (1kg) of body fat in a week, which is where the advice to lose around 1lb (0.5kg) a week comes from. That way you are just losing the fatty bits that you don't want and none of your muscle and lean parts that are really quite important.
If you do drop weight too fast you will not be losing body fat, but will shed fluids and lean tissue and will quite simply just put it all back on again.
All of the ‘lose a stone in a fortnight by only eating grapefruits' types of diets may help you to shift a pound or two quickly but they will not help you to lose the body fat, and then keep it off! In fact, the quick weight loss diets are shown to upset your metabolism so that it actually makes it harder to lose weight in the long run.
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CommentAuthorClarabella
I seen this and thougth id post it for everyone
Started losing weight last year 22/1/11 - 13 Stone 12 pounds
Lost this week 2lbs ;0)
Weighs as of 29/9/12 10 stone 12 lbs
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I think that is a great post and I agree. The fad diets put your kidneys under stress and can lead you to have more health problems.
CommentAuthorClarabella
I was pretty dissapointed that i was only losing 2lbs a week but now i feel better about it
Started losing weight last year 22/1/11 - 13 Stone 12 pounds
Lost this week 2lbs ;0)
Weighs as of 29/9/12 10 stone 12 lbs
Started losing weight last year 22/1/11 - 13 Stone 12 pounds
Lost this week 2lbs ;0)
Weighs as of 29/9/12 10 stone 12 lbs
CommentAuthorsbride
i pretty much eat what i want, but with in reason. The key is exercise. Great post x
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CommentAuthor*Kat B*
Healthier to lose weight slowly to maintain that healthy muscle :) xx
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CommentAuthorGriff
awesome thanks girls i am doing about 2lbs a week atm so this has cheered me up :)
CommentAuthorUnknown
i love this post! i agree with all the diets like lighter life arent good for you. 2 people i know are on it at the mo. one of them is a close friend. she has been on it for 3 weeks and has lost 1 half stone which i just dont think is healthy!!
i have been aiming for a loss each week and said aslong as i lose half a pound i would be happy and as i dont have much to lose this has made me feel better!
CommentAuthorClarabella
Im glad this has helped other ladies and i agree that when people start diets they loose alot of weight to start with which cant be good for them and then they get upset that they arent loosing the same amount of weight as they were before but now everyone can see that if your loosing 1or 2lbs a week then its a healthy weight loss
Started losing weight last year 22/1/11 - 13 Stone 12 pounds
Lost this week 2lbs ;0)
Weighs as of 29/9/12 10 stone 12 lbs
CommentAuthorekielty(now Trow)
great post hun! xxxx
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CommentAuthorClarabella
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Started losing weight last year 22/1/11 - 13 Stone 12 pounds
Lost this week 2lbs ;0)
Weighs as of 29/9/12 10 stone 12 lbs
CommentAuthorshellay
my 1lb a week is ok then, i didnt think i was losing enough :) x
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Started losing weight last year 22/1/11 - 13 Stone 12 pounds
Lost this week 2lbs ;0)
Weighs as of 29/9/12 10 stone 12 lbs
CommentAuthormrswb2b
the original post is right and wrong, for the average person who is a tad overweight then 2lbs per week is about right. however this means 2lbs of fat can be lost , each week when weight is dropped it will never be 100% fat it will always be water, glycogen and fat. therefore weight on the scales can easily be above 2lbs per week.
we always tell our customers that we aim for just over 2lbs per week over a set period, what this means is over 10 weeks we aim to drop about 2 stone off them, however in the first few weeks they may loose high amounts and in the last few weeks less. this is because we have them on a diet and training program that promotes muscle gain so in the long run they may have lost 2 stone of weight but 2.5 stone of fat because they have gained 0.5 of lean muscle tissue, this gives a much more appeasing look what most people class as 'toned'.
you have to look after the lean muscle tissue or you wont get the lean look, this is why a lot of underweight women still look 'flabby'. hope this helps
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Healthier to lose weight slowly to maintain that healthy muscle :) xx
