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I think it depends on a variety of things. My biggest loss is always in the begining and then you hit plateaus exercise and lots of water will help you over those plateaus
Plan: General
Stats: 229/196/125
BF:
Progress: 32%
Location: Missouri
hi
I have been losing 1-2 lbs a week, but two weeks I didn't lose anything. But, I bought a measuring tape and I had lost 8 inches. So, I was excited and that is motivation in itself. Then all of a sudden I started losing again.
uhhh.none? i don't have a pattern and most people don't, so if you're expecting to go losing at a rate of 2 or 3 lbs a week, smoothly, you'll set yourself up for disappointment. I lost about 2 lbs per week for three weeks and then stalled for a month. I am just recently back at my pre-stall weight.
I've been right at 1 pound a week. I didn't do an actual induction though because I'm still BFing my son and had to start at a higher level of carbs because of this.
I have lost 57 lbs in 19 weeks, works out to 3 lbs a week.
But of course you have the fast beginning and the slower later. Here is my stats for you to see. I recently had my very first "0" loss week, but it is up and running again.
My weekly stats looked like this....
Week 1 = lost 7 lbs
Week 2 = lost 5 lbs
Week 3 = lost 3 lbs
Week 4 = lost 3.25 lbs
Week 5 = lost 2 lbs
Week 6 = lost 2 lbs
Week 7 = lost 1.75 lbs (upped my fat percentages)
Week 8 = lost 2 lbs
Week 9 = lost 4 lbs (began L-Carnitine)
Week 10 = lost 3.5 lbs
Week 11 = lost 1.5 lbs
Week 12 = lost 1.5 lbs
Week 13 = lost 3.5 lbs
Week 14 = lost 2 lbs
Week 15 = lost 3.2 lbs
Week 16 = lost 3.8 lbs (began OoO)
Week 17 = lost 3.5 lbs
Week 18 = lost 0 lbs (This week was my first 0 loss week)
Week 19 = lost 4 lbs
This week so far 1 lbs, weigh in is only on MONDAYS.
Keep in mind. 1 pound a week is 52 pounds a year. So many people get discouraged when they are losing in small increments. I`ve been lucky. 5 pounds since mid January, but even at 1 pound a week, at the end of the year, you`d have a lot to show for it.
If you lose more than 2 pounds a week, it is probably muscle you are losing which is a bad thing.
1 to 2 pounds a week is great, heck .5 pound is good too.
Remember, this is not a race or a contest. You have chosen to start a new way of life which will improve your health with the added benefit of removing fat.