GaryG said:"Daniel Crispin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Well been 3 weeks now. Lost 8 pounds on week 1, 6 pounds on week 2
and 2 pounds last week.
Loosing less and less will have to eat less and pedal more 😉 But
seriously first few weeks I know you
loose a lot of water too, so that's most likelly normal. Now just
gotta find a way to keep loosing 4 pounds
per week and I will be happy.
No offense, but you're dreaming. Your goal of losing 4 lbs per week
is unrealistic. It would require a daily deficit of 2000 calories (1
lb of fat = 3500 calories). That means you need to eat 2000 calories
less than you burn each day. That is a nearly impossible rate of
weight loss, and potentially unhealthy because it's hard to get
sufficient vitamins and minerals. It's also hard to exercise with
such a large calorie deficit.
Most authorities recommend a much more modest rate of weight loss - a
deficit of 500 calories per day is recommended and should result in
about 1 lb per week of weight loss. See
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_fat.html for more info on
this.
Keep up the bike riding, and aim for a modest, sustainable rate of
weight loss. You didn't gain all that weight in a few months, and
you won't lose it in a few months either.
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary
I agree with you, aiming for an unreachable goal makes quitting easier when
the weight loss isn't being achieved.
I am in the midst of losing weight. I found myself at 206lbs in March, and
for my size, I should be more like 170lbs. So I set a goal to drop from 206
to 180lbs by 31 December, a very realisitc goal. To do so, I need only drop
approx. 1/2 lb per week.
Seeing my recommended calorie intake was 2700, and that I was pumping in
more like 3300 on a bad day, it was easy to knock off 500 calories a day
from the recommended to set my goal at 2200; gave up a chocolate bar at
night, dropped the Pepsi for diet Pepsi, and started eating more veggies
instead of homemade fries.
I also bike a fair amount, average about 1200-1500 calories burned per ride,
say 3 times per week. The riding, however, isn't for weight loss, it's
entertainment, with a good side effect that it also helps lose weight.
So, my goal is to lose 1lb per week by adjusting my diet and calorie intake,
and then if I lose another pound by biking, it's a bonus.
So, since March 1, I've lost 24 pounds, roughly 1.5lbs per week( I do cheat,
I don't count calories as carefully on weekends, have been known to indulge
in a 'few' beers now and then, and still make homemade fries when I BBQ a
good steak!)
All in all, a realistic goal fairly easier to make, and without turning my
passion of biking into a mandatory weight loss tool.
