4+ lbs/week club!!!

The first time I went on a diet I set my goal to 5lb per week and stuck to it. I would steam vegetables every morning and take them to work with me in tupperware containers. I also kept lo/no cal snack foods onhand and for lunch I had a big salad with red wine vinegar instead of dressing. It is funny how the body adapts. I actually had to force myself to keep snacking because I was not very hungry after a few weeks. The weight loss never stopped, even when a back injury forced me to stop exercising.

We all make personal choices. When I started that diet I was not aware of the hazards of sudden weight loss. When I learned about them I did not stop because I was too excited about the progress I was making.

I am now older, wiser, and dieting for health reasons rather than vanity so a 4+/week goal is out of scope but I wish you well.

Good luck to you all!
 
tonymcclellan said:
250 pounds and 1000 calories is starving yourself. I mentioned in another post that my 29lb 11 month old son is probably close to 800 cals per day. You're going to sabotage your metabolism and decrease your BMR. Not too mention lose a lot of muscle and keep a lot of fat.
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your BMR goes down inevitably as you lose weight. Also - no way you can sabotage your metabolism that is a myth........ calories in calories out it works.
 
wimic said:
Hey Tony! I don't actually have breaks. I'm an engineer and I work in the office - but it's hard to fit in mini-lunches when I'm hard at work. Here's a question for ya - I know that cutting calories effectively helps you lose weight - but what about fat? I've been trying to avoid foods that are high in fat and I've been averaging around 15-20g of fat per day (0g of trans fat). Is that too high/low and how much of a difference does your daily fat intake make to your weight loss?
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Hi Wimic. Avoiding Fat is good but actually your body processes fat and protein less efficiently than it processes CARBS! your body actually only absorbs 75% of the calories from fats and protein and 90% of the calories from carbohydrates. So you will see better resolts if you restrict your carbs as opposed to the fat. However, of course, if you restrict both it's doubly good for you. But it explains why europeans can stay so skinny when they have a fatty diet. It's because they eat less carbs (that and portions, restriction on amounts eaten through the day).
 
wimic said:
Just curious who's on a diet/fitness regiment that would have you lose 4+ lbs per week. I'm eating around 1000kcal per day and working out for 60mins per day (elliptical and recumbent bike). I'm hoping to keep at least a pace of 4lbs/week.

I'd like to reach my weight loss goal (180lbs) by June 1st.

Anyone else have similar goals?
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Yes............. I'm trying to lose 4 pounds a week!!!!!

Basically 1 pounds = 3000 claorie loss. So you need a way to generate a delta of 14000 calories weekly or 2000 calories daily. You need to lose 2000 calories a day! What is your height? Based on your height and weight you can find out your base metabolic rate. for a 5 foot 7 180 pound lady your BMR is 1500. That means if you do nothing your body will burn 1500 calrories in a day. As you lose weight your BMR goes down so in order to continue to lose weight you have to eat less and less :( I know.

anyway let's make a plan - eat under 1000 calories and find a way to excercise away an extra 1500 calories. That means you will burn 3000 calories (BMR 1500 + excercise 1500) and you will eat 1000 so you can lose 2000 calories for that day. It's tough..... but if you want to it may be doable.

Also consider your body processes carbs protein and fats at different efficiencies. You can count 90% of the calories you consume in carbs but only 75% in fats and protein. Protein's being the least efficient. So you can skew the situation to your favour by avoiding carbs.
 
Really great...There is no real reason to change from cow's milk to soy milk unless you are lactose intolerant. Cow's milk provides more protein, more calcium and Vitamin B than soy milk, and actually contains a lower percentage of fat. Overall, cow's milk is actually healthier, and most soy milk is 'fortified', meaning it has stuff added to provide at least a bit of calcium and various vitamins.
Soy milk is linked to lowering cholesterol levels due to it not containing any cholesterol, unlike cow's milk. Unfortified soy milk has about half the calories of cow's milk, but won't provide vital nutrients.Changes a lot of people .Most soy milk in stores is fortified, and actually on the same level as whole milk, and higher in calories than semi skimmed or skimmed milk. Soy milk and soy products in general are linked to increasing the risk of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women, even though research into that is controversial and ongoing.

In other words - cow's milk or soy milk is entirely a matter of personal preference. Consumed in a healthy amount, neither of the two is 'better' as such, or better for weight loss. It's just what the individual likes better.
 
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