2 ibs a week?

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DB - 15 Aug 2008 15:58 GMT

It seems like an incredible amount of weight to lose when you consider that
a weight lose of just 2 lbs per week equates to a deficit of 1000 calories
per day.

After my initial drop of 8 lbs due to water weight loss, losing just 10 lbs
of fat has been a lot of work.
Starting to do some weight bearing exercise and stair climbing last week
which seems to move the scale again, but every pound is a challenge.

Wish it were as easy coming off as it went on!

Want to lose 20 more by the end of the year and hope to stay on this way of
eating and exercise!
Already feel more energetic and down one pant size.

280/263/240

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Roger Zoul - 15 Aug 2008 16:08 GMT

It's harder to do the lighter you are!

> It seems like an incredible amount of weight to lose when you consider
> that a weight lose of just 2 lbs per week equates to a deficit of 1000
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> 280/263/240

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T - 29 Aug 2008 11:42 GMT

> It seems like an incredible amount of weight to lose when you consider that
> a weight lose of just 2 lbs per week equates to a deficit of 1000 calories
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> 280/263/240

assuming you are carrying more than 40 lbs of fat, 2 lbs per week is
probably a good rate for you. As your body fat % decreases, you may need
to adjust downwards. Rule of thumb is 31 calories deficit per pound of
body fat. Here is an explanation of how much fat you can lose.
http://www.emotionsforengineers.com/2008/06/unified-feed-theory.html

T

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DB - 29 Aug 2008 15:59 GMT

>> It seems like an incredible amount of weight to lose when you consider
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I would be really happy at a loss rate of 2 Ibs per week, but I know my
body's survival program will constantly adjust to resist big losses. That's
why I think it's very important to know how to fuel the body in terms of
timing and content and not just count simple calories.

Everything we eat reacts differently in our system, so a 500 calorie piece
of pizza or cake is very different from a 500 calorie piece of steak and or
chicken dinner. Fried, baked, roasted are other things to conceder too.

More important as well, our machine was designed to move as part of the
survival programming, sitting at a desk all day was never part of the plan,
so it's crucial to find ways to keep moving ! ;-)

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