i eat enough calories, when i feel i need energy i eat a little and feel better , i run 2 hours on a machine and do an hour of aerobic ,abdominal etc. excerzises
end up loosing a pound a day, do you think this is safe?
2007-04-09 08:35:57 · 10 answers · asked by georged1990 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
i am kind of overweigth i weight 219 5'11
2007-04-09 10:59:57 · update #1
As long as you are sustaining your caloric intake you should be fine. Ideally you should be losing about 5-7 pounds a week on a healthy diet and workout. Just don't forget the more you work out the more you need to eat. So like for some major athletes 2500 calories is too little.
2007-04-09 08:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by Samantha T 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The recommendation for losing weight and keeping it off is 2 1/2 - 5 lbs a week. If you don't want to lose weight eat more calories then you use.
2007-04-09 08:40:39 · answer #2 · answered by *sweets* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is NOT safe. You shouldn't lose more than 2 lbs. a week unless being monitored by your doctor (i.e. severely obese). Losing weight that fast comes with a high potential of putting it back on later with even more pounds and severe health risks. 3 hours of aerobic exercise a day is excessive. You need to eat around 2,500-3,000 calories to maintain that exercise level. Try cutting back your exercise so that you lose about 2 lbs. a week. That would be healthier.
2007-04-09 08:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by Shannon L - Gavin's Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It should be around 1-2 lbss a week. A pound a day is probably water weight.
2007-04-09 08:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by griffinthecat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. They say you should only lose about 2 pound a week max. You could be losing muscle mass as well as fat if you're losing that much weight that quickly.
Are you sure you're eating enough?
2007-04-09 08:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by Underground Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that is a bit extreme (that would be about 7 lbs a week). Most experts will tell you that the safest (and most sustainable) weight loss will be 1-2 lbs a week.
2007-04-09 08:39:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, it is not safe. it's physiologically impossible to lose 1 lb of fat a day. if you are seeing a decrease of 1 lb on the scale a day you are losing water and muscle. the human body can only metabolize so much energy from stored fats in a 24 hr period.
I highly suggest monitoring your body fat and not focusing on numbers on the scale. it defeats the purpose if you are losing as much or more muscle than you are body fat
2007-04-09 08:58:14 · answer #7 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
7 lbs of fat a week? not going to happen. the more rapid the weight loss the greater the loss of muscle mass there will be
2007-04-12 09:46:24 · answer #8 · answered by tile_man40 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm ya i lose 1-5 pounds a day and then gain it back later... weight varies for different people
2007-04-09 08:39:19 · answer #9 · answered by PI vs.vail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, I am losing about 4-5 pounds a day right now..
2007-04-09 08:43:20 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Jara-Lee♥ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋