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dragon66 · 02-01-2008, 08:06 PM

happy new year first!!! ok how much bf can be lossed per week or how much should you am for?

ah24 · 02-01-2008, 08:28 PM

Depends how fat you are.

As a rough guide for the general average Joe to pretty damn fat people I say 2lb/week .... but if I'm honest you cant really just generalise like that - so many factors.

13stonetarget · 02-01-2008, 08:30 PM

As ah24 says, there are lots of factors. If you're not hugely overweight then 2lbs per week is about the most you should be losing because if you're going over that then you're risking losing muscle which is something you obviously don't want to do. Eat a high protein diet, eat complex carbs and good fats, do morning cardio, do a weight training session a couple of times a week and keep a keen eye on your calories and the weight will come off.

dragon66 · 02-01-2008, 08:32 PM

ok was going for 2lb per week but think i read somewere that you can lose 1% bf per week? just like to know is that about right

Shadow · 02-01-2008, 10:07 PM

You can't give a definitive answer as far as BF% loss per week is concerned. If you picture someone weight 200lbs but with 30% BF then they can lose more BF per week than someone weighing 200lbs and 12% BF.

You should think of it as weight loss per week or even fat weight loss per week but not BF% per week.

dragon66 · 02-01-2008, 10:13 PM

ok thanks for that will keep a record on how it goes anyway thanks again

Liam · 03-01-2008, 08:41 PM

Remember its not a rush, the longer it takes you to loose the fat the more likely it is you will keep it off. Its about a total life style change, not a month or so of heavy dieting and cardio and then resorting back to what made you fat in the first place.

Con · 03-01-2008, 08:44 PM

Water loss and fat loss are two different things sure in one week of eating no carbs you may be down ten lb but you can be asured once you start eating carbs most of that will come back.

02-01-2008, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
dragon66 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	bodyfat happy new year first!!! ok how much bf can be lossed per week or how much should you am for?

02-01-2008, 08:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
ah24 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: crawley Posts: 2,838	Re: bodyfat Depends how fat you are. As a rough guide for the general average Joe to pretty damn fat people I say 2lb/week .... but if I'm honest you cant really just generalise like that - so many factors.

02-01-2008, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
13stonetarget does this t-shirt make my cock look fat? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 682	Re: bodyfat As ah24 says, there are lots of factors. If you're not hugely overweight then 2lbs per week is about the most you should be losing because if you're going over that then you're risking losing muscle which is something you obviously don't want to do. Eat a high protein diet, eat complex carbs and good fats, do morning cardio, do a weight training session a couple of times a week and keep a keen eye on your calories and the weight will come off.

02-01-2008, 08:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
dragon66 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Re: bodyfat ok was going for 2lb per week but think i read somewere that you can lose 1% bf per week? just like to know is that about right

02-01-2008, 10:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shadow Newbie Trainer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cardiff Posts: 82	Re: bodyfat You can't give a definitive answer as far as BF% loss per week is concerned. If you picture someone weight 200lbs but with 30% BF then they can lose more BF per week than someone weighing 200lbs and 12% BF. You should think of it as weight loss per week or even fat weight loss per week but not BF% per week.

02-01-2008, 10:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
dragon66 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Re: bodyfat ok thanks for that will keep a record on how it goes anyway thanks again

03-01-2008, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Liam Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,486	Re: bodyfat Remember its not a rush, the longer it takes you to loose the fat the more likely it is you will keep it off. Its about a total life style change, not a month or so of heavy dieting and cardio and then resorting back to what made you fat in the first place.

03-01-2008, 08:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Con 250lb starting weight ^ lots of work to follow..... Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,853	Re: bodyfat Water loss and fat loss are two different things sure in one week of eating no carbs you may be down ten lb but you can be asured once you start eating carbs most of that will come back.

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