Monday, March 20, 2006

How much weight per week should I lose? Please help!!!? -

I have decided to lose some weight and get healthier. I have not drank anything but water (about 70oz daily) for 1 week. I am eating approx. 1200 calories a day and about 10 grams of fat a day. I am walking 2-3miles every morning. Anyone have any idea how much I should lose a week? (I am a 29 yr old female.) Anyone recently been on a weight loss program and have any ideas? Thanks!

It will all depend on how much energy you are burning up in relation to the calories you intake. In general, if you are young, healthy, sticking closely to the walking and diet you describe, you should lose 1-3 pounds a week. The most you can reasonably lose under a healthy diet is 3-4 pounds a week. Of course, these are estimates and any weight loss won t be the same every week. You ll have times when you lose weight and other times when you plateau.If you want to lose a little more, don t cut down on the calories. You are pretty much as low as you want to go and stay healthy. Try stepping up your exercise. As a 29 year old, you can start to run a little bit with your walking. Try to do 20 or 30 steps running then 20-30 steps walking off and on for as long as you can. The next day tyr to do it a little longer. Challenge yourself to do a little more each day. Soon you ll be jogging along and that 2-3 miles walking will turn into 3-5 miles running for the same time period.Good luck and stay healthy!

2-3 lbs per week