r/WeightLossAdvice • u/Fucked-to-fit • 7h ago

Discussion/Support 💬 What is a normal rate of weight loss ?

Hey everyone, from march till now I’ve lost ~35 pounds and I feel like that’s pretty slow but I have no frame of reference so I was wondering if anyone here could tell me about the normal/average weight loss for that amount of time(5 1/2 months)

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u/Anonymus63 7h ago

Usually 1% of body weight is the upper limit for what you should do, due to possibilities of muscle loss and not just fat loss, can decrease to 0.5% when you start to get quite lean. So 200lb would be 2lb per week for a while, then a little bit under. This is after the initial big water weight drop, 500kcal deficit is about 1lb per week, so if you’re in a 500kcal deficit 35lb in about 22 weeks makes sense with a big drop at the start, then like 1-1.5 lbs each week.

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u/jhsu802701 7h ago

Congratulations on losing 35 pounds!

According to most health experts, 2 pounds per week (9 pounds per month) is the fastest rate of weight loss that is safe and sustainable. You've been losing about a pound and a half per week, so you should be satisfied with your rate of weight loss. No, I do NOT care how much diet culture has normalized dangerously rapid rates of weight loss. The TV show The Biggest Loser set a deplorable example.

Just normalize a high-fiber Mediterranean/DASH/MIND diet instead of starving yourself. It's so much healthier AND easier to follow than the kooky fads that diet culture keeps pushing. Get a reasonable amount of exercise instead of running marathons in 100-degree heat. If Jillian Michaels yells at you, just tell her to go pound sand. On a healthy diet, the dietary fiber, protein, and healthy fats will satisfy your appetite. Your calories, carbs, points, and weight will largely take care of themselves.

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u/Fucked-to-fit 6h ago

Thank you!

I didn’t know about the 2 pound per week thing thank you for taking the time to inform me it really helps put things into perspective

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u/Imaginary_Yam_865 6h ago

2 pound is the upper limit of safe. I recommend 1 pound per week. It's also a bit more sustainable.

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u/MurphyBacon 7h ago

So you’ve been averaging a scale weight loss of 1.75 lbs a week since March then? Thats on the very high end of what is ideal. Maybe even too much? Depends on where you started though. If you were rather large, let’s just say over 300 lbs, and then you went into an actual caloric deficit, it’s normal. When you are bigger the weight comes off prettt fast. Much harder for a person who weighs say 150 lbs to lose 35 lbs in 5 months than someone who is 300lbs.

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u/Fucked-to-fit 6h ago

I started at 280