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Is it bollocks
Dieticians with the NHS suggest a weight loss of a pound a week
That's a crash diet and in the vast majority of cases people put the pounds back on , as they do with weight watchers and slimmers world, both huge money bakers
You may have lost a shed load of weight and also others on here but if it stays off it's a rarity
Exactly
Intake of food
Intake of calorie heavy food
Exercise
Acceptance of genetics ......People who are naturally muscular will shift weight more than skinny people if they use weights and eat healthily
People who are skinny don't have that advantage so need to be very strict with what they eat
If you are simplistically telling me a rate of 4 lb a week is in every case unhealthy then sorry we will just have to disagree. It's not average, but is not uncommon at all. As for whether it stays off or not being a rarity :shrug: it's an achievement you either fail at or you achieve - that is the failure of the person's overall life skills over and above anything else. If you are looking for long term good weight/health then do the work and research in getting to that - if you have a lot to lose and don't mind losing it over a matter of years, with no rush regarding the meantime effects on your health, by all means go ahead with slow weight loss, but at the same time independent of that short term dieting for weight loss is effective and shouldn't be scoffed at or completely written off. One size certainly does not fit all.
Good on you mate. I did Keto a year or so ago. I'm not a big bloke, 5ft 7 and was weighing in at 12st4. I really felt it around my stomach area, really tight feeling. I got down to 10st 10 in about 8 weeks. Couldn't keep it at that, but currently knocking about the 11st 2 mark, and happy with that. Good luck :thumbup:
in my case eat general foods moderately , eat junk food moderately , only drink alcohol on weekends but the trick is regular exercise
running and exercise hard 3 times a week for the last 5 months has seen a great improvement for me .Feeling fitter now than i was 15 years ago and don't bother even checking my weight these days just feel alot better both mentally and physically . just hope i can keep it up throughout the winter months !
Well I know for a fact that dai lemma , as he's also known is not a qualified NHS dietician
Whereas the one pound a week weight loss target is the one those very people , who surely know their stuff , preach
Dai is also known by another name and he gives similar advice , unsurprisingly
Both are incorrect
Well you are not an NHS dietician and that's what they think so you better e mail them pronto
Short term crash and replacement diets are ineffective in that they are generally not maintained
It's all very well losing 2 stone for a wedding but if 3 months later it's all back on then that diet is clearly a failure
Are you basing this on any research ?
Because if you are then I am certain that NHS dieticians would have heard of it
One pound a week is what they say is the right rate of weight loss
So 4 pounds , if we are accepting these people know what they are talking about , is clearly not
One of the problems with losing too much weight in a week is your likely to be losing muscle as well which isnt great.
I went from 17 and a bit stone to 10 and a half stone, and I'm 11 stone 5 months later.
I lost 3 stone in 6 months during lockdown by calorie counting on My Fitness Pal. I don’t really need to do it now but I still do, I’ve put on about 2lbs in over a year so I’m not concerned!
The biggest thing I learnt was portion control and what foods are high in calories etc. I could eat what I wanted, within reason, so I never craved anything. Cutting out the booze was a big thing! It’s helped me make actual lasting changes rather than a fad diet etc