how much weight can a person lose in a week and do it healthy?

[Dave210]

hmm that was tough to phrase. and i'm not exactly sure if i should be asking here anyways. but the last 10 days i lost 5 pounds and that seems like a lot in a short period of time. is it too much? what would be borderline unhealthy? i use:

ON 100% whey
OL fish oil
animal pak
hydroxycut hardcore

[vtx7]

More than a couple pounds a week is unhealthy usually unless you are very overweight

[Dave210]

hmm not very overweight at all. im 5' 9" and i went from 201.5lbs to 196.5lbs in 10 days. is this because i'm doing quite a bit of cardio do you think, or could the hydroxycut really be working? you can check my journal in my sig too. saturday the 29th-ish is where i weighed in at 201.5, then it's only like 5 short posts to today so you can see what i've been doing.

[vtx7]

It's probably both. Are you drinking enough water?

[Big Arm Big Pay]

i thought it was 2-3 pounds a week

[SluttySamantha]

i thought it was 2-3 pounds a week

How would you know? You look like you've gained fat on your pear shaped body. Look at that spare tire on your middle.

[qdiddy69]

2 lbs a week is an absolute maximum, p.s. if you lost 5 pounds in 10 days, their is a possiblility that it could be healthy becuase most poeple who diet tend to lose water weight in their first week, but if your sure its 5 solid pounds ur losing too quickly

[Big Arm Big Pay]

How would you know? You look like you've gained fat on your pear shaped body. Look at that spare tire on your middle.

your a man you go under a forum as a girl and make fun of people on the internet what kind of fun you must have

[Dave210]

yes i drink plenty of water. water and milk is all i drink now, aside from the last 4 days where i said **** it and didnt lift or eat right. but now im back on track and won't be chasing tail all night every night so i can focus on lifting more. it probably was just water weight. would i only have huge weight losses like this in the first week? i'll definitely be weighing myself every week now just to see.

[JOHN GARGANI]

How would you know? You look like you've gained fat on your pear shaped body. Look at that spare tire on your middle.

negged for unnecessary rudeness......

this young guy is working on his fundamental strength right now and it is working....he can fine tune IF and WHEN he wants.....

if he is choosing to bulk now and get his bench up, that is his prerogative and priority.....

[dom996]

When you start a weight loss or cutting program you do lose more weight at first because it's a surprise to the body and mostly because of sudden water loss. After a week or maybe two if done properly only a couple of pounds a week should be lost.

[SluttySamantha]

negged for unnecessary rudeness......

this young guy is working on his fundamental strength right now and it is working....he can fine tune IF and WHEN he wants.....

if he is choosing to bulk now and get his bench up, that is his prerogative and priority.....

You're aged and without a sense of humor. . Fatso (BigArmLittleDick) knows sh*it about body building and physical conditioning. His shape is proof of that. His advice is a joke. He also lacks rudimentary grammatical skills. Enough said about that clown.

Negative or Positive reputation points mean butkis to me. Those who use that system as a weapon or a reward have little or nothing interesting to add to a conversation. You just proved that pops.

[BigBear_Iron]

Have you recently stopped taking any supplements such as Creatine or a NO product? If so, it is very possible to loose 5 pounds in water weight in a week.

[JOHN GARGANI]

You're aged and without a sense of humor. . Fatso (BigArmLittleDick) knows sh*it about body building and physical conditioning. His shape is proof of that. His advice is a joke. He also lacks rudimentary grammatical skills. Enough said about that clown.

Negative or Positive reputation points mean butkis to me. Those who use that system as a weapon or a reward have little or nothing interesting to add to a conversation. You just proved that pops.

your screen name and your empty profile says it all....I rest my case....

[Dave210]

Have you recently stopped taking any supplements such as Creatine or a NO product? If so, it is very possible to loose 5 pounds in water weight in a week.

nope i havent. i've just got serious about lifting and nutrition in the last week. is somebody able to explain losing water weight? i just don't get it. i drink a lot of water now, but it seems like i piss it all out. how does this result in losing "water weight" if i drink so much more now than ever?

[SluttySamantha]

your screen name and your empty profile says it all....I rest my case....

My wit and charismatic posting style jazz up the place. Your old tired repetitive posts add nothing new to the forum. One can almost predict what you're going to post before you submit it. BIG YAWN!

....I rest my case....

[DtotheJtotheH]

Most of that was probably water wieght lost. it takes a 3500 calorie deficit to burn a lb of body fat. Meaning that you have to be bunring that many more calories than you are tkaing in. Generally about 2 lbs for week is the maximum, as any more with result in fatigue, weakness, etc.

[dsharp9000]

2 lbs a week is an absolute maximum, p.s. if you lost 5 pounds in 10 days, their is a possiblility that it could be healthy becuase most poeple who diet tend to lose water weight in their first week, but if your sure its 5 solid pounds ur losing too quickly

I dont know if 2 lbs is the absolute maximum as the amount of wieght you can lose per week is somewhat dependent on how over wieght you are; if you are really overwieght by a 100 pounds or so; you could lose more than 2 pounds a week; however, as your bodyfat becomes less and less; 2 pounds a week or even less might be to much...

In general though, in your case as you are saying you dont have much bodyfat; 2 pounds a week would be to much; i am unsure if you lost water or not; but will say when i started doing a lot of cardio sometime ago, i lost a lot of mass (i did not have much bodyfat) and did not even realize i was losing it until someone said i looked skinnier.

[ken_wright88]

How would you know? You look like you've gained fat on your pear shaped body. Look at that spare tire on your middle.

i lol'd

[ITHURTZ]

2-3lbs a week, **** I am aiming for 5-6 a week when I cut. negative 17,500 cals a week, no problem!