is 15 lbs to much?

[josh098]

so i've been dieting, and working out for almost a month, and lost 15 lbs. is it too much?
i know you should be aiming for about 2.5 lbs a week.

[NAU_JOSH]

You probably just lost a bit of water weight, most people drop a lot of weight the first month, you are fine.

[obesebeast]

should be aiming for less imo if you're looking to preserve your muscle/strength while cutting, but yea, it's not uncommon to lose a good amount of water/bloat in the first few weeks on a new diet plan, I can lose up to 10lbs in a week switching to a keto diet from a combination of water, poop and glyoogen losses

[NAU_JOSH]

If you loose 15lbs again next month, then you have a problem.

Most people can drop 5-10lbs a month easily.

[RideOn12]

If you just started you're fine. You'll drop a lot in the beginning. You probably want to taper that down to 1-2 lbs a week now though, depening on how much you have to lose. What's your height/weight?

[josh098]

If you just started you're fine. You'll drop a lot in the beginning. You probably want to taper that down to 1-2 lbs a week now though, depening on how much you have to lose. What's your height/weight?

im 5'8, 215lbs.

[hodag1]

You can safetly lose more than 2 lbs a week, but only for a while. Body fat provides an energy potential of about 31 calories per pound of fat mass in addition to what is available from diet. So, you can cut way down on fats and carbs while you still have a lot of body fat but as you lose weight, the fat mass will decline and you need more dietary calories.

The important thing is to make sure you get enough protein at all times (stored body fat is not help there), and to make sure you get a healthy mix of nutrients. Due to your age, your body is still growing so make sure you get really good food (fruits, veggies, complex carbs) and avoid the empty calories.