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What is a reasonable, healthy, weekly weight loss doing the Atkins Diet?
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I know that I would be happy with 100lbs in a week but I doubt that's going to happen
. The medical industry says a healthy rate of weight loss is around 2lbs/week. Depending on how your body reacts to this diet, you should lose that and more. My body is kind of stubborn so I don't really look for more than 2lbs/wk on average.
27 F 5' 7"
Before baby: HW:230/195 after 6 months on Atkins
After baby and current restart: 210/207/120
I'm too sexy.....for this bod; WAY too sexy for this bod
Phase: Restarting a clean Induction as of 7/29/2007.
Minigoals:
To get thru my first week clean: (8/05/2007) Done! Yay! and 3lbs down :/ but at least it's a loss.
To get thru my second week clean: (8/12/2007)
199lbs:
189lbs:
179lbs:
169lbs:
159lbs:
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129lbs:
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Re: Reasonable weekly weight loss?
You might want to give this a read:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5090
just so you have an idea of what's ahead.Comment
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I lost about 3 lbs a week when I started then It dropped off to 2 lbs now I lose about 1 pound a week sometimes more. Everyone is so different you may be like some of thos on here and lose a pound a day for a month or Like another girl who lost 100 lbs in 5 months Most won't lose that fast but, you never know it's all up to your own body and how it wants to lose.
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Total weight lost 126 LBS
(HW 302) SW 285
200lbs 09-03-03
197lbs 09-03-09
194lbs 09-04-16
191lbs 09-04-19
189lbs 09-05-04 (only 4 lbs to go to 1st goal WHOOT)
176lbs 09-08-27 (11 lbs to 165)
I CAN'T do It for ANYONE but MYSELF!
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2 pounds a week for me. The most exciting 5 months of my life.Sheila, Founder of SugarFreeSheila.com
5'3", medium-framed & muscular, & maintaining since 2001
What's allowed on Induction
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Then: 140+, size 10-12Late '98, on top of the Empire State Building
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Re: Reasonable weekly weight loss?
In my opinion and experience there is no such thing as a 'weekly weight loss' on Atkins or low carb. I lost my weight in whooshes (large batches), but NOT a steady downward spiral. Dr. Atkins mentions this in DANDR to not expect a continual downward spiral. Patience and diligence are key.
There were always 2 weeks out of the month I'd lose like crazy, and 2 weeks I'd maintain/gain a little (due to hormonal cycle). Whatever gain I had ALWAYS came back off plus more. And I never cheated. Not sure if this is the same with males or not (regarding not being a continual downward spiral but I suspect not with them either).Keep doing what you're doing & you'll keep getting what you're getting!!!213.5/126-131/140, 5'5" age 33Original Goal: 160Size 22/4-6-8/8Start BMI: 35.5Current BMI: 21.8MaintenanceStarted Low Carbing 5/23/03Started Atkins 6/11/03Comment
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Really, it depends on so many variables. And even then, in a vacuum, there's no real answer to that question. I lost 5 pounds this week. Other weeks I've lost none. Nothing's changed, but sometimes weight just does that, especially during plateaus and other circumstances which affect weight loss to some degree:
Are you exercising?
Are you eating properly?
What is your metabolism?
Are you female?
Are you taking medication?
Are you suffering from a medical ailment that can stall weight loss?
How overweight are you?
How old are you?Comment
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The first 5 months when I was on extended induction, I was losing about 2-3 lbs/week. Of course there were weeks I would lose 1 lb, and some I would lose 4-5 lbs. Moving into OWL, I slowed down a bit, to 1-2 lbs a week. I should mention that I exercise 6-7 days a week, very rigorously. But everyone is different, have different metabolisms, and some are stricter than others!Comment
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