Losing 3lbs a week possible

DiggerClam · 2017-11-04T13:03:37+00:00

You WILL fail trying to keep up that kind of calorie deficit.

TehJimmyy · 2017-11-04T10:43:32+00:00

get myfitnesspal and choose 1 kg loss per week.You will lose muscle so get ready to rock in the gym, so you minimize it.

I wouldnt go as low 156 lbs , go at 165 or 175 then bulk up at 175/185. Depends on your goals and how much fat you want. Do you want to be lean or strong ?

Up to you

Kommanderdude · 2017-11-04T11:44:35+00:00

Possible yes. But at the weight you currently are you would most certainly lose muscle. Now if you were 100 pounds over weight then 3 pounds a week isn’t that big of an issue.

Terdmuffin · 2017-11-04T12:57:52+00:00

It's possible but you're gonna feel like shit a lot. You'll need to be on a 1500 kcal/day deficit which is massive for someone who isn't really really obese. You'll need to be on a really extreme and strict diet/exercise program. Going FROM 190 to 170 should be easy enough at your height, but getting down to 155 is gonna be tough.

GayLubeOil · 2017-11-04T11:16:33+00:00

After 8 years of training people for money here's what I found works the best:

Buy a vegetable juicer a cheap centripetal one. Make green juice. Fill yourself with vegtables. Poop a lot.

ScrewsLooseUpThere · Sat Nov 4 13:08:39 2017 UTC

You don't have to choose between cardio and lifting

Lift 3 days a week. Don't use machines, do barbell movements. Squats, deads, bench, barbell rows, military press. Find someone to teach you some olympic style lifts if you don't already know them.

run 1 mile twice a week. try to run the mile in less than 7 minutes.

Do one sprint session a week. Warm up properly for the sprints or you might pull a muscle. You can find some good sprint workouts using google.

Don't focus on losing 3 lbs a week. If you obsess over what the scale says you might end up feeling drained and undereating. Just do your workouts and eat right and you'll be fine. Make sure you're eating around 1g protein per lb of of LEAN body mass daily. 150g protein daily should be good for you. eat between 100-150 g fat daily. Adjust carbs based on your activity level for the day. If you do all the excercise I said you should be eating ~40g carbs a day. If you have a day where you don't do any excercise, get a small amount of carbs from fruit and nothing else,this is for brain function. On your sprint days you can eat more carbs if 40g isn't cutting it.

Everybody's different, you might have to adjust your macros but this is just a baseline for you to get started.

Gunter5 · 2017-11-04T11:05:35+00:00

I was at 5'10 @ 215, I think BMI of 30 last December. I went on a calorie deficit. Started lifting with a few cardio sessions a week

Even though I was cutting I was gaining muscle. I was keeping track of my workouts. Few mouths ago I finally saw my workouts have platoued so I stared to increase calorie intake.

Title	Losing 3lbs a week possible
Author	DanielPerfect
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Date	November 4, 2017 10:05 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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