| In this day and age everyone wants it now. We | | | | day which is why you should not weigh yourself |
| live in a fast food society and when it comes to | | | | every day. You will only be setting yourself up for |
| weight loss things are hardly different. The | | | | discouragement. |
| question is what is considered a decent rate? | | | | So how much fat is a safe amount to be losing |
| Keep reading to learn about the amount of | | | | on a weekly basis? The answer is no more than |
| healthy weight loss per week you can expect. | | | | 2 pounds per week. Yes, you read that right. |
| First I want to make one thing clear. There is a | | | | While it doesn't sound like much it will add up over |
| difference between fat loss and weight loss. | | | | a period of time. And because it is fat you are |
| Anyone can lose weight at a rather quick level. | | | | losing you will also start looking much better. |
| Simply stop drinking water and sit in a sauna for | | | | If you lose lean muscle tissue along with fat you |
| hours and you will see the pounds on the scale | | | | will have that "skinny fat" appearance which is not |
| drop rather quickly. | | | | desirable at all. On top of that you won't be able |
| The only problem is that it is only temporary and | | | | to eat as much and you will be forced to drop |
| all the water weight you lost will come back as | | | | your calories even further. This often turns into a |
| soon as you start to hydrate yourself again. | | | | downward spiral that causes many people to quit. |
| Quick fixes never really solve the problem at all. | | | | If you are losing more than 2 pounds per week |
| That is usually something only athletes do at the | | | | chances are you are losing muscle along with the |
| last minute to make a certain weight for | | | | fat. You should therefore slow it down a little bit. |
| competing. | | | | Either eat a little more or exercise a little less. The |
| There are 3 different types of weight you can | | | | first week is an exception. Most will lose more |
| lose. You can lose fat, water, and lean muscle | | | | than 2 pounds the first week because of the |
| tissue. Lean muscle tissue is the worst thing to | | | | shock to your system. |
| lose because your body needs it to burn calories. | | | | It also depends on your initial size when you start. |
| Lean muscle tissue is often lost by crash dieting | | | | If you have over 100 pounds to lose you might |
| and starving yourself. | | | | be able to lose more than 2 pounds per week. If |
| So in the context of this article, losing lean muscle | | | | you have 20 pounds to lose the standard 2 |
| tissue isn't healthy at all. It will actually slow down | | | | pounds per week is the way to go. |
| your metabolism and make you weaker. Healthy | | | | You will only know for sure by getting your body |
| weight loss also means permanent weight loss. | | | | fat measured periodically. The scale can also be a |
| There is a huge difference between the two. | | | | good guide to track healthy weight loss per week |
| What you really want to be losing is fat while | | | | but it will fail to tell you what kind of weight your |
| keeping as much lean muscle tissue as you can. | | | | are losing. |
| Your water levels will often fluctuate from day to | | | | |