It's not a risk to health or anything, more that the faster you lose it the harder it is to not gain it back.
Such is the problem with yo-yo dieting, the body starts to hoard fat and water to deal with binge/purge cycles.
Having said all that - 3.5 lb a week for a couple of weeks seems ok to me if in the overweight range, don't expect or try to keep it up tho - I think 2lb a week is the usual recomended level (and obviously that decreases rapidly as your BMI approaches a good level)
Oh, I know about crash dieting. The thing is that I'm *not* dieting at all.
I'm just getting some proper exercise for the first time in several years. To be fair, this weekend was pretty extreme, for me - apart from the Wii Fit, I did 5 hours gardening on Saturday, and 3 hours (Wii) tennis on Sunday.
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Date: 2008-05-27 08:56 am (UTC)OK, I *need* one of these things!
harder to keep off quick losses
Date: 2008-05-27 10:24 am (UTC)Such is the problem with yo-yo dieting, the body starts to hoard fat and water to deal with binge/purge cycles.
Having said all that - 3.5 lb a week for a couple of weeks seems ok to me if in the overweight range, don't expect or try to keep it up tho - I think 2lb a week is the usual recomended level (and obviously that decreases rapidly as your BMI approaches a good level)
Re: harder to keep off quick losses
Date: 2008-05-27 10:31 am (UTC)I'm just getting some proper exercise for the first time in several years. To be fair, this weekend was pretty extreme, for me - apart from the Wii Fit, I did 5 hours gardening on Saturday, and 3 hours (Wii) tennis on Sunday.
I do set my goals at 2lbs a week.
Re: harder to keep off quick losses
Date: 2008-05-27 10:35 am (UTC)Re: harder to keep off quick losses
Date: 2008-05-27 10:37 am (UTC)