Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: Healthy Weight Loss Diet

Question:
If there is anyone here with good, sound, medical advice on this, please help me to clear up my confusion and possibly wrong assumptions. First, what rate of weight loss is healthy? Is it 1% of body weight per week? More? Less? Second, is it true that to lose weight you should eat 8 - 10 times your body weight in calories? So a 120 pound person who wants to lose weight would eat between 960 and 1200 calories a day? My confusion comes from thinking that's a mighty small amount of calories. (Not that I weigh 120 pounds. Can you provide a healthy weight loss diet?

Answer:
I can't give you any advice based on medical knowledge, but I can tell you what So I can give you a healthy weight loss diet in detail.I found with regards to calories.It is very easy for me to undereat & when I do I both stop losing weight & I get sick. As long as I stick to an average of 11-12 Kcalories per pound of bodyweight I lose weight. I do not lose as fast as some people do, if you saw my pictures it took over a year to make that change but I am lifting weights & trying lower my BF% not just my scale weight. As for your example of a 120 pound person having to eat 960 calories a day to lose, that would depend upon their BF%,but I have read in many places that you should not eat below 1200 a day without medical supervision on a regular basis. If you are not feeling a constant gnawing hunger and are not feeling cold & weak, but you are losing weight steadily then you are probably eating the right amount. Just remember that as you lose weight, you need less fuel so adjust your portion sizes down a little periodically