How much should I be aiming to lose per week? The experts have determined that a 'safe' amount to lose on average each week is 0.9kgs. By safe they mean that you won't be doing long term damage to your body by starving yourself, over exercising or abusing yourself. This amount also means that the changes you are making are more likely be long term changes. We have all probably watching The Biggest Loser over the years, and it has been shown that people that have lost huge amounts of weight in a short period of time are more likely to put it (and more) back on again as they haven't made the required changes in their life to sustain and manage their new weight.
If I am to reach my goal of 10kgs in the three months (which is 13 weeks) I should lose on average 0.77kgs per week, which is a sensible amount. Now obviously this is an average - which means some weeks I may lose less and other weeks I may lose more. Last time I lost weight in 2010 (which was the period 6 months before my daughter passed away), I remember losing weight slowly and then one week I lost 3.5kg! I expect this to probably happen again. So with week 1 almost gone, I am on track to my average, which is expected.
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