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Question: how much weight can you loose in a week?

I get this all the time from readers and here is my answer (plus CRITICAL mistakes to avoid).

First – the more you have to lose the faster you’ll lose.

Second – I am talking about average FAT loss. In most cases, this is not the same as how much you lose on the scale.

Here’s why…

In short – when you lose FAT you look great, when you lose muscle you look smaller, but you still look FLABBY.

A common mistake women make ALL the time is losing lean tissue (with crash dieting) and looking FLABBY instead of toned, even though the scale weight changes a lot.

So how much weight can you lose in a week?

The basics of weight loss are diet and exercise. So, your average weight loss per week will depend on two things:

1. How strict are you willing to eat?

2. How hard and how often are you willing to move you body?

It is POSSIBLE to have 4 pounds average weight loss in a week.

But if you tried the diet and the exercise program required, you’d probably say “forget it” and give up.

This is another mistake women make – they start a program that’s too hard to follow, and they give up.

And even if they mange to follow this hard program, it’s not sustainable for more than a few weeks. They lose some weight and then hit a wall.

If the scale is stuck, you just need a better plan that’s more effective and SUSTAINABLE.

The real question is how much weight you can lose week… after week, after week.

I’d estimate that the average weight loss per week of a typical woman who is trying to lose weight without guidance is 0.5 pounds per week at best.

The sad truth is that for most women it’s closer to ZERO pounds per week.

But even 0.5 pounds per week is too slow for most women and they lose motivation before they can make a lasting change.

If you have a need to see fast results, then you need a plan that works fast, but can also be maintained for a while.

In my experience coaching women I’ve found that the perfect balance of effort (watching what you eat and how much you exercise) and results is average weight loss per week of 1-2 pounds.

My best answer to how much weight you can lose in a week for a busy woman with a hectic schedule is 2 pounds per week of sustainable FAT loss.