How many pounds per week should I lose for safe weight loss?

How many pounds per week should I lose for safe weight loss?

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The general recommendation if you are trying to lose weight is to lose no more than one to two pounds a week. That gives your body a chance to adjust to the weight loss and also keeps you from flowing your metabolism down too much. You body has to have the opportunity to adapt to the weight loss. When we lose weight so quickly, your body often wants to go right back to that weight that you were once before. So if we do it slowly, the body has a chance to adapt to that new weight.