rockinrobin speaks wisely.
We are all different and lose on different amounts. If your trainer made a recommendation, presumably someone who knows your body etc, then that may be a good place to start.
But it is VERY true that the scale does not work in a linear fashion. I can do the same eating and exercise and lose 2 pounds one week, none the next week and gain the week after that. In part, it's because our bodies are complex.
Think about what you are weighing when you get on the scale. Your body is composed of water, fat, muscle and bone. You WANT to lose fat, right? Let's say you lost 2 pounds of fat one week but are retaining 3 pounds of water. The Scale will show a one pound gain, and you'll be upset that what you did that week didn't work! When in fact, it did!
The next week, you could get on the scale and no longer be retaining water and have lost another pound of fat... and now the scale seems to have "whooshed" down 4 pounds from the week before! So, it's complicated. And we haven't even talked about muscle!
And then there are issues involving how much you weigh. It's easier for people who are really overweight to create a calorie deficit than for people who just have a few pounds to lose...
Anyway, all this to say that calorie counting can be a great tool in this weight loss journey, but none of us knows how many pounds you will average/week. 2.4 pounds per week might be tough for you to average in that time. But if the goal is to keep the weight off, and you learn healthier eating and exercise habits in that time, won't it be worth it, whether you've lost 42 pounds or 20 or 10??
Last edited by Heather; 01-02-2007 at 03:18 PM.
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