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Sarah S asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

Is my loss healthy?

I have been dieting and upping my exercise lately. I currently weigh about 230 pounds and am 5'3". I was up at 260 pounds within the last year. I did weight watchers and had some success but I would always forget the slider thing to calculate points and trying to do the core program where there were foods I couldn't have was impossible for me. So I did a little research and found that to maintain my weight I should eat 2300 calories. I've been eating between 1500 calories and 1800 calories and feel fine with it. I don't feel deprived in any way or hungry. I've also started working out 3 to 5 times a week and feel fine with that too. I'm not sore most of the time and the days I do feel sore I take a day off and soak in a tub of epsom salt. Sometimes I even take two days off. I've been doing this for about three weeks and have been losing 3 to 5 pounds a week. Is this healthy? I'm thrilled with the results but am worried it's too drastic and could cause health problems.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It sounds like you have adopted a healthy method of losing weight. The first month or so the weight will come off faster, like you have seen. Eventually it will level off at 1-2 pounds a week. Don't get discouraged if the weight loss slows or even plateaus for a couple of weeks. What you have done is started a healthy lifestyle that will serve you well the rest of your life.

    Source(s): I did it myself, same way. Count calories and exercise 3-5 times a week.
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