Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets?
ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 1 day ago
Unless you’re a huge person to start or have massive water weight you don’t. A pound of fat is approximately 3,000 calories, so you would need an almost 3K deficit every day to drop that, and since most people eat around that much as their normal intake that’s an extreme amount that could be deemed starvation.
Now if you happen to be huge where the normal body functioning uses well past that then maybe, but if you’re anywhere below 300 lbs that would be a crazy amount for 2 months.
andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 22 hours ago
I’ve heard it said that a healthy target is around 1 lb per week. Maybe 2 if you’re very obese, but at that point you really should be doing it under medical guidance.
In any case, the best way I’ve heard (outside of drugs) is to get an app that helps count calories, set a realistic daily caloric target and exercise schedule, and stay on it.
ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 12 hours ago
Consistency is key. For many the problem is they think of it as something you need to do for a while and then go back to ’normal’ when really you should be looking for a new normal.
Apps can help, the best one is the one you actually use honestly and routinely.
tortina_original@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Are there any apps you would recommend?
somethingsomethingidk@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I used energize on fdroid. It’s not perfect but it did the job and it’s foss
f-droid.org/packages/com.flasskamp.energize
ChrisMcMillan@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Macrofactor. Helped me lose over 10 pounds and keep my weight stable once I was at target.