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Isaac Wilkins · 01-25-2007, 07:31 AM

Well, they've probably been watching The Biggest Loser, which seems to feel ok with 8-15 lb/week drops.

The enemas those people must go through...

Two pounds a week if someone is obese is not that much of a challenge. Remember that they might be used to cruising on 4000 calories a day. If they drop to 3000 (still pretty high), then that's a 7k right there. Add in 500 calories from exercise per day and now we're up to the theoretical 3 lbs/week.

Obviously this won't continue forever, but if a person is really obese, starting at 30% body fat or higher then it can go quite a while before the whole leptin, etc situation really hits.

01-25-2007, 07:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Isaac Wilkins Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 99	Well, they've probably been watching The Biggest Loser, which seems to feel ok with 8-15 lb/week drops. The enemas those people must go through... Two pounds a week if someone is obese is not that much of a challenge. Remember that they might be used to cruising on 4000 calories a day. If they drop to 3000 (still pretty high), then that's a 7k right there. Add in 500 calories from exercise per day and now we're up to the theoretical 3 lbs/week. Obviously this won't continue forever, but if a person is really obese, starting at 30% body fat or higher then it can go quite a while before the whole leptin, etc situation really hits. __________________ Isaac Wilkins, M.Ed, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, and who cares what other letters? Get big, get strong, get fast: www.wilkinspower.com Got Strength? www.gotstrengthblog.com The life and times of a private strength coach. Laugh, cry, get in shape.