So I weigh in at roughly 325. I worked out last year and lost about 20 pounds over the summer. I only worked out every few days and nothing too grueling. I counted calories and once I stopped doing that, I stopped losing weight.
So here I am now, I've been working out again for two weeks with no intention of stopping. The difference is that I'm doing HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) for about 30 minutes *every day*.
I'm also counting calories and eating less than I was last time - sticking to a 2000 calorie diet.
So my question comes in two parts:
1) How much weight can I expect to lose each week or month, and
2) As long as I'm keeping my calorie intake low (2000 max), regardless of what food I eat, I should be losing weight (calories burned < calories consumed), right?
I'm not talking about eating burgers every day either - trying to eat as healthy as possible in the situation I'm in - so most of my food is healthy but on occasion I'll eat something not there (such as a slice of pizza).
So, fill me in!
And please don't criticize my routine or tell me I should be exercising less, etc.
I know I've read that "2 lbs per week" is the recommended maximum, but I'm a big guy and I can afford to lose more.
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