The Big Picture

According to The American Council on Exercise, a safe rate of fat loss is 1% per month.  Anytime you lose weight on the scale, it's a combination of fat, muscle, and water.  Over the last four weeks I've lost .8% which puts me right on track. I've lost 1.3% in the last eight weeks. I think now that I've added weight training, the percentage will step up a little bit over the coming month. 

Recommended weightloss is 1-2 pounds a week for sustainability and to avoid the yo-yo bounce-back effect.  My average has been 1.8 pounds per week. Both of these statistics are reassurance that what I'm doing is healthy, and more importantly, it's working.  With the daily ups and downs, it's good to step back and look at the big picture.  I'm doing okay and need to keep doing what I've been doing.