Tips Weight Loss How Much Can You Lose Per Week/Month Healthily?

How Much Weight to Lose Per Week? (+ Safe Maximum Without Muscle Loss)

Half a kilo per week? Or more? We explain what is really safe — and how to prevent losing muscle mass instead of fat.

We would all like to lose as much weight as possible as quickly as possible. However, this is not healthy. But where is the limit?

How many fewer calories per day should I eat to lose half a kg?

1 kg of fat contains about 7700 calories. To lose half a kg of weight per week, you will have to take in 550 fewer calories per day than you consume.

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Bart Vandenbussche is passionate about sport and never shies away from a sporting challenge. He has run several marathons (including sub-3h), is an Iron+Ultra Viking, and currently has the Hyrox bug.

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