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Burn Fat, Not Muscle: The Rules You Need to Get Leaner While Holding Onto Your Gains

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By Cindy Kuzma Verified, Melissa Matthews Verified, Maria Masters Verified
| Men's Health (UK) Verified
We’ve all been there. You told yourself you were going to get in shape in time for a wedding, holiday or another important event. Now it’s a week away and the scales haven’t changed. Or perhaps they have, but in the opposite direction you intended. So how much weight can you actually lose in a week?
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How much weight can you safely lose in a week? The number is probably more than you think.

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By Cindy Kuzma Verified, Maria Masters Verified
| MSN Verified
WE'VE ALL BEEN there. You told yourself you were going to get in shape in time for the class reunion, wedding, or some other important event. Now it's a week away and the scale hasn't changed. Or maybe it did but in the opposite direction you intended. So how much weight can you lose in a week? Healthy weight loss is a slow and gradual process, but you might have heard amazing feats of people melting fat in a short amount of time (or read some of our inspiring weight loss transformations ).
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How Much Weight Can You Actually Lose in a Week? Here’s How to Calculate.

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By Cindy Kuzma Verified, Melissa Matthews Verified, Maria Masters Verified
| Men's Health Verified
6 min read Losing weight in a short amount of time is largely based on your current size. The more weight you have on your frame, the more you’ll lose in a short amount of time. The less you weigh, the harder your body will cling to the weight you do have. Doctors generally consider losing one percent of your body weight per week rapid but healthy weight loss. If you are 300 pounds, for example, that would equate to 3 pounds.
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