1lb vs 2lbs a week

28F/5'4/208lbs

Edit: forgot to add that I work at a thrift store 5 days a week from 8-4:30 running clothing racks from the back to the sales floor and hanging them up. Would y'all say this is enough to up it from sedentary?

Hi all! I'm just getting started with my CICO journey and have been doing loads of research on achieving a safe/acceptable deficit for my body.

TL;DR for those who don't feel like reading: Can i start at 2lbs where I'm at weight wise or is it too risky? 1-1 1/2lbs instead?

Here's some history:

I began my most recent weight loss journey on June 2nd after seeing I was yet again back up to 230lbs the night before and started keto immediately. So far I've been pretty successful! I'm hovering around 210-208lbs this past week depending on fluid fluctuation. However, I did a little bit of CICO around this time last year and had lost a little before falling off the bandwagon due to lack of motivation from shark week and water retention. I remembered how it's more flexible than keto in that you can eat pretty much most things as long as you don't go over your limit for the day. I live with my family and husband who love to eat so it's been sort of a challenge ignoring all the carby foods 😅😅😅

Anyway, I'm determined to make it this time. I was a chicken nuggets and macaroni autistic kid, so I don't even remember the last time I was a size small. My parents both have heart issues in their families and mom is a type 2 diabetic from struggling with her weight most of her life. I had gastric sleeve surgery in 2018 at 250lbs along with a 300+lb ex who was very stubborn and had a horrible relationship with food. Unfortunately I allowed his influence to hinder my success, so seven years later I'm still obese. I want to change this while I'm ahead of the health game.

From what I understand, 1-2lbs a week is a generally healthy rate of weight loss. I've calculated my sedentary TDEE to be about 1990 based off of calculators and the LoseIt! app, which I just downloaded today. 1lb a week is 1,490 and 2 would be 990. This is what I'm wondering about - 1,200 is about the minimum for most healthy function, you can get away with less if you're heavier and have more fat to lose. Obviously I'm excited to get this weight off me but I don't want to hurt my body in the process. Can I start with 2lbs given my stats and if so when should I tone it down to 1-1 1/2? Or would it be better if I start with that from the beginning?

Thank you all! Looking forward to this journey. ❤️

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