How much fat can I lose in one week?

May 31, 2010

I’m not sure if you already knew this, but next weekend I’m entering my first power lifting contest in well over a decade.
I’m going to try to lose a couple pounds in order to ’sneak’ in to a lower weight class.
When I told a friend I was going to try and drop 5 pounds she replied:
“FIVE pounds of FAT? Can you even do that in a week??”
Now truth be told, I’m not planning on dropping 5 pounds of fat…I’m just going to do the contest fasted.
But it raises a good question…could I drop 5 pounds of pure body fat in a week if I had to?
Time for some rough math.
I’ve got about 150-155 pounds of lean mass…that puts my resting metabolic rate at roughly 1,800 Calories.
Add in my AVERAGE daily exercise and movement and I might get to 2,500 Calories being burned in a day…if I’m lucky.
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