The one percent rule: the speed limit for safe weight loss
Your weight loss has a speed limit. About one percent of your body weight per week is the fastest safe pace, and it protects your gallbladder and your muscle. Here is how the maths works for your own body, and why going faster usually bounces back.
1 Aug 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You want the kilos gone fast. That is a normal feeling. But your body has a speed limit. Push past it and you pay a price you did not expect. The one percent rule is that speed limit, written for your own body weight. It is simple maths. And it is the kind ceiling that keeps the weight off.
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