Just for reference. I am a heavy beer drinker. But can do 5 miles a day if i push myself.

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    The first month, yes. In general that is not healthy to aim for. In general extreme programs are not healthy and not sustainable

    At one point i used weight watchers to successfully lose a lot of weight - I lost 109 pounds over a couple years as planning for being better able to care for kids. This is a regular program, very much not extreme. However a key part of their program was weekly weigh-ins.

    Their recommended intake varies by age, size and gender: I think I started at 2100 calories/day and was down to 1800 as I was reaching my goal. Meanwhile my ex’s target was 1200 calories/day

    The programs goal was to lose about 2 pounds/week and focus on sustainable life changes - keeps you healthy with regular weight loss. However everyone had much bigger losses the first couple of weeks. I’m sure I lost more than 20 pounds my first month on the program, but it was water weight, not repeatable. Certainly not a healthy goal