Guys, I was at the library today, was browsing through "The Zone" book, which catagorically states " that it is physically impossible to lose any more than 1.5 lbs per week" !!!!HUH? What do you guys think? Looking at some of the stats on here, even my own, that doesn't figure. Is it an out and out lie? I'd be very interested in your opinions on this one. Thanks.

I have been losing a consistent 3lbs a week.

Um....unless a lot of us are in denial, have VERY vivid imaginations or defective scales....I disagree.

I have been losing 5lbs a week

Its difficult for most people to lose over 2lbs of body fat per week unless you are significantly overweight. Usually when we drop a pound its a combination of a little bit of water and mostly fat and sometimes a bit of lean muscle mass which as much as we can try to prevent will most likely still happen to some degree even very slightly in most of us who have a good amount of weight to lose.

1.5 - 2lbs a week is a good pace to lose for most people who have under 30 or so lbs to lose not counting the first few weeks which is usually a lot of water weight.

Obviously there are no absolutes and some people lose more than this and people who have significantly more fat to lose will more faster but 1.5 to 2lbs of fat to lose per week is good loss and I suppose for someone who has little to lose it would be very difficult for the body to lose weight this fast without being in some extreme circumstances. It would be a lot of work for the body and may even shock it to some degree. Also for many weight loss faster than that would result in a lot of loose skin because the body isnt adjusting right.

I have been averaging about 3 lbs./week...but I'm only about 6-1/2 weeks into LCing. I think it depends how much weight you have to lose...It def. comes off slower if you only have a smaller amt. to lose.

I've averaged 1.35 per week over 11 months, I do cheat occasionally and do not excercise as much as I should or I would probably average at least 1.5 or more

If you eat low calorie, then YES. Because you'd have to drop your calorie intake so low to lose more, you'd be starving yourself.
On a low carb diet? Of course it is!

Keep in mind that you were reading The Zone. That may be the case on The Zone. All people that have responded so far are practicing the Atkins Diet, so that should tell you something!