I guarantee everyone has had this same experience: you decide to lose weight, follow your plan for a day, hop on the scale the next morning and hallelujah! Progress! A pound cut right away. You’re happy and everything is great! Another day goes by and another pound is gone. But then, After a few more days, you stop seeing the progress, and maybe you even observe a weight gain on certain days. How is it possible? Is my scale lying to me? After experiencing this myself, I did some research and calculations on how much weight we can actually lose per day and I want to share my findings with you. How Fast Can We Lose Weight? Practical Calculations Let's start with the basics - one gram of fat provides nine calories of energy. So, to lose one gram of fat, you need to create a 9-calorie deficit. Or, if you have a calorie deficit of 500 - you consume 1,500 calories and you spend 2,000 calories, meaning you'll lose 55 grams of fat every day. Just 55 grams or roughly 0.1 pounds. Th