5 year plan

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Francesca wrote:

<Could you tell us where in his books Dr. W advises

losing 2 pounds a year

or 10 pounds over 5 years?>

Dean wrote:

I don't think Dr. Walford ever spelled out exactly " X "

lbs over " X " years,

nor I have intended to do so.

F answers:

Ok then, in the future it would be a better idea to please NOT post 10+

pounds in 5 years.

Dean wrote:

I was referring to his original 120 Year Diet

published in the mid 80's. Unfortunately, I don't have

that copy available

for some reference points, but he was certainly

suggesting taking many years

to lose weight very gradually. (Of course, that

depends on how much there is

to lose and many other factors to consider.) Five to

ten years would not be

unreasonable in many cases. Walford took 12 years

actually. Again, I'm

not saying one size fits all.

F answers:

In Dr W's latest book B120YD, here are some excerpts:

pg 6: " The program calls for gradual weight loss over 6 months to a year or

so, until you reach and remain at a new weight substantially below your set

point........

pg 62: " The program calls for gradual weight reductions over a period of six

to nine months or longer.... "

pg 78: " Based on further work....I now believe the time period for weight

loss in humans can be reduced from 4 to 6 years to 6 to 9 months or, better

still up to one to two years. "

Note: please note the words " UP TO " 1 to 2 years. Which means not

recommending more than that.

F asked:

<Same for Walford, where did you find this

information?>

Dean replied:

It's in the archive. And, BTW, she took 12 years to

lose about 15-16 lbs. Of

course, this is NOT divided out into equal amounts per

year. Her weight lose

varied year to year, but it was done very gradually.

F answers:

As I said is very slim. That is an entirely

different ball game from most of us including you (you've posted that you

are overweight). I suggest you reevaluate your CR program.