I am 5 feet 10 inches tall. Weight 87.5 kg. I am overweight and exercising daily to reduce weight. I already have stretch marks on my waist ,legs, arms. N the way I am working out I lost 2 kgs a week. Will rapid loss cause me more stretch marks? What is the ideal way to loose weight? I run 4 kms n do 30 min cardio. Also will running cause problems on knees?

Dt. Jennifer DhuriDietitian/Nutritionist21yrs exp

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Hi. Ideally you must target for about 1/2 to 1 kg loss per week. Also know that when you lose weight very quickly it usually is more of muscle mass loss. Fat loss takes a while. Jogging will put pressure on knees if done without stretching and warm up or if footwear is not right or technique not right. Also if your diet is not nutritious enough and is just crash dieting then you could affect your muscle and bone mass leaing to injury. So do right technique of exercise and follow a well planned diet to reach good weight loss goals. 

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