After months of overtures from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Trump administration is trading harsh diplomatic words with Moscow, further dimming the prospects for a strategic alliance between the two countries.
Losing this amount of weight may reduce your hip size by 1 to 2 inches. This depends on your personal body shape, where you tend to carry your extra weight and your current size. If you wear a large size, you may need to lose more weight to lose a pant size than you would if you wore a small size. How Long is Sensible? The safest and most effective rate of weight loss is between 1 and 2 lbs. per week.
Also, rapid weight loss may raise your risk of developing gallstones, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. It may take you up to 15 weeks, or nearly four months, to lose one clothing size if you lose 1 lb. per week, or as little as 5 weeks if you lose 2 lbs. per week. Counting Calories Losing weight is a matter of mathematics: one lb. equals 3,500 calories.