Losing 25 lbs by May.. Is it possible??!

conangt87

I'm going to say its possible but not likely to be done by May. That is over 2 lbs a week for a sustained 3 months. A very realistic and obtainable goal would be 15-20 pounds by may. You probably need at least another month to realistically obtain your goal.

wilsoncl6

It can be done if you are motivated enough, willing to put in the work and serious about your eating habits. Otherwise, you are setting yourself up for failure. It will be more difficult (in general) for a female due to lower lean muscle mass but you can do it. My concern is that this journey is more like a vacation than a lifelong goal. It troubles me when people say they want to lose a certain weight by a certain time because what are you going to do the rest of your life? Set a realistic goal, work towards that and then set another or maintain. Don't do it because you have a specific event you want to prep for.

AlisonH729

agh846 wrote: »

I'm limiting to very low calorie intake and hitting the gym for cardio 6-7 times a week and doing Jillian Michaels 1-4 times a week. Lots of time and energy but hopefully it'll be worth it!

Eating really low calorie and doing a ton of cardio sounds good in theory but it's usually not the best approach. I'm going to recommend the important posts to read thread. Do you know your TDEE? Look it up. Set more realistic calorie goals. I think 1000 is way too low, but I'm glad to see you're eating your exercise calories back. Start a lifting program. It will be a better use of your time than all that cardio.

wilsoncl6

That is a lot of cardio. I'm wondering if you'll get burn out before you get to May. You aren't giving your body any time to recover. Muscles can't keep putting out forever and you will reach failure at some point or face some kind of overuse injury. Add in a weight routine, a circuit program would be just fine and cut out one or two of your cardio days for rest and recovery. A lot of people that just do cardio without any resistance training just end up skinny fat, a lot less fat and a lot less muscle so no definition or shape.

agh846

I have been doing weights and some body weight exercises, just don't log them because I'm lazy, haha. But these are good tips and thoughts to keep in mind!