Goal: Lose 29 pounds in 4 months
oXGetFitBabeXo
Posts: 341 Member
Hi!
Just looking for everyones thoughts on this.
I just started working out again Friday and it feels great. I want to lose 29 pounds by August 15th, I am 5'4 and weigh 158.5. I also added myself to a 2 month challenge program so i will be working very hard at this.
Do you feel this is an unrealisic goal?
it's close to 7 pounds a month.
My workouts consist of boot camp on Monday & Fridays.
The inbetween is elliptical for 45 minutes a day when i am not at boot camp.
Just looking for everyones thoughts on this.
I just started working out again Friday and it feels great. I want to lose 29 pounds by August 15th, I am 5'4 and weigh 158.5. I also added myself to a 2 month challenge program so i will be working very hard at this.
Do you feel this is an unrealisic goal?
it's close to 7 pounds a month.
My workouts consist of boot camp on Monday & Fridays.
The inbetween is elliptical for 45 minutes a day when i am not at boot camp.
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Unrealistic... Maybe. It is quite an aggressive goal. Shouldn't be impossible but it will take some very strong commitment to maintaining a deficit. You will need to accurately weigh everything you eat to be sure your deficit is as accurate as possible.0
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I just did the math of maybe 2 pounds a month for the next 4 months which brings me to 24 pound goal in 4 months.. that may be more realistic.0
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That's less than 2 pounds a week. Not aggressive at all. Very do-able. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week (unintentionally) eating no less than 1350 calories a day and working out 4-6 times a week. Stay focused and you will achieve your goals.0
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oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »I just did the math of maybe 2 pounds a month for the next 4 months which brings me to 24 pound goal in 4 months.. that may be more realistic.
I'm not sure if I'm misunderstanding but wouldn't that be an 8 pound loss in the next 4 months?0 -
That's less than 2 pounds a week. Not aggressive at all. Very do-able. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week (unintentionally) eating no less than 1350 calories a day and working out 4-6 times a week. Stay focused and you will achieve your goals.
Thank you! I figure as long as i'm consistent, i'm NOT counting calories but i'm making sure to burn 500 calories a day at the gym and watching what i eat such as fruit shakes in the morning with shakeology, not too heavy of a lunch and dinner (one serving and not two) boot camp on Monday/Fridays which are huge calorie burners. I use a F4 calorie counting watch which helps.
At one point of my life i was so obsessive calorie counting i dont want to fall into that again.
As i lose i will update my profile/ and drink lots of water too!
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oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »I just did the math of maybe 2 pounds a month for the next 4 months which brings me to 24 pound goal in 4 months.. that may be more realistic.
With less than 30 lbs to lose that's an extremely aggressive goal (assuming you mean per week) ...aim for 1lb max0 -
oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »I just did the math of maybe 2 pounds a month for the next 4 months which brings me to 24 pound goal in 4 months.. that may be more realistic.
I'm not sure if I'm misunderstanding but wouldn't that be an 8 pound loss in the next 4 months?
Oh yeah' you're right!0 -
That's less than 2 pounds a week. Not aggressive at all. Very do-able. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week (unintentionally) eating no less than 1350 calories a day and working out 4-6 times a week. Stay focused and you will achieve your goals.
29 pounds in 4 months if fairly aggressive given that OP doesn't have that much to lose.
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2 pounds a week (for 4 weeks a month)0
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We'll aim for 24 pounds in 4 months.0
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marissafit06 wrote: »That's less than 2 pounds a week. Not aggressive at all. Very do-able. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week (unintentionally) eating no less than 1350 calories a day and working out 4-6 times a week. Stay focused and you will achieve your goals.
29 pounds in 4 months if fairly aggressive given that OP doesn't have that much to lose.
Why are people saying it's aggressive? What exactly is going to happen?0 -
7-8 lbs/month is a doable goal when you have a lot of weight to lose. As you get closer to your goal, the harder it is to lose weight because you have to drop your calories lower and lower to create a large enough deficit. It will be especially hard if you're not interested in counting calories. You're also relying on a VERY high calorie burn. 500 calories burned per day, plus boot camp? 500 calories is a multi-hour workout for most exercises.0
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I had your stats 5 months ago (159lbs @ 5'5")....5 months later I'm at a 15lb loss (I did take a two week break). Your expectations may be unrealistic with 30 lbs.0
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Boot camp would be my workout for the day, not both!0
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your goal weight is on the low side. There may be some things to consider like your overall fitness level now and your genetic bone structure. At your current weight and with your goal the battle is not going to be won in the kitchen. Having the time and the fitness to manage the exercise and activity required is going to be a challenge. I do think it is possible. Let us know how it goes0
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Wit the amount you have to lose in total you should be aiming for 1 lb/week, when you get to the last 10 that should change to about 0.5lbs/week0
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marissafit06 wrote: »That's less than 2 pounds a week. Not aggressive at all. Very do-able. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week (unintentionally) eating no less than 1350 calories a day and working out 4-6 times a week. Stay focused and you will achieve your goals.
29 pounds in 4 months if fairly aggressive given that OP doesn't have that much to lose.
Why are people saying it's aggressive? What exactly is going to happen?
Weight loss is a mixture of water, body fat and LBM
Too high a rate of loss and you end up losing more LBM than you need to which is not a good idea as it's a bugger to rebuild0 -
oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »Boot camp would be my workout for the day, not both!
Assuming you are aiming for a holiday and want body confidence I'd recommend a progressive weight lifting programme as you follow a calorie defecit0 -
marissafit06 wrote: »That's less than 2 pounds a week. Not aggressive at all. Very do-able. I am losing 2-3 pounds a week (unintentionally) eating no less than 1350 calories a day and working out 4-6 times a week. Stay focused and you will achieve your goals.
29 pounds in 4 months if fairly aggressive given that OP doesn't have that much to lose.
Why are people saying it's aggressive? What exactly is going to happen?
Weight loss is a mixture of water, body fat and LBM
Too high a rate of loss and you end up losing more LBM than you need to which is not a good idea as it's a bugger to rebuild
which means you will have a higher BF% at what your goal weight is, or you will need to lose even more weight to reach your goal look/bf%0 -
i lost 30 pounds in 4 months but i was also 255 pounds. I don't think its realistic at 158 pounds. I'm sorry.0
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Based on my own weight loss history, your 2#/1.75#/1.5# a week target is completely reasonable as far as it goes. But there are some things you don't tell us.
Are you male or female? (Contrary to what some would have you believe, men do NOT have more muscles than women! But they do tend to have more developed muscle than women. This could make a difference in your goals.)
So, are you looking to trim down to look awesome hot in a bikini for a cruise? Or are you looking to trim down and look awesome hot in your Speedos with your shirt off and flexing your muscles on that cruise?
What you need to remember... what EVERYONE needs to remember, is that if you are working out, especially if it is an aggressive program, you are going to be building muscle as you eliminate fat. That diminishes the 'quality' of that weight loss focus.
Your fitness program needs to be more about... well... about your fitness! You could well lose less than your target of thirty pounds but drop three clothing sizes, add muscle to your upper body and trimmed your waist by six inches. How does that work? (Very carefully, actually!) But, since fat is less dense, each pound of fat takes up more space in your body. The same amount of muscle by weight, can occupy about a third to a fourth less space.
So, focus as much, if not more so, on the OTHER numbers - the "tale of the tape" as it were. Measure your chest, your pecs, your waist, your neck, your hips. And measure your weight, too. But don't focus too much on that last number. It can lie to you!
And, good luck!0 -
ReeseG4350 wrote: »Your 2#/1.75#/1.5# a week target is completely reasonable as far as it goes. What you need to remember... what EVERYONE needs to remember, is that if you are working out, especially if it is an aggressive program, you are going to be building muscle as you eliminate fat. That diminishes the 'quality' of that weight loss focus.
Your fitness program needs to be more about... well... about your fitness! You could well lose less than your target of thirty pounds but drop three clothing sizes, add muscle to your upper body and trimmed your waist by six inches. How does that work? (Very carefully, actually!) But, since fat is less dense, each pound of fat takes up more space in your body. The same amount of muscle by weight, can occupy about a third to a fourth less space.
So, focus as much, if not more so, on the OTHER numbers - the "tale of the tape". Measure your chest, your pecs, your waist, your hips. And measure your weight, too. But don't focus too much on that last number. It can lie to you!
And, good luck!
How is the OP going to build muscle while losing fat in the deficit required to lose that amount of weight that fast......doing bootcamp.0 -
oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »...i'm NOT counting calories but i'm making sure to burn 500 calories a day...
So you ARE counting calories.0 -
marissafit06 wrote: »29 pounds in 4 months if fairly aggressive given that OP doesn't have that much to lose.
"...that much to lose" is a variable. You must consider percentages more than that one single number. You are talking about a fairly short person who may be quite a bit overweight. Perhaps if you are 5'10" and your base weight target is somewhere around 180#, losing thirty or forty pounds doesn't seem like much. But, if you are 5' 4" and your base weight target is more like 100# or 120# then that thirty or forty can be a substantial body of weight. At 120# forty pounds is one third of your total body mass. If that were on that aforementioned 5'10" guy, he would be weighing 270#!!!
So everything about body health including that 'magic' number on the scale, MUST be considered in conjunction with all of the other numbers. Thirty pounds? Sixty pounds? Ninety pounds? How much is "just a little" and how much is... too much? It's all about proportion.0 -
The only calories i'm counting is the ones i burn, not the ones i eat.
3 days of cardio, 2 days of lifting (bootcamp)
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And i'm not eating a house out at home i'm eating when i'm hungry and keeping it healthy.0
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ReeseG4350 wrote: »Based on my own weight loss history, your 2#/1.75#/1.5# a week target is completely reasonable as far as it goes. But there are some things you don't tell us.
Are you male or female? (Contrary to what some would have you believe, men do NOT have more muscles than women! But they do tend to have more developed muscle than women. This could make a difference in your goals.)
So, are you looking to trim down to look awesome hot in a bikini for a cruise? Or are you looking to trim down and look awesome hot in your Speedos with your shirt off and flexing your muscles on that cruise?
What you need to remember... what EVERYONE needs to remember, is that if you are working out, especially if it is an aggressive program, you are going to be building muscle as you eliminate fat. That diminishes the 'quality' of that weight loss focus.
Your fitness program needs to be more about... well... about your fitness! You could well lose less than your target of thirty pounds but drop three clothing sizes, add muscle to your upper body and trimmed your waist by six inches. How does that work? (Very carefully, actually!) But, since fat is less dense, each pound of fat takes up more space in your body. The same amount of muscle by weight, can occupy about a third to a fourth less space.
So, focus as much, if not more so, on the OTHER numbers - the "tale of the tape" as it were. Measure your chest, your pecs, your waist, your neck, your hips. And measure your weight, too. But don't focus too much on that last number. It can lie to you!
And, good luck!
I am a female, I am not looking to wear a bikini but to tone up a little bit, Mainly lose inches maybe i shouldnt have said weight as much
I actually do have measuring tape that i can use.0 -
oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »The only calories i'm counting is the ones i burn, not the ones i eat.
3 days of cardio, 2 days of lifting (bootcamp)
If you don't know how many calories are going in, how would you know if you're in a deficit or not. If you're looking to "tone up" and mainly lose inches, I'd recommend understanding where you are Cals In vs. Cals Out and look at a lifting program.0 -
We'll see what happens0
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oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »The only calories i'm counting is the ones i burn, not the ones i eat.
3 days of cardio, 2 days of lifting (bootcamp)
That won't work0
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