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looking for a realistic estimate

zap5
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so basically i'm down about 54 pounds, from 270 to 216, losing weight at about 3.5 pounds a week on average
i weight train 5-6 times a week, soccer practice which is just straight cardio for an hour once a week, hiit once or twice a week and i average id say 9000-10000 steps a day, once in a while (less than once a week) itll be at around 5000-7500
around 23-24% body fat, trying to cut down to 15-16%
any ideas on how long i should try to do this in, and how many more pounds i might have to lose?
loll back when i didnt have a clue on nutrition and lifting i thought all i had to lose was 60 pounds and id have the body i want, over time ive learned thats definitely not the case, my initial goal was 210 pounds but i see now that even when i hit that i wont have the body i want. i feel as if im going to have to continue losing weight until around 190? and then go on a lean bulk if anything, but please tell me i dont have to go lower than 190 haha. realistically i think i can lose 8% in 12-14 weeks, am i wrong?
i weight train 5-6 times a week, soccer practice which is just straight cardio for an hour once a week, hiit once or twice a week and i average id say 9000-10000 steps a day, once in a while (less than once a week) itll be at around 5000-7500
around 23-24% body fat, trying to cut down to 15-16%
any ideas on how long i should try to do this in, and how many more pounds i might have to lose?
loll back when i didnt have a clue on nutrition and lifting i thought all i had to lose was 60 pounds and id have the body i want, over time ive learned thats definitely not the case, my initial goal was 210 pounds but i see now that even when i hit that i wont have the body i want. i feel as if im going to have to continue losing weight until around 190? and then go on a lean bulk if anything, but please tell me i dont have to go lower than 190 haha. realistically i think i can lose 8% in 12-14 weeks, am i wrong?
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My advice would be not to try to "do it in" a certain time period. You might have a general idea of a timeline but saying that you're going to hit X weight by Y date doesn't generally work.
You didn't mention your height so I can't give you a goal weight range but if you google "healthy weight chart men" you'll get a general idea. You can also play around with a calculator like this one, which might help you.0
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