Possible Goal... or Far Reach?

Thanasi99

Okay, so I am attempting to get down to about 165 lbs. by the end of August.

I currently weigh 187.8 lbs. (from 210 lbs. since April).

Is this goal/safe possible?

TimothyFish

It's possible, but unlikely.

ManiacalLaugh

That's almost 2 lbs/week (if my maths aren't broken). It's possible, but it would be difficult. You'd have to do an aggressive plan, likely bottoming out at 1200 calories/day. Keep in mind too, you've lost a decent amount of weight since April. This is going to lower your TDEE and make it harder to lose.

IsaackGMOON

ManiacalLaugh wrote: »

That's almost 2 lbs/week (if my maths aren't broken). It's possible, but it would be difficult. You'd have to do an aggressive plan, likely bottoming out at 1200 calories/day. Keep in mind too, you've lost a decent amount of weight since April. This is going to lower your TDEE and make it harder to lose.

It's possible but it will be a challenge OP. I checked your profile and it didn't state whether you're male or female, just remember that the minimum calories for a male is 1500 and 1200 for females.

In my eyes its best to have a moderate deficit relative to your TDEE.

Thanasi99

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

ManiacalLaugh wrote: »

That's almost 2 lbs/week (if my maths aren't broken). It's possible, but it would be difficult. You'd have to do an aggressive plan, likely bottoming out at 1200 calories/day. Keep in mind too, you've lost a decent amount of weight since April. This is going to lower your TDEE and make it harder to lose.

It's possible but it will be a challenge OP. I checked your profile and it didn't state whether you're male or female, just remember that the minimum calories for a male is 1500 and 1200 for females.

In my eyes its best to have a moderate deficit relative to your TDEE.

I am a male, so it will be a little bit tougher given the higher caloric limits. However, I plan to integrate more regular exercise, as thus far I've only been doing some exercise on and off.

Thank you for your response!

bpetrosky

The recommended max is about 2 lb/wk, but being so close to your target weight it is very hard to lose at that rate. 1 lb/wk is more realistic.

You may find that you lose a big chunk of water weight when you start off on a plan, however, so you may be closer than you think.

In short, it's possible, but not easy or advisable to push it that hard. Is there a reason for such a tight deadline?

davidmanfred

Also consider that adding more exercise will replace fat with muscle so the trade off might be a more svelte physique that isn't recorded on the scale. When I step up exercise I tend to lose fat but less weight than when I just watch calories without the exercise.

Thanasi99

bpetrosky wrote: »

The recommended max is about 2 lb/wk, but being so close to your target weight it is very hard to lose at that rate. 1 lb/wk is more realistic.

You may find that you lose a big chunk of water weight when you start off on a plan, however, so you may be closer than you think.

In short, it's possible, but not easy or advisable to push it that hard. Is there a reason for such a tight deadline?

No reason in particular, just the goal date I had in mind. Thanks for the help!

IsaackGMOON

davidmanfred wrote: »

Also consider that adding more exercise will replace fat with muscle so the trade off might be a more svelte physique that isn't recorded on the scale. When I step up exercise I tend to lose fat but less weight than when I just watch calories without the exercise.

No... please stop giving out misinformed information.

OP doing exercise in a deficit will not replace fat with muscle.

Thanasi99 wrote: »

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

ManiacalLaugh wrote: »

That's almost 2 lbs/week (if my maths aren't broken). It's possible, but it would be difficult. You'd have to do an aggressive plan, likely bottoming out at 1200 calories/day. Keep in mind too, you've lost a decent amount of weight since April. This is going to lower your TDEE and make it harder to lose.

It's possible but it will be a challenge OP. I checked your profile and it didn't state whether you're male or female, just remember that the minimum calories for a male is 1500 and 1200 for females.

In my eyes its best to have a moderate deficit relative to your TDEE.

I am a male, so it will be a little bit tougher given the higher caloric limits. However, I plan to integrate more regular exercise, as thus far I've only been doing some exercise on and off.

Thank you for your response!

Whats your TDEE?

Thanasi99

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

davidmanfred wrote: »

Also consider that adding more exercise will replace fat with muscle so the trade off might be a more svelte physique that isn't recorded on the scale. When I step up exercise I tend to lose fat but less weight than when I just watch calories without the exercise.

No... please stop giving out misinformed information.

OP doing exercise in a deficit will not replace fat with muscle.

Hmm... I do think there may be some validity to the statement. I don't think he intended to mean a pound for pound trade off, but rather, some muscle growth (at a much slower rate than weight loss) may be noticed, and thus slow down weight loss to a degree.

BWBTrish

davidmanfred wrote: »

Also consider that adding more exercise will replace fat with muscle so the trade off might be a more svelte physique that isn't recorded on the scale. When I step up exercise I tend to lose fat but less weight than when I just watch calories without the exercise.

You dont gain muscle when you eat in deficit!!!!!

for the OP
your weight loss will slow down...a lot

But just keep going ( eat the healthy recommended calories) and you will be closer to your goal than when you started

Thanasi99

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

davidmanfred wrote: »

Also consider that adding more exercise will replace fat with muscle so the trade off might be a more svelte physique that isn't recorded on the scale. When I step up exercise I tend to lose fat but less weight than when I just watch calories without the exercise.

You dont gain muscle when you eat in deficit!!!!!

for the OP
your weight loss will slow down...a lot

But just keep going ( eat the healthy recommended calories) and you will be closer to your goal than when you started

I see... I guess I was also misinformed regarding muscle gain.

Thanks for clearing that up!

Elle_Bronwyn15

Very possible as long as you stick with it!

BWBTrish

Thanasi99 wrote: »

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

davidmanfred wrote: »

Also consider that adding more exercise will replace fat with muscle so the trade off might be a more svelte physique that isn't recorded on the scale. When I step up exercise I tend to lose fat but less weight than when I just watch calories without the exercise.

You dont gain muscle when you eat in deficit!!!!!

for the OP
your weight loss will slow down...a lot

But just keep going ( eat the healthy recommended calories) and you will be closer to your goal than when you started

I see... I guess I was also misinformed regarding muscle gain.

Thanks for clearing that up!

yvw