10 pounds in a month
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In @cwolfman13 's defense, I think he was referring to the other poster who weighed in at 136 and wanted to drop 10 lbs in a month and quoted the wrong user.
Or maybe not...I'll let him clarify before crucifying him
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Many people on this site have different perspectives on where they feel themselves to be a comfortable weight, so I usually bite my tongue about how I feel at this weight (yes, even with a recomp at this weight, unless I want to spend 10+ hours in the gym a week), but I'm with you, WeddedBliss. My first goal is 125lbs, and then I'll see what the time I have for exercise can do to my body at this age and go from there. (I used to have much more time to simply work out.)0
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Given your age (ESPECIALLY if you've had a total hysterectomy), I'd push into weights earlier rather than later. You actually CAN build some bone density at your age. I certainly wouldn't want to lose it.
I've been a bit jumpy because I accidentally gave myself an ulcer with NSAIDs + diary. I'm soooo glad it seems to be healed because I want to put the dairy back into my diet! It's really, really not good for me (or any woman) to be low calcium (and supplements don't help as much as milk).
i am in desperate need of stopping milk right now! LOL i drink WAY too much and i know it's hindering my weight loss at this point in time. i will try other forms of milk besides cow's milk, and will add some supplements. i am going to definitely get back into heavy lifting; i miss it alot.
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I think the only way you will be able to lose 10 pounds in a month at your current weight is because you are just starting out. A lot of times people drop a lot of weight at the beginning because they have retained a lot of water and are now dumping it. But losing actual 10 pounds of fat at your current weight is going to be extremely difficult to do in a safe way.0
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ceoverturf wrote: »In @cwolfman13 's defense, I think he was referring to the other poster who weighed in at 136 and wanted to drop 10 lbs in a month and quoted the wrong user.
Or maybe not...I'll let him clarify before crucifying him
does it really matter? name calling is name calling. even if it wasn't meant for me, i think it's awful to call someone an anorexic. people who are really anorexic are sick (*ill; not meant to be a derogatory remark*) and it's not something to just be tossed around. and if it was meant for me or for the other poster, it is up to us what is the right weight for us. we were simply just asking about how much weight per week anyone else was losing.
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Not to be a jerk, but my old body used to make men curse under their breaths and run into things from staring. Random strangers would come up to me every couple of weeks and complement me (male, female, even little kids would whisper, "you're so beautiful!").
I certainly don't miss getting hit on all the time--I mostly wore clothes to hide my body because when I go to the grocery store, I want to go to the grocery store--but I want to look that good for ME again.
My body used to look 2x as good as my face. Now it's the opposite.
Nothing unhealthy in that goal at the least.0 -
WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Given your age (ESPECIALLY if you've had a total hysterectomy), I'd push into weights earlier rather than later. You actually CAN build some bone density at your age. I certainly wouldn't want to lose it.
I've been a bit jumpy because I accidentally gave myself an ulcer with NSAIDs + diary. I'm soooo glad it seems to be healed because I want to put the dairy back into my diet! It's really, really not good for me (or any woman) to be low calcium (and supplements don't help as much as milk).
i am in desperate need of stopping milk right now! LOL i drink WAY too much and i know it's hindering my weight loss at this point in time. i will try other forms of milk besides cow's milk, and will add some supplements. i am going to definitely get back into heavy lifting; i miss it alot.
I used to drink 2 gallons a week. LOL. I cut out almost EVERYTHING because it was killing me with the ulcer, but now that it's gone, I'm going to try a full serving today. If I don't get sick, 2 tomorrow!0 -
WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »In @cwolfman13 's defense, I think he was referring to the other poster who weighed in at 136 and wanted to drop 10 lbs in a month and quoted the wrong user.
Or maybe not...I'll let him clarify before crucifying him
does it really matter? name calling is name calling. even if it wasn't meant for me, i think it's awful to call someone an anorexic. people who are really anorexic are sick (*ill; not meant to be a derogatory remark*) and it's not something to just be tossed around. and if it was meant for me or for the other poster, it is up to us what is the right weight for us. we were simply just asking about how much weight per week anyone else was losing.
Fair enough. I probably would have put it more delicately, but that post did definitely have eating/body image disorder written all over it.0 -
jackieleonard119 wrote: »I have the same goal! I'd like to lose 10 pounds this month. I am 5'3" and I weigh 136 but I am trying to get down to 115 by the end of October. I think we can absolutely reach our goal as long as we stay focused. Feel free to add to to keep each other accountable! How is your diet?
Yeah, that's not going to be possible without losing a ton of lean mass, even at your height. You just don't have enough fat on your body for it to mobilize at that rate. You should aim for about 5-6lbs. That's doable but high for your current weight.0 -
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Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?0 -
ceoverturf wrote: »WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »In @cwolfman13 's defense, I think he was referring to the other poster who weighed in at 136 and wanted to drop 10 lbs in a month and quoted the wrong user.
Or maybe not...I'll let him clarify before crucifying him
does it really matter? name calling is name calling. even if it wasn't meant for me, i think it's awful to call someone an anorexic. people who are really anorexic are sick (*ill; not meant to be a derogatory remark*) and it's not something to just be tossed around. and if it was meant for me or for the other poster, it is up to us what is the right weight for us. we were simply just asking about how much weight per week anyone else was losing.
Fair enough. I probably would have put it more delicately, but that post did definitely have eating/body image disorder written all over it.
so are you talking about the 5' 3" poster, or my OP?
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.0 -
ceoverturf wrote: »WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »In @cwolfman13 's defense, I think he was referring to the other poster who weighed in at 136 and wanted to drop 10 lbs in a month and quoted the wrong user.
Or maybe not...I'll let him clarify before crucifying him
does it really matter? name calling is name calling. even if it wasn't meant for me, i think it's awful to call someone an anorexic. people who are really anorexic are sick (*ill; not meant to be a derogatory remark*) and it's not something to just be tossed around. and if it was meant for me or for the other poster, it is up to us what is the right weight for us. we were simply just asking about how much weight per week anyone else was losing.
Fair enough. I probably would have put it more delicately, but that post did definitely have eating/body image disorder written all over it.
Not at all. She's way closer to overweight than underweight for her height.0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.
No, her final weight goal is totally realistic. That's all.
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.
No, her final weight goal is totally realistic. That's all.
YES, i admit, i am the one who started the whole 10 lbs per month thing. i REALLY want to get below 160 before my anniversary. it's probably not possible, and may not be healthy, and i appreciate the input. i hate that it came down to name-calling and people lashing-out at someone else for her goals.
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Given your age (ESPECIALLY if you've had a total hysterectomy), I'd push into weights earlier rather than later. You actually CAN build some bone density at your age. I certainly wouldn't want to lose it.
I've been a bit jumpy because I accidentally gave myself an ulcer with NSAIDs + diary. I'm soooo glad it seems to be healed because I want to put the dairy back into my diet! It's really, really not good for me (or any woman) to be low calcium (and supplements don't help as much as milk).
I don't eat much dairy, I'm lactose intolerant.
Weight bearing exercises do a lot to promote bone density.
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.
No, her final weight goal is totally realistic. That's all.
Final weight goal is realistic, agreed.
Even considering trying to lose 10lbs per month at that weight is not.
I think mantium calculated the approximate caloric intake necessary to accomplish that somewhere on the first page to be somewhere around 600 calories a day.
I'll stand my assertion that a 600 cal/day diet is disordered.
(again, not referring to OP but to the other poster. My apologies for derailing the thread, and I will stop further derailment from here forward).
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ceoverturf wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.
No, her final weight goal is totally realistic. That's all.
Final weight goal is realistic, agreed.
Even considering trying to lose 10lbs per month at that weight is not.
I think mantium calculated the approximate caloric intake necessary to accomplish that somewhere on the first page to be somewhere around 600 calories a day.
I'll stand my assertion that a 600 cal/day diet is disordered.
(again, not referring to OP but to the other poster. My apologies for derailing the thread, and I will stop further derailment from here forward).
i see what you are saying. the poster never came-out and said she was living on 600 cals/day but it was inferred by calculating what it would take for her to lose 10lbs/month at her height/weight.
sometimes i know for myself, i do not go into calculations, i simply look at "hey i want to be 158 lbs" and then i set a time line of when i want it done, and i don't bother to look a the math. that is why i appreciate the input on here, because it helps to see the REAL numbers.
what bothers me is that i don't have intentions of eating 600 calories a day, but it may come across that way when someone looks at it from the outside. that is one of the problems with MFP; people just get on here and bash other people (not saying you did this...) instead of offering help or using a kind tone.
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ceoverturf wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.
No, her final weight goal is totally realistic. That's all.
Final weight goal is realistic, agreed.
Even considering trying to lose 10lbs per month at that weight is not.
I think mantium calculated the approximate caloric intake necessary to accomplish that somewhere on the first page to be somewhere around 600 calories a day.
I'll stand my assertion that a 600 cal/day diet is disordered.
(again, not referring to OP but to the other poster. My apologies for derailing the thread, and I will stop further derailment from here forward).
My ticker says I'd need to eat 600 cal/day to lose 8lbs in a month with my activity at sedentary. If course I won't do that. But I can raise my TDEE from sedentary to 2200-2400 and lose that much. (At my weight, it's physically impossible without many, many hours of lifting not to lose SOME lean mass.)
BTW, VLCDs are almost always above 600cal. Below that is VERY dangerous for anyone, no matter what their weights and no matter how supervised.
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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Given your age (ESPECIALLY if you've had a total hysterectomy), I'd push into weights earlier rather than later. You actually CAN build some bone density at your age. I certainly wouldn't want to lose it.
I've been a bit jumpy because I accidentally gave myself an ulcer with NSAIDs + diary. I'm soooo glad it seems to be healed because I want to put the dairy back into my diet! It's really, really not good for me (or any woman) to be low calcium (and supplements don't help as much as milk).
I don't eat much dairy, I'm lactose intolerant.
Weight bearing exercises do a lot to promote bone density.
I've got crappy joints and am starting from ground zero with muscle strength again. :P So I'm doing bodyweights and light weights until I get strong enough that they're more stabilized.0 -
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Okay this went a bit downhill fast. Seems OP is on board with a healthy final goal and a reconsidetation of her rate of loss goal...so all sounds good other than cleanup!
When I was setting up my initial caloric targets (after figuring a thing or two a few months in) I also considered my lightly active calories at goal weight and decided that I was going to try and lose by eating well above that at first... tapering down to that level only if I have to.
Obviously to achieve the weight loss goal this requures a higher than lightly active level of activity near the end...
This is in contrast to a strategy of going straight to mininum safe calories for Max deficit and weight loss.0 -
WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Healthy weights at 5'3": 104.4 lbs-141.1 lbs - GW: 115
At 5'6" (me): 114.6 lbs-54.9 lbs - GW: 125
At 5'6.5" (OP): 116.4 lbs-157.3 lbs - GW: 124
NO ONE here is or want to be anorexic. :P
Just so I can get this straight....
Is this defending trying to go from 136-126 in one month.....4 weeks.... for that individual?
5'3"? Nope. I already told her that's not realistic and 5-6 is. 10lbs would cannibalize a lot of muscle and other lean mass.
People often assume that if The Biggest Loser can lose 9-12lbs in a week, they can do it in a month. That doesn't mean they're anorexic. It just means they don't have all the data.
I'm going to have to cut my deficit later this week. I've been running 1000 calories. When I hit 136lbs, it will have to drop about 30cal per pound.
That's fair. The post makes it look like it's in defense of the idea being a good one.
No, her final weight goal is totally realistic. That's all.
Final weight goal is realistic, agreed.
Even considering trying to lose 10lbs per month at that weight is not.
I think mantium calculated the approximate caloric intake necessary to accomplish that somewhere on the first page to be somewhere around 600 calories a day.
I'll stand my assertion that a 600 cal/day diet is disordered.
(again, not referring to OP but to the other poster. My apologies for derailing the thread, and I will stop further derailment from here forward).
i see what you are saying. the poster never came-out and said she was living on 600 cals/day but it was inferred by calculating what it would take for her to lose 10lbs/month at her height/weight.
sometimes i know for myself, i do not go into calculations, i simply look at "hey i want to be 158 lbs" and then i set a time line of when i want it done, and i don't bother to look a the math. that is why i appreciate the input on here, because it helps to see the REAL numbers.
what bothers me is that i don't have intentions of eating 600 calories a day, but it may come across that way when someone looks at it from the outside. that is one of the problems with MFP; people just get on here and bash other people (not saying you did this...) instead of offering help or using a kind tone.
Yes, and with all the fad diets offering such fast results, it doesn't SEEM unrealistic on the face of it. "I "only" want to lose X pounds. So it shouldn't take any time at all!" Well, starting weight matters. A ton.0 -
I'm trying to do this also but I have about 150 pounds to lose. So it's a little more realistic that I can lose 8-10 pounds a month for a few months but I know that this isn't a realistic long term goal.0
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