Wife wants to loose weight
shadow4478
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She's currently 5'1 weighs 164lbs and would like to drop down to 140
lbs as a first goal.
What should she expect? And how long it will take?
We both started eating healthy and the results are slowly comming in but question to yiu experts is : it something achieved in 3 months, half a year or...
She keeps her calory intake at about 1500
I should note she's bickering at me as I write this
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lbs as a first goal.
What should she expect? And how long it will take?
We both started eating healthy and the results are slowly comming in but question to yiu experts is : it something achieved in 3 months, half a year or...
She keeps her calory intake at about 1500
I should note she's bickering at me as I write this
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she wants to lose weight from 164 to 164? that isn't any loss
That said, if she exercises 1500 cals would probably be good for her to lose weight.0 -
I am 5'1" and started at 170lbs. (And i'm 44). 140 was my first goal and took me about 4 1/2 months to get there. I set my calorie goal to 1200 a day, but I use my treadmill almost daily so I can eat more than that.
I started March 1 and am now down to about 126 pounds. I am looking to get to 120 and maybe down to 115, depending on if my stupid belly decides to come off in the next 6 pounds, which I highly doubt it will. I have no plans to ever go lower than 115 and might even come back up to 120 after. For some reason going below 120 just seems too much for me, but I want to see if i can do it. I haven't weighed less than 125 pounds since I was in high school. 0 -
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With <25 lbs to lose, I think the recommendation is a goal of no more than 1 lb/week. She needs to fill out a profile (don't overestimate activity level) and get her numbers from MFP and it will get the job done. At that rate, best-case scenario would be @ 6 months, but it doesn't always work that way. Patience is key.
By the way, if she wants to lose weight, why isn't she the one on MFP?0 -
1500 calories should be near 1lb/week. So, 24 weeks assuming she either doesn't exercise or eats back exercise calories. She would also either need to increase activity level or eat less as she loses weight to maintain the rate.0
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nordlead2005 wrote: »1500 calories should be near 1lb/week. So, 24 weeks assuming she either doesn't exercise or eats back exercise calories. She would also either need to increase activity level or eat less as she loses weight to maintain the rate.
I doubt her maintenance is 2000 at her size. I would guess closer to 1800, so she would lose at 1500 but probably 0.5-0.6 lbs/week.0 -
With <25 lbs to lose, I think the recommendation is a goal of no more than 1 lb/week. She needs to fill out a profile (don't overestimate activity level) and get her numbers from MFP and it will get the job done. At that rate, best-case scenario would be @ 6 months, but it doesn't always work that way. Patience is key.
By the way, if she wants to lose weight, why isn't she the one on MFP?
With upward of 40lb of fat on her body she has plenty of fat to fuel a decent sized deficit even up to 1% of her body weight (1.5lb/week). Just because she has a goal of 25lb doesn't mean she can't lose faster. That is like saying a +300lb person who wants to lose 25lb shouldn't lose faster than 1lb/week.0 -
nordlead2005 wrote: »1500 calories should be near 1lb/week. So, 24 weeks assuming she either doesn't exercise or eats back exercise calories. She would also either need to increase activity level or eat less as she loses weight to maintain the rate.
I doubt her maintenance is 2000 at her size. I would guess closer to 1800, so she would lose at 1500 but probably 0.5-0.6 lbs/week.
164lb, 31 years old (assumed), and 5'1" gives a BMR of ~1400, assume lightly active (which fits most people) and that gets you to 1960. So I rounded a bit. 0.9lb/week, so 26.7 weeks. In the grand scheme of things, her ability to stick to the plan is going to have a bigger impact.0 -
nordlead2005 wrote: »nordlead2005 wrote: »1500 calories should be near 1lb/week. So, 24 weeks assuming she either doesn't exercise or eats back exercise calories. She would also either need to increase activity level or eat less as she loses weight to maintain the rate.
I doubt her maintenance is 2000 at her size. I would guess closer to 1800, so she would lose at 1500 but probably 0.5-0.6 lbs/week.
164lb, 31 years old (assumed), and 5'1" gives a BMR of ~1400, assume lightly active (which fits most people) and that gets you to 1960. So I rounded a bit. 0.9lb/week, so 26.7 weeks. In the grand scheme of things, her ability to stick to the plan is going to have a bigger impact.
That's what I had in mind by saying 1 lb/week- sustainability.0 -
She can safely lose 1.64 pounds per week.
My suggestion would be to go with 1 pound per week instead as it's likely more sustainable and she'll be able to eat more.
Her stats-
Height- 5'1
Weight- 164
Her BMR- 1431
If she's sedentary at her job or daily life she maintains on 1717-1800 calories a day.
To lose 1 pound per week she needs to eat 1217 calories per day.
To lose 24 pounds it will take her approximately 24 weeks or 6 months.
Any calories burned with cardio can be eaten back to maintain the 1 pound per week loss.
If she continues at her CURRENT rate of 1500 calories it will take her an entire year to lose 24 pounds.0 -
I would expect this to take 6 months or so. As her weight goes down, her calorie burn will decrease, and she should reduce her calorie deficit as well. She may be able to do 1 pound a week for the first 2-3 months and then after that go to something more like 1/3-1/2 pound per week, especially considering her height (shorter = fewer calories to work with at a starting point.)
Overall, I wouldn't try to shove it into a certain time frame. Unless she's attempting to compete in some sort of bodybuilding competition, where a certain level of leanness is required, I don't see the point. Yes, it's nice to think she'd hit 140 by a certain point, but it certainly isn't necessary. Furthermore, a lot of people get really disappointed/demotivated by realizing that they aren't going to get to their goal within their time frame so it ends up creating problems for no reason.0 -
It is absolutely impossible for us to say with any accuracy how long it will take her to lose weigh @ 1500 cals per day because we can only guess about activity level, logging accuracy, determination/commitment, medical conditions, etc.
BUT if one eats at a deficit, logs accurately while paying attention to get enough nutrition, one will steadily lose weight over time. And if one starts or continues exercising, they will also benefit in terms of improved fitness, heart/lung health, etc.rainbowbow wrote: »
If she continues at her CURRENT rate of 1500 calories it will take her an entire year to lose 24 pounds.
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StaciMarie1974 wrote: »It is absolutely impossible for us to say with any accuracy how long it will take her to lose weigh @ 1500 cals per day because we can only guess about activity level, logging accuracy, determination/commitment, medical conditions, etc.
BUT if one eats at a deficit, logs accurately while paying attention to get enough nutrition, one will steadily lose weight over time. And if one starts or continues exercising, they will also benefit in terms of improved fitness, heart/lung health, etc.rainbowbow wrote: »
If she continues at her CURRENT rate of 1500 calories it will take her an entire year to lose 24 pounds.
i said, assuming she's sedentary in her daily activity... but... yeah.0 -
shadow4478 wrote: »Wife wants to loose weight)
Why isn't she asking this question? I hate to be a Debbie Downer but you can't lose weight by proxy. If she's not motivated enough to create an account here and post a question then it's not likely that she'll be motivated enough to stick with this.
But yeah, what everyone else said. Probably about a 8 - 12 months.
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I don't know why that is bold and italicized since it isn't a big deal.rainbowbow wrote: »If she continues at her CURRENT rate of 1500 calories it will take her an entire year to lose 24 pounds.
I got to my goal weight by losing 0.5lb/week pretty consistently and it worked really well for me. I was rarely excessively hungry, I got to enjoy the foods that I like, and I lost the weight I wanted to lose. The transition from weight loss to maintenance was pretty easy and I've been maintaining for over 9 months now.
@shadow4478: Your wife is going to have to decide what route she wants to take, but there is nothing wrong with the slow and steady approach if it works for her.
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I don't know why that is bold and italicized since it isn't a big deal.rainbowbow wrote: »If she continues at her CURRENT rate of 1500 calories it will take her an entire year to lose 24 pounds.
I got to my goal weight by losing 0.5lb/week pretty consistently and it worked really well for me. I was rarely excessively hungry, I got to enjoy the foods that I like, and I lost the weight I wanted to lose. The transition from weight loss to maintenance was pretty easy and I've been maintaining for over 9 months now.
@shadow4478: Your wife is going to have to decide what route she wants to take, but there is nothing wrong with the slow and steady approach if it works for her.
It also assumes she's totally sedentary, when many people are lightly active even if they don't have active jobs or do intentional exercise. We simply don't know enough to predict. If she sees how much she's losing per week now she can estimate from that or adjust as she likes.0 -
.5 to 1 lb a week would be a good rate with less than 25 lbs to lose.
If she loses at a rate of 1 lb a week it should take about 6 months to lose 24 lbs. If she is losing at a rate of .5 lb a week it would be more like a year.
1500 calories is probably not a big enough deficit for 1 lb a week if she is sedentary. If she is active it could be fine.
http://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php
Just get her to plug her stats and activity level into MFP and choose the rate she wants to lose at. If she uses the calorie number she is given by MFP she might get better results.
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The biggest obstacle of losing weight is our lack of dedication. If she sticks to her 1500 calories she WILL be at her goal a year from now. If she does what the average dieter does and stops than she wont. Ultimately it's up to her. How bad does she want it?0
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The toughest parts of sticking with this is that there will be up days and down days. It's the trend that really matters so it helps to keep that in mind. Weigh yourself no more than once a week, at the same time of day, same day of the week. There are tools like weightgrapher that add a trend line so you can see if overall you are going up or down. Please don't let one bad week get you down. It's sustained effort over a long period of time that gets results.0
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nordlead2005 wrote: »nordlead2005 wrote: »1500 calories should be near 1lb/week. So, 24 weeks assuming she either doesn't exercise or eats back exercise calories. She would also either need to increase activity level or eat less as she loses weight to maintain the rate.
I doubt her maintenance is 2000 at her size. I would guess closer to 1800, so she would lose at 1500 but probably 0.5-0.6 lbs/week.
164lb, 31 years old (assumed), and 5'1" gives a BMR of ~1400, assume lightly active (which fits most people) and that gets you to 1960. So I rounded a bit. 0.9lb/week, so 26.7 weeks. In the grand scheme of things, her ability to stick to the plan is going to have a bigger impact.
Okay, most people are sedentary though which would give (desk job) then add exercise separately gives cals of 1400*1.2 = 1680 which 1500 is only a deficit of 180, less than 0.5lbs/week, so I would still go with my 0.5-0.6 lb/week assumption, unless she does not eat cals back.0 -
shadow4478 wrote: »Wife wants to loose weight)
Why isn't she asking this question? I hate to be a Debbie Downer but you can't lose weight by proxy. If she's not motivated enough to create an account here and post a question then it's not likely that she'll be motivated enough to stick with this.
But yeah, what everyone else said. Probably about a 8 - 12 months.
I'm sure she can chime in.
She does have an account and I'll see if she will chime in) 0 -
This is the Wife
Thanks all for the replies
On the other hand, what is everyone's experience how did you feel while loosing the pounds? More energy etc....0 -
jollimorerebecca wrote: »This is the Wife
Thanks all for the replies
On the other hand, what is everyone's experience how did you feel while loosing the pounds? More energy etc....
Hello to the wife
I felt great. Keeping in mind that I didn't eat in a huge deficit (I ate 1750-1850 calories on average), I was not normally hungry beyond "oh it's dinner time" type of hunger. When I got to the point where I was suddenly hungry several days in a row, I took a week off to eat at maintenance. After that week I'd go back to cutting calories again. I usually felt re-energized and ready to get back to it before the week but kept the maintenance break going for the full week. If you want to read my success thread, I have the link in my profile (along with links to other articles/websites that I have found useful along the way.)0 -
jollimorerebecca wrote: »This is the Wife
Thanks all for the replies
On the other hand, what is everyone's experience how did you feel while loosing the pounds? More energy etc....
If I eat too little, or if I did low carb (not for me) then I would feel wiped out. But, the "carb flu" feeling is temporary.
Getting the most bang for your calorie buck will help increase your energy level too. This takes some practice. Protein, fat & fiber are all filling. But it's a little bit different combination for everyone. Once you get the hang of it, energy levels are good.
Moving more gives you more calories too. For me, this is encouraging. For others, they would exercise anyway. I feel better, I sleep better when I exercise....so it's win-win.0 -
nordlead2005 wrote: »nordlead2005 wrote: »1500 calories should be near 1lb/week. So, 24 weeks assuming she either doesn't exercise or eats back exercise calories. She would also either need to increase activity level or eat less as she loses weight to maintain the rate.
I doubt her maintenance is 2000 at her size. I would guess closer to 1800, so she would lose at 1500 but probably 0.5-0.6 lbs/week.
164lb, 31 years old (assumed), and 5'1" gives a BMR of ~1400, assume lightly active (which fits most people) and that gets you to 1960. So I rounded a bit. 0.9lb/week, so 26.7 weeks. In the grand scheme of things, her ability to stick to the plan is going to have a bigger impact.
Okay, most people are sedentary though which would give (desk job) then add exercise separately gives cals of 1400*1.2 = 1680 which 1500 is only a deficit of 180, less than 0.5lbs/week, so I would still go with my 0.5-0.6 lb/week assumption, unless she does not eat cals back.
Most people aren't sedentary really. They may not exercise, they may not have super active jobs, but sedentary basically means bedridden outside of your desk job work. Most people do housework, light yard work, walking at the mall while shopping, etc... all of which shouldn't really be logged as exercise (they could, but it would be a pain). I have a 8-5 desk job (programmer) and I'm much closer to lightly active then sedentary and I log and eat all of my exercise calories (including walks between buildings at work). Sedentary is a much better fit for the people who use those powered carts while shopping and otherwise don't go outside of their house. Either that, or we need a new category called super sedentary with a 1.1x multiplier.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter though and we are splitting hairs. If she sticks to 1500 calories then she can figure out where she falls in the activity levels just by monitoring progress and pick the one that fits best. As I always say, stick to the original estimate for 6-8 weeks and then adjust accordingly.
EDIT: I'll also add that sedentary probably works better for most people only because they cheat with their logging. Either not weighing everything or just outright not logging things that they graze on. It gives them that extra buffer to make sure they hit their goal. You also have to factor in that BMR estimates are for the population average. We are talking 1 specific person who's BMR could be off by +/- 15%. So, if your BMR is on the low side you could have 200 less calories to spare. You won't figure that out until you stick to a plan for a while.0 -
jollimorerebecca wrote: »This is the Wife
Thanks all for the replies
On the other hand, what is everyone's experience how did you feel while loosing the pounds? More energy etc....
Hello! My husband and I are both on MFP too. It sure helps to have support and encouragement at home. I read so many threads where people's families and/or significant others make it difficult for them, so at least you've got that going for you.
I've lost about 30 pounds since June 22 (from 206 to 176ish), which works out to about 1.8 lbs/week. I'm also a bit of a shorty (5'2.5"). While I wouldn't say it's been easy, it's definitely been worth it. I feel empowered and hopeful (most of the time anyway). Best of luck on your journey!!
Edit: MFP gives me 1400 calories/day for a lb/week loss goal, but I eat closer to 1750 most days. I walk at least 5 miles a day and have a fitbit to adjust my calories.0 -
Very good. After a decade or so of trying, I finally got it right. Now maintaining for about a year.
My rules (for me, adjust as is appropriate if you're not me LOL):
Don't go too extreme. 1200 cals did not work for me as a daily goal. I could do it here and there, but not consistently. And consistency is what ultimately gets you the prize.
Figure out your strengths and weaknesses. Pick one weakness at a time to focus on, and every 1-2 weeks add in another as you get control of them. Like drinking water, eating veggies, getting physical activity on a regular basis. You don't have to be perfect at everything at once.
Once you've figured out a goal, think of it like a budget. Give it as much priority as you do your household finances. You probably have want and needs in spending. You take care of the needs, and then factor in some of the wants as money allows. The same works for calories. You probably don't want to make treats (whatever that means for you, we're all different) the majority of your calories in, but fitting them in from time to time is fine.
On that topic - there are no good foods or bad foods. Unless you have health reasons to avoid certain things, of course.
If you have an off day, don't be too hard on yourself. You can prepare for big meals in a couple of ways. a) save 100 cals per day the rest of the week b) go for an extra walk c) simply allow yourself to eat a little more occasionally. The key though is to consistently and accurately log everything, even if you are above your daily goal. Be honest with yourself.
Move! We're not meant to be sedentary people. Doesn't mean you have to run a marathon, but if you're not already somewhat active find things to do that you enjoy and that involve movement. Its good for the heart, lungs and has so many other benefits as well.jollimorerebecca wrote: »This is the Wife
Thanks all for the replies
On the other hand, what is everyone's experience how did you feel while loosing the pounds? More energy etc....
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Thanks everyone !!!!
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Why are you asking for her?0
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jollimorerebecca wrote: »This is the Wife
Thanks all for the replies
On the other hand, what is everyone's experience how did you feel while loosing the pounds? More energy etc....
I echo @jemhh experience in that I had no desire to lose weight with a massive deficit. I think the lowest I ever went was 1700 calories a day, and didn't like that very much so raised it to 1850. How did it feel losing? GREAT. I added exercise. I took control of mindless snacking and bored eating (still a work in progress). Honestly, I have never felt better in my life. And this comes from someone post-menopausal.
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