Any tips on how to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016

Hi, I am 19 years old and I have an occasion coming up and I really want to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016. I am not exercising much because I am usually busy with school. Is there any tips on how I can lose that weight and keep it off?
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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You need more time.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    Safe weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds per week. It's already the third week of January, which leaves you just six weeks to lose that 15 pounds. There's really no safe way to do that. A better goal would be 10 pounds in six weeks, and to get there you'll need to somehow up your activity and keep your calorie count close to recommended.

    I get being busy with school (most of us have jobs, etc, too.) but if there's a way to increase your walking just by twenty minutes a day, maybe walk around the building between classes, go for a quick job after class, etc, you can add on a bit more activity to help off-balance time sitting in class and doing homework.
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    Oh oh oh always wanted to be a jerk and say this. " cut off s limb". Just kidding but got so tired of hearing that in the past. Honestly it can be done
    Increase cardio decrease what u eat
    But always eat over 1000
    Message me
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I would add, and trying to remain respectful, that @superhockeymom is aware that she has her own demons to face when it comes to a healthy approach to eating and with the greatest respect should not be offering to PM a young adult and support them in a disordered approach to eating

    As a regular poster I would ask that you endeavour to keep all messages in the open so that appropriate and healthy approaches can be discussed and refuted and the OP can form an independent decision with all the relevant information available

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    Hi, I am 19 years old and I have an occasion coming up and I really want to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016. I am not exercising much because I am usually busy with school. Is there any tips on how I can lose that weight and keep it off?

    OP

    You can look and feel a whole lot better about yourself in 6 weeks. And get confidence to rock whatever you look like .. looking good is very much connected to your level of confidence

    My advice would be to select an appropriate defecit which gives you 1 to 1.5lb maximum projected weight loss per week (I know this doesn't add up to your 15lbs target but please bare with me)

    You say you don't have time to exercise - are you walking between classes .. to school / back from school - do that but up the speed you're walking at and take the long way round - try to hit 10 - 15K steps a day minimum

    When you are at home do a progressive resistance programme - seriously you can spare 40 mins 3 - 5 times a week
    Check out nerdfitness.com beginner's bodyweight http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    You may get a little achey - great - work through it

    And then get a rocking outfit and supportive undies and you're set

    smile, head held high and get your confidence in place

    believe me in 20 years time when you look back at how you looked now you will think what on earth was I thinking, I was bloody gorgeous :bigsmile:
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Hi, I am 19 years old and I have an occasion coming up and I really want to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016. I am not exercising much because I am usually busy with school. Is there any tips on how I can lose that weight and keep it off?

    OP

    You can look and feel a whole lot better about yourself in 6 weeks. And get confidence to rock whatever you look like .. looking good is very much connected to your level of confidence

    My advice would be to select an appropriate defecit which gives you 1 to 1.5lb maximum projected weight loss per week (I know this doesn't add up to your 15lbs target but please bare with me)

    You say you don't have time to exercise - are you walking between classes .. to school / back from school - do that but up the speed you're walking at and take the long way round - try to hit 10 - 15K steps a day minimum

    When you are at home do a progressive resistance programme - seriously you can spare 40 mins 3 - 5 times a week
    Check out nerdfitness.com beginner's bodyweight http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    You may get a little achey - great - work through it

    And then get a rocking outfit and supportive undies and you're set

    smile, head held high and get your confidence in place

    believe me in 20 years time when you look back at how you looked now you will think what on earth was I thinking, I was bloody gorgeous :bigsmile:

    +1
    <3<3 great up beat positive approach.

    Cheers, h.
  • AnguishLanguish
    AnguishLanguish Posts: 149 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Hi, I am 19 years old and I have an occasion coming up and I really want to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016. I am not exercising much because I am usually busy with school. Is there any tips on how I can lose that weight and keep it off?

    OP

    You can look and feel a whole lot better about yourself in 6 weeks. And get confidence to rock whatever you look like .. looking good is very much connected to your level of confidence

    My advice would be to select an appropriate defecit which gives you 1 to 1.5lb maximum projected weight loss per week (I know this doesn't add up to your 15lbs target but please bare with me)

    You say you don't have time to exercise - are you walking between classes .. to school / back from school - do that but up the speed you're walking at and take the long way round - try to hit 10 - 15K steps a day minimum

    When you are at home do a progressive resistance programme - seriously you can spare 40 mins 3 - 5 times a week
    Check out nerdfitness.com beginner's bodyweight http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    You may get a little achey - great - work through it

    And then get a rocking outfit and supportive undies and you're set

    smile, head held high and get your confidence in place

    believe me in 20 years time when you look back at how you looked now you will think what on earth was I thinking, I was bloody gorgeous :bigsmile:

    Love this advice!
  • muscleandbeard
    muscleandbeard Posts: 116 Member
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I have to disagree with this. 15lbs is very obtainable. You can lose 5lbs in a week in a "healthy" way as long as you're not limiting your calories too much and doing cardio. If you eat 2000 calories a day and play soccer for two hours each day, you'll lose probably more than just 5lbs. Is it "unhealthy"?? Of course not. Will you play soccer for two hours? Probably not, but you get the point. Increase your cardio a bit if you're having a hard time and see if it helps.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    To lose that amount of weight in that amount of time, you - or anybody - will need a calorie deficit of 1100 per day, either by eating less or moving more, or a combination of those. That's the math. Simple.

    But the questions you should ask (yourself) are: How much do you have to lose (what is your BMI; can your body sustain such a deficit over time; 1% of total body weight is a reasonable loss per week)? What if you only manage to lose 10 pounds by March 1? Will you still be willing to do the things you have to do to lose weight? What are you planning to do to keep the weight off when you've reached your goal weight?
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I have to disagree with this. 15lbs is very obtainable. You can lose 5lbs in a week in a "healthy" way as long as you're not limiting your calories too much and doing cardio.

    No. No, you really can't.
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I have to disagree with this. 15lbs is very obtainable. You can lose 5lbs in a week in a "healthy" way as long as you're not limiting your calories too much and doing cardio. If you eat 2000 calories a day and play soccer for two hours each day, you'll lose probably more than just 5lbs. Is it "unhealthy"?? Of course not. Will you play soccer for two hours? Probably not, but you get the point. Increase your cardio a bit if you're having a hard time and see if it helps.

    What?? I think you have a vastly unrealistic idea of how many calories 2 hours of soccer can burn.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I have to disagree with this. 15lbs is very obtainable. You can lose 5lbs in a week in a "healthy" way as long as you're not limiting your calories too much and doing cardio. If you eat 2000 calories a day and play soccer for two hours each day, you'll lose probably more than just 5lbs. Is it "unhealthy"?? Of course not. Will you play soccer for two hours? Probably not, but you get the point. Increase your cardio a bit if you're having a hard time and see if it helps.

    You don't think it's unhealthy to decimate your LBM and not fuel your body appropriately? Where do you think that scale weight comes from in such a short period? What do you think the knock on effect to other systems is of rapid weight loss?

    You are wrong. Even for the morbidly obese you are wrong which is why that kind of loss would only be under medical supervision after evaluation of risks of losing /not losing

    Please don't be swayed by biggest loser type programmes...they have been proved ineffective long term and detrimental to long term health
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    That said its easy to lose 5lbs in first week of weight loss cos of water weight
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Hi, I am 19 years old and I have an occasion coming up and I really want to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016. I am not exercising much because I am usually busy with school. Is there any tips on how I can lose that weight and keep it off?

    OP

    You can look and feel a whole lot better about yourself in 6 weeks. And get confidence to rock whatever you look like .. looking good is very much connected to your level of confidence

    My advice would be to select an appropriate defecit which gives you 1 to 1.5lb maximum projected weight loss per week (I know this doesn't add up to your 15lbs target but please bare with me)

    You say you don't have time to exercise - are you walking between classes .. to school / back from school - do that but up the speed you're walking at and take the long way round - try to hit 10 - 15K steps a day minimum

    When you are at home do a progressive resistance programme - seriously you can spare 40 mins 3 - 5 times a week
    Check out nerdfitness.com beginner's bodyweight http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    You may get a little achey - great - work through it

    And then get a rocking outfit and supportive undies and you're set

    smile, head held high and get your confidence in place

    believe me in 20 years time when you look back at how you looked now you will think what on earth was I thinking, I was bloody gorgeous :bigsmile:

    OP rabbit is on point with her advice. Too many people think quick weight loss will make them happy--it won't. Protect your health.
  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Hi, I am 19 years old and I have an occasion coming up and I really want to lose 15 lbs by march 1st 2016. I am not exercising much because I am usually busy with school. Is there any tips on how I can lose that weight and keep it off?

    OP

    You can look and feel a whole lot better about yourself in 6 weeks. And get confidence to rock whatever you look like .. looking good is very much connected to your level of confidence

    My advice would be to select an appropriate defecit which gives you 1 to 1.5lb maximum projected weight loss per week (I know this doesn't add up to your 15lbs target but please bare with me)

    You say you don't have time to exercise - are you walking between classes .. to school / back from school - do that but up the speed you're walking at and take the long way round - try to hit 10 - 15K steps a day minimum

    When you are at home do a progressive resistance programme - seriously you can spare 40 mins 3 - 5 times a week
    Check out nerdfitness.com beginner's bodyweight http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    You may get a little achey - great - work through it

    And then get a rocking outfit and supportive undies and you're set

    smile, head held high and get your confidence in place

    believe me in 20 years time when you look back at how you looked now you will think what on earth was I thinking, I was bloody gorgeous :bigsmile:

    shoooot! this is some valid advice for life !
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,240 Member
    And just because I love saying this (plus it makes her want to strangle me, which is always fun): listen to the Rabbit! Our Rabbit is wise and our Rabbit is right! :wink:
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    edited January 2016
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I have to disagree with this. 15lbs is very obtainable. You can lose 5lbs in a week in a "healthy" way as long as you're not limiting your calories too much and doing cardio. If you eat 2000 calories a day and play soccer for two hours each day, you'll lose probably more than just 5lbs. Is it "unhealthy"?? Of course not. Will you play soccer for two hours? Probably not, but you get the point. Increase your cardio a bit if you're having a hard time and see if it helps.

    I agree an athlete, an active man of about 180-200 lbs with a decent muscle mass can do that. My son (145lbs) loses in excess of 10lbs in 1 day doing an Ironman.
    However I was addressing a 19 yr old woman that I have little knowledge of, so my advice was reasonable, and addressed to an average woman who is only 15 lbs over her preferred weight.

    I mentioned both cardio and weights to help towards her goal, and a higher loss possibility with a higher amount of body fat weight.

    FYI. Even working out 2 hr a day, 1 hr lifting, 30 min rowing machine, 30 min swimming I would gain at 2000 cal per day.

    Cheers, h.
  • parfia
    parfia Posts: 184 Member
    I've never understood this 'I need to lose so much weight by such and such event' approach. At none of the weddings/birthdays/christenings that I have attended in the past have I been greeted at the door by a scale to identify exactly how much I weigh!

    Long and short of it, for sustainable and healthy weight loss, the goal is too aggressive but I'm sure that you will look just as fabulous (and much healthier) if you set a more attainable goal of 1-2lbs per week
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I would add, and trying to remain respectful, that @superhockeymom is aware that she has her own demons to face when it comes to a healthy approach to eating and with the greatest respect should not be offering to PM a young adult and support them in a disordered approach to eating

    As a regular poster I would ask that you endeavour to keep all messages in the open so that appropriate and healthy approaches can be discussed and refuted and the OP can form an independent decision with all the relevant information available

    But you have no idea what I was going to say. My demons are my own. And mostly under control.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I would add, and trying to remain respectful, that @superhockeymom is aware that she has her own demons to face when it comes to a healthy approach to eating and with the greatest respect should not be offering to PM a young adult and support them in a disordered approach to eating

    As a regular poster I would ask that you endeavour to keep all messages in the open so that appropriate and healthy approaches can be discussed and refuted and the OP can form an independent decision with all the relevant information available

    But you have no idea what I was going to say. My demons are my own. And mostly under control.
    says the poster with a butt shot asking 19YO's to PM her. Get serious. I mean this with all due respect. Your posting history indicates nothing but a need for irrational behavior to be confirmed by people who know better. I'll say it another way: can we make this thread about you...AGAIN. Get some professional help.
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    Ok I'm out
    Lol
  • firef1y72
    firef1y72 Posts: 1,579 Member
    It's possible, heck I once lost that amount in two weeks due to a condition in pregnancy where I literally couldn't keep any food down. But there can be long term consequences to rapid weight loss. I no longer have a gall bladder thanks to losing so much so fast in pregnancy and haven't had for 25 years. And for me no gallbladder means that my digestive system is mucked up big time, certain foods make me ill or uncomfortable and there are other effects as I don't digest fats properly and occasionally get the same symptoms that Alli is known for.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I would add, and trying to remain respectful, that @superhockeymom is aware that she has her own demons to face when it comes to a healthy approach to eating and with the greatest respect should not be offering to PM a young adult and support them in a disordered approach to eating

    As a regular poster I would ask that you endeavour to keep all messages in the open so that appropriate and healthy approaches can be discussed and refuted and the OP can form an independent decision with all the relevant information available

    But you have no idea what I was going to say. My demons are my own. And mostly under control.

    I'm delighted they are finally mostly under control :)

    I would have a similar reaction to anyone's attempt to coach someone with little to lose into losing 3lbs a week and asking them to come to private environment where inappropriate advice cannot be addressed by others with different knowledge bases and experience
  • FabianMommy
    FabianMommy Posts: 78 Member
    Unless I missed it, the Op didn't mention her start weight? If you have a lot of weight to lose, then 15 pounds might come off with relative ease, although not necessarily in that time. If you aren't much over your ideal weight, then it might take longer. Concentrate on eating healthily but in deficit and keep as active as you can, don't get too hung up on the 15 pound goal but how your clothes fit and look. Work at it and don't obsess and drop the calories too low, in order to maintain once you're where you want to be, you need to make a sustainable plan.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    OK op, here's the deal....just listen to rabbit. She and a couple others have the right idea here.
    Starving yourself will only lead to losing more muscle mass ( think saggy hanging skin, loose flab swinging about when you walk ) starving yourself won't lead to a tight toned body. You need that muscle mass.
    So be careful of what advice you take ( I saw a poster say to eat 1000 and do a lot of workouts that's not a good idea and dangerous)
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    You will not lose 15 lbs in any healthy sustainable way despite what @superhockeymom says.

    It is no fun going to a special event feeling ill, light headed, and full of a cold never mind the brittle hair and dull complexion just because you under ate for 6 weeks.

    1000 calories is too little food to provide adequate nutrition for an adult woman. 1200 is the minimum for good health, and what MFP allows for a deficit.

    You would be better setting your goal to a sustainable 1 lbs a week, doing some cardio, and lifting to help re-shape your body.
    (If you are obese 2lbs a week is possible as you have a lot of weight to lose.)

    Some spanks and a good fitting outfit will do the rest.

    Cheers, h.

    I would add, and trying to remain respectful, that @superhockeymom is aware that she has her own demons to face when it comes to a healthy approach to eating and with the greatest respect should not be offering to PM a young adult and support them in a disordered approach to eating

    As a regular poster I would ask that you endeavour to keep all messages in the open so that appropriate and healthy approaches can be discussed and refuted and the OP can form an independent decision with all the relevant information available

    But you have no idea what I was going to say. My demons are my own. And mostly under control.

    Then why the private pm? Tell us all this fabulous advice. I think you know it wouldn't slip by without a comment by people with experience. I've followed your posts and agree with rabbit. Once you've got yourself in a healthy place you can give advice--even privately. You, yourself said-- your demons are "mostly" under control.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    If your starting weight is several hundred of lbs, this is doable. But I doubt it will really be visible in this case. Otherwise, no you are not going to lose that much weight in such a short time. You can get sick trying to get to your goal, but this will not make you look good, which I am guessing is the goal.
    And, as a parent myself, I would advise to stay far far away from people suggesting you contact them in private to give you tips on crush dieting. When something goes against what everyone else is saying, as a rule it is not a magic trick no one else has thought of, it just smells fishy...
  • Cave_Goose
    Cave_Goose Posts: 156 Member

    I have to disagree with this. 15lbs is very obtainable. You can lose 5lbs in a week in a "healthy" way as long as you're not limiting your calories too much and doing cardio. If you eat 2000 calories a day and play soccer for two hours each day, you'll lose probably more than just 5lbs. Is it "unhealthy"?? Of course not. Will you play soccer for two hours? Probably not, but you get the point. Increase your cardio a bit if you're having a hard time and see if it helps.

    And THIS is why I never ask for advice on this forum! cathingstars is going to ignore all the sound advice on this page and go with an answer like this.

    If you eat 2000 calories per day and burn 1400 calories back you have 600 net for the day. You'll lose muscle definition, suppress your immune system, and be starving (literally).
  • ilex70
    ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
    Unless I missed it, the Op didn't mention her start weight? If you have a lot of weight to lose, then 15 pounds might come off with relative ease, although not necessarily in that time. If you aren't much over your ideal weight, then it might take longer.

    Yeah, the default on MFP seems to be that everyone looking to lose weight only need to lose 30 pounds or less.

    If you are heavier then, yes, losing in 6 weeks is doable. No, you don't have to starve. That is 2 pounds a week, plus a little extra for the initial water weight loss.

    Just so happens I've just lost 15 in 6 weeks. And I didn't eat under 1200, and I had cheat days for the holidays and company visiting. And I'm 45.

    So, yes there is hope, unless OP is really pretty much in the healthy range and this is just vanity weight. Then do your best and buy some Spanx.