17 weeks 17 KGs??

nehaad88

Hi every one,

So I was just calculating, I have 17 weeks until my (mostly wasted) gym membership ends. As stated above, I had this crazy idea of trying to shed 17 kilos in these 17 weeks. I am planning to eat clean, cut out sugar, introduce 30 mins cardio plus moderate weights to my currently sedentary lifestyle. And drinking adequate water to complement it all.

What do you guys think? Is it doable? Any tips and tricks?

If you want to attempt this with me then feel free to buzz me or add me as a buddy.

Thanks,
N

Alatariel75

That's pretty aggressive, do you have a lot to lose?

Seffell

1kg = 7700kcal so
Each week you have to have 7700kcal deficit so that is eat 1100kcal each day less than you burn overall. This is very difficult (and unhealthy for 17 weeks) unless you are obese.
I'm 65 kilos and for me 30min cardio burns 200 to 250kcal.

malibu927

Without knowing your stats, it does not sound doable. Especially because weight loss comes first and foremost from a calorie deficit.

Koljandertjie69

Best N, Gebezi are completely right that it is probably unhealthy BUT I know how you feel... I'm inpatient as well and even try to loose more than a kg a week... BUT another BUT I'm still 30 kgs over weight so I got a lot to loose. I will try and loose a kg a week with you! Add me as friend any time

Farhana1107

It's doable but the maximum possibility is that you'll get all it back as soon as you stop the aggressive diet and workouts.Besides health issues are also included. Try to be a little patient and target more time to lose the kilos.

nehaad88

Thank you for your feedback everyone. Some good insights there. I just think I should be giving my absolutely best this time. I am super frustrated but keep putting it off for another day. My laziness takes over I guess. I kinda dont understand what approach to take, aggressive as I have mentioned here or a more subtle, steady approach. In need of some serious motivation. If someone says I cant do it, I will most likely end up doing it.

This is like taking exams at times. Some people study all year long and few crazy souls just study the night before. I have successfully lost 10kg in 3 months before. And without significant effort. I think I just needed some negative reinforcement.

If you have read this rant till here, I am really grateful to you. I will appreciate further insights on this, if you please

nehaad88

Alatariel75 wrote: »

That's pretty aggressive, do you have a lot to lose?

I have around 25 kilos to lose, if I shoot for my most ideal weight

nehaad88

Koljandertjie66 wrote: »

Best N, Gebezi are completely right that it is probably unhealthy BUT I know how you feel... I'm inpatient as well and even try to loose more than a kg a week... BUT another BUT I'm still 30 kgs over weight so I got a lot to loose. I will try and loose a kg a week with you! Add me as friend any time

Hey.. Cant seem to add you.. If you can do it ll be great..

lorrpb

My tip is to renew your gym membership and plan on taking at least 6-9 months to accomplish this goal in a healthy manner. Read the sticky posts here on MFP (at the top of each forum) about how to set up calorie tracking and adjust your food intake. Get a food scale, start logging, and proceed from there!

We are all impatient to lose weight. I had 150 to lose and it's taken well over 2 years. I would have loved to get to my goal faster, but that's not the point. The changes we make to our eating must be ones we're willing and able to live with for the rest of our lives.

Sued0nim

Aim to go 17 times ..or 34 ..or better yet 51 times

Aim to do better, go farther, faster, lift more each week

Far better goal

At the same time start eating less ...see what happens

Machka9

I did 15 kg in 16 weeks. If you're going to do that you've got to log everything meticulously and stick to your calorie limit every single day. No diet breaks. And do eat about half your exercise calories back ... if you exercise, you need fuel. But be realistic when it comes to logging exercise too.

After 16 weeks I took a 1-month diet break, then lost another 11 kg in the next 16 weeks.

I have been maintaining for almost a year since then.

Machka9

Oh, I should add ... I didn't plan to lose 15 kg in 16 weeks. I planned to stick to my diet like glue for 16 weeks and see where I ended up.

nehaad88

Machka9 wrote: »

Oh, I should add ... I didn't plan to lose 15 kg in 16 weeks. I planned to stick to my diet like glue for 16 weeks and see where I ended up.

Thats great.. What did you diet and exercise routine look like?

Machka9

nehaad88 wrote: »

Machka9 wrote: »

Oh, I should add ... I didn't plan to lose 15 kg in 16 weeks. I planned to stick to my diet like glue for 16 weeks and see where I ended up.

Thats great.. What did you diet and exercise routine look like?

During the first 16 weeks ...

1250 calories

+

50-60% of my exercise calories if I did a small amount of exercise (under 90 minutes/day)

or

70-80% of my exercise calories if I did more exercise (like on weekends when I would go for a 4-hour bicycle ride or something).


I went to the local grocery stores and markets etc. to find food I liked that would fit within my calorie limit and I meticulously weighed and logged everything.

As for exercise, I climbed the stairs in my office, walked and cycled. A light day was 20 flights of stairs and a 30 min brisk walk. Heavier days were usually long distance cycling including quite a few hills.



During the second 16 weeks, I upped my calories to 1350 and started including weight lifting, cycling even longer distances, and I was up to 35-40 flights of stairs 4-5 days a week.


Now my focus is on training for even yet longer cycling distances, so I moved into maintenance when I started doing that. Too hard to put in that level of effort on a deficit.

lynalyei

add me please.
i need all the motivation to lose weight.