Start of my journey

lukeprice95

Hey I'm luke and 22 years old and after years of being unhappy with my body and having no confidence I've finally decided enough is enough it's now all or nothing. So I've started my journey and I have a pretty hard targets but I'm determined to hit it want to lose 7st and I want to do within 10 months so I've got quite a challenge I been on my journey for a little overy 3 days and already lost 4 pounds so it going well. Anyone else had a challenge like this and has got any tips I'm all ears lol.

LivingtheLeanDream

That's 98 lbs to lose...why are you giving yourself only 10 months?

You will lose a lot of water weight to begin with but aim for 2lbs loss per week until you are nearer to your goal weight.

All the best.

kommodevaran

Good that you're all ears! Because this isn't about how hard you can go, but for how long you can keep going, and what you'll do when you reach goal. Losing 7 stones will take almost 2 years if you do everything right all the time. If you try to force it, you'll have to restart. So you have to not overdo it (undereat/overexercise). This means that the challenge isn't going to be hunger or deprivation or exhaustion, but patience.

bigjonb4116

i've lost 158lbs over 20 months which averages out about 1.9lb per week but you will get plateaus where it won't come off and you will need to say focused- i stared at 456lbs and reckon that its gonna take me 3 to 3.5yrs to lose all that i need to lose- ( it took me 50yrs to get big so 3-4yrs is nothing) and as other people say you need to maintain it after you lose it- for me it was/is a lifestyle change but mostly a mindset change- good luck to you on your journey...if taking a little longer to reach your goal helps you keep the weight off does it really matter?