Struggle bubble weight loss

Squiggle34Sq8
Squiggle34Sq8 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I would like to achieve a loss of at least 14lbs by the end of feb. I know im gonna struggle but all help will be appricated. I'm back at the gym this weekend to start with a trainer once a.week and when the other half home be at the gym. Gonna struggle with two young kids

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    How much do you have to lose? That sets the limit of how fast you can lose. How strictly can you stick to your calorie target? That is the limit of how fast you will lose. Weight loss is an exercise in rationality and patience. You can't force it. If you struggle, you fail. Focus on food, not exercise.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    How much do you have to lose overall? If it's just 14 pounds, it's doubtful you'll be able to do that in two months without sacrificing muscle mass.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    That is a very aggresive and possibly unrealistic goal for that time period unless you have a lot to lose.
    If you struggle to stick to weight loss plans it may be better to dial your goal down to something more like 4- 8 lbs by the end of February and give it more time and less restriction.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Squiggle34Sq8 wrote: »
    I would like to achieve a loss of at least 14lbs by the end of feb. I know im gonna struggle but all help will be appricated. I'm back at the gym this weekend to start with a trainer once a.week and when the other half home be at the gym. Gonna struggle with two young kids

    What are your stats?

    Why set yourself up to fail if that isn't a realistic amount to lose?
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    Squiggle34Sq8 wrote: »
    I would like to achieve a loss of at least 14lbs by the end of feb. I know im gonna struggle but all help will be appricated. I'm back at the gym this weekend to start with a trainer once a.week and when the other half home be at the gym. Gonna struggle with two young kids

    depending on how much you have to lose, thaats probably not realistic.
  • Squiggle34Sq8
    Squiggle34Sq8 Posts: 6 Member
    Thanks all. I think now it is unrelatic goal. Overall I'm looking to lose in 2018 about 40lbs so I be happy in December if I do it
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Squiggle34Sq8 wrote: »
    Thanks all. I think now it is unrelatic goal. Overall I'm looking to lose in 2018 about 40lbs so I be happy in December if I do it

    A pound a week is a good rate of loss then.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Set your goal to lose 1 lb per week. Log accurately and consistently, even on bad days. Remember weight loss isn't linear, even if you're perfect, and no one is perfect any way. Work out when you can. When you cant, go for a quick walk. Why struggle if you don't have to?
  • Slasher09
    Slasher09 Posts: 316 Member
    If you want to lose 40 in 2018, that's about 3/4 of a pound a week, which would put you at losing about 5-7lbs by the end of feb. the more maintainable you make your weight loss, the less likely you will just gain it all back
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