Is my goal possible? How should I go about doing it?

arianamoon768
arianamoon768 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I’m 5”1 at 115 lbs with a GW of 106 lbs (my weight before my parents’ divorce caused my anxiety and depression to flare then result in binging). I want to achieve my GW in 5 weeks or less, is it possible? I go to the gym at least 4 times a week, I used to focus on cardio but now I focus on resistance and strength training. Should I go back to a cardio-focused routine to lose the weight?
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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,302 Member
    Maybe possible - but not advisable.

    You are already within healthy BMI range (21.7) - 106 lb is not unreasonable goal especially if that is a weight you have been at before, that would still be in range - but 9 lb in 5 weeks is likely too fast and you would have to significantly under eat to get there.

    I would put your stats in to MFP and aim for a weight loss rate of 1/2 lb per week rather than the 2 lb per week you are aiming for now

    will take longer but be done in healthy way and more likely to be kept off afterwards.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    If you're relatively young, don't have much other stress in your life, are getting overall good nutrition, are getting plenty of high-quality sleep, you may have the resilience to get away with it.

    I wouldn't actually recommend it, but you might not suffer much in the way of negative consequences, in that scenario.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    "Possible" shouldn't really be your deciding factor.
    Physically not much significant happens from a short period of too rapid to be optimal weight loss.

    My main concern would be the "anxiety, depression, binging" aspects of your post.
    Severe restriction is a big stressor and could trigger a relapse.

    The mindset that exercise is for calorie burning and weight loss also isn't helpful for long term weight maintenance.

    Honestly I think you should be kinder to yourself and aim for closer to optimal rather than fastest. Even if you picked 1lb a week loss that's only taking 9 weeks out of the rest of your life and would be far easier, less punishing, approach.

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