10 lbs? Yeah right.

HannahInHawaii

So the week of Thanksgiving I gave myself the goal to lose 10 lbs. by December 13th. My starting weight was 154 and I wanted to hit 144.

Well, needless to say, after Thanksgiving I was up to 157. I thought "there is no way in hell I'm going to be able to lose 13 lbs in a matter of days."

I started going for walks every day and I joined a December Challenge group with the intent to walk/run 20 miles this month.

Guess what? I weighed in this morning and was at 153.8.

I'm back on track and I KNOW I can hit that goal on the 13th.

HannahInHawaii

Anyone else have some December goals??

gmthisfeller

I am in the same December Challenge: run 120 miles. I am 10 lbs from my goal of 135, and these are the hardest, so even 0.5 lbs a week will be perfect!

HannahInHawaii

We have the same goal weight! Haha!

elyelyse

So the week of Thanksgiving I gave myself the goal to lose 10 lbs. by December 13th. My starting weight was 154 and I wanted to hit 144.

Well, needless to say, after Thanksgiving I was up to 157. I thought "there is no way in hell I'm going to be able to lose 13 lbs in a matter of days."

I started going for walks every day and I joined a December Challenge group with the intent to walk/run 20 miles this month.

Guess what? I weighed in this morning and was at 153.8.

I'm back on track and I KNOW I can hit that goal on the 13th.

At your weight, losing 10 pounds in just over a week isn't really realistic. You could starve yourself and MAYBE see that on the scale but due to the extreme restriction necessary to lose even 4-5 pounds in a week you likely put it back on, plus some, the minute you go back to less restrictive eating. I'm not trying to be discouraging just realistic. At your weight you should be looking for maybe a pound a week.

HannahInHawaii

Lol Thanks so much.....:grumble:

elyelyse

Lol Thanks so much.....:grumble:

Sorry if I offended you. I just hate to see people set themselves up with a plan that's flawed from the start. Come back on the 13th and prove me wrong. Not kidding. If you can lose 10 pounds in 8 days without literally starving yourself, I'd love to know exactly how you did it.

Edit: actually no, don't try to prove me wrong...I'd hate to think that a silly internet comment left you unable to function and falling down exhausted and sick.

Hornsby

Yea, nearly impossible for you to lose 10lbs in a week. You would need to create 35000 calorie deficit for that week to be able to do it. (3,500 calories = 1lb). Nearly impossible and very unhealthy.

ItsCasey

Lol Thanks so much.....:grumble:

She's right though. For someone who is not obese, the only way to lose that much weight in 8 days is to dehydrate yourself, and that's pretty freaking harmful to your entire body. Besides that, the minute you go back to eating and drinking normally, your weight will go back up. What's the point in trying to drop 9 or 10 lbs in 8 days just to gain it right back? What is the hurry, aside from wanting to meet an arbitrary deadline? If you want to lose 10 lbs, a more appropriate target date might be, say, Valentine's Day. That's 10 weeks away, and even that is fairly aggressive for someone with only 10 lbs to lose.

seltzermint555

Lol Thanks so much.....:grumble:

She's right though. For someone who is not obese, the only way to lose that much weight in 8 days is to dehydrate yourself, and that's pretty freaking harmful to your entire body. Besides that, the minute you go back to eating and drinking normally, your weight will go back up. What's the point in trying to drop 9 or 10 lbs in 8 days just to gain it right back? What is the hurry, aside from wanting to meet an arbitrary deadline? If you want to lose 10 lbs, a more appropriate target date might be, say, Valentine's Day. That's 10 weeks away, and even that is fairly aggressive for someone with only 10 lbs to lose.

I agree with this so much.

I have a lot more to lose, and would love to lose 8-9 more pounds in December to ring in 2014 under 200# for the first time since jr high - but I refuse to push myself too hard. I will be there by mid to late January continuing on my same path and not depriving myself.

Cranquistador

I think you should aim for 1, maybe 1.5 for a week from now.

ArroganceInStep

My goals for December are a Ford Raptor, an XBox One, and bottle of Blue Label.

rml_16

So the week of Thanksgiving I gave myself the goal to lose 10 lbs. by December 13th. My starting weight was 154 and I wanted to hit 144.

Well, needless to say, after Thanksgiving I was up to 157. I thought "there is no way in hell I'm going to be able to lose 13 lbs in a matter of days."

I started going for walks every day and I joined a December Challenge group with the intent to walk/run 20 miles this month.

Guess what? I weighed in this morning and was at 153.8.

I'm back on track and I KNOW I can hit that goal on the 13th.

Nine pounds in eight days? Are you not eating?

HannahInHawaii

All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

I'm just doing it naturally!

HannahInHawaii

My goals for December are a Ford Raptor, an XBox One, and bottle of Blue Label.

Love it!! Haha

EvgeniZyntx

Realistic objectives deliver small success.
Small success drives commitment.
Commitment delivers big success.

rml_16

All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

I'm just doing it naturally!

I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

HannahInHawaii

All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

I'm just doing it naturally!

I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

That's great! I guess I'll see what happens!

Followingsea

Realistic objectives deliver small success.
Small success drives commitment.
Commitment delivers big success.

Well said.

happysherri

Shouldn't we be learning a new healthy way of life that is ongoing and can be used long term. I know in the past tight restrictions and fad diets ended up in failure.

Goodluck

Cheeky_and_Geeky

My goal is to lose a pound a week in December. I'm at a healthy weight now & doubt I can lose 2lbs every week anymore. I hope to be 128lbs by new years!