want to lose 2-3 pounds/ week ?

moya1219
moya1219 Posts: 54 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hi guys im restarting my journey and this time around i want to do things right.
id like to lose 2-3 pounds a weeks , i was told its possible if you have alot of fat to lose and that it slows down the more you lose..

im 5'2 and weigh 198 pounds probably 200 havent weighed myself in a while. and im hoping to lose 50-60 of those pounds

ill be at the gym hopefully 5 times a week, ill be starting classes mon-thurs so ill be going before or after class. (:

how many calories do i have to eat each day and how many of those should i burn ? im so confused about all this stuff.
also i realize that i get hungry all the time ! idk if its because i skip breakfast or what but i dont want to be over eating or be starving all the time !

please only positive answers, and if your just going to say my goal is unrealistic or unhealthy i really dont want to hear it. thanks !

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  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I am your height and started here at 185 pounds. It took me a year to lose 50 pounds setting MFP at 1 pound per week and exercising 2-4 times per week.

    If you want to start more aggressively set it at 1.5 to 2 pounds per week.
  • Jmtgetsfit
    Jmtgetsfit Posts: 2 Member
    im 5'8 and 207 lbs,a dietitian told me i need to consume 1000 calories a day with moderate exercise to loose 3 lbs per week/
  • moya1219
    moya1219 Posts: 54 Member
    im 5'8 and 207 lbs,a dietitian told me i need to consume 1000 calories a day with moderate exercise to loose 3 lbs per week/
    heres a link http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/calculators/calories-required/ it will tell you how much calories for your weight and height and activity level :smile:

    thank you (:
  • Muzica1959
    Muzica1959 Posts: 206 Member
    Nice site but it does not take into account any exercise at all. MFP does.
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    im 5'8 and 207 lbs,a dietitian told me i need to consume 1000 calories a day with moderate exercise to loose 3 lbs per week/
    heres a link http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/calculators/calories-required/ it will tell you how much calories for your weight and height and activity level :smile:

    thank you (:

    Please don't do something so extreme. 1000 calories plus exercise (I'm assuming this means not eating back exercise calories) is unhealthy and not sustainable. A lot of what you lose if you try that long term will be muscle, not just fat.

    Set up your profile in MFP with your stats, set your activity to sedentary, and log any exercise you perform on top. This earns you extra calories that you should eat, because your calorie deficit has already been determined by your initial calorie goal. However, the calorie burns calculated by MFP are fairly high - try eating only half of the extra calories you earn from exercise.

    3lbs/week loss is likely too aggressive for somebody with your stats. 1.5-2lb/week is more plausible, I think.

    edit: I started at 212lbs, 5' 3.5", and I eat 1500 cal per day with some exercise (30 minutes Jillian Michaels or a 30-45 minute jog/walk). I've lost 20lbs in 65 days. You don't need to starve yourself - do something sustainable so that you can keep the weight off long term. I'm actually thinking of increasing my calories to 1600 or so.

    edit 2: That link worries me, all the calorie estimates I'm getting are very low - almost always under 1200cal. You should not eat under 1200cal/day net (meaning what you eat minus what you burned exercising should be no lower than 1200).
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    Go for 1% of your bodyweight per week. It's sustainable and not as restrictive. Find your TDEE and subtract 20-25% from it to lose approximately 1% a week.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • OUCHilly1
    OUCHilly1 Posts: 44 Member
    Hi Moya, I started here only 15 days ago and have already lost 6 lbs. I do not eat breakfast either so it is easy to have a protein shake around 10 am and not be hungry until after 1 pm for me. After that I usually have a really big salad with lots of yummy stuff in it ( the most calories I have charted from one is 415 calories because it had egg, ham, and olives in it). then I have a regular dinner with a protein, vegetables, and a grain. I have never gone over my calorie goal (1330 cal) and I only got hungry one day but had some healthy snacks that got me through. I started out at 250 but didn't start recording here till I was 244. I am now 238 (so I have actually lost a total of 12 lbs sense I started this diet on June 3rd) . I have a hypothyroid problem but it seems to be under control now. Being as big as I am exercise is hard but I am walking a lot and I have more and more energy every day. I encourage you not to starve yourself, make sure you are supplying your body with lots of good healthy (low fat, low carb) food or low calroie, low fat, low carb, meal replacements. The important thing is that you need to build new habits and develop a different attitude toward food in general. You have to look at what it is supplying your body with. You will find you can live without a lot of the food that brought us to this place. Good luck!
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    I encourage you not to starve yourself, make sure you are supplying your body with lots of good healthy (low fat, low carb) food or low calroie, low fat, low carb, meal replacements.

    Carbs and dietary fats are not evil. In fact, dietary fat is essential for your health.
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    As a rule of thumb, the following weekly targets would give a balance between minimizing negative side effects and seeing a reasonable weekly weight loss:

    More than 75 lbs: 2 lbs/week
    40-75 lbs: 1.5 lbs/week
    10-40 lbs: 1 lb/week
    Less than 10 lbs: 0.5 lb/week

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • Lara124911
    Lara124911 Posts: 23
    I was over weight and tried so many things. Different things work for different people and I was lucky enough to find one that worked for me. I lost 18 pounds in one month without much exercise and it's been a life changer. I'm a little embarrased to post my before and after photos here but if anyone actually cares to hear what I've been doing then I'd be happy to help in any way. Just shoot me an email at secretosdelara@gmail.com and I'll show you my before and after photos, and tell you about how things are going for me with the stuff I've tried. I wish someone would have helped me out when I was struggling to find a solution so if I can help you then it would make my day

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