Is it possible to lose 20 pounds in 5 months?

oXGetFitBabeXo

I am going on Vacation in about 5 months.. is it possible to lose 20lbs in that amount of time.. Dieting/Exercising 5 days a week..?

BigT555

yes. eat at a 500 cal daily deficit and you will see that weight come off. 20 lbs in 5 months is very doable

Mr_Knight

Depends what you do on the other 2 days of the week.

Mykaelous

Depends what you do on the other 2 days of the week.

Very much this^^^^

StaciMarie1974

Maybe.

In general - yes it is possible to lose 20 pounds in 5 months, as that is roughly 1 pound per week, assuming you need to lose that much.

vismal

What's your height and weight. Someone 5'4 200 lbs could do this with ease. Someone 5'7 135 lbs will have a much harder time.

oXGetFitBabeXo

5'4 - 150lb .. errr

cmendoza13

I'm 5'6" and was at 150. I started February 17th and am down 20 lbs, so yes, it is very doable as long as you commit to eating right and exercising diligently. Good luck!

oxers

Yeah, it really depends on your starting stats. I dropped 20ish pounds in a little under four months, but I was 214 and 5'7 to start, so I had a ways to go, and that was taking it really slowly for me. At 60 pounds lighter and only three inches shorter, that'll be a lot harder for you.

Good news: If you blend a good amount of cardio with a reasonable deficit and resistance training, don't go ape**** on your rest days and keep at it consistently, regardless of the numbers, in five months you'll look great. Don't worry so much about what the scale says. Five months is plenty of time to get in shape and look damn good.

oXGetFitBabeXo

Thanks for the encouragement!!!!

shmulyeng

5'4 - 150lb .. errr

At this height/weight it would be difficult, but possible, to lose so much. Also, I hope you were referring to the exercising when you mention 5 days a week. If you don't watch what you eat 2 days every week, you can undo everything you gained in the other 5 days.

I also see you already lost 24 pounds. Based on that experience you should know how fast you lose weight.

StacyPhillipsTSFLcoach

Yes that is very possible, do you have a formal plan (diet) that you are going to follow or simply the MyFitnessPal theory of "eat less, exercise more, lose weight"?

I've seen similar height/weight people do that in 3 months on more formal plans.

oXGetFitBabeXo

The 24lbs is what i gained back in the past year and a half.

HeidiCooksSupper

At 150 pounds, 20 pounds is 13% of your total body weight. Yes, it is possible to lose that much in 5 months but it will get progressively more difficult as you pass losing the first ten pounds. If you weighed almost 280 pounds like me, 20 pounds is only 7% of your body weight and is easier to lose in that period of time.

So, certainly, you can aim for it but don't beat yourself up if you don't make it.

(Yes, guys, I know. It's calories in calories out but it does get harder to lose weight as you get closer to goal and she's close to goal already by some standards.)

oXGetFitBabeXo

I plan on eating less (not starving myself) exercising... yup!

iggyboo93

It's doable depending on your start weight. A friend in my weight loss group lost 20 pounds in 3 months. She is your height but weighs quite a bit more. She logged her food (kept under her daily MFP goals) and did cardio 3 days per week. She allowed herself one cheat day but didn't go crazy on that day.

oXGetFitBabeXo

have a fitbit & i have a heart rate monitor also.

skullshank

5mo = ~20 weeks....

~1lb/week loss is perfectly doable and healthy.
it will not be easy since you dont have much to lose, but if you put your mind (and body) to it you will succeed.

where are you going on vacation?

MB_Positif

Absolutely doable. Go for it!

oXGetFitBabeXo

Taking my son to Disney world ... not losing weight "for vacation" per say.. Just something to help motivate me..

Jacwhite22

yes. eat at a 500 cal daily deficit and you will see that weight come off. 20 lbs in 5 months is very doable

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