Realistically - How much weight could I lose by end of May?
ChristineDiet
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Hi. I'm 5ft 8" and currently weight 216lbs (I know, a lot!!) I'll be turning 40 mid Feb and to celebrate I'm going on a girly holiday at the end of May. I would love to lose 50-60lbs total (possibly a bit more). How much do you think is realistic to lose by the end of May? And roughly how many dress sizes would that be? Would love support, advice, tips etc and will do the same in return. If you are genuine feel free to add me. Thanks. x
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50 pounds in three months would be a bit extreme I would think. Twenty pounds would still be admirable, but way more possible0
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Oops. I meant to say I want to lose 50-60lbs in total, but wonder how much off that total I could possibly lose by end of May (18 weeks) . Thanks. x0
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15-20 would be realistic if you eat carefully and exercise. Doctors usually recommend losing 1-2 pounds per week if you are aiming for healthy weight loss.0
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Yeah 50-60 is a lot I've lost almost 40 in about 8 months.0
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#1 rule of weight loss Auticus-style -> don't set goals that are near impossible to reach. You will get discouraged and give up.
50 lbs by May is not very realistic unless you are independently wealthy and are spending 3-4 hours a day in the gym with a personal trainer who is also watching what you eat 24/7.
20 lbs is easily attainable. 30 lbs would be pushing it by May but possible, IF you are strict with your diet and working out quite a bit.
Good luck.
EDIT: I also stress that you need to be exercising in conjunction with dieting.0 -
As they say, 2lbs a week is a good weight to lose - so aim for that!!
Have you had any ideas of what you are going to do to lose the weight? I do a lot of gym classes - Body Combat, Body Attack, Boxercise, Zumba etc - they are all a LOT more fun than just going to the gym!
Tiffani x0 -
A pound a week is the best goal.
There are 16 weeks between now and the first of May. That is a great goal.0 -
A good, healthy goal is to lose about 1 to 2 pounds a week. You could lose more than that at first, but it will eventually level off. So, if you think of it that way, there is a potential to lose at least 15 to 30 pounds by the end of May.0
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Am similar to you in that I am 5ft8, same age & with the same amount of weight to lose. Started last week at 206lbs and my aim is to be down 50lb by September - You are looking at 16 weeks to begining of May so if you aim for 2lb a week which I think is average that's 32lbs - well over 2 stone which would be a great achievement going to hols.
Feel free to add me as a friend and we can motivate each other!!!0 -
2 pounds per week is the most that is recommended.... so from the middle of Jan to the middle of May is 4 months with 4 weeks each (estimated without looking at the calendar) so that is 16 weeks total. At 2 pounds per week that would be 32 pounds lost by the middle of May.
Disclaimer - depending on how dedicated you are plays a big role in determining how much you lose
ETA: seems everyone has great anwsers and we all replied at the same time LOL0 -
Would you rather be thinner for a vacation, or healthier for life? Extreme dieting might do for the holiday, but you'll just be starting over when the vacation is passed..0
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Just shoot for 5 lbs. a month...Make the goals realistic....0
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#1 rule of weight loss Auticus-style -> don't set goals that are near impossible to reach. You will get discouraged and give up.
50 lbs by May is not very realistic unless you are independently wealthy and are spending 3-4 hours a day in the gym with a personal trainer who is also watching what you eat 24/7.
20 lbs is easily attainable. 30 lbs would be pushing it by May but possible, IF you are strict with your diet and working out quite a bit.
Good luck.
EDIT: I also stress that you need to be exercising in conjunction with dieting.
I like weight loss Auticus-style! Very sound advice.0 -
Would you rather be thinner for a vacation, or healthier for life? Extreme dieting might do for the holiday, but you'll just be starting over when the vacation is passed..
Another excellent point!!0 -
Healthy weight loss rates are 1 to 3 pounds a week . Any more than that, and all you are losing is muscle mass and water. As far as the inches or dress sizes, it fully depends on the types of excercise that you do. If you focus the exercise on the area that you need to make smaller faster, the muscle tone with assist in shrinking that area while you are losing weight. Remember, the weight did not come on fast, so we can't expect it to come off fast. Good luck, and it does not matter where you end up in May, it only matters that you are heading in the right direction. You can do this!0
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As they say, 2lbs a week is a good weight to lose - so aim for that!!
Have you had any ideas of what you are going to do to lose the weight? I do a lot of gym classes - Body Combat, Body Attack, Boxercise, Zumba etc - they are all a LOT more fun than just going to the gym!
Tiffani x
During the week is a bit difficult for me to get to classes etc, although I'm going to start walking more. I do go to Zumba on a Saturday and Bokwa on a Sunday, both are 1 hour class. I love it. they are so much fun. x0 -
If you really push between 30-35lbs.0
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It's 5 months away (the end of May), I think it's a lofty goal... work hard, eat well, sleep and rest enough, and you'll get close and look totally amazing and feel even better! Pick another goal for then too--like maybe a race? A 10k, that'll keep you motivated to keep healthy and the weight'll slide off... I had 30ish pounds to lose this time last year, I started training for a half marathon (already had a running base) and I trained and ran the race May 2nd and was at my goal weight the week before, and I've been there ever since!0
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1 - 2 lbs per week @ 5 months would give at most a 40 lbs weight loss. However, my experience is that if the weight leaves quicker at the beginning and slows down after about 2 -3 months. So I would say that if you keep on top of your calories and exercise. You would realistically see a loss of around 30 lbs by the end of May.0
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16 - 20lbs would be a good goal and that would be 1lb a week loss. Anymore would be a bonus!
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with the amount you have to lose I would say 1-1.5 lbs/week.0
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Would you rather be thinner for a vacation, or healthier for life? Extreme dieting might do for the holiday, but you'll just be starting over when the vacation is passed..
I've re-edited by post - I meant to say I want to lose 50-60lbs total, but how much off that could I lose my end of May. I know it's totally unrealistic and unhealthy to lose 50lbs in 3 months. Good advice though for anyone who did think of that. sorry. x0 -
they say the slower you take off your wieght is healthier, 1-2 lbs a week is good....this way you can maintain it also.....0
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As they say, 2lbs a week is a good weight to lose - so aim for that!!
Have you had any ideas of what you are going to do to lose the weight? I do a lot of gym classes - Body Combat, Body Attack, Boxercise, Zumba etc - they are all a LOT more fun than just going to the gym!
Tiffani x
During the week is a bit difficult for me to get to classes etc, although I'm going to start walking more. I do go to Zumba on a Saturday and Bokwa on a Sunday, both are 1 hour class. I love it. they are so much fun. x
Walking is good for you! Try to do that a lot more then!! I definitely prefer classes to anything else!
Keep us updated :-) x0 -
Be careful not to fall into the trap of not fueling your body for the exercise you are doing. It usually backfires on you. This is a tip I want to share with you because when I was new, I didn't listen. Don't try to create an overly huge caloric deficit.0
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#1 rule of weight loss Auticus-style -> don't set goals that are near impossible to reach. You will get discouraged and give up.
50 lbs by May is not very realistic unless you are independently wealthy and are spending 3-4 hours a day in the gym with a personal trainer who is also watching what you eat 24/7.
20 lbs is easily attainable. 30 lbs would be pushing it by May but possible, IF you are strict with your diet and working out quite a bit.
Good luck.
EDIT: I also stress that you need to be exercising in conjunction with dieting.
I'd made a mistake in my first post. I want to lose 50-60lbs total. I just wonder how much of that could I lose by the end of May. I totally understand that it would be unrealistic and unhealthy to even try and attempt losing 50-60lbs in such a short space of time. Thanks for the advice though. x0 -
i have lost 29 lb in 17 weeks, a good portion of that is attributed to large 'newbie' losses in the first few weeks.
i can't say that in the next 17 weeks i'd lose the same amount, because it is a pretty aggressive loss, the average equaling to -1.7/week.
all you can do is what your body can do, so treat it right, make good choices most of the time and put in a lot of hard work, and you will see results!0 -
Based on a safe percentage of 1-2% of total body weight, about 25lbs.Hi. I'm 5ft 8" and currently weight 216lbs (I know, a lot!!) I'll be turning 40 mid Feb and to celebrate I'm going on a girly holiday at the end of May. I would love to lose 50-60lbs total (possibly a bit more). How much do you think is realistic to lose by the end of May? And roughly how many dress sizes would that be? Would love support, advice, tips etc and will do the same in return. If you are genuine feel free to add me. Thanks. x
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Girl I totally understand your sentiment! We are taking the kids to Disney World the first weekend in June and I am thinking hmmmm how much will I have lost by then? LOL Though I have a lot further to go than you, I can completely understand what you're thinking Really, the best thing you can do is eat really well (cut out processed food, trust me it makes a huge difference. I have failed miserably in the past, but last week I *tried* cutting out everything processed and I lost 11 lbs in 1 week, so now I'm a believer LOL) Do lots of cardio within your target heart-rate (you can find that just by googling), drink lots of water, and hope for the best! I dunno if you can exactly put a number on it, but you can think about that vacation every time you don't feel like working out LOL! I know that's what I do. It's definitely motivating. Good luck! 0
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I lost 32 pounds between April 10th and September 22 (my 40th birthday!). I did that by eating about 2000 calories and exercising most days.
I'm about your height (5'9") and started out about 20 lbs. lighter than you. My goal was to have a healthy BMI by my 40th birthday.
I bet you can lose 25-35 pounds in five months!0
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