40-50lb weight loss goals??

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  • chezileigh
    chezileigh Posts: 255
    I'm starting (yesterday) at 188lbs. with a goal weight of 145lbs. This will put me bang in the middle of my healthy BMI range so I'm not sure if I'll want to stop there or whether I'll want to lose a little more, I suppose it depends what I look like at that size. I think I'll be happy with that.

    At the moment I'm just counting calories on MFP and my exercise regime is walking at least 14k a week (because I recently read a research paper that said people who do this have a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome) and also riding my horses which I do most days. I also go to the pool with my son a couple of times a week maybe but that's for fun so we're not swimming loads of lengths, just treading water, trying to dunk each other, jumping in and doing handstands and rolls lol.

    I want to keep my exercise to activities which have a low impact on my joints, so probably won't bother with running which I have done in the past, but we'll see. I also want to keep my exercise to things I enjoy and which fit in with my lifestyle and family, so I'm probably just going to walk the dogs further and ride even more. The key for me is registering the weeks activities against the weeks food, and making sure that I am losing some calories, and certainly not gaining any.

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