A poll to convince my a**hole boyfriend he's wrong

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  • zedgt87
    zedgt87 Posts: 379 Member
    nope not possible 1.5 lbs a week is doin good.
  • DanJr1
    DanJr1 Posts: 2
    Just to answer the question.. Is it possible? Maybe... But not obtainable in a safe way....

    The accepted norm is you will lose 1lb for every 3500 calories of deficit each week... Hence 1000 deficit/day = estimated weight loss of 2lbs/week

    So in a week if you are at a deficit of 3500 cals you should have dropped around a 1lb +/- any water weight....

    So your daily deficit would need to net -2800 cals each day to obtain 100lbs lost in 17.3 weeks.... or losing 5.78lbs a week...

    Seeing that 90% of all caloric deficit is from dieting and your metabolic rate no amount of gym work or time spent in Africa running from lions is going to get you to those #'s....
  • Shes1CraftyMama
    Shes1CraftyMama Posts: 152 Member
    Get a new boyfriend - one that does not utter such idiotic and unscientific crap.....

    This!!!
  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    what a douche
  • s_j_d_123_45
    s_j_d_123_45 Posts: 1
    No healthy way to do this. He sounds like a real douche. Lose the weight, be fabulous, dump him.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    My thoughts are that there are some serious problems in the relationship if you have to start an online poll to "make a point".
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    However, if you dump him, you can lose over 100lbs overnight!
  • loserintraining
    loserintraining Posts: 11 Member
    A new boyfriend is definitely in order and a lesson in motivation for him would be good!
  • loserintraining
    loserintraining Posts: 11 Member
    However, if you dump him, you can lose over 100lbs overnight!

    LOVE THIS!!
  • Soccermavrick
    Soccermavrick Posts: 405 Member
    Can it be done? Yes. But I am not sure it is the smartest nor healthiest move. And you are going to have to be completely dedicated to it.

    Who came up with the 100 lbs mark? Who set 4 mths mark? Honestly I would say set a goal of five to ten pounds a month. If you beat that then great. If you meet it, then success may help breed further success and motivate you to hit the gym harder. Unfortunately saying 100 lbs in four months is such a stretch, that if you do not hit it, then you are bound to be disappointed or frustrated.

    The greatest success starts with a single step.
  • morticia16
    morticia16 Posts: 230 Member
    Is it physically possible for a woman to lose 100 pounds in 4 months??????????? I mean, of course there is the "you never know what can happen" and blah blah blah, but I'm speaking REALISTICALLY. He assures me that if I "go hard" in the gym everyday, that there is NO REASON why I shouldn't be able to do it. This is his way of "motivating" me. Pssssssssshhh.

    Thoughts?

    OP, pls do tell, is it you who wants to loose 100 in 4 months and your boyfriend is trying to tell you that you can do a lot if you try hard or is it your boyfriend telling you to loose 100 in 4 months?
  • Me_vs_obesity
    Me_vs_obesity Posts: 28
    Impossible unless you weight about 10000 pounds.
  • snowbike
    snowbike Posts: 153 Member
    YES it is possible.
    The body can burn 32 cals per lb of fat a day.
    To lose about a 6.5 lbs a week you need a deficit of 3250 an day
    Assuming you need to eat aprox 2000 to function you would need burn 5250 cals a day.

    So you would need an excess of 164lbs of fat and do cardo 6 or 7 hours a day.

    Become a cycle courier. :P
  • glovepuppet
    glovepuppet Posts: 1,710 Member
    hmm... does your boyfriend weigh 100 pounds?

    if he really cared he's research before pushing you into some crazy diet.
  • markraj
    markraj Posts: 3
    Is it physically possible for a woman to lose 100 pounds in 4 months??????????? I mean, of course there is the "you never know what can happen" and blah blah blah, but I'm speaking REALISTICALLY. He assures me that if I "go hard" in the gym everyday, that there is NO REASON why I shouldn't be able to do it. This is his way of "motivating" me. Pssssssssshhh.

    Thoughts?

    I've seen an episode of the Biggest Loser and yes it is possible to lose 1lbs a day provided you are 350lbs or more and have huge amounts of water-retention.

    Alas to lose that kind of weight you'd need a job that require you to run around all day or no job at all so you could be exercising all day while eating very little.
  • ameryati
    ameryati Posts: 18 Member
    They guy is an idiot! Are we at the Biggest Loser ranch?
  • missdibs1
    missdibs1 Posts: 1,092 Member
    My thoughts are that there are some serious problems in the relationship if you have to start an online poll to "make a point".

    agreed
  • SabrinaLC
    SabrinaLC Posts: 133 Member
    How about, try?

    I'm not saying starve yourself or push yourself beyond exhaustion. I'm saying, get out there and try to lose weight, maybe 100 is not reachable in 4 months but if you get out there and give it your all who knows how much you could lose.
    Weight is caused by multiple things if you're going by the number. I have lost 5lbs off the scale within a weeks time from water weight and other factors.
    If you eat a healthy diet and get moving your weight is going to change. So get out there and see how much you CAN lose in 4 months.

    Good Luck!

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