How long will losing 30lbs take?

You could train to run the marathon. :laugh:

There are a lot of factors, so no one can predict. Since you're young, it should come off quicker than it has been coming off of me. I would be careful only consuming 1200 cslories, especially if you're not eating back exercising calories. I know you want it off fast, but I promise this isn't a race, this is a lifestyle change. If you think of it as a diet and can't wait to reach the end so can you stop, you'll just end up back where you are. Learn to make changes that you'll be able to live with (find exercising that you enjoy, foods you enjoy that are healthy for you, etc) or you'll just end up back where you are now. It's not to say that you can't sometimes eat pizza, drink beer, etc. it just has to fit into your daily or weekly calorie allowance.

Good luck, you can do this.

My thoughts are, focus on the strength training. Find a good progressive program and go for it! Don't worry so much about the number on the scale and don't give yourself a deadline. Weight is just a number, but fit and strong is what's sexy, right? Check out these threads for motivation:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1102508-mfp-fitspiration
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/977538-halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky

^^^^ This - Good advice

Somewhere between 3 months and a year most likely. Probably on the higher end. Shoot for about 6-8 months.

Edit: just saw you mentioned Christmas. Not happening, shoot for Easter instead.

Yeah but she could make a more modest goal for christmas and if she added strength tr. muscle building she may be more pleased with those results than with just a straight lbs lost goal. i suspect.

also yeah other poster i noticed now that you mention it she is not big enough for 2 lbs a week to seem easy.

Well....it depends on you, MFP says healthy weight loss is 1-2lbs per week. depending on your calorie deficit, metabolism and what you set your goal in MFP to it could be 30 weeks, 60 weeks or less if you eat less..

Sounds like you exercise a lot already so you just need to track calories and stay close to your daily limit and you will be on your way to a new you!

The hardest part for me, is staying a little hungry...I know if I go to bed hungry, wake up hungry and don't over eat, I am losing weight..

Life long battle for me...

Best of logging to you!

Lisa D

It took me 6 months to loose 30lbs. Im only 5'2 and really just changed my eating habits, cut out drinking every Thursday and Saturday night. Not saying I don't have a crazy night/day every now and then but Im loving the new me and am not going back to my old ways. Best of luck to you in your journey!

I'm sorry but if you're only interested to know how long you have to keep dieting and exercising until you reach your goal, you probably will gain it back.

This isn't a quick fix- it's not a magical thing that once you stop you're done forever. It's a lifestyle change. You need to stick with these healthy habits for life. I don't want to be rude or discouraging, just want you to know. Good luck with it!

+1

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If you're prepared to camp out in a sauna for the next 10 weeks you can prob lose 30 lbs of fluids but alas not fat
Joking aside - preserve your muscle and stick to losing at 1lb a week. Good luck

When you try to lose weight too quickly you lose fat+muscle. If you want to lower your body fat % ...then stick with moderate weight loss.


This will give you a time frame

http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/weight-loss-calculator.php

Thank you everyone. I want to lose 30lbs by christmas. I've done it before without excersize but I was 20 years old then. Sadly gained it back when I was drinking alcohol all the time with friends. I was 160lbs plus or who knows how much I was. Then I saw myself in pictures and decided to go at it again. So the answer to the one saying it's for a better lifestyle, yes. Everybody on here wants to lose weight, it's just an estimation of what will come. Learning won't hurt. Some people lose 5lbs every week. So I'm trying to research on what will be if I keep trying. Maintaining weight is fine, as long as you don't overeat. Losing weight at a higher age, is the problem. My eyes are finally awakened from the reality of it, and it sucks. lol

Wow, I'd love to meet those people. That is, if they're doing it in a healthy manner.

I started in mid June. Good luck!

I'm sorry but if you're only interested to know how long you have to keep dieting and exercising until you reach your goal, you probably will gain it back.

This isn't a quick fix- it's not a magical thing that once you stop you're done forever. It's a lifestyle change. You need to stick with these healthy habits for life. I don't want to be rude or discouraging, just want you to know. Good luck with it!

Yep. This.

I lost my first 20 pounds in 3 months and that is with doing crossfit and following a Paleo lifestyle, yet again I started at 188 pounds. Heavier person may lose more, but I get the sense you are around 160, I saw you mentioned 160 somewhere, not sure if it was when you were in your 20's or now. I have 29 more pounds to go, would love to lose that by Christmas, but I am quite doubtful that will happen!!!!!

Two months till Christmas, I mean you would have to go really really hardcore to make that possible.

Good luck

Depends on your cut numbers. I expect 30lbs to take me the better part of a year at my intake levels and I don't want to cut much more than I already am.