Is it possible to lose 10lb a month?

You'd need to be losing 2.5lbs a week. It's just about doable. A 1000 cals a day is probably accurate but it's not a healthy or maintainable intake, as soon as you up the calories your gonna pack it back on. I'd lower my expectation a tad if I were you.

It's doable but it may not be easy to maintain once you lose - try giving yourself a little more time so it's easier to keep up with day to day.

Here's the thing: I don't think it's just about the weight anymore. When I first started losing weight, I never thought that losing 50 pounds would allow me to start shopping at normal stores. It might not be something so drastic as 50 pounds in five months. It might be more about the actual size of your body versus the weight of your body. So keep that in mind!!

That said: yes. I think it IS possible to lose 10 pounds in a month. I lost 50 pounds between the end of May and the end of September. I actually dropped 11 pounds my first week. So it is absolutely possible.

But. That said: I would caution about how you lose the weight. It's not just about calories: make sure the foods you're planning to eat are good, whole, healthy foods. If you're smart about how you eat, plenty of veggies/fruits/protein, then you'll lose a lot more quickly (and efficiently) than if you'd eaten a lot of frozen foods or ready-made-fast food.

I also don't think you should be eating 1200 calories a day to lose the weight. I know what MFP SAYS. But a completely sedentary person who doesn't move at all could have a resting BMR that would mean they'd need 1200 calories to survive. If you move around at all during the day, you're going to need more calories than that. I'd figure out your BMR and then figure out how active you are--and then use that information to decide how many calories to eat. 1200 is a very small amount of calories, and it's really not good to starve your body. It'll help you lose at first. But you can only keep that up for so long before you get angry--and when you starve your body, you actually start to store fat instead of get rid of it. So by eating more, you'll actually lose more!

One pound is 3500 calories. If you eliminate 3500 calories per week, you'll drop a pound. So you deduct that from seven days a week and it'll tell you how much you need to eat to lose weight, basically. Two more suggestions! Drink as much water as you can stand! The more water you drink, the more quickly you'll lose the water weight. When you don't drink a ton of water, your body worries that you won't be hydrating it often enough, so it holds onto the water. If you drink more than it's used to on a regular basis, you can get rid of that water because your body will be reassured that you'll be hydrating!

Lastly: consider cutting down on those foods that you know you struggle to avoid. When I started, I cut out some very big things from my diet. And I benefited greatly. But you don't have to be as extreme. I cut out sugar completely. If you like sugar (or potatoes or bread or whatever might be your ~hang-up food~), plan to have it once a week or something. But try to avoid those things so that you eat less of them. That way, you aren't tempted to eat more than you should. And you can fill the calorie spaces with something better for you!!

And remember: the more you exercise, the more quickly you can achieve your goals! A healthy balance can get you to your swimsuit season looking fantastic!

Hi all. So I'm 183-185lb, 5'1, and my goal weight is 130lb. I really, REALLY want to be at least close to my goal weight by swimming season, so I can buy a new swimsuit I was wandering if it is possible to lose 10lb a month, going by what the myfitnesspal says ( 1200 calories a day )? is there anybody who has lost about 40lb in 4 months? 50lb in 5 months?

p.s i read somewhere online that to lose 10lb a month, you need a 1000 calories deficit in your diet. is this true?

So, you are basically trying to lose 55 pounds by summer, which is 5 1/2 months away, or about 19 weeks. You would have to lose roughly 2.6 pounds a week to reach that weight by June 1.

Nope. Not safe. Don't do it.

If you start now by setting up your profile in MFP to lose 2 pounds a week to start, and if you log everything you eat and all your exercise, weigh and measure all your food, and stay within your calorie goals, you will lose some weight. You will lose it slowly at and at a healthy rate.

Though it's not required, I also suggest some weight lifting to help your body adjust as you lose weight. The last thing you want is saggy skin from losing too quickly and no exercise.

Good luck.

Why not lose 1 pound a week, or some weeks just half a pound and never get frustrated, just feel proud that you're moving in the right direction, you're in control, and at the same time nourishing and loving your body?

@ingenueorbust you know what, you're absouletly right! and so is everyone else. idk i would just like to lose more but i mean 25lb is still a lot!! i think i'll try to do that and lose 6-7 lbs a month so i dont get frustrated.

What a great response to us telling you to basically forget losing that fast and set more realistic goals.

Since you have quite a bit to lose, you can start off setting your calorie limit to lose 2 pounds a week, and then set it to one pound a week when you've lost about 20 pounds, and then set it to .5 pounds a week when you're around 10 pounds from your goal. Keep in mind that weight loss is not linear, weight fluctuates from day to day, and sometimes you weight will have slow losses and quicker losses.

It has taken me about nine or so months to lose 36 pounds. Sometimes I didn't seem to lose anything, other times I thought I was losing too fast. I just played with those calories until I seemed to get it about right for me.

Be patient, see this as a lifestyle change, accurately log everything, weight and measure your food, and you will soon see amazing results.

It's so common for us to start a program by saying, "I want to be X pounds by X date." If you think about it, it's kind of BS! How can we ever really know if that's going to happen? If we look instead at aiming for progress--think about the work you'll be putting in, how healthy it will make you feel, and yes, how you'll shrink--NO DOUBT--if you do the work. It's that hard, consistent effort that's going to give you the most pride as the weeks and months go on. If you keep eating well and exercising for the next five months, you are going to feel and look SO FANTASTIC this summer. Your body will have changed significantly, you'll probably be a few sizes smaller, and you will be so happy with your progress that you won't even care if you're at your goal yet.

No.

. nvm .