is it possible to lose 49 pounds by end of july ( 11 weeks)

kickstartweightloss
kickstartweightloss Posts: 24 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Im 18 year old female 5foot 2 currently 12 stone 7 wanting to be 9ish for leavers ball in 11 weeks is this possible?

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  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    That's 4.5lb per week which is a huge amount to lose. And what happens after your leavers' ball? To answer your question it is probably *possible* but will definitely be extremely unhealthy and you will lose significant lean muscle. Alternatively you could amputate a limb. That should get rid of about 50lbs.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    not within a reasonable parameter that doesnt require something ridiculously drastic

    just do your best within the time - if you try and lose it all and crash diet it seriously will just come back after you drop about 20 or so - been there before
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    QFT.

    Don't set yourself up for failure. Reset your expectations and find a more realistic and attainable goal.
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    No it is not possible or remotely healthy. If you lose 20 in that time you will be lucky.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    It didn't take you 11 weeks to gain 49 pounds and you won't be able to lose 49 pounds in 11 weeks. At least not in a healthy way that will stick.
  • fredman2
    fredman2 Posts: 57
    Don't set yourself up for failure.

    This.

    I am aiming to lose about 160 lbs.

    I was 407 about 6 weeks ago, today I am around 382.

    Yeah, I have a lot to lose, but I am not 'AIMING' to lose 160 lbs anytime soon.

    I have set realistic goals to be 350 by Memorial Day (end of May), and I'd
    LIKE to be 299 by 2014 YE, but my actual 'real' goal is 315.

    After that I will just take it as it comes, 299 is a psychological goal, once I hit that
    I will aim for 260, and quite frankly I don't see me going much under 260 with
    my body frame, 6' 4" and I am just BIG from head to toe, I don't have a huge beer
    gut, just fat from head to toe...

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