Is a goal to lose 90 lbs in 7 months achievable?

2 lbs/week would be the max that would be recommended for someone your weight. 3-4 lbs/week would not only be difficult to achieve; it would also cause you to lose muscle mass in addition to fat.

I can still lose 100 lbs and be in a healthy weight range, and I have my goals set to lose 1lb/week.

i lost 84 in 6 months. so it can be done.

i lost 84 in 6 months. so it can be done.

what have you found to be successful?

i went on a medically supervised diet. I was seen by an RN and a DR once a week to make sure I'm healthy. they did blood work every other week.

It was a shake only diet. well shakes and vegetables. they also had entrees i could eat.


but to answer your question to what works best:


put the fork down, get out and run.


I walk 4 miles 5 days a week and run 5 miles a day 4 times a week. this week I'm kicking it up to 6 miles a day.

Anything is possible I suppose but Dont set yourself up for something that might not happen! Many people have done it with MFP that I have seen. Do your best and do it healthy! 2 pounds maybe three pounds a week is more realistic. I started at 309, I am at 276 right now and it has been slow for me. Everyone is different too so......... I will wish on my lucky stars for you!

Here is a thought (since everyone has the more then 2 a week covered). You will need to purchase your dress months in advance of the wedding. While attempting to still lose dramatic amounts of weight (that will get harder as you get thinner). So you could end up with:

1. A dress that is dramatically too big and has to have emergency alterations before your big day.
2. A dress that is too tight because you overestimated your future weight loss and started to slow down after you ordered it.

If I was in your shoes, I would probably get a professional involved about what can realistically be done with any dietary restrictions you may have, the shape you are in (bad knees, diabetes, etc.) and the time you have (not just months to the big day but hours per day to work out). Then sell yourself on the reality that 90 pounds is going to take serious work and serious time and if you even make it to "only" the 50% mark that's forty five pounds not walking down the aisle with you. That's not a failure but a big flipping success.

I would also tell the dress shop/seamstress about what is going on so they can guide you to dresses that are easy to alter and/or are forgiving to changes in measurements. (A bodice that cinches up with ties is more forgiving then a fitted bodice with a zipper. Lots of beadwork and embroidery can be hell on taking in dresses at the seams.)

The speed that you lose weight depends on how much you weigh at the time you are losing it. The more you weigh, the faster it will come off usually, but as you get smaller and smaller, you'll notice it gets harder to lose that last 20 lbs or so, but its possible so don't get discouraged. As for 90 lbs in 7 months, that is only about 8 weeks. Because of what I said about it slowing down as you reach your goal and the fact that its only healthy to lose about 2 lbs per week without losing muscle mass, I would aim for about 60 lbs in 7 months, and 90 lbs in 10 months!

Just a thought. . .

Why not lose weight at a steady maintainable safe rate and focus on losing INCHES rather that the pounds??

Very good advice from FireOpalCO on the dress thing, and from previous posters on not wanting to look sick for your wedding! When I spent time on wedding boards I saw way too many frantic last minute "OMG MY DRESS DOESN'T FIT" posts. Wedding planning is stressful enough without bringing that on yourself.

Admittedly, I haven't read through all the responses on here, but here's my 2 cents.

I think it really depends on how much you have to lose. If you were 300 lbs overweight with that goal, yes, totally doable. When you are getting closer to your goal, not so much. I saw the response that says losing so fast can make you look sick! That's true!! And if you go on a diet with too few calories, you will go into starvation mode and 1, lose muscle, or 2, not lose at all. Also, being too restrictive will set you up for failure. You want to do something that you can maintain.

Keep doing what you are doing. Looks like you've got good loss going so far, Focus on how you feel, how your clothes fit, and not so much on the number!!

It was a shake only diet. well shakes and vegetables. they also had entrees i could eat.

lol...shake only diet...plus veggies...plus entrees.

i'm a vegetarian...except i eat beef....and chicken....and pork.

It was a shake only diet. well shakes and vegetables. they also had entrees i could eat.

lol...shake only diet...plus veggies...plus entrees.

i'm a vegetarian...except i eat beef....and chicken....and pork.

LOL!

There is really no limit to how much you can lose per week. I have seen people actually lose 20 lbs. in one month. All it really takes to demolish your goal is the right mindset, self-discipline, and hard work. ..... 90 pounds in 7 months is very attainable. As I've been saying to a few people on here, "There is NO GOAL that can't be reached."

Okay, this is just not correct. Don't listen to him, and don't pay attention to anecdotal evidence or even personal experience with weight loss that claims no limits. There IS a limit - at least, if we are just talking about fat, and it's a pretty simple mathematical equation. This equation will give you the absolute maximum that could be lost under extreme "Biggest Loser" type conditions - it's not what you should shoot for. Also, your body, not being in shape, may not work efficiently, and so it may not be possible to function at the maximum.

Here's the equation: 290+/- 25 KJ/kg/d, (maximum energy transfer of 31 kcal per lb of fat per day)

So take your weight and body fat percentage. Mine is currently 182 lbs, with 37% body fat. That's 67 pound of fat.
67 lbs x 31 kcal is 2077 calories that could be released from fat cells per day. 2077 x 7 days = 14, 539 calories. Divided by 3,500 equals approximately 4lbs of weight loss a week.

Now. That's the utter maximum of fat my body could release if it is working efficiently. Which after only one month of regular exercise, it's probably not. And would be damn near impossible to create that kind of calorie deficit. I work out A LOT. I have a gym quality elliptical and do light hand weights, as well as getting to the gym for real weights 2-3 days a week.

But when I work out, I need to eat more. It doesn't feel good to workout that hard on only 1,200 calories. Further, I'm not staying at any one weight for all that long. After one month, I might be 6-8lbs lighter, maybe 10 in these first couple of months, right? And have a lower body fat percentage.

By the time I'm 170, if I'm 32% body fat, the absolute maximum would be about 3lbs a week.

And by the time I'm 150 at 28% or so, the absolute max will be 2.5 lbs a week. By 140 at 25%, 2lbs is the max. Which means I'll probably struggle a bit to lose 1lb a week as I near my goal.

Remember that you'll go through plateaus. I know my body well enough to know that the 160s are going to be hard to break out of for me.

Finally, I sell vintage clothing, and I carry a lot of wedding dresses. Wedding dresses from that era are very small, as women married younger, and the obesity epidemic hadn't hit yet. I mean 24"-26" waist pieces. I have a lot of experience with brides asking me "I weight X amount, and I'm working out a lot. Can I fit this dress for my wedding?" I tell them not to buy it. I tell them to lose weight for themselves, and not for an event. Your guests, your groom will all think you look beautiful on your wedding day as long as you are healthy and happy.

I recommend working on losing weight at a healthy rate until about 5 weeks before the wedding, and then going on maintenance. You do NOT want the extra expense of a last-minute 48 hour dress alteration. It's a common price gouge in the industry. I recommend avoiding strapless dresses, as these are the most likely to be problematic if there is a weight change - falling down if it's too large, or pinching under the arms in an unattractive way if it's too tight.

Be good to yourself. Remember that your smile is more important than your waistline that day. The waistline can continue to come into shape in time. Give yourself an attainable goal that says - this is for me, and not for anyone else.

Good luck to you, and congratulations.

It's taken me 16 months to lose 106 lbs and I started at 285 lbs. Keep it with a reasonable calorie deficit, do resistance training and you will look wonderful for your wedding.

Don't put a set amount of lbs to lose by a specific date, and don't overly restrict or do anything drastic that will make it more difficult.

7 months time is a good amount of time to make a big difference doing it a healthy way.