Is it possible to healthily lose 67 pounds in 4-5 months?
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I just don't understand why people are in such a hurry and lack in patience. Losing weight is not a race, you didn't gain it in a couple of weeks either. Just take it easy and do it the healthy way!0
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SW: 182
GW: 115
Weight to lose: 67 lbs
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 <-- your start weight is in this range
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal <-- when you get below 155
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal <-- when you get below 140
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal <-- when you get below 130
Week 1 - 182 lbs - 5/09 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 2 - 180.5 lbs - 5/16 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 3 - 179 lbs - 5/23 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 4 - 177.5 lbs - 5/30 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 5 - 176 lbs - 6/06 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 6 - 174.5 lbs - 6/13 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
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Week 8 - 171.5 lbs - 6/27 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 9 - 170 lbs - 7/04 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 10 - 168.5 lbs - 7/11 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
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Week 12 - 165.5 lbs - 7/25 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
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Week 20 - 153.5 lbs - 9/19 - aim to lose 1 lb
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Week 23 - 150.5 lbs - 10/10 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 24 - 149.5 lbs - 10/17 - aim to lose 1 lb
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Week 26 - 147.5 lbs - 10/31 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 27 - 146.5 lbs - 11/07 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 28 - 145.5 lbs - 11/14 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 29 - 144.5 lbs - 11/21 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 30 - 143.5 lbs - 11/28 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 31 - 142.5 lbs - 12/05 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 32 - 141.5 lbs - 12/12 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 33 - 140.5 lbs - 12/19 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 34 - 139.5 lbs - 12/26 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 35 - 138.75 lbs - 1/02 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 36 - 138 lbs - 1/09 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 37 - 137.25 lbs - 1/16 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
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Week 40 - 135 lbs - 2/06 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 41 - 134.25 lbs - 2/13 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 42 - 133.5 lbs - 2/20 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 43 - 132.75 lbs - 2/27 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 44 - 132 lbs - 3/06 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 45 - 131.25 lbs - 3/13 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 46 - 130.5 lbs - 3/20 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 47 - 129.75 lbs - 3/27 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
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Week 76 - 115.25 lbs - 10/16 - aim to lose 0.25 lb
Week 77 - 115 lbs - 10/23 - GOAL WEIGHT0 -
:sick: This is not healthy! A healthy way is about 8lbs per month.0
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Can you lose weight faster that the timeline I gave? Yes!
But it will be very difficult...
#1 As your weight goes down, so does the number of calories needed to maintain that weight. What was once eating at a deficit will not be a deficit anymore and you will have to lower your calorie intake. At some point you will no longer be able to lower your calorie intake (MFP gives a warning if you eat less than 1200 in a day).
#2 As your weight decreases, so does the number of calories burned through exercise. Do the same exercise at the weight you are now compared to doing it at your goal weight, and you will find that you burn a lot more calories right now.
As you lose weight, you will look better and better. I look MUCH better at the weight I am now than I did at my start weight. So don't be discouraged if it takes you longer than you expected to lose the weight. You WILL see results even if they don't show on the scale because inches will be lost. Don't give up, keep working at it, and remember that creating a healthy lifestyle that you'll be able to maintain even after you reach your goal is more important than losing all your weight quickly.
Ways to lose weight faster:
- exercise more (longer exercise periods and/or more intense workouts)
- cut out soda, alcohol, sugary drinks, etc. Drink water (no calories). I would avoid diet soda because even though it's "zero calories" there are chemicals in those drinks that can be harmful.
- a lot of people lost a good amount of weight in just two to three months by doing programs like Insanity (60 days) or P90X (90 days)
I lost 10 pounds in a little over a month just from cutting out soda! That was 2 lbs a week and I didn't have 75+ pounds to lose.0 -
I get that you're sick of your weight, trust me I'm there now...But unlike you I'm back here again after many attempts prior all consisting of me crashing my cals to 1300 (5ft7 186lb). The problem is you say you're gonna be supper strict and exercise a whole lot and yeah I beleive you will and by Oct you'll be feeling and looking great but you'll have a few problems...
1st) you haven't fixed your relationship with food that had you over eating in the first place because you've labeled a load food "bad" you won't have learned moderation - "A little of what you fancy will do you good" Little being the operative word.
2nd) because of 1 you may find the foods you have deprived yourself off when you do finally crack (and you will) the probability of binging is crazy high which will lead to whol pattern/cycle of cr@ppy feelings with food...
3) Or because of the high amount of exercise and the low amount of cals you might end up with a disorder which would be serious....
Look into a healthier lifestyle remember it'll be for life 1350 cals a day with over an hr a day running then more cardio on top by dancing is exhausting! You may get thin but I bet you'll lose a bit of sparkle from your face too and purple rings round your eyes is not attractive... Edited because iPhone typing is hard :0)0 -
^ You also have to take into consideration the person's start weight. Someone 280 lbs will have a much easier time losing 8-9 lbs in a month than someone who is 180 lbs. Being 280 pounds means it's much easier to eat at a deficit and a lot more calories will be burned through exercise.
Too many people on here say "I will lose 2 lbs per week" but if they're already close to their goal (meaning less than 75 lbs to lose) then 2 lbs/week is just not going to happen. I am at 143 lbs and MFP has me eating a goal of 1200 calories per day for a loss of 1.0 lb per week. If I wanted to lose two pounds per week then I would have to net 700 calories each day and that's not going to happen for me. I don't burn 500 calories a day through exercise and most days I go slightly over the 1200 I'm supposed to eat (1250-1550).
That is where this table comes from:
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 ideal0 -
^ I totally get the table :0)
And with the OPs height 1350 cals might actually be safe to lose weight on if you didn't add any exercise but the amount she's suggesting could be as high a deficit of 800 cals netting to 550 a day which is what is scary
Half the battle I think personally for overweight people is fixing the relationship with food to change your lifestyle...The word diet has a lot to answer for imo...I can't count the number of times I've "Dieted" and I'm still fat
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SW: 182
GW: 115
Weight to lose: 67 lbs
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 <-- your start weight is in this range
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal <-- when you get below 155
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal <-- when you get below 140
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal <-- when you get below 130
Week 1 - 182 lbs - 5/09 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 2 - 180.5 lbs - 5/16 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 3 - 179 lbs - 5/23 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 4 - 177.5 lbs - 5/30 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 5 - 176 lbs - 6/06 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 6 - 174.5 lbs - 6/13 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 7 - 173 lbs - 6/20 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 8 - 171.5 lbs - 6/27 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 9 - 170 lbs - 7/04 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 10 - 168.5 lbs - 7/11 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 11 - 167 lbs - 7/18 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 12 - 165.5 lbs - 7/25 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 13 - 164 lbs - 8/01 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 14 - 162.5 lbs - 8/08 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 15 - 161 lbs - 8/15 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 16 - 159.5 lbs - 8/22 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 17 - 158 lbs - 8/29 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 18 - 156.5 lbs - 9/05 - aim to lose 1.5 lbs
Week 19 - 155 lbs - 9/12 - aim to lose 1.5 lb
Week 20 - 153.5 lbs - 9/19 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 21 - 152.5 lbs - 9/26 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 22 - 151.5 lbs - 10/03 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 23 - 150.5 lbs - 10/10 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 24 - 149.5 lbs - 10/17 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 25 - 148.5 lbs - 10/24 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 26 - 147.5 lbs - 10/31 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 27 - 146.5 lbs - 11/07 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 28 - 145.5 lbs - 11/14 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 29 - 144.5 lbs - 11/21 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 30 - 143.5 lbs - 11/28 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 31 - 142.5 lbs - 12/05 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 32 - 141.5 lbs - 12/12 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 33 - 140.5 lbs - 12/19 - aim to lose 1 lb
Week 34 - 139.5 lbs - 12/26 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 35 - 138.75 lbs - 1/02 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 36 - 138 lbs - 1/09 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 37 - 137.25 lbs - 1/16 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 38 - 136.5 lbs - 1/23 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 39 - 135.75 lbs - 1/30 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 40 - 135 lbs - 2/06 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 41 - 134.25 lbs - 2/13 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 42 - 133.5 lbs - 2/20 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 43 - 132.75 lbs - 2/27 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 44 - 132 lbs - 3/06 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 45 - 131.25 lbs - 3/13 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 46 - 130.5 lbs - 3/20 - aim to lose 0.75 lb
Week 47 - 129.75 lbs - 3/27 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
Week 48 - 129.25 lbs - 4/03 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
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Week 56 - 125.25 lbs - 5/29 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
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Week 73 - 116.75 lbs - 9/25 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
Week 74 - 116.25 lbs - 10/02 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
Week 75 - 115.75 lbs - 10/09 - aim to lose 0.5 lb
Week 76 - 115.25 lbs - 10/16 - aim to lose 0.25 lb
Week 77 - 115 lbs - 10/23 - GOAL WEIGHT
This. Your 67 pound weight loss goal before school starts is feasible provided you are aiming for the start of the 2015 school year.0 -
Is it possible to healthily lose 67 pounds in 4-5 months?
Only if you weigh 300lbs...0 -
No, not possible without amputating a limb. Just take it easy and do it the healthy way.
So you're telling me there's a chance0 -
40 pounds would be more realistic. That equals out to about 10 pounds a month. You would need to be super strict though.
If you aim for 6 pounds a month you can lose 60 pounds in 10 months, twice the amount of time, but you'll still get there.
Um, 10 lbs a month is not realistic either. Even 6 lbs is pushing it.
According to who?
10 lbs a month is VERY doable for me. I've lost more.0 -
I don't understand all these naysayers. I think it is possible depending on what you're willing to do. People who have done the Insanity workout, for example, have lost 40-50 pounds within two months, and they had to be eating a significant number of calories per day to fuel those workouts.0
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I don't understand all these naysayers. I think it is possible depending on what you're willing to do. People who have done the Insanity workout, for example, have lost 40-50 pounds within two months, and they had to be eating a significant number of calories per day to fuel those workouts.
There are a lot of misconceptions and flat out lies about rapid fat loss. A ton. Most people just regurgitate the same old dieting "rules" verbatim, without any real knowledge of human physiology.
The "slow and steady wins the race" mantra has just become the singular stalwart of dieting advice, even if ultimately it is quite possible to lose faster, and do it safely.0 -
Your reply gave me an ideal chart to aim for goals, and lead me to exactly one day above my birthday. Thank you! That is why I included in there somewhere that the latest I wanna try to be my goal weight by my next birthday.0
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This, I started in Jan @ 290. Currently 235. But I have worked my *kitten* off and been extremely strict w/ my diet. Working out pretty much everyday. Lots a cardio along w/ weight training. I hope to hit the remainder of my goal, 100lbs total by october if not sooner.Is it possible to healthily lose 67 pounds in 4-5 months?
Only if you weigh 300lbs...0 -
I don't understand all these naysayers. I think it is possible depending on what you're willing to do. People who have done the Insanity workout, for example, have lost 40-50 pounds within two months, and they had to be eating a significant number of calories per day to fuel those workouts.
There are a lot of misconceptions and flat out lies about rapid fat loss. A ton. Most people just regurgitate the same old dieting "rules" verbatim, without any real knowledge of human physiology.
The "slow and steady wins the race" mantra has just become the singular stalwart of dieting advice, even if ultimately it is quite possible to lose faster, and do it safely.
Nobody disputes that you can lose weight faster but it is a well known fact that the majority of people who go on a crash diet or lose the weight fast are more likely to regain their weight back when they start to eat "normally", that's why slow and steady wins0 -
I have lost 40 pounds in 9 weeks. It's possible if you are willing to put in the work.
so you lost 4.5 pounds a week…???0 -
Healthy yes, happily no.0
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