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    Weight loss

    Posts: 24
    edited March 6 in Health and Weight Loss
    How long will it take me to get skinny if I make a calorie deficit of 1000 calories a day. I weigh 143 pounds currently and my goal weight is 120. I'm 5'8

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    • Posts: 9,603 Member
      Five months, twenty days.
    • Posts: 15,151 Member
      AGAIN, you're a male and at a good weight. Having a 1000 calorie deficit a day is ridiculous with your stats.
    • Posts: 336 Member
      Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. 3500 calories = 1 pound lost so with a 7000 cal deficit you should be around 2 per week. Happy to help however I can. Feel free to add me if you want. ankdworak
    • Posts: 17,562 Member
      ankdworak wrote: »
      Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. 3500 calories = 1 pound lost so with a 7000 cal deficit you should be around 2 per week. Happy to help however I can. Feel free to add me if you want. ankdworak

      At his size, 2 pounds is way too aggressive a goal.

      OP, if you REALLY want to lose weight, though it doesn't sound like you need to (plus your goal puts you into underweight), go for a 250 calorie deficit.
    • Posts: 15,151 Member
      ankdworak wrote: »
      Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. 3500 calories = 1 pound lost so with a 7000 cal deficit you should be around 2 per week. Happy to help however I can. Feel free to add me if you want. ankdworak

      Seriously, you're telling a young boy with not that much to lose, that having a 7000 calorie deficit is okay???
    • Posts: 174
      Um, my son is 18 and an inch taller than you and 7 lbs heavier and he is just skin, muscle and bones. I would seriously consider not focussing on weight loss and focus on strengthing your body and building up some muscle mass. IMO you do not need to lose any weight ... I hope you rec
    • Posts: 174
      Continued; I hope you reconsider your goals. Take care
    • Posts: 4,489 Member
      ankdworak wrote: »
      Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. 3500 calories = 1 pound lost so with a 7000 cal deficit you should be around 2 per week. Happy to help however I can. Feel free to add me if you want. ankdworak

      You should really utilize some context from the OP before replying. While your information is factually correct, it is also dangerous for this specific case. What are you thinking?
    • Posts: 174
      SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
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      You should really utilize some context from the OP before replying. While your information is factually correct, it is also dangerous for this specific case. What are you thinking?

      ^^^^^^^ THIS
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
      SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
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      You should really utilize some context from the OP before replying. While your information is factually correct, it is also dangerous for this specific case. What are you thinking?

      ^Agreed with the above.
    • Posts: 2,320 Member
      Why on earth would you want to drop down to 120 lbs. as an 18 year old male?
    • Posts: 5,304 Member
      SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
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      You should really utilize some context from the OP before replying. While your information is factually correct, it is also dangerous for this specific case. What are you thinking?

      This…

      and I'm just gonna leave this right here…

      http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

      Not saying you have one OP, but you're at a healthy weight. You may need to just start lifting heavy. I'd seriously look into talking to someone though.
    • Posts: 4,404 Member
      Please seek help, you seem to have an unhealthy obsession with getting to a low weight, regardless of the consequences.
    • Posts: 26 Member
      I'm a 5'7 female, and 120 is a pound above the 'bottom line healthy of 119' for a woman of my size. For a male who is an inch taller than I am, what you're aiming for probably isn't good for you.
    • Posts: 3,133 Member
      SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      You should really utilize some context from the OP before replying. While your information is factually correct, it is also dangerous for this specific case. What are you thinking?

      I'm going to like 4th or 5th this.
    • Posts: 8,680 Member
      lol
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