Is it possible to lose 30 pounds in 3 months ?!?!

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    MegCole321 wrote: »
    Well right now I'm trying to do more cardio so I can lose fat then my goal is to start weight training at the begining of the year. I just want to lose as many pounds as I can before i start building muscles lol
    Cardio doesn't burn fat, it burns calories. What will dictate fat loss , is your calorie deficit and that's more directly affected by how much you eat.

    As for losing 30lbs in 3 months at your current weight, possible, but not probable. At 10lbs a month that's a pretty high calorie deficit and if you intend on just by doing it by cardio only, then you'll also reduce the amount of lean muscle you already have. And losing lean muscle will reduce your weight, but it's probably not the type of tissue you want to lose.

    Moderate calorie deficit, lift now to retain what muscle you have.

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  • MegzC321
    MegzC321 Posts: 152 Member
    hmm ok.. I just don't know if I have enough time to do 45 min of cardio and weight lifting after work... maybe I can cut down the cardio to 30 min....
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  • MegzC321
    MegzC321 Posts: 152 Member
    Ok. This is good Feed back. I think I'm going to switch up my workout routine.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    sunnyside1213 wrote: »
    During the divorce from hell, I lost 30lbs in two weeks. :(
    I would not recommend this' a lot of this was water weight and since Hell is hot. . . .well you get the idea.

  • Myrmilt
    Myrmilt Posts: 124 Member
    I started with 70 lbs to lose and was in the obese range of BMI. I started restricting calories and upping my work out on the last day of August. In Sept I lost 15 lbs, 5 more than likely to water and 10 real lbs. October has been slower of course and isn't done, but I expect to hit 10 lbs this month. That will put me into the "overweight range" on the BMI charts. My daily caloric cut is about 1k below TDEE and puts me anywhere from 1200 to 1700 calories and is quite low for some to intake. I don't use TDEE, but I can calculate it and compared it to my base of 1200 with eating back exercise. Since my days are at times unpredictable, and one week I might get to work out 7 times and the next week only 3, this allows me play with my intake and match my activity level.

    While I expect I could technically lose another 10 lbs in November and hit 30 real lbs lost, but honestly, it's a holiday season. I have little ones, family, work parties, I see no reason to torture myself. Will I continue to lose, but probably not as fast.

    So long answer, sure you can. I might and others have, but most of us started obese. I won't be able to maintain the speed of my loss as I slim down and won't be able to maintain a 1k a day under TDEE goal safely as it gets smaller with me.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    MegCole321 wrote: »
    Well I was 140 in high school and my highest was 180. I was 170 for a year and i recently changed jobs and I'm back to 180. i just want it off! hahaa

    If you do it in a sustainable way, you get to keep it off! Definitely lift while losing.
  • ell_23
    ell_23 Posts: 103
    I did 20 in 3 months, not 30. If I'd have tried that bit harder with exercise and stricter eating I may have done 25 or more.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Thumbs up to shadowfender. MegCole, you probably can guess how successful quick fixes are. You know what a good weight is. I suggest making small changes to your life that you can keep up.
    http://www.ted.com/talks/sandra_aamodt_why_dieting_doesn_t_usually_work?language=en
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    edited October 2014
    yes doing mostly cardio and eating 1400-1500 calories a day I lost more than that in 90 days

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    No loose skin on me I drank 2-3 gallons of water a day
  • ljones27uk
    ljones27uk Posts: 177 Member
    ive lost 26lbs in 10 weeks, so not far short of 30lb in 3 months, and that's starting from 198lbs, so yes I would say the OPs question is achievable.
  • KrzyGal
    KrzyGal Posts: 139 Member
    I lost 33 pounds in a little over 2 months. Though stress took over my body. That was in 2011 and I figured I'd gain it back but I started working out and toning up, got back to a healthier weight and am still going. My doctor ran tests but she's been my doctor for over 10 years, she knows that's how I get with stress but still had to rule out everything she could.
    It's attainable, even in a healthy way, depending on what your start weight is.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    trinatrina1984 wrote: »
    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

    This^

    Fast weight loss is not the same thing as healthy weight loss.

    http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/weight-loss/expert-answers/fast-weight-loss/faq-20058289
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    sunnyside1213 wrote: »
    During the divorce from hell, I lost 30lbs in two weeks. :(

    I'm sorry you went through a bad divorce, but how is this helpful?

    OP - Eat at a reasonable deficit, lift weights, drink a lot of water and be happy. The weight will come off with patience and consistency.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Not usually. But if you do, beware the loose skin. When you lose fast, you end up with loose saggy skin. I would recommend losing slower so that your skin can keep up with you.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    I started back at this at 169 on Aug. 4, so it will be 12 weeks on Monday, and have lost 17. Based on calorie deficits, I don't think I could lose any faster. You need to recalculate your calories every 5 lbs. At 152 I can eat 1740 for maintenance, less 500 per pound I want to lose per week. So if I wanted to lose 2 lbs per week I would have to net 740 calories per day, I don't think so!!!
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    Possible? Yes
    Healthy? No

    I'd rather lose the weight slowly and live my life while I'm doing it. And also be practicing for how to maintain it. When I'm close to maintenance, it'll only be a few calories in difference between losing and maintaining.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    jrline wrote: »
    yes doing mostly cardio and eating 1400-1500 calories a day I lost more than that in 90 days

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    You are also a male that had over 100lbs to lose.....per your ticker.

    Apples to Soccer balls in this case.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    totally. especially if you are at the beginning of your weight loss.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    hell i lost 45 in 3 months when I was at my biggest.
  • alisonw1551
    alisonw1551 Posts: 4
    I lost 20 lbs in two months (145 to 125). If you are a woman and list yourself as sedentary (don't give yourself the benefit in calories of activity just with actual exercise) with a goal of 2lbs a week you should manage to 1200 calories and lose the weight in 3 months. Also, per a lot of outside diet recommendations I try to limit carbs to 50-80 carbs per day as the fitness pal one is very inflated. I only get my carbs through vegetables and never eat starches regardless of whether or not they are percieved as whole grains or good for you) I also don't suggest eating a lot more if you work out as I agree these calories can be inflated.
  • MegzC321
    MegzC321 Posts: 152 Member
    Carbs are kinda hard for me to avoid all together, but I am cutting them down.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    SteveJWatson wrote: »
    shadowofender wrote: »
    Possible? For some. If you have a lot to lose, yes.
    The closer to goal you are the slower the process is.

    It's a marathon, not a race.

    A pedant writes; A marathon is a kind of race....

    I kind of love you right now.

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