30lb to lose in 2 months

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  • SXMEnrico
    SXMEnrico Posts: 89 Member
    more realistic and achievable is 1 - 1.5lbs weight loss per week. Anything higher than that and youd have to be in such a deficit that your metabolism will slow to a crawl making it incredibly hard for you to continue without losing motivation.

    not trying to defeat you here and anything is possible. But be ready for a fight.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    edited January 2015
    Tmdesir wrote: »
    I'm planning on Disney in March for my youngest daughters 2nd birthday. I would also like to loose 30lbs by then. (I would like to loose about 60 total) I know it's a hard goal but it doesn't hurt to try ;) Feel free to add me!!

    I know, I risk sounding "negative", but I completely disagree with the bolded part above...or at least that it could very possibly be incorrect. Many members here have personal anecdotes that refute it.

    ETA: Never mind. TR0berts covered it already.
  • yourradimradletshug
    yourradimradletshug Posts: 964 Member
    My goal is to loose 20 pounds by Jube which my trainer says is 100% doable and I started last month! I am giving myself a longer timeline because I do slip up.

    I agree with the others saying you need a more realistic goal. With having a baby I am sure you are already running on little sleep. If you cut out all the calories and are working out you are going to be so far exhausted and you HAVE to make sure you put that baby first. That tiny human NEEDS YOU! I feel if you start now and do it right and safe you can have it off by summer I'm sure. Take baby steps into it. Start eating better and then throw in some work outs, try using weights too. All of the little things can add up quickly.

    Why is 2 months the goal?
  • IrishDawgg22
    IrishDawgg22 Posts: 28 Member
    I started on 11-7-14 @ 241, and weighed 218 on 1-7-15. During that time span there were small obstacles like Thanksgiving, Xmas and out sick for 4 days. Remove those and I think I could have lost 30 in 60 days. With that said, 241 was the heaviest I have ever weighed by far and I usually walk around at 185, so I think the weight loss was easier for me than others. I expect it to get a lot harder when I approach the 200 mark.

    Goals are just a number, it is how you react to the results that matter. I would have loved to take off 30, but when it was only 23 that just made me won't to work harder.

    So I say set an aggressive goal, but make sure you have a strong mind to readjust and adapt if needed.

    You can do it!!!
  • IrishDawgg22
    IrishDawgg22 Posts: 28 Member
    IrishDawgy22 wrote: »
    I started on 11-7-14 @ 241, and weighed 218 on 1-7-15. During that time span there were small obstacles like Thanksgiving, Xmas and out sick for 4 days. Remove those and I think I could have lost 30 in 60 days. With that said, 241 was the heaviest I have ever weighed by far and I usually walk around at 185, so I think the weight loss was easier for me than others. I expect it to get a lot harder when I approach the 200 mark.

    Goals are just a number, it is how you react to the results that matter. I would have loved to take off 30, but when it was only 23 that just made me won't to work harder.

    So I say set an aggressive goal, but make sure you have a strong mind to readjust and adapt if needed.

    You can do it!!!

    "want to work harder" :)
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    IrishDawgy22 wrote: »
    I started on 11-7-14 @ 241, and weighed 218 on 1-7-15. During that time span there were small obstacles like Thanksgiving, Xmas and out sick for 4 days. Remove those and I think I could have lost 30 in 60 days. With that said, 241 was the heaviest I have ever weighed by far and I usually walk around at 185, so I think the weight loss was easier for me than others. I expect it to get a lot harder when I approach the 200 mark.

    Goals are just a number, it is how you react to the results that matter. I would have loved to take off 30, but when it was only 23 that just made me won't to work harder.

    So I say set an aggressive goal, but make sure you have a strong mind to readjust and adapt if needed.

    You can do it!!!

    There is a great difference between a male with a sizable amount to lose and a female with much less.

  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    pjack142 wrote: »
    I believe it's do able. I have lost 4 kg in 4days
    No.
  • emilymean
    emilymean Posts: 159 Member
    I'm glad I read this thread, I too have lost quite a bit and it's day 8. It's so easy for me in my mind to be doing the math and thinking wow, if I lose 5 lbs a week blah, blah. I'm upping my calories to 1400, I'm not setting myself up to fail again, or in my last case, I lost it and gained most of it back in 3 months. All that hard work gone. And yes, I was miserable. Not again!!! Wish me luck internet.
  • kmash32
    kmash32 Posts: 275 Member
    emilymean wrote: »
    I'm glad I read this thread, I too have lost quite a bit and it's day 8. It's so easy for me in my mind to be doing the math and thinking wow, if I lose 5 lbs a week blah, blah. I'm upping my calories to 1400, I'm not setting myself up to fail again, or in my last case, I lost it and gained most of it back in 3 months. All that hard work gone. And yes, I was miserable. Not again!!! Wish me luck internet.

    Good for you, I am glad you are taking the advise of those that have done it to heart. That is what I am trying to do too as I have failed one to many times.
  • AWordyGirly
    AWordyGirly Posts: 32 Member
    Totally doable :-) I've way more than that to lose - blogging my way through it and also looking for friends :-) https://awordygirly.wordpress.com/
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