Setting myself short term goals
savouryduck
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Short term goal for me is to lose a stone by the end of March. My calorie deficit is 750 a day for weight loss so as long as I can burn off an additional 540 calories per day I should be able to hit this target.
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Hi, I hope you do, but I think a stone in a month will be pushing it, especially as weight loss does not follow a nice line on a graph
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You never know, more than 2lb a week is difficult for the body to handle but weeks 1 and 2 can see bigger drops so give it a go. Don't get put off if it doesn't happen that quickly. Good luck0
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It's definitely achievable for me. I've managed it a few times before when I've put the determination and effort in!0
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Hi, I hope you do, but I think a stone in a month will be pushing it, especially as weight loss does not follow a nice line on a graph
^This. A healthy, sustainable weight loss is .5–2 lbs. per week. (Approximately .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you need to lose.)
You may have lost weight quickly in the past—but did you keep it off? Rather than going on (and eventually off) a diet, make some healthy lifestyle changes this time.0 -
Sounds you have done this "a few times before" and then regained the weight. Maybe it's time to try a new approach?savouryduck wrote: »It's definitely achievable for me. I've managed it a few times before when I've put the determination and effort in!
There's is a very good chance that this excessive planned rate of weight loss will include quite a lot of lean mass as well as fat.
Losing weight really should include preparing yourself for maintaining otherwise you are doomed to yo-yo.
Short term goals are very motivational but how about making them about something other than weight loss? Fitness or strength goals perhaps?
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I wasn't going to list all my goals as it wasn't my intent to compose a novella. Seeing as there have been assumptions made about my goal setting I'll answer them here:
1) I'm not trying to lose a stone in a month.
It's in the space of just over 5 weeks. As I've got over 75 lbs to lose this puts me into the 2.5 lbs a week loss bracket ie. 12.5 lbs off in 5 weeks exactly. The extra 1.5 lbs is me pushing myself.
2) My other short to long term goals are:
a) increasing the distance, pace & duration of walks - already started
b) careful tracking of my caffeine, dairy, water, fat, sodium, calorie, iron, fruit/veg intake, etc. - already started
c) joining a gym and having a fitness & strength building plan written - already started
d) to take improver swimming lessons and visit the pool more often - April
e) to lose five stone within the next twelve months
f) to be fit enough by beginning of September to take three mountains in the Lake District
I'm not going to go into details as to why I've struggled with my weight over the years- that's a very personal issue.
Please don't make generic assumptions about people, why not ask them first? It's the best way to find out about them!
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We'll have to agree to disagree about 1 and 2e, but I love the rest of your goals.0
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A big calorie deficit can definitely get some immediate losses and your goals are totally achievable. If I were you, I'd also start planning for after week 5 so you can create a maintainable regime for the long term.
Good luck! Come back in 5 weeks and let us know how you get on.0 -
Well, a ridiculously surprising result for week one. Lost 7.6lbs.
Muscle % is up, ditto for water, fat percentage dropped too which is good.
Decided to start eating back more of my exercise calories over week two just to slow the loss down!0 -
Good luck with your challenge....Myself I set on to lose 2 stones from Jan 1st to April 23rd (my Birthday and time we are going on Holiday) 24lbs in 16 weeks seemed possible according to the statistics......well for the first 7 weeks my scale moved 4 lbs
I was logging correctly and weighing food etc.....but I knew my body was losing (did not do measurements) anyway this last week the scale has dropped max 9lbs but actual around the 5 or 6 mark.....will see this next week if it stays off or not and continues now.....Overall in 8 weeks I am between 8 and 12 lbs down, should be 16+ according to MFP.....but 8 is enough so far too.....
I tell you this in case you do not see the results you want quickly....but 7lbs in week 1 is pretty good (not jealous at all
) I hope it continues.....
If I do not hit my goal of 2 stone in April I will not be disheartened though, as long as I am still eating better, and the weight is going in the right direction too.....
This is my second time using MFP, first time I lost over 60lbs keeping 50 of it off in 4 yrs, so it does work, I wanted to lose it slowly over time then, so did 1lb a week, lost it in 18 months.........
Keep us updated on your progress in here, be good to see how you get on....0 -
Be interested to know how you measured your muscle/fat % ? That's a big loss in one week but fairly common when starting out (most of it will be water weight in the first week or so) Give yourself another week or 2 and the loss will level out to 'normal' levels. Be interesting to see how it goes , keep up the good work!0
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How can it be water weight loss when my body water percentage has increased?0
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Ahhh , I see where the %'s are coming from I think....the fat/water measuring scales?? Wildly inaccurate at the best of times. I wouldn't pay much attention to the percentages but ok for weight monitoring. Tape measure and a pair of calipers would be a better bet IMO.
When you start a diet your body will use its glycogen energy stores up first (which also contain a lot of water) before it turns to the muscle and fat stores....0 -
Result for week two. Lost 1lb. 8.6lbs total. 5.4lbs to lose over 3.5 weeks.
Muscle % is up, ditto for water, fat percentage dropped too.0 -
Result for week three. Lost 5.6lbs. 14.2lbs total. Target achieved 2.5 weeks early.
My new target for the end of March is to, hopefully, see my weight loss slow down somewhat!!!
Muscle % is up, ditto for water, fat percentage dropped too. Bone density has also increased - possibly from the strength training I've been doing over the past month.
My body stats are due to be measured at the end of the month one I've had my stuff week review at the gym.0 -
savouryduck wrote: »Result for week three. Lost 5.6lbs. 14.2lbs total. Target achieved 2.5 weeks early.
My new target for the end of March is to, hopefully, see my weight loss slow down somewhat!!!
Muscle % is up, ditto for water, fat percentage dropped too. Bone density has also increased - possibly from the strength training I've been doing over the past month.
My body stats are due to be measured at the end of the month one I've had my stuff week review at the gym.
How are you measuring bone density??? is that a gym thing??0 -
The Salter weighing scales I use at home does rudimentary body analysis. Not the same as the analysis I get at the gym but gives me some indication of how things are changing.0
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Hey,fatjohn, I like your approach! I'm trying to lose 1.5/2 lbs a week until the end of June,just to see if its doable . Good luck to you and savouryduck, I will be following your progress with interest.0
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