Goal: Lose 29 pounds in 4 months

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »
    And i'm not eating a house out at home i'm eating when i'm hungry and keeping it healthy.

    You can eat "healthy" without eating at a deficit.
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »
    ...i'm NOT counting calories but i'm making sure to burn 500 calories a day...

    So you ARE counting calories.

    I think she means she's not counting calories eaten.
  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    herrspoons wrote: »
    oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »
    The only calories i'm counting is the ones i burn, not the ones i eat.

    3 days of cardio, 2 days of lifting (bootcamp)

    Ok, you're not going to meet your goal. Sorry. Not going to happen.
    Pretty much, but to each there own. Give that a try OP and see how long it last.

    I'm 5'3 at 161 lbs now. 29 lbs in 4 months is just not realistic for me/us. At this rate we do not have much to lose and as our weight decreases weight loss will most likely slow down.

    In short: Not realistic
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    I think it's possible for people to lose weight without counting calories, if they simply keep on eating the same as they were before and just increase their activity level. Some folks are successful with that, to a point.

    MFP's a calorie counting site and app, though. That's why most people are here. Many of us have enjoyed success with this method after failing with lots of others. So if we're suggesting it, it's because we know that it works.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »
    I just did the math of maybe 2 pounds a month for the next 4 months which brings me to 24 pound goal in 4 months.. that may be more realistic.

    With less than 30 lbs to lose that's an extremely aggressive goal (assuming you mean per week) ...aim for 1lb max

    This^

    As you get smaller....so should your weekly weight loss goals. There is fast weight loss and then there healthy weight loss. The difference is the amount of body fat lost vs. lean muscle lost.

    https://www.fitwatch.com/calculator/weight-loss-target-date
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    i would say don't set yourself up for dissapointment. u man lose 8lb the first month. but u don't have much to lose really so it will slow down. its great to have goals but wouldn't u feel better if u happened to surpass a moderate goal than fail at an unrealistic one? even if u lose 4lb a month u will be able to tell a big difference in that amount of time
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    u may not u man! ugh i need spell check
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    jenncornelsen wrote: »
    u may not u man! ugh i need spell check

    Lol the way you typed that using 'u' ...irony?
  • tephanies1234
    tephanies1234 Posts: 299 Member
    oXGetFitBabeXo wrote: »
    We'll see what happens

    You're in a rush to lose a lot of weight for your figure but you want to test out not counting calories and prove us wrong? Good luck with that! Even with serious tracking I was spinning my wheels at your stats every so often. Following hunger signals will not help you btw. I can eat a huge amount of calories from carbs and be hungry or the same amount of calories from protein and not be hungry. I'd rather just get to my goal fast and track everything instead of guess and take forever. But each to his own!

  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    too much texting in my life. i need to go back to high school and learn everything all over again!
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    jenncornelsen wrote: »
    u may not u man! ugh i need spell check

    Lol the way you typed that using 'u' ...irony?

  • oXGetFitBabeXo
    oXGetFitBabeXo Posts: 341 Member
    Well... from our discussion 2 months ago i've lost 10 pounds.. I have about 8 weeks to lose another 10 and then the last 10 will have to come off another time!.. Just checking in!
  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    Congrats on the 1/2 way mark! Just keep in mind that the closer you get to your goal, the slower the weight loss will likely be. Just keep on going and you will reach your goal. It may not be in the time frame you set, but you will get to your goal. Again, Congrats!
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
    I had similar stats (shorter so slightly less weight so the ratio works out to the same thing).

    I lost at a rate between a half pound and pound (pound to begin and half pound the closer I got).

    From my own persona experience, it's MUCH more sustainable losing that way. The last 15-20 pounds I had a 3-day a week strength training routine.

    There are many reasons people are saying it's too aggressive. Example a) the deficit you'll need to create for a 2 pound a week loss is just too severe. It'll put you eating 1200 calories. Example b) the more aggressively you lose weight at your size, the more likely it is to be a good chunk of muscle...when you're really not that much overweight, it really is very crucial to ensure it's not muscle mass you're losing. The results can be very disappointing because the more muscle you drop, the less of a visual difference it's going to make in terms of where you'd like your body to be and you'll likely be sitting there at your goal weight feeling "softer" than you'd like to feel. Was it annoying seeing half a pound for many of the weeks I was losing? Yes. But the end results has been chipping away the fat to reveal muscle that slow loss and lifting helped me keep.
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