help???trying to lost 50 lbs by october any suggestions advice im female 22 and i weigh 196...5"3

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  • chubbard9
    chubbard9 Posts: 565 Member
    colors_fade wrote: »
    Deadlines are not something that should be done with weight loss, It's a difficult enough journey day-to-day, and there are going to be fluctuations.

    Just stick to a plan, be consistent, and take it as it comes. Be patient. You can't put a deadline on weight loss.

    +1

    I set number goals but I dont beat myself up if I don't reach them. I am more focused on creating a lifestyle change and reaching personal health related goals each day compared to fixating on losing a certain amount too quickly! I would say to stay focused on creating a healthier lifestyle and you'll feel better about yourself no matter what the scales say! I am probably 70 pounds from my goal weight right now but I feel so much happier and confident in myself as I am now!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    Too aggressive for most mere mortals.

    I took the lazy way and took 3+ years to lose 54.

    20 to 25 should be attainable by then for most folks.

    This way is not lazy.
  • WeddedBliss1992
    WeddedBliss1992 Posts: 414 Member
    i too have a loss of 50 lbs as my goal but i have set xMas as my goal and even that might be unrealistic. i also do 1200cal/day.

    personally i would try to change your goal just a bit to something a little more attainable.
  • bbontheb
    bbontheb Posts: 718 Member
    I'm 5'2-5'3, and down from 204 in April and down to about 188. I divided by the number of weeks (9) and my average is 1.75 lbs per week or so (over time). I have only set it to 1 lb a week but losing more so I've been feeling a bit spoiled with my loss! I am hoping to be down another 18 lbs or so by my bday mid December.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I'd hoped to lose 50 pounds by the end of the year, but it's not looking good, lol.

    My advice is to stick with it, but don't lose hope if you can't accomplish that goal. Any loss is progress!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,312 Member
    The process is just as important as the result.

    You've lost 20lbs in a month? 10% of your body weight in one month? Do you know what % of that was fat? What % of that was muscle or water?

    What deficit were you eating at? How much protein are you eating? Are you aware that losing more than 1.5% bodyweight a week substantially increases your chance of losing more lean mass. That as you get lighter this may become as low as 0.7%. And that these %s assume you are activily taking measures to limit non fat mass loss? Are you?

    Do you have a plan as to how you're going to eat and move during the next five years?

    Or are you only concentrating on reaching a target weight by your birthday?
  • hobbeskastiel
    hobbeskastiel Posts: 221 Member
    BTW, good job on what you've done so far! :)
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Sorry, not going to happen. Additionally, giving yourself a timeframe when you're expecting to lose it by, is setting yourself up for failure.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    jazmin8a wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    thats a pretty aggressive goal.

    its taken me 6 months to lose 50 pounds.

    Do you mind telling how were your ablr to lose that in 6 mnths?sorry just need some advice

    eating less
    moving more

  • LizaJo65
    LizaJo65 Posts: 25 Member
    Hi Im 196 and same as you need to lose 50. I'd love to do it for October but am going for October 2016. if you think about it how long did it took you to put it on it makes sense it's going to take a long time to get it off. You are also changing the way you eat and live forever and that will take a long time. You can and you will keep going
  • pinkshoelaces
    pinkshoelaces Posts: 111 Member
    I'd suggest lowering that goal a bit. 30 pounds in 3 months might be a better number to strive for, though even that is a bit on the hefty side. Trying for anything more is just potentially setting yourself up for failure because it will be extremely difficult and possibly quite miserable. Just have some patience, the weight will come off. I've lost 90 pounds in 9 months and it required a lot of work and a lot of dedication and a loooot of patience.
  • crazycatwoman79
    crazycatwoman79 Posts: 3 Member
    i started my diet in april and have lost 27 pounds its all about calories and eating healthy its very possible with dedicated exercise that you will lose the weight by October best of luck to you!! its possible don't let anything stop you from achieving your goal!!
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    filzakadri123 wrote: »
    I'm in the same position. I'm trying to loose 44 pounds by October also weigh 196. I knw strength training should help slim down.

    Have you actually sat down and realised what realistic weight loss rates are? 44 in 3 months? Just why? Safe weight loss and just as importnatly tend to be between 1-2lb a week.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Is timetraval an option in your country?

    I can only suggest getting a much more realistic goal and time frame.

    50 pounds to lose, think 25 weeks at best, that's December or January and even that's optimistic I think,
  • johnstoncarol612
    johnstoncarol612 Posts: 10 Member
    jazmin8a wrote: »
    Need advice please started my diet 1 month ago
    Hey, I'm 5'3' and want to lose 50 too
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