Can I do it?

HANBALL236
HANBALL236 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone. My goal is actually on the long term and it's losing 20 kilos (44 lbs) in 8 months. Is it doable?
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  • Krystle1984
    Krystle1984 Posts: 146 Member
    What's your height, weight, gender, starting weight?

    It probably is. Works out just over a 1lb a week. But weight loss isn't linear and will slow down as you near your goal.

    Weigh all your food, log accurately and stick to your calorie limit MFP gives you. :)

  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    It seems you could do that

    Not a huge loss to get to with a reasonable calorie level and some cardio to help burn off body fat

    Get started and on it!!

    Yes it can be done!!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Should be no problem. Just stick with CICO. :)
  • HANBALL236
    HANBALL236 Posts: 20 Member
    Well I'm 153 pounds and 5'5 and I have a very big build so I feel like losing more will help me feel more confident and comfortable in mynskin. I will aim for 1.5 lb a week
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    109 is pretty low for 5'5", IMO...

    I'm 5'2 and for me, once I get down to 120, the weight comes off at a rate of about a half pound a month. The smaller you get, the smaller your deficit is. I'd recommend getting a food scale.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Losing 44 from 153 in 8 months will be....challenging.

    Why that specific weight?
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I don't know if you can or not. But if you fall short of your goal, you will still have made progress!

    Are you going to a reunion or getting married or trying to lose weight for some event?
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    I lost 25 pounds or so in about 4 months. I was working out during the week and doing mountain bike rides on the weekends. I was/am very active. It can be done, I im 5'6" and went from 154 to 125 in about 4 months.
  • HANBALL236
    HANBALL236 Posts: 20 Member
    Um no event really that was just my weight from back when I was in high school and I really loved the way I felt so that's like my dream weight
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    Um no event really that was just my weight from back when I was in high school and I really loved the way I felt so that's like my dream weight

    In high school you were still developing.

    109 for 5'5 is insanely low. I'm 5'5 and my goal weight is 145-150 but I do tend to be in the higher end of the healthy weight range.

    You are just above a healthy weight range at the moment. The closer you are to a healthy weight, the harder it will be to come off.
    It is not a realistic, nor likely a healthy, goal.

  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You want to get to 109 pounds and you're 5'5? Ahhh that's underweight, so I'm going to guess nope.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    Um no event really that was just my weight from back when I was in high school and I really loved the way I felt so that's like my dream weight

    Most men can't get back to high school weight. A lot of muscle mass is gained after high school, so it wouldn't be healthy to even try. You were a boy then. Shoot for looking like a man.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    Um no event really that was just my weight from back when I was in high school and I really loved the way I felt so that's like my dream weight

    Most men can't get back to high school weight. A lot of muscle mass is gained after high school, so it wouldn't be healthy to even try. You were a boy then. Shoot for looking like a man.

    Op's profile lists them as a female.
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
    edited July 2015
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
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  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    Um no event really that was just my weight from back when I was in high school and I really loved the way I felt so that's like my dream weight

    Most men can't get back to high school weight. A lot of muscle mass is gained after high school, so it wouldn't be healthy to even try. You were a boy then. Shoot for looking like a man.

    Op's profile lists them as a female.

    Oops. My apologies, I misread.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Now I'm confused - OP is 153 and 5'5" and has a 'big build'... OP is 19 and female.... was 109 in high school and felt like that was the ideal weight.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?

    I think you're being a bit alarmist? Also, I didn't look into her profile, but I don't regret supporting anyone's goals as long as they don't hurt anyone else..Her body, if she wants to be "underweight", I'm to assume her reasons are as valid as my reasons to get thinner, and I'm fine supporting her.
  • Ozzzzzzzzzz
    Ozzzzzzzzzz Posts: 84 Member
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  • tiffyland21
    tiffyland21 Posts: 14 Member
    Well if you are on the big size like bigger frame then you could be 130 looking totally thin, not as small as you could compare to smaller frame girls cause it is just the frame. My friend is around 115-120, I think she is thin and most people agree however her frame is tiny, she still has a lot of meat not stick out bones at all and yeah she is 5'5. She was around 105 in hs. I think you would look great around 125-130 so you probably only need to lose like 25-30 pounds. It would be really doable and healthy weight. GL
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?

    I think you're being a bit alarmist? Also, I didn't look into her profile, but I don't regret supporting anyone's goals as long as they don't hurt anyone else..Her body, if she wants to be "underweight", I'm to assume her reasons are as valid as my reasons to get thinner, and I'm fine supporting her.

    A bit of an alarmist? She'd have to starve herself to reach that goal within that timeframe (or pretty much any time frame).
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
    I wouldn't set a time limit on your weight loss. Especially if you're going for permanent weight loss. At 44 pounds overweight you can probably loose a couple of pounds a week, but then like everyone else the weight comes off more slowly the closer you get to goal.

    It's just in the math. 3500 calories = 1 pound. So if you're on a 1500 or less calorie consumption, it gets fairly hard to cut that out after a while.

    I am at goal weight now, and have been here for a while. I learned to be estastic with a 1 pound loss a week, then happy with a 1/2 pound, 1/4 pound in a week etc.

    Just take your time--be patient and you'll get there.
  • Krystle1984
    Krystle1984 Posts: 146 Member
    As everyone else has said - that is far too low a weight for your height. Shoot for somewhere in the 130s and maybe consider a body recomp so you feel better at that size.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    edited July 2015
    It's sad that people think it's okay to cheer someone on to being underweight. Seriously. Way to go supporting someone on the road to something that could put their health and mental well being at risk. *smh*

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  • HANBALL236
    HANBALL236 Posts: 20 Member
    mccindy72 wrote: »
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    Um no event really that was just my weight from back when I was in high school and I really loved the way I felt so that's like my dream weight

    Most men can't get back to high school weight. A lot of muscle mass is gained after high school, so it wouldn't be healthy to even try. You were a boy then. Shoot for looking like a man.
    Um I'm a female
  • HANBALL236
    HANBALL236 Posts: 20 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?
    If you think that 8 months is a small time frame please reconsider and also 1.5 lb per week is not a lot of weight and it's a slow and healthy pace

  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?

    I think you're being a bit alarmist? Also, I didn't look into her profile, but I don't regret supporting anyone's goals as long as they don't hurt anyone else..Her body, if she wants to be "underweight", I'm to assume her reasons are as valid as my reasons to get thinner, and I'm fine supporting her.

    What about hurting their own self?
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?
    If you think that 8 months is a small time frame please reconsider and also 1.5 lb per week is not a lot of weight and it's a slow and healthy pace

    OP your goal is to become underweight.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    edited July 2015
    HANBALL236 wrote: »
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    danieltsmoke wrote: »
    Heck yeah! Just do it, making sacrifices now for a long term goal is something I'm just barely learning, and it's so worth it. 2months I'm down like 30lbs. I'm not saying what I did is healthy or what you should do, I'm just sayin with the right discipline and focus, you can easily reach your goal! Gl mate.

    @danieltsmoke - do you realize you are encouraging a young woman who is almost within a healthy weight range to drop a very large amount of weight in very short time that will put them in the underweight category?
    If you think that 8 months is a small time frame please reconsider and also 1.5 lb per week is not a lot of weight and it's a slow and healthy pace

    @HANBALL236
    1.5 lbs a week is a high goal when you are close to a healthy weight. It is not slow and healthy.
    I know exactly what it takes. I went from 175-140/145
    at 5'5 in a span of 4-5 months to compete in a bodybuilding show. I do not recommend it. I ate a very strict diet, weighted everything and worked out constantly. It consumed my life and I struggled afterwards because I was so aggressive with the weight loss and calorie deficit.
    That was going from overweight to healthy weight. You are 2-3 lbs above a healthy weight. As I said earlier, the closer you are to healthy weight the less weight loss per week you can expect.

    And, again, your goal weight is not likely realistic or healthy.
    Why not just work on losing weight and evaluate as you go.
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