12 lbs in 7 weeks possible?
Katie_Y89
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Have a wedding to attend in 7 weeks and would like to lose 10-12 lbs before then. Is that a healthy time frame and wt loss?
Any tips and suggestions on how to get there would also be great!
I usually do a 30min woekout dvd in the am then do treadmill at night (fast pace walking) for 30-60 min.
Diet is a struggle but plan on cleaning it up immensely
Any tips and suggestions on how to get there would also be great!
I usually do a 30min woekout dvd in the am then do treadmill at night (fast pace walking) for 30-60 min.
Diet is a struggle but plan on cleaning it up immensely
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How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?0
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no it's not healthy unless you are at least 75lbs overweight.
you can do it but at what cost?0 -
Totally possible I've found its more about what you eat than it is about working out. Instead of walking trying doing tabata it'll help drop weight faster and tone yourself up.0
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Totally possible I've found its more about what you eat than it is about working out. Instead of walking trying doing tabata it'll help drop weight faster and tone yourself up.
Yah no @skuda it's about how much you eat not what you eat.
And if it's about calories then why suggest a different workout?
Tone? that is a fitness myth
Muscle tone
Also termed tonus; the normal state of balanced tension in the tissues of the body, especially the muscles.
Muscle tone is already there it's not something you can "achieve" by doing exercise.0 -
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
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I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious0 -
7lbs would likely be a more realistic goal, although you may lose some water weight if you are just starting out. Put your stats into MFP and make sure you log accurately. Set your goal for 1lb/week, and see where you get. Don't set expectations, and just see where you get. Logging accurately and adding in some exercise will make you healthier by the time you get to your wedding if nothing else.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
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TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?0 -
I don't know how old you are, but when I was in my early twenties I easily lost 10 lbs in a month- I was eating 1200 calories a day and doing 30-40 minutes on the elliptical most days. I went from 127 to 117. Nowadays I eat 1600 calories a day and lost 6 lbs in the last month with exercise dvd's and running 3x a week. I'm 5'3.0
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Can definitely expect water loss. Have been very bloated from drinking pop the past few days7lbs would likely be a more realistic goal, although you may lose some water weight if you are just starting out. Put your stats into MFP and make sure you log accurately. Set your goal for 1lb/week, and see where you get. Don't set expectations, and just see where you get. Logging accurately and adding in some exercise will make you healthier by the time you get to your wedding if nothing else.
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27 and 5'3 as wellspcmartinm wrote: »I don't know how old you are, but when I was in my early twenties I easily lost 10 lbs in a month- I was eating 1200 calories a day and doing 30-40 minutes on the elliptical most days. I went from 127 to 117. Nowadays I eat 1600 calories a day and lost 6 lbs in the last month with exercise dvd's and running 3x a week. I'm 5'3.
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It wouldn't be, just was hoping to get to 155 for the event. I'd be happy with 7-10 but 155 is burned into my brain lolTavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?
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Try your best and see where you get!0
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It wouldn't be, just was hoping to get to 155 for the event. I'd be happy with 7-10 but 155 is burned into my brain lolTavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?
Focus on the scales too much and they're guaranteed to *kitten* you over!0 -
Totally possible if you do a 9 day Isagenix cleanse - I lost 7 lbs in 9 days and it is very healthy. Spendy but worth it. I love their greens and Ionix Supreme. You can actually drink their greens with just water and it doesn't taste bad like most do. Yes, I am an associate, but NO I'm not trying to get you to sign up under me. Just something that has worked for me the last couple of years. I am an associate only because I can get it at wholesale and I love their products.-2
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It's entirely possible to lose 10 pounds in 7 weeks. You have to stay committed to weighing, measuring, logging, and staying within your calorie budget, however.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »
It wouldn't be, just was hoping to get to 155 for the event. I'd be happy with 7-10 but 155 is burned into my brain lolTavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?
Focus on the scales too much and they're guaranteed to *kitten* you over!
Yeah
have learned that but it's hard to give up lol!!
It's a frienemy!
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Yes. You'll have to be very diligent with your intake, though. Log accurately, avoid "cheat" days and meals, and stick with the goal MFP gives you.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »
It wouldn't be, just was hoping to get to 155 for the event. I'd be happy with 7-10 but 155 is burned into my brain lolTavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?
Focus on the scales too much and they're guaranteed to *kitten* you over!
Yeah have learned that but it's hard to give up lol!!
It's a frienemy!
You know what I'd do?
Aim to lose half a stone, buy a gorgeous new dress that's super flattering (and some shapewear underwear if you want) for the wedding, and enjoy yourself!0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
It wouldn't be, just was hoping to get to 155 for the event. I'd be happy with 7-10 but 155 is burned into my brain lolTavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?
Focus on the scales too much and they're guaranteed to *kitten* you over!
Yeah have learned that but it's hard to give up lol!!
It's a frienemy!
You know what I'd do?
Aim to lose half a stone, buy a gorgeous new dress that's super flattering (and some shapewear underwear if you want) for the wedding, and enjoy yourself!
I like your thinking
But what's half a stone?? (American over here lol)
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
It wouldn't be, just was hoping to get to 155 for the event. I'd be happy with 7-10 but 155 is burned into my brain lolTavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I would say I am overweight. Not anything drastic though. Over all goal is to lose 30 lbs and that would put me in the 130sClosetBayesian wrote: »How much weight do you realistically have to lose? Are you within a healthy weight range now, or are you overweight?
Then losing 2lbs a week is a smidge ambitious
Would 1.5 lb be achievable? Yes it's only 0.5lb less but could that make a difference?
Why would losing 7 lbs be so bad?
Focus on the scales too much and they're guaranteed to *kitten* you over!
Yeah have learned that but it's hard to give up lol!!
It's a frienemy!
You know what I'd do?
Aim to lose half a stone, buy a gorgeous new dress that's super flattering (and some shapewear underwear if you want) for the wedding, and enjoy yourself!
I like your thinking
But what's half a stone?? (American over here lol)
7 lbs!
A stone is 14lbs, so half a stone is 7lbs0 -
They say a healthy weight lose is 1-2 pounds a week, so yes it would be possible to lose 10 pounds in 7 weeks.0
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I don't know why everyone is saying its so un-doable. I'm averaging 1.5 lbs a week, and I'm not even trying that hard. 12 lbs in 7 weeks is 1.7 lbs a week. Figure out what kind of deficit you need for that rate of weight loss and give it a shot... the worst that can happen is that you don't quite make it.0
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CassidyScaglione wrote: »I don't know why everyone is saying its so un-doable. I'm averaging 1.5 lbs a week, and I'm not even trying that hard. 12 lbs in 7 weeks is 1.7 lbs a week. Figure out what kind of deficit you need for that rate of weight loss and give it a shot... the worst that can happen is that you don't quite make it.
Because OP only has 30 lbs to lose, so a massive deficit is hard to sustain and not very easy to get the necessary nutrition in so few calories.0 -
CassidyScaglione wrote: »I don't know why everyone is saying its so un-doable. I'm averaging 1.5 lbs a week, and I'm not even trying that hard. 12 lbs in 7 weeks is 1.7 lbs a week. Figure out what kind of deficit you need for that rate of weight loss and give it a shot... the worst that can happen is that you don't quite make it.
Because when someone doesn't have a lot of weight to lose, it's harder to create the caloric deficit needed to lose weight at that rate.
For example, my TDEE is in the neighborhood of 1600 calories a day. To lose a pound a week, I'd need to create a 500 calorie a day deficit, meaning I could eat approximately 1100 calories a day. At a calorie intake that low, it's doubtful that I could meet my nutrition goals for the day.0 -
What is 1% of your current weight? That is the most you should lose per week assuming you don't have a really low BF% (and that you can meet minimum nutrition requirements).
So, if you weigh +160lb, then yes, 10-12lb is realistically healthy over 7 weeks, but will be difficult. I weigh 168lb now and couldn't imagine going back on a ~1800 calorie/day diet (what I started at when I was 220lb and losing 1% of my bodyweight per week). I already paid my time though and I'm just slowly dropping weight at this point.
So, yes, you can do it, and in a healthy manner. Are you the type of person who will stick it out? Only you know that. 1lb/week would be more realistic for the vast majority of people than 1.6lb/week.0 -
I've lost close to 8 lbs in three weeks but I have 50-70ish lbs to lose.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »CassidyScaglione wrote: »I don't know why everyone is saying its so un-doable. I'm averaging 1.5 lbs a week, and I'm not even trying that hard. 12 lbs in 7 weeks is 1.7 lbs a week. Figure out what kind of deficit you need for that rate of weight loss and give it a shot... the worst that can happen is that you don't quite make it.
Because OP only has 30 lbs to lose, so a massive deficit is hard to sustain and not very easy to get the necessary nutrition in so few calories.ClosetBayesian wrote: »CassidyScaglione wrote: »I don't know why everyone is saying its so un-doable. I'm averaging 1.5 lbs a week, and I'm not even trying that hard. 12 lbs in 7 weeks is 1.7 lbs a week. Figure out what kind of deficit you need for that rate of weight loss and give it a shot... the worst that can happen is that you don't quite make it.
Because when someone doesn't have a lot of weight to lose, it's harder to create the caloric deficit needed to lose weight at that rate.
For example, my TDEE is in the neighborhood of 1600 calories a day. To lose a pound a week, I'd need to create a 500 calorie a day deficit, meaning I could eat approximately 1100 calories a day. At a calorie intake that low, it's doubtful that I could meet my nutrition goals for the day.
I only have slightly more than that (35-40).
12 lbs/ 7 weeks is 1.7 lbs a week... so a deficit of 850. If your TDEE is 1600 you have to be pretty sedentary or pretty short, mine is around 2400, meaning that i could cut 850 calories without even getting close to the 1200 mark that MFP forbids you to cross. I wouldn't necessarily want to keep up that kind of a deficit long term, since I'm okay with losing at a slower rate, but she has a special event in mind, and 7 weeks is a doable time frame, well within the healthy weekly weight loss range.0 -
If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal
These are healthy guide lines to follow. The thing is the smaller you get the less you want to lose a week.
As for TDEE that is a variable that changes with Exercise and weight and muscle mass and height etc.
No one can say "well I do it why can't she?"0
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