Trainer really must be talking rubbish? Help please

TaorminaCK
TaorminaCK Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I put on 26lbs in 12 weeks from eating everything in sight and reverting back to drinking real coke.

So today my trainer says " you can lose that 26lbs by Xmas as your doing 3 Zumba classes a week plus 2 aqua aerobics plus 3 x 30 min PT sessions plus 1200 cals a day. (1200 is what i do when on diet) but I think he is being ridiculous! How on earth could I lose that so fast! ??
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  • Inspirationalwaterjug
    Inspirationalwaterjug Posts: 384 Member
    It's not a good idea to lose that much that fast but yeah it's possible. And it'll be miserable. But that's a little more than 2 pounds a week. Why does your trainer have you doing so much cardio ?
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
    heytimsla wrote: »
    It's not a good idea to lose that much that fast but yeah it's possible. And it'll be miserable. But that's a little more than 2 pounds a week. Why does your trainer have you doing so much cardio ?

    So she can lose 26lbs in four weeks, that's why. This sounds awful.
  • alondrakayy
    alondrakayy Posts: 304 Member
    heytimsla wrote: »
    It's not a good idea to lose that much that fast but yeah it's possible. And it'll be miserable. But that's a little more than 2 pounds a week. Why does your trainer have you doing so much cardio ?

    I think the trainer is wanting her to lose +20 lbs by Christmas. Not in 12 weeks.

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  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    No way!! That would be incredibly fast! In my experience you could potentially lose probably 10 pounds, which would be mostly water weight coming off, if you cleaned up your diet. I would really question what he is thinking!!
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    That's terrible "advice". I'd ask to see your trainers credentials and background, if you haven't already, just to be safe because who knows if what they tell you regarding workouts and form is wrong, too?

    You said you put on the 26 lbs in 12 weeks so count on at least that amount of time to lose it.
  • TaorminaCK
    TaorminaCK Posts: 10 Member
    It's very demotivating and I just can't see how it could be possible
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    Without knowing your stats here's some estimations..
    You would need to lose (over) 6.5 lbs per week.. (But for easiest maths we'll say 6.5)- that's a 3250 calorie deficit per day, which means your TDEE would need to be 4450 if you're eating 1200 calories.

    If it were possible for you to do that (it almost certainly is not), I surely would not recommend it.
    I can't imagine you would have much energy eating 1200 cals and trying to do all that exercise, and I can't imagine that would be enough exercise to achieve a 4450 TDEE, unless you are very over weight. (You'd probably need to run a marathon to burn that many calories per day, or weigh like 500 lbs..?)

    Anyway, real answer.... Some of that is likely water weight that will go away once you start eating normally.
    I would probably look into the reason you have been 'eating everything' and gaining 2+ lbs per week for several months, and get that under control, before I would do an extreme crash diet to try to lose all the weight. That's a good way to rebound and gain it all back, and then some.
  • TaorminaCK
    TaorminaCK Posts: 10 Member
    heytimsla wrote: »
    Look at the bright side; at least you know your trainer is not worth the money. You really just saved yourself money for next year.

    Hmmmm I just dunno
  • carterbrent
    carterbrent Posts: 91 Member
    26 lbs would be about a lb a day. Not possible. Not healthy. Don't take nutritional advice from a trainer. Speak to a registered dietician.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    TaorminaCK wrote: »
    It's very demotivating and I just can't see how it could be possible

    It's possible, that doesn't mean it's a good idea, or even reasonable to attempt.
  • alondrakayy
    alondrakayy Posts: 304 Member
    TaorminaCK wrote: »
    It's very demotivating and I just can't see how it could be possible


    You were smart enough to hear BS, ask if it was BS, and then receive confirmation that you are in fact being fed BS. Count yourself lucky that you didn't spend one more penny on this .. trainer!

  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    TaorminaCK wrote: »
    So I put on 26lbs in 12 weeks from eating everything in sight and reverting back to drinking real coke.

    So today my trainer says " you can lose that 26lbs by Xmas as your doing 3 Zumba classes a week plus 2 aqua aerobics plus 3 x 30 min PT sessions plus 1200 cals a day. (1200 is what i do when on diet) but I think he is being ridiculous! How on earth could I lose that so fast! ??

    How much do you pay per session, and how much of that goes to the trainer.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    TaorminaCK wrote: »
    It's very demotivating and I just can't see how it could be possible

    It's NOT possible (your health would suffer and you wouldn't maintain the loss) so just forget they ever said it. No sense letting some ridiculous comment demotivate you! You just keep on track and set small goals along the way.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Did said trainer tell you amputation was involved? lol So glad you are not gonna listen to any of that.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Time to find a new trainer.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,162 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    The guilt cycle is so debilitating.

    1. You feel bad for a binge patch, gaining twelve pounds.
    2. Under-eat every day and over-train every day for four weeks.
    3. Be exhausted, hungry, guilty, and watch the scale....barely move.
    4. OMFG!!!!! What am I doing wrong?????
    5. Nothing. You are doing nothing wrong. Weight loss is a patient woman's game.

    Instead,
    1. Thank the trainer for their time and cancel the contract.
    2. Figure out your daily calorie allowance from MFP, estimating at a pound a week.
    3. Add one enjoyable exercise or sport.
    4. Weekly track your success at measuring and tracking your food, and your new sport. Also log how you are feeling.
    5. Enjoy a delightful Christmas dinner in a new outfit that fits your current size. Feel like a million bucks.

    That's good advice. And she didn't charge you a penny. I think there's a message in that about the value of your 'trainer'.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    TaorminaCK wrote: »
    I think he is being ridiculous!

    You hit the nail on the head.

    Reset your expectations and find a new trainer.

    You could also ask yourself if you really need someone to give you diet or weight loss advice - this tool gives you everything you need for free.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    TaorminaCK wrote: »
    It's very demotivating and I just can't see how it could be possible

    It shouldn't be demotivating because it is impossible.

    25 days to Christmas......26 pounds. That's a 91,000 calorie deficit (26x3500) in 25 days. 91,000/25=3,640 calorie deficit EVERY SINGLE DAY.

    You don't give your stats but let's say you are 6 feet tall, 20 years old, 250 pounds and very active. Your maintenance would be 3,763 calories. For a 3,640 calorie deficit you would need to live on 123 calories a day, never mind 1200. Good luck doing any kind of workouts with so little fuel. This can't be done.

    Get an idea of what your maintenance is..............
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    1 pound a week subtract 500, 2 pounds a week subtract 1,000.
  • pogiguy05
    pogiguy05 Posts: 1,583 Member
    +1 dump the trainer
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited November 2017
    Christmas is in 4 weeks. 26 pounds (if it is all fat) is the equivalent of 91,000 calories (some of it is likely water). 91,000 divided by 27 days is a deficit of 3370 calories a day. If you ate 1200 calories that would mean you would need to burn off 4,570 calories per day to achieve that level of weight loss which is like 10 times a reasonable amount. That is ludicrous.

    Either trainer has no idea what he is talking about or he feels like giving you hope is more important than giving you factual information. Either way yeah dump them.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    Even if it were possible (it's not, but even if it were), what's the point? When you crash-diet, your weight bounces when you go back to eating normally, like you are probably planning to do on Christmas day. You'd be making yourself absolutely miserable for all of December in order to MAYBE see a number on the scale for one day.
  • TaorminaCK
    TaorminaCK Posts: 10 Member
    Thank you everyone for the comments

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