Realistically how long would it take?
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It’s definitely possible, it’s just not gonna be even remotely healthy.4
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I would say it's possible, AND healthy, if done right. HOWEVER, you need to think in terms of body composition instead of "losing weight". My .02 anyway.18
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climberbry wrote: »I would say it's possible, AND healthy, if done right. HOWEVER, you need to think in terms of body composition instead of "losing weight". My .02 anyway.
How do you lose 20 lbs in 2 months healthily by thinking in terms of body composition?14 -
It will take resistance training and probably a minimum of 20% calorie deficit (from your TDEE). I highly recommend finding a trainer. It's a lot to try to do on your own, unless you're already lifting on a regular basis.14
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It's not really realistic to lose that much in a short period of time, two months is but a blink when you think of the length of life -
Just make a start, aim for 1-1.5lbs max a week and do it in a healthy and sustainable way - just think in 6 months time you could be at goal.
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I agree with the other posts....losing weight slowly is better. I have been a member for a little over three months and have lost 12 pounds. Key steps for me have been: Log in every day and everything I eat,stay under 1900 calores per day, walk at least7,000 steps per day, focus on the process(es), not the results! The results will come. I also found that focusing on other areas of improvement (than weight reduction) is helpful and more natural. Good habits (depending upon the nature of them) can take 50-60 days to develop and become ingrained. Hope this hleps.3
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climberbry wrote: »I would say it's possible, AND healthy, if done right. HOWEVER, you need to think in terms of body composition instead of "losing weight". My .02 anyway.
Your .02 is worth .00 because it's wrong. It is not possible for a woman of her stats to sustain the type of deficit needed to lose 19 lbs in 2 months. Nineteen lbs lost over 10 weeks requires a deficit of 950 per day. That is likely close to or more than 50% of her TDEE. Nobody is sustaining a 50% deficit for that long and coming out healthy.19 -
climberbry wrote: »It will take resistance training and probably a minimum of 20% calorie deficit (from your TDEE). I highly recommend finding a trainer. It's a lot to try to do on your own, unless you're already lifting on a regular basis.
A barely overweight woman eating at a 1000 calorie deficit per day doesn't sound very healthy or realistic to me, trainer or not. Her tdee is probably around 2000 cals so she'd have to eat well less than 1200 cals to make that work. Not a good idea.11 -
Yes, I agree, just by cutting calories alone, it's NOT realistic.8
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climberbry wrote: »Yes, I agree, just by cutting calories alone, it's NOT realistic.
Is there some reason you don't want to explain what you mean? How is resistance training going to change the equation in two months?10 -
climberbry wrote: »Yes, I agree, just by cutting calories alone, it's NOT realistic.
Just quit while you're ahead. You miss-expressed what you meant to say originally. Not the end of the world to admit it when you're also giving advice to someone who is obviously struggling.
As to the OP. Your goals as stated and as everyone indicates are not the solution.
Separate your feelings from your weight. You are not your weight.
Feeling stronger might be a much better goal achieved through strength training and an extremely small deficit (or no deficit for that matter).
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Approach weight management in the same manner as you would education. The pursuit isn't over an arbitrary number on a scale, but physical improvement. In the same vein you don't pursue the degree, but the knowledge and experience that come with this pursuit. This takes time and is a worthwhile trade.
Take time to carefully evaluate your behavior and establish habit serving long term success.7 -
peace love and understanding
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the slower your weight loss is, the more sustainable it is in the log term because you get to eat more, and transitioning from a deficit to maintenance calories isn't that bad.3
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climberbry wrote: »Yes, I agree, just by cutting calories alone, it's NOT realistic.
Weight loss happens due to a calorie deficit. Whether she attempts a calorie deficit of 950 by cutting calories or by raising activity, it's not healthy and not going to happen. If her TDEE is 2200, a deficit of 950 would be 43%. Unhealthy and unsustainable. Let's say she decides to split it between cutting how much she's eating and how much activity she does. So she attempts a TDEE of 2675 while eating 1725. That's still a 36% deficit. Again, not healthy, not sustainable, not going to happen.10 -
Possible: yes
Healthy: highly doubtful
When losing weight extremely fast for your body (amount of excess fat), you run the very real risk of losing a lot more than just fat. Muscle mass and bone density can also be lost. Losing muscle mass will leave you jiggly, losing bone density sets you up for early and more severe osteoporosis.1 -
climberbry wrote: »Yes, I agree, just by cutting calories alone, it's NOT realistic.
This is very realistic and considering caloric intake holds the highest potential for impact, reducing this also holds the highest potential for success.
The ideal change would be to reduce calorie and increase physical activity. Noting that a majority of individuals who successfully lose and maintain their weight implement both. They create a number of habits and positive feedback mechanisms supporting their health goals.4 -
Thanks for all your comments.
Hit me reading these I need to be realistic instead of doing what i always do and eat too little and then put it back on again as i completely give up and end up heavier. Now aiming for 10 stone 9 or 10 by christmas then continue next year for my aim of 10 stone.
I've been working on aiming for a pound a week weight loss limit for my calories. I've not felt so deprived doing it this way. I've lost 4lb in 3 weeks so now 11 1.
Might be a lot slower but getting to under 11 stone by christmas is looking more achievable! Just gotta keep it up now13 -
nataliegreenlouise wrote: »Thanks for all your comments.
Hit me reading these I need to be realistic instead of doing what i always do and eat too little and then put it back on again as i completely give up and end up heavier. Now aiming for 10 stone 9 or 10 by christmas then continue next year for my aim of 10 stone.
I've been working on aiming for a pound a week weight loss limit for my calories. I've not felt so deprived doing it this way. I've lost 4lb in 3 weeks so now 11 1.
Might be a lot slower but getting to under 11 stone by christmas is looking more achievable! Just gotta keep it up now
Thanks for coming back to update us, glad you are finding things more sustainable!5
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