Realistically how long would it take?

PAV8888 · September 2018

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).

CSARdiver · September 2018

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.

climberbry · September 2018

peace love and understanding

endermako · September 2018

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.

jemhh · September 2018

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.

VUA21 · September 2018

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.

CSARdiver · September 2018

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.

n_green_l · October 2018

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

tinkerbellang83 · October 2018

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!

Realistically how long would it take?

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