Startin back need help

equidivine wrote: »

Iv started back after a year off and gaining 5 stone
I’m working out 500 calories a day via walking up hill, bike and running.
How long does it normally take to lose weight?

I’m generally not changing my diet much as Iv always eaten same for years. But not been gym for like over a year now lol

Just wondering now I’m back 5 days a week what time scale I should be aiming for and any tips thanks

If you gained 70 lbs in a year, you gained an average of 1.34 lbs per week, which means you were eating a surplus of approx 670 calories per day. So if you don't change anything about your diet, and exercise off 500 calories per day, you will still be eating at a surplus. So you won't lose weight, you'll just be gaining weight much slower.

If 70 lbs is the total you have to lose, it would be realistic to lose 1lb - 1.5lbs per week. Set your profile up here to lose at that pace and get a calorie goal. Log your food, log your exercise and eat up to your goal.

Weight loss is rarely linear and predictable, so it takes as long as it takes. I'd guess most people with a similar amount of weight to lose take about a year to a year and a half to hit goal.

These threads are a great place to start:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

Good luck!