is 10 pounds a large amount of weight?
gracie8234
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I’m 20 years old and Im 5’6 and I weigh 125 pounds. Is losing 10 pounds gonna be a noticeable amount of weight? I hear a lot of people saying that 10 pounds isn’t really anything to lose.
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What do you mean by noticeable? Do you mean look different? feel different? perform different?
losing 10lbs is losing 10lbs and what that means will be different from person to person.7 -
You are already in the optimal BMI range for your height. Losing 10 pounds would put you at the very lowest end of that range. Why do you want to lose weight?20
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From your current BMI, it would probably be noticeable. Just make sure you don't rush it as you're already at the lower end of a healthy weight and losing that much weight too fast could really damage your health. Perhaps talk to your doctor about it before you embark on any weight loss, to make sure you can get there safely.2
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Yes. When you're close to or at a healthy weight, it's very visible. May be a whole clothing size.
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For your body type, 10lbs is a lot to lose. If you're 5'6" and 300lbs, 10lbs might not be that noticeable.
If you're interested in changing what your body looks like, start working on toning and muscle building. I don't mean bulking up, but you really don't have much fat to lose so if aesthetics is your concern you might benefit from strength exercises rather than cardio. I am not a doctor though, so you should seek professional advice as well.2 -
Instead of losing ANY weight, start working out with weights.14
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I'm 5'2 + a little under eight stone, ten pounds off me would be a big deal.
I think 10 pounds off anyone is a large amount of weight and is a reasonable goal to aim for
You can always evaluate it as you progress 2 -
It will be noticeable but perhaps not in a good way. You can't target fat loss so wherever you think you might need to lose a little weight might be the last place you actually lose. I am going to echo the other suggestions for toning.
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gracie8234 wrote: »I’m 20 years old and Im 5’6 and I weigh 125 pounds. Is losing 10 pounds gonna be a noticeable amount of weight? I hear a lot of people saying that 10 pounds isn’t really anything to lose.
At 5’6” Youre already close to being underweight. At 115lbs you are going to look anorexic. Focus on maintaining your weight and converting fat to muscle with a regular exercise program.
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Maybe try recomp, stay the same weight but change your composition?3
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Yeah, you are probably gonna look like a skeleton!7
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It might also be worth pointing out that losing 10 pounds or even 5 pounds at your current stats will be a grind. A very long one at that. Your eating would have to be super controlled and you would need to take 2 week diet breaks about once every 6 weeks. Any attempt to go fast will likely leave you malnourished and cost you muscle which will undoubtedly worsen your appearance.
Alternatively in this case recomp might actually give you positive results faster than a deficit. If you have been losing weight up until now and you are not happy yet because of "skinny fat" it is because you need to tone your body.8 -
10 Lbs on someone who is overly fat, obese, or morbidly obese wouldn't be a lot. 10 Lbs on someone who is already near the bottom of a healthy weight on the BMI scale would be a lot and possibly, if not likely unhealthy.9
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I'm slightly taller than you (just under 5' 7"), and 124 was the very bottom of my weight, and there was never going to be 10 pounds to lose. Perhaps someone VERY fine, with NO muscle, but I wasn't "buff" or overly muscled (I was strong, but not very muscly looking as I didn't lift weights regularly). Personally I found 128ish to be about right for me at the time.
Still working on losing, and the last 10 pounds I lost (from 154-143) is very noticeable. The next 10 will be as well.
Like has been pointed out, on someone who's much heavier, it may not be as noticeable, but at your size, it would probably be pretty extreme.
You may find that you would be happier doing a recomp (not losing any more weight, but starting lifting weights to shape your body, build some muscle, and trim up remaining fat stores) rather than trying to just lose weight.4 -
It might also be worth pointing out that losing 10 pounds or even 5 pounds at your current stats will be a grind. A very long one at that. Your eating would have to be super controlled and you would need to take 2 week diet breaks about once every 6 weeks. Any attempt to go fast will likely leave you malnourished and cost you muscle which will undoubtedly worsen your appearance.
Alternatively in this case recomp might actually give you positive results faster than a deficit. If you have been losing weight up until now and you are not happy yet because of "skinny fat" it is because you need to tone your body.
so if i lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks that would be too much?0 -
gracie8234 wrote: »It might also be worth pointing out that losing 10 pounds or even 5 pounds at your current stats will be a grind. A very long one at that. Your eating would have to be super controlled and you would need to take 2 week diet breaks about once every 6 weeks. Any attempt to go fast will likely leave you malnourished and cost you muscle which will undoubtedly worsen your appearance.
Alternatively in this case recomp might actually give you positive results faster than a deficit. If you have been losing weight up until now and you are not happy yet because of "skinny fat" it is because you need to tone your body.
so if i lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks that would be too much?
You don't have the fat stores to lose that fast. You're already at the bottom of a healthy weight. 10 Lbs in 3 weeks would be someone who is morbidly obese.13 -
As you're already at optimal weight, why do you want to lose 10lb? And why 'in 3 weeks'?5
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that is 8% of your body weight you want to lose. 1% per week is maneageable, but at the lower range you need to be close to 1/2% a week. for you that is around 1/2 lb per week. It really should take you 4 months to safely lose 10lbs. The best way to do it would be to maintain what you are currently eating and add a strength program.
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gracie8234 wrote: »It might also be worth pointing out that losing 10 pounds or even 5 pounds at your current stats will be a grind. A very long one at that. Your eating would have to be super controlled and you would need to take 2 week diet breaks about once every 6 weeks. Any attempt to go fast will likely leave you malnourished and cost you muscle which will undoubtedly worsen your appearance.
Alternatively in this case recomp might actually give you positive results faster than a deficit. If you have been losing weight up until now and you are not happy yet because of "skinny fat" it is because you need to tone your body.
so if i lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks that would be too much?
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It really depends on body type, best bet would to go for ten pounds and as you go decide when to stop. Your goal could also be a different amount of inches on your body which would likely be an easier thing to keep track of for what your goal is0
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It really depends on body type, best bet would to go for ten pounds and as you go decide when to stop. Your goal could also be a different amount of inches on your body which would likely be an easier thing to keep track of for what your goal is
OP is exactly 10 pounds from the lower end of their optimal BMI range. While they could probably lose 10 pounds safely if they really wanted to, there is no question about deciding when to stop. That is absolutely the point at which they should stop. Any further weight loss would make them underweight. It is worth asking whether losing 10 pounds is actually going to accomplish what OP wants in the first place.8 -
gracie8234 wrote: »It might also be worth pointing out that losing 10 pounds or even 5 pounds at your current stats will be a grind. A very long one at that. Your eating would have to be super controlled and you would need to take 2 week diet breaks about once every 6 weeks. Any attempt to go fast will likely leave you malnourished and cost you muscle which will undoubtedly worsen your appearance.
Alternatively in this case recomp might actually give you positive results faster than a deficit. If you have been losing weight up until now and you are not happy yet because of "skinny fat" it is because you need to tone your body.
so if i lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks that would be too much?
You cannot safely lose 10 pounds in three weeks. If you really wanted to lose 10 pounds—which may not even accomplish what you want—then you should be expecting it to take about 5 months at a minimum, assuming highly accurate logging, and it would realistically probably take longer.
Again, what are you hoping to accomplish by losing 10 pounds?8 -
Visualize 10 pounds of hamburger..0
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It sounds like you're at a low weight for your height. I didn't catch that when I made my hamburger comment. Strength training will absolutely firm you up if that's what you're looking for. I started with New Rules of Lifting for Women and moved on to The Lean Muscle Diet workouts by the same guy. I'm 62 and in the best shape of my life.3
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Why the goal to lose 10 lbs in 3 weeks to put you at borderline underweight? What you are talking about is unrealistic, unsustainable and unhealthy.10
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I think the majority of us think being that you're 5'6" and 125 lbs, losing 10 lbs is a -bad- idea. There's something going on here that's making you want to lose this weight and something tells me it's not good. You're at a perfect weight, some might say you're actually underweight...5
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