starting 9 week journey to lose a stone

hilla1996
hilla1996 Posts: 19 Member
in Motivation and Support
cw: 140
gw: 126
height: 5"7

looking for weight loss motivation to lose 14 pounds in 9 weeks

from 10/12/2020 to 12/14/2020

who wants to join me?

I have gained around 8 pounds during corona and I feel awful

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  • tiptoethruthetulips
    tiptoethruthetulips Posts: 3,371 Member
    Your goal weight BMI is below 20, don't be surprised that your weight loss will be slower and lower than you expect given that your current BMI is below 22.

    Be kind to yourself, don't give yourself unrealistic goals
  • hilla1996
    hilla1996 Posts: 19 Member
    I dont think its an unhealthy goal
  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    hilla1996 wrote: »
    I dont think its an unhealthy goal

    Healthy weight loss would be .5 lbs a week.
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    hilla1996 wrote: »
    I dont think its an unhealthy goal

    With so little to lose, it is an unhealthy goal to lose it so quickly as you won’t be able to do it in a healthy manner. This close to goal you are realistically looking at .5 lbs a week.
  • hilla1996
    hilla1996 Posts: 19 Member
    14 pounds is alot!

    I mean in term of people who want to lose upwards of 50 it might not seem significant but for me, my clothes are tight and I am bloated
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    hilla1996 wrote: »
    14 pounds is alot!

    I mean in term of people who want to lose upwards of 50 it might not seem significant but for me, my clothes are tight and I am bloated

    No it isn’t a lot even if you think it is. Your goal is not reasonable and you will most likely fail.

    We are politely trying to help you choose a reasonable and safely attainable goal.
  • hilla1996
    hilla1996 Posts: 19 Member
    I dont want to fail
    Thats why I am giving myself nine weeks, which is not a crash diet

    What would you say a reasonable goal would be?

    I appreciate the help
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    With only 14 lbs to goal weight, a reasonable goal is .5 a week
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Also, MFP won’t let you go below 1200 a day. I am set to lose 1 lb a week with 40 lbs left to goal. I get 1340 calories a day with that goal. If I change my goal to 2 lbs a week, my calorie goal changes to 1200 a day. Basic math tells me that 140 cal per day x7 is only 980 a week, far fewer than the 3500 I would need to burn to lose that extra lb. Hence, even if you tell MFP you want to lose 1.5 a week, with only 14 lbs to lose, MFP won’t set your calorie goal low enough for you to lose that quickly as you would have to eat far fewer calories than is healthy.

    I know it isn’t what you want to hear, but none of us wants to lose weight slowly. It’s just how it works though...
  • Redordeadhead
    Redordeadhead Posts: 1,188 Member
    0.5lb per week would be a more appropriate and reasonable goal.

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