By 2021 i wanna be 120

zmw2877
zmw2877 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
This app will help we lose 20 pounds by 2021 thats my goal!

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  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    By 2021 I want to be 35 again but it’s not going to happen lol
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    @zmw2877, I'm going to try to not be as much of a wet blanket as the previous poster but be advised that losing at that aggressive of a rate, especially when so close what I imagine is a healthy weight for you, is unlikely and/or unsafe to pursue. IMO you'd be best served picking a more sustainable and achievable loss rate of 1 lb/week or less and focus on making lasting changes to your lifestyle such that any weight you lose you're able to lose permanently. Best of luck!
  • gisem17
    gisem17 Posts: 50 Member
    zmw2877 wrote: »
    This app will help we lose 20 pounds by 2021 thats my goal!

    This app will only help you lose 2 pounds per week. Jan 1, 2021 is 6 weeks away. To lose more than that, you have to abuse the app and that is not recommend. Now if you're talking Dec 31, 2021... there's plenty of time to reach your goal.

    Better yet, why dont you say "This app will help me lose 20 pounds, that's my goal"? If you take the pressure of a deadline out of the equation, you're more likely to reach that goal.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    zmw2877 wrote: »
    This app will help we lose 20 pounds by 2021 thats my goal!

    To lose 20 pounds in 44 days you would need to create a deficit of 1590 calories per day. In other words you would have to stop eating entirely and still exercise. It would result in you either eating everything in sight after about 4 to 5 days or be so incredibly fatigued that you can barely function. Not to mention you would be burning more muscle than fat. Also, the stress you would place on your body would increase your cortisol which would make you retain water and you may not even see the scale move after the first week.

  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    With only 20 lbs to lose, you'll have much better results aiming to lose 0.5 to 1 lb per week, coupled with resistance training and adequate protein to preserve muscle. As mentioned above, a drastic cut is going to take a toll on your body, and you might not like the way you look at your goal weight if you don't take muscle-saving steps. You'll be more successful if you set reasonable goals for yourself and have some patience.
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    steveko89 wrote: »
    @zmw2877, I'm going to try to not be as much of a wet blanket as the previous poster but be advised that losing at that aggressive of a rate, especially when so close what I imagine is a healthy weight for you, is unlikely and/or unsafe to pursue. IMO you'd be best served picking a more sustainable and achievable loss rate of 1 lb/week or less and focus on making lasting changes to your lifestyle such that any weight you lose you're able to lose permanently. Best of luck!

    Lighten up Lucy....it was supposed to be funny!
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    I want to be 5 again in 2021 and just do everything differently. 😜

    That said, if you just want to lose 20 lbs by some point in 2021, great!

    If the goal is 1/1/21, not going to happen as others have pointed out already.
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