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Taleciab94 · March 2022

I'm a 27 yr old female 5'5" and 190lbs. I hope to lose about 50lbs by the end of the year. Here is my plan:
- 1600 Calories 6 days a week
- One Cheat Meal a week on Saturday (dinner only)
- 10,000 Steps a day
- 10 mins Full body workout twice a week (will work up to 7 days a week)
Tell me what you guys think.

ReenieHJ · March 2022

It sounds like a great plan, written down. Take this with a grain of salt because I'm just thinking of how it'd work for me....I can't do rigid plans. I need lots of flexibility and have learned to forgive myself if I miss walking a day or two, if I go over my calorie allotment, etc., etc.

We're all very unique individuals when it comes to things like this. What works for one doesn't work for all. And you may find ways to stick to it wholeheartedly or tweak it as needed, as you go. Healthwise, to me it sounds great!

Good luck and hope you reach goal!!

cmriverside · March 2022

1600 sounds like a good base (Net) calorie goal.

10,000 steps a day would put you at "Active" in Myfitnesspal's calculator - is 1600 what it gives you for Active?

Then the additional 10 minute exercise/full body workouts can just be bonus activity I guess. Longer amounts of purposeful exercise would need to be accounted for in the "Exercise" tab.

As far as the one day a week where you have a treat meal, just try not to blow your week's calorie deficit in one meal! I know I could do some damage.

kaydensmom2009 · March 2022

I also think it depends how many calories your cheat meal is going to be

ChickenKillerPuppy · March 2022

Just want to urge you to think about coming up with a plan like this knowing life will happen and derail you sometimes - will you be able to deal with it and stick to your goals? Do you have habits in place that will help you achieve those goals on days you feel tired, hungry, and are lacking in motivation?

Assuming 1600 calories a day is a reasonable deficit for you, maybe you should think of that as your target AVERAGE for the week (so 1600 x 7 = 11,200 so your weekly calories would equal about 11,200 total), and that way you can plan for a more caloric meal for Saturday dinner (or if that happens to be a Thursday dinner or Sunday brunch you can be flexible) but you count it so you know how many calories you are consuming (not "cheat" because if you are honest and log everything, you can't cheat - it's all good!).

Finally - wondering what happens at the end of the year and why you need to have a timeline goal. I hate to break the bad news, but there is no finish line if you want to keep the weight off (not just lose it). Once you get to your goal you will be eating pretty similarly to what you ate to lose the weight, maybe with a few more hundred calories a day, so it's worth taking the time to develop the habits now that will allow you to sustain your weight loss for the long haul. Plus, if you take your time, and figure out your maintenance calories, you can switch to maintenance calories when you have hard times in your life and just stay the same for a while, and then lose again (but at least avoid the gaining and "falling off the wagon" like so many of us do).

Just some food for thought (no pun intended) and my own two cents, and I really do wish you patience and luck achieving and maintaining your goals. I can say that for me, I had a lifetime of yo-yo dieting until about 5 years ago when I changed the way I looked at everything and focused on changes I could make forever, and tried to create a lifestyle where I could maintain my goal weight range. I lost about 50 pounds and have kept it off for several years now. (5'4", woman, 49 years old, 125 pounds).

thomaskieransean106 · March 2022

Great start to have goals but be flexible and log everything as accuratelyas you can. Realise some days will be better then others and having some flexibility around your "cheat" meal can make life easier if you have a social engagement or just have a bad day.

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