Am I REALLY supposed to eat my workout calories?

OK so I know I came late to this, but 18 lbs in 6 weeks? Sorry sweetie, but probably ain't gonna happen, that's a 3 lb a week deficit, and even for someone who is obese, that's a tough row. Now I don't know where you are in your weight loss, but I would probably shoot for a more reachable goal then that. Like maybe 9 lbs or so, which would be a pound and a half a week. Just my HO! Good luck.

Well, I appreciate your attempt to have a realistic attitude which is always important however I now need to lose 16 lbs in 5 weeks and 6 days. I am working hard, staying positive and working out so if you don't mine, I will continue to stay positive, push myself and work towards that goal!

16 lbs in less than 6 weeks! I can do it!!!!!!!!!! Don't you guys out there think I can??????????

It's not about a positive attitude, it's not really considered a healthy amount of weight to lose for someone who doesn't have a ton to lose. Just my HO though (Humble Opinion). I applaude your attitude, and appreciate your desire, but I personally think goals should be reachable, that's all I'm saying.

OK so I know I came late to this, but 18 lbs in 6 weeks? Sorry sweetie, but probably ain't gonna happen, that's a 3 lb a week deficit, and even for someone who is obese, that's a tough row. Now I don't know where you are in your weight loss, but I would probably shoot for a more reachable goal then that. Like maybe 9 lbs or so, which would be a pound and a half a week. Just my HO! Good luck.

Well, I appreciate your attempt to have a realistic attitude which is always important however I now need to lose 16 lbs in 5 weeks and 6 days. I am working hard, staying positive and working out so if you don't mine, I will continue to stay positive, push myself and work towards that goal!

16 lbs in less than 6 weeks! I can do it!!!!!!!!!! Don't you guys out there think I can??????????

It's not about a positive attitude, it's not really considered a healthy amount of weight to lose for someone who doesn't have a ton to lose. Just my HO though (Humble Opinion). I applaude your attitude, and appreciate your desire, but I personally think goals should be reachable, that's all I'm saying.

Well, as you know, most people can lose 4-8 pounds their first week, here I am on day 3 and I have lost 4 pounds so far. I have 14 pounds to lose in 5 weeks and 5 days. I don't think it's unrealistic. I think I made a very realisic "push" goal. A goal that won't be easy to obtain, but it's possible!

I am still going to go for it! :-)

14 pounds in 5 weeks and 5 days.....I can do this!

Hey girl......Keep it up! Just don't give up after that goal date! The important thing is to remember it's a lifestyle change. I totally get that we have certain events we want to look good at,lol. The weight loss will eventually slow down, but keep on going!:flowerforyou: You can do it!

I wish you the absolute best Amy! I had a similar type goal (certain amount by a certain date). My 10th wedding anniversary is coming up in June and I was REALLY hoping to reach my wedding weight by then. Unfortunately for me I hit a plateau (for about 2 months!) and the scales have only recently started moving again and they are moving very slowly. We are taking a trip for our anniversary in 21 days and I have 14 lbs to go to reach my wedding weight. I have spent A LOT of time the last few weeks obsessing over how I was going to possibly lose that much in that short amount of time, especially given that the scales have barely been moving! I have been stressing about everything (am I eating too many calories? not enough? do I eat my exercise cals? or not? should I exercise more? less? differently? different time? etc, etc, etc.) Basically all I was doing was thinking about my diet and losing weight...i.e. I wasn't living my life. I finally realized the other day that though I really would have loved to reach that goal, it's not the end of my journey, it never was intended to be and it's not the end of the world if I don't reach that goal. Doesn't mean I shouldn't keep working toward it though either. I guess my point is keep doing what is right and healthy and don't get too obsessed with the numbers/dates. I think all the stress I was putting on myself was sabotaging my efforts! I hope you do reach your goal but even if you don't make it you will get closer to it and ultimately that is the goal, right? to keep losing until we reach our ideal weight. I absolutely believe in setting goals and even dates to reach those goals by, but just don't let it become an obsession like I did.

I have since taken the last couple days off (yesterday and today) to just live my life and not think about diet and losing weight. Tomorrow I will start back tracking my calories, doing my workouts, etc. I haven't totally fallen off the bandwagon. I have been trying to drink all (or at least most) of my water, and not overeat and I have been incorporating as much fruit and veggies as have been available. So hopefully I haven't gone up in the last couple days!

Anyway, just don't focus so much on the goal that you miss everything you learn along the way. Good luck and I hope you reach your goal. Keep us posted!