Hey everyone! I'm new here..well kind of. I've been stalking the site for quite some time now and I finally decided to start posting for help. I want to set a mini goal of 10 pounds.
weight: 158.2
height: 5'4
My question is if I'm eating between 1200-1500 calories a day, do you think i can achieve this mini goal to lose 10 pound in 5 weeks (May 10th)?
or am i being an over achiever, and should lower it?
I think it's totally achievable. But just remember, if you don't see a change on the scale, you may still see it and feel it in your clothes. My weightloss and the way my clothes fit don't always match up. For example, I might only lose less than 2lbs this week but the button on my pants might be looser. It's not just the scale that shows we have succeeded!
If I was trying to lose a certain amount in your time frame, I'd dedicate my diet to lean proteins, lots of veggies and some fruit, no soda, very little alcohol, and 64oz of water a day. Some exercise (nothing extreme) a day will surely help too.
Welcome! Well, if you are just starting, it's hard to say! You don't weigh a lot as it is and weight comes off faster the more you weigh. I'd say give it a shot, and if you stay on plan, you'll learn what your weight loss is going to be like in a month. You might find 10 lbs is reasonable, or you might find 5 is! Either way, you'll definitely lose weight with that amount of calories. Good luck and remember that in the start, it's about getting to know your body
Hey everyone! I'm new here..well kind of. I've been stalking the site for quite some time now and I finally decided to start posting for help. I want to set a mini goal of 10 pounds.
weight: 158.2
height: 5'4
My question is if I'm eating between 1200-1500 calories a day, do you think i can achieve this mini goal to lose 10 pound in 5 weeks (May 10th)?
or am i being an over achiever, and should lower it?
Thanks for any help
I think it totally depends on how many calories you burn each day. If you want to lose 2 pounds a week then you have to burn 1000 calories a day more than you eat. I average about 1200 calories a day (I'm 5'4", but probably older than you) and I normally burn between 1850 and 1950 calories a day. So I know I couldn't do what you want to do.
However, I sit at my work and have a sedentary lifestyle and I have to really work hard at it to burn more than 1900 calories a day. You might have a much more active lifestyle and might find it easy to do.
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and I finally decided to start posting for help. I want to set a mini goal of 10 pounds.
