I think you can get pretty darn close in 4 months. I did and started out a bit lower than you. I follow a low carb plan and weight tends to melt off in the beginning. It will definitely slow up a bit after the first few months. I have never "worked out" other than daily activities and I'm 44 years old. Good luck!

My honest opinion is that your body is going to do what it does. Meaning that you might lose weight fast, slow, in chunks...etc. I personally don't believe in the 1-2 pounds a week rule as I think your body will do what it does. If you are eating a healthy diet and learning how to transition into a life style change and exercising, all healthy amounts meaning you're not in a gym 12 hours a day or something, then your body is going to release the weight when it does. I just think there are too many factors and since no two bodies are a like one person could have weight melt off of them and another might work hard to lose a pound. It just depends.

I think time based goals can turn into something negative, but you could say a goal could be "I want to get healthy and lose as much weight as I can in those 4 months." You're not putting a number and a date. I find I have success when I'm just living and not focused on the scale or counting numbers (I don't mean counting calories if that works for you) or blah blah.

I think personally that learning how to listen to your body and give it everything it needs and learn how to live a healthy lifestyle is, to me, a more positive goal. I think the weight will come off when it comes off.

I like what Lori Bell said. It is realistic, but also just see what happens. To me, one of me core lessons is learning how to appreciate and listen to my body. The weight will come off when it does...I would love to blink and be 140 pounds or something, but haha, Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say. I say that a lot. Especially when I'm being impatient with myself.

It would be difficult. I think 60 pounds took me 6-7 months and I was going at it pretty heavily. (Running, calories under 1300, whole foods, etc)

I agree with the majority of this post. I think it's cause I'm following the same plan - healthy lifestyle, incorporating exercise and most importantly, taking it one step at a time. For me, I learned that jumping in with both feet and racing to the finish line were not feasible long-term goals. Sure, I lost weight and was happy but then I went back to my old ways of eating and guess what - I'm back here again. I count calories when I'm at home and can measure food/calories based on what I cook. When I'm traveling or with friends, I eat until I'm full and stop. So far, it seems to be working. Nobody comments "why are you eating so little?" "Why are you only eating a salad? Are you on a diet?" and makes me self-conscious, so I like this approach.

Thank you all very much! I did my 1st week in today...started exercise/diet on Sep 22, i weight myself and lost 2lbs!!! No biggie, but hey at least what I am doing is working right! Thank you ladies!

Slow and steady wins the race.

Nice work!