Am I Insane...

[Ashali]

I want to.lose atleast 40kg by the end of July. Is.that doable?

[Annde70]

Pushing it. Depends on how big you are now and how much you are prepared to do to achieve it

I would suggest that you set yourself some mini targets along the way

Perhaps download Myfitness Pal app and be guided by the information you get on there

[jopo]

That's about 88lbs in 22 weeks.

It's a tall order but start today and who knows what you can achieve. Good luck

[Grannynise 6lbs]

Doable but sounds very unhealthy.

[Itsbab]

Personally I wouldn't think that big a picture. I have been on my journey 9 months and lost a total of 3.11 ( 53lbs) as we loose weight our weekly loss slows down over the months so we either adjust the calories or up the exercise.

As others have said give yourself a goal for the first month say your first stone then readjust everything your calories, exercise, new goal.

A safe amount is 1-2lbs a week the faster we looseweight the quicker it is to put it back on.

Read as much info and posts off the forum and gain as much advice as you can.

Try to be realistic so you don't set yourself up for a fall.

Good luck be careful on your journey it's about loosing weight but more than this doing it safely and becoming more healthy and fitter in the process.

[Hidden]

I doubt you'll shift that much in the time, to be honest, but you could shift a significant amount of weight July - so why not go for it and see how well you get on?

I don;t do kgs, but I reckon you could shift 3-4 stone in the 4 months to July - that's 42lbs-56lbs. This would make a significant different to your shape and health, and is well worth doing.

Don;t go on any of those silly diets which promise miracles, as they are impossible to stick to and are not healthy. Just stick to a sensible diet as outlined on this site, and you can't fail to lose at least some of our surplus weight.

Good luck!

[jabellik]

No I don't think. It would be dangerous for your health. Start slowly, lose about two kilos à month . Cut down on sugar, butter, alcohol. Keep one pleasure a week and enjoy it . Good luck, you will do it.

[SlimmingEagle Restart March 2024]

That's not a healthy weight loss regime. You would have to cut calories by 14000 per week. The chances are that if you did lose the weight, you would regain it + some. Weight loss needs to be at a gradual sustainable level so that when the pound comes off, it stays off. Aim for an average of 2lbs per week.

[Antipaternalist in reply to SlimmingEagle]

I never know what healthy means exactly.

So I'm kind of incredulous about the unsustainable and "you'll just regain it" with the exception of short term "empty all my glycogen from eating nothing and then eat a bunch of food". Sure long term if you are inclined to gain weight you need to do make some long term changes to prevent it.

More real concerns are gallstones, nutritional deficits and muscle loss. Nutritional problems aren't that hard to prevent. Muscle loss can be prevented by moderate resistance training and sufficient protein.

The NHS is rather unhelpful with their advice on gallstones not giving you probabilities and risks just sticking to their paternalistic 1 to 2lb a week line: a number which seems to mostly be pulled out of the ether. There's a nice Wiley scientific review on gall bladder motility if you are worried about this sort thing. I think the reason advice vague and lacking is that no one really knows.

But yes, my initial aim in your situation would just be "lose some weight" over the course of a couple of weeks and then see from their what you want to do.

[Cuddlygran]

Take notice of all the wise old (sorry, l mean that in a good way) owls . We would all like tinkabeĺle to do her thing, but in the real world stuff takes time. You must think changing habits, no point in making your life a misery. It's taken a while to put the weight on and it needs sustainability and sensibility to take it off. However much you loose you will feel better for it mentally and physically. Very best of luck. Keep us posted.

[Ashali in reply to Cuddlygran]

Hi thanks for the replies. I am doing it in a healthy way im limiting my calories to 1500 and doing 30 mins of exercise a day altleast x