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Originally Posted by Guinevere  ok here goes...  It looks so defeating in writing 
age 48 calendar years but feel much younger
height 5'2" but taller in my heels.....
weight 200 ugly pounds packaged tightly
exercise : I would like to get at least 1/2 hr every day
I would like to lose 75-77 lbs by my birthday May 31st when I will be 49 
Can it be done? I may have to extend my date to lose it forever. Realistically I guess it would take about a year. |
That is a VERY aggressive goal and would require you to lose about 2.5lbs a week......I'll throw up some calcs........OK....
With 1/2 hour of exercise a day, your body is going to burn roughly 2175 calories a day.
If you wanted to lose 2lbs a week, you'd have to eat 1175 calories a day on average. In order to lose 2.5lbs a week like you're hoping to do, you'd have to eat 925 calories a day, and that my dear is just not enough.
I think for now to be safe shoot for 1175 calories a day, and if you exercise as you say you will (1/2 hour a day) you will lose roughly 2lbs a week.
That will get you close to your goal.....at least a 60lb weight loss by your next birthday.
The only "safe" way IMO to lose that 2.5lbs per week to hit your goal would be to add more than 1/2 hour of exercise to your routine. If you did a full hour of hard exercise a day 5-6 days a week I think you could pull it off.