Can I become 53.5 kg in 7-14 months?

[Never_give_up]

I am 31 years old (in 4 days), 167 cm , male, and I weight 78 kg. I went to a calculating site, and if I remember correctly it told me that 8-10% body fat for my height is 53.5 kg (maybe a little more with some muscle). I workout probably 1 hour 40 minutes per day (3 hours but most of it is break), 1 hour is running and 40 minutes are mostly weight lifting, and rest day at Saturday so I do only 1 hour running. I eat 1750 calories per day but it's really difficult for me to eat like that cause I am full at 1200 calories most of the time.

I am fat cause I was addicted to food eating way more calories than i should but now that I fell in love with someone and that I added vegetables and fish I am starting to lose weight and don't feel addicted at all, I already lost 4 kg (it's not water as far as i know). But losing weight takes time, and I wonder if I will be able to reach 53.5 kg in 7 to 14 months provided that I eat 1750 calories per day...? Also when should I reduce the calories and how much? I think of reducing 50 calories every 5 kg I lose (at 75kg for example), but I don't know if it's healthy or the right amount to reduce.

Also I was 69kg for a time cause of diet but I gained all of it back and more. But I didn't eat vegetables back then or was in love so the eating addiction started. So what are the chances of taking the weight back again, why this thing with weight gaining what you lost happens?

 

I can't wait to be thin. At last I found a way to lose weight and I really want to know when I will reach my goal  . 

 

[Jannes]

1 hour ago, Never_give_up said:

I am full at 1200 calories most of the time.

what? 

You can reach 5% body fat in that time but is it sustainable? Most diets fail outright or end in a rebound. 

You can translate step by step into a more healthy diet with whole foods, this alone is difficult and will make you loose weight. This is the sustainable way, you dont want to think of your diet as a diet but rather your new defeault way of eating, if you cant eat this way for the rest of your life its not sustainable. You already integrated some healthy new foods and had success, so good job with that!

[Judy2]

i don't think it's healthy, nor necessary, to be fixated on numbers like that. especially the "point something" part... your weight is going to fluctuate anyway, so it's not like you'll be an exact fifty-three point five every time you step on the scales.

ideally, you won't have to lower your calories every time you lose a few pounds BECAUSE your metabolism should adapt and you'll be active (which sounds like you are). i also don't think it's advisable to lower your daily intake much after you're already at 1750 as a man. best to stay consistent, keep working out, and give it some time. 

i also wouldn't tie the weight in kg to the body fat percentage. they may be related, but it's not as precise as hitting exactly 5% at exactly 53.5kg. 

 

i'm not sayiny any of this to be mean....just to misspell some misconceptions here because these are the things that could cause you to yo-yo diet etc.

 

please also consider this video: 

 

i totally get that you want to see results, but also consider that if you lose weight too quickly, you'll lose muscle mass, too. best to stay consistent and focus on building strength, imo.

also, in case you need to hear this, you can be attractive even with 10% or even 15% body fat. even 20. ...so my honest advice is to try not to get all too fixated on the numbers....focus on enjoying your workouts, your meals, and your lived experience. otherwise, you are very likely to burn out eventually.

a number is just a thought. your lived experience is real:)

Edited yesterday at 05:52 AM by Judy2

[Judy2]

i also did the math and 53(point three) is the lower end of the healthy range (52 to 69) for someone your height. aiming for 60kg would be perfectly fine, sustainable, and healthy for you. 

Edited yesterday at 04:51 AM by Judy2

[Ramasta9]

I mean you can do it in 2 weeks if you really wanted to, simply stop eating and fast or have one or two small light fruit and vegetable meals a day. 

It seems your weight is connection to emotional suppression so if you feel love you feel better emotionally you tend to not suppress hurt, pain, wounds trauma with food, which most people do, so you are not alone in this, the challenge is to keep it up even if you break up with your partner.

That's where the real change and transformation occurs, because modern foods act more like drugs than food, they suppress emotions, traumas and pain. 

If you just ate fruits and vegetables for a week or two, your health and life will change radically, but a lot of emotions will come up to be dealt with, so you have to find a more balanced approach, but if you were really serious you can do it as i said much sooner than you realize.

If i was you I would focus on fruit and vegetables and big salad with fish and maybe some boiled eggs, but cut out all the processed foods, pasta, sweets, stick/slow/slimey/fatty stuff that prevents weight loss and healing to occur.

Rebounding is also excellent or long hikes but diet is paramount.

I lost 10kg once in a week but i only drank water and it was one of the best things i ever done for my health, mentally, emotionally, spiritually.

So its entirely up to you how fast or how slow you wanna lose the weight. I would say find a middle way

Edited yesterday at 05:48 AM by Ramasta9

[Ramasta9]

3 minutes ago, Judy2 said:

i am sure this can work for some people, but wouldn't really feel comfortable giving this advice without emphasising that it can potentially backfire. especially for those who claim they have suffered from food addiction (as OP does), this can cause so much more harm than good and lead to emotional eating and binges that may continue way past the physical restriction phase.

Did you not read my entire post? I offered a middle ground too.

[Judy2]

@Ramasta9 yes i read it. i'm sorry. i felt that it was important to explain why option1 might be problematic for some people....but never meant to offend you or discredit what you wrote. i'm sorry for not articulating this well enough.

Edited yesterday at 07:29 AM by Judy2