do you think i can lose 25 pounds by april 15?

Question

i am 5ft3.3in and 130 female 14 years
i wanna lose 25 pounds by april 15

i would eat healthy and do cardio for 1 hour 4 days a week.

is is possible?

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible.

If you're 5ft3 and 130, then losing 25 pounds would put you in the lower end of the BMI healthy weight (105-140).

So right now, your weight is healthy at 130, meaning you won't develop health problems because of it and it’s a good thing you realize now that you need to get back in shape before you get to be 145 and overweight. It’s easier to lose 25 pounds than to lose 40!

If you’re deadline is April 15th, then you have 15 weeks, which is about 1 ½ pound a week (a few pounds will be just water loss). It’s a little more effort than one pound a week but not as hard as 2 pounds a week.

Each pound you have to lose is about 3,500 calories that you either have to not eat or to spend, or both. I suggest you do both (like you said, eat healthy and do cardio).

So, you need to use 1 ½ pound of fat reserve every week, which is 3,500 multiplied by 1.5, which is 5,250 calories, which is 750 calories a day.

Every day, you need to use 750 calories that you did not eat!

Your cardio, one hour 4 days a week really translates to 4 hours of cardio in one week, and there’s 168 hours in a week so 4 hours is pretty low. Let’s say you bicycle at 12mph, you would spend less than 300 calories doing that…and you need to spend 750 calories EVERY day, not just four days a week.

My advice is for you to eat healthy, like avoid fast food at all cost, cook your own food with steamed veggies and fruits, no sauce (ketchup and mustard are OK). You can eat huge, healthy meals that are low calories and very fulfilling instead of eating high calories, high fat food that don’t satisfy you.

Also you should do some strength training, with some weights (you can use anything heavy enough around your house, instead of weights) because as you build muscle mass, you get thinner, since muscle mass take three times less space than fat on your body. You can also build muscle mass without the need of weights, by doing push-ups, abs, crunches, squats…using your own body as weight and the more muscle you get, the stronger you feel and your metabolism get higher so you end up eating whatever you want without getting fat reserves…


Edit:
The next poster,rivasj27 made a huge mistake by suggesting you have to love one pound PER DAY!!!!
Of course, it's one pound per week (in your case, it's more like 1.5 pound per week).

Answer 2

Yes, without a doubt I can do that in 2 months if I had to. try to excercise every extra chance you get and eat healthy.. no fried foods, try no soda, stay away from candy, since ur 14 and still growing eat healthy and drink milk and orange juice in the morning. Try excercising before you eat breakfast.

Do some situps before you go to sleep.

Answer 3

I think it could be possible, if you really stick to what you're doing. If you need some help you should try joining a slimming world club (http://www.swimmingworld.com), I really recommend them! But as you're only 14 you would need an adult and a doctors note to go with you I think.

Good luck and be healthy! =D

Answer 4

yes you can do this easily and at a safe weight loss of 2lbs a week,
lots of luck, and stay healthy

Answer 5

In order to loss weight, you will need to find the root cause on your weight gain. Once you find out the root cause, you will be able to come out a weight loss plan that able to help to reduce your weight.

Only with a realistic weight loss plan, you will be able to achieve it easily.

In order to have ideal weight. few things to take note.

Diet

- Try to have plenty of starchy foods such as rice, bread, pasta, potatoes,
- Aim to have five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables daily
- Use a moderate amount of dairy prod

Physical Activity

Getting active is one of the best ways to lose weight and keep fit. There are all sorts of activities and
sports that can get you moving and aid weight loss.


Calories and Weight

A pound of fat equals 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound a week you will need to expend 3500 more calories than you eat that week, whether through increased activity or
decreased eating or both. Losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week is a sensible goal

Answer 6

At an average of 2 lbs a week, (easily attainable) you should do it comfortably! And 2lbs a week is a nice healthy safe loss.

Answer 7

The perfect way to loose weight and monitor your progress is to use a calorie counter on a daily basis while you diet.

Energy In/Energy Out

Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day

One Pound equals 3,500 Calories

To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat

1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn

You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.

Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.

Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.



Water Intake/Less Storage

Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body's principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don't have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.

Good Food

My favorite things to eat:

Avocado Wraps

Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon...Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.

Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.

First thing in the morning...A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that "got to have" item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet "snack" that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.

Lean Cuisines

Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200...You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.

It’s all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake...that’s okay...you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.

Fruits and Veggies

All you want on the schedule listed below.
Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.

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Vitamins

My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY...I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull...WITHOUT the calorie intake.
WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.

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Soda/Carbonation

Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don't fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won't need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don't need.
So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what...four sodas and two energy drinks in one day...that is a total of .... 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing...Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.

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Your Body

Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won't crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.

What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows...it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do...it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn't need it.. Now it knows...you wont' forget about it and that food is on its way.

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Walking Buddy

This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it...it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.

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By: My own experience/rivasj27/Joyceeleann

Answer 8

Nope ;)