How much weight is it realistic to lose within the next 4 months?

[Anonymous]

I'm not technically overweight. My BMI comes in at about 24.8 which is at the higher end of normal. But I want to lose a few pounds anyways, especially before going on vacation in late August

So here's what i've been doing the past few weeks. I was sick one week of it, so no exercise

Workout
I do p90x at home 5 times a week. Additionally I go to the gym 4 times a week, 3 days doing 40 min steady cardio and 40 min lifting weights. And the other day I do about min of high intensity intervals plus 40 min of steady cardio. Additionally I take bike to work 5 times a week, which is about 40 min of light exercise

Diet
This gonna be controversial I guess but I've done my research and I decided to go with a whole food plant based diet. So mostly vegan with no processed foods, not even oil. So far I feel great on it. I don't count calories but in the morning I usually have oatmeal with fruit, for lunch some kind starchy food with vegetables and for dinner I try to go for mostly vegetable with only a bit of starch

I'm just looking for what to aim for. I don't know I need goals and i don't want to set it too high or too low

[HyperOrphic]

As long as you have protein replacements (which you can find in plants) and the proper amount of unprocessed carbs, a vegan diet is fine. However, if you aren't a passionate vegan, I suggest a more realistic diet that you COULD continue in your every day life after your trip.

You sound seem that big, so I wouldn't worry painfully about losing a ton of weight. Aim for 10-15 lbs and then focus on toning and shaping your body, which will likely require you include protein (vega is a vegan protein you can) after you workout.

[Asker]

I do plan to continue it after. Just maybe add some foods back in like eggs and oil. I LOVE oil and pasta.

I wouldn't say you have to be "passionate" about being vegan to be successful on a vegan diet. I've never liked meat so the main thing for me is to cut out cheese and eggs

[HyperOrphic]

It takes a lot of work to be a vegan (properly) so it takes dedication. If you feel capable, it's entirely up to you.

[Asker]

I don't think it's a lot of work at all. I think it's dead simple

[HyperOrphic]

Everybody is different, just depends on preference.

[kheserthorpe]

Agree with this opinion giver. Herbivores spend all their time eating. You can get plant based protein and in fact it's hot uncommon for me to eat only plant based protein at lunch. But I'm not seeing it in this diet. Combined with a lot of exercise I foresee grinding down lean mass and lowered metabolism.

[Asker]

@kheserthorpe ya as I said, I've done my research and there's just little support for any such claims.

Have you ever anyone to be protein deficient that wasn't malnourished all over? Me neither. As long as you get enough calories getting enough protein is not an issue and certainly doesn't have an effect on your metabolism.

The body builds muscle from a surplus of calories either stored in fat or from diet. Protein had nothing to do with it, The body doesn't even process protein well It likes carbs, every cell in your body runs predominantly on glucose. It will process fat and protein as a last resort.
Herbivores spend all day eating because they don't have calories concentrated sources of food. Carnivores spend all day sleeping because despite having an acidic body (we're alkine) it takes a lot of energy for the body to breakdown meat.
We can't taste protein. It's tasteless to us. Cats and other carnivores can taste protein, they'll die on a vegan diet. But for us

[Asker]

there's no reward in eating protein, it's just something that's in your food.

A lot of scientists believe that our species success was due to our ability to process starch which is a rich and cheap source of calories. It makes us different from other apes. However if you look at our closest ape relative you'll that most of them are predominately vegetarian.

[opugh93]

If you lost a pound a week, in four months you would be down about 12 lbs, but that's what medical professionals would suggest. Diet is more key that exercise when losing weight and you could realistically lose a lot more than that if your diet is in check

[BertMacklinFBI]

well don't listen to BMI charts, they are a WIDE WIDE WIDE RANGE AVERAGE. it will most likely not apply to you accurately.

the diet seems decent, workout is good, in 4 months, depends on your body fat%, but generally speaking... 12-23 lbs. could be minimum, maximum, or right in between.

its difficult to tell without your height/weight,.

[DarkHumorRUs]

Seems like you'll be getting way too few calories doing what you're doing, so maybe you'll lose like 2 pounds a week.

What I wanna know is how wrestlers lose 10 pounds in a week, cause that's what I need.

[Asker]

A lot of it is water weight. Cutting out carbs will make you lose water weight fast. And even stop drinking before the scale for about 24 hours will make you lose a lot of weight

It also causes your kidneys to fail

[Klaatu51]

personaly i've lost round 50 pounds in the past... so it's possible... i was just strving myself, and walking 3 hrs/day

although i wouldn't suggest it ;-)

[Lissy967]

This calculator seems quite accurate :)
https://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php

[thewanderingme]

starch causes the body to retain a lot of water weight.

[DaddyRollingStone]

You sound healthy. You'll probably lose a good amount of weight.

[TheSpartan]

At 1-2 lbs a week and 4.3 weeks in a month, 17-34 lbs is pretty reasonable.

[FierceBrosnan]

In 4 months at a steady pace about 15-20lbs.

[Ihav2fart]

No idea, but you should have cheat days.

[Anonymous]

2lbs a week.