Want to lose 17kg in 17 weeks, help!

[Anonymous]

I know that in order to lose 1kg per week one must cut down on 1100 calories per day I think,and I can do that,my bmr is either 1517 or 1662 (every site says it differently :/) ...but the thing I'm worried about is that if I'm gonna be having about 500 calories per day let's say,will I still be losing the same weight during these four months? ...and if not,how can I cut down my calorie intake every week without having to measure food and stuff (I'm not good at that :S ) ...or should I have 500 cals a day and then have a day off every week where I eat as much calories as I want to confuse my metabolism? ...I don't know what to do...but food is usually prepared for me,so I'm not the one preparing it and doing all the measuring and I don't have time for that either...so please any advice?

[bubbiexo]

Do you want to be eating that little forever?

Never ever eat below your BMR. You will destroy your metabolism and gain all of the weight back. You've calculated that, now have you calculated your TDEE? Once you get that number, you can figure out how much you're supposed to be eating. For example, my BMR is around 1400. My TDEE is closer to 1900. So I usually eat around 1600 and have been losing weight no problem, while still feeling satisfied.

To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:

If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2

If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375

If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55

If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725

If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

[Asker]

Yes I have...but the thing is I want to reach a certain weight in by April...which is why I cannot be very relaxed about the whole losing weight issue...but I will eat healthy though..

[bubbiexo]

You have to eat to lose weight. Starving yourself isn't going to help, trust me.

[Asker]

Ya of course I won't starve myself...I've been reading so much about all of this lately and I'm starting to really get it lol

[bubbiexo]

Good! A lot of people have a hard time grasping that haha. You don't wanna do long term damage to your body for a short term cause.

[Asker]

Haha yeah definitely...