Please check my figures- 6 lb from temp goal, must finish by Christmas!!

[tellico]

17 days to Christmas...
6 pounds to go to meet my "by-Christmas" goal...
My current 1700 Cals a day rule isn't getting me there fast enough.

Can it be done?????????

6 lb= 21,000 Cals/17 days =>

2704 Cals/day = my maintenance requirement

so......

(2704*17)-21,000/17= 1469 Cal/day is my limit, right??

Please tell me if I did this right. It is going to be hard to stay under 1500 cals for 2.4 weeks without binging- I get really hungry and grumpy if I drop much below 1650. Time to go to the grocery store and get the things I crave in controlled portions, because now is not a time to blow it! (like i did today, trying to eat my migraine away!)

[pliny_2001]

To be anal about it, I think it's ((2407*17)-21,000)/17

I'd say that yes, 6 pounds in 24 hours under 3 weeks is very do-able. My only q's would be how your weightloss has been going so far, and - more generally - if it's OK to drop to about 1/2 of your maintenance requirement.

But yes, your math was right. Can't help w/ the hungry/grumpy - doesn't sound fun for the holidays, though.

[JoeBAR]

Originally Posted by tellico

17 days to Christmas...
6 pounds to go to meet my "by-Christmas" goal...
My current 1700 Cals a day rule isn't getting me there fast enough.

Can it be done?????????

6 lb= 21,000 Cals/17 days =>

2704 Cals/day = my maintenance requirement

so......

(2704*17)-21,000/17= 1469 Cal/day is my limit, right??

Please tell me if I did this right. It is going to be hard to stay under 1500 cals for 2.4 weeks without binging- I get really hungry and grumpy if I drop much below 1650. Time to go to the grocery store and get the things I crave in controlled portions, because now is not a time to blow it! (like i did today, trying to eat my migraine away!)

Instead of eating 1/2 what you need, have you considered increasing the calories you burn every day by a bit of exercise ... It's far healthier.

[tellico]

Thanks, I'm always uncertain of anything to do with math So far, weightloss has been steady, but slooow- at half the rate I had expected when I started around this time last year. I had expected to lose 40 lb in a year. If I make my current goal, it will be 26 lb in a year. But despite the slowness, it keeps progressing....

I will be trying to up my exercise as time allows- I already do some, but I'm adding in some more serious horseback riding and heavy work around the house/farm to get ready for the holidays, too. looks like I've got some serious meal planning to do!

[Insex]

Originally Posted by tellico

Can it be done?????????

If you believe in yourself, it can most definitely be done. You can do it!

[Italianangel]

for sure, go hard a few days and you can drop half of it right there, go hard on cardio for a few days and diet hard, just a few days won't catabolize you....
Linda