Ep. 183 How to Know How Long It Will Take To Reach Your Goal Weight

Vanessa G Fitcast

Today's episode is a question we get a lot with a nuanced answer you deserve to hear...

There's a large psychological mistake that isn't your fault that many women struggle with when it comes to getting to their goal weight.

The number 1 mistake is you’re probably making is having unrealistic expectations⁣.

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Losing body fat takes longer than you want⁣ and you didn’t gain fat in a month so don’t expect it to fall off⁣ in a month (honesty is the best policy here).

In order to sustainably lose weight, you need to be in a moderate calorie deficit⁣.

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If it takes burning 3,500 calories to lose a lb of fat (500 calorie deficit a day), it would take 1 week to lose a pound of fat.

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If your goal is 30 lbs of fat loss⁣, realistically it’ll take 6-8 months to lose 30 lbs⁣.

It took me 8 months last year to lose about 20-25lbs (I look like I lost more because I had a lot of inflammation on my body)

It’s also worth mentioning that when we refer to weight, everyone really occupies a weight range.

This is also why it can be frustrating for women especially when trying to lose weight within a month, because you can gain weight over your cycle.

Compare month over month at the same points in your cycle, not week over week!

Also with knowing that it takes 3500 calorie deficit to lose a lb of fat per week, this is also worth mentioning that that requires consistency and accuracy.

In this episode, we'll talk through all of this in more depth and why a slower approach is better in most cases.

Time Stamps:

(2:32) Digging Deeper With Clients

(4:24) Reaching Your Goal Weight

(7:12) How To Be In A Calorie Deficit

(10:42) The Psychological Side

(16:17) Why Slower Is Better In Most Cases

(24:47) Getting The “Losing Weight Too Quickly” Comment

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