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Title: How Long Will It Take To Lose Weight?
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Author: Marc David
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How Long Will It Take To Lose Weight?
Imagine how nice it would be to know how long it might take
to be “swimsuit” ready. You’d know when to start getting
cut for the summer and roughly how long it might take.
How many people ask…
How long will it take me to lose weight?
By using some information in your body composition, it’s
easy to tell how long does it take to lose weight.
Just a few steps can take you from a body fat percentage to
the number of weeks it’s going to take you to reach your
goals.
You might know how to burn the fat, but do you know how
long will it take me to lose weight? Let’s find out right
now.
Keep in mind that your body is made up of lean body mass
and fat. If you know you are 40% body fat, the conclusion
would be the other 60% is lean body mass (muscle and bone).
If you know the correct description of weight loss then
you’ll know it’s the reduction of body fat while
maintaining or gaining muscle mass.
Let’s use a short term and realistic goal of a 5% reduction
in body fat for these examples. A few simple calculations
and we can translate this goal into pounds and how long
it’s going to take to achieve your goal.
Calculate How Much Does Your Fat Weigh:
(Example Client is male, 220 pounds, 40% body fat)
Step 1: Determine the Fat Weight
Body Weight x Body Fat Percentage (220 x 40% = 88)
In our example, this person is carrying 88 pounds of fat.
Step 2: Determine the Lean Body Mass
Body Weight – Fat Weight (220 – 88 = 132)
132 pounds are from lean body mass in our example.
Now here comes the fun part finding your ideal weight with
that 5% reduction in overall body fat.
Calculate Your Goal Weight:
Step 1: Your Goal Weight
Lean Body Mass / (1.00 minus Body Fat Percentage Goal)
In our example, the person carries 132 pounds of lean body
mass. The body fat percentage goal is 35% (5% body fat
reduction).
132 / (1.00 – .35) = 132 / .65 = 203 pounds
Do you see it? 203 pounds is the goal weight for a person
who’s 220 pounds at 40% body fat that wants to reduce their
body fat by 5%.
Calculate How Long It Will Take to Burn the Fat:
Step 1: Current Weight – Goal Weight
That means 220 pounds – 203 pounds = 17 pounds body fat
reduction.
Based on the accepted standard of one pound per week, this
person is looking at about 17 weeks to go from 220 pounds
at 40% body fat to 203 pounds at 35% body fat while
maintaining their 132 pounds of lean body mass.
Remember, you want to burn the fat, but keep the muscle.
And now you know, it’s going to take 17 weeks to see the
expected results. 5% is a short term, safe goal and at one
pound a week, you’ll have a very high rate of muscle
retention.
Not only do you know how to burn the fat thru nutrition and
exercise, but unlike most people, you can find out how long
it will take to see the results you want.
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