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Would 64 by March and 60 by June ish seem reasonable?
That would be nothing for a boxer to lose in a month. I lost 7kg (from a much fatter starting point) myself last January. It’s all about doing it sustainably and not making yourself miserable.
A kilo of weight loss is roughly a deficit of 7000 calories so a kilo a fortnight should be easy enough without making too many sacrifices or upping exercise to the point of burnout.
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That would be nothing for a boxer to lose in a month. I lost 7kg (from a much fatter starting point) myself last January. It’s all about doing it sustainably and not making yourself miserable.
It's quite a lot to lose from someone that is by most standards fairly slim already. 60kg at 5'9" is very much a climbers physique.
It's all a bit Instagram motivational quote stuff but I tend to subscribe to the idea that you should focus on the habits and let the weight sort itself out. In @Fox's case, there are reasons he's more than he'd like to be, and once the post op fitness returns then presumably the weight will change a bit too.
I think we're probably saying the same thing tbh. You've said you find it easy to lose the weight then easy to put it back on. So it's the habits that need fixing rather than the weight itself.
Anyway, aware that I'm sounding preachy (and I didn't intend to pick on @Fox, he just happened to post on
MondayTuesday morning when I'm procrastinating at work) and that it's all easier said than done. Just at 5'10 and 73kg then I raise an eyebrow when someone 5'9" and 67kg says "Ugh, I need this thread". I'd say the weight is perfectly healthy, just find a way to get back into the habit of doing the things that you were doing at the time you were pleased with how you looked/felt.
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Ugh, I need this thread. 67kg, 176cm, which puts me bang in the middle of the green on BMI but visible belly, awful aerobic fitness, heaviest I've ever been and knowing that I should be about 62 tops (and my climbing weight is 58) says otherwise.
Reasons: Horrible sciatica from July '20, then foot drop from Feb '21 totally messed up my fitness. Could walk with the sciatica but couldn't cycle, then the foot drop meant I couldn't do either. Had an op on my spine to sort both out in August and walked 600 miles in 4 months but it just doesn't take the weight off like cycling. Add in losing commute and having a sweet tooth which has come back - was eating healthily in the months after the op but it's gone to pot, especially in the run up to Christmas - and I know I'm lucky I've not gained more.
I've never set weight loss goals before so have no idea what's reasonable, but I want to get to 60 by the summer, so that's 7kg to lose. Would 64 by March and 60 by June ish seem reasonable?