Monday, July 21, 2025

Realistic expectations on how should take to lose 25% body fat?

I recently did one of those InBody scans (I know they aren't 100% accurate) and have a long term goal of loosing 25% body fat (currently over 50%). I've been overweight my entire life, I'm about to turn 27(f). I enjoy weight lifting much more than cardio, but I know I need to add more cardio to make this possible. I take kickboxing 2-4 times a week, I try to lift 4x a week (upper lower a/b workout split). I worked at a gym during 2023 and had the most weight loss I've ever experienced (about 40lbs) from May to December. I wasn't doing it the right way (skipping meals entirely) or for the right reasons (male attention), and some emotional things set me back. As of this year I've gained it all back and then some (last time I weighed in I was just shy of 270, which is the higher end of what my weight hovers around, usually somewhere between that and 240). I want to do this the right way. I want to hold myself accountable, motivate myself, and learn to make myself do it even when the motivation is gone and I'd rather rot in bed or eat junk until I feel sick instead of workout and cook nutritious food at home. What is a realistic timeframe for this goal? It's not even just a specific weight, but a %, which I assume means the lbs I need to lose will depend on how much muscle I build. For added info, I also have PCOS. I don't take anything for it, and I have no interest in weight loss medication or surgery. To each their own, but I know myself and if I can't do it naturally, I would only sabotage myself with using medical intervention. I want to build muscle, but I want to be much leaner than I am now. I struggle with counting calories, I know meal prep helps but making food choices are very stressful, and I don't want to prep something I'm not gonna eat and waste money. My main goal is to get to a place where working out is habit, and I don't have to overthink every food I put in my body. I'm 27 in a few weeks and I would love to get rid of my childhood self hate and disordered habits by 30. My mother, who I love but did a number on me mentally, still struggles with her 1980's disordered eating habits and unhealthy mindset in her 50's, I don't want that. I'm never gonna have children, but if I did I would want to lead by example of having a healthy relationship with my body and food, and I've never seen a real life example of that.

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