Weight Loss: How Long Does It Take
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A question which is often raised in relation to weight loss is how long it will take a person to reach his/her goals? In order for you to be able to determine just how long it will take you to lose those extra pounds, you need to gather information relating to your body's composition.
The first thing you have to do is work out how much of your body weight is body mass (muscle and bone) and how much of it is fat. There are certain calculations one can use which can help to work out what percentage of your body is made up of fat and what percentage is made up of body mass.
For men, the measurements that they need to take are their body weight and their waist. For women, they don't only need to weigh themselves, they also need to measure the circumference of their waist, hips, wrist and forearm. Then they need to carry out some calculations and this will help them to work out what percentage of their body is made up of fat.
When it comes to what calculations need to be done for working out how much fat you have, there are plenty of sites online that show you how, or you can use one of the many online calculators to do them for you instead. All you have to do is enter the measurements you have taken. Once you know what percentage of your body is fat then you can begin to determine just how long it will take to burn this fat off.
The first thing you need to do is work out how much weight you want to lose and deduct this from what you weigh currently. Therefore if you say weigh 220 lbs and want to weight 203 lbs in the future, the amount of weight you are looking to lose is 17 lbs.
To calculate how long it is going to take you to lose the weight you need to divide the weight loss goal by how much you intend to lose each week. Therefore if your aim is to lose 1 lb each week, expect it to take you 17 weeks to lose those 17 lbs. Also you need to factor into the calculation that you are trying to burn off fat rather than muscle.
The diet and exercise regime you use should be one that ensures that this occurs. Setting a goal of losing just 1 lb a week will help you to do so safely without having to resort to dire methods such as starving yourself.
When it comes to weight loss, how long it is going to take to achieve the desired results will also depend on how determined the person is to stick with the new diet and exercise regimes. Just because you don't see any results immediately doesn't mean that you are not going to lose weight and so be patient.
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