At 130lbs, how many lbs a month loss is possible?

[summerbreeze058]

So I don't want to shoot big and feel like I failed because I know the lower you get in weight, the harder the pounds come off. I've been 130 lbs for a while though now and eating at maintenance, neither losing or gaining really.

I haven't really been dieting that much since this summer i've been in nyc interning meaning eating a lot of takeout and at restaurants with friends. I only get to workout for 40 min like twice a week which i know is not right but it's just so hard having two jobs and having time to hit the gym. I don't think I have gained that much weight, my waist has actually shrunk a little but ironically my arm has gotten 1/2 inch larger...any idea on why that happened? I have no scale, all i have is my tape measure, so i have no idea if i've technically gained or lost weight since my waist is a little smaller but my arm got a little bigger. Nothing else has changed.

Anyway, if starting today I committed to exercising 4 days a week for 40 min cardio and 2 days a week weight lifting, and of course eating healthy limiting around 1200-1300 calories a day, how many lbs is it possible for someone at 130 lbs and 5'5" to lose in a month (that's how long i have before going back to school). Any answers would be great...I want to be realistic about goals

Thanks!

 

[maleficent]

a reasonable expectation is 1 percent of your body weight a week... HOWEVER, (insert wagging finger here) ANYTHING can cause the scale not to move... do don't get too hung up on getting to a specific number.... who is really going to know what you weigh anyhow, you don't wear a sign to that effect... Spend time on eating healthily, within a calorie range, exercising moderately and feeling good about yourself and all these new habits you're working on... that you will be able to take with you when you go back to school