Appropriate Weight-Loss Goal?

Hi everyone! I'm new to the site and I'm getting started setting up my plan.

Sorry this is such a newbie question, I'm hoping that some of you who know what you're doing can let me know if I have set a reasonable weight loss goal for myself. I'm a 5' 5" female, 22 years old, have quite a bit of muscle, but weigh 195 lbs. I've set the goal of losing 15 lbs in 3 months. Is this too fast? I've set my calorie intake at 1500/day.

Any insight you may be able to offer would be amazing. Thank you!

    Hey there,

I dont think thats unreasonable at all, thats about 12 weeks and a goal of 1.2lb a week is excellent and achievable.

I have been doing my new lifestyle now for 12 weeks and I have lost 16lb. so it can be done, I am living proof, and I eat around the same as you.

Good Luck!!

yeah I agree that is very reasonable.

Very reasonable, very healthy. Good luck! :D

Thank you all so much.  Ok, here I gooooo!

    what a pleasant change to have someone posting something normal and healthy, i was getting a little tired of telling 12 year old girls to go and eat something apart from ice and friggin rice!!! 

I love this site!!! Just had to share!

Your goal is very reasonable and totally attainable.  I have similar stats and eat the same cals, and I have lost exactly 10 pounds in 10 weeks.  I even had my birthday during that time (where I definitely ate more than 1,500 cal), and a few days in there that were over~and I still lost.  I was hoping to have lost more b/c I wanted to lose 26 pounds by April 26, but I don't think that will happen, even though now I'm working out.  But at least I know my weight loss isn't too dramatic and it will be more likely that I will be able to keep it off this way.

Good luck to you, and happy counting!