Need to Lose 5lb In A Week

[Anthony W.]

I need to lose 5lb in a week - and I need to do that every week for 6-8 weeks

I know there are some in shape people on here... So... HELP!

Lol but seriously, I know I CAN do it, but how?

[Platapus]

5 pounds a week for 8 weeks is a lot of weight in little time. 40 pounds in two months?

Is this to make a weigh-in, meaning that you are only looking for temp weight loss? If you are looking for a permanent weight loss, I think 5 pounds a month is more reasonable.

[the_tyrant]

how much do you weigh right now?
again, 5 pounds a month is reasonable

[Onkel Neal]

Damns, I thought a spammer got through our defenses

[FIREWALL]

First of all, You Can't. And if you did you'll be weak as a kitten an be open to all types of illness's.

5lbs. a week for 8 wks. "DANGER Will Robinson"

[CptSimFreak]

Insanity + proper diet. But you will not be able to reach your goal because of your demise.

[razark]

Step 1. Get a chainsaw.
Step 2. Decide which limb is your least favorite.
Step 3. Post the video to youtube.



Step 4. Realize that any method you use is going to be about as dangerous as the chainsaw. Slower, maybe. But still bad.

[Feuer Frei!]

So we still haven't heard from the OP as to why the weight loss needs to happen.
And your current weight and height. Check your BMI (Body Mass Indicator).
And check it as if you've already lost your 5lb.
W/O anymore info, you won't get any answers.
Constructive ones anyway.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

You lose that much that quickly you'll lose muscle, which is much harder to replace.

[mookiemookie]

Go vegetarian for a month. You will lose at least 20 lbs guaranteed.

[FIREWALL]

Build your new computer. You'll save money on food to lose weight.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=184580

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

First of all, You Can't.

Actually you can, but you don't want to. Ten years ago I lost 60 pounds in two months. Dropped from 195 to 135, the same as I weighed in high school. How did I do it? Suddenly developed diabetes.

And if you did you'll be weak as a kitten an be open to all types of illness's.

My friends thought I was dying, and they may well have been right. I've never fully recovered, try as I may. And the sad part is I've put most of it back on, and still have problems. I'm trying diet and exersize and slowly, very slowly, getting better.

5lbs. a week for 8 wks. "DANGER Will Robinson"

He's right. The only way to lose that kind of weight is to stop eating altogether. You'll exersize for awhile, and then lose interest, and become weaker and weaker. Far from getting into shape, you'll find yourself in worse shape than before. Don't do it. Eat properly, exersize properly and as said you'll lose five pounds per month or thereabouts. And you'll get into better shape.

[CCIP]

I was actually losing a steady 2-3 lb per week at one point by cutting carbs with a vengeance and living on very modest servings of vegetables. So the vegetarian advice isn't far off.

That said, I've gained it all back a couple of years later after I realized I can't be without potatoes or pasta.

That also said, I'm not really overweight (6'4" and 185lb), but I could stand to either gain some muscle or lose some flab. I eat very little and it's all pretty darn healthy, but I exercise even less. Gonna try and fix that this summer.

But yeah, I agree, you really don't want to aim for something that extreme. Especially because even if you do lose it, it's gonna be bad for your health and/or you'll gain it back before you know it. Slow, steady, and ongoing-lifestyle-based is the only way you're gonna make any progress.

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Go vegetarian for a month. You will lose at least 20 lbs guaranteed.

That is nonsense, you can be vegetarian and obese, its not very hard.

[Stealhead]

Why do you need to lose 40 pounds in such a short span?Are you over weight? You should find out what your Body Mass Index is and what it should be if you are pretty close to the zone there is no reason to try and drop this much weight so fast.

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm


Is there a particular reason or are you just wishing to drop weight?

If you are just trying to drop 40 pounds in general then you dont need to do it that fast in this case start doing some exercise do some calisthenics and change your diet some guys will try and lift weights but that adds more weight(the muscle) if you don't do something else you wont lose the fat and you will only gain more weight you'll have muscle but you will also still have the fat.

I am a fairly fit person but I really dont lift much weight I do tons of push-ups,pull ups, chin ups and dips though I also do lots of running and calisthenics that really burns up fat you can jump rope or hit a speed bag or punching bag, jumping jacks thats the stuff that burns fat.

Also stay away from greasy foods(no damn fast food ****e) and junk sugary foods instead of some sugar crap eat an apple or some other fruit and drink juice or water instead of soda you will also feel better as well. If you do not change your physical habits as well as your diet your not going to get good results.Many people think of diet as something they do to lose weight when you should really think about a diet as what you normally eat a Great White Shark prefers to eat seals that is its diet this is what I mean you have to always have a good diet only eat greasy fast food stuff rarely not a few times a week.

You should ask a Doctor more about a good diet every person is a bit different to some extent what is best for them.Of course avoiding fast food and greasy high fat foods and overly sugary foods is a good idea for anyone.I used to hate PE when I was a kid but in the military I loved it and have been very active every since.

http://www.menshealth.com/ is pretty good place to get ideas from.

I agree with NeonSamuari I have a friend who is 100% vegetarian and was over weight for a few years after he "converted" from meat the reason was because he was not active.Personally I dont believe in the whole veggie thing there a things your body needs from meats as well you just have to eat meat in much lesser amounts and better types of meat.

@CCIP you are in the normal zone for your BMI so you need to just exercise more if you have some flab better start busting out the sit ups and crunches.Being in active kills you sooner or later my Grandmother is 87 years old a she walks 2 miles just about every day and does that old lady pool exercise stuff she is in very good shape.My step dad his sister more or less sat around the house when she retired and now at 77 she can hardly get around.Humans have not evolved to the generally lazy inactive life style that the modern world lets a 1st world person live our bodies need activity to stay healthy only 10,000 years ago(really until the late 19th century) we where much more active because our survival depended on it and our bodies still function the same way but most of us dont so people are unhealthy as a result.