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.

[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.

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by 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.

A guy in my platoon in the service lost more during two months of basic. But then again, the ammount of physical exertion there was a wee bit higher than most people would put themselves through vouletarily.

First impressions, too much too soon.
vegetarian option, rapid weight loss by simply eating German beansprouts

I'm sick of women winking at my face and grimacing at my gut. I'm sick of being compared to celebs with abs.

Have more self confidence and ignore comparisons to artificial creations.

The only muscles in my legs worth looking at are my calves. My calves are incredible.

A person with a serious eating disorder will complain about how their body looks but say their belly is incredible.

I ran till I was out of breath today, which was maybe 1/8th of a mile

OK thats a problem, do you smoke?
on another line would you like to have weight loss through smoking?

The main key to this topic is contained in the post......

I used to be able to perma lose 5lb a week when I was in Florida for a month swimming all day every day

...apart from the "perma".
Swimming is good, relatively quick and effective for most of the body. Get a proper schedule drawn up and aim for basic 1.5 hour sessions working on an 8 days in a week basis. For a bonus on your legs cycle to the sea/lake/pool for the sessions

[Castout]

Be patient and put in the commitment. No easy way losing weight. It is for the long run.

Should not overdo it early so you won't get tired of it or over exposed to it and give up. Build up your determination by accumulating success after success, small success after small success.

Never fall for a girl or woman who fell for you on the first impression as she might easily flirt with another just the same

it's not for the women out there it's for you and your well being.

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Castout

Never fall for a girl or woman who fell for you on the first impression as she might easily flirt with another just the same
it's not for the women out there it's for you and your well being.

Well put, Sir!

[AngusJS]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

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

1) Invent a time machine
2) Go back 3 months
3) Start dieting and exercising without killing yourself in the process.

But seriously:

1) Calculate your basal metabolic rate

2) Buy a calorie counter and a good pedometer

3) Buy an exercise bike

4) Keep your calorie intake 1,000 calories below your BMR. Use the calorie counter to follow your intake, the pedometer to measure how many calories you burn during the day, and the exercise bike to burn more off.

Don't immediately drop to this level, however; take a week or two to gradually get down to it, and then stay there.

I am doing this, and have lost 20 pounds in 2.5 months. I eat anything I want, I just count the calories, and when I go over my intake goal, I burn it off on the bike. I also exercise in the morning, as having a negative caloric balance gives me more options for lunch.

This doesn't take iron will - you won't feel like you're starving or anything. You just have to get through the false starts you will have until you're finally committed to losing the weight.

[Anthony W.]

Originally Posted by AngusJS

1)This doesn't take iron will - you won't feel like you're starving or anything. You just have to get through the false starts you will have until you're finally committed to losing the weight.

Weather has been crappy for a few days so I've been confined to 50 sit ups before bed.

However, it used to be 10, break, 10, break, 10, break, 10, break, 10

Now its 25, break, 35, break, 50

I don't sleep much at all - can that have an affect?

I'm going to Oshkosh at the end of July. I should be taking 20-50,000 steps (that is several miles, right?) per day while I'm there. If the hotel I'm staying in has a pool, I'll be hitting that a lot. What swimming strokes burn the most calories? I was thinking 100 laps per night.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

What swimming strokes burn the most calories? I was thinking 100 laps per night.

Just being in the pool is harder work than you might think. I used to swim every day, but now it's been years since I was in a pool. Then I lived in an apartment complex that had a pool. Five minutes and I thought I was dying. It's amazing how hard it is to do things you used to take for granted. When I was 19 I could swim the length of an olympic pool and back, underwater. I could also, sitting still, hold my breath for four minutes.

Start off easy, paddle around, work your way up until you can swim several laps. The strokes involved won't matter; you'll be working very hard.