Need to Lose 5lb In A Week

[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

[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.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

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

You could be, but if you use your head you probably won't. Don't replace meat with excessive dairy, go easy on oil, fruit and nuts and you will almost certainly lose weight.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

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

I know two vegetarians that are (were) obese, and both developed gaulstones. One started to take up running about 18 months ago and the weight dropped off. Now she runs everywhere, and takes part in half-marathons and fun runs (a misnomer, surely?) within 100 mile radius about every other weekend, has joined an athletics club and trains daily. If you'd have seen her 18 months ago, all she ever did was sit at a PC playing music and games - she can't drive but would never walk anywhere, or even get the bus. If her husband didn't drive her she wouldn't go! Now she's BOBFOC*



The other one hasn't taken up running, and still complains of general ill health.

*For those that don't know - Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch!

Edit: Oops, just realised I'd hit reply on page one, and not read page two!

If swimming did it for you then it can again, just need the municiple pool. Running for 1/8th of a mile and stopping isn't great, try this - it worked for my wife.

1. Week one: Walk for six minutes, then jog at an easy pace for one minute. Repeat three times. Aim for three sessions with that same sequence for week one.
2. Week two: Walk for five minutes, then jog for two minutes. Repeat three times. Aim to do three sessions in week two.
3. Week three: Walk for three minutes, then jog for four minutes. Repeat four times. Aim for four sessions in week three.
4. Week four: Walk for two minutes, then jog for five minutes. Repeat four times. Shoot for three of those sessions in week four.
5. Week five: Walk for two minutes, then jog for eight minutes. Repeat three times. Do three of those sessions in week five.
6. Week six: Walk for two minutes, then jog for nine minutes. Repeat three times. Try to do three sessions for week six.
7. Week seven: Walk for one minute, then jog for 11 minutes. Repeat three times. Do three sessions this week.
8. Week eight: Congratulations on making it to week eight! For your first run this week, try walking for five minutes to begin and end the workout, and run for 20 minutes in between. By the end of the week, try to run for 30 minutes without stopping.

Above anything else, you must strech your muscles before and after - just google pre-run streches.

The more exercise you do, the better you will feel. Even just a walk before your breakfast could make all the difference to the rest of your day!

[JU_88]

A no carbs & suger diet works very well if you wanna lose weight fast - (Kind of like the Atkins) You can only eat nuts, veg, meat and dairy (but not milk because lactose is sugar).
Basically it fools your body in to fueling itself with the fat it has in storage - the weight flys off very fast, but its more of a trick than a diet.

BUT! this diet has many downsides.
-Its not a very healthy or natural way to lose weight.
-On the first few days you will feel like crap as your body deals with the sudden changes and is forced to re-tune itself.
-Drink as much water as you can or you WILL get the worst constipation ever!
-The effects only last as long as the diet, as soon as you come off the diet (and even if you continue to eat sensibly) most of the lost weight will start to return.
-You only get one shot!, it is very effective the first time you try it, however if you stop the diet and then try again, it will never work as well the second time around. It seems that our digestive systems can only be fooled once

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by JU_88

A no carbs & suger diet works very well if you wanna lose weight fast - (Kind of like the Atkins) You can only eat nuts, veg, meat and dairy (but not milk because lactose is sugar).
Basically it fools your body in to fueling itself with the fat it has in storage - the weight flys off very fast, but its more of a trick than a diet.

BUT! this diet has many downsides.
-Its not a very healthy or natural way to lose weight.
-On the first few days you will feel like crap as your body deals with the sudden changes and is forced to re-tune itself.
-Drink as much water as you can or you WILL get the worst constipation ever!
-The effects only last as long as the diet, as soon as you come off the diet (and even if you continue to eat sensibly) most of the lost weight will start to return.
-You only get one shot!, it is very effective the first time you try it, however if you stop the diet and then try again, it will never work as well the second time around. It seems that our digestive systems can only be fooled once

To avoid the downsides that you dsecribed, compare to whjat I outlined. Its better to look at the difference between low- and high glycemic carbonhydrates, than to avoid carbonhydrates alltogether. Its less extreme, more effective and allows you more flexibility and diversity in what you eat.

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by razark

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

My first thoughts when I read the topic title. Well, maybe without the reasonable step 4, but still...

[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.