Need to Lose 5lb In A Week

[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.