How should I aproach losing 25 pounds in about 1-1/2 to 2 months.?

Question

Im not going to call myself fat, I'm not. But I am overweight and I want to lose 25 pounds of fat, I don't care about gaining weight from muscle. Lack of exercise is the cause of this, I dont eat that unhealthy, maybe fast food once a month but thats it. So its because I don't play sports anymore and I'm not getting the exercise. If I workout and run 3 miles 5 days a week will I be able to obtain this goal?

Answer 1

being someone who lost 40lbs in two months, I would say majorly cut down the fat in your diet, and do a lot of muscle work...

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Answer 3

of course, run 3 miles, but manage your carbs, and losing weight isnt all about distance, i would do those 3 miles on a stepmaster, you knwo the workout machines. also try to eat larger salads, and smaller meals

Answer 4

running will help it's hard to say losing 25 pounds in 2 monthes will take commitment but let's take it down a knotch it'll be hard to do. but the best thing to lose weight is to eat in perportion,no late night snacking,drink lots of water,drink green tea/eat rice,push ups and sit ups every day.i'm on that path myself i don't care how much i weight i just want to lose some fat and look a little bit better .

Answer 5

25 pounds in 2 months is a lot to lose. In my experience as well as observations, exercise alone can't help you lose that much weight that fast. Damnit, I really shouldnt be saying this, but the most effective way to lose weight quick is to just eat less.

I didnt eat very unhealthily either. I was actually eating alot healthier than most of my friends but I was always on the chubbier side; probably from lack of exercise. Although my food content wasnt AWFUL, the amount was probably a little high but not by too much. I'd say in a day 3000 - 3500 calories as opposed to the suggested 2500 for my height and build. That seems like ALOT more but for the average American, very normal.

Anyways my point is, I got a trainer and all and cut my calorie intake to about 1500-2000 a day and also exercised. I lost some weight; about 15-20 pounds. But it took about 3.5 months. Then over the next year, I gained it back plus about 10 more during college. One day I decided to cut my calorie in take to 900 calories a day. I started losing weight very quickly even without extra exercise. Then I kept cutting until I was eating between 700-900 a day. I lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months. Now I'm back to eating normal. about 2000-3000 calories a day. I kept most of it off. I gained about 8 pounds back during holiday seasons and summer but for the most part, most of it stayed off.

I think you should really focus on just losing the healthy 2-3 pounds a week. So try for losing 16 pounds in 2 months.

Although my extreme dieting worked... i can't say it was a good decision. During those two months and then about another month following, I couldnt stand up without getting headrush and dizziness. It happens to all of us but for me, it happened every single time i had any lurching or sudden movement which is ridiculous. I couldnt stay up more than 15 hours a day. I was not a good time.