Can I lose 20 pounds in 4 months?!


Question: If I can, is it healthy? And are there any certain exercises I can do? Please let me know(:

I want to be down to 120 by June, when summer break starts, and I dont know what exercises to do

Thankkkks <3


Answers: If I can, is it healthy? And are there any certain exercises I can do? Please let me know(:

I want to be down to 120 by June, when summer break starts, and I dont know what exercises to do

Thankkkks <3

Wow! You are the first person I've ever encountered on here that has set a reasonable time frame for their goal! Yes, this most certainly can be done.

Switch your foods to the available healthy alternatives. Wheat bread instead of white. Fruits and vegetables instead of sugary sweets. Lean meats like ground turkey instead of fatty burgers. Start drinking lots of water (2L per day at least). I once heard this said as "cutting the white out", white bread, white rice, white condiments, white fat in meat, all of it. Cut it as much as you possibly can and replace it with alternatives (Wheat bread, brown rice, oil or seed based condiments, lean turkey, fish or chicken).

Do cardio every day. Even if you just go for a 30 minute walk every day, do it!

Only weigh yourself once a month. The human body carries water weight that can fluctuate and get us down if we fluctuate up and gain a pound after 1 day. If you look for long term results instead of immediate results, you're more likely to stick to it.

You can do this if you believe it can be done! This is an attainable goal that you can reach as long as you believe that you can and you work hard to get there!

i did. smaller portions and run. thats all i did.

go wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food after 7 p.m.
I know a woman who lost 60 pounds a month on it. She did nothing else!

Yes, that is a good amount of time to do that. try cardio work, like running, biking, swimming, ect. Eat less and eat veges and lean meats.

yeah....

eat less, and cardio (run, swim, bike, dance)

yes

Do a lot of cardio, espically before you eat breakfast. You can burn the most calories then. Try to eat small portions, and eat about 1,500 calories.

Obviously, that comes down to 5 lbs per month, which is clearly a healthy rate of decrease. What you don't tell us is how tall you are. If you are 5'0" at 140, it will be alot easier to drop down to 120 than if you are 5'10" at 140 (since that is much closer to the "ideal" weight for a person that height).

As to an approach, start with an attainable goal at first. Set yourself up to succeed. Start by walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk walk, but don't change your caloric intake. Then slowly add other activities (biking, aerobics, etc.). Finally, add some weight training, which will tone your muscles (which then burns more calories!).

By the time you ramp up the first couple of weeks, you'll be shooting for a 2 lb per week loss, which is still (but barely) healthy.

Good luck!





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