Can you lose 50 pounds in 3 months?

Answer 1

I'm not an expert or anything of the likes..but I have lost a lot of weight personally. If you are very heavy, it is possible to lose 5-10 pounds a week for the few weeks, depending how aggresively you work out and watch your calorie intake. I was able to lose at least 5 pounds a week for several weeks, but I was very strict. With that said, I am a strong believer that after every 12 pounds lost, you should increase your calories and lower your work outs for a few days even a week, then go back to a strict diet. I found this helps with the platu problem. I would work out 45 minutes and eat about 1200 calories a day, then on my break eat around 1500 calories and work out 30 minutes. This gave me a chance to take a break, go out to dinner and have a few cocktails...good when you have a long way to go. I ate meals high in protein, plenty of vegitables and fruit...nothing processed. But I don't think it matters, eat what ever you want watch the calories. High protein is important though, it will help you feel full. I ate several times a day never letting myself get really hungry. The first week I would be hungry at night, but that passes after a few days or so. I worked on running and rather then increasing the time, worked on speed and distance. Nothing else, just that simple. You can lose 50 pounds in about 15 weeks pretty safely...if you assume you will lose big weight for the first few weeks and then slow down. That is really around 3 pounds a week assuming you lose a little more the first few weeks which is totally reasonable. BUT you have to work out! I say walk/run..then run..then run faster. It's the best workout, easy and doesn't cost anything. One last thing...you must get losts of sleep. That is super key. 7-9 hours a night. No getting around it...you won't lose nearly as much if you don't sleep.