I want to lose 20 pounds in one month.. can it be done?
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If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. You can do a circuit class but this counts as one weights session. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, boxing and spin. If your classes are less than 1 hour top it up with cardio before and after classes. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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You can do it! That's 10 pounds a month you need to lose for seven months, so that's 2.5 pounds a week--which is perfectly healthy! You need to get very serious and and make a commitment to yourself that you will lose 2.5 pounds a week (think of it this way so it isn't so overwhelming). Make yourself do at least 15-20 minutes a day of some kind of cardio, whether it be walking, aerobics, or just turning on some music and dancing. You should also do some toning excercises maybe every other day for 15-20 minutes. Other than that, drink LOTS of water and cut out any soft drinks and try to eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits and especially vegetables. Good Luck! Stay strong and you can accomplish your goal! : )
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Slowly re-introduce some foods that you cut out of your diet to loose weight (but don't go overboard!).  Keep exercising.  20lbs in 2 weeks, what a great effort!  Good luck  :)
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Well, if you are really serious about losing weight quickly, here are three easy steps you need to follow:\n\n1) Try a good cardio workout for about 30 to 45 minutes twice a day.  You can do this by running, biking, StairMaster, whatever you enjoy.  Keeping your heart rate up will help you burn calories and lose weight.\n  \n2) Strength training would also be a good idea, things like basic sit-ups, jumping jacks, deep knee bends, push-ups, some light weight lifting, etc.  These are activities that will help you build muscle, and muscle burns fat.  So, just do it!\n\n3) The third eat wisely!  Count calories and make sure you are not exceeding your recommended allowance.  Cut out all soda and sweets.  \n\n4) Drink plenty of fluid!  Doctor's recommend eight 8 oz. cups of water a day.  This is highly recommended if you are putting in the workouts described above.\n\nIf you can do these things religiously for a month, I am confident you will be able to lose 20 lbs or more in a month.  But you have to really dedicate yourself to it daily!\n\nBest of luck!
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10 pounds is a lot for a month.  Eat smaller portions of pasta, preferably the whole wheat kind.  Limit your fats and eat lots of vegetables.  Exercise!
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i have a diet if your interested it takes like 20 pounds off of you in like a month (its a healthy diet) email me
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That's gonna be. . .tough. But if you want to lose weight quickly, you might think about trying this book called "The Movie Star Diet" by Steve Simmons. It helped me lose thirty pounds in 2 1/2 months when I didn't think anything would work. My goal to begin with was only 20 lbs! It has a really easy plan to follow and an excellent workout as well.
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Well 30 lbs isn't a very healthy amount to lose in one month, but twenty is ok, although it wont be easy. The best HEALTHY way to do it is to do lots of cardio Exercise (like running or aerobics, something that really gets your heart rate up). Also keep your calories low, about 1700-1800 per day, so watch your food labels. Also drink about one gallon of water per day, that was something important that I didn't do but will help. Hope it goes well!
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Cut out carbs and sugars. And exercise.  Try this for one month and I guarantee you will see results!! I did this and  I have lost over 20 pounds
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first of all, forget what other people say, its OKAY! to lose 20 pounds in a month.  had to get that out of the way.  anyways, all you need is will power.  If you have junkfood in your house, throw it out, or give it to a neighbor.  Have someone go grocery shopping with you a couple of times.  It should help.  \nAnd remember: "Food is neither friend or foe." \n-Breanna Philips (me. hehe)\nDon't think of food as your friend, dont get attatched.  but dont hate it.  treat yourself every once in a while.  \n\nplus, you cant JUST diet.  You need to exercise.  I'd have to say that dieting is only 10% or 20% of it for most people.  Believing that you can succeed is part of it too.  It isnt just dieting, or dieting and exercising.  \n\nYOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!\n\nhope i've helped a bite ;) \nemail me if you'd like o_blondee@yahoo.com\n\n\nremember losing 20 pounds is okay! (as long as your not already 100)  :)  i've been studying to become a nutritionist, so i got to say that i know more than ATLEAST 1/2 the people here.
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You can also lose one pound a week\n\n\n\nThe majority of fitness professionals advise slow weight loss as the safest and most helpful approach. A sensible weight-loss program allows you to lose weight slowly -- about one-half to one pound per week. Slow weight loss promotes long-term loss of body fat, not just water weight that can be rapidly regained.\n\nMost people need around 15 calories per pound to maintain their weight. A person of 150 pound would not eat food that contains calories more than 2250 per day in order to maintain his/her weight.\n\nIn order to burn one pound, a person need to burn 3500 calories more than they are used. For example, dropping calories by 300 per day and increasing daily movement to burn off an extra 200 calories should result in a weight loss of one pound a week.
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that's NOT SAFE!!!.. never lose more than 10 pounds a month. But if you really want to do it.. cut WAY back on your calories. Like eat about 900-1000 everyday. That or lots of working out (or both.. but be careful). drink lots of water.. it will flush you out.. and help the fat come off. Also, drinking before a meal makes you eat less.
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Can't be done.  12 pounds is your MAXIMUM safe weight loss per month.\n\nCreate a long-term plan for youself.  Change the BALANCE of your diet - you like ice cream, OK, but just one NORMAL portion in a day, and the rest of your intake balanced between protein, vegetables, and UNsaturated fats.  AND EXERCISE - just walk 30 minutes every day... split it up into 15 minutes morning and 15 minutes night if you want to.\n\nBe healthy, it will come off if you respect yourself enough to make it work for you.
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Cut out all sugars and cut way back on your Carbs.If you drink soda drink only diet. Do not eat at fast food joints.\n I am 34 and have lost 19lbs in 1 month. The more you exercise the better. Your input must be lower than your output of calories. Simple math.
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way too much to lose in a month! Eat in moderation, exercise, limit fat and calories.  You could lose up to 2 pounds a week and it would still be considered a healthy weight loss.  Join a weight loss club such as Weight Watchers and talk to your doctor about losing weight.
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ya get the slim and 6 diet i lost 20lbs in 8 weeks but it is the plan you pick but i did not take any diet pills but if i did i might have lost more but try it and let use know
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It's best to aim for 1 - 2 pounds of weight loss each week, so that would be 10 - 20 weeks to lose 20 pounds.