how can i lose 20 ibs in a week?
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That's a tall order but here we go.\n\nCUT THE CARBS!!!\nEat lots of protein.......broiled fish and chicken (trim the fat of the chicken......no skin)\n\nSteam veggies.......no salt; use mrs. dash or another seasoning to spice them up.\n\nIf you have to have snacks.....carrots, celery, fruit. Eat lots of grapefruit. It has a chemical reaction with other foods and breaks them down that much more. \n\nDrink lots and lots of water. When you wake up...drink.\n\nIf you aren't used to working out, I'm afraid in one week you aren't going to get a good routine going, but begin by walking. Walk in the morning before eating. This will get your metabolism going. \n\nWalk in the evening as well. \n\nAnything aerobic you can do........do. The more you get your heart rate up, the more you will sweat......the more will come off. \n\nSweetie, be careful. 20 in one week is a lot. Yes, you will initially lose a lot of water weight gain. Cut all sodiums. No soda!!!! But keep eating........lots of protein and veggies. Good luck!
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Losing weight doesn't have anything to do with sweating. Follow a healthy diet using the Food Pyramid, and exercise regularly, 3-5 days a week for a minimum of 30 minutes a day. Don't cut out the carbohydrates because your body needs those for energy, but shoot for a goal of 100g a day. Eat 3 small meals a day with 2 small snacks and drink a lot of water. If you use a small plate at meal time you can trick you mind into thinking that you are getting more than you really are, and eat slowly, it may take up to 15 minutes for your brain to get the message that the stomach is full. Don't try to lose all of the weight at once, if you lose 1-2 pounds a week you will be more likely to keep them off.
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You CANNOT and you SHOULD NOT.. It is, generally speaking, NOT healthy to be losing more than 1 1/2 to 2 pounds a week.. I do not care what program you are on.. It just is NOT healthy. You have to(MUST MUST MUST) exercise.  and stay away from greasy, fatty foods.. eat  plenty of green vegetables (not peas) and fruits.
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For losing such a large number of pounds there is no asap. This requires a lot of patience (sorry) and change of lifestyle in general. \n\nAlso - you would be more successful if you make your initial target more realistic, like losing 20 pounds, holding them for a few months and then again 20 and so on. \n\nIn general it is really - it less, about 1000- 1200 kcal per day and exercise in a healthy way (increase it slowly if your body is not used to it). \n\nIf you can afford it he best is to do the weight loss under supervision of a doctor or better in a clinic where they also teach you different nutrition. the important thing is that you have to change your whole way to eat and move and all habits associated with that. There is a lot of mental work involved in this change. Like getting used to smaller portions, less "bad" fat and using "good " fats instead. In general eating less and much more veggies and fruit than you did in the past. \n\nOver time you will see the effect and also lose your cravings and your body will adjust to it's new weight. \n\nIf you still think you want to do this asap and this is possible then be careful with how you do this. You need to exercise but start it slowly, you need to eat less but make sure you get all nutrients a body needs. Go at least to weight watcher meetings.
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You're doing fine--10 lbs in 3 weeks is a little over 3 lbs per week!  Normal weight loss is 1-2 lbs per week!  From the sounds of it you're acually undereating, no wonder you're so hungry.  112 lbs will take time and patience.  For your meals I would add more protein to each one, maybe have 5-6 meals a day, be sure to eat protein at each meal.  \n\nMeal 1 ideas: cottage cheese, egg whites with veggies, oatmeal, good grains avoid any bread that is white. Dont' forget your healthy fats--flax seed, olive oil, fish oil, peanut butter (but not too much-it has a lot of saturated fat, etc)\n\nMeal 2:  Protein shake with oatmeal or rice cakes\n\nMeal 3: tuna, chicken, fish, turkey, lean beef, egg whites with small salad or veggies; olive oil or fish oil capsules\n\nMeal 4: so on and so forth\n\nThe meals may get a little bland after a while, but you can add spices, and dress it up with mustard etc...\n\nI'm not crazy about the South Beach Diet, but it will teach you how to eat healthy, and it works for a lot of people.  You just have to teach yourself about nutrition and remember that it takes time to change your lifestyle.  Don't worry about short term, focus on long term goals (eating/cooking healthy for you and your family).  You'll find a list of "clean" foods at the oxygenmag.net forums.  They're great!  You can also read there on how to get the right mix of proteins/carbs/fats for weight loss.  It's the best forum I've come across.  Keep on trucking--you'll make it, remember baby steps :).
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Loosing an average of 5 pounds a week is not healthy. You are correct, the recommendation is 1-2 pounds a week. Watch your diet and get more exercise and you will loose weight, but you don't want to loose too much too fast. Good luck with your weight loss program. Stay Healthy!
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just eat breakfast from 8-10 \nlunch from 2-4 \ndinner 6-8 \n\nand eat 2 fruits one after breakfast and the other after lunch and here you go ! \n\nnothing fried not much salt once a week for some thing sweet and that's all i think :)
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10 to 20 weeks.  The recommendation is to lose 1 - 2 pounds per week to make sure that you lose fat and only fat.  You don't want to lose muscle because this will slow your metabolism.  So at  1 - 2 pounds per week, that's 10 to 20 weeks.  You'll be much more likely to keep the weight off for good if you lose slowly and sensibly.
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DON'T !!!!!!!\n\nLosing more than 3-5 pounds in the first week and 2 pounds a week aftr that, pretty much GUARANTEES that you will regain the weight (and each pound will be more likely to bring a new friend along with it, next time.)\n\nI know you feel desperate, but desperate attempts will lead to longterm regrets.  Been there, done that, wrote the novel, GAINED the pounds to prove it.  Then lost them by using the old tried-and-true.  These really are the best steps to losing weight:\n\nEat  lots of friuits and veggies, and when it comes to cabohydrates (grains, things made with flour or corn or sugar, etc.), eat only QUALITY calories.  Read up on the "glycemic index".  Get nice and familiar with it.  This is how to make sure everything you do eat packs the most nutrition per calorie!\n\nAvoid junk, and especially anything fried.  But have a reasonable portion of a treat once in a while so you won't feel totally deprived and go bingeing.\n\nBalance your carbs with a little protein, every time.\n(Protein slows down how fast your body burns through those carbs, so you don't feel hungry again as quickly, and your blood sugar stays more level so you don't get highs and lows that make you want to sleep or snack more.)\n\nMake sure you get enough fibre, both the soluble and nonsoluble fibres.  (Eat whole-grains, especially oat fibre.)  Fibre fills you up, and has the added bonus of transporting toxins out of your system.  This is especially important when losing  much weight, since some fat-soluble toxins may be released into your system as fats break down.  YOU MUST balance fibre intake with fluid intake.  That's very important!\n\nExercise 30-60 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week.  (Walking is highly under-rated.  If it gets your breathing and heart rate elevated, it's good enough!)\n\nStrengthen your muscles through weight training or yoga.  (Stronger muscles burn more calories even when you're at a 'resting' heart rate.)\n\nAnd hey....be your body's best friend.  It does a lot for you - judge it more on all the cool stuff it can DO, than what you think it should look like - fads in 'ideal' body shape have changed throughout history and according to culture.  I've also learned from looking back on old photos and remembering what I thought about myself  at those times in my life, that what the song says is really true - you are NOT as fat as you think you are.\n\nGood luck!
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Sounds like all the fruit you eat may actually be doing you more harm than good.  Try more protein.  Lean meats and nuts...peanut butter if you'd rather eat that.  This worked for a cousin of mine when she was a young child and was diagnosed with IBS.  She was on a diet of protein, including protein shakes for almost two years before her stomach started to heal itself.  Best of luck to you.
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To lose 20 lbs in 3 months, that's about 2 pounds per week.  To do that safely, the best thing is to cut 500 calories a day from your diet and workout to burn an additional 500 calories per day.  That adds up to 1000 calories daily, which is 7000 weekly, or 2 pounds.
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This can easily be done.  It's only 1 pound per week that you have to focus on.\n\nFirst find out how many calories you burn on a daily basis through your BMR and AMR calculation. \n\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/healthtool...\n\nThat gives you a starting point based on how many calories you should eat a day to lose weight. Combine a good diet, lean meats, no carbs after 6pm, only complex carbs before 6pm, plenty of veggies with a diligent exercise regimen of strength conditioning and aerobic exercise (at least 3-4 times per week) and you have your answer. \n\nTrack you progress daily or weekly to ensure you are losing at least 1 pound per week.  If you're not, increase your physical activity levels to 5-6 times per week and make sure your diet is clean, including no packaged, canned or preserved foods.\n\nThis however takes an incredible amount discipline. I suggest seeking a qualified strength and conditioning specialist in your area to meet your goals.
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The only real way to lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off is to increase your exercise and cut down on your food intake. Your goal of two pounds a week is a sensible and achievable one. The first thing you have to do is decide that it is what you really want to do. i.e. more important than snacking or lying on the couch. You need to change your life i.e. get up from the computer. It really is not that hard once you make up your mind to do it. It also helps if you can do it with a freind or partner for encouragement. It worked for me. Lost about 60 lbs two years ago. Went to the gym about 3 days a week for 2 hours per time. Walked a lot. Decided to eat smaller amounts but more often and slightly reduced my overall intake. Did not snack unless I was really really hungry. I have gained back a bit of the wieght I lost as I am no longer going to the gym but I seem to have leveled off no with an overall loss of 35 lbs. Good luck. John
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First of all, (very important) don't eat ANY type of meat for a week (and if you like the way you feel after a week , go without it for two weeks to feel even better). This includes any soups that have a beef/chicken stock as the base. So buy vegetarian vegetable soup...not just vegetable soup, and eat it for supper(Campbell's (don't buy generic brand..its bland). This also includes milk. No cow milk. Buy some Soy milk. I promise it is delicious..I use 8th continent original soymilk. And this is 100% healthier than cow milk. This will help you alot. \n(no butter for a week!!, no ranch dressing, no sour cream...nothing of the sort...and try to lay off of the cheese unless it is soy cheese) \n\nSecond of all, no candy bars, chocolates, donuts with frosting center, cakes, ice cream....just go 1 week without sweets  \nI usually eat oatmeal for breakfast, and I either cut up fresh peaches, strawberries or even canned peaches and I don't need any sugar. \nFor a good snack in between I drink a mug of hot lemon water with honey added to sweeten. \n(*when feeling hungry, drinking a mug/cup of anything warm will ease your hungry tummy*) \nFor snacks when craving sweets: eat almonds, peanuts, soynuts, raisins, ovaltine mixed with soymilk is ok on this detox diet, drink a big cup of orange juice, eat fresh fruit, apples, oranges, strawberries, etc. \nEat vegetables and rice. Can buy frozen packages of broccolli, cauliflower, carrots, and raw type as well for snacks. \nGot a blender? Make smoothies with your new fruit selections, a natural, detoxing milkshake. Just don't use yogurt(which is cow milk based), >>>but add some soymilk, orange juice, bananas and strawberries for a shake that is out of this world!!!! \nI have always used this as my way to start exercising again. \n\n(tip: Slim Fast products have always helped me too(even though the shakes are cow-milk based). They have a meal bar called "fruit & nut bar" that is great. If i wake up and want to go for a jog or exercise, I take about 2-3 bites (don't eat whole bar before exercising) and it helps me feel not-sluggish during my workout.) \n\nMajor tip: anyone over the age of 20 should be taking a daily vitamin. I HIGHLY suggest buying some multivitamins (i use a woman's weight smart MV), Super B-Complex, and Vitamin C. These 3 are a must-take-each-day and you'll see an even better change in a couple of weeks. If I am feeling bloated, I buy diurex water pills and take for 5-7 days as well.\n\nFollow this strictly and you WILL see a change & feel better, that is a promise!\n\n(warning: if you have any cardiovascular problems at all do Not use water pills unless it is ok'd by your doctor, as it will interfere with your High BP medicine; and as always, if you are on any medications discuss any dramatic new diet choices with your doctor as it could affect the purpose of your medicine.)
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Easy. I just lost 12 lbs in 2 days. Want to know how? First, send your child to school and let him or her catch the nasty stomach flu. Then, take care of him while he's sick and catch it yourself. Then, bring it into work and share the love with all of your coworkers. Then, puke your guts out all day and night for 2 days. And there you have it.... the stomach flu. The easiest and quiet possibly the most painful way to lose 12 lbs in 2 days.\n\n*IMPORTANT NOTE*\nThis is probably the least serious post I've ever made. It's nasty stuff and being sick whether catching something or purposely making yourself throw up is not the way to go to lose weight. My suggestion would be to go out and run or walk every day, maybe in the evening and snack on healthy foods like fruits or vegetables. Drink lots of water and try not to drink much pop or juice. It's all quite sugary. Just watch what you eat and exercise. Being healthy is more important than watching your weight.
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Well losing 20 lbs on your frame may be hard.  20lbs might also be too much. To lose weight fast(meaning weeks or months, not days) a good diet with a low amount of carbs i.e. white bread, sweets, sugar soda pop,alcohol etc.. and a good exercise routine with lost of aerobic exercise like running, aerobics class, walking, swimming etc..an hour 4 days a week.  Drink lots of water, drink it all day long. You will lose weight doing all these things in conjuction of one another.   I hope this helps and have fun doing it.  A good exercise routine can be fun and you will notice a difference in a few weeks.  Take care and good luck.
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Losing thirty pounds in one week is definetly not healthy.  The best way to lose weight is gradually and not all at once because if you lose it all at once, chances are the weight will come back.