I am around 5'4 260lbs, how much can i lose in 2 months?

Question

I work out everyday now, cardio and weight lifting!!! I do 20 or less carbs a day!! I want serious answers only!! Thanks in advance!!

I really dont care about the 2lbs a week!! It means nothin to me, i want reality answers!!!

Answer 1

Everybody is different. It's impossible to say because nobody knows your metabolism. Expect the beginning to go well, then expect to get stuck. I've been dieting since April 2005 and working out in a gym 5 days a week. I've managed to lose 60 lbs but have been stuck in one spot for about 4 months and nothing I do seems to change it. My doctor says to stay vigilant and eventually it will move...but it's sure hard waiting it out. Good Luck.

Answer 2

I work in physical therapy. One thing I learned is on average a pound or two a week. So in 2 months I would say 20 is around the average. Thats probably not what you want to hear. But to lose weight is a long process. If you are lifting weights you should probably go buy how many inches you lose instead of pounds. This is because when your weight lifting and you jump on the scale it will record you have gained weight because of the muscle gain.

Answer 3

I would say about 40 pounds in 2 months. You might not just want to cut carbs but also restrict calories. Weight loss is simple math. You can expect to loose about 3-5 pounds a week. I recommend lots and lots of water and exercise. Fasting works for me to kick start things. Good luck!

Answer 4

Well it depends on you! Everyones body is different!

Try the following and weigh your-self once a week:
Jog 1 mile and walk 2 miles a day for a week!
Sweat as much as possible!
Eat less so that your body uses the fatty tissue!
Walk, jog, run up stairs!
Use diet pills!
Stretch before and after lifting!
Drink alot of water!

The harder you push your-self the more results you will be able to see! But do it safely!

Answer 5

Well it really does depend. For instance, if you have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism it could take a lot longer to lose weight. Typically, nutritionists recommend that you lose no more than 2 LBS per week. Be patient, love your body as it is now (yeah it's hard, I know) and make sure you don't starve yourself or deprive yourself of the occasional goodie;) so theoretically 16 lbs. would be a reasonable goal. Good luck and please don't be angry with yourself if you fall short of that. The most important thing is for you to recognize that by leading a more active lifestyle you're helping your body more than it may show.

Answer 6

The most you should lose is 2lbs a week max. More than that is just water weight and can lead to serious problems over time. So in 2 months you can lose about 16lbs max.

Answer 7

Pounds tend to drop fast at first, so I would say it's possible to lose 40 pounds if you're very strict about eating right and exercising. Any more than that would not be healthy, and 40 might be a little high. If I were you, I'd set my goal at 25 and count any more as a bonus.

Answer 8

You can choose to reduce your carbs and/or calories as much as you want; and you can choose to exercise as many hours of the day as you want. The result, of course, will be that your body's metabolism will slow; your immunity will decrease and you may very well get sick; and, because of overtraining, your muscles may become quite inflamed and require extended rest and recuperation in order to recover. Meanwhile, because your body is in metabolic slowdown and suffering from overtraining, your body will hold on to every ounce of both fat and water that it can. The result is not only will you plateau, but you will start to regain any weight that you have lost.

There is a reason that experts and most folks in the general population advise that you only seek to lose two pounds a week and that reason is that that is the most that you can reasonably expect to lose a week and have any hope of keeping off the weight.

You need to ask yourself: Do I just want to lose as much weight as possible or do I want to lose as much weight as I can and keep it off? Losing 80 lbs is easy, keeping it off is hard. Extreme diets and extreme exercise get the weight off, but they are difficult to maintain as behaviors over a lifetime and they tend to fail. The weight comes back.

Also, with regard to weight training, consider this: as you build muscle, your progress on the scale may slow because you are replacing fat with muscle...and muscle weighs more than fat. In which case, it is more important that you consider how you look and how you feel as opposed to some arbitrary number tossed up by your scale.

Myself, I have an apple before my lunch and dinner. And, I have a salad with both of those meals. Between the apple and the salad, my ability to consume high fat and/or high sugar foods is greatly reduced, both during the meal and afterwards.

My salads consist of organic greens that are high in nutrition and fiber. I use Italian dressings and/or vinegrettes because they deliver monosaturate fats that are good for my body. I AVOID high fat items such as creamy dressings(like bleu cheese), croutons, and cheese in my salads.

I incorporate green vegetables into my meals while reducing the starchy "whites", such as bread, potatoes, rice, etc.

Because my meals are so nutritious and filling, I rarely snack. If I do, I try to choose something healthy like carrots and dip.

I eat the most lean meats I can find as meat is the preeminent source for protein and you don't have to have it with fat.

I consume several large bottles of water a day to keep fat and toxins flushed from my body(the amount of water required can vary from person to person; I tend to aim from a 1/4 to 1/2 oz of water per each pound of body weight...but experts argue about how much water is enough, so decide for yourself). And, I try really hard to get at least eight hours of sleep a night as less than that can impact the body's metabolism.

Exercise: as always, consult with your doctor before adopting an exercise program. I find a 30 to 45 minutes of cardio can really stoke the fat-burning fire. As for resistance training, no more than two to three times a week. Make sure you muscles get the rest they need to grow.

Answer 9

Go on south beach. I'm 6'0 196lbs and lost 16 lbs in 3 weeks. NO CARBS, NO SUGARS, for the first 2 weeks!

Answer 10

about 15.