how to lose about 30 to 40 pounds in a month and a half ?

Question

I want to lose fat by september,but i want to keep my butt.I dont want no flatty.Im going to high school and i wanna look good but i have to admitt that i am no small girl.My doctor said that i am obese but i most certainly dont look it.I walk a mile and a half a day and sweat like crazii.im gonna start doin ab workouts,but wat i really need is a diet plan.i kno this is not healthy but with the exercise plan i have i need a diet to go with.It's almost the end of July and i need to lose this stomach, arms, and thighs by the second week of september.I kno water is good.AND I HATE FAD DIETS BECAUSE ALL THE EXERCISE AND I'LL GAIN ALL THIS FAT BACK.So please help me lose fat not water weight and at at 20 pounds instead.Just remember i need to lose fat n i cant order diet foods from the computer i dont have a credit card.And nothing dumb PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Not only do I think that's impossible, even with surgery, it's not healthy. Healthy weight loss is considered a pound a week. But don't let that scare you off. Keep up with your exercising, and watch what you eat. Just think, in a few months when your weight loss becomes noticable, the kids at school will notice, too.

Answer 2

Sigh... Look, if you're not ready to diet you'll just gain the weight back anyway. Whatever you're doing is not working, obviously. You have to be ready to commit yourself to be healthy for life. I have no idea if you could lose 30-40 pounds in 6 weeks because I don't know your starting weight. If you're 280 lbs, sure, you could probably do it. But if you're 190... eh...
Bottom line: no junk food. no cookies, candy, chips, soda, ice cream. no fast food. don't even try to get those salads at wendy's or mcdonald's. make your own at home. count your calories. no white carbs (white bread, white pasta, white rice, etc...) only whole grains. NO lucky charms. Try kashi go lean with skim milk. Eat a ton of fruit and veggies. Ideally, 9-10 servings a day, 5-6 being veggies. only lean proteins (think skinless chicken, turkey, fish).

Learn about calories, do you know how to read a nutrition label? That helped me so much when I was in high school. I learned about calories, started reading about it and I lost 40 lbs in 3 months, I've been 125 lbs at 5'7" since then (8 years now). What I did then was this diet I read in my mom's magazine, it was easy... eat no more than 20 grams of fat a day, and eat no less than 20 grams of fiber a day. That's it.

And Janet Jackson just lost 60 lbs in 4 months by eating:

bkfst: 6 egg whites, 1/3 cup of oatmeal
lunch: 4 oz of chicken breast (skinless, nothing fried), organic mixed salad (no dressing)
afternoon snack: 3 oz of grilled shrimp, 1 c. of mixed veggies
dinner: 4 oz of filet mignon, 15 grilled asparagus spears.

Exciting, I know.

You're going to need to exercise more. Do an hour of walking a day. Ab workouts will create muscle, but it won't burn any fat off, you need cardio for that. Ride your bike, rollerblade, anything. Actually, get Tae Bo, that burns a ton of calories. To keep your butt, you're going to have to do squats and lunges. Get a fitness magazine (like Fitness, Shape, or Oxygen) for workout ideas.

Dieting is hard but you're going to have to make a choice between looking good and eating that donut. What's more worth it to you? Nothing tastes as good as looking good feels.

hth!!

Answer 3

You really want to know.... Don't eat! you will lose about 10 pounds in 3 days. other wise I would say that it is virtually impossible to lose that much weight in that short amount of time unless you get plastic surgery or something. Or just change your diet, keep a photo of your self that you don't like with you where ever you go to remind you that you don't like the way that you look so that it will motivate you to work out more or eat healthy foods.

Answer 4

30 to 40 pounds in 6 weeks is very ambitious. How long did it take you to put the weight on? I bet not 6 weeks, so set yourself realistic goals.
In the meantime, and at our age, you can ditch the junk food, drink lots of water and work on more fitness, sounds like you are a bit negative about the stuff that would be useful to achieve what you want: floor exercise like pilates, which you can do at home, sit ups, thigh exercise, etc...

Answer 5

I lost 65lbs in 2.5months eat about 5 times a day but little amounts cut out the junk food and all soda diet is worse for you so just dont go there no eatting after 900pm and do some kind of excersise for at least 1/2hour a day...crystal light is awesome no calories no sugar and tastes great--1 slim fast shake in the am and one in the pm after dinner and you'll be fine you will keep your butt too I have all my junk still in the trunk :)

Answer 6

This is not dumb,in fact it's the most sensible thing you'll hear on this site.
I have heard of a new tecnique that is being trialled in the usa.
It has had great success so far with obese people & I as an Australian think that all americans should try this treatment.
It's called "amputation",they cutoff your legs or arms causing a dramatic weight lose.
U should try it as if your not happy with the treatment they give u the parts back that were cutoff !!

Answer 7

take hydroxycut hardcore and work your *** off in the gym doing everylittle exercise there is, drink lots of water it's true that **** does work and run till u cant run any more, and then run some more.........youhave to be dedicated if u really want to lose the weight. u cant slack off u have to run or most of ur fat will gain into muscle and you'll lose weight but you wont look that much smaller.........swimming alot can b an alternative for running but i promise run on a treadmill, everything i said. dont eat bad, no pop, or coffee........i gave my cuzn the same advice..and he lost 50pounds in 28dayz and he said he didnt feel like doin ANYTHING the last 5dayz......but it worked, and Like i said you'll never get no where with out the "dedication"

.and for the hydroxycut you have to take it the same time evry day dont miss a day and dont take advantage of it ., it will just b a waist, whether ur a man or women, take it anywayz, if your not the type of person to work out do it anyways ull enjoy it and feel like a new person. i promise of everything i said you'll b so proud of urself if you do this, and thank me later peace

"excuse me i ment 40pounds"

Answer 8

have u eva herd of da carb diet? well it works if u eat a salad wit like tuna or canned chicken wit mayo and eggs up to three wit ham every day you`ll lose like 15 pounds rite away i did it plus exersiesd so i lost 25 pounds in one month n.e questions jus email me

Answer 9

Walk in the morning and eat breakfast within an hour of waking

Answer 10

You're way too ambitious to loose that much in 6 weeks. If you understand how your body works you can diet successfully.

I have lost around 60 lbs in 6 months and I will tell you what not to eat. The first myth we have been told is that fat is bad. Sugar and carbohydrate are the big nasties. In fact, reduced fat food that has had some of the fat removed is actually more fattening than the regular food because the removed fat in most cases has been replaced with carbs! This is the main reason why you must absolutely stay away from ALL processed food with no exception. Eat fresh and natural. You must have 3 meals a day and get into a routine so your body knows when to expect food. Your body is capable of doing exquisite things to avoid weight loss if it thinks it’s going to get starved, so you must feed it and regularly.

The other thing you must do is keep your insulin as low as possible by getting sugar and carbs in your diet as close to zero as you can and not having ANYTHING between meals except water. Also having at least 5 hours between one meal and another. The last meal of the day must be no later than 9pm. Insulin is a hormone that will absolutely block fat and protein burning in your body and force it to burn sugar, that's how it works. You will NOT lose weight with your blood stream flooded with insulin, even with exercise. It’s impossible. You must have at least 8 glasses of water a day in order for your liver and kidneys to excrete the fat from your body this is crucial.

Now, what you must stay away from and I mean, non at all. Bread, pasta, rice, pastry, flour of any kind, sugar, potato, onion, parsnip, sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot, carrots, peas, beans, beer, sweet wine, spirits, spreads like butter and margarine and be very careful of sauces and condiments. Fruit and milk should be taken very, very sparingly because they are fattening. Fruit is full of sugar too, only a very small amount. Avoid all processed food including diet soda it will stimulate insulin. 3 cups of black tea or coffee WITH meals a day is OK. Use Stevia for a sweetener.

OK, if you are still with me, what can you eat? In a nutshell you replace the carbs you have removed with protein and green leafy vegetables. Do not mix protein only 1 per meal. This is what you can eat. Lean meat, poultry, fish, cheese, yoghurt and eggs are your permitted proteins. Cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, capsicum, mushroom, celery, zucchini and a small amount of tomato. You can have unlimited amounts of lettuce and cucumber but ONLY at meal times. You can use balsamic vinegar as a dressing; mustard is ok too but only made from the powder. Shop bought is full of sugar! Curry powder in cooking can be used as well. One tablespoon of olive oil is ok per day, in cooking and as a dressing. Garlic is OK but not shop bought; you guessed it, full of sugar. Use fresh.

I will GUARANTEE if you stick to this you will loose heaps of weight, fast. I know it's not easy and you need the support of your family too.

Just another couple of things I forgot. NO breakfast cereal and avoid really heavy exercise you will just burn glycogen in your muscles, not fat and it will just make you sore and tired. You need prolonged gentle exercise to burn fat like walking. You don't need to exercise at all on this diet as long as you're moving about. Last but not least read food labels and look at the ingredients. Avoid foods like the plague with more than 5 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams. If you like a drink, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (very dry and low in carbs) with a little soda water is OK with meals.

Good Luck. Jules, lecturer. Australia.