Is it possible to loose 5 pounds a day?

Question

Or is it impossible, I really want to loose weight!?! Without becoming aneroxic, belmic or whatever! Any tips would be awesome!!

Answer 1

5 lbs of fat would be impossible, 5 lbs of water would be very easy...

any type of rapid weight loss will always mainly consist of water or muscle. human biology does not allow for the body to rapidly transmit from fat storage mode to that where it is burning a high rate of stored fat. healthy fat loss occurs for most at about 1-3 lbs a week. this would be a point where maximum body fat is being lost with a minimum loss of muscle mass. for most it takes 2-3 weeks of being on a new diet for steady results (decrease in body fat) to be seen. the first week of dieting the weight lost on the scale is almost all water from a reduction of the carbohydrate intake.

Answer 2

Even if in starvation mode you cannot shed that much weight on a daily basis unless you weigh 1000 pounds to begin with and even then it's dangerous. You want to lose weight and get a healthy eating life style?

Step 1: Find out what your basal metabolic rate is. Goto http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html
This is the amount of calories you need to eat to maintain your current weight.

Step 2: Do you exercise? Do you exercise right? Exercising right means that you monitor your heart rate and make sure that you reach your target heart rate and maintain it for the longest period of time while exercising. Just walking/excising is a good start but if you want to get the most out of your work out find out what your target range is. If you don't belong to a gym then I recommend the
Polar Fitness F11 Heart Monitor Watch.

Step 3: You need to decrease your caloric intake or increase the amount of calories your body uses in a day by 500 calories a day for a week to lose 1 pound. So you can decrease that basal number you got in step 1 by 500 calories and exercise very little(yes you still need to exercise). Or you can decrease it by 250 and exercise off 250 calories or any other combination. Remember that your basal number is the amount of calories you body needs to live. If your number were 2400 then your body burn 100 calories per hour. So if you walk for half an hour and burn 300, 50 of that is your basal.

Step 4: Count your calories, it's not hard and you'll find out that you eat a lot of the same things on a daily basis so you won't have to research everything over and over again. Balance what you eat(equal parts carbs and protien whenever possible) . One of the best websites out there is one from the FDA. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
This database has almost every food on the planet counted and weighed. (Hint: they do a lot of their weights based on 100grams. If you put 0.28 in the serving size this equals 1 ounce). Get a reliable food scale, preferably digital. Weigh everything that you put in your mouth that is not prepackaged. You need to know what you’re eating and how much you’re eating. The number one mistake is "eating healthy". Everyone thinks because it's "healthy" the portion isn't that important. A handful of peanuts is "healthy" and has nearly 250 calories! Eat enough calories and it won’t matter how "healthy" it is your going to gain weight.

Step 5: Adjustments and Variety. If you are doing your best and losing weight but your starving, increase the amount of calories your giving yourself by 100-200 calories a day. Losing weight and starving are not good bedfellows. If you starve eventually you will crack and lose the battle. The more types of exercises you do the more weight you will lose. You will work more muscles and keep your body guessing.

Step 6(optional): If you belong to a gym or have some free weights at home. Use them! Muscle takes up less space in your body than fat (pound for pound). A pound of fat sits around and does nothing all day, while a pound of muscle, even at rest burns calories(increasing your basal metabolic rate).

Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Exercise everyday like jogging around the block
Skip meals. Eat 2 times per day than 3 times per day
Dont eat until you're full
Eat fruits at night if your hungry.
Drinks lots of water and stop all the fast food and chocolate.
There are more tips and info.
there's a video on success fitness too.

Answer 4

No more than 2 pounds a week is advisable, depending on what the beginning weight is.
Slow and steady wins the race and it is very difficult but will stay off if you begin with a healthy diet and breakfast is important.

Answer 5

It's not healthy. The most you are supposed to lose in a week is 5 pounds.

Answer 6

serve food on your plate instead of on platters

Answer 7

No. Try 2 pounds a week. And you "lose" weight, not "loose it."

Answer 8

remember these five essential smoothie ingredients frozen berries a banana skim milk a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of psyllium seed husks

Answer 9

when out at a restaurant ask the server to hold the bread snack mix or chips and salsa that might come before the meal if you re hungry youll be tempted

Answer 10

3 hours of shopping