9 days to lose 3lbs. If I walk for an hour every day and cycle for 30 mins for 7 of the days, do you think I?

Question

can lose 3lbs? Also, if I eat 1000 calories on 5 of the days and 1200 calories on the other 4 days? P.s I weigh 140lbs atm.

Answer 1

Very unhealthy plan, you may end up with gallstones and surgery due to rapid weight loss.

Losing about 1lb per week is safe. Are you sure you need to lose weight? How tall are you?

Answer 2

Weight Loss Facts:

Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK.

You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes. This fact alone should tell you that eating a purely low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight.

Low Calorie Diets DON'T WORK.

You won't lose weight using a Low Calorie Dieting Plan either. In fact, eating low calories is the worst thing that you can do to your body, since that will only slow down your body's fat burning engine and ruin all chances of losing weight (low calorie diets may allow a few pounds of weight loss for the first few days, but then after that all weight loss comes to a halt --- known as a dieting plateau). You can never get slim by starving yourself.

Low Carb Plans DON'T WORK.

You'll probably find it extremely difficult to get slim using a Low Carb Dieting Plan. Low carb diets have recently become popular over the last couple years, but the problem with low carb menus is that they are too strict and TOO HARD TO FOLLOW for average people. Low carb menus tend to rob your body of too much energy (carbohydrates) and make it nearly impossible to remain on the program for very long. This is why so many dieters find it difficult to follow a strict low carbohydrate menu.

What about Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig Dieting Plans?

Weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers (and Jenny Craig) usually involve slower dieting progress over a longer period of time, since such programs generally promise only 2-3 pounds of weight loss per week. Also, programs such as Jenny Craig usually involve buying special meals and/or dietary supplements during the initial phases of the program. While some people may like these types of dietary programs, we prefer a dieting plan which focuses on faster weight loss, such as the Accelerated Fat Burning Program shown below...

Answer 3

The first question is, what type of weight do you want to lose? To lose 3 pounds of fat on a sub-1200 calorie diet is unlikely. Your body needs a certain amount of energy every day. If it doesn't get what it needs, it will start breaking down lean tissue (muscle) to make up the difference.

Here's the math of the situation. To lose one pound of fat, you need to create a caloric deficit of 500 calories per day WITHOUT going below the minimum number of calories your body needs (Basal Metabolic Rate).

Three pounds of fat means you would need to create a deficit of 1500 calories a day. That doesn't sound reasonable, does it?

In 9 days, you can lose a solid pound of fat. If you drink a lot of water, cut out starchy carbs (bread, pasta, and so on), eat mostly high-fiber veggies and fruit after workouts you should meet your goal.

Hope this helps.

P.S. I wrote a whole series of articles on this subject. I've put the URL in the resource box.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You can probably do that. A healthy weight to lose each week (for weight loss) is 1-3 pounds, so your plan should work.