Question 1

is it safe to lose 20 pounds in a month?

Accepted Answer

Not really: 3-5 lbs/ month is a reasonable goal.Too rapid wt loss can be associated with risk of muscle wasting and other metabolic problems.

Question 2

i am 25, 123 pounds, and 5'1, is it safe to lose 23 pounds in 2 months?

Accepted Answer

No: You should aim to loose 1/2 -1 pound per week on average.

Question 3

is it safe to lose 60 pounds in 18 weeks?

Accepted Answer

Not recommended: Well, it's certainly possible to lose more than three pounds per week. However, a safe rate of weight loss is in the range of one to two pounds per week. Remember to exercise at a moderate intensity for 200 minute or more per week. Good luck.

Question 4

is it safe to lose 50 pounds in 1 month?

Accepted Answer

Well: Don't know how in the work you could do that. No matter how overweight you are don't know of any diet that can accomplish that much weight loss. If you could just burn fat i guess it might be safe but am very leary of that . Be ware.

Question 5

if i am 50 pounds overweight is it safe to lose 4 pounds a week?

Accepted Answer

Actually: it's next to impossible. That would require burning off  14,000 calories that you don't eat. If you ate nothing and walked every day, you would have to walk 140 miles each week to lose that amount of weight. Why not try a safer and slower approach to improve your diet and exercise with a plan you can live with for the rest of your life. Don't listen to friends, tv or internet scams.

Question 6

i am currently 166cm and 48 kilos and have lost six kilos over the last two months. is it safe to lose 3 more kilos?

Accepted Answer

Underweight: Your body-mass index is already in the "underweight" range at your current weight, so it would not be healthy for you to lose any more weight. Normal weight for your height starts at about 52 kilos. Again, it's not safe for you to lose more weight. If you have body-image issues, anorexia or another eating disorder, there are many resources available. Ask your doctor or someone you trust for help!

Question 7

is it safe to lose weight by drimking water, i have lost 15 pounds in 5 months?

Accepted Answer

Yes: This is a good way to lose, by replacing sugar drinks with water.

Question 8

is it safe to lose 16 pounds in 5 weeks? i am consuming less than 100 calories daily, and about 12 grams of fat and 25 grams of sugar. is this good?

Accepted Answer

Starvation: Starvation dieting is the most dangerous and ineffective way to lose weight. Early and rapid weight loss is normal but then the metabolism shuts off and most people stop losing weight, get depressed and return to eating normally. Except normally leads to weight gains more than was initially lost. True and effective weight loss uses the right foods and amounts of food to turn on metabolism.

Question 9

is it possible to lose  20 pounds in two weeks?

Accepted Answer

You can't: Unless it's fluid. 20 pounds of fat is around 3500/cal/pound more than most of us burn in a day. So even if you ate nothing at all you might burn a pound a day.

Question 10

how can i lose 20 pounds in two weeks healthily?

Accepted Answer

It would be unlikely: To be healthy at that rate. Eat healthfully ; be physically active. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must &gt; calories consumed.  Do both cardio ; weight training. You can mix ; match different kinds of physical exercise. This site determines calories burned for &gt; 100 activities:  http://www.Prohealth.Com/weightloss/tools/exercise/cfm.

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