I need to shed about 30 pounds in about a month!

vnieves605
vnieves605 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
Any tips? Please share! I have hit a plateau! Thanks
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Why the rush? That's next to impossible to do.
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    Uh...yeah. Good luck with that.
  • vnieves605
    vnieves605 Posts: 4 Member
    Sorry just realized I posted wrong number! Meant to post 20.. Lol! Going on a cruise!
  • sourcandies
    sourcandies Posts: 42 Member
    A slower loss would be much healthier and sustainable.
    Even 20 pounds in 30 days isn't realistic.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Still not a healthy goal.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    20 pounds still isn't a good idea. 8 is about the most you should aim for, and that's only if you have a lot to lose. What are your stats?
  • Rit1603
    Rit1603 Posts: 122 Member
    So you want to loose 20 pounds cos you are going on a cruise? I always avoided cruises cos everybody who went told me " all you do is eat, all the time" (!!) ?? Is it true? I can't say cos i've never been ! Good luck anyway hope you succeed!
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    A calorie is 3500 calories. To burn one a day, you would need to be at a deficit of 3500 calories every day. Most people don't get that regularly, so you would have to add a lot of exercise to raise it so you earned 3500 in a day. And then you would have to not eat. That is the math of it.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Factoring in the initial big water whoosh you get when starting a diet, I suggest starting out somewhere in the 300-400 pound range.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    4-8 lbs is a realistic goal for 1 month.
    Put your height, weight, age and activity level in MFP. Select a weight loss goal. Eat the calories you are told to eat. Log as accurately as you can. A food scale is helpful for accuracy.
  • lemonlionheart
    lemonlionheart Posts: 580 Member
    Why do you NEED to lose 20lb to go on the cruise? Are you afraid the boat will sink? :D

  • djspacecaptain
    djspacecaptain Posts: 366 Member
    20 in a month is a bit much. on my journey the most i lost in a single month was 14 and man was i hardly eating and working out tons.... Good luck though, id like to hear how much you lose!
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    edited April 2016
    vnieves605 wrote: »
    Sorry just realized I posted wrong number! Meant to post 20.. Lol! Going on a cruise!

    Still not realistic unless you're huge to begin with, as people above have said.

    Why the big rush, just for a holiday - are you going to be completely miserable and hate your cruise if you don't lose the weight? Why would you even book it if you weren't going to enjoy it, in that case?

    If you're worried about having a "bikini body" for the trip, then you should read this (which was linked to in a similar thread where someone was panicking over losing weight for a holiday):

    http://mic.com/articles/89705/there-s-a-new-chart-on-getting-a-bikini-body-that-every-woman-needs-to-see

  • vnieves605
    vnieves605 Posts: 4 Member
    SueSueDio wrote: »
    vnieves605 wrote: »
    Sorry just realized I posted wrong number! Meant to post 20.. Lol! Going on a cruise!

    Still not realistic unless you're huge to begin with, as people above have said.

    Why the big rush, just for a holiday - are you going to be completely miserable and hate your cruise if you don't lose the weight? Why would you even book it if you weren't going to enjoy it, in that case?

    If you're worried about having a "bikini body" for the trip, then you should read this (which was linked to in a similar thread where someone was panicking over losing weight for a holiday):

    http://mic.com/articles/89705/there-s-a-new-chart-on-getting-a-bikini-body-that-every-woman-needs-to-see
    SueSueDio wrote: »
    vnieves605 wrote: »
    Sorry just realized I posted wrong number! Meant to post 20.. Lol! Going on a cruise!

    Still not realistic unless you're huge to begin with, as people above have said.

    Why the big rush, just for a holiday - are you going to be completely miserable and hate your cruise if you don't lose the weight? Why would you even book it if you weren't going to enjoy it, in that case?

    If you're worried about having a "bikini body" for the trip, then you should read this (which was linked to in a similar thread where someone was panicking over losing weight for a holiday):

    http://mic.com/articles/89705/there-s-a-new-chart-on-getting-a-bikini-body-that-every-woman-needs-to-see

  • vnieves605
    vnieves605 Posts: 4 Member
    Def not looking for a bikini body! Just want to get at a comfortable weight!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    vnieves605 wrote: »
    Def not looking for a bikini body! Just want to get at a comfortable weight!

    You didn't look at the link did you?
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  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    Me thinks you should have began in January :o Be good to yourself!! The only way you'd lose that type of weight that fast is by torturing yourself, starving, depriving yourself, so why bother? Even then, if you did accomplish this, it would all pile back on the first two days on your cruise, as soon as you eat and drink again!!
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    30 lbs in a month? Aint happening.
  • Abbie918
    Abbie918 Posts: 120 Member
    Unrealistic goals set you up for disappointment. Focus on exercise and eating well and you will lose 4-8 pounds before your cruise.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    I have about 20-25 to lose and anticipate it will take me about 4-5 months to do so. One month would be wonderful, but as everyone said, is unrealistic. Sorry.
    shell1005 wrote: »
    Probably not gonna happen. You didn't gain the weight overnight and you aren't going to lose it overnight.

    Also, this^^
  • WakkoW
    WakkoW Posts: 567 Member
    Probably be easier to build a wayback machine. I've been on a couple of cruises and most of the people are really big. And there is loads of all you can eat food.

  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    I started Jan 27th 100% strict lost 12.lbs

    I lost 20lbs in a month in stupid meal replacements that made my hair fall out memory bad cranky bad breath & I regained double

    Tbh you need a life style change as said it didn't come on over night 1lbs a week is the usual goal

    If you had an event then early planning a best :)
    Tbh if you lost 20lbs I bet after the cruise you'd be 20lbs heavier plus 10
  • Wickedfaery73
    Wickedfaery73 Posts: 184 Member
    This is an April Fool joke isn't it? lol
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    edited April 2016
    Cut an arm or go back in time and start 5 months ago?
    size102b wrote: »
    I started Jan 27th 100% strict lost 12.lbs

    I lost 20lbs in a month in stupid meal replacements that made my hair fall out memory bad cranky bad breath & I regained double

    Tbh you need a life style change as said it didn't come on over night 1lbs a week is the usual goal

    If you had an event then early planning a best :)
    Tbh if you lost 20lbs I bet after the cruise you'd be 20lbs heavier plus 10

    Seriously. You'd be depriving so much to get there, you'd probably gain it all back in a week.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    edited April 2016
    vnieves605 wrote: »
    Def not looking for a bikini body! Just want to get at a comfortable weight!

    I understand, but I'm afraid you're being unrealistic. And if you go all out to lose as much as possible before your trip, you're likely to make yourself ill and unable to truly enjoy it.

    Why not concentrate on trying to eat a bit less, exercise a bit more, and work on liking what you see in the mirror a bit better? I know it can be tough, but I think you'll be much happier if you can get to a better place mentally than if you focus on losing a lot of weight by a certain date.

    Don't be miserable if you don't achieve what you want, be happy for any small improvements you can make in the next month. Good luck!


    ETA: I would advise reading the article I linked to in my previous post - it's not what you think, and might help you to adjust your thinking.
  • sanfromny
    sanfromny Posts: 770 Member
    Wickedfaery73 wrote: »
    This is an April Fool joke isn't it? lol

    Wait? What? My cruise leaves on Sunday. I can't lose that last 10lbs before then???? :worried:
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    sanfromny wrote: »
    Wickedfaery73 wrote: »
    This is an April Fool joke isn't it? lol

    Wait? What? My cruise leaves on Sunday. I can't lose that last 10lbs before then???? :worried:

    Go naked, that might save you 2-3lbs! You could also consider removing a relatively small body part?
  • sanfromny
    sanfromny Posts: 770 Member
    SueSueDio wrote: »
    sanfromny wrote: »
    Wickedfaery73 wrote: »
    This is an April Fool joke isn't it? lol

    Wait? What? My cruise leaves on Sunday. I can't lose that last 10lbs before then???? :worried:

    Go naked, that might save you 2-3lbs! You could also consider removing a relatively small body part?

    Toes maybe? Kinda difficult for flip flops but I can just bury my feet in the sand. Maybe my nose, sea water isn't the best smelling anyway :mask:
  • Microscopes
    Microscopes Posts: 92 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    20 pounds still isn't a good idea. 8 is about the most you should aim for, and that's only if you have a lot to lose. What are your stats?

    I've never fully understood the "its unhealthy" mantra. Maybe you can explain it to me?

    3500 calories in a pound.

    Someone could technically eat 2,500 calories per day, and then through BMR and lots of exercise, burn 6,000 calories per day. That would result in a 3500 deficit per day - Which is 1 pound.

    Maybe i'm missing something?
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