weight loss

isabele123

Hello i am wanting to lose at least 20 pounds over the next 2 months so i was just wanting to know if it is healthy and possible to do this in that amount of time.

kaervaak

Depends on how much fat you have on you. If you want to get down to very low body fat in 2 months, then probably not. If you want to go from obese to overweight, them absolutely.

Basically, the rate that you can lose fat is inversely related to the amount of fat on your body. For women, 20% body fat is quite lean and any fat loss below that is going to be slow. Above 20% body fat, weight loss is much faster.

The general guideline I give to people for weight loss is:

1. Calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate - the amount of energy your body uses for basic processes like digestion and respiration)
2. Calculate your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure - the total amount of energy your body uses in a day)
3. Calculate your fat mass (body weight x fat%)
4. Multiply fat mass by 22 to find your maximum daily calorie deficit (MDCD).
5. Subtract your MDCD from your TDEE, if that is higher than BMR then eat that many calories per day. If it is lower than your BMR, eat at your BMR and add exercise to create the proper deficit.
6. Redo this calculation after every 5 lbs of fat loss.