Wanting to lose 3.4 pounds by July 4th. Possible?

Get a haircut?

Double the amount of cardio you're already doing. . Get that heart rate up. No more strength. Stay well within your calories and don't eat after 7pm. Good luck.. after you've done these few days carry on going slow!

Well, you could fool yourself with a diuretic or laxative, but why? There's no realistic way to lose that much weight in that few days. But hey ... 11.6/15 is 77% ... that's a passing grade!

Yes. It's possible.


You may find one of these to be the quickest method to use.

Our bathroom is under construction. Our carpenter lost three pound when he accidentally cut most of his hand off last week. His buddy, the plumber is finishing the job.

Yeah. It's not really pertinent. But I thought I would share.

It's possible if... you get a stomach bug or gastro, or you've been dieting for a while and it just happens to be the time when you lose weight (I lose 5-6 lbs in 10 days, sometimes 7 here, then nothing for 3 weeks).

My recommendation is to adjust your expectations and goals.
As others have said - you may be able to lose the weight in the three or four days but it will require a herculean effort and there is no guarantee that the weight will not come straight back on once you relax your effort.

If you had been dieting properly you probably would have lost the weight you intended.

:grumble: Or instead of belittling her for being a few pounds short, maybe the problem was that her goal was a little too ambitious.

Personally, I've become very "meh" about the concept of goal weights. I can go for a five mile run and "lose" 3 pounds because I sweat like a hog on the way to the slaughterhouse. I can "gain" 8 pounds overnight if I order the Pesto Shrimp Alfredo at this one Italian restaurant that goes a little heavy on the sodium. Since I reached my supposed "goal weight," I've gained about 15 pounds, and still wear the same clothes.

Your weight is nothing more than effect of gravity on your body. It's largely meaningless. Switch your focus to fitness goals and body composition, and you'll be a much happier camper.

It's possible but it would have to be mostly water weight. You'd need to avoid salt altogether so probably skip the miso soup. If you aren't carrying extra water when you start you will definitely feel like crap, put a burden on your kidneys, and want to be really careful to avoid heat stroke if you go outside. Oh, yeah, and chug some laxatives. And weigh naked on soft carpet. That oughtta do it.

That being said, the scale might still spoil your plan and you'll feel lousy and probably take a couple days off the end of your life. Worth it? Only you can decide but I wouldn't recommend it.

If you had been dieting properly you probably would have lost the weight you intended.

But to answer your question....

You wont be able to lose that much fat in 4 days

That is a pretty obnoxious comment, and it really wasn't necessary.

Some people can be quite rude around here. If it helps any, I dropped 3 pounds in 6'days last week, eating 1600-1800 calories a day and just doing the 30 day shred. ^_^

There is no way that you lost 3 lbs of fat in 6 days, unless possibly you are 400+ lbs.

Now, it is absolutely possible that your scale weight went down that much in 6 days, but it would be due to differences in water retention, not just fat loss.

Interesting read: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

So anyway, OP, it is not beyond possibility that it'll fall off -- but you're unlikely to be able to MAKE it fall off at that rate.

High protein, good fats, lower carbs (and that includes sugar), low sodium (which means be very careful with the soups, especially miso), no sodas (even diet), lots of water, at least a gallon a day.
I would say: protein shake for breakfast and one at the end of working out, lean protein, like chicken, for lunch, nuts as a snack, and more lean protein for dinner, maybe cooked in olive oil, lots and lots of veggies (dark greens, vibrant colors) I would say to stick to veggies and not salad to avoid the dressing.
I think this is going to be more about water loss than fat loss so for this I would say lots of cardio, high intensity interval training, lots of sweating, and lots of rehydration.
Overall lifting can be better for long term weight loss, but if you lift a lot your muscles will swell and so you will physically weigh more and since this is really about a number on a scale then I would say for the next few days no lifting, lots of stretching, and vary your workouts so you don't overwork a certain muscle. And if possible like I said before, protein shake after working out, if you're working out multiple times a day high protein after every workout this will make your muscles heal quicker and avoid as much of the swelling as possible. Also high fiber so you poop a lot and don't carry around that weight




ALSO: the night before the morning when you weigh yourself, make that last meal super high fiber, and drink lotssss of water, but don't eat anything for a long time before going to sleep so when you weigh yourself you'll be as empty as possible and hopefully get rid of excess water and waste right before weighing.

I hope you're aware that none of this is going to make you actually lose "weight" you will probably lose a pound maybe pound and 1/2 but the rest will be water weight but you can take a picture of that number for proof you did it

Yeah, severe dehydration should do it. Exercise in the sauna for the next 4 days wearing a ski suit. Just make sure someone is around in case you pass out. If that happens, you may have to go to the hospital and they'll re-hydrate you, so you will be right back where you started.

Seriously though, why the urge to lose 4 lbs in 4 days? How could anything be so important that you would do something dangerous to lose a few pounds? Whoever he is, he isn't worth it. And it's highly unlikely that he would even notice.

Cut your hair, take a s*it, take a piss and take off all clothing and jewelry when stepping on the scale in the morning. Boom! 3.4 pounds gone.