How fast can I lose 30 pounds?

ChangingLifestyles
ChangingLifestyles Posts: 117
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I'm 175 and want to be 145. I'd like to accomplish this goal within 3 months. How do I lose it within that time span?
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  • healthy_dani
    healthy_dani Posts: 4
    According to my doctor the healthiest rate of weightloss is about two pounds a week three at the most.
  • Jessica_D_Shadow
    Jessica_D_Shadow Posts: 138 Member
    15 Weeks. IF you can lose 2 lbs a week. Which, I never have been able to. =)
  • ami5000psu
    ami5000psu Posts: 391 Member
    Pick the leg you like the least and have it removed?
  • ekaustin7
    ekaustin7 Posts: 185 Member
    It took me about 6 1/2 months to lose 30 pounds. I started in January at 173 and got to 143 by mid-June.
  • msny15
    msny15 Posts: 14
    I was 179 after giving birth to my 3rd child - I got serious January 1st - excersizing and 1500 cals a day - I just hit my 30 pound loss this month!!!!!!!!!
  • TheBitSlinger
    TheBitSlinger Posts: 621 Member
    Someone said I could lose 30 pounds of ugly fat by just cutting off my head. I replied, "Mother, if you don't stop..."
  • RockinTerri
    RockinTerri Posts: 499 Member
    Is it possible to lose 30 pounds in 3 months? Yes.

    Is losing 30 pounds in 3 months a healthy weight loss goal? No.

    If you're looking for a healthy goal, I'd say 1-1.5 pounds per week, which would put you at 15-20 pounds in the course of 3 months.

    Good luck!
  • ExcelWithMel
    ExcelWithMel Posts: 192 Member
    In 2010, I lost 25 lbs. in 5 months through reduced calorie eating alone. Then I started incorporating exercise.

    I think 5 lbs. a month is realistic for someone with 30 lbs. to lose.
  • MexicanOsmosis
    MexicanOsmosis Posts: 382 Member
    I did it in about 3 months...BUT, I'm WAY heavier so it just kinda melted off.
  • dizzzy33
    dizzzy33 Posts: 31 Member
    Pick the leg you like the least and have it removed?



    This ... LOL!!
  • mustapekka
    mustapekka Posts: 59
    Hey, that's pretty much exactly what I'm planning - 30 pounds in 3 months! (I'm around your current size as well.)

    I'm positive that it's possible to achieve - with hard work.

    Add me if you want, we can motivate each other!
  • born2drum
    born2drum Posts: 731 Member
    NOt likely unless you plan on becoming malnourished. You would not benefit from losing 30lbs in 3 months. Quite frankly, its almost impossible for someone that isnt in the 250lbs plus range to lose that much in such a short time. Plus, you will end up gaining a lot of it back once you stop. Aim for 2lbs a week which means close to 20-24lbs in 3 months which is more realistic. Also, as you go down in body weight it will become harder and harder to lose.
  • Fatlorenzo
    Fatlorenzo Posts: 101 Member
    VLCD, ATKINS, CUT OFF BODY PART.
    In my experience, they make you grumpy and smelly
  • born2drum
    born2drum Posts: 731 Member
    Pick the leg you like the least and have it removed?

    HAHAHAHAHAHa :drinker:
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    Placing a date on it is the worst thing you could do
  • born2drum
    born2drum Posts: 731 Member
    Placing a date on it is the worst thing you could do

    Yea, this too. It never works out the way we want it lol.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    To lose 30 pounds you need to give yourself 9 months to a year. Any sort of strict time constraint is just going to set you up for disappointment if you don't reach your goal in time. And there's no way you could lose ten pounds a month, if you only have 30 to lose. That's just nuts.
  • xmeganxtarax
    xmeganxtarax Posts: 79
    Placing a date on it is the worst thing you could do

    This! Make a goal and work towards it and you'll do great. Weight loss is not an overnight thing. I'm sure it's taken you ages to put on. Like in pregnancy it takes 9 months to put on the weight, it's going to take that long if not more to get the body you desire. 1-2 lbs per week is what's recommended. Good luck
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    i've been at this in all seriousness since 2011. i've only lost 10 lbs since then. so yeah, i'd love to accelerate my weight loss ;) still have about 15-20 to go.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Surely you didn't put that 30 pounds on in 3 months what makes you think it's going to come off in 3 months!!!!! :grumble:

    Exercise, figure out your TDEE and BMR and you will lose, but not the amount YOU want to lose!! Good luck!! :flowerforyou:
  • eddie8131
    eddie8131 Posts: 600 Member
    I think it matters the percentage of weight lost per week, more than the actual amount to determine if doing it healthfully. For example, I just lost 37.2 pounds since June 3rd. That's 10.5% in 44 days, or 0.84 pounds per day or 5.88 pounds per week on average. I'm still losing 4 to 5 pounds a week. Obviously, this is a smaller percentage than if you at 175 pounds lost 4 or 5 pounds a week. I always heard the maximum healthy loss was 1% per week. So I am right in the range of this percentagewise. For you that would be about 1.75 pounds per week to start. 30 pounds at 1.75/week is 17 weeks, but I would never put a date on it, too much pressure, but that's just me.

    Best of luck to you.
  • danofthedead1979
    danofthedead1979 Posts: 362 Member
    (English humour alert)

    How fast can you lose 30 pound?

    you ever been to Liverpool? you'd be lucky to come out of there with your shoes still on, let alone 30 quid

    (English humour alert)

    ok everyone can relax now
  • ClementineGeorg
    ClementineGeorg Posts: 505 Member
    I don't know about losing 30 pounds, but with a some calorie defficit (500-1000 calories) and a good workout program, you can get decently toned and lose some good inches in 3 months. Sometimes the scale is not the best goal... you can lose 30 pounds and look flabby or 15 pounds but look leaner.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    I don't know about losing 30 pounds, but with a some calorie defficit (500-1000 calories) and a good workout program, you can get decently toned and lose some good inches in 3 months. Sometimes the scale is not the best goal... you can lose 30 pounds and look flabby or 15 pounds but look leaner.

    BAD ADVICE!!!!!!

    Doing this you will wreck your metabolism and your health!!!

    Just exercise and eat at a deficit and you will lose!
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Placing a date on it is the worst thing you could do
    another for good measure.
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Sure, if you go on a very restrictive diet and workout hours a day and only want it to be temporary, but if you want it to be permanent? Listen to what the others are saying, I'm just here to be a smartass.
  • NadirToZenith
    NadirToZenith Posts: 62 Member
    Depends on how long you want the 30 pounds to stay away! If you go drastic and try to drop it fast I guarantee you will fall off the wagon and next thing you know, you'll be back where you started. Invest time in yourself and lose healthy. It takes longer but you have a better chance of keeping it off!
  • GuavaGravy
    GuavaGravy Posts: 3 Member
    Focus on weight lifting and toning. Even if you don't hit the "magic number" in three months you will look much better.
  • hillm12345
    hillm12345 Posts: 313 Member
    the first time I ever thought of losing weight was when some co workers set up a bet, how much weight can you lose in 6 weeks. I won the bet and I lost close to 25 pounds on a super restrictive diet (1200 cals a day) and massive working out. I worked in a factory and ran my *kitten* off for 8 hours a day then came home and did an hour of pilates and walked 3 miles.

    Needless to say, I gained it all back. almost within a month. So CAN you lose 30 pounds fast? sure. Will you be able to lose it quickly and KEEP it off? Not likely.
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    I was like you when I started, but you'll be much better off if you get rid of the deadlines and commit to a lifestyle change. Follow MFP's suggestions, eat back some of your exercise calories, and take it pound by pound.

    It's unlikely that you'll lose 30 pounds in 3 months, I think 6 months is much more reasonable but still pretty quick. The time will go by faster than you think it will so don't worry!

    As for me, it's taken me a year and a half to lose 60 pounds, and I'm working on my last 10. I thought it would take me 6 months when I first started, but the time has passed and it really doesn't matter too much that it's taken longer. I've learned so much and I'm confident that I will be able to keep the weight off, and I think that's what really counts! When you lose very quickly, it's easy to gain it back just as fast!

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