How can I lose 80 pounds in two months?

No.

First of all we don't know how much you weigh. The more you weigh the more you can take off faster.

More importantly though, it is crazy to attempt this without first consulting a doctor. I think most will strongly urge you to take a more measured approach.

If you go on a crazy calorie deficit and lots of exercise it is possible if you are big enough to begin with but still crazy talk. A pound of fat is approximately 3500 calories so you are talking about burning 280,000 more calories than you eat in the next 60 days, which is 4666.67 calories net loss each day.

I know it sounds really insane but my friend lost over 100 pounds in the same amount of time. He told me to eat oatmeal for breakfast, an apple for lunch, and spinach for dinner and then to work out for about 5 hours a day. Will this work? My long distance boyfriend is coming in march and I really want to look good for him as its our first time meeting in person and I feel all this pressure (not from him but from myself) to be in good shape.

If you want to feel weak, cranky, lower your immune system, lose vital muscle mass, obsess about food/exercise, risk injury (from under-eating and over-training), increase your risk of an eating disorder and have the weight start to come back on once the visit is over (you will binge doing what you described above), then that is your decision. A poor one, but yours none the less.

If you want permanent weight loss, strong/sexy muscles, energy, self-confidence, freedom to think about other things non-weight/food/exercise related, then your best bet is the slow and steady process.

I suggest that you educate yourself about how much you should be eating and exercising to lose weight in a safe, slow and more sane way. Talk to a dietician, doctor, and read up on some great posts here on MFP. Here's a couple, I am sure others here will direct you to other posts.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

You never want to rush weight loss - it almost never comes out ok. And even if your friend was successful with his weight loss, I am sure he is not feeling all that great, and I bet you that in a year, he will have started putting the weight back on. If this guy likes you for who you are, then he would want you to lose weight in a safe manner, and be supportive of the time it will take to get to your goal. If he is not, then you deserve to find someone who will be.

I hope you choose the healthier approach.

I do not think its realistic.

Just try and lose as much as you can in a healthy way and please do it for yourself; not for the benefit of a man.

Good luck.

get divorced?

Yeah, wait until the last minute to do something about your appearance when you feel it's that big of an issue. Then do something incredibly ridiculous to get it done.

Solid plan, OP.

Or you could start learning how to fix your relationship with food, eat a moderate deficit, and begin making changes for the long term.

I'm sorry, but that's too unrealistic of a goal. To give you some perspective, I'm 5'2 and started at 211. It's taken me 6 months to lose 40 lbs.

At most, you should aim for 2 lbs a week loss, but you need to log consistently, accurately, and honestly.

Forget the boyfriend, do it for yourself. Take it from someone who has met a few people from online, there's always expectations and disappointments. Don't do it because of someone you "haven't met" yet, reality can turn out much more different than you expect.

FYI, I met my husband online. We "talked" for 9 months online before we met personally. We got married after 6 years together. 13 years later we're stuck like glue to each other. lol.

Don't rush things, and just do what you can in the amount of time you have, and continue even after you meet.

Have yourself quartered?


OP: seriously bad idea. If you were not totally honest with your online bf, it's time to come clean. Otherwise, just start eating at a moderate deficit and lose weight at a healthy rate. You can still make some progress in 2 months, and any little bit will make you feel better and more confident when you meet him.

I know it sounds really insane but my friend lost over 100 pounds in the same amount of time. He told me to eat oatmeal for breakfast, an apple for lunch, and spinach for dinner and then to work out for about 5 hours a day. Will this work?

It's possible. Basically, stop eating, and walk 15 miles a day.

Whether it's desirable or not is a different question.

Just for a moment suppose you succeed. Your skin doesn't have time to tighten up.. skin flaps everywhere there is currently a roll. Really yucky. There is virtually no calcium in the diet you propose.. not enough iron, fiber, and certainly lacking in every other known mineral you need to stay healthy. People who drop weight like that a lot of times have gallbladders go bad. Very unwise for so many reasons.

I'm not a troll I'm just desperate

That's pretty obvious. But honestly ... destroying your health for a guy, like really ? Insane hardly covers it.

You should of been honest with your boyfriend about your size.

It didn't take 2 months to gain 80 pounds... it's not going to come off in 2 months..