How Can I lose 8 pounds in 1 week?

Assuming you wanted to lose 8 lbs of fat, liposuction. An 8lb loss represents a deficit of over 3500 calories per day. I don't think anyone's going to be able to give you a 'healthy' way to lose that much.

That said, if you're particularly obese, it's not unheard of to have significant loses in the first few weeks of starting a new training and diet program. It sort of comes down to how much you have to lose, as far as that goes.

The real answer is that losing 8lbs (again, of fat) generally requires a bit more than 1 week's notice.

It's not possible for your body to oxidize that much fat in a week. (with so little weight to lose, .5lb-1lb is realistic)

You can lose 8lbs of water weight, muscle and other body tissue in a week, but not fat.

You don't have much to lose, so a half to one pound a week is realistic.

Are you trying to hit a deadline for a weigh in for something? Or are you just trying to reach your goal as quickly as possible?

I ask because it might be possible to lose 8 pounds of water weight that quickly, but it's going to come right back. If you want permanent weight loss you're going to need 8-20 weeks to lose 8 pounds.

The troll is strong in this one

Oh Yeah I remember now
It's 8 pounds in a month
That was a fail by me -.-
Is that more realistic?

Depends.. but do you want 8 lbs of fat or 8 lbs of fat, muscle, water tissue? 8 lbs of fat with little to lose is highly unlikely. But if you just want weight loss, just go low carb for a month. You will gain it all back as soon as you eat carbs again, but if its for an event, then it might be worth it.

Decapitation?

well played




OP, just take a huge poo

It's not like their using their heads anyway... and are full of crap.. so both options would work

Oh Yeah I remember now
It's 8 pounds in a month
That was a fail by me -.-
Is that more realistic?

8lbs a month for someone with 40+lbs to lose is realistic because their maintenance calories are higher and therefore can handle a higher deficit.

Basically 2lbs a week is a 1000 calorie deficit a day. If you figure out what you maintain on, I'm sure you will find that the resulting number from subtracting 1000 calories a day is starvation/unsafe and miserable. It will result in a higher muscle loss than if you lost weight more slowly and will compromise your nutrition.

Everyone gets excited about making dramatic changes right now and getting the weight off as soon as possible. They soon find that it isn't realistic and often quit. But time passes away and if they had just stuck to a reasonable goal, they would have met it in due time instead of struggling and possibly quitting.

pick up a milk gallon containing 1 gallon of water.
hold it.
step onto scale.
step off scale.
put it down.
step onto scale.
voila! ...8lbs lost in the blink of an eye!

pick up a milk gallon containing 1 gallon of water.
hold it.
step onto scale.
step off scale.
put it down.
step onto scale.
voila! ...8lbs lost in the blink of an eye!

I was going to suggest he could just lop off part of his arm or leg... but this seems better.

I'm around 155
And yeah I know 8 pounds is a lot but if I put in a lot of dedication and workout a lot
Will I be able to reach my goal?
My goal is to hit 141 or around there
How much should I lose per week so I can get there faster?

Assuming you meant in a month, and that your ticker is accurate (12 lbs to lose) about the best you can hope for is half a pound per week. If you want to lose all or mostly fat that is.

What's the rush?

People.. the OP made a mistake and meant a month.

You could be able to do it if you eat a minimal amount (around 1200 calories) per day. You will feel like crap and crave a decent meal. THe fundamental question that you haven't answered yet is WHY???

bad idea is bad.

This made me LOL...