help need to lose 40 lbs in 2 months

I gotta jump in here, too.

40lbs in two months is not a healthy/realistic goal. Not if you want to keep any weight off, anyway.

I dropped 3lbs a week at my fastest clip...even with that rate, you'd only be down 24lbs in two months.

Great enthusiasm but there are just about no legitimate ways to accomplish such a rapid weight loss. First off, natural weight loss isn't consistent, that is to say, you don't consistently lose 4 lbs each week, or 2 lbs each week, but rather it's something like 4 lbs this week, 2 lbs lost next week, 1.5 lbs gained the week after that, 3 lbs lost the next week, it fluctuates, but aside from seriously hurting yourself with illicit illegal substances that raise your heart rate, temperature, cause palpitations and increase your risk of heart attacks by 300-500% it's just not possible.

The hollywood stars that do those kinds of things do take such drugs, and even then they usually have 5 or 6 months prep time and a "professional" guiding them through the process to ensure they don't overdose and end up dead... and y'know some of them still do end up dead at 30, mysteriously, and people say, well they had wild lifestyles they must've OD'd on some recreational drug, but my money's on the stuff they're taking to keep their slim & trim physique all hot and sexy.

Atkins, herbal clenses, juice fad diets, etc all give you an initial confidence boost as they trigger rapid weightloss of 8-10 lbs in your first couple weeks, but that's it, if you're lucky the weightloss stalls after that, if you're like most people the weight actually comes back a bit after that point and they you need to wait a month or so to see even another pound or two loss.

Make it 40 lbs in 4 months and even then don't get too fixed on the numbers, getting fit can be a really discouraging process if you set unrealistic goals.

You wont do it, will get discouraged and a year from now will weigh the same or more as you do now.

Or you could shoot for a pound a week and a year from now be 52 pounds lighter.

don't we all?
sorry, but in two months I'd say the best you should shoot for is 16 (2 lbs a week).

dropping that much weight in that short of time will cause you to be unhealthy, and you'll have more of a chance of gaining it all back.

Do your best, and with exercise and strength training you can look like your goal!!

good luck!!!

don't we all?
sorry, but in two months I'd say the best you should shoot for is 16 (2 lbs a week).

Exactly what my trainer has me doing!! I would say work on toning and as an ex-athelete you should have no issues (since your muscle form is still there -somewhere) and you can L@@k like you lost 40 lbs....

Better to do it correct the first time

So many naysayers!!! Listen, a LOT of people get brainwashed with this idea that losing more than 1-2 lbs a week is unhealthy, but I say it's a bunch of malarkey! It may be true for thinner people but for anyone who is severely overweight/obese, it's totally possible to lose more than that, be healthy, and have it STAY OFF. Do not ever listen to anyone who tells you otherwise. The same goes for low carb diets, crash diets, extremely low calorie diets, etc. I'm not saying those diets are healthy long-term lifestyles, but for someone who just needs to get a big jump start, they do work to shed initial pounds and get you motivated to continue healthy habits. I have done it myself, so let me give you my tips. For quick weight loss, cut out carbs, and drink a lot of water. Eat a lot of vegetables, but make sure you realize that veggies have a lot of carbs too. If you're eating corn, peas and potatoes and thinking "this is all healthy, why am I not losing weight?" that's why. You should be eating leafy greens, or any green vegetables (not peas), no fruit (I still ate grapefruit) no juices... just water and unsweetened tea and black coffee to drink... lean meats and fish... very little salt, no sweets, etc. It's not easy! You should also work out TWICE a day - morning and afternoon - do a lot of cardio. I run and hike - elliptical is also good. I want to add swimming, but I think people have a tendency to goof around when they swim and not swim as hard as is necessary for a good workout. I also suggest doing workout tapes like Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, as well as yoga (Sara Ivanhoe is my fav). and if you can work it in, climb as many stairs as possible!! If you have a courthouse or apartment building or office building with a lot of stairs nearby, make it a point to go up and down the stairs about 5 times a day. You will feel the burn. Get 8 hours of sleep per night at least. Meditate, pray, find some time during the day to be alone and get in touch with your spiritual side - whatever it is - even if you're not religious, try just communing with nature. You will find that these little moments of peace work wonders to rejuvenate you and keep you going. Take bubble baths, laugh, have fun. Stress causes your body to hold onto fat, so loosen up! And here's a tip that you might think is super corny, but it really really works - we've all heard of visualization but I'm not sure how many people do it right. Imagine yourself having already achieved your goal. Picture yourself thin and smiling and say to yourself "I am thin, I have an extremely fast metabolism, whatever I eat my body burns off with ease, I am in excellent shape" - really convince yourself of this when you say it, feel the feelings you'd feel were this true. Never say "I will be" - always "I am." I do it all the time and fat just melts off me. After I had my baby I had gained 90 lbs (from being bedridden for 9 months and eating like crap) - I had trouble losing weight too, and when I started visualizing (because my body was so out of shape and my back so screwed up from pregnancy that I could hardly walk) not only did my pain go away but the lbs started melting off! and now I have lost 59 lbs with virtually no effort and the weight is still coming off. The eating tips and exercise are things I used the last time I lost a bunch of weight (and no, I don't constantly fluctuate - I only gained back my original weight loss because of pregnancy) - and I will put those into action when I start to plateau. Of course, I'm also in no real hurry like you are or I'd be doing them already! Ok, so good luck! and remember, don't listen to the negative nancys! You can do it, and even if you don't get totally to your goal, at least you got farther than you were!

While it is totally possible to lose so much so quickly, I would not recommend anyone to do so.

Rapid weight loss is very stressful for body, you will not lose it from fat, such a rapid loss means the body will consume muscle for energy as well, which means instead of looking healthy and perky, you will most likely end up looking "skinnyfat".

Also your skin that has expanded with weight gain, needs time to shrink, too fast weight loss will result in stretchmarks and/or flabby skin.

Also unless you are under supervision of professionals, training 2-3 times a day (like youreaweenie recommended) can easily lead to injury and that means you won't be able to exercise for extended period of time until recovered.
Depending on muscle group, muscles need 24-48 hours of rest to repair and recover. Working out as intensively as she describes requires a lot of micromanagement and very smart approach to your exercises. The only exercise she describes in her post is "cardio, run and hike and elliptical" which means mostly leg work with little to no rest.

I appreciate your enthusiasm, it's your body of course and feel free to do with it whatever you want. But in my honest opinion, your goal is silly. Why rush? Why this short term goal? What will you achieve with 40 lbs less in 2 months that you will not achieve with 40 lbs less in let's say 6 or 8 months? Why chase some stupid number on scale instead of approaching it smart and healthy way?

people, this thread is from March. I don't really think the OP needs your advice any more, the two months are long past

people, this thread is from March. I don't really think the OP needs your advice any more, the two months are long past

It is actually from March of 2010! So almost 3 yrs have passed! I wonder where she is now? Did she lose the weight??

Hola everyone, I know you all r saying that it is impossible to loose 40 pounds in 2 months, but it isn't. My name is Skylar (Sky) and I am 14. I used to weigh 160 pounds but in just a month I lost just shy of 40 pounds. I know that isn't good and EXTREMELY bad for my health but I felt so fat and ugly. So for a whole month I barley ate anything and exercised 3 hours a day. My parents always feed my brother and I bad food and I would always tell them to stop and it was unhealthy. But they never did so I solved the problem the only way I knew how by not eating and exercising as much as possible. But that was even worse than eating unhealthy, my doctor thought something was wrong with me (anorexic). But I'm not anorexic just judgmental of my self. So now I'm eating correctly (fruits and vegetables) I'm on a 1,200 calorie "diet" and I exercise an hour a day. But the rest of my family is still overweight and unhealthy (except my Dad). So yes u can loose 40 pounds in 2 months, is it healthy NO. Do this the right way not my way.

Weight in August 2013: 160 pounds
Weight in October 2013: 119.8 pounds

TIPS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE (just incase, although u probably don't care):
Exercise: try to burn 600-800 calories in a day
Good exercise include: swimming(600calories/hr), dancing(200-300calories/hr),running(600calories/hr)aerobics(800calories/hr) and lifting(600-800calories/hr), all these will help tighten your core and help "tone" your legs, my favorite workout is swimming (laps).
FOOD: try for 1000 calories if 200lb or more and 1200-1500 for 199lb and less
Size: eat small per portions (like REALLY small) and eat 5 times a day
Protein: stick to chicken (grilled), fish and turkey
Fruits: bananas, apples, oranges, strawberry are my favorites (farmers markets have the best fruit)
Vegetables: broccoli, green beans, celery (the best) and more are really good but stay away from things that are packaged and go for fresh. And try not to add salt or butter but if it is the only way you can digest it than go ahead (but don't go overboard)
Sweets: many people say NO SWEETS!!! but come on that's unrealistic, just eat in minority, like instead of eating the whole chocolate bar just eat a piece or two.
Drinks: Stay away from juices they do nothing for you. Go for tea, milk (soy milk possibly) and LOTS of water

Hope I helped some one- and P.S./ don't expect immediate results but you can definitely loose up to 5 maybe even 10 pounds a month if you work hard and stay motivated.

- love a weird, nerdy, awkward 14 year old girl

you starved yourself but are giving healthy eating tips? I hope you are really following those tips yourself now.