Is it possible to lose 4 kg in 25 days?

SnowSword
SnowSword Posts: 1 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I weight 66 kg and my height is 1.70 m. I do cardio 6 times a week and strength exercises. My diet is healthy, no sugars, only cooked food. The only carbs I get is from fruits and vegetables.

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Nope.

    It's only safe to lose 1% of total body weight per week. in your case, you can safely lose .6kg per week. So, probably closer to half that. 2kg-ish.

    And that's if you're consistent with a 600-ish calorie deficit per day.

    In your case, because you're already in a healthy BMI range and you're not very overweight, it may be more realistic to aim for .22kg per week (.5 pounds per week). In other words, it would take you about 12-16 weeks to hit your goal.

  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited September 2016
    No, it will not be possible if you want to lose fat and not muscle. You can lose up to 2 kilos in that many days. To lose 4 kilos you'll need at least 50 days. Why the rush?

    A restrictive diet is not healthy, and what you eat will not directly affect your weight (loss).
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Yep, easy, choose a limb you no longer need...

    i think our heads weigh close to 4kg...
  • dhimaan
    dhimaan Posts: 774 Member
    Is it possible? YES.
    Is it sustainable? NO.
  • bshrom
    bshrom Posts: 71 Member
    Why do you need to lose that much in such a short period of time??
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Not in a way that's safe or healthy for you. If you're taking care of your body by purposely choosing heathy foods, why would you subject it to such drastic weight-loss methods?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    This would not be good. Why do you want to lose so quickly by a certain date?
  • If you were closer to 100KG, this would be aggressive, but feasible. You could probably manage it, but it would be very difficult, and you would be unlikely to maintain the loss, as 4 weeks of starving would result in a hard bounce in the amount you'd eat once the restriction period was over.
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