20 Pounds in a Month: Possible or Not? HELP

While it's POSSIBLE, it's not necessarily easy to do nor is it necessarily healthy. Generally, 1-2 pounds a week is a good rate to lose. Why do you want to lose 20 pounds in 1 month?

Being of your age, I wouldn't try the methods that you would have to do/take in order to lose 20 pounds in one month. I myself have lost 20 pounds in one month under a doctor's supervision and prescription medications. To lose this amount of weight you have to be very strict on what you eat, when you eat and also counting calories and upping the amount of protein you eat.

1. You're 14. There's a rule that you have to be 18 to join here for a reason- you're still growing. Trying to eat healthier foods is great, but at 14 you shouldn't be that worried about your weight. This is just a red flag to me- live your life. When you're on your own and don't have to rely on what mom buys for your food, then you're in control. You're not right now.
2. 20 pounds in a month is not an attainable goal. Think about it- that's roughly 5 pounds a week. It's not practical and even if you lose that much, you'll gain it right back when you start eating real food again.

Why does it say you are 20 on your profile? Don't believe a word of it...

You'd have to be extremely obese to lose that much in a month without making yourself ill. Try 5/month. You also might see if you can get a trusted friend to help you pick out some slimming clothes.

I couldn't think of a nice way to say this... It's going to take time to safely lose that 20 for good, because youre already so close to goal.

I understand the pressure that can come from "friends" teasing you. But don't let that make you do something that will ruin your health for the rest of your life--at 14, the rest of your life is a long time! And yo-yo dieting is a bad habit to get into at any time, let alone now.

Show your friends how healthy you can be, and how well you take care of yourself. Don't stress about how you look, but how healthy you are. It's certainly possible that you could lose some body fat and be healthy, but remember that at 14 your body still has a lot of growing to do, and everyone your age will sometimes put on fat when there's another growth spurt coming up. Don't deny your body its natural processes or the fuel it needs to make you a healthy adult. Just exercise, eat right, don't starve yourself (1100 calories for a growing teenager is not enough), and you'll do fine.

Hehe, well I've been teased at school and by June school starts again and I really want to show them the new me. I've been working real hard but I can't really see the results. Any advice on that?

I'm sorry people are teasing you at school. That is rotten, it feels awful, and we've all been there. The real trick to losing weight is not to look skinny or go in with an "I'll show them" attitude... it's to be healthier for you. If you aren't there in your head, you won't get there on the scale. That said, try to focus on one - two pounds per week. By the end of the summer, you'll be feeling great and looking good too. You're fourteen and still growing so you need to be sure to balance the weight loss with exercise too. I wouldn't proceed without talking to a doctor/nutritionist first.

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What you are wanting to do it not in any way possible to do in a healthy way. At your age you MUST learn to establish good eating habits or you will have a lifetime of disordered eating and very unhealthy habits.

This, 100%

I have/want to loose at least 30lbs by the end of September I have a big event coming up and I honestly want to look thinner by then and be able to feel better then how I feel as of right now!! I think anything is possible if you set your mind to do so!!! But with out starving yourself or over doing it because I think that will just make you suffer down the road!!!! Good luck you probably will do just fine!!!!