How can I lose 10lbs in 3 months?

[Godislove405]

Hi! so I'm not happy with the way i look, never have really. I'm 5"6 and 145-150lbs. My goal weight had always been 135 but i can never accomplish it. i was in athletics 7th and 8th grade, i played basketball, volleyball, ran track but never seem to reach my goal weight. Im a freshman and this year i played soccer, i seriously thought i would reach my goal weight but nothing... it frustrates me. Every summer i say im gonna run and work out every day but i don't. but this summer I'm serious. i want to be 135! please someone help me. my school ends in 3days. i need tips and motivation.

[Christian Teen Forums]

[Will_Power]

You should try Cycling and watching how many calories you consume. It takes 3,000 calories burnt over what you eat to lose 1 pound of weight. (of course, you don't want to burn 3,000 calories in one day). With cycling, a 10 mile ride (which isn't as bad as what it sounds) can burn up to 400-500 calories and it's not even vigorous exercise like running (unless you're going 20-25+ mph). There have been rides where I've burned around 2,000 calories. Cycling is a great calorie burner if you are looking to loose weight and the best part is, is that it's pretty easy on the joints compared to running. You just have to make sure your seat is positioned right otherwise you could mess up your knees.

[Boogles]

5'6, 135, isn't that kind of well....low? I know a girl who's 5'2, 135 and she's average. I'm 182, yeah, far above average, but nobody looks at me like "Ew, Becky's so fat. gross! >=|"

I mean, I guess it all depends on your bone structure, but 135 just sounds freaking TINY. o.o

Anywho. Yes, yes, working out. (RUNNING SUCKS!)

Biking, like Will said, is a good workout. I'm so out of shape and yet I can easily bike about 10 miles without passing out.
Zumba Fitness is also a great workout. You can burn roughly 400 calories doing that for an hour. (Zumba is high intensity cardio and toning in the form of Latin dance)

Another thing to keep in mind when on the weight loss journey is: muscle is heavier than fat. So, the scale tells me I'm 182 after I started loosing weight. Swell! I'm all squishy so I start working out. During my first month at the gym I gain five pounds, a small bicep and some little bitty abs. I also lose inches around my waist and rib cage. I can fit into pants 3 sizes smaller than I started, yet, I now weigh 187. What the heck, man?
Our bodies are weird. Don't let the number on the scale get you down. Some days, you just have to go by how your pants fit.

[Pointer]

It going to be the same as any weight loss attempt:

1) Diet. For my "weight loss diet" I drop my caloric consumption to about 1000 calories a day. That's a weight-losing amount. This is skimpy and you will feel hungry, but that hungry feeling is your body eating the fat. It's all good.

My personal diet:
Breakfast: 160 Calorie Chobani Yoghurt & 10 Calorie Coffee (just cream, no sugar)
Lunch: 100-120 Calorie - 1/2 Serving of Progresso Soup. 80 Calories - 1 Slice of unbuttered toast. 150 Calories - 1 nice sized salad (cheese, meat, tomatoes). Light / low-zero calorie dressing.
Dinner: one small serving of something. This is the tough one! Try to keep it about 300-400 calories!

Total this is about 800-1000 calories. right on target.

No real regular snacks, sometimes a handful of chips or nuts.

2) Exercise. Consuming about 1000 calories is good, but burning 200-300 of them after is better.

Elliptical 5K's. Burns about 300-400 calories if you set the resistance and ramp up there.
Muscle toning. I push weights, do weighted-crunches on a machine, etc..

I try to get to the gym 3 - 4 times a week. If I get 5, I'm doing really good.

This (for me, every body is different) pretty consistently helps me drop about 2lbs a week. I would recommend you join a gym, if you haven't (or get access to one). Yes it can cost you something, but the tools there are really helpful, and the fact you've put some money on the table will hopefully encourage you to not give up!

Good luck, let us know how things go for you!

[elizabethbraddock]

Calorie reduction and exercise. 10 pounds in 3 months is very doable with just a slight increase in activity and decrease in caloric consumption. You can calculate how much you need to eat to lose weight by using calculators such as this one: http://www.healthyweightforum.org/en...ries-required/

It's based on height, weight, age, and activity level.

[Christopherjr]

A friend of mine lost 16 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks by walking 6.8 miles 6 days a week, cutting off the fast food (cold turkey), baking chicken - no fried, eating his veggies and drinking gallons of water... I'm thinking of doing the same.

[elizabethbraddock]

A friend of mine lost 16 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks by walking 6.8 miles 6 days a week, cutting off the fast food (cold turkey), baking chicken - no fried, eating his veggies and drinking gallons of water... I'm thinking of doing the same.

Except for this: Losing more than 2 pounds per weeks is very, very unhealthy. When you first start a weight loss program, you may lose weight pretty quickly, but you want to aim for no more than 2 pounds per week. It's easier to maintain in the long term. Studies have shown that weight lost slowly over time creates better results in terms of long-term weight maintenance. Rapid weight loss usually leads to weight gain again in the future, since the drastic effort required to lose that much weight quickly is unsustainable.

[Christopherjr]

Except for this: Losing more than 2 pounds per weeks is very, very unhealthy. When you first start a weight loss program, you may lose weight pretty quickly, but you want to aim for no more than 2 pounds per week. It's easier to maintain in the long term. Studies have shown that weight lost slowly over time creates better results in terms of long-term weight maintenance. Rapid weight loss usually leads to weight gain again in the future, since the drastic effort required to lose that much weight quickly is unsustainable.

Yeah, I don't know how old the OP is, but I guess giving out potentially unhealthy weight loss info is not a particularly good thing to do. She has that option though, if she chooses. Personally, I think if a person is fed up enough to commit to such a regimen, they would not allow themselves to gain it back.

[Comeuppance]

Reader's digest diet will get you there. It's fun if you have regular access to a store instead of shopping once a month like some familes.

[brianamh3511]

NEVER go by a number. If you're healthy, you're healthy. I'm an athlete and when i tell people im almost 170 pounds at 5'9, they refuse to believe me. I gain weight when I lift during the season to get stronger. If you ARE an athlete, you should know what healthy feels like. NEVER go based off a stupid number that means nothing. People come in all shapes and sizes. Big boned, long legged, broad shoulders, tiny waists, WHATEVER. base your body image on HOW YOU FEEL. not with a pathetic little number on a scale.