40 lbs in 2 months is unhealthy...
Start reading our fat loss sticky on the forums, start a meaningful health style change. Losing weight must be done slowly (1-2 lbs a week max) and it has to be permanent life style change instead a temporary fix.
keep in mind actors take off major weight in short term at times.
One of the biggest reasons they don't recommend it for the layman is your health can go south really fast if you aren't seeing a doctor during it. Also secondly, fast weight loss diets don't re-educate the dieter.
If you don't need diet re-education then the time is useless, most do.
It's also often couterproductive for many people (i.e., if you're losing more than a couple pounds/week at most, you're going to be losing water weight and lean muscle mass, guaranteed). And given that it's nearly impossible to sustain that level of weight loss, as I mentioned earlier, the likelihood of your rebounding to a heavier weight afterward is increased.
It's also often couterproductive for many people (i.e., if you're losing more than a couple pounds/week at most, you're going to be losing water weight and lean muscle mass, guaranteed). And given that it's nearly impossible to sustain that level of weight loss, as I mentioned earlier, the likelihood of your rebounding to a heavier weight afterward is increased.
Except this is exactly productive to the OP's needs.
He wasn't asking for a life-long fitness plan.
He wants to look good for a reunion.
No one is paying attention to what the OP is asking. She wants the fastest weight loss possible, not some life change.
If someone came on this forum and asked for the best way to commit suicide, would you advise them on the most efficient way to slit their wrists? This is a forum about health and what the OP is asking for is decidedly unhealthy. Instead of giving her advice on how to go about this dangerous endevour, most people here are recommending NOT doing it and instead offering healthier, long term alternatives.
To the OP: you have 3 options. (1) A scalpel, (2) starve yourself, pump diet pills, risk completely ruining your health and failing to lose weight anyway or (3) follow the advice in the fat loss sticky and improve your lifestyle so this issue goes away permanently.
Eat a 600-800 calorie diet and exercise mildly. Make sure you're taking vitamins. That's how I went from 215 to 175. At lower numbers, it's probably not as effective though, and it's probably pretty dangerous.
Eat a 600-800 calorie diet and exercise mildly. Make sure you're taking vitamins. That's how I went from 215 to 175. At lower numbers, it's probably not as effective though, and it's probably pretty dangerous.
lol suicide? She wants to lose 40lbs. Definitely possible in a couple months.
Eat a 600-800 calorie diet and exercise mildly. Make sure you're taking vitamins. That's how I went from 215 to 175. At lower numbers, it's probably not as effective though, and it's probably pretty dangerous.
Very low calorie diets: these diets are not recommended for general use as they are associated with adverse side effects such as loss of lean muscle mass, increased risks of gout, and electrolyte imbalances.
Also, you want to read about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. Subjects in this study under went "semi-starvation" for 6 months during which their caloric intake was cut in half, which for these individuals was about 1,500 calories per day. The participants lost approximately 25% of their pre-starvation body weight and saw drastic psychological and physiological effects, including increases in depression, hysteria, hypochondriasis, severe emotional distress, a preoccupation with food, reduction of sexual interest, a decline in concentration, comprehension and judgment capabilities, and so on.
I know that this may seem extreme, but 800 calories per day is probably half of the OP's normal dietary intake and going from 173lbs to 132lbs would be a 25% drop in body weight. Not recommended.
At 600-800 calories, it's very possible that you're eating fewer calories than your base metabolic rate would require, and thus your body is doing everything possible to hang onto all the energy it can. This is what causes crash dieters so much frustration--they eat ridiculously low numbers of calories and then can't understand why they aren't losing as much weight as they feel they should.
As for us not listening to the OP's question--no, I am listening, I'm just telling her that it's not healthy or sustainable (in the majority of cases) to try to lose that much weight in so short a period of time. It'd be much, MUCH better for her to lose half the weight in a healthy manner, still look great for her reunion, and then continue the weight loss and healthy living afterward.
It really is a complete (and often gradual) lifestyle change that requires sustainable levels of discipline (developed over time), healthy eating habits, and consistent physical activity. It's how I've managed to stay between 5 and 10% bodyfat for the past decade; I'm not particularly genetically gifted, nor do I regularly starve myself. I eat when I want and as much as I want, I just ensure that what I'm eating is balanced, while also maintaining a regular workout routine.