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2008
How to lose 20 pounds in a month
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For many people losing 20 pounds in a month would be a dream. Put that dream right in front of you because I am saying that there are ways that you can lose 20 pounds in a month.
Increase your resting metabolism Now that you have a strategy to lose 20 pounds in a month so now you need the tactics that will make it a reality. You need radical changes to lose 5 pounds a week. Your tactics are the individual things that will make your dream work out for you. Eating Tactics to lose 20 poundsPlan your eating the day before – If you plan your eating the night before then you are not going to have to worry about getting into a struggle of eating these crappy foods and instead will know what you are going to eat when. Eat 5 or 6 small meals a day – This is going to help you to raise your metabolism. When you eat often you are sending a message to your body that you are not going to starve and that you will always have enough to eat. Have leftovers a lot to make it easier to eat good food – If you make giant helpings of meals then you will have lots of leftovers to choose from. One of the problems that I always hear from people is that they are worried that if they have to eat really often then they will spend their whole life preparing meals. this is just not at all the case. Eat meals that are small – One thing that drives me crazy is how we allow our bodies to waste food. It is hard to find a steak smaller than 8 ounces in a reaturant but did you know that your body has almost no way for digesting and using more than 4 ounces of that steak? Eat lots of fiber – Fiber will increase metabolism and make you healthier by cleaning out toxins. Drink lots of water – Who cares what the so called experts say. Water makes your metabolsim faster and makes you feel great Exercise Tactics to lose 20 pounds in a monthExercise twice a day – One 20 minutes workout in the morning and another one in the evening. Do weights once every second day – Getting muscle will help your body burn more fat. The muscle takes a lot of calories to maintain while fat takes nearly none. Split your cardio workouts between high and low intensity – High intensity to burn a lot of carbs off and low intensity to finish of the fat hanging around Cardio is 20 minutes of hard cardio – Hard cardio is defined as keeping your heartrate up around 80% of your max. This will raise your metabolism for a long time 12 – 24 hours. Walking or casual exercise can be an hour long – This is a great way to burn fat as you can exercise low impact by walking for an hour. Weights should be basic exercises – Basic exercises are things like squats, bench presses, lunges, military presses. These exercises work a lot of muscle groups at once. Healing between workouts is most important – Now that you are working out it is a good idea to get a lot of rest and sleep so that your body can recover. Your body only recovers when you are sleeping or at least resting. There are no guarantees of course that you will lose 20 pounds in a month but just look at this plan of attack. Is this different than you are doing now? Are these new lefestyle changes possible for you? It is all up to you to see what radical changes that you can make in your life and what they will lead to. Good luck in your quest to lose 20 pounds in a month. Looking to make a change and lose some weight? I have reviewed the top diet on the internet and you can go and read over 200 comments people have made about why this diet has worked well for them, as well as some of the problems. Tags: cardio, radical changes, strategy and tactics, weight loss goal, workoutsIf you like this post then you will probably like these other related items as well
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I read this article and for me, it works. Although I didn’t follow this article, I did what I thought was logical, something similar. I was a former Ford Model always at 114 lbs. As I got older I went up to 145. I didn’t want to go down to 114 but I wanted a median. It’s really easy for me to starve myself and not exercise.. I use to have a meal a week and a cookie a day with a protein shake. lose the weight that way, but this time I did it different. I did 40 minutes a day on my elliptical full speed and 20 min cool down. Every other day I did this ball workout (bought a DVD) for 45 minutes.It focused on toning and abs. So every other day I worked out for almost 2 hours. Sundays I took off.. but made sure i was active. My meals for 30 days were Oatmeal and strawberries in the morning, big salad for lunch (no cream dressings and just veggies) and a Chicken breast with green beans for dinner. I also had a multivitamen each day. After workouts I’d get hungry so I ate a grapefruit. For 30 days, I didn’t cheat or drink alcohol. Will power I guess. Now that I’m 123lbs, I want to stay this weight. I workout 4 days (just cardio) I still eat the meals 5 days a week and the other 2, Im still cautious but not so strict. I’ll drink Vodka sodas, and make sure on sunday I have a meal of my choice. Thats how I lost my weight.
Im 15, in 137 pounds and im 5′3. seriously, i dont look like im 137 pounds, every says i looks like 115/120 ! when i was in 7th grade i weighed 114, and then i gained like 15 pounds in 8th grade, then 5 pounds during winter and a couple pounds in the summer- but im really working on toning, and excersizing everday. im happy, but i could be happier! im tryinggg this hopefully i get GREAT results, be back in a month!!!!!
GUYS this program really works!!! i’ve done this program since the day i posted the other comment (july 17) (age 15) and it has not even been a month and because ive doubled the work out time and the intensity i’ve already lost 25 pounds!!! If u want to lose weight fast double your workout if u can handle it!! After weighting 190 pounds last month now i weight 165!!! im surprised!! you just have to work out twice as hard and follow all of the instructions. I will continue this program until i weight 145 (i wanna build more muscle) and I know I will make it!! This program is easy guys if you believe in yourself!!! GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!
im 12 and weigh 122 i need to lose about 20 um dont ask why fat rushes to my thighs and stomach it is so hard for me to work out any suggestions????????
Hey, guys. This comment is for Shelby (:
OMG what a coincidence! I’m 12 and i weigh 122 lbs, too
well now i weight a little bit less because i just started a routine.
If you have a treadmill or weights or a stepper then you’re going to want to use one of those for about at least 2 hours every day, and don’t starve yourself, eat about 5 very small meals a day, and everyday try to eat celery, it’s anti calory which means that your body actually burns calories to digest it. Take a notebook and write down why you want to lose weight and what you are going to do to achieve your goal. It will help you gain confidence because since you really took the time to write it down you will be thinking about it when you feel like you want to give up, and if you have enough will power, it will work. Trust me, i though it was stupid, but it did seriously work, though. I thought there was no way out, but then i realized that it’s a lot easier than you think. You just tell yourself that you’d rather give up all the junk food and be in great shape so that after about 1 1/2 months you can eat chips and everything sometimes and not feel bad about it. And once you start, it gets easier because you will see results after about 1 week and you will actually look forward to getting exercise all the time. Just remind yourself that you really want to do this, and if it is possible, then you will, no acceptions. I hope i helped, and i’m with you all the way. Good Luck!!!!!! (sorry for spelling mistakes)
~Megs~
Im 14 and im 5′9 everybody says im not fat but i really big thighs an i feel really fat and i was wondering if anybody but please keep in mind i got to school and have after school activites.
whats with all the 12 year olds thinking they’re fat and wanting to lose weight? are you effing kidding me? what’s wrong with you?
Do we need to do all the exercises or just one or two of the ones that are listed?
Hey im joining the air force and I have exactly one month to lose 20 lbs…I work at a gym right now and work out everyday but dont see any changes. Im starting to do 2 workouts per day. Any suggestions on how i can lose this weight fast with no pills or anything? Please comment back! Thanks
Ok so tomorrow I start this… well sort of.. I will be drinking tommorrow out of celebration but Sunday all alcohol will be gone and I will be coming back the 29th of Sept and let you no how it goes =]
Jessica, the idea of cardio workout is that you have to change it up. I suggest for cardio workouts, do ten minutes of hardcore running and ten minute elliptical. and build it up from there. don’t stick to same workout everytime, change it up. b/c the body adapts really easily to these things.
hi, im 14, and i weight 187 lbs, and im 5′4.
any tips of loosing atleast 20 pounds a month or even less?
I am 19, and an unflattering 175lbs. I used to weigh between 145 and 150 which, due to my build (I have a huge rack) is an attractive, healthy weight for me. I basically NEED to lose 20 pounds. I just don’t know how to stay motivated. I get started really well, for example, I was keeping a food log and keeping my calorie intake below 2,000 cals a day. It helped. I enjoy working out when its done on a whim and not because “I have to work out”. I also really like yoga. I work a 2 1/2 day shift with adults with developmental disabilities and mental health issues, so working out for 2 hours Monday afternoon through wednesday night is out of the question. What can I do to Lose weight efficiently without starving myself, yet achieve the results I want in a reasonable amount of time. I think 3 to 4 months is reasonable for my weight loss goal. I also understand that this isn’t a start to end kind of thing, that I will have to work out regularly for the rest of my life and continue to make smart choices about my food. I just don’t know what I can do to really get the weight off for good.
Please helo me!
GAH!!
So i’m 15. i’m 5′3” and weigh 120 pounds.
i want to be around 105-100 and i can’t lose weight!
My chubbalubba just attacks my tummy and my thighs.
Is there any way that i can lose 20 pounds by next month?
I’m dressing up for halloween [yes i still do these little kid things]
and i need to get this…thing…off of me!! D’X
i can’t do all of these exercises because i’m too busy with school.. gah!
i eat salads every lunch and i eat trail mix as little snacks..
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!! :C
Hi i am lyssie and i am 5′8 almost 13 years old, and 132 pounds, i would like to be around 113 by holloween cause, i am gonna be a vampire chick, and my dress is kinda tight around the butt. See, i am really skinny exept around, the *hem* lower area, aka, size 24′ waist, size 15′ thighs, and size 36 inch butt. Yeah…. well cross your fingers for me! i will write again Oct. 30! my bfs birthday!
im 18 i weight 90kg and i do 175cm.when peaople see me they think i weight like maximum 80kg
i would like to weight less so imma start this today lol
hey hey! i’m 5′9” and weigh about 150 now, 20 years old. i went through a lot of therapy from being in an abusive relationship for 2 years. I weighed 115 in January. I just hope to lose some weight before halloween. My next goal is be back around 120 by my birthday which is the end of december.
October is like my favorite month! yay halloween :]
i’m deff going to try and start this plan tomorrow. Anyone know any websites that have help groups??
good luck everyone!!
Okay, I am 12 years old. When I started (tell u in a sec about what) I weighed 145.6
I am about 5′5″.
My parents made a deal with me that if I lost 20 pounds by November 16 (basketball tryouts) I could get an ipod touch. I seriously need this, cause i just have a tiny shuffle and it’s so hard finding my music.
I am going to try this and I really hope it works. If it doesn’t and I don’t get to my goal, I don’t think I will get my ipod touch.
Well, if there are any TIPS for me, PLEASE post something so I can complete my goal.
Thanks!
finally a program that doesnt use pills or anything im 13 turning 14 and i weigh 149 pounds hopefully this will work. anyways ive been exerciseing nd so far im doing great trying not 2 eat junk food. who ever made this website is a geneous!lol!=)
hope fully this will work trying it 2day!
well… i m 5.6′ and weigh 145 pounds… my age is 16… and i dont no wat to do next… i dont think that evn ths plan will help me as well…!
I am 19, I weigh 223pounds and I am 5′11”. I want to get down to about 180 or 185 or 200 and be toned . I have an eliptical, an a mercy home gym thing. I was wondering what types of excercises worked the best.
i am 13 years old, almost 14, 5′7 and 215 pounds. yeah, kinda overweight, right? haha. i really want to be where i SHOULD be according to my dr (150 lbs) by my bday, but that means around 20 pounds a month! hey, i stumbled across this website and HOPEFULLY it will work…. im crossin my fingers!!!
heyy!
!lol! I have tried to lose weight before but i always just eat junk food! It is so hard for me! 
! But im going 2 try this tomorrow! and i hope it works! I really do!! im crossing my fingers to!! If there is
!!!!!!!!!
Im 13 turning 14 on Christmas and i weigh about 135 and 5′4!i think im soo fat
but all my friends say that i am not! But i would really love to weigh 115! That would be awesome!!
any tips to help me to lose this weight plz plz plz tell me!
Luv
Bri!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck to anybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Hi I am 15 years old and i got my heart broken and gained lik 20 punds..and i wld lk to lose it i a month or soo..soo i can look good we i see my love again:(pleaz pleazpleaz HELP!!
right now iam 120 pounds ( and i am 12years old!!!!!!!). like a month ago i was at 110 and i only had 10 more pounds to lose untill i was at my goal but now i can see my self gaining more and more weight everyday!i really need to lose the weight. so starting tmorrow i will start this plan. i will be back in a month to share my results!!11
thanks for posting this article. i will try this from tomorrow and will come back after 1 month… so today is october 29, 2009…. take care… thanks once again…. lets see if it works….
during april may and june of this year i gained 15 punds…i was 135 pounds but now i’m 150…i’m gonna try this ite and see how it woeks…i love the ideas on 6 small meals a day…i’ll be back to share my results…thanks byes
I’m 16, 138 lbs and I’m trying to lose 15 lbs. Suggestions?
hii im 14 i weigh 150 pounds…and im 5′3.Im trying to loose atleast 20 pounds because there is a big formal dance coming up at my school and i want to look good in my dress!wish me luck!i hope this works:D
heyy! im a 13 year old girl and turning 14 years old soon! i weigh 134 pounds and im 5′4ft!
i really do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: )
i think im really fat but everybody says im not but im not! i really want 2 lose 20 pounds and become
114!i hate my body soooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sooooo
much! so im going 2 try thins and i hope it works!
heyy! im a 13 year old girl and turning 14 years old soon! i weigh 134 pounds and im 5′4ft!
i really do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: )
i think im really fat but everybody says im not but im not! i really want 2 lose 20 pounds and become
114!i hate my body soooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sooooo
much! so im going 2 try thins and i hope it works!
help me with tips 2 help me get this weight off me!! PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
hey im a dancer and i am 5 ft 8 in. and 125 lbs. i need to get down to 105 or so. im going to try this out
i’m 12 years old 5′4 i weigh 215 [yikes] and and i’m so uncomtable and in my family it like a race to see who can get skinner first [lol]so i want to wow everybody by losing 20 -40 pounds by christmas lastest new years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2 months wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!p.s. be back on januaray 2nd
hey everyone, im 15 and i weigh about 132 lbs, and my ideal weight is 110 lbs.
im 5′9 im hoping this works, illbe writting in a month(:
hey guys, any tips for staying motivated? i’ve gone on tons of diet and workout plans but i can’t seem to stay motivated and maintain a structured plan without starvation and too much exersize… help?
i am going to do this ;D i’m fifteen, 5′2, and 150 lbs. i am grotesque, i don’t even like looking in the mirror hah. anyway, i am going to do this… after a month, i’ll let you guys know my result ! <3
Heyy! its me again! and tomorrow im going 2 start my diet nd lose the weight i want to
lose! i always cheat on my diet but this time im going to look in the mirror nd tell
myself i only live 1 time nd have 1 life, do i really want to live is unhealthy nd look
like i do now! nooo i don’t! so im going 2 make me stick to this diet nd lose this weight
nd live heather for me nd look better then i do know!….lol… so i hope that helps to anyone!!!
i will be back in a month to share my results!!!
luv
Trisha