Is losing 22 pounds within 1 month for a 21-year-old guy too much?

[Anonymous]

My guy friend claimed that he lost 22 pounds within 1 month and would be happy if I see him. He is about 5'10, used to be 178 pounds a month ago. Is this too much? Frankly speaking, I'm not quite sure whether to believe him :S

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Interestingly both guys and girls are giving very different feedbacks

[madmisskelly]

Its way too much. Losing that much weight that fast, is usually indicative of a problem.

He either has a health issue that needs attention fast, or he did it the really unhealthy way. Or, he may just me lying to you.

Losing that much that fast puts a tremendous amount of stress on your vital organs.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is. It would make a little more sense if he was obese to begin with as they tend to lose more weight quicker. Maybe he's anorexic or does drugs or has an health issue.

[Shaun]

No. It's not that much. It won't happen in the first or second month, but in the third month, when your routine starts to take effect, the fat will melt off.

[Asker]

what sort of routine makes this weight loss work? I'm still finding it a bit difficult to believe it

[Shaun]

I had similar results just from playing ultimate for 2 hours twice a week, core training for an hour twice a week and supplementing that with cycling. My only running was during the ultimate games.

But I had the weight to lose. And it wasn't during the first month either, it took two months of no results before the fat started melting away.

[Asker]

good for you :) I have no idea what were his plans. but he told me that he only started this routine last month @.@ so I have absolutely no idea what's going on and whether this is possible

[TurbulentDan12]

Its very possible if you stay on a dedicated diet/exercise plan

[Asker]

what sort of plan?

[jds22]

Maybe he cut off his leg and replaced it with plastic.

[SayHelloToMyAfro]

How did he claim this happened?

[Asker]

Interesting that you ask =) I called him over the phone asking whether he wanted to go for a trip together. He told me one of his good news is that he lost 22pounds (10kg) over a period of one month. He often claims that he's fat. He even thinks that I'm fat.

[SayHelloToMyAfro]

That didn't answer my question.

[Asker]

I already said, he told me over the phone that there's a good news to tell me, which is that he lost 22 pounds over a period of one month. He didn't tell me the specifics on how he lost so much weight. He told me that he did some weight training and he had some special diet (which he didn't explain). He said he still want to lose a further 5 pounds.

[SayHelloToMyAfro]

Ok.