How many lbs can I lose (healthily) in 3 months if I'm already at a healthy weight?

[Anonymous]

I am currently 5'6 135 lbs, and would like to lose 15 lbs to get to 120ish lbs...

I am currently a busy college student, with studying for exams and having all nighter sessions, it makes losing weight a bit hard for me.

For a busy college student, how much weight can one lose per month so that their energy levels aren't depleted and I can still think and be sane?

[thoughtful]

I tend to aim for 1lbs per wks. That's exactly your goal of 15lbs in 3months. I lost 10lbs over the summer and have kept it off. Rapid weight changes are not alright. It will come right back at you like a boomerang. It takes life style changes such as weekly exercise schedule or cooking at home instead of eating out. I also strongly encourage measuring progress by weighing yourself before breakfast once per week and record it in an excel sheet. Check out scoobysworkshop.com for more info. Good luck.

[JohnScofield]

I would be very careful of loosing more than 2 to 3 lbs a month. You are already thin... you are already under a lot of stress. Do not go crazy... It would be better to take it slow for 5 to 6 months, then push it and find yourself in trouble after a few.

[Asker]

okay, 2-3 lbs is what I thought

[beastman88]

i wouldn't recommend you lose any weight. focus on your school work forget this useless weight loss endeavor. your already healthy. I do recommend exercise to maintain your weight though.

[Asker]

Thoughtful response. Thanks

[posted]

Lol I gain 5-10 or lose 5-10 each week (no idea how).

Anyway it should be pretty easy, find a healthy diet to eat less and exercise. I go hours and hours without 'snacks' and can still function so idk.. But if you're serious about it you have to not make excuses and just go for it. If you really can't make it work right now, you'll have to postpone it.

[Asker]

probably because of your male metabolism

[posted]

I guess, anyway... Do you have a decent amount of free time every day?

[antonlikesmlb]

A half pound a week should be very easily manageable so that's like 2-2.5 lbs a month. A pound would be harder but still doable so that would double your per month losses.

[Anonymous]

depends on how much will power you have. if you have the will to stay on a diet and the will to do TONS of cardio, you can lose a lot. but you won't lose much if you lack the will.

[Asker]

like I said, with exams and writing for essays, and inevitably snacking on stuff during those times, I don't think I will have too much will power to spare...the only cardio I will do is jogging outside for an hour 4 times a week...i don't have a gym membership

[KingsOfleon88]

No offense dude but that is really bad advice. If you want to lose fat 85-90 percent is your diet. Excessive cardiovascular is not necessary. Aim to lose only 2-3 lbs per week so healthy so 15 lbs in 3 months is healthy and attainable

[Opinion Owner]

kings of leon, no offense but you're a fu*king idiot. I said diet but that will only take you so far and eventually you'll plateau. cardio burns off more calories and also speeds up your metabolism.

I had to lose 10 pounds and lost a few pounds through dieting alone but when I added cardio I burned fat much faster. the more I did, the more I lost. fat is nothing but stored calories, if you burn off more calories than you consume, that energy has to come from somewhere and that somewhere is fat.

[Justinefoox]

lose 7 lbs a week