I need to lose 20 pounds in one month, how do I do it?

[EggYeol]

Yes it may be unhealthy but I want to actually work for it and not just starve myself. I have a pageant October 22 and I need to be ready for athletic wear. I sadly have abs under my fat and I want to burn the fat to show them. And I need tips for toning my arms.

[Josht13]

Cut carbs to low low numbers, keep protein high to keep muscle mass. And do cardio and lifting like everyday for the entire month and do it insane hours. Also you are gonna want to be having like 1200 calories or something like that. I don't recommend this though your body will get used to this level of excercise and it will become a benchmark and the yo-yo effect will mean you will have insane cravings and there is no chance you can keep this up and will put the weight back on.

[EggYeol]

Thank you for the good advice!

[Josht13]

to minimize this effect you probably want to start bulking after you have lost all the weight you need, so just put on a bit of muscle (it won't be much don't worry about getting massive) So bring the carbs back up to an acceptable level because in the long term very low carbs isn't good, Bring the calories up and slowly do less excercise every week so maybe 1 hour less every week until it goes from crazy everyday to lose weight to a normal rate and gives your body time to get used to this and isn't set at a crazy exercise rate.

[EggYeol]

Ok so after I lose the weight I just need to slow down and adjust my calorie intact? I wouldn't have thought of that!

[Xfitchick]

You can't. The best advise is, start training to burn fat (especially a lot of low intensity cardio like running, swimming, biking, ...) Reduce carbs to you daily needs or slightly below and get proteins to keep or gain your muscle mass. In between high intensity interval training will also induce fat burning. Be happy if you reach 10 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Get to working, one month for all that isn't going to get much out , you need to eat a good diet , and exercise as much as you can but not to the max because you can overify do your muscles , I heard fasting can even help, but you also need rest. So work out 2 or 3 days then rest for a day then repeat.

[EggYeol]

Yeah i technically have two months but I want to lose the weight in September and and focus on my abs and arms in October. And would you recommend fasting on my rest days?

[BellePepper]

Ohhh OP wants us to encourage an eating disorder!

[Opinion Owner]

I'm not encouraging a eating disorder, a trainer recommend it about a year or 2 ago and I seen other people give a try for them themselves. I also even seen it on TV couple days ago on Dr oz and he explained a bit how it works

www.doctoroz.com/.../what-you-need-know-about-fasting-diet

You can read and watch the episode if you want lol

I would say Fast on the days you don't work out just because we tend to have more free time to eat more on those days , but it's your choice. I know some say you can do it every day but I wouldn't for your benefit. We actually need some energy that some food provides lol but always stay hydrated

Here another one

dailyburn.com/.../

[BellePepper]

Retool your goals to something more healthy and attainable.

[EggYeol]

I've done this before my freshman year if high school but I was doing 5 hours of tennis 5 days a week and eating less (just wasn't hungry) but when the season was over I regressed at a summer camp and gained the weight back. I just need ways and ideas that I can do it on my own since school sports are not an option for me