what can i do to lose 50 lbs in 5 months?

50lbs in 5 months is a great goal, and very achievable. It's also good you're thinking ongterm when it comes to keeping the weight off- that's why fad diets and OTT exercising never works.

Losing 1-2lbs a week is the best way to go. This way, you are losing mostly fat, rather than water and muscle. Faster weight loss is not better, nor is it sustainable.

Diet should be what you look at first for weight loss- this is what will enable you to drop fat. Try a balanced diet made up of mostly natural whole foods, with high protein, moderate carbs and moderate fats.

You need to know how many calories you burn- you can use an online calculator for a rough estimate. Aim for 10-20% calories fewer than you burn daily (too large a deficit will be counterproductive in the longer term).

Don't worry about complicated diets or cutting things out. You can enjoy anything in moderation, as long as the majority of your diet is healthy.

Base your meals around:

Lean protein (e.g. chicken, tuna, lean beef, fat-free cottage cheese, egg whites)

Wholegrains (e.g. wholewheat bread, oats, bran cereals, rice)

Healthy fats (e.g. nuts, seeds, olive oil, avocado, salmon, whole eggs, flaxseed)

Fruit and veg

And drink lots of water.

Get at least 1g protein/lb bodyweight to preserve lean mass and at least 0.35g fat/lb for healthy hormone function.

Meal timing doesn't really matter- aim to get protein and carbs before and after working out, and then it's down to your own schedule how you fit in other meals.

Second in importance to diet, is heavy resistance training- this is what will allow you to preserve muscle so you look 'toned' and defined once you've dropped the fat (rather than just a smaller version of how you look now, with the same bits you're unhappy with). More muscle also means a higher metabolism, so you definitely want to hold on to, or increase the muscle base you have, for fat loss.

You need to work ALL your major muscle groups- you can't spot reduce.

Do this sort of training 3-4 times a week. A good place to start could be:

-Three days a week doing full-body workouts. Leave at least a day between each workout.

-OR four days a week alternating upper and lower body. Don't work out more than two days in a row if possible.

Then you can look at extras like cardio to help create a calorie deficit. But cardio is by far the least important of these three, and you can lose fat effectively without it.

Make sure you're getting at least one rest day a week with no exercise at all.

Focus on losing inches/dress sizes rather than actual scale weight- it's how slim you look that matters, not how little you weigh.

Good luck, and I'm sure you'll look gorgeous for prom! :)

go jogging, stop eating alot, use the new Shake Weight gimmick. if that doesn't work, try gastric bypass or the Lap Band.

oh, also drink 1 full glass of water between meals and a total of 8 glasses of water per day (including the other 3 from meals)

fast.

just start fasting for 1 month and see how it goes.

you just drink water, nothing else.

and do a detox master cleanse, it cleans your system and makes you lose weight, like alot.

and just keep in mind "nothing taste better than skinny" - Kate Moss

in order to get anything you want in life, you need hard work put in.

you'll have your whole life to eat and be lazy, but only 1 chance to look hot in a dress for prom

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thats unrealistic and detrimental. the healthful quantity to lose is two kilos every week. do aerobic (consider taebo) foran hour an afternoon, five days every week. jog should you desire. get rid of trans fat and soda out of your nutrition. devour two hundred calorie foods each three hours. be certain you might have five foods an afternoon. drink lots of water or tea. i did that and that i misplaced five kilos in not up to a month.