Is 15 pounds to much to lose is 8 days?

Question

I am very overweight. 5'5 and 185 pounds. Do you think that's too much to lose in the initial week?

Answer 1

yes its unhealthy...But in the first week of dieting its mostly water weight...so I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it start happening every week. So you might want to slow down...

-Hannah Banana

Answer 2

15 pounds lose in 8 days.. it's way to much let me tell you why

1 pound equals to 3500 calories ..

15 times 3500 = 52500calories .. let's say you take in 700 calories a day that's 5600 more calories added. 58100 calories you have to lose. that amount of calories divide 8 days.. you have to lose 7262 calories.. that's more than 2 pounds a day!!!

impossible to lose. consider how much time you have for work out everyday. you body can't handle it. no way.

here's another thing.. if you're not a everyday work out kinda person... the day after your first work out would be very painful.. you can hurt yourself really bad.

here are some exercises but before you do them .. it's alway best to go to th doctor for physical examination. if you have high blood pressure ..ect.. over working out can give you a heart attack.. also.. very important.. if you do decide to do any kind of exercise alway warm up and stretch for 10 minutes.

jogging 60 minutes can burn 787 calories

walking 60 minutes can burn 346 calories

alway.. walk 10,000 to 15,000 steps everyday can help lose weight,

you diet has to change... that's the hardest part.. ( don't starve yourself, then make up eating.. like eating breakfast, lunch.. at dinner time.. ..) have control. **.motivation is important **

a normal woman needs 12,000 to 14,000 calories a day.to cut down calories. eat more vegetable

avoid eating too much at night( eat 3 or 4 hours before sleeping).

Answer 3

hell yeahhh!!!

thats even too much to lose in a month or even 2 months!

if you do lose it, you will guaranty yourself putting 10 extra pounds on top of the 15 pounds, because you will have lost muscle, and your metabolism will crash and whatever you eat will be directly in your fat stores, cuz your body is a clever thing.

it knows when your starving, so how about eating 6 small meals a day. every 2.5 hours , make sure theyre healthy.

ive managed to lose 2 pounds a week without no exercise, and plus im eating like a pig, 3000 cals a day.the important thing is eat smaller and frequent meals, im 5'9 and 170 pounds ,male, 7 percent body fat, i used to be 206 pounds with god knows how much body fat well over 25 percent.

trust me it worked for me , it will definately work for you!

Answer 4

Yes, a healthy general average is 2 pounds per week, BUT as you start you might lose a lot and then go a little while without loosing any, but the key is to push through it.

Answer 5

Personally i think it is. Did you ever gain that much in a week? I would consult a doctor before attempting any major weight loss. I am sure you already know the best way to lose is diet and exercise

Answer 6

Did you do it the right way? Are you drinking 64-80 oz. of water a day? Try taking a fiber supplement also. It will help clean out the colon, which could have extra weight in it (do ya know what I mean?!!).Exercise builds muscle, muscle builds metabolism, higher metabolism means more weight loss!!!! YEA!!! Keep it up!! Good Job!!

Answer 7

Yea add some muscle trianing in there push ups pull ups need that for the off work hours calorie burn thats about it yea you should drop 8 by then

Answer 8

Wendy, that does seem a bit much. You should always check with your Doctor before starting any kind of weight loss. Good Luck!

Answer 9

no, 1-2 pounds is about the average per day to. anything more than that may be unhealthy, but ive know people to do more and their ok

Answer 10

Yes, that's quite unhealthy. Slow down a bit for your health.