Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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help?! I need to lose 20lb of fat..

windsurfer326
windsurfer326
Posts: 49
Joined: 2004/09/02
Canada
2008/01/08, 09:16 PM
Yes, I am aware that trying to lose 20lb of fat in 20 days might be hard (and unhealthy)but I am determined to achieve this...
I was wondering if anyone had any tips..?
returnofplex
returnofplex
Posts: 801
Joined: 2007/10/26
United States
2008/01/09, 09:22 AM
Thats an awfully steep goal you have there. Unless you can create a caloric deficit of 3500-4000 calories a day, then primarily your gonna lose water weight. It takes a while to burn up fat stores, in fact only 1-2 pounds is a healthy weekly weight loss. I'd guess that if you actually did "lose 20 pounds" in 20 days, the weight would just come back in a short order.
For now I would just concentrate on a lifestyle change, which includes a healthy diet and regular exercise. Thats a much better way to get long lasting results.