Can one lose 15 lbs by March 14th? 20 days

[99Boxster]

You dont need to weigh yourself every day. I weigh once a week. Make sure it's first thing in the morning after you piss, with just boxers on so you get a good reading. Nobody has mentioned HIIT. High intensity interval training. This is the best way to blast fat. Research it. When I cut I do a full body circuit and HIIT. Also throw in some other cardio, and hit up a sauna.

Sample:

HIIT 3x a week. 5 min warmup then the circuits. 5 min cooldown. You can use any type of cardio. any piece of equipment or just run/jump rope/anything.

Full Body circuit training. do this 3 times a week with at least one day of rest in between. 3 different lifts for each body part x 10. Go thru the circuit 3x.

stretch
5 min warmup
20-45 min cardio.
Chest1 10 reps. Chest2 10 reps. Chest3 10 reps.
Biceps1 10 reps. Biceps2 10 reps. Biceps3 10 reps.
Triceps1 10 reps. Triceps2 10 reps. Triceps3 10 reps.
Back1 10 reps. Back2 10 reps. Back3 10 reps
Shoulders1 10 reps. Shoulders2 10 reps. Shoulders3 10 reps.
Legs1 10 reps. Legs2 10 reps. Legs3 10 reps.
Break for a couple min. repeat
Break for a couple min.repeat
20-45min cardio.
5 min Cooldown
Stretch

Mix in random cardio sessions. Hit up a sauna a few times.

Make sure your diet is good. It you wanted to do an easy no brainer diet, the Velocity diet cuts weight off you rapidly. It's basically 5 protein shakes a day for a month. The first 10 days is when you really lose, so i'd recommend this for the last 10 days. Make sure you read over it and do the diet to a T, theres other stuff that goes in to it.

Thoughts...The day before the weigh in, to dehydrate...around 5:00 quit eating and drinking. Some mma fighters do this for days, so dont do that. Your body cant handle it. Just start spitting (lol) to get the water out of you. No food, no water. You'll lose about 5-6 lbs i'd say by time of the weighin. Make sure you do like the mma guys at the weigh ins and have a sports drink/and or water based protein shake ready to chug immediately after. If this is for a substantial amount of money, you could do what someones posted and do a laxative/colonics. Ive seen the guys on tuf cutting, they'll get a sauna suit on layered. You have to do layers. one layer clothes, one layer sauna suit, clothes, 2nd sauna suit. something about sweating and not letting the sweat stick to your body and seep back in. Then they'll drag an exercise bike into a sauna and have a partner not let them out til the water weight is off.

[mighty maron]

Weigh in today is 238. Satisfaction or most of the usual rushes from eating are gone. The sugar highs gone....choc..ice cream...a good fresh piece of bread...gone.

My intake of diet soda is too high but I have not broken in the least in regards to carbs. Big omelete and some bacon for breakfast. Its good to have a decent breakfast without any crash afterwards.

Time of preparation and the frustration of a lack of variety in "craving" busters is stifling. A hunk of cheese gets old after a while. I am thinking now it is more of a psychological barrier. I am trying to overcome one of my weaknesses in personality in the need to eat for satisfaction.

One the bet front, I have 7 lbs to go in 15 days. I can proceed steadily and if necessary do fluid loss if I need to eek accross the finish line.

[Tackleberry]

Great work so far. Keep it up.

[mighty maron]

Well I blipped back up to 239 in this mornings weigh in. Nothing to panic about but slight changes are to be introduced.

Calorie restriction under 1200 today
Coffee and no diet soda
lots of water

two walks

[shari91]

About an hour ago I was thinking about you and how this was going. Make sure you take care of yourself Maron

[dikefale]

My proposition to you. Stop drinking coffee and start drinking green tea. I know man its gross but this put your blood pressure up same as coffee but its much healthier because is speeding up you metabolism,and this is main thing that you need if you want to lose some weight.

P.s try drinking green tea without sugar.

[JMobile]

Hey Mighty Maron, go to the nearest Walmart and buy the Nestle Diet Green Tea. It comes in a 1 Liter bottle. You can use that to replace Diet Sodas as Green Tea is good for your metabolism.

[mighty maron]

My proposition to you. Stop drinking coffee and start drinking green tea. I know man its gross but this put your blood pressure up same as coffee but its much healthier because is speeding up you metabolism,and this is main thing that you need if you want to lose some weight.

P.s try drinking green tea without sugar.

Atkins diet is sugar free diet.....I like most varieties of tea cold brewed with a lil splenda in it.

[grzftbl]

Lost 19 lbs in 14 days on South Beach diet when it was big--5-6 years ago.

Starting it today for 30 days, at least.

I start umpiring College Baseball at the end of March.

[C0nkette]

Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett's Lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks diet is in US weekkly this week.

[mighty maron]

weigh in 237.....sugar withdrawls gone...cravings still there. Hunger lower. Emo swings are lessened.

[Conan]

lowering shugar and carbs is good make sure your droping your salt intake as well.

[Reno Paul]

Went down from 225 to 215 in a week and a half.

Well being sick helped out with that.

[mighty maron]

Update...still at 237. I feel much better. No carbs swings...sugar cravings way down.

Feel better but dont know if I can make it to goal without direutics at the end

[DeluxeLiner]

feeling better is half the battle. best of luck i am rooting for you!

[COYLO]

Update...still at 237. I feel much better. No carbs swings...sugar cravings way down.

Feel better but dont know if I can make it to goal without direutics at the end

you will bro dont worry, i started monday dropped 10lbs so far but im 500 cal a day. the trick is to keep your body guessing why not try eating nothing but soups for a few days ( homemade not store bought )it keeps you full for longer and it low cal

[Ian]

Big omelete and some bacon for breakfast... A hunk of cheese.

Well I blipped back up to 239.

Hmmm...

Calorie restriction under 1200 today

Well, if you starve yourself you'll win the bet, but please don't think the fad diet you're following is healthy.

[hockeyman30304]

They do it all the time on biggest loser...they lose it in a week

[99Boxster]

gl

[tanner40]

Keep it up bro.

I switched to a total "primal diet" myself (lot's of meat/veggies, no bread starches, or sugars)

Beef jerky or nuts are my junk foods now (occasionally pork rinds). After a few weeks you don't miss the sugar and the cravings go away. I've gone from 217 to 202 so far. My energy level is way up

Check out marksdailyapple.com. I think a poster from here put me on to it. Lots of good tips to live a healthier lifestyle.

Best of luck

[will2survive]

Good Luck! I just ate a yummy pint of ice cream....mmmmmm....

[chacker]

Mighty how much do you stand to win by doing this? More than 100? 500?

[kiln]

There is some seriously hair brained, not to mention dangerous, advice in this thread.

[mighty maron]

I might lose 100 in this bet I blipped back up. Im thinking slow and steady weight loss and might just eat the 100 dollars

[pavyracer]

Yes you can do it. Run 3 miles per day. Lift weights. Do 15 repetitions with light weights instead of heavier weights to burn more calories than build muscle. Drink 10 bottles of water every day. No coffee or soda. Eat salads with grilled chicken breast or steak and light vinaigrette dressing. No desert. Eat fruit instead. Have sex every night twice with your gf/wife.

[mighty maron]

Im on atkins so the dietary is ok...gonna cut calories...increasing walking and more light weights

[Cap dat 4ss]

Muscle, fat and water weight? Easily. Seen people lose 40lbs in a few days. Trying to lose 15lbs of just fat? No.

Like you said, slow and steady. Scales are very deceiving. You could easily be losing all of your lean body mass and think you're doing good b/c the scale shows a smaller number.

[8ArIvd5]

I said he needs to eat 2625 fewer calories per day, not that he needs to eat 2625/day. In fact, to lose just three pounds per week, his daily caloric intake would have to be around 1200 calories per day. That's getting close to dangerously low levels.

The science here is extremely simple. Calories are energy (by definition, one calorie is the amount of heat (energy) needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius) and whatever you take in that you don't put out (through breathing, keeping your heart beating, sweating, jerking off, running, clicking on "Boston -104" (one of today's best bets!), or any other physical exertion) is stored. What ever you put out that you haven't put in is burned away.

So, to reduce weight, calories out MUST BE GREATER than calories in.

Aren't you saying he needs to BURN 2625 more than he consumes per day. He can eat 10K calories a day and still lose weight, as long as he BURNS 12625 a day. Obviously an exaggeration, but it proves my point.

I'd say you're ****** because the best way to burn calories is through weight training. You use calories recovering from the breakdown of muscle, whereas cardio mainly burns calories during the exercise. And muscle is way heavier than fat, so you will gain weight in the process.

That being said, don't follow a glam diet. No Atkins, South Beach, etc. Follow the Food Guide Pyramid, Eat 5 meals a day, and moderate your meal size. Train for a 10k. Try to improve your speed and endurance for the 10k and you should get in good shape and shed some lbs. in the process.

[kiln]

Aren't you saying he needs to BURN 2625 more than he consumes per day. He can eat 10K calories a day and still lose weight, as long as he BURNS 12625 a day. Obviously an exaggeration, but it proves my point.

Yes...you are exactly correct. I was loose with the language but the point is the same: calories out MUST be greater than calories in to lose weight. One can eat four pounds of bacon fat in a day and still lose weight.

[JOHON8]

Yes you can do it. Run 3 miles per day. Lift weights. Do 15 repetitions with light weights instead of heavier weights to burn more calories than build muscle. Drink 10 bottles of water every day. No coffee or soda. Eat salads with grilled chicken breast or steak and light vinaigrette dressing. No desert. Eat fruit instead. Have sex every night twice with your gf/wife.

This. But most importantly the last sentence, it will be crucial.

[BettingWizard]

Only possible way at your weight is to exercise at least one hour day......I'd say 90% cardio and 10% light weights

[iceminers26]

You dont need to weigh yourself every day. I weigh once a week. Make sure it's first thing in the morning after you piss, with just boxers on so you get a good reading. Nobody has mentioned HIIT. High intensity interval training. This is the best way to blast fat. Research it. When I cut I do a full body circuit and HIIT. Also throw in some other cardio, and hit up a sauna. Sample: HIIT 3x a week. 5 min warmup then the circuits. 5 min cooldown. You can use any type of cardio. any piece of equipment or just run/jump rope/anything. Full Body circuit training. do this 3 times a week with at least one day of rest in between. 3 different lifts for each body part x 10. Go thru the circuit 3x. stretch 5 min warmup 20-45 min cardio. Chest1 10 reps. Chest2 10 reps. Chest3 10 reps. Biceps1 10 reps. Biceps2 10 reps. Biceps3 10 reps. Triceps1 10 reps. Triceps2 10 reps. Triceps3 10 reps. Back1 10 reps. Back2 10 reps. Back3 10 reps Shoulders1 10 reps. Shoulders2 10 reps. Shoulders3 10 reps. Legs1 10 reps. Legs2 10 reps. Legs3 10 reps. Break for a couple min. repeat Break for a couple min.repeat 20-45min cardio. 5 min Cooldown Stretch Mix in random cardio sessions. Hit up a sauna a few times. Make sure your diet is good. It you wanted to do an easy no brainer diet, the Velocity diet cuts weight off you rapidly. It's basically 5 protein shakes a day for a month. The first 10 days is when you really lose, so i'd recommend this for the last 10 days. Make sure you read over it and do the diet to a T, theres other stuff that goes in to it. Thoughts...The day before the weigh in, to dehydrate...around 5:00 quit eating and drinking. Some mma fighters do this for days, so dont do that. Your body cant handle it. Just start spitting (lol) to get the water out of you. No food, no water. You'll lose about 5-6 lbs i'd say by time of the weighin. Make sure you do like the mma guys at the weigh ins and have a sports drink/and or water based protein shake ready to chug immediately after. If this is for a substantial amount of money, you could do what someones posted and do a laxative/colonics. Ive seen the guys on tuf cutting, they'll get a sauna suit on layered. You have to do layers. one layer clothes, one layer sauna suit, clothes, 2nd sauna suit. something about sweating and not letting the sweat stick to your body and seep back in. Then they'll drag an exercise bike into a sauna and have a partner not let them out til the water weight is off.

good info with the training method but as for the velocity diet, no thanks.... I never even heard of that diet before, no way could I only eat 1 meal per week. I find it hard enough to stick to 3 meals daily with 3 protein shakes daily, I don't think I could throw out the 3 meals and substitute them with 3 shakes, no way. I understand that this diet would just shed away the pounds, but you are basically not eating daily and starving yourself.

[99Boxster]

You get about 1200-1500 calories a day. It works best at first, so you could just do it the last few days until your weighin.

How are your results coming?

What are the terms of the bet?

[JOHON8]

check this out: http://xweighted.ca/

[Dank_Fire]

Have to find a spaz that would let me buy his/her supply. They dont give the pills up easily

Going to the Drug Store this mourning to drop off an RX