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How to lose 55 lbs in a month?

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Walter Williams33 Walter Williams33 MemberOP
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joined Jul 2009
#21 ·
I really want to thank everyone here for all the great advice 👍
It’s been ten days now—just ten days—and I’ve already dropped 6 pounds 🙏
The strategy is simple enough, really—I’m eating less, cutting out all the junk food, and staying incredibly active—I’ve been hitting the pavement for an hour-long run every single day and keeping up with my core workouts.
Starting this coming Monday, I’m also going to begin hitting the local Gold's Gym to round things out.
Steven Carter10 Steven Carter10 Newcomer
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#22 ·
Don’t let those initial numbers fool you. Right now, you’re mostly just losing water weight—it feels great, sure, but things actually get much tougher down the road. Just don't lose heart. On March 18th of this year, I was sitting at 250 lbs. Since then, I’ve dropped 77 lbs—though, full disclosure, I had gastric bypass surgery. In my specific case, I hit a bit of a wall early on because I lost 40 lbs in that very first month. Even with the surgery, that wasn't healthy. It goes to show that losing weight too fast isn't the win people think it is, even when you're doing it "naturally." For me, a normal pace would have been about 20-25 lbs the first month, then maybe 15 lbs a month after that. If you want to avoid the weight creeping back on you—usually with interest—the smartest move is aiming for about 15 lbs the first month and then tapering down to 10 lbs monthly. That’s specifically for those of you tackling this without surgery.
I know how agonizing it is to sit there waiting for the scale to budge, but believe me—you will regret chasing those quick fixes. That is exactly how I ended up where I was. I started out just wanting to drop 20 lbs using these ultra-restrictive crash diets, and I ended up finishing with over 110 lbs to lose. I always had this naive thought: "Once I finally lose the weight, I'll just be able to maintain it easily..." Well, let me tell you—that's a lie. Please, just don't—DON'T—fall for the rapid weight loss schemes. I’m telling you this as someone whose life was nearly derailed by those exact diets.
feralridge3 feralridge3 Active Member
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#23 ·
Walter Williams33 said:I really want to thank everyone here for all the great advice 👍
It’s been ten days now—just ten days—and I’ve already dropped 6 pounds 🙏
The strategy is simple enough, really—I’m eating less, cutting out all the junk food, and staying incredibly active—I’ve been hitting the pavement for an hour-long run every single day and keeping up with my core workouts.
Starting this coming Monday, I’m also going to begin hitting the local Gold's Gym to round things out.

That’s great, you're on a roll, but what happens when you hit a plateau?
The weight is going to snap right back on you if you aren't careful.

I am always fascinated by people who want a perfect physique overnight, so they throw themselves into these vague, nonsensical diets—which really just means starving themselves for a week or three—only to eventually cave and end up heavier than when they started.

There is no magic bullet without changing your diet permanently; I'm talking a lifelong commitment, not just a month or two.
To actually lose the weight, you don't need to kill yourself at the local Gold's Gym; you just need to balance your nutrition.
Because of some health issues, I can't really do intense sports, but by sticking to a balanced plan of five small meals a day for nine months, I lost about 25 pounds without even feeling like I was struggling.

Sure, smash burgers, greasy street tacos, pastries, sodas, and massive bowls of ice cream are delicious. 😍
But if you can "survive" without them for a couple of months, resisting those cravings later becomes much easier. 😉

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