Hi,

My nutritionalist wants me to loose 30 pounds in 5 weeks. Im eatting 800 calories a day. I went to a website that says you must deny yourself or burn 3500 calories to loose 1 pound. Further, their calculator says that I must intake 2600 calories to maintain my current weight. That means, even if I take in zero calories, I would only loose about 22 pounds in that time. If I eat 800 calories a day, I would only loose 17 pounds.

Is it possible to loose that much weight that quickly? Im currently at 330.

THanks

V.

Vicky, I was also told to eat 800 calories a day, I have yet to try to calculate that, I'm lazy. I'm not an expert at anything, but I believe you will loose 30lbs, in 5 weeks if you eat 800 calories a day, thats about 6lbs a week. It can be done!!! Let me know how its going....I will try to watch my calories too...

Hi, I'm in the same boat, except, I weigh 331 and have to lose 31 pounds in 4 weeks for my surgery on July 24. I'm doing atkins, and have already lost 6 pounds in three days, I know its water weight but at least the scale is moving. I'm so afraid that I wont lose it all by that time. I'm also afraid to go on a liquid diet because I have 3 weddings to go to in July plus 2 other events and I feel that I wont be able to be at any of those events and not eat a single thing, but at least if I can have protein I wont be so uncomfortable being around all of those people and all of that food. My other problem is, is that I cant have any artificial sweeteners, as all of them seem to make me deathly sick, and if I have to go on any shakes what so ever they have to be totally unsweetend......YUKKKKK or sweetend with sugar wich defeats the purpose. I think your on track with the diet you chose and should lose most of the weight by then. But me on the other hand, I have to hope and pray hard!! Good Luck!!

CJUiler, did you drink some kind of low carb shake or where you eatting food? I've done well on the adkins diet in the past, but I was afraid I wouldnt see results fast enough

Yes it is possible but that does seem extreme. You can probably count on a minimum of 3 lbs a week. Your body may go into starvation mode too so you may need to bump up the calories a bit. Good luck to you.

your nutritionist is off the wall--thats 6lbs a week--does she expect you to run marathons or what?? In general MOST people miscalculate their intake...this could be the case!! You might want to try a program..generally even they give a 2-5lb weight loss per week--still below your goal!! At over 300 lbs you might stand a chance of losing more because of the water weight in the first weeks. go to the websight NeverHungry.tsfl.com and see if this is a program you might like to try. I took off 30lbs in 8 weeks with is program this winter--it was measured,portable,easy and tasted ok!! Let me know if I can do anything more to help you !! an GOOD LUCK