How Much Weight Can I Lose In Two Months?

How much weight can I lose in two months?  You can realistically lose up to 16 pounds in two months. A healthy weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds per week. And this weight loss is sustainable through a sensible diet and exercise program. The only way you can lose weight is you need to be in a caloric deficit. And a caloric deficit means burning more calories than you consume.

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A Healthy Weight Loss

A healthy weight loss goal according to the CDC, (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) is 4 to 8 pounds per month. And this is very achievable if you are on a structured diet and exercise program created by a health and wellness professional.

To lose one pound per week you need to be in a daily caloric deficit of 500 calories. To lose two pounds per week you need to be in a daily caloric deficit of 1000 calories. One of the best diet plans to follow if you want to lose weight is a diet that incorporates balance when it comes to your macronutrient ratios.

Weight Loss Foods

That type of diet consists of protein foods, whole grains, and high fiber foods. These types of foods fill you up because they are high in nutrients and low in calories.

Some good protein foods that can help with filling you up and making you eat fewer calories are:

• Chicken
• Turkey
• Fish
• Beef
• Steak

Some good fruits and vegetables to eat that can fill you up are:

• Apples
• Bananas
• Peaches
• Strawberries
• Pineapples
• Broccoli
• Spinach
• Green Beans
• Asparagus

Some good whole grain foods are brown rice, barley, millet, quinoa, barley, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, etc.

Water

Drinking water regularly will help to suppress your appetite and make you eat fewer calories. And drinking up to 8 glasses of water daily is a good goal to have if you want to lose a good amount of weight in two months.

Exercise

Exercise is an important part of burning calories and being in a caloric deficit to lose weight.  You should be doing both cardiovascular and weight training exercises regularly to be able to lose healthy weight in two months.

The cardiovascular exercises can be swimming, walking, gardening, cycling, jogging, dancing, etc. Weight-training exercises can be body weight exercises like push-ups, planks, sit-ups, body squats, lunges, chair dips, etc.

Other strength training exercises can be free weights like dumbbells, resistance band exercises and weight-training machines. All these collectively will help you burn a tremendous number of calories.

Reducing Chronic Health Issues

One of the best things about losing 5 to 10% of your body weight is it impacts other chronic health issues in a positive way. And that is improving blood pressure, cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, etc.

If your goal is to lose 12 to 16 pounds in a month then exercising at least 4 days and up to 5 days a week will be ideal for helping you achieve your goal. Extreme dieting means 0 to low carb diets or diets that have you consuming less than 1000 calories. These types of diets are counterproductive to weight loss.

This type of diet is not sustainable from a long-term perspective and most people gain weight back if they try to lose weight in this extreme way.

The Bottom Line is you can lose up to 16 pounds in two months if you are on a structured diet and exercise program created by a credible health and wellness professional.

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