Q: Do you think I could lose 20 pounds in a month? I’ll be honest, I slacked off during the stay-at-home order where I live, and my weight suffered because of it. Oops! I want to be in a somewhat healthy looking condition during the summer. I want the fat off, as it’s killing me to see this gut! And summer’s already under way. Help?!
A: Yes, you could technically lose that much weight in a month, but most of it would be water and muscle—and you probably wouldn’t look better or feel healthy—in fact, you’d feel like crap and look worse than you feel right now. We’re all impatient when it comes to changing our bodies, and especially when it comes to weight loss, but the best strategy is gradual and steady, even when there’s a short deadline like the one you’ve set…
For healthy weight loss, you’re better off shooting to lose about 10 pounds of fat in the next month while lifting hard to build muscle—fat loss and muscle building rather than “weight loss.” You’ll be amazed at what shedding some ugly fat and gaining some rock-hard muscle will do for your total look and how you feel—from both health and self-confidence standpoints.
And remember, if you do it right, you’ll be adding muscle AND losing fat—in a sense, morphing mush to muscle—so the scale isn’t something you should pay attention to very closely. In other words, if you lose 10 pounds of fat and gain 10 pounds of muscle, you’ll look completely different (so much better), but the scale will read exactly the same. It’s the fat-to-muscle reshuffle…
Work out with weights for about an hour four days a week and follow each session with about 15 minutes of cardio. Also, eat clean, but don’t starve yourself (intermittent fasting counts as eating clean/not starving as long as it’s done right). Get plenty of protein, fruits, and vegetables, and cut back the junk. Train hard and eat right for 30 days and prepare to be amazed!
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Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
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