To try to drop 4kg in 12 days ....

[Aimfor64]

I've massively bloated out due to a treatment plan I'm on and feel hugely uncomfortable. I have an event in 12 days and I know I'd feel better if I was a bit lighter.

AIBU to try to
Drop 4kg's?
Plan is no booze
1200-1500 calories a day
Daily (sometimes double) HIIT workouts (400/500 calories a workout)
Tonnes of water
No sugar or shit

Is this possible or am I setting myself up for another thing to feel shit about.
HELP!

You could possibly do this with a keto diet as you will lose a lot of water weight but it won't be a long term solution.
I am also unsure if it would be compatible with a treatment plan as I get the impression it is this plan which is causing the bloat?

No chance. The ONLY way to lose that much weight in that time frame is to dehydrate yourself.

No that's silly. Sorry.

Sounds utterly horrendous. And dangerous tbh.

Is being 4kg lighter for this event really very important? Couldn’t you aim for healthy weight loss over a more gradual time frame?

No dont even attempt this.

If you were burning fat that fast then your ketones would be too high and you'd cause something called ketoacidosis, which is very dangerous. Otherwise you'd be losing water or muscle - which is dumb and won't make you look or feel better.

You might lose 1kg but not 4.

Just get something nice to wear and be happy
🙂

Follow the fast 800.

I don’t think the plan is too restrictive. I think, depending on your metabolism, you could go for 2-3kg.
I think 4kg is expecting a bit much. But it’s all the added on things like the improved skin and confidence that will make the difference

500 cals per work out? Unlikely.

I lost ten pounds in my first week with my eating plan, loads of water, no booze, breakfast - 3 eggs, bit of butter, some spinach leaves, microwaved - lunch was a berry smoothie, - 200g Greek yogurt, 100ml milk, handful of spinach leaves, handful of berries. And a dinner, cut down on potatoes and pasta, but a good portion, and walked for an hour a night. Not speed walking. And I am really over weight so I’ve lost 25lbs in 10 weeks doing this, but still got 4 stone to go :)

I lost 3.9kg last fortnight on my first two weeks doing strict keto. Lots is water but I look much less bloated and much slimmer.

It depends how heavy you currently are and what you’ve been eating. If you have lots to lose or a particularly unhealthy diet you might be able to shed quite a bit of weight with a sudden change but it won’t necessarily be a lot of fat. After the initial big loss it normally stabilised to 2 pounds a week. I believe that people get demotivated when they don’t continue with large losses every week.

I’ve always found half a stone a month to be very sustainable. I know that’s not very exciting but you start to feel pretty fantastic quite quickly.

Find something you can do in the long term.

Depends how big you are. If you're massively obese then no problem. Otherwise, most of it would be water.

I did a fat fast and lost 12lbs in 3 days. I then went onto keto. I haven't put the weight back on and I'm still losing. I lost another 5lb last week and dropped a size.

For context I'm not huge, 8-10. 67kg 5'7 and pretty muscular. But carrying a lots of excess water due to drugs and a couple of Covid kg's. Just don't feel comfortable in my frame right now.

@HeyBlaby
Yes regularly do 500-800 calorie workouts, all HIIT.

No, you can't do that and you're already tiny.

Yes you can do it but no more than 1200 calories and keto- so no carbs
I always do a version of this before a holiday and easily lose that amount in a week and I am pretty thin already

Why not?

I can lose 4kg in 14 days just by reducing my portion sizes and cutting down on snacks. No extra exercise.

I thought that was normal?

Keto, starting with egg fast, especially if the problem is partly bloat.

You might not get to 4kgs but you'll certainly get past two

I thought that was normal?

Its not, and I don't beleive you can.

Absolutely you can

I've dropped 2kg in 4 days this week, 800 calories per day, IF, exercise, lots of water and lots of sleep

What's the rush? Sounds like your body needs some tlc. Can you not aim for 1-2lbs a week