10lbs a week has been my top, and I've done that a few times over the last few years. It's easy if you have a high metabolism, and I'm not talking just water weight, most of it is fat. The way I've done it was:
1. WORKOUT - two a days mostly. This was when I was unemployed. I'd run in the morning and lift in the afternoon everyday except Sat/Sun.
2. PORTIONS - Eat more and smallers ones. Instead of eating 2 big meals, I cut down to 3-4 small ones. Some minor calorie-counting can ensure you're keeping things in balance and getting enough nutrients (I think, though I'm no nutritionist).
3. CARBS - Man, carbs really are bad. I lost the most weight when I cut out carbs. I bought steak, chicken breast, burgers and salad. A typical meal would be a half-pound or so of steak and salad. Maybe a couple cheeseburgers. Or even a whole chicken breast, all with salad on the side, b/c otherwise you will get hungry FAST. Hell, even with salad, you'll get hungry fast as hell. I did notice that I'd get carb cravings after a couple of weeks though. Don't go near a sandwich or pasta shop when doing this. :lol
I've done this a few times b/c I used to be 185lbs in college, and at 5'9" (though I pretend I'm 5'10") that's not really my ideal build. With my metabolism and frame, I should be a 140-150lb guy. So especially during winter, I'd sit around and just gain weight, and then I'd have to get it back down to something respectable for Spring Break or just for the hell of it, and so I'd workout for like a month, get it together and then stabilize.
Here's something I forgot:
4. CLIMATE - Do not underestimate how big a factor the climate makes in your weight and the ability to shed pounds. Working out is everything, you have to stay active after the workout in order to maximize the burn. If you jog and then sit down the rest of the day, what good have you done? In NY the Winter months were times of sloth. Everyone gains weight at that point. Here in Miami, it's warm all year long. I can't help but get out and get involved in something, so I've stayed at that 140-150lb range now since I moved back down here.
PEACE.
1. WORKOUT - two a days mostly. This was when I was unemployed. I'd run in the morning and lift in the afternoon everyday except Sat/Sun.
2. PORTIONS - Eat more and smallers ones. Instead of eating 2 big meals, I cut down to 3-4 small ones. Some minor calorie-counting can ensure you're keeping things in balance and getting enough nutrients (I think, though I'm no nutritionist).
3. CARBS - Man, carbs really are bad. I lost the most weight when I cut out carbs. I bought steak, chicken breast, burgers and salad. A typical meal would be a half-pound or so of steak and salad. Maybe a couple cheeseburgers. Or even a whole chicken breast, all with salad on the side, b/c otherwise you will get hungry FAST. Hell, even with salad, you'll get hungry fast as hell. I did notice that I'd get carb cravings after a couple of weeks though. Don't go near a sandwich or pasta shop when doing this. :lol
I've done this a few times b/c I used to be 185lbs in college, and at 5'9" (though I pretend I'm 5'10") that's not really my ideal build. With my metabolism and frame, I should be a 140-150lb guy. So especially during winter, I'd sit around and just gain weight, and then I'd have to get it back down to something respectable for Spring Break or just for the hell of it, and so I'd workout for like a month, get it together and then stabilize.
Here's something I forgot:
4. CLIMATE - Do not underestimate how big a factor the climate makes in your weight and the ability to shed pounds. Working out is everything, you have to stay active after the workout in order to maximize the burn. If you jog and then sit down the rest of the day, what good have you done? In NY the Winter months were times of sloth. Everyone gains weight at that point. Here in Miami, it's warm all year long. I can't help but get out and get involved in something, so I've stayed at that 140-150lb range now since I moved back down here.
PEACE.