How do you lose 16 pounds in a month? - Answers

One pound of fat is 3500 calories, so in order to lose 16 pounds in one month, you would need to burn 56000 calories in addition to the calories you would need to burn off to cancel the calorie count of your daily food intake. Therefore, if you were on a 2000 calorie a day diet you would need to burn off 116000 calories in a 30 day month: (2000 x 30) + 56000 = 116000 That said, it is not considered healthy to lose more than 2 pounds per week. Losing more can really mess up your metabolism and make it much easier to gain back the lost weight once you stop the diet. In order to burn the calories, aim for a balance of cardiovascular activity such as walking, running or swimming plus muscle building exercises. Muscle burns more calories, even at rest, so toning your muscles will help to burn fat faster.