How Long Should it Take to Lose 110 Pounds?

One to two pounds per week is the most effective pace for long-term weight loss success.

About 12 to 15 Months with a Lifestyle Change

Most nutrition experts and weight loss professionals advise that a healthy weight loss goal is around one to two pounds per week. This is based on an overall plan for lifestyle change, including exercise, intended to help with weight management after you reach your goal. An healthy, but ambitious pace of around two pounds per week, would help you lose 110 pounds in a little more than a year.

Faster with Certain Diets and Programs

Diets and weight-loss programs exist that have been proven to, or claim to, produce weight loss of 10 to 20 pounds or more in a month. These usually involve either some type of food-specific or calorie-restricted diet plan combined with aggressive exercise.

Bottom Line

Many diet companies have made riches off of people's desires for quick and easy weight loss. Celebrities and company spokespeople have also boasted, at times, of efficient losses. Still, most useful and objective research shows that your best option for long-term health and fitness is to lose weight at one to two pounds per week as part of an overall healthy living plan.

References

• Northwestern Health Sciences University: Weight Loss Guidelines
• Help Guide: Healthy Weight Loss and Dieting: How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off