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This video is about how to lose the first 20 pounds as fast as possible and keep it off.
Timestamps:
0:00 Why lose weight fast
0:47 – 30 – 40% Body Fat Expectations
1:07 – 20 – 30% Body Fat Expectations
1:19 – 15 – 20% Body Fat Expectations
1:41 – Why 90% of People Regain Weight
2:13 – Step 1: Introducing PSMF Days
3:10 – Step 2: Muscle Preservation Training
4:11 – Step 3: Accelerate Fat Loss Even More
5:22 – Step 4: Setting Up Your Calories & Macros
7:03 – Dealing With The Difficulties
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About this video:
When it comes to weight loss, I normally recommend losing weight at a sustainable rate of 1 pound to 1.5 pounds per week. But that’s not always the best approach and there are ways you can lose weight fast, especially your first 20 pounds. I made this video for those who are looking to lose their first 20 pounds of body fat as quickly as possible. I’ve used this strategy multiple times on your fitness journey and I can tell you from first hand experience that this works extremely well. It’s not easy, but it will get you results. So if you’re in a situation where you want to see a rapid change or kickstart your weight loss journey on the right track, give this a try.
About me:
My name is Mario Tomic. I help entrepreneurs and busy professionals get lean, gain muscle, and create systems for a sustainable healthy lifestyle long-term.
I started my fitness journey 15 years ago and have been coaching for 10 years. Most people don’t know that my native language is Croatian and that I worked in computer science before starting my fitness company.
Disclaimer: Mario Tomic is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. Mario Tomic will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of the information contained in this video, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, or illness.
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Normally I make videos on the most sustainable way to get lean but for those of you who are less patient (like me sometimes), this is how you can lose your first 20 lbs as fast as possible. Enjoy! PS. For coaching, go to https://go.tomic.com/coaching-lose-20lbs-fast to see the results of my coaching program and there you can also apply to work with me.
Can women folllow this plan?
20lbs of body fat in a month? Dubious.
Nice!
By the 3rd week your sleep will be terrible.
How important is sleep in all this? I feel like with my newborn I'm roughly get 5-6 hours sleep per night
Is this good for women?
starting this today, really hope i can stick to it and get the results i want
Hello how do I get the instructions
Go hiking, get lost, starve for 5 days. Losing weight is EZ.
ZEPBOUND
Sleep is critical you'll need 10 hours for your body to regulate hormones and recomp
I don't think this is very realistic. I've been dieting and increasing exercise for almost 6 months now. I've been comfortably losing ~2lbs of body fat a month. For context I started at 25% body fat (male). This has been relatively easy and sustainable for a person who works full time and has an average life. Promoting that you can lose 2lbs a week is likely harmful and demotivating.
I agree with most of this. I don’t count calories. Fatty meats don’t make you fat. We need to count carbs.
What if you already do boxing class?
Any info in lb is outdated, get with the times!
Trash video. You literally cannot lose 20 pounds in one month without completely fasting. 1 pound of fat is 3500 calories, and most guys break even is around 2700 or something. So you can only lose 0.7 pounds of fat per day at most if you eat nothing.
Am I going crazy or is this video AI? Like actually
did i miss step 5???
I've cut carbs almost entirely , and went on a chicken/meat/eggs+ veggies+healthy fats for nearly 4 weeks now, and I've already reduced 2 inches of waist, training only 3X per week and going on daily walks. Not gonna lie, I miss bread and pasta sometimes , but I was on the brink of a high blood pressure diagnosis at age 49. Great video, dear sir.
I lost 27 pounds in a month by doing one meal a day eating
Steak/ ground beef/ chicken with mixed veggies or steamed broccoli
Weight lifting for 45 minutes
Walking for 1 hour
Resting once every 5th day
Diet working out and consistency are the keys
This plan is pure deception because it falsely equates a drop in scale weight with actual fat loss. Burning 20 pounds of pure body fat in just one month would require a biologically impossible deficit of 63,000 calories, which fundamentally contradicts the laws of thermodynamics and human metabolism. In reality, these rapid initial results are almost entirely driven by the loss of water and digestive volume, meaning the video's sensationalized title does nothing but fuel dangerous and unrealistic expectations.
eat more protein / eat less cabs / gym workout every day / walk 5 miles every day .. as if we had the time …
Pounds please not kilos.
the. Russian diet. drink a bottle of vodka every day
November 29, 2025 I weighed 230 pounds. As of April 17, 2026 I weigh 204. My waistline went from 49 ½ to 46 thus far. Age 63. I quit drinking the 2 to 3 Coca~ Colas a day. I gave up the daily consumption of a dozen + cookies, the big bowl of ice cream at night, candy, donuts, cakes, fast food joints and probably the worst, eating 88% of the big bag of Doritos (or potato chips) each night while watching TV…
I started Fasting 18-22 hours in February. No food after 7pm. Eating begins between 12 noon and 2pm, depending if I’m home or not. Usually I start off with a frozen banana smoothie with straw & blue berries and a cup of the OIKOS 20g yogurt. And there are days I just wait till dinner time to eat which can be between 5 to 6:30pm. I don’t have that food craving to be constantly eating anymore. I also drink a lot of ice water throughout the day.
My normal dinner consumption is salmon, chicken breast /thighs, a salad, Vegetable or Chicken soup, Veggie stir-fry. Once a month I make Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya, but not with processed sausage anymore. 2 times a month I make (RAOS) spaghetti with a homemade meat sauce that I make fresh.
Sometimes I will make a filet mignon if I find it on sale. I also bought three, 3 pound Butterball Turkey breasts to eat in 2025 about three months apart……….I also eat baked, mashed or boiled potatoes, sweet potato, corn, broccoli, carrots, celery, onions, red-green-yellow-orange bell peppers, beets, peas, green beans, apples, watermelon… I don’t eat eggs ….I throw eggs…I hope to get under 200. I do a little bike riding and a little walking. Come summer time some swimming will be done but I do no gym equipment type of exercise or weight lifting.
In January 2005, my weight was 175. I’m not sure if I can drop back down to that weight, we’ll just have to ‘weight ‘ and see.😆
I’m 100 lb overweight 😭😭😭😭 245 😢😢😢 so sick and tired of it! I want to wear pretty clothes and not struggle walking or going up the stairs.