A request to lose a certain number of pounds in a certain number of months combines three questions: Is the target appropriate for me? What does that deadline mean? What will I actually do? Enter the amount and period below to describe the request and organize review dates. The result is a planning aid, not a prediction, a calorie prescription or confirmation that weight loss is appropriate.
Start with the question you actually have
If you want to lose 10 pounds in two months, start with the two-month guide. It separates a repeatable first-month arrangement from what to review in the second month. If you want to lose 20 pounds in three months, use the three-month guide to plan a midpoint decision and a different kind of week. For a larger goal over four to six months, read how to stage a longer goal.
For a one-month request, the existing 30-day guide organizes a practice month. A calendar month and 30 days are not always the same. None of these resources promises the amount in your question. They help you decide what information, arrangements and support the next stage needs.
Understand the arithmetic without turning it into a prescription
Dividing 20 pounds by three months gives about 6.67 pounds per month. That describes the requested average. It does not show that your weight will change by that amount each month, identify an appropriate intake or tell you the target is safe. The same calculation means something different for people with different starting circumstances.
The calendar tool uses the same day in each later month. If that day does not exist, it uses the last day of that month. January 31 to February 28, 2027 is 28 elapsed days; January 31 to March 31 is 59. This is why it does not silently turn every month into four weeks. Its review dates are organizational suggestions, not clinical appointments or weight milestones.
Put the request and your next action on dates
Use fictional or non-sensitive notes. You do not need to record your current weight, medicines or medical history here. Write a practical arrangement, the situation that might interrupt it and a fallback. Choose review points to reconsider the arrangement, rather than a schedule of compulsory weigh-ins.
Build a goal and review calendar
Describe a request, then plan what you will do next. No combination is approved as safe or achievable by this tool. You can leave the weight amount blank.
Entries stay in this open page and clear on refresh. Copy or print to keep them. No automatic app transfer or reminders. Leave private health details out.
Your plan to keep
To use this without JavaScript, write your proposed amount, start date and target month on paper. Note the same calendar day in each later month, using that month's last day when needed. Add an action, a backup and a review question. Keep the outcome separate from whether the arrangement was possible.
Choose between a model, a plan and clinical advice
For personalized weight-and-time modeling, the NIDDK Body Weight Planner already provides calorie and activity estimates. Its stated audience is adults, excluding pregnancy and breastfeeding. It is not an individual medical assessment, and this Glow worksheet does not reproduce that model.
For deciding whether to lose weight and what target to pursue, discuss your circumstances with a qualified healthcare professional. For planning meals around a schedule, use the weekly meal guide. For a difficult evening, use the late-work dinner guide. Those are practical next steps while a numerical outcome remains uncertain.
If you want an ongoing AI conversation about your routine, read what Glow offers. Using this worksheet does not require purchasing Glow, and a copied plan does not import into the app. The paid AI-coach app and the GLP-1 clinical service are separate products.
What to do with a target that needs reconsideration
Do not use a larger amount or shorter period as a reason to force a stricter plan from the tool. It will describe the numbers you entered without approving them. Bring the target and its reason to an individual assessment; you can choose a review date even if the final weight goal is undecided. This guide is not a weight-loss plan for children or for pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Keep the question you started with, but allow the answer to be a revised target, a different time horizon or a different kind of support. A useful plan helps you make that decision visibly. A confident-looking date alone does not.
Evidence and authorship
The arithmetic and calendar convention are documented above. The scenarios and planning sequence are original editorial aids, not a clinical trial or customer result. See our evidence policy and Brian Yun's physician and company profile.