OK, wait for it . . . that depends. Seriously though. everyone is different and everyone's body is different and it depends on how well you stick to my plan for your body. I lost 40 pounds in 2 months. Honestly, for my body anyway, I would not want to go any faster than that. One could argue that may be too fast. But you can adjust this diet to your pace for weight loss. However, this is not a starve diet. I want you to get enough nutrition to stay healthy and my plan is set up to get you a well-balanced nutritious diet. Also don't just focus on pounds lost. If you are 170 pounds losing 40 pounds is a much higher percentage of your body weight than if you are 240 pounds and lost 40 pounds. So a person who is 170 pounds may feel they aren't losing as many pounds a week as they want, but they may be losing as much percentage-wise each week as the person who weights 240 pounds.