If it is deliberate weight loss, a month to lose 10 pounds is normal. If it is unexplained wasting, a month to lose 10 pounds is not a normal phenomenon. 1. Deliberate weight loss is a normal phenomenon: if a month to lose ten pounds because of a planned reduction in eating, increase physical exercise, resulting in a reduction of muscle and adipose tissue, is not caused by disease, even if normal. 2. Non-normal phenomenon: the reasons for losing 10 pounds a month include irrational dietary structure, irregular life and mental stress, resulting in nutritional consumption greater than intake. If there is a short-term unexplained wasting, need to consider the pathological reasons, such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism and tumors and other diseases can cause body wasting. If you find unplanned wasting, you should go to the hospital in time and actively cooperate with the treatment.