Is there any hope for me loosing 100lbs!
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Yesterday was seen at docs and was told i have really high blood pressure and morbid obese i weigh 242 and im 5'3 tall age 22!! I have always been skinny majority of my life but adtwr having my gull bladder removed i have done nothing but gain weight!! I need help tips on healty foods should i drop down to 1,000 calories a day diet!?
Also doc said 45lbs must be shed by july 7th when we meet again
Also doc said 45lbs must be shed by july 7th when we meet again
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A doctor so adamant that you must lose 45 pounds in 11 weeks must surely have made some nutritional recommendations? It's generally not possible to lose 4 pounds a week consistently because that would require a draconian deficit, but base your food on lots of veggies, fruit, lean meat, eggs, carefully measured nuts, some dairy, some whole grains. Bulky foods fill you up. Save room for special treats. You should not to 1000 a day. That is way to low for your weight. Just follow the calorie recommendations given here on MFP after you get all of your stats in correctly. If you haven't been an exerciser, start with walks, as long as you have time for.
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I'm 23, also had my gallbladder removed and also have to lose 100+lbs. I think if you really set your mind to it you can shift this weight! The doctor wanting you to lose that weight is irresponsible. Just take it at a pace that suits you and aslong as your eating healthy you'll see your blood pressure regulate and your weight drop. You can do this. If you need any support during it, feel free to add me. Goodluck!2
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Yes!0
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There's always hope. For most, it's the mindset that it is attainable that has to be instituted. Problem is, many people give up before they even start.
Have a specific and concise plan to lose weight safely, follow it consistently, have a back up plan for "bad" days (over eating), and NEVER quit.
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Theres no need or benefit to dropping to 1000 cals.
I started on 1400 cals a day to start and as my fitness endurance started improving, i upped my cals to 1600. You really can knock your body out of order going so low.
If you need motivation, go on instagram. Thats where i get it.
There are SO many girls there who have lost over 100 lbs and they post each day since the starr. Its amazing.
The 1400 cal diet was given to me by a bariatric surgeon. You have to lose 30 lbs in a month to shrink ur liver for weight loss surgery.
I ended up losing 24 lbs and cancelled the surgery because it proved i can do it myself.4 -
If you want something bad enough, you can do it. You just have to want it more than anything!1
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Rom3oJuli3tt wrote: »If you want something bad enough, you can do it. You just have to want it more than anything!
I TOTALLY agree. Anything is possible if you want it bad enough. My start weight was 249 and I am now 163. 14 pounds to go. I never thought I would make it this far! Just take it one pound at a time.1 -
Having my gallbladder out was the greatest thing I ever did (mine was basically a rock when they pulled it out, after 9 years of it going bad). I had about 100 to lose, down to 80 now. Grant it, I gained a lot of weight after the surgery because I felt better, but it's doable to lose beforehand. Just track your intake and don't drop to 1000cals a day. PLEASE.2
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All of the above is great advice. Start with diet, slowly add exercise and the progress you make will motivate you to keep going.
Just remember...if it's important you will find a way, if not you will find an excuse. Stay strong!2 -
Dropping 40 lbs is definitely doable in this time frame. It just comes down to diet. You can go on a low carb diet with high protein and fat diet. If you want to stay with carbs eat healthy and low hypoglycemic carbs. Your body itself burns through 1,000 calories per day. So I would stay between 1,000 - 1,400 calories per day. You can do weight lifting, HIIT, or both to help burn additional calories. Exercise is important, but eating right is 80% of the diet, so eat healthy and clean. Homemade food is always best since you know what ingredients are being used.
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That much weight by that date is pretty steep.. That's like double nearly what's generally recommended? And 1000 calories is a sure fire way to make yourself miserable. I'm only 5'4 a shorty too and very overweight (435 pounds) and I wouldn't dream of doing 1000 calories a day. Mine generally sits between 1700-2200 and I have a pretty decent deficit due to incorporating more walking. Not saying what you should do, but I really don't think what your doctor told you is feasible. Eat more lean proteins (chicken, fish) vegetables, fruits, drink more water and try to fit in some exercise even walking helps.1
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SherryTeach wrote: »A doctor so adamant that you must lose 45 pounds in 11 weeks must surely have made some nutritional recommendations? It's generally not possible to lose 4 pounds a week consistently because that would require a draconian deficit, but base your food on lots of veggies, fruit, lean meat, eggs, carefully measured nuts, some dairy, some whole grains. Bulky foods fill you up. Save room for special treats. You should not to 1000 a day. That is way to low for your weight. Just follow the calorie recommendations given here on MFP after you get all of your stats in correctly. If you haven't been an exerciser, start with walks, as long as you have time for.
This is exactly what I would have said. Set yourself up for success by eating enough of the right kinds of foods. You have to fuel your body in order to stay healthy. I have high blood pressure and have been on medication since I was 26 years old. I am now 40 and have recently cut my medication in half after losing the first 40 lbs, that took 6 months not 11 weeks. I have 57 lbs. to go and if I can do it at 40 you can do it at 22. Make small, smart, manageable changes and every week you will feel better and be able to do more. Don't deprive yourself, make good choices.
When I'm hungry I like to to add extra veggies to my meals for bulk, with a little healthy fat like Olive, Sunflower or Coconut oil to make them more satisfying. Weighing and measuring and logging everything you eat is vital. Ask questions, we're all here to help one another.1 -
You can certainly lose 100 pounds. There are many, many people who have done it and kept it off which is the ultimate goal. But 45 pounds in less than 3 months? No. Just no. Any weight you lose between now and then will benefit your health and there's nothing good that will come of losing weight too quickly. You don't want to drop a bunch of weight that way only to gain it all back later. Instead of focusing on speed, focus on losing weight in a way that you can maintain once you reach your goal; a way that will be sustainable for the rest of your life.
Losing weight on a very low calorie diet will result in a greater loss of lean muscle mass, something you want to keep as much of as possible. In fact, I highly suggest strength training as soon as you can start. Being significantly overweight actually has some advantages when it comes to strength training. I'll explain....
When we lose "weight" the pounds we lose are made up of a combination of water, fat and muscle. The faster you lose weight, the more of that lost weight will be from lean muscle mass. This is because our bodies are looking to preserve as much stored energy as possible against a prolonged starvation period (and when you eat far too little that's exactly what it thinks is happening!) and unused lean muscle mass is an easy target. As you shed pounds, you need less muscle to move your mass around so your body will break it down and it'll be gone. Forever.
Strength training forces us to use our muscles in such a way as to signal to the body that we need them. This limits muscle breakdown for energy and helps to retain the muscle you already have. It's also much easier to maintain your current muscle mass than it is to build new muscle (just for starters, building new muscle involves gaining weight!) and here is where those advantages I mentioned come in. As I said earlier, when we lose weight it's a combination of muscle, fat and water. The opposite is true, too! Your current muscle mass is significantly greater than someone who is smaller because while you've been gaining weight over the years some of what you gained was extra muscle so that you could simply move around your extra weight. That's a huge advantage if you're willing to capitalize on it.
Strength training now will allow you to keep a lot of that extra muscle rather than losing it along with the fat and water. This means more of your weight loss will be from fat and that's what you really want to lose. It also means that when you reach the weight you want to be that your body fat percentage will be much lower and you'll be much firmer at that weight than you would have been if you simply lost weight quickly to get there.
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As others have said, I would not focus on the number 45 (and I question a suggestion like that). However you of course can focus on steady weight loss and you are in the right place where there is a ton of support and help! Its very simple really, figure out your calorie goal, then design a diet that sticks to that calorie goal. Plan your meals, go shopping, buy the food and get rid of the other food (if you can, depending on who else is living with you). If you pick foods with less calories you can eat a higher volume of food, you can experiment and figure out what works for you, everyone is different.
Add in some exercise as others have mentioned and you on your way!
Is this easy? No. Is this possible? YES!
Let us know how we can help, you will be so happy and proud with every pound you lose, you can do this!
And let me say again, no matter what anyone tells you, try this food, try that food, try this diet, blah blah blah, at the end of the day its about how many calories you eat each day!2 -
There's always hope. For most, it's the mindset that it is attainable that has to be instituted. Problem is, many people give up before they even start.
Have a specific and concise plan to lose weight safely, follow it consistently, have a back up plan for "bad" days (over eating), and NEVER quit.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
This. I started at 26, 5'2", and 290 pounds, and have lost 100 pounds. That said: it's taken me close to three years, because of how I choose to eat and prioritize.
I think telling you to drop 45 pounds by July and only consume 1,000 calories per day is setting you up for failure. I think you find the vast majority of people who lost a large amount and maintained that loss did so by finding a way of eating that's sustainable to their life and sticking with it, even if it was slow. There's no way 1,000 calories a day is sustainable.1 -
It is possible, a few years ago I lost 80 pounds with small changes in my life. Unfortunately life and stress got control and I regained it all back so I'm restarting the journey. You can succeed if you are diligent and smart about the process.0
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You can do it.
I'm 49 yrs old F weighing in at 240 today, committing to a very easy exercise goal of 15 min 4 days a week.
(I very often exceed the goal I set)
Based on the goal my calorie intake is set at 1400 pr day. I started April 1st and I'm down 10 lb.
It will take a while to loos 100 lb so don't push yourself with to much exercise to soon and definitely don't under eat @ 1000 calorie a day diet.. You will just be hungry all the time and that will be your undoing.
Best of luck, eat healthy, move around a short walk even if you only start at a 5 minutes you will work your way up to longer amounts of time.0 -
You could do it! As long as you try it's possible.
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You can lose 100lb, I have done it before and slowly found it again , now losing it again.0
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The only person stopping you from losing 100 lbs, is you.
As an aside, 1000 calories is not enough. At minimum you should be hitting 1200 NET calories.0 -
of course there is hope. You just got to make a decision and stay committed. I lost over 100lbs by using this site and being consistent. You can do it!
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Yes, easily. It takes time and patience. You must commit to logging in every day, logging accurately everything you eat, and being honest with yourself. You will learn, I should say relearn, how to eat properly and how to exercise reasonably. Your life has probably gone through some massive changes since you were a skinny 14-year old girl and all you really need to do is to be the you you love in this circumstance. Open your diary to public, make friends of helpful people, read the success stories and the popular blogs, and ask for help and guidance. This site and this community is wonderful.0
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Great advice from your doc. Did he/she give any information on how to go about losing weight? First you did not gain weight cause your Gallbladder was removed. My advice if you have the option of seeing a nutritionist make an appt. Time, patience and commitment are the three key words while getting healthy.0
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Also doc said 45lbs must be shed by july 7th when we meet again
The good news is that this is absolutely achievable with precisely 1200 calories per day of nutritious calorie intake, which is the minimum safe level, and enough moderate effort at walking to create a 2019 calorie deficit to your NEAT. Calories In, Calories Out, CICO, is true for everyone every time. You just have to be honest.
You haven't replied to any of the messages in this thread for the past 11 hours on your first day of supposed effort, so pardon me for suggesting that I already doubt your willingness to commit to the effort. It doesn't start tomorrow, young lady. It starts today.
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LCHF worked for me.0
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45 pounds by July 7th from your Dr. is strange counseling or doctoring if that Dr. also did not give you a plan or have you schedule an apt with a nutritionist.??? That's 15 pounds a month..and even though it is doable..Your Dr certainly had to give you more and better "advice" than just this?0
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Yesterday was seen at docs and was told i have really high blood pressure and morbid obese i weigh 242 and im 5'3 tall age 22!! I have always been skinny majority of my life but adtwr having my gull bladder removed i have done nothing but gain weight!! I need help tips on healty foods should i drop down to 1,000 calories a day diet!?
Also doc said 45lbs must be shed by july 7th when we meet again
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alesiasmith8269 wrote: »Yesterday was seen at docs and was told i have really high blood pressure and morbid obese i weigh 242 and im 5'3 tall age 22!! I have always been skinny majority of my life but adtwr having my gull bladder removed i have done nothing but gain weight!! I need help tips on healty foods should i drop down to 1,000 calories a day diet!?
Also doc said 45lbs must be shed by july 7th when we meet againalesiasmith8269 wrote: »Yesterday was seen at docs and was told i have really high blood pressure and morbid obese i weigh 242 and im 5'3 tall age 22!! I have always been skinny majority of my life but adtwr having my gull bladder removed i have done nothing but gain weight!! I need help tips on healty foods should i drop down to 1,000 calories a day diet!?
Also doc said 45lbs must be shed by july 7th when we meet again
Hi, my name is Alesia I to was told by my doctor to loose 100pounds. I have high AlC levels and I am5'3 at 272. Not high enough to be put on a medication but if I loose the weight I cut my chances so that I want need medicine so let's motivate each other and share ideas.0 -
Hi im 52 and have several ortho problems and have lost 100lbs in 8 months if i can do it at my age and health you can do it you just have to want it bad enough0
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