I work overnight and I want to go down from a size 24/26 to 18/20 by July 1st

DeQuana5287

Hello all, I'm new here and I'm attempting to lose weight one again. I did it before I was 401 and got to 347 with the help of Adipex, Herbalife and a religious workout routine. I kept the workout routine for about 6 months after i stopped using adipex for only two months. I discounted the Herbalife because of the high sugar content. Here I am years later, I am 5'10 and 371 pounds. I linger between 350-375 normally. I am avid smoothie lover and I normally make me own but of course I broke my new blender (lol). Anywho, I'm restarting my weight loss journey on Feb.1st and I'm going to the doctor tomorrow to get this journey started again. Now, that I have that lengthy intro out of the way, here are my questions? Do you think that dress size is attainable in 6 months? What kind of meal plan would you suggest for someone who works two jobs, the main job is 4 nights overnight? I'm not big on meal prepping because I don't like to eat the same foods over and over again. Do you have any smoothie recipes, I can incorporate in the go? Any supplements I can add to them to keep me full longer and help me stay energized, (I don't do soy or dairy)?
Thank you for your assistance and I look forward to hearing from you.

ColleenRuns

Ask you doctor about the feasibility of you doing a ketogenic or Atkins diet - they would be the diets that would allow you the fastest SAFE weight loss (assuming you follow the established protocols religiously). But I would NEVER attempt any type of rapid weight loss without being under a doctor's supervision. Also, while you are act the doctor's office, ask him/her for a prescription for Physical Therapy and for the expert advice of a nutritionist. A few years back, Medicare began paying for PT for the express purpose of helping people loose weight, as extreme obesity is now recognized by the medical community as a diagnosible medical condition. Then, just last year, they changed their policies to now pay for a nutritionist to meet with an obese individual trying to loose weight, even in the absence of a co-morbid chronic condition like type 2 diabetes or heart disease. Once Medicare changed their policy and began to pay for weight loss PT and nutritional therapy, most private insurers followed. Most policies will now pay for these benefits, and - as ambitious as your weight loss goal is -- you need that kind of expert guidance, IMHO.

ColleenRuns

BTW, I lost almost 100 pounds - most of it right AFTER completing treatments for a particularly aggressive cancer. And I did it the old fashioned way -- by combining calorie restriction with regular, vigorous exercise. It took me about a year to loose that much, though. It didn't happen overnight. An oncological nutritionist helped me develop a 1500 calorie diet that would work for ME. And a physical therapist helped me get started with a regular exercise program. I turned from a Couch Potato into a marathon runner - successfully run/walking my first 26.2 mile marathon 17 months after my cancer surgery! (I was last to finish the race that day, but who cares? At least I did finish it.) These things CAN happen, but they take a tremendous amount of determination -- and I personally would make sure that my doctor approved of all of this before I began it. You can safely loose 1 to 2 pounds every week with just a 1500 calorie diet, and do that without doctor's supervision if you were forced to (by lack of insurance, for example). But anything more than that and you REALLY need medical supervision.