Loose 10kg by in 20 weeks

chyoma001

Starting a diet plan for my wedding in September!
Who’s interested?

Start Date: April 16th 2018
End date: Sept 3rd 2018

Rules are:

Smaller Portions
No Junk
No carbs for dinner
2x green/detox tea a day
More vegetables, Less Carbs
Calorie maximum daily (1200 - woman 1800- man)
Exercise 3x a week
1x cheat meal a week (optional)

Who’s interested?!!!! Please join me!!!!
Update Progress on this thread every Monday!
See mine below:
—————————————————————-
Start weight: 78kg
Goal Weight: 68kg
Progress: -0kg
Aim: Wedding & General well being

MichelleSilverleaf

Why would you advise something so non-healthy as detox teas? Or those maximums, which may not be appropriate for everyone? Not to mention a cheat meal can wipe out a weekly deficit depending on the person.

livingleanlivingclean

I understand wanting to lose weight for your wedding - my wedding was my motivation to lose weight (ended up being 25kgs)....but your plan is not a great one.

To lose weight you need a calorie deficit. You don't need to impose rules on meal sizes or food types. You also need to eat enough to stay healthy - 1200 is the minimum most women should eat, in order to provide the body with a sufficient nutrients to maintain basic functions.

Did you put your stats in to MFP to get a calorie goal for weight loss? This is what you should eat every day, before exercise - it's not an amount to stay under. Your deficit is already calculated in to this number. Exercise earns you more calories.

Danp

If it works for you then great but that sounds really over-complicated.

How about something a little simpler. A 3 rule system that has been proven effective by pretty much everyone here:
1. Weigh everything
2. Log everything
3. Stay in caloric deficit while eating stuff you like

Simples

chyoma001

Oh no I didn’t mean to impose anything on any of you just do what works best for u..... I have only shared what I planned to do that worked for me in the past

livingleanlivingclean

chyoma001 wrote: »

Oh no I didn’t mean to impose anything on any of you just do what works best for u..... I have only shared what I planned to do that worked for me in the past

So none of the comments made you reconsider doing what you're doing to yourself?

sijomial

chyoma001 wrote: »

Oh no I didn’t mean to impose anything on any of you just do what works best for u..... I have only shared what I planned to do that worked for me in the past

Worked for you in the past in the sense you temporarily lost weight?

Why maximum 1200 cals?
Why not eating back your exercise calories when you are exercising which I assume from your maximum comment ?
Why pointless and possibly harmful "detox" teas?
Why no carbs for dinner?
Less carbs but more vegetables is a conflict as vegetables are for the most part carbs.

Think you really need to reevaluate your ideas about weight loss especially in the light of the lovely aim of "general well being".

chyoma001

Just trying to loose some weight in a period of time. Any constructive suggestions you have will be appreciated, not here for bashing as I have not bashed anyone. Thanks

ladyhusker39

chyoma001 wrote: »

Just trying to loose some weight in a period of time. Any constructive suggestions you have will be appreciated, not here for bashing as I have not bashed anyone. Thanks

And no one has bashed you. You've simply gotten several comments on why this is an unhealthy and potentially hurtful plan. That's not bashing. It's exactly the constructive suggestions you asked for. They're not going to tell you that what you're doing is a good plan if it's not. Personally, I'd think that's exactly what you'd want.

Maybe you should give that some thought.

kimny72

OP, I don't know your stats , but enter them all into MFP and tell it you want to lose 1 lb per week. It will give you a calorie goal. Log accurately and consistently, and eat those calories. Plus log your exercise and eat back at least some of those too. Weight loss isn't linear, and doesn't always happen exactly on schedule, so you can't guarantee you will lose all the weight in that time frame, but you'll at least get close.

1200 is the absolute minimum calories allowed, so it should not be the max cals for women. I didn't have much to lose, and I lost weight eating 1500 cals. I would have been hungry, miserable, and weak eating 1200 cals every day and exercising. There isn't one "right" amount of calories for everyone, and 1200 isn't right for the vast majority of women.

You actually don't need any rules at all to lose weight (just eat the right amount of calories) but I wanted to strongly suggest you skip the detox tea - it's just laxatives, and laxatives every day can lead to a dependency, which is no bueno.

To be honest, you should have started earlier, as you're going to have enough to be stressed about right before your wedding, and weight loss is stressful on the body, but as long as you don't put to much pressure on yourself and shrug it off if you have a day off plan you can still make some headway.

Congrats on your wedding, enjoy it!

sijomial

chyoma001 wrote: »

Just trying to loose some weight in a period of time. Any constructive suggestions you have will be appreciated, not here for bashing as I have not bashed anyone. Thanks

It's not bashing you - it's bashing a bad plan full of diet myths.

Suggestion:
"Smaller portions" - good idea.
"No Junk" - define junk? What if some junk food had a reasonable amount of good nutrients, fitted in your calorie limit and allowed you to stick to your calorie deficit while enjoying some food you like?
"No carbs for dinner" - why? There's no magic to either carbs or timing of carbs. Why can't you eat some of those extra veggies with your dinner? Wouldn't you prefer to enjoy not endure your dinner?
"2x green/detox tea a day" Drink green tea if you like it as a refreshing and hydrating drink that might be lower in calories than some alternatives. But it's not a detox (name the toxin it removes?) and those marketed as such may be laxatives, which would be a dreadful idea on a low calorie diet.
"More vegetables, Less Carbs" - More veg is generally a good idea, filling, nutritious and often low calorie. But they are mainly carbs and that doesn't make them either good or bad.
"Calorie maximum daily (1200 - woman 1800- man)" - Use the tool you have picked in the way it was designed, that may well not be 1200 cals and the use of "maximum" is a concern. Crash dieting is in conflict with your goal of well being.
"Exercise 3x a week" - Great. A mixture of strength training and cardio may well be optimal but pick things you enjoy and benefit your fitness, otherwise you will stop. Either before or after the wedding and it would be a shame to lose a healthy habit. (By the way the calorie goal on here is for a non-exercise day only.) Another part of the puzzle is increasing your daily activity (more more, sit less). It's a silent but significant calorie burner and a good lifetime habit to work on.
"1x cheat meal a week (optional)" - I dislike the word cheat as it gives a moral tone to simply eating food you enjoy.
You have to deprive yourself of some calorie to lose weight but deprivation of enjoying your food is a big reason diets fail.


Your goal is achievable, but not easy, but the end date may have to be the final dress fitting not the date of the wedding which crunches your time even more.
Happy, healthy and glowing but maybe not quite at you goal weight might be a compromise.

Best of luck.

rianneonamission

Rules are:

Smaller Portions
No Junk
No carbs for dinner - Pointless
2x green/detox tea a day - Pointless
More vegetables, Less Carbs - You mean white carbs? Veg is still a carb.
Calorie maximum daily (1200 - woman 1800- man) - That is a completely random number, please tailor your calorie goal to your personal stats. It will make the whole process infinitely easier.
Exercise 3x a week
1x cheat meal a week (optional) - Cheat days undo good work. Just make 'naughty' foods part of your new lifestyle.

Unless you fancy putting it all back on and more post wedding, I would seriously revise some of those frankly strange rules. Detox tea? You do realise that is utter nonsense, right?

chyoma001

Thanks for all the advise I’ll do my best to stick to this diet plan as it worked for me in the past where I went from 86kg to 74kg and shape the way I eat. I set rules for myself because they motivate me. You can do what’s best for u, you do not need to follow my rules.

eleonora1809

chyoma001 wrote: »

Starting a diet plan for my wedding in September!
Who’s interested?

Start Date: April 16th 2018
End date: Sept 3rd 2018

Rules are:

Smaller Portions
No Junk
No carbs for dinner
2x green/detox tea a day
More vegetables, Less Carbs
Calorie maximum daily (1200 - woman 1800- man)
Exercise 3x a week
1x cheat meal a week (optional)

Who’s interested?!!!! Please join me!!!!
Update Progress on this thread every Monday!
See mine below:
—————————————————————-
Start weight: 78kg
Goal Weight: 68kg
Progress: -0kg
Aim: Wedding & General well being

I’m trying to lose 10kg too. But I feel like the “no” part is a little extreme. If you restrict too much, you’d end up binge eating. There are no details to your diet plan either. What is “no carbs”? because fruits contain carbs too. I love having sweet potatoes for dinner and they’re good carbs.

Take a deep breathe & don’t get stressed out.
Good luck.

concordancia

chyoma001 wrote: »

Rules are:

Smaller Portions

Smaller than what? "Measured portions" is a better rule for most.

No Junk

What does this mean? Don't eat non edibles? Good, basic advise, I suppose.

No carbs for dinner

Why?

2x green/detox tea a day

Are you talking about the laxative ones? Seriously a bad idea for most people!

More vegetables, Less Carbs

Again, it depends on compared to what, but more vegetables is a good idea for the majority of people.

Calorie maximum daily (1200 - woman 1800- man)

You mean minimum, right?

Exercise 3x a week

Yes, at least this much, for everyone's health!

1x cheat meal a week (optional)

I always wonder about the moral compass of someone who thinks this way. It probably ends up being the same as someone who eats 80/20, but why does "cheating" make some people feel good?

Danp

Unfortunately it sounds like you've come here for an endorsement rather than advice.

There's been some solid advice provided in this thread by people who have had consistent success, people who genuinely care, and (most importantly) people who aren't trying to sell you anything so have no motive to mislead you.

So, I'll again suggest you at least take what's been offered here into consideration.

GIRLPOWER7113

I want to do this .. Add me please

JMcGee2018

chyoma001 wrote: »

Thanks for all the advise I’ll do my best to stick to this diet plan as it worked for me in the past where I went from 86kg to 74kg and shape the way I eat. I set rules for myself because they motivate me. You can do what’s best for u, you do not need to follow my rules.

How long did it work for you, though? Are you still at 74kg and want to lose from that, or did you gain it back. A lot of these comments will help you make sustainable changes so that you can maintain your lower weight rather than gain it all back once you don't have the wedding as a motivator.

chyoma001

JMcGee2018 wrote: »

chyoma001 wrote: »

Thanks for all the advise I’ll do my best to stick to this diet plan as it worked for me in the past where I went from 86kg to 74kg and shape the way I eat. I set rules for myself because they motivate me. You can do what’s best for u, you do not need to follow my rules.

How long did it work for you, though? Are you still at 74kg and want to lose from that, or did you gain it back. A lot of these comments will help you make sustainable changes so that you can maintain your lower weight rather than gain it all back once you don't have the wedding as a motivator.

I’m 78kg a year after but fluctuate between 75 and 77 so I’ve pretty much maintained it

chyoma001

GIRLPOWER7113 wrote: »

I want to do this .. Add me please

Let’s do this! It’s not as difficult as it looks got it all from my dietician last year

sailorviv4

My wedding is in September too...