30 pounds in 100 days #change #gottowin

gvika

Hi everyone! I have been "a bit" to a "a lot" overweight for most of my life. I am determined to change this around - and if I don't do it now - its only going to get harder as I get older.

I am determined to lose 30 pounds in 100 days so I can finally put an end to feeling like "I will always be overweight!" OR I will never be fit and healthy. I was reading some of the forums and people have done some amazing work! I am inspired.

If someone wants to join in, help or provide encouragement please do!! Tips are welcome too!

I'll be trying to post everyday!

Love and light to all,
G

GymAnJuice

Hi gvika, yeah - I'm in

CrazyAdventure

Hey! That sounds like a good goal for my size as well. About 2 lbs a week for 14 weeks, I think I can do it. I'm in!

tarcotti

I must be a bit dyslexic, I read this as 100 lbs and 30 days and was like...holy cow! :noway:

GymAnJuice

tarcotti - you in?

HeidiCooksSupper

Just something to bear in mind:

Hitting thirty pounds in 100 days is doable for some and overly ambitious for others. How difficult it will be depends to some degree on how heavy you are right now. If you are only thirty pounds above goal it will be much more difficult than if, after losing 30 pounds, you will still be very overweight.

Think of it as losing a percentage of your body weight. 150 to 120 is 20% of your body weight. 300 to 270 is 10% of your body weight. Clearly, losing 10% is easier on you than losing 20%.

Best wishes to you!

TheMrWobbly

This is a great plan, I got off to a flying start and know the tough times are ahead but together we will get there.

tarcotti

tarcotti - you in?

I guess so, I only have 3 lbs left to go to reach 30! Haha

Although losing 30 more I doubt I will even try to do in 30 days. Just because the closer you get to your goal, the slower you try to lose, ex. 2 lbs/ week in the beginning vs. the end of the goal: .5 lbs/week.

poetgirl115

I'm in!

gvika

great to see you all posting! Excited !!

ileen327

Doable but not smart! If you lose more than 1.5 pounds a week you are losing muscle and not fat!

GymAnJuice

tarcotti - you in?

I guess so, I only have 3 lbs left to go to reach 30! Haha

yeay

GymAnJuice

morning! i'm excited too lol

everyone remember to weigh in this morning so we get an accurate weight loss come this time next week

looking forward to this :drinker:

mizzmash

Hello, I'm new to this but it sounds great and I'd love to be part of the challenge. Definitely need some motivation. Good luck ladies xxx

chadya07

it is a good goal if you are very overweight, but... it is a little ambitious for most people. hopefully you plan to do it the healthy way, by eating food. just a little less than you burn.

in my experience i have been more successful when i set my goals around fitness rather than weight. that scale makes us slaves....

and overly ambitious goals can set one up for a feeling of failure.

a very overweight person will see a few weeks of more than 1-2 pounds but then it will taper to 1-1.5 most weeks until the end when it will be even less.

someone without much weight to lose may not even get the dramatic increase in the first few weeks.

it took me 4 1/2 months to hit my 30 pound mark.... and i was vigilant. at the gym 5 days a week and almost never going over my allotment of food.

not that i am saying nobody here can do it. i am sure some can. but be healthy, and if you dont... understand its because you may not be likely to, not because you are a failure. . slow and steady weight loss is the best for your body

MIZZBeltran0314

Ok. I'm in... . But I would really appreciate it if anyone has any recepies because that is always my issue with losing weight idk what to eat... I just had my baby 6 weeks ago and I'm more than ready to shred this baby weight...

haleema93

this has motivated to set myself a goal, i'm hoping to lose 30lbs in 5 months, starting the 1st August (waiting for ramadhan and eid to be over with)

GymAnJuice

Ok. I'm in... . But I would really appreciate it if anyone has any recepies because that is always my issue with losing weight idk what to eat... I just had my baby 6 weeks ago and I'm more than ready to shred this baby weight...

I have, I'll post some later....

fejiofor

please join the group burn 3500 calories per week.

Lisa_Michellex

Sounds like a goal id like to achieve! I am in!

relocatedcowboy12

I like this goal, I am in.

GymAnJuice

sorry this is a little long, this is from one of Josie Gibson's dvd's (she won Britain's big brother a few years back and lost a ton of weight). Instead of posting a few random recipes I thought this would be more helpful. Or you could just type in recipes in google and see what pops up, best of luck...

Gives you approx 1,350 cals a day.
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Here's what to do.....

*Choose 1 option from breakfast, lunch dinner and snacks list each day.

*Plus 300ml skimmed milk or 2 small pots of fat free yogurt everyday.

Breakfast (250 cals)
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***Sultana & honey porridge***
Made with 4tbsp porridge oats, 135ml skimmed milk + water + 1tbsp sultana + 1 tsp honey.
***Tomato omelette***
Made from 1tsp sunflower oil, 2 eggs, dash of skimmed milk, 2 chopped tomatoes, + basil plus 1 satsuma.
***Scrambled egg with smoked salmon***
2 eggs scrambled + 1 slice smoked salmon + handful of strawberry's + 1 satsuma
***Poached eggs on wholemeal toast***
1 slice wholemeal toast + 2 poached eggs + 1 grilled tomato.
***Fresh fruit medley***
Handful of grapes, 1 satsuma, 1 plum, 1 banana + 1 apple.
***Homemade muesli***
Made with 3tbsp toasted oats, 3 dried apricots, 1 tbsp raisins, + handful of blueberries with skimmed milk.
***Cooked breakfast***
2 poached eggs + 2 grilled turkey rashers, 1 grilled tomato + grilled mushrooms.
***Scrambled egg with smoked salmon***
2 eggs scrambled + 1 sliced smoked salmon + handful strawberry's + 1 satsuma


Lunches (350 cals each)
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***Egg florentine***
Top lightly steamed spinach with 2 poached eggs + 1 small bowl fruit salad & 1 small bowl fruit salad & 1 small pot fat free yogurt
***Mexican bowl***
Salad made from 1 small avocado, 1/2 green pepper, handfuls of torn coriander + lime juice
***Grilled salmon with salad***
1 large grilled salmon fillet with mixed salad
***Grilled & couscous salad***
Salad made from 4tbsp cooked couscous, 1 grilled skinless chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, 1tbsp raisins, 1tsp olive oil, lemon juice & black pepper.
***Vegetable soup***
600ml cartoon fresh vegetable soup + 1 banana .
***Sweet potato with tuna salad***
1 medium baked sweet potato + 1 small can tuna in water + mixed salad + 1 apple.
***Guacamole with pitta & crudites***
Made from 1 small avocado, 1 chopped tomato, garlic, lemon juice. tabasco, 1 whole pitta + 1 carrot cut into sticks.
***Sushi & fruit***
1 medium size pack sushi + 1 banana


Dinner (450 cals each)
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***Turkey, pepper & tomato skewers with couscous***
Cut turkey steak, cherry tomatoes + green peppers into chunks + brush with olive oli + lime choice makd with chicken stock. Plus 1 apple.
***Steak supper***
1 small (150g) grilled fillet steak + 1 medium sweet potato, cut into wedges, brushed with olive oil & bakedin oven + 1 grilled tomato, grilled mushrooms + green salad. Plus handful grapes.
***Grilled salmon with mixed bean salad***
1 grilled salmon steak with salad made from spinach + watercress leaves, 1/2 can mixed beans + 1tsp olive oil, dash wholegrain mustard, honey, white vinegar + fresh parsley.
***Tuna steak with veg***
1 grilled tuna steak + 3 boiled new potatoes, steamed carrots, broccoli, green beans + baby sweetcorn. Plus small bowl fruit sald + 1 pot fat free yogurt.
***Mediterranean roasted veg & chicken***
Chop 1 red pepper, 1/2 aubergine, 1 courgette + 1 small red onion into bite size chunks. Roast with 1 skinless chicken breast + handful of cherry tomatoes, fresh rosemary sprigs & 1 tbsp olive oil. Plus 1 pear.
***Smoked mackerel salad***
1 ready prepared smoked mackerel fillet with salad.
***Sweet potato & spinach curry***
Made from 1tbsp sunflower oil, 1 small onion, garlic, curry powder to taste, 1 sweet potato, 1 large can tomato & veg stock.
Simmer for 30mins. Add couple of handfuls of spinach + cook for a few mins. Plus 1 apple + 1 pot fat free yogurt .
***Mexican veggie chili***
Made from 2tsp sunflower oil, 1 small onion, chilli powder 1 carrot, 1 large can chopped tomatoes, 1 tbsp tomato puree & 1/2 can red kidney beans. Serve with 1 wholemeal pitta bread .


Snacks (200 cals each)
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***Dried fruit & nuts***
2tbsp raisins & 5 brazil nuts.
***Avocado dip with celery sticks***
1small avocado mashed with garlic, lemon juice + tabasco, serve with celery sticks.
***Fruit salad & yogurt***
1 bowl fruit salad + 1 pot low fat natural greek yogurt + 2tsp chopped mixed nuts.
***Carrot & coriander soup***
600ml cartoon fresh carrot & coriander soup.
***Homemade banana ice cream with berries***
1 bana mashed with 200ml skimmed milk, then freeze + handful grapes.
***Frozen grapes***
3 large handfuls of frozen grapes + 1 small pot fat free fruit yogurt.
***Smoked salmon salad***
Large mixed salad topped with 4 slices smoked salmon + 1 kiwi fruit.
***Red wine***
2 small glasses (125ml each) red wine + a few gherkins & olives.

gvika

Thanks for posting the recipes! Super helpful!

DAY 2: How are folks doing?! I am just barely under my calorie goal and need to work out a LOT more

Must keep going!

TheMrWobbly

Going strong still - I don't know how to set up a group but if anyone wants to and let us know where to join?

There was a previous quote which was correct that at 2lb a week we are losing some muscle content so we need to keep workouts in there which, happily enough, gives me the extra calories I need when I get get close / go past my daily allowance which is pretty much every day.

Keep posting guys & girls,

Cheers,

Andy

nabiaali

Im in too :-)
Feel free to add me.
And yeah for the group thingy how about a group on whatsApp?

tinaramsey1975

I'm in too!! Start date July 13th. Finish date for me will be October 22nd. Stay Awesome!!

gvika

Hi folks! Day 5 AND over the last 2 days I have been over my calorie goals! ARGH. Late night snacking is getting me after being good all day. Help.

GymAnJuice

me too G, but mine was stress urghhhhhhh

GymAnJuice

How's everyone doing? any lose's (i didn't but phfff i will this week though so its all gravy)

tinaramsey1975

I'm down 12lbs since I saw this post..... :-)

pechepanda

Im in!!!