Fasting to loose 10 pounds
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o.k. So got on the scale today and it was up 2 more pounds, I am once again the heaveist I have been EVER and I pushed that numer up too =( I am not fare away from 300 and thats scaring the shnit out of me!
I just seemed to have lost all my desapline, and its hard to work out cause my back injury (I still do as much as I can) soo I have to do something here so I was thinking about doing a fruit and veggie fast until I loose 10 pounds just to get this dame ball rolling, any body eles done this before. I am thinking it would only take like a week, I loose weight fast
if you lose weight fast, then just eat 1500 calories without movement. or 1200. I have lost 30 pounds just by restricting what I eat, I eat about 1500 a day.0 -
How about we make a deal? Eat at MFP recommended calories for 2 weeks and see how much you drop in weight? I bet it will be close to your 10 pound number. The first week you will put out big numbers because of losing water weight anyway even without the fast. :flowerforyou:0
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All right well thank you for everyones input....
me not taking your advise doent mean I dont appreceate it, thank you.
I am going to try this, and if I have favorable results and it causes me to get on this weight loss journy again I am going to post a BIG OL I did it post lol, other wise bychance I will slink away into the back round with my 300 pound self lol time will tell
We're mostly lol'ing at the fact that you want to try something that has already failed for you. If it worked before, you wouldn't be here. But have it. It's your motivation you're killing, not ours.
Preach! I honestly don't know how people can still think this will work. If you can't restrict while eating normally what makes you think you can fast! I guess the logic is just above my head.0 -
If you're gaining weight it's because you're eating more than needed. You don't need to fast, you just need to cut back some calories.
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not to be offensive but you need to read what I wrote lol, I know how it works my problem is motivation
If you are having a tough time just eating fewer calories, how are you going to be motivated enough to fast? That makes no sense to me. As others have pointed out, you'll probably put the weight back on once you start eating again.0 -
How about we make a deal? Eat at MFP recommended calories for 2 weeks and see how much you drop in weight? I bet it will be close to your 10 pound number. The first week you will put out big numbers because of losing water weight anyway even without the fast. :flowerforyou:
its not that I want to fast to loos weight persay but to gain self control and motivation, I heard others say that fasting helped them with that. thats what I need really bad, and right now I cant seem to say ok thats enough, I am scared! I dont want to be 300 pounds, I fugure after a couple days of only eating fruits and veggies I will feel so much better, my spine will feel better cause I will be lighter, and I will have the motivation to carry the rest of this healthyfuilly at like 2000 cals a day0 -
gastric bypass surgery is a very serious surgery, and not done just to jump start a diet... everyone on here has given you very good, sound advice... it really does sound as though you have your mind made up.. so after the fasting, and when that week is over, then what?? i know you truly believe that after the first week, somehow someway you will have the motivation to do it the right way and eat sensibly... im just not hearing that from you... please listen to everyone on here.. they have all been through this, you are not the first to think this way, and take it from people that are older and more experienced than you are.. please do this the right way and dont starve or fast... no doctor worth his weight in salt will advise you to do this. please take care of yourself the right way!0
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All right well thank you for everyones input....
me not taking your advise doent mean I dont appreceate it, thank you.
I am going to try this, and if I have favorable results and it causes me to get on this weight loss journy again I am going to post a BIG OL I did it post lol, other wise bychance I will slink away into the back round with my 300 pound self lol time will tell
We're mostly lol'ing at the fact that you want to try something that has already failed for you. If it worked before, you wouldn't be here. But have it. It's your motivation you're killing, not ours.
Preach! I honestly don't know how people can still think this will work. If you can't restrict while eating normally what makes you think you can fast! I guess the logic is just above my head.
cause my mother did it, its like a kick in the butt, last year I lost 30 pounds doinig it healthy I know I can do this, but this time around I am haivng a hard time so this would be the kick in the but, also it would be eazier cause instead of telling my self no more, I just stick to healthy fruits and veggies,0 -
gastric bypass surgery is a very serious surgery, and not done just to jump start a diet... everyone on here has given you very good, sound advice... it really does sound as though you have your mind made up.. so after the fasting, and when that week is over, then what?? i know you truly believe that after the first week, somehow someway you will have the motivation to do it the right way and eat sensibly... im just not hearing that from you... please listen to everyone on here.. they have all been through this, you are not the first to think this way, and take it from people that are older and more experienced than you are.. please do this the right way and dont starve or fast... no doctor worth his weight in salt will advise you to do this. please take care of yourself the right way!
I had a doctor that told me once since I love fast food just stick to eating one meal a day, tht was back when I was 15 so theres no telling what doctor will say lol0 -
This is going to sound mean, but I swear it's meant with sincere hope you'll pay attention.
I've been where you are. 300+lbs and not sure how to force myself to start. This isn't about 'motivation' or 'discipline' (seriously, that's how it's spelled. Just for future reference). This is about you not wanting to lose weight and looking for any excuse you can find not to try. This ridiculous fasting idea is just another stall tactic for you to NOT do what needs to be done to lose weight. It's BS to say that you have no discipline in one breath and say that you'll fast for a week with the next.
If you want to exercise you'll find a way. There are chair exercises on youtube. Waving your arms around and moving your body on a chair will burn calories. You just don't want to do it.
In fact, I lost the first 50-60 lbs on diet alone. Once I got more mobile I was able to move around more and attempt real exercise.
Take the week that you were going to fast and use it to figure out why you don't want to lose weight and why you are avoiding doing what you need to do. It will do you more good in the long run and you'll get further.
If you DO try the fasting,I wish you luck. When you realize what a bad idea it was send me a friend request. I'll still be here... losing weight.0 -
My top weight was also 300 lbs. I know all too well the cycle of binging, self-loathing, promises to do better, then failing and figuring I just "couldn't" do it. I am the master of ALL excuses to not get healthy. I started my weight loss with a lean protein/green veggies detox (dr approved, that is really important!), and lost 4 lbs of water weight. 4 lbs, and was hungry all the time, cranky, and felt like crap. It was NOT worth it and did NOT help me. Not saying it doesn't help anybody, but when you're used to eating junk, your body tends to freak out when you just take everything away. You NEED healthy fats and proteins to function. Even vegetarians and vegans don't survive on fruits and veggies alone, and fruits are overrated, they have a TON of sugar and should be eaten in moderation when you need to lose a lot of weight. I switched to the Paleo philosophy of eating, and dropped 8 lbs like it was nothing, again, it's not true for everyone, but you WILL NOT lose weight long term by depriving yourself of nutrition and food. Your body needs good fuel in it to "reprogram" your metabolism and help you function. There's no magic cure, and if you have the discipline to eat ONLY fruits and veggies to lose what will probably amount to water weight, you have the discipline to cut back on the donuts...you'd have to during the fast anyway, right? You can do it, you just have to decide that you want too...it's hard and frustrating, but nobody can do it for you
Adding that I'm still doing Paleo and having success, mostly because I'm putting GREAT food in my body now, and I eat all the time!
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How about we make a deal? Eat at MFP recommended calories for 2 weeks and see how much you drop in weight? I bet it will be close to your 10 pound number. The first week you will put out big numbers because of losing water weight anyway even without the fast. :flowerforyou:
its not that I want to fast to loos weight persay but to gain self control and motivation, I heard others say that fasting helped them with that. thats what I need really bad, and right now I cant seem to say ok thats enough, I am scared! I dont want to be 300 pounds, I fugure after a couple days of only eating fruits and veggies I will feel so much better, my spine will feel better cause I will be lighter, and I will have the motivation to carry the rest of this healthyfuilly at like 2000 cals a day
What are these people weighing it at these days?
Really eat at the recommendation for 2 weeks you will likely get your 10 lbs and therefore the same self control and motivation. You need protein you are not going to get that from you fruit and veggies!
If you do it for 2 weeks and don't get the results what have you lost?0 -
Why did you post the topic if you didn't want advice? It sounds like you've already made up your mind, which is fine but you're wasting peoples time on the forums if you don't listen and justify your actions. A lot of people on this site have had the amazing success you're striving for so why not listen?
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You say you don't want to lose weight, and that's your main issue mentally. You don't want to be 300lbs but you still need to lose weight in order to gain control of you life. Fasting may help you for a week but after only eating nothing but fruits and veggies you will only lose water weight. After the week is over, if you've lost the 10lbs or not, from what I've been reading you're planning on going on a normal diet and possible exercise routine, within reason since you have a spinal injury. After fasting and eating only fruits and veggies, unless you're planning to stay vegetarian, going back to regular foods you will probably gain weight back especially if you continue to eat fast food as much as say you do. Your body will not know how to respond properly and will retain because it will not be used to what you're doing to it. Once you start getting into a proper regimen of dieting your body may take a few weeks to adjust and you will lose water weight during that time. As long as you stick with it in the long term your weight will start to drop DRASTICALLY. There are no quick fixes because the moment you stop your body will go back exactly the way it was. Also, fasting will not make you feel better or any lighter even if you lose 10lbs. Many people say they became grumpy, and felt awful because they're body was not responding well to the fast. Please do a little more research before beginning something like this. Like I said earlier, Motivation needs to happen day 1 whether you lose any weight or gain a little. As long as you stick with it and continue taking baby steps, instead of giant drastic leaps, you will lose the weight. That's a 100% promise!0
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You say you don't want to lose weight, and that's your main issue mentally. You don't want to be 300lbs but you still need to lose weight in order to gain control of you life. Fasting may help you for a week but after only eating nothing but fruits and veggies you will only lose water weight. After the week is over, if you've lost the 10lbs or not, from what I've been reading you're planning on going on a normal diet and possible exercise routine, within reason since you have a spinal injury. After fasting and eating only fruits and veggies, unless you're planning to stay vegetarian, going back to regular foods you will probably gain weight back especially if you continue to eat fast food as much as say you do. Your body will not know how to respond properly and will retain because it will not be used to what you're doing to it. Once you start getting into a proper regimen of dieting your body may take a few weeks to adjust and you will lose water weight during that time. As long as you stick with it in the long term your weight will start to drop DRASTICALLY. There are no quick fixes because the moment you stop your body will go back exactly the way it was. Also, fasting will not make you feel better or any lighter even if you lose 10lbs. Many people say they became grumpy, and felt awful because they're body was not responding well to the fast. Please do a little more research before beginning something like this. Like I said earlier, Motivation needs to happen day 1 whether you lose any weight or gain a little. As long as you stick with it and continue taking baby steps, instead of giant drastic leaps, you will lose the weight. That's a 100% promise!
There's a lot of truth to this. My body did not respond well when I would be on 1200 calories through the week and then try to eat 1800~ calories (perfectly reasonable for my height/weight) on the weekends. I would basically insta-gain back anything I had lost, and it was extremely frustrating. I fought with it for about six months before I started reading and educating myself, listening to successful people and seeing what they've done that has and has not worked for them. Once I upped my calories and maintained 1500-1700 calories a day and included regular activity (which is important, I have a desk job) ... and stuck with it for a few months, I dropped an extremely stubborn 10lbs and then some.
I think (although I have not read back over the entire thread... so, just from what I've seen) OP's reason for wanting to fast is because she is a binge-eater and exposure to certain foods can be triggers for a binge. I can understand being totally fed up with wanting results but continuing to fall to your vices over and over, getting frustrated, and going to extremes to try to change it, only to end up at square 1 again. The cycle is extremely damaging to your self-esteem and you start to feel like it doesn't matter what you do, when in actuality you just have to break the cycle. The answer most people would give is "eat right and exercise" - which is exactly correct, but the transitional process can be difficult because of the emotional and psychological ties people have with food. That doesn't mean it still isn't the right answer, it means she has psychological hurdles to overcome to get to that point. A lot of people do, and there are many reasons for it. but just like any element of our lives, it is conquerable if we believe it is and take the appropriate steps. We are more powerful than we know.0 -
Fast if you want for no more than 3-5 days. But when you're done, make sure you're not going back to whatever you're doing right now that isn't working, since you already have this track record that it's not working.
What's your BMR and TDEE? What's your average calories for a week? If you're close to 300#, your BMR could be 2000 or more. Do you eat at least that much every day?
Last year I lost 30 pounds in three months by excersie and eating around 2000 to 1500, I want to go back to that but I cant get myself motivated so I was going to push myself past 10 pounds then i can loos the extra 100
There is no "HOPEFULLY". There either is or there isn't. I started out at 324, and it was fcking hard! Obviously I still have a long journey ahead! Its going to be hard and its going to be uncomfortable but if you want it bad enough you WILL do it. You don't need to lose 10 pounds to "get the ball rolling". You need to stand up and roll that damn ball yourself! There is not hopefully because YOU are in control of what goes into your mouth, not the food. If you can't exercise right now, don't exercise. But don't use your injury as an excuse for gaining weight. You don't need a cleanse or a detox or a fast or a magic pill. You just need determination. I'm not sure you're there yet. Once you decide your health is more important than all that yummy food (and trust me, I know....Me and yummy food go WAY back!), you will start making permanent changes to change your life.0 -
OK, I have read EVERYBODIES comments...now it's MY TURN...I gained 90 lbs with my last pregnancy and thought I was WAY TOO HEAVY...I am only 4'11", so ANY weight in that amount is bad..I weighed about 200 lbs at that point... I lived in the country and had a garden and canned my own food.....one spring, I had the opportunity to get a quantity of grapes..so I canned up a ton of grape juice...I then decided to use this to lose weight...I had ONLY this for all my meals or snacks and then at night a regular meal wth the family.. I lost a significant amount of weight, 50 lbs...but then I got sick...I was weak, fatigued, pale, my fingers hurt, my muscles hurt, I was really not doing very good..what hapened was I didn't get enough nutrients.during the time I was on this "FAST"...it took a long time to bring my body back from the mal-nutrition state I was in...when I went back to regular eating, even tho I was NOT BUYING all crap, I gained the weight back...I eventually got back up to 219 lbs, which i where I was 2 years ago when I decided enough was enough...
I started out by buying a good diet protein powder (the one I got was soy based). that I mixed wth water and then tried to cut back on my portions...I DID NOT EXERCISE THOUGH THAT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN BETTER AND QUICKER RESULTS...I have slowly lost almost 40 lbs in that time..I did however in the last year start tohave some probem with food alergies/sensiivites, and had to adjust my diet accordingly..it looks like now, I am having gluten issues..don'know if this has been all my life or whether it is more recent..but anyway, when I started using this protein shake fo rbreakfast, I found that I wasn't quite as hungry as I was before. I still had issues where if I had a donut, then I would have another, and then another..or if I bought a big bag of TWIZZLERS, I would eat the whole thing...after awhile, I was able to take just one donut.,evntualy I just did not go to the lunchroom when it was offered me.. I.used to donate to the fund for the goodeis, and BECAUSE OF THAT I FELT ENTITLED. ...so I stopped donating, and NOW I can resist without any problems..this is how I slowly made the change..and I don't keep anything in the house that I have a problem limiting my portions..at ths point, do not deny myself if I want something, but if I am buying it, I buy smalelr bags of the item, and if it is a trigger food, I buy ONLY ONE SMALL PKG at a time...and this helps me with portion control..
the point that I am trying to make,is that you need the nutrients or you will not feel or do well...and you will be hungry if you decide to do the fast you are takling about..an because you are not getting what you need, you will end up in a binge
personally I eat what my body needs, which is NUTRIENT DENSE, and light in calories if possible..I stay close to my goal of 1200 cals, sometimes I go over...I don't exercise much at this point because I was in a car accident last month, and still sore from that..of course that doesn't excuse me from the fact that didn't exercise before that..I have a desk job..
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Here is my story: I have done the fruits and veggies fasting for 10 days and lost 7 lbs. I felt great and was very happy with the result and i was able to manintain the lbs lost for 2 months. (But after the 10 days, I stopped losing) So I started eating what I want thinking that "I know my body". I thought if I did it once, I can do it again. It should be easy. I had the same thought as you. Then my weight started to come back and when I got back to my initial weight, I figured I will do the fasting again. Only this time, it didnt work and I didnt feel good with just fruits and veggies. By the time I got out of the fast, my energy was low, my skin looked dull and I craved meat. That made me gained more weight. 3 months passed, I am at my all time high on weight. So I started exercising and tried to do the fast again, only this time, I was only able to do it for 2 days before my body said "screw it".
in the back of my mind, I keep thinking that if I did it once, I can do it again with the quick fix so I let myself go. There is no motivation. I am just lying to myself and my body. I also have few other friends that did the same thing, the weight all came back and more.0 -
Fasting is usually for a religious reasoning & not just to loose weight, but I just had my yearly church fast & guess what it will not help you to loose in a good way! If you do a fruit & veggie fast which is very healthy but you still should eat at least 6 small meals per day breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack! Fasting could also lead to weight gain depending on your body & work out program, you may need to try & do light work outs ask your doctor or a physical therapist what can you do for a work out becase of your injury!0
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You asked for advice but it appears you don't really want it because you keep coming back with all these "reasons " why you have to fast. So just do it. If it doesn't work you can always come back on here and try the suggestions these nice people offered0
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Let's see, SPINAL INJURY. Eating only fruits and vegetables for several days, getting in almost no protein or fat, both of which are required for any kind of healing to happen. Go ahead, make yourself much worse if you really want to, it's on you. Everybody here has given you solid advice, but if you don't want to hear it, it's on you. An injury of any kind needs protein and fat (as well as carbs) to assist in the healing process. If you take a week or two and decide you aren't going to eat any protein and fat, your injury will be unable to heal, and will most likely deteriorate quickly.0
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You wont loose anything on a fruit and vegetable fast if your still eating more than your tdee.0
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If you are not going to accept advise from people YOU ASKED who have been working hard and actually DOING IT and think you have it all figured out because you did it before and your mom did it etc, then why are you asking and arguing? Looks like you got your answer.0
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Either you want to lose weight and get healthy or you don't. If you aren't motivated now a fast isn't going to change that.0
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After a quick fast comes quick weight gain. I think resetting things with eating fruits and veggies for a few days is not a bad idea though. It could possibly get you on a really good track downwards. I would suggest you also put the scale away for a while, work your butt off, and then come back to the scale. Sometimes it gets in our way when it doesn't give us the results we want. I used to be a big girl and now people are calling me petite. It can be done but you have to find the motivation from within. If a fast helps jumpstart you, you know yourself better than we do. I use fasting every day, only eating one veggies and fruit packed meal a day with a bit of protein. I found this lifestyle through trial and error as I am a volume eater and this keeps my eating in control. You are at the beginning of the journey. It can be frustrating at times with lots of ups and downs. Find a good friend base and try to find the fire within you to want a more quality life for yourself. Otherwise, you will keep climbing. It isn't easy but it is sooo worth it. You might just find a new and better you along the way. Good luck.0
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