New comer hoping to lose 33 lbs n 3 months!

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  • gtheflea
    gtheflea Posts: 19
    So glad to see everyone coming together with such ambition! Good luck everybody :-) I seriously believe that we can all achieve what we want if we're willing to make sacrifices! Just been on my first run, was out for 30 minutes and am now aboutt o do 60 minutes on my cycling machine.

    Add me as a friend and keep me posted.

    Once again, good luck everyone.

    xxx
  • Gagirl79
    Gagirl79 Posts: 193 Member
    Hey! I'm currently 171.6 pounds and 5 ft 1 inch, and I would like to lose appr 35 lbs. And If I have been working out about 4 times a week also. I would love to look at least kind of good in a bathing suit by the end of summer!!

    Good luck in your journey !!!
  • wibutterflymagic
    wibutterflymagic Posts: 788 Member
    Good luck to you. That is very ambitious. Just a couple tips. Typically when someone trys to lose a lot of weight extremely fast it doesn't stay off because you've have to do such drastic measures to obtain the goal. If you want to lose the weight in a healthy and sustainable way, it will take you longer. I don't know where your calorie goal is but lower is not better and make sure you are eating back your exercise calories. Netting 1200-1300 calories a day will make you lose weight but it's neither healthy nor sustainable. Good luck to you again and I hope you choose to do this in a healthy manner.
  • Moonbeem11
    Moonbeem11 Posts: 32 Member
    Welcome and good luck in your journey. I wanted to suggest trying "Dr Zevia". Zevia is a soda you can get at some health food stores or probably online if you can't find it. It's a bit pricey but depends how addicted you are to soda. Even just to wean yourself off. It's made with a natural sweetener - stevia, and something else that's not too bad. No calories and doesnt have that diet soda taste although it doesnt taste like sugar either. Most importantly, any diet or regular sodas are so bad because they have harmful chemicals.
  • gtheflea
    gtheflea Posts: 19
    Welcome and good luck in your journey. I wanted to suggest trying "Dr Zevia". Zevia is a soda you can get at some health food stores or probably online if you can't find it. It's a bit pricey but depends how addicted you are to soda. Even just to wean yourself off. It's made with a natural sweetener - stevia, and something else that's not too bad. No calories and doesnt have that diet soda taste although it doesnt taste like sugar either. Most importantly, any diet or regular sodas are so bad because they have harmful chemicals.

    This is some of the greatest advice I have had yet!! I knowit sounds silly, but I am craving Dr. Pepper haha. Thanks for this, definitely going to look into it.
  • gtheflea
    gtheflea Posts: 19
    Good luck to you. That is very ambitious. Just a couple tips. Typically when someone trys to lose a lot of weight extremely fast it doesn't stay off because you've have to do such drastic measures to obtain the goal. If you want to lose the weight in a healthy and sustainable way, it will take you longer. I don't know where your calorie goal is but lower is not better and make sure you are eating back your exercise calories. Netting 1200-1300 calories a day will make you lose weight but it's neither healthy nor sustainable. Good luck to you again and I hope you choose to do this in a healthy manner.

    Yeah I have heard this a lot, thanks for the concern. I am going to start at 1,200 I think, but hopefully will increase before my weight loss has been achieved. As long as I work hard to burn more than I eat, I am going to be happy with myself :-) Once again, thanks for the advice.
  • gtheflea
    gtheflea Posts: 19
    Hey! I'm currently 171.6 pounds and 5 ft 1 inch, and I would like to lose appr 35 lbs. And If I have been working out about 4 times a week also. I would love to look at least kind of good in a bathing suit by the end of summer!!

    Good luck in your journey !!!

    I am sure if you work hard enough you could look better than kind of good in your bathing suit by the end of summer. If you work hard, you will feel your confidence growing, I already am! :-) Good luck x

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