Really really frustrated...

Does your mum have a slow cooker? You can just dump cans of beans, corn, salsa or canned tomatoes, onion, peppers plus some herbs/spices with either some chicken or turkey and cook for 8 hours on low. Takes 5 minutes out of your day to throw them in then walk away. If not then you can do similar in a pot and it'll take more time but in either case you can have enough made for a few days.

At 23 years old you need to learn to cook.

Alright, I just changed my goals n such to account for the very active lifestyle I currently have with how my work goes. I'm still going to need to count at least an hour a day of work there as my daily workout, only after 4+ hours of actually working though... I just don't have time otherwise and I really do push myself at work for a good while...

If I had the time to actually work out at home with my treadmill I would but I just don't with the way things are going with the work hours this holiday season. Now I guess I have to worry about cooking food....

If you log your work over and above including it in your lifestyle, and then eat those calories back, I doubt you'll lose. Fudging the numbers doesn't do you any good. What you're looking to find is the difference between what you burn in a day and how many calories you need to stay alive. Eat somewhere in between them and you're golden. Pretending your "what you burn in a day" is higher or your "how many calories you need to stay alive" is lower won't actually change reality.

Do you like Tuna? Fish? Chicken (no skin)?

High in protein for sure.

I've done a lot of research as far as things that higher in protein and cut back my carbs. I know what you are saying though.. something that is fast and easy is exactly that... easy to get and I know you are in a rush so that is what you grab.

Stuff that is boxed is usually very high in sodium. ((which you retain water that way and thus comes the higher numbers on the scale))
Cooking at home (if you can) would be ideal.
Carrots/broccoli/cauliflower are awesome quickies too!
I eat a LOT of Chicken breast.... because the protein is high and I feel full way longer than if I had a bag of chips.

Does that help a little?

Fruits: Apples/kiwi/grapes/peaches/cantaloupe
Protein: Chicken breast, tuna, fish, eggs, most beans, hamburger (lean), turkey, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, clams, crab meat.... for starters.

I have absolutely zero experience in cooking like anything so...

I never cooked before either. Just google 'low calorie easy recipes'. Virtually everything I have made, has turned out well and tasty. For anything that takes anytime I make big batches and freeze them and can just pop them in the microwave and Bam, done. I still don't eat near as healthy as I should but this gives me variety and quick meals as I have a very busy week on weekdays.

I was in the same boat as you two years ago. I exercised hard for two hours every day and barely ate 1200-1400 calories a day. It took 2 years to lose 20 pounds. There were times I gave up then would try it again. I FINALLY came across a website that would track my food and I began printing out daily journals to compare each night. What I realized was that I was not getting enough protein and was through the roof in sugar every day. I read some online articles about the way bodies process sugar and it was like a light bulb came on. I have a history of diabetes in my family and it is evident now that I am prone to that - my body does not process sugar very well. I changed my diet around completely. I doubled my protein intake (still getting 1200-1400 cals a day) and only allowed myself to get sugar through milk, carrots and apples, 30-40 grams a day, (no bbq sauce, ketchup, fruit juice, soda, granola bars, etc). I dropped weight so amazingly fast - I even cut my exercise down to 45 mins a day was still losing 5 pounds a week most weeks.

I'm not sure if it will help but it's worth a try. And, hey, it's even a healthy way to lose!

So you want a plan that can probably work for losing weight that fast?

But since it'll be mostly muscle weight, you'll suffer some bad consequences later and almost certain failure for the long run.

In which case you can do this again next year.

Did you know yo-yo dieting can lead to some bad side effects on the body, besides the discouragement of regaining all or most of the weight again.

Anyway.

Diet should be 1200.
Carbs should be kept under at least 50 g a day, all vegetables since you'll need the nourishment not to get sick and interrupt exercise.
Protein should be kept at 50 g a day, you don't want too much to allow repair of muscles.
Fat should be rest of the calories. Don't worry, fat doesn't make you fat.

Exercise 6 x week cardio only for 60 min.
All out as hard as you can each time. Treadmill or Spin bike most effect. Elliptical if you can really get it up there. Doesn't matter if the performance drops, it should. As long as you feel like you are pushing it just as hard.

Drink your water of course.

Divide the meals up however you want through the day, doesn't matter.

Please take measurements at the start too besides weight.
And please report back. No one has yet, either because they didn't do it, or something else happened.

So the desired effect that can be reached here is burning calories at a very high % of carbs.
But you don't eat enough to replenish them.
By the 3rd day, and of course the 4-6 days, you should be so low on glucose stores that you begin burning muscle for energy instead of carbs.
Since muscle can only provide about 600 calories per lb in that manner, compared to fat at 3500 cal / lb, you get much more weight loss.

Lower protein is to prevent the repair that muscle has done constantly.

With less muscle comes less glucose stores so weight is lost there too, and that accelerates the effect even more.

This will be about the best your get, perhaps not to goal, but close.

Oh, each week you can eat 100 less calories, since with less muscle is smaller metabolism. By the end, you may actually be eating at maintenance level if it works right.

The weight will be gone, mostly muscle, so you may not look a lot different, but for everyone you tell, you can tell them you do indeed weigh less.

If you want to say it is wrong show me the scientific studies that say that.

Pro-tip: You cannot demand, in response to your hearsay post which has no citations, that the internet prove you wrong with science.

Also, opened up my diary and such to public views....

You eat A LOT of processed foods. They also don't seem to have much nutritional value.

That has nothing to do with weight loss.

That's cute

No, I e-mailed him and he said same goes for women. it's amazing that people give opinions and don't have a clue. The blind leading the blind. I don't make things up nor do I give my opinion. I get facts. To loose weight you need to do those things I mentioned before. it's true eveyone is a bit different but following those guidelines will get you ripped, My sister does the exact same diet routine and she 102 lbs and lost her belly fat. Dr.Evans is an orthopedic surgeon. body builder for over 20 years and had a fitness column for 10 years, he also works withy body builders What else do you need? It's not hard to lose weight

Studies have shown that increased meal frequency can lead to greater levels of satiety throughout the day and that individuals who tend toward fewer, larger meals also are more likely to be obese.
However, there is no demonstrated causal relationship between the two.
End.

I so understand your frustation. I am on a low dose antidepressant for my bladder disease. I gained 12 lbs the first 5 weeks I was on it. Then it leveled out. But it seems I can't lose either. I went on the 17 Day Diet though and I did lose about 9 lbs in the the first 17 day cycle. You eat a lot of foods too. Then I had gall bladder surgery and the next week I got food poisoning. Even with food poisoning and I literally couldn't keep anything down or in for 4 days. I lost 12 lbs from Wednesday til Sunday evening. BUT it was water weight. I have gained 8 back since I can et now. I am like a yoyo. Constatnly Up and Down. Hang in there.

Eating several meals a day can keep a person form getting hungry. This is not new I am just trying to help people and losing weight and body sculpting go hand in hand. If you guys want to ignore go right ahead. I know of very over weight people that got ripped doing this

Yes and yes :-) Eating several times a day helps keep you full and body sculpting CAN go with weight loss. It doesn't always, but it can.