Losing 15 lbs in 2 months

Is this the last 15lbs you want to lose? If so, it would be incredible hard to lose it in 2 months. For someone your height, 1200 cals is far too low.

Maybe switch your process. Look at building muscle which in turn will burn more fat. More muscle, less fat means a smaller body even if the scale doesn't agree. Switch to eat at a slight surplus and lifting heavy weights.

And unfortunately you wont' be able to pick that the weight comes from your stomach... it could come from everywhere else on your body.

Hi

I'm in pretty much the same position as you. I'm 5'7 with around 14lbs to lose. Doing Jillian's 30DS...currently on day 6. Lost 4lbs last week but now finding it very hard to shift anything and I'm on 1200 a day

I think I need to up my workouts and get into more of a routine. Lets keep in touch and motivate each other on

Hi There,

I was in the same boat as you (5'8" - 160 lbs).
I lost 12 lbs in the first 2 months.
Now I'm 4.5 months and I'm down to 134 lbs (26 lbs lost).


It is possible. Here's what contributed to my success:

1. MFP -logging food and planning out meals
*tip - add the food before you eat it to see the calorie and nutritional content

2.Eating Healthy –
*my opinion - I see many people on here in taking 1200 calories a day but you need to make those calories count. I stuck to healthy foods (non-processed), decrease sugar. Google "clean eating". Aimed for 20-30 grams of protein for every meal. Low carbs (for me this was 60-80 grams).
Never skip breakfast and aim for 30g of protein
I am currently eating 1200 cal/day but if I'm hungry I will eat.
Get rid of all the junk food in your house.

3. Fitbit - pedometer (tracks steps, stairs, sleep)
*tip – I am for 10,000 steps a day (for me (desk job) this means walking to and from work (4km each day)

5. Exercise –
I would run 5km 4 times a week. This was probably the biggest contributor.
In the first 2 months I focused a lot on cardio vs. weights, that being said 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes (lunges, squats, leg exercises).
I have now started HIIT running.

6. Water
Drink lots of it

7. Ankle Weights
I bought 2.5 lbs ankle weights and wear them around the house on evenings/weekends

8. Scale
I didn’t own a scale before. This helped a lot it gave me something to measure and track.

9. Curbing Cravings / Food Alternatives
Get ready for your cravings and have alternatives ready
Examples:
I curbed my sweet cravings through low fat whipped cream with blueberries (50 calories – 2g fat; 6g sugar)

10. Pinterest
Yes its true, it provides a lot of motivation. Gives me so many great food and exercises ideas.

11. Let yourself have bad days and don’t beat yourself up

Hope this helps

Based on your height and weight...I don't think 15 lbs in 2 months is realistic. You're pretty close to a normal BMI, if not already there.

I would work on gaining muscle. Make your goal not 15 lbs in 2 months, but a pant size or two.

damn old posts..

I did it. I weighed 175 in April 2016. Most of the weight was around my waist and gut, not pretty for a tall otherwie thin man. I started walking home from work every day - about three miles, the last third of that uphill. Took about anhour to get home, but I always felt great afterwards. I also changed my diet, basically cutting out most of the sugar I used to eat (which was a LOT of sweet crap), ate lean meals, and gave myself one cheat day where I ate anything I wanted. I also started working out at the gym 3-4 times per week. I'm back to being lean again.