MUST LOSE 88 lbS IN TWO MONTHS !!!

Oh you sound like you need a hug. You have started in the right direction. If you give yourself goals, and keep logging into this site you will find weight loss fun and easier than you think. People here are so encouraging and lovely.

Log your food and exercise, add friends on here, and keep motivated, you will be just fine ! - Oh and stay away from that chicken and rice :-) LOL

Good luck to you :-)

I like your motivation, but 88 pounds in 2 months is completely UNHEALTHY. Please please don't do this, even people who have surgery (gastric bipass) etc don't loose that much.2lbs a weeks is the most you are suppose to loose , but the more weight you have the easier it is to loose- I wouldn't push pass 3-4 in a week. It is so important to stay healthy, In two months, it could be possible to loose 20 pounds, and keep it up when you go back to school, you will see the change, feel the change and so will other people. The most important thing is your health. I urge you please, if you want to do this so intense please see your doctor.

88 is unrealistic, 30 over 2 monthsis attainable. You will gain self esteem with each lb you lose. Do it the healthy sustainable way. Good luck!

Sometimes the STRESS of wanting to lose weight will be the biggest roadbloack to preventing us from losing weight. Set your goal at 2 lb weight loss a week, concentrating on healthy calories, keeping active, and you'll be amazed how much better you will feel after the 88 lb, even if it takes you til the end of your school year. There are no quick fixes to health unfortunately. But you can do this slowly and with all of our support.

FIrstly well done coming here that is the best step you have made :drinker:

Now I am no expert by any means but trying to lose 88lbs in just 2 months is crazy honestly losing weight that fast will just make you sick :frown: Set yourself a realistic goal one that is going to be possible that you will be able to manage even when you go back to college :flowerforyou:

Weight loss is a journey you need to take not just a quick fix PLEASE think about your goals and your health :flowerforyou:

We are all here for you and wish you success but think of this journey as a lifestyle change :drinker:

There's no way you can lose that amount of weight healthily.Just no way. I've lost nearly 40lbs in 3 months and to do that, I've become vegan, reeduced my calorie intake and portion sizes, work out every day AND I'm breastfeeding!

This is a totally unrealistic goal that will lead to heartache when you are unable to achieve it. Sorry.

The only way you could do that (relatively) safely would be to cut off both your legs!

Kiddo, try to think of it this way, if you lose 8 lbs a month, for a total of 16lbs in two months, that's 16lbs you no longer have to lose. You'll be that much further ahead at the end of 2 months, instead of gaining maybe another 10lbs over what you already weigh. An

It's a journey, a lifestyle change, and it will not be automatic. Put the correct habits into place, and you will see results, and you will start to feel better...and eventually, it will be less about weighing a certain amount and more about how great you feel and look. You'll love feeling healthy!

What happens to a lot of people is that they jump in with both feet and over exercise and get injured, under eat, and start to feel like crap, get discouraged, and give up. I think an hour of exercise, most days, is a good goal to set for yourself. Find something you like to do, whether it's walking, running, being on an elliptical, playing sports, riding a bike, and try to incorporate that movement into your daily life. Find classes to take, if you belong to a gym, where the class leader can help you with your form. As you go along, you can add more exercise to your workout if you want. You have to build up to great amounts of exercise in order to avoid injury.

If you start today, though, think how much further along you'll be when you head back to school, than you were when you started.

Also - 16 lbs on most people is a very noticeable weight loss.

I can relate being the big kid in school...but 88 lbs just not realistic. Thats a pretty big goal, and its just not possible. Losing weight is not a quick thing, and your goals are just unrealistic.

I understand the pressures of being in school cuz I'm headed toward my last semester in a about 6 weeks. I eat when I'm stress, and overwhelm, so i get it.

Since this goal is unrealistic.....maybe you can start yourself a path right now....that maybe you can continue when your back in school. Maybe walk to class....maybe go for a walk/run before class or after your last class of the day.....does your school have gym? My school offers discounts membership to students, idk if they do that at other universities. When I first started working out (before I gain alot of my weight back), I'd take my notes w/ me to the gym, I'd use it to cover the screen in on the treadmill, and I'd do reading on the bike. I got creative because I was serious about.

Goodluck...but you should make your goals more realistic

It appears you have a bit of support from all of us who want to lose the extra pounds for health, self-esteem, and even vanity reasons. The best advice I can provide you with is to find friends and/or family who are willing and committed to reaching REALISTIC goals as yourself. My fiance and I started going to the gym slowly and gradually picked up the pace (along with watching what we eat) to where we are losing 2-4 lbs/week, in a healthy manner. We are each-other's coaches and motivate one another because we want to live a long and health life together. If you find a relative or friend who has similar goals as you, be each-other's coaches.
I am currently in my 3rd year of a pharmacy program, and long days of studying make it difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle, especially with my voracious sweet tooth and love of fried foods, but once you make your health as much as a priority as your studies, it'll be much easier to reach for some fruit rather than a bag of chips. Much of your loss in weight occurs with small incremental changes in your diet...I wouldn't stop eating unhealthy food cold turkey, because you run the risk of finding yourself at the bottom of a tub of ice cream.
It also helps to consider your long term aspirations...I meet with countless of patients at my pharmacy who are on at least 5 medications for high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol for the rest of their lives because they lacked the ability and/or support to put their health at top priority. If you don't want to be one of those individuals, you have plenty of time to change your lifestyle around to better your future. And believe me, once the weight starts coming off, you will feel astronomically better about yourself. When I was a little older than you are now, I was a bit overweight, started going to the gym, and before I knew it (about 8 months), I had a body I only dreamed of and the confidence (borderline arrogance at times) to go along with it.
If you have the confidence to lose the weight, you will...weight loss is a change in lifestyle and is meant for those who have the endurance to keep it up...it's not a race or a sprint. Pace yourself wisely and set realistic goals and you'll be just fine! Good luck

hey honey, don't let *planning* get in the way of *doing*. don't over-analyze it. just start. start with eating correct portion sizes and tracking your food and staying in your calorie range and going for a half an hour walk everyday. start there. don't make it so huge that you don't even start.

you can do this! you can be thin! you can be healthy! you can feel good about yourself at any weight!!! you can do this! hugs.
dawn

Oh hunny, it's gonna be okay. I have been in your shoes too. I was heavy going into college and get this- I got an eye infection 2 weeks before school started, it was all swollen and it kept tearing up. I looked like Quasimodo!!! But anyways, you'll feel so good just 10 lbs lighter. Clothes fit better, you look better and feel better. I know you don't want to go back so heavy, but don't kill yourself with unrealistic goals. Aim for something you can do. Your confidence will go up and that alone will make you feel better and that will make going back to school better. You can do it, just don't hurt yourself :-)

2lbs a week is easy and doable. That's your 88 pounds in 44 weeks,,, which mean bikini next summer easy. You can do it. Just choose to do it, and do it. We're here to help.

You are young. If you do this the right way you could definately be in a bikini next summer. If you do it the unhealthy quick way you won't need to wear a bikini because all your loose skin will be covering up anything the bikini would anyway. :sick:

Extreme quick weight loss leads to loose skin you may not be able to get rid of without surgery. If you loose 2 lbs a week that should give your body time to allow your skin to shrink with you.