I need to lose 35 pounds by August.

Did you want someone to spoon feed you as well?

KIK me: sweetypie726

This is the only part of the post that I read , sorry

How old are you?

I am glad I am not the only one who thinks she is demanding! geez!

My advice OP is make you own plan pick a workout and just do it. Read through people's diary's to get menu/ meal plan ideas.

Once again another one poster looking for a quick fix. THese posts should be deleted immediately

KIK you? How old are you? I have a feeling too young.

35 pounds by August is a bit ambitious. How about 20?

Aim for 400 calories 3 times a day plus two 100 calorie snacks.

Do the Insanity workout schedule.

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Exactly what I want in an answer is an excercise plan including Insanity,30 Day Shred,and Zumba and some running. I also need a short morning exercise routine.

Monday evening: Chest/Back
Tuesday morning: 8 miles warm up and then five 30 second strides at 95%
Wed morning: Easy 6 miles
Wed night: Arms, triceps and biceps
Thurs Morning: 2 miles warmup and then 2 x 3 miles at a 8:30 - 8:40 pace, 1 mile cool down
Friday Morning: Medium - light leg strength training
Friday (or Sat.) night: Shoulders
Saturday morning: Easy 6 miles
Sunday morning: 5 miles steady at 9:30, 3 miles @ 8:40 - 9:00 pace, 6 miles steady. (14 miles total)


I don't know about the zumba part but this sounds like insanity and it includes some running. Don't forget to eat plenty of calories. 1200 calories would make a good breakfast. Enjoy.

^^^^^This is AWESOME!!!

I'm 5'3 and 173 pounds. I need to get down to 140. I want to do this before August. I have Insanity and 30 Day Shred and Zumba. I want to be able to incorporate all of these during the weightloss journey. I also want a short exercise routine to do as soon as I wake up. I would also like an example diet plan for 1200 calories. Keep in mind that I don't like to eat lunch at school. I usually jut bring a small snack like fruit or pretzels.

Hey there So first off this reply is NOT going to give you all the answers, but I will try to throw in some helpful suggestions. I am 5'6 with a SW of 165 (though I think it was higher like 170/175), CW is 131.5 lbs and GW is 125 lbs. I've lost 33.5 lbs so far since September. Yes that's 7 months but honestly I feel awesome about that and with the changes I've made, I don't think it's coming back :P

First off ditch the pretzels LOL. They are probably completely covered in salt and if you tend to eat pretzels most days you may have what I call salt cravings (I used to so I know what it's like). I used to add salt to everything and loved salty foods like chips, fries, etc. But salt isn't good for you. I'm not saying to cut it ALL out (that can be hard sometimes), but try to limit your salt intake Also salt tends to cause your body to retain water making your scale weight higher. Also I would try to start (if possible) to eat lunch at school because this will prevent you from snacking (which I ALWAYS did in school when I skipped lunch). Also.. drink water. Lots and lots of water. Not sure what your diet is like currently but try to cut out "liquid calories" from pop, juices, etc.

And finally, chances are 1200 calories is too low, ESPECIALLY if you expect to do all those work out dvds and zumba!!!! Don't starve yourself girl or your body will not react the way you want! lol. And most importantly, have patience. Seriously. 40 lbs in that time frame might be a little unrealistic unless you were on the biggest loser or something (which fyi, they don't all stay skinny!). Sure there are "weight loss miracles" out there that promise big results, but they are usually not healthy! And really if health is your main goal, then your weight will drop

Good luck!

You're just going overwork you're self. You're gonna be deprived, sore, exhausted and you're not going to want to continue with your weightloss journey. I tried something similar in January and gave up. Aiming for 1-2 pounds a week would be much smarter. stick to netting 1300-1500 calories daily and do some cardio 5-6 times weekly ideally for 30-60 minutes. Remember to eat back your calories, and make sure they're good ones! I've lost 5 pounds in three weeks doing this but I expect it to slow down alot as I was eating like a pig and getting no exercise before.

mistake #1. not eating a proper protein filled lunch. ditch the pretzels and instead have a great filling lunch. maybe a turkey wrap with avocado? its important. that and a healthy protein filled breakfast. its completely possible to lose the 35 by august, but weight loss does slow down tremendously around the 10-15lb point.

Add me as a friend. I do 1200 calories a day and it's not that hard if you eat things with high mass low calorie - look at my diary for ideas (if you can figure out what I'm making from the ingredients).

In terms of exercise I am a Jillian Micheals fan, she crams a lot in to 30 minutes and you can think to yourself 'she can throw her worst at me it will only last 30 mins'. I have loads of her dvds and do a different workout every day. I usually take a day off every week just so I have some freedom to actually get other stuff done but I try to make sure I am active on my days off with lots of walking.

I wanted to lost about 30 pounds by June, I've been doing this 30 days now and I've lost a few inches from various places (mostly legs), I'm not sure about my weight loss but inches are most important.