Fast Weight Loss

I started my dieting/exercising over starting Nov 1st and here's what I've done and lost: I've lost 9lbs in 3 weeks by doing cardio right after waking up, eating a sweet potato hours later (first food) and then chowing on grape or campari tomatoes throughout the day. I jump rope 2 min on 1 min rest for 25-30 min of actual jumping. After that I cooldown by walking 3.5mph for 1 min and running 6.7mph the next 3 min, then go back to 3.5mph and gradually decline to 2mph by 10-11 min total. I only drink water and sugarless tea. If you can do the cardio every day, great, if not, try at least 5x/week. The weight will shred very quickly.
I limit myself to 800-1200 cal/day, also. I always aim low if I feel good about it. The sweet potato is large and very filling.

As the first poster said, he is starting OVER. When you lose weight quickly, you do not develop the life long habits that you will need to be successful. Plus, eating 800 - 1200 calories a day makes it very difficult to meet your nutritional needs.

You're both adults and can certainly do what you want, but if you want to be healthy - that takes some time. If you just want to be skinny - go for it.

Let me rephrase: I resumed dieting and exercising Nov 1st.

After my workouts I have a protein shake with creatine (130 cal). After work, which is actually morning, I will have whatever food left that I allotted myself. For example, today I had a protein shake after working out, then sweet potato. At work I had another protein shake and a baked chicken breast. I brought tomatoes and a banana to work with me but I didn't eat them there. I planned on having a baked salmon filet after work. Right now I'm "allotted" a banana, some tomatoes and a salmon filet. This would be a 700 calorie day if I choose to eat this all, which I don't feel hungry for anything right now.

I have "fat days" too. I gave myself 4 fat days this month. I had to use one on day 3 (eat anything I've been craving), which was BWW and I went all out (big jack daddy burger, fries, and 20 boneless with ranch). The second fat day I had Famous Dave's (about 6 days after the first one). My third fat day I didn't really even feel like having, but I treated myself to asian take-out. I've been going on 8 days without a fat day now and my last one is tomorrow, which I still don't feel the need for.

It takes filling foods and a lot of will power to say no to temptation. I've done similar dieting before, typically 1200-1500 cal (lots of chili, bean recipes and, of course, sweet potatoes). I have more energy than before and I feel like I can really push the cardio more than I thought I could. Other foods that I switch it up with are broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, oranges, pineapple, kiwi, cottage cheese, chili, tuna fish sandwiches and carrots.

This post was in reply to losing weight fast and this is how I do it and it works for me. I have kept off almost all of the weight lost from doing this type of dieting before despite what others might think. Hope this helps!

Let me rephrase: I resumed dieting and exercising Nov 1st.

After my workouts I have a protein shake with creatine (130 cal). After work, which is actually morning, I will have whatever food left that I allotted myself. For example, today I had a protein shake after working out, then sweet potato. At work I had another protein shake and a baked chicken breast. I brought tomatoes and a banana to work with me but I didn't eat them there. I planned on having a baked salmon filet after work. Right now I'm "allotted" a banana, some tomatoes and a salmon filet. This would be a 700 calorie day if I choose to eat this all, which I don't feel hungry for anything right now.

I have "fat days" too. I gave myself 4 fat days this month. I had to use one on day 3 (eat anything I've been craving), which was BWW and I went all out (big jack daddy burger, fries, and 20 boneless with ranch). The second fat day I had Famous Dave's (about 6 days after the first one). My third fat day I didn't really even feel like having, but I treated myself to asian take-out. I've been going on 8 days without a fat day now and my last one is tomorrow, which I still don't feel the need for.

It takes filling foods and a lot of will power to say no to temptation. I've done similar dieting before, typically 1200-1500 cal (lots of chili, bean recipes and, of course, sweet potatoes). I have more energy than before and I feel like I can really push the cardio more than I thought I could. Other foods that I switch it up with are broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, oranges, pineapple, kiwi, cottage cheese, chili, tuna fish sandwiches and carrots.

This post was in reply to losing weight fast and this is how I do it and it works for me. I have kept off almost all of the weight lost from doing this type of dieting before despite what others might think. Hope this helps!

I would be curious to know what you do for work outs. 700 calories day for a 30 year old male with only about 25 pounds to lose seems awfully low. What would you guess your weekly averages to be, with the "fat days"?

Your body can only metabolize so much fat at a time. If you are going over 1-3 lbs a week depending on the amount you have to lose, you are losing more than just fat but muscle as well. This is a problem because as you lose muscle your metabolism drops drastically, makin your deficit harder to maintain and you just become a smaller version of your current squishy self.

Your husband is going to be so happy to see you when he gets back and so proud of the progress you've made even if you're not yet at your goal weight when he gets back. Adjusting your calories and exercise so that you can lose two pounds a week will mean you'll make a lot of progress toward your goal in the next few months and will (hopefully) be making lifestyle changes that are healthy and that you can realistically sustain. Use his return date as motivation, but don't put pressure on yourself than to lose more weight than is safe and healthy in the time that he's gone.

Starting on a weight loss journey, even if you're only losing two pounds per week, will definitely give you the chance to develop healthy habits by the time he returns. Also, if you focus on fitness rather than becoming skinny, it's more likely that you will be in good enough shape to do all those physical activities together!

I really feel like losing all of the weight quickly will give me the ..., muscle to fat ratio, etc. that I need to keep it off

sorry. that's not how it works. Lose too fast, and you will lose muscle, and still not like how you look.

As the first poster said, he is starting OVER. When you lose weight quickly, you do not develop the life long habits that you will need to be successful. Plus, eating 800 - 1200 calories a day makes it very difficult to meet your nutritional needs.

You're both adults and can certainly do what you want, but if you want to be healthy - that takes some time. If you just want to be skinny - go for it.

QFT