Goal to lose 30lbs ASAP, I need help. Please read!

hello! I have nearly the same goal I was 152 3 weeks ago and lost 6 so far with tomorrow being a weigh in. I have a weight loss goal of 32 lbs and I'm 5' 2" so similar height as well. I find sticking to the 1200 cal a day works. I don't exercise much and am noticing the pounds starting to go slowly. so if your like me and not a huge fan of excercising maybe focus more on the diet side of things. Feel free to add me to look at my diary

I sense where this is going.

Considering we are the same height being 149 isnt over weight. Its actually considered being healthy. Plus your a mother now so get used to fact of the matter you are going to wind up carry extra weight now no matter what....Shoot when I was 21 I wasnt even 149 cuz I gave birth that year with my oldest and guess what. I lost weight but it didnt happen over night it happened over years

A realistic amount of weight is 12lbs in 6 weeks.

I would seriously reconsider the "weight lost NOW" attitude, because if you don't you'll lose the weight, and then be back here posting that you're starting over in 6 months.

When on earth did you get back?!

Liz a realistic goal would be to lose 1/2 to 1 lb a week. There is no reason to eat only 1200 calories a day. I'm 5'1" 125 lbs and I generally eat between 1600 hundred and 1800 hundred calories a day. And I'm still losing weight slowly. You didn't put the weight on overnight so just except that it will take you some time to take it off.

Let's assume you're 145 without clothes. That means you want to lose 15-20 lbs. Set MFP to lose 1 lb per week. Then when you get to your last 10 lbs, change to lose .5 lbs per week.

Get a food scale and weigh your food. Log everything accurately. Eat back half your exercise calories.

I'd recommend a progressive loading strength training program to retain muscle while you lose weight.

Try to start using the elliptical, you need food and exercise for the whole equation..
I also recommend strength training

Hi! Make an appointment with yourself at least 5 days a week to get on the elliptical for a "set" amount of time. I do best when I am listening to music or watching T.V. You could start with 20 minutes a day at a fairly easy level. If you make yourself do this--tell yourself that it's only 20 minutes of your life--in a few weeks it will have become a habit. As your level of physical fitness improves, you can add minutes and levels. Best of all, you don't have to do it all at one time. Let's say you are up to 30 minutes. You could do 10 minutes in the a.m., 10 minutes in the afternoon, and 10 minutes at night. You'll at least be burning some extra calories. Also, figure out exactly how many calories you need. You can do a search for BMR calculator (myfitnesspal has one), which will tell you basically what the amount of calories your body burns by just "being." If you can stay around that amount and burn off 250 extra calories a day through exercise, the weight will come off. Also, if you eat a lot of refined carbs, such as white bread, pizza, most pastas, etc., you should exchange them for green vegetables, fruits, and lean protein. I didn't believe that last part until I tried the South Beach Diet. I lost about 20 lbs. that way (I wasn't part of myfitnesspal when I did that), and now I stay mostly refined-carb free and stay around 120-125. I exercise almost every day. Do I love exercising? No (except for kickboxing when I'm really stressed about something). Do I make excuses not to exercise? Absolutely. But then I tell myself how much better I will feel when it's over, how much better my clothes will fit, and how much better my health will be.

Two books that really made sense to me and that helped me want to lose the weight and have helped me keep it off are The Thin Commandments (Gullo) and I Can Do This Diet (Colbert). Good luck! I hope you win! Have fun storming the castle!

A realistic amount of weight is 12lbs in 6 weeks.

I would seriously reconsider the "weight lost NOW" attitude, because if you don't you'll lose the weight, and then be back here posting that you're starting over in 6 months.

QFT.

6 Weeks is not a lot of time for significant weight loss. Mild deficit + time will be better in the long run. Did you just decide Feb. 14th for fun? It's not as is you're stepping on stage to be judged by people, doing a photo shoot etc. So whats the rush?

I chose February 14th because it's valentines day and I have plans to dress nice and do something special for my fiancé and I want to be comfortable with myself for that otherwise it's not happening. And it may not seem so important to everyone else but my body is really effecting my mental health in a very negative way more than even my fiancé understands and being comfortable in my own skin will help that.

yes, weight loss with a time line attached to it always works out just fine :huh:

your body won't change that much losing 10lbs. Aiming for a 2lbs week weight loss when you are already at a normal weight is setting yourself up for failure and that won't improve your mental health. A weekly 2lbs weight loss requires a 1000 calorie deficit. You can do your own math and go with 3500 cals in a 1lbs of fat and see how much you would have to work out and how little you need to eat in order to get to your goal.

Addressing your mental health and your body image is something that needs to go hand in hand with your weight loss, because you won't suddenly start to love it just because you dropped some weight.