30 pound weight loss

When i gained 20 pounds, i lost it by drinking green smoothies. It's literally the best! You make one for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A lot of people lose 5-10 pounds the first week. and the best part is, after a week, just slowly start eating whole food again and you won't gain the weight back!

Here is a link!

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/12/26/green-smoothie-recipe/

I don't like to add protein powder cause it holds you from losing more weight but having one scoop is great!

After that, I went on a vegan diet…well mostly vegan haha. I would make paleo pizza with califllour pizza crust and fresh veggies (so good) or make veggie indian curry, or if i wanted meat, i'll eat fish or chicken (grilled) with a variety of steamed seasoned veggies! So good.

And the best part of the green smoothie diet, you feel so energetic and so healthy! Plus, it helps cut those cravings.

Oh! And don't be afraid to have a bite or two from a pastry or your favorite sweet every once and a while. it doesn't hurt.

Also! Drink 6 cups of green a tea! Its great for the body and speeds up your metabolism!

It is great that you want to try, but I think that 30 pounds in 4 months is unrealistic if you want to keep the weight off in the long term. All of the quick methods I tried when I was your age with extreme calorie deprivation and no real food, never lasted, and when I gained weight back I usually added a few extra.

Exercise helps me feel more comfortable in my skin, improves my posture and my mood, and it helps me burn food better so I can eat a little more. When I was your age I was too shy to sweat in front of other people. That was dumb. Why didn't I just enjoy my body changing for the better?

With all of the debate about vegan vs. high protein vs. every other method, I don't hear MFPers saying their diet was wrecked by too many vegetables. I've been more successful when I eat them 2 or more times/day.

Good luck, add me as a friend if you want an aunt.

What works for some people may not work for everyone. Weight management is all about the numbers and knowing what to shoot for. Calories in, calories out. You *could* lose 30 lbs in 4 months, but it might not come off that quickly either, depending on so many variables. It may be better not to put too strict a timeframe on it because A. instead of celebrating your success (I logged for a week straight! I lost 10 lbs! etc.) you've got that pressure that sometimes can make a person downplay their success (Ya, and I was SUPPOSED to be down 15 by now!) It's not the most constructive habit of mind to get oneself into. It's soo so important to Stay Positive! B. One you "hit your goal" from potentially pushing too far too fast, you may have a rebound because you lost the weight in a way that wasn't really maintainable in the first place. So eat less and move more, and you should see SOME change.

I used the ap to calibrate my calories. I just set it to the lightly active setting, goal to lose 1 lb/wk and exercise 3x 20min/week. I started off at 3x45min and I had a trainer show me some workouts that burned a lot of calories, but since we have some big family stuff and it's been hard to get out to the gym, I thought 3x 20min is more realistic, and I mostly just get it by walking. The MAIN THING is that I stick under my calories for the week, and most days out of most weeks. I may have a few days for whatever reason I may go over here and there, like a holiday or dinner out, but I enter absolutely everything, no matter what, and usually it's not too tough to eat less the next day and let it balance out.

Concentrate on lean protein, minimal dairy (except raw or Greek yogurt or the occasional meat/cheese snack) No wheat, rice, grains, white carbs - MOST days/weeks. I would have a few weeks I would eat homemade banana bread, brown rice or quinoa (always measuring out a 1/2c, 3/4c or 1 c portion, NOT eyeballing, until you get a better feel for what real portions look like), but I noticed I lost weight slower those weeks, so it made me want to stick to lower carb. You get carbs from vegetables, fruits and lots of times in your seasonings without even realizing, so you will still get enough carbs, most cases.

I also adjusted my Macros goal in the custom settings because I thought 50%Carbs, 20/30 was way too high carb for me. I also found a really great link in here for how to use your lean muscle mass to calculate what your body needs for Macros, but you may have better results aiming for 30% or under carbs, 35 fat/35 protein. Or even 40 carb, 30 fat/30 protein, whatever seems maintainable for you without too much trouble. I have been finding maintaining 25% carbs difficult long-term, so for me, aiming for 30% or less makes more sense.

Find foods you like hat help keep you in the right ranges for overall calories, and enough protein/fat/carbs, and try to keep it simple. I eat mostly the same stuff every day, with some variations like what veggies go in my eggs or what meat I have on the side, and different things at dinner, but mostly I eat a lot of the same stuff because A. I like it and B. it keeps it simple so I don't have to think too much when I'm hungry, I know I have a few things that are "go-to" snacks, breakfasts or lunches.

Good luck! And be kind to yourself, no matter what.

have you talked to your doctor about a healthy weight goal? or perhaps another option than depo since that causes weight gain for you?

please work with your doctor to establish a healthy calorie intake/exercise program. growing bodies have much different needs than fully matured bodies.