Best quick way to drop twenty?
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Hello everyone! I realize This is a very generic question and the answer is eating clean and exercising. Here's the situation, my boyfriend smokes about a pack of sigs each day and I presented him with a challenge. A race rather. I've got a pretty bad food addiction and I told him that I would drop twenty pounds if he quit smoking. That's when we made it a challenge, I drop twenty he quits cold turkey. We are still working on my end of the challenge (not sure what I must endure if he quits smoking before I drop the weight) but I know I'll hate it lol. I'm already vegan and manage my own raw vegan cafe. My downfall? Bingeing. Cashews, avocados, chips, breads, beers... Was planning to follow something like this: breakfast-fruit(melon mostly), lunch-green smoothie or juice, snack-a sampler plate of my current menu at the cafe (quality control), then no dinner unless I'm hungry then either a salad or veggie soup. My biggest problem is drinking. I work so much it's become a necessity to relax at the end of the day. I don't care what people say about running a raw organic restaurant it's just as stressful, if not more, as the rest if the food biz. Anyway, just curious to see your tricks to rapid weight loss. The sooner I can get him to quit the better
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amputation.
you've been here almost as long as I have. I've lost a lot of weight by figuring out what works and is sustainable and healthy.
anything that you're told here, any tips that you're given for "HEY Y DONT YOU USE DIS PILL OR DIET" advice isn't going to last and by the time you're done with and go back to your habits, you'll gain the 20 back, plus some.
so why not just use this app, count your calories, and figure out how to lose in a healthy and sustainable method.
if you really think you have a food addiction, my first piece of advice is to seek counseling pertaining to that.
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Eat less calories than you're burning. ffs
Also, eat more protein or fat rich foods since you have issues with bingeing. This should of course still be within your calorie goal.
Expect it to be 2-3 months. Wgaf if you lose 20lbs of muscle or water weight? Focus on fat loss with a moderate calorie goal, resistance and cardio exercise.
Lastly, stop picking arbitrary numbers of weight to lose so your boyfriend will feel obligated to stop smoking. If you want to have some sort of health goal it should be for your own personal happiness. If he wants to quit he'll need to decide and deal with that himself.0 -
The sooner I can get him to quit the better
I am cringing at this. :noway:0 -
This is a very generic question and the answer is eating clean and exercising.
That is not the answer. The answer is to eat less calories than you burn. Also, it seems a little goofy to have a race with two goals requiring vastly different timeframes. He could, if he were so inspired, quit cold turkey. All you can do is eat at deficit and see how fast the weight comes off. Just like weight loss, he needs to want to quit.0 -
I have absolutely no diet advice for a vegan, unfortunately. You know how it goes. Calories in, calories out. blah blah blah0
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There's no quick fixes. Calories in verse calories out. Eat at a reasonable yet responsible deficit, weigh and measure everything you consume and log it accurately. as far as weight loss goes, it doesn't matter what you eat, as long as your in a deficit. You could eat vegan"clean" foods, and it really won't make a difference for weight loss. Burn more then you consume and you'll lose the weight.0
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Hello everyone! I realize This is a very generic question and the answer is eating clean and exercising. Here's the situation, my boyfriend smokes about a pack of sigs each day and I presented him with a challenge. A race rather. I've got a pretty bad food addiction and I told him that I would drop twenty pounds if he quit smoking. That's when we made it a challenge, I drop twenty he quits cold turkey. We are still working on my end of the challenge (not sure what I must endure if he quits smoking before I drop the weight) but I know I'll hate it lol. I'm already vegan and manage my own raw vegan cafe. My downfall? Bingeing. Cashews, avocados, chips, breads, beers... Was planning to follow something like this: breakfast-fruit(melon mostly), lunch-green smoothie or juice, snack-a sampler plate of my current menu at the cafe (quality control), then no dinner unless I'm hungry then either a salad or veggie soup. My biggest problem is drinking. I work so much it's become a necessity to relax at the end of the day. I don't care what people say about running a raw organic restaurant it's just as stressful, if not more, as the rest if the food biz. Anyway, just curious to see your tricks to rapid weight loss. The sooner I can get him to quit the better
Rule number one in life. Don't promise to do something if you can't do it. Losing 20 pounds is not a challenge that someone can simply wake up and do in a healthy fashion. It requires time and hard work to do it right.
Track calories and exercise. 10 weeks of serious dedication should get your boyfriend to quit. Although, honestly, he shouldn't need someone to bet him in order to quit smoking...0 -
I'm going to echo the advice that you've already gotten.
How to lose 20 pounds: eat at a moderate calorie deficit
Quickly? No.
But if you want to keep the 20 pounds off, you'll want to lose weight with a sustainable plan that you can maintain for the rest of your life.0 -
1 Question.... what is your current height and weight?
When I was your age I was a perfectly healthy weight and always thought I was too fat...
hence yo-yo dieting, which was really not at all good for my health.
Protect your health first. Make sure you goal is reasonable and healthy.
BMI is not perfect but unless you are ultra muscular it's generally a good starting point.
(I knock 10lbs off of each end of the range... 10 lbs above the low (if I ever get sick I've got some resources to draw from) and 10lbs below the high in case of unforeseen circumstances when I'm out of control of my food or can't exercise. I still have a little wiggle room.)0 -
A good way to prevent bingeing is having small, frequent meals throughout the day and drinking about 2 glasses of water before each meal.0
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There is no quick way ... other than the HCG diet, and that may just kill you.0
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Eat right and exercise - still the best way to health and weight loss!
Don't be too disappointed if he doesn't hold up his end of the bargain. Sounds like a stalling tactic to me.
Quitting smoking is pretty hard and people can only do if they actually want to do it!0 -
Haha I have ate just eggs for 5 weeks and drank a lot of water and I lost 22lbs so far and still doing it0
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Haha I have ate just eggs for 5 weeks and drank a lot of water and I lost 22lbs so far and still doing it
OP is vegan and that "diet" doesn't sound sustainable....0 -
Look into the 5:2 diet or the 4:3 diet. It's working for me. I wouldnt call it a diet. It's just a new way to eat and becomes a way of life.0
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No kidding.Haha I have ate just eggs for 5 weeks and drank a lot of water and I lost 22lbs so far and still doing it
OP is vegan and that "diet" doesn't sound sustainable....
OP, there are folks that you should listen to.. and folks you shouldn't.
I hope you're able to decide between the two.0 -
Honestly you will be frustrated with your wasted efforts if you do this "contest" (unless you aren't overweight and don't actually want/need to lose excess weight, in which case I would side-eye you even harder)
As someone who is both trying to lose 20+ lbs. and quit smoking as well, I find this quitting contest dumb and flippant. Both of these goals should be taken more seriously. Does he even WANT to quit smoking, or he just said he would if you dropped 20 in a pinch?
Do it for yourselves, not each other.0 -
Lastly, stop picking arbitrary numbers of weight to lose so your boyfriend will feel obligated to stop smoking. If you want to have some sort of health goal it should be for your own personal happiness. If he wants to quit he'll need to decide and deal with that himself.
This is a very important statement.0 -
The sooner I can get him to quit the better
Hi
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but you wont "get" him to do anything. This is a choice he has to make for himself. I know, Ive been smoking for 30 years. I have kid with heart issues, and you would think I would know better. I do, but havent made that choice yet.
Wishing you and he much success in your relationship, regardless.
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Haha I have ate just eggs for 5 weeks and drank a lot of water and I lost 22lbs so far and still doing it
Honestly...I know that you are young but you really should know that this is not healthy. You are 21 y/o...educate yourself. Either or seek help...
What happens when you drop all the weight??? Your digestive system will be all screwed up.
Google the "Bland Diet" or the "IBS Diet" because that is all that your stomach will be able to tolerate...if that even.
Next time...stay awake during health class.0 -
I didn't know vegans could drink alcohol with the yeasts etc... But if you feel the need to drink alcohol after work, try white wine It is very low in calories unlike beer.0
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Adjust the scale so it makes you 20 pounds lighter. Easy!0
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Pick up a 20 pound dumbbell, then drop it.0
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As an ex smoker I would agree that he will stop when he is ready to - a challenge or race probably is not the way to do it - and what happens if you don't lose the weight? will this then give him an excuse to start smoking again? Also if you are already a vegan its hard to believe that you are that overweight in the 1st place - what are you're stats?
As others have said cals in cals out is the only way to lose weight but it takes time and patience otherwise its likely you will gain it all back.
Giving up smoking and losing some weight are some of the best health decisions I have ever made but I knew the time was right and am fully committed to doing it the right way. Its probably not what you want to hear but slow and steady is the way to go.
Also some wine is made using animal by products so if you make that switch chose wisely.0 -
First of all I don't think quick should be your goal. I think healthy and sustainable should be your goal. Counting your calories and moving your body are sure fire ways to get to where you want to be. Look up TDEE and BMR and go from there.0
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Low carb will drop around 3- 6lbs of water weight fairly quickly (water weight which will return with a return to a normal carb intake), but that's about the only quick way to drop weight that is not extremely unhealthy in my opinion, so the rest of the lbs are down to you losing weight the way the rest of us do, so at somewhere between 1/2 to 2 lbs a week.
A suggestion though - rather than him start when you lose the 20, why not renegotiate the deal, where for each lb you drop, he agrees to smoke one less cigarette a day than he normally does ? Obviously, you need to peg the number he smokes every day already, so if its 20 per day, if you lose a pound, he can only smoke 19, etc.0 -
I can't believe people haven't commented on this statement more.. "My biggest problem is drinking. I work so much it's become a necessity to relax at the end of the day." If you *need* alcohol during your day, that is a sign you are (or are becoming) an alcoholic. If you are serious about losing weight and leading a healthy lifestyle, stop drinking every day. Also, if you are on the verge of alcoholism, it might be time to dedicate yourself to your own issues rather than worrying about your boyfriend's smoking.0
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