Help I'm getting married in 9 weeks

shaun603 wrote: »

CodeMonkey78 wrote: »

Deal with it? It is BS misinformation and you're advising it to the OP. Right before their wedding day.

FYI - I am also an avid fight fan and have been my entire life. Maybe your "simple" Google search could have shown you this:

http://combatsportslaw.com/tag/mma-rapid-extreme-weight-cut-injury-list/

This is FAR from a comprehensive list of professional weight cutters that use the methods you're advising. Keep in mind that this list does not include wrestlers and boxers. If it did, you would be reading a LOT longer.

Educate yourself.

Yeah its unhealthy. I said that. But it's done. You can't deny it. As much as you want to claim its bs. If you think that this practice is few and far between. Then I suggest you educate yourself. You have no clue.

We agree on one thing -- it's unhealthy. Then why advise it? It's a dangerous practice. You might as well tell the OP to start snorting coke to lose weight. A lot of people still do it and it's a pretty common practice as well. Does that make it a good idea or viable option? No.

- I never one time denied that it was NOT done.
- I never one time denied that this practice was uncommon.
- I never one time stated or thought that the practice was few and far between.
- I simply stated that it was a dumbass idea because it's unhealthy.

I refuse to engage further in a battle of wit with an unarmed person. Please learn to read and take this dumbass "advice" elsewhere.

Weigh all your food. It's likely you're underestimating what you eat, and overestimating what you burn
Strength train- don't just do cardio. That'll help with fitting into a dress.

I personally wouldn't go under your calorie count since that will make your body think its starving itself. Then the fat gets stored and any food you take in, the body will just store it. Just eat what your calorie count is and exercise one day cardio and one day weight intervals. Trying to lose it too fast and stress is not good before your wedding. Just relax you will fit into that dress.

christinapapou wrote: »

I personally wouldn't go under your calorie count since that will make your body think its starving itself. Then the fat gets stored and any food you take in, the body will just store it. Just eat what your calorie count is and exercise one day cardio and one day weight intervals. Trying to lose it too fast and stress is not good before your wedding. Just relax you will fit into that dress.

There's is no starvation mode. The reason that 1200 is usually the minimum is because you want your body to get adequate vitamins, minerals, etc. Starvation mode had been debunked.

sexysexy1 wrote: »

I NEED HELP !!!!!!!!

3 day military diet. You do 3 days on and 4 days off and then do it again. Can help you lose up to 10lbs a week(more like 4-6). It's not meant for long term but it will help you get in your dress. I haven't met anyone who it hasn't worked for. I reccomend calorie and deficit eating for long term healthy weight loss but this will help you for your wedding. I also reccomend body wraps. They melt off inches for a week or two in just 2 or 3 applications(water weight). You can order them cheaper than you can get one at a spa or you can google how to do them homemade. Between those two things, you will get in that dress

Make sure you eat at a deficit, weigh (preferably) or measure your food. I would also cut out soda and alcohol until the wedding because they're empty calories, and things like beer can cause bloating ("beer gut"). Don't forget to log what you drink, too. Also, exercise so the weight you do lose is mostly fat instead of a higher percentage of muscle if you only diet.

I would make sure your logging is accurate and if it is the weight will come off. Sometimes people retain water weight at first but after a couple of weeks that should go away. Especially if the calorie cut is a lot less than what you're used to eating.

sexysexy1 wrote: »

just to keep you all informed, I do weigh everything, I am not cheating, I am sticking to my calories and I do exercise. This weekend I managed to gain 2lb ! my diet history is that I have been on a diet since I was 9 years old ..... I have been 8 stone and at my heaviest 14 stone. In the last few years I have tried to eat healthy and not go on a fad diet. I seem to just maintain my weight on 1250 cals a day .... I weigh myself daily so that I can see what my body is doing..... weight can fluctuate between 11st 7lb and 11st 11lb......... my doctor has told me that my body has just got used to being on a diet ! but this is not fair ....... all I want is to lose a stone ! and my dress is a size 14 and I wear a size 14 all the time ....... the dress came from china - hand made - and it is a size too small ! but it is beautiful ! It is now 7 weeks until I get married !!!!!!!!!!! enjoying the run up to it I just wish I could lose this weight ! and please remember I am 47 not 27 and this is just as important to me as a younger bride .......

If you're 47 and this impulsive, panicky, and stubborn... Well, good luck to ya.

Get the thing altered already. And maybe see a professional if you've really been on a diet since 9. Cripes.

sexysexy1 wrote: »

just to keep you all informed, I do weigh everything, I am not cheating, I am sticking to my calories and I do exercise. This weekend I managed to gain 2lb ! my diet history is that I have been on a diet since I was 9 years old ..... I have been 8 stone and at my heaviest 14 stone. In the last few years I have tried to eat healthy and not go on a fad diet. I seem to just maintain my weight on 1250 cals a day .... I weigh myself daily so that I can see what my body is doing..... weight can fluctuate between 11st 7lb and 11st 11lb......... my doctor has told me that my body has just got used to being on a diet ! but this is not fair ....... all I want is to lose a stone ! and my dress is a size 14 and I wear a size 14 all the time ....... the dress came from china - hand made - and it is a size too small ! but it is beautiful ! It is now 7 weeks until I get married !!!!!!!!!!! enjoying the run up to it I just wish I could lose this weight ! and please remember I am 47 not 27 and this is just as important to me as a younger bride .......

As to the bold part: by "this" I suspect you mean your wedding. Therefore, if your wedding is this important, I suggest you contact that seamstress and get the dress taken out or, as others have suggested, get a corset put in.

As for the rest: I hate to tell you this, but it's highly unlikely that you are eating 1250 calories a day if you are maintaining your weight and not losing. You are most likely eating more. Not getting results is not about whether or not you are cheating, but more about how it is common to unintentionally:

1. Underestimate calorie intake. Even if we weigh food, choosing the wrong entries in the database. In other words, we don't take the time to look up the nutrition information or read the packages to compare to the MFP database, because that database is off on a lot of entries. Just make sure you weigh everything you eat, including condiments and beverages, vitamins, and even Airborne (I found out this morning that 4 chewable tablets of Airborne have 25 calories) or other medications.
2. Overestimate calorie burns. The calorie burn numbers in the MFP database are way overestimated, as are numbers on gym machines, exercise apps, and internet sources. If you use these resources for calorie burns, I suggest eating back only about 70% or so of those calories back.

Good luck!

ETA: I just looked at your diary. You indeed have some generic entries as well a several quick added calories, which seems to indicate you are not weighing each meal. Also, I note that you use a fitbit as well as log other calories in. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it either/or with fitbit? In other words, fitbit makes those calorie adjustments for you, which includes cardio, therefore you don't log your calories on top of that? I bring this up because some days your calorie counts seem awfully high.