30 pounds in 30 days
mzpyt29
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Hey guys..so I'm struggling a bit with this weight loss thing. I am 5'2 and I'm 182 pounds...it's horrible to think that I am less than 20 pounds from reaching 200lbs. I cannot live my life counting calories. I tried; it just doesn't work for me. I have tried almost every diet pill and waist quicher that you could think of...and nothing seems to be working. It's getting so bad I even considered bypass surgery. As a child I was very slim; but after having 2 children; the weight came and never left. Alot of you might be thinking that 182lbs isn't that bad...but keep in mind that I'm only 5'2"...and almost a size 15 jeans. I stopped buying jeans a few years ago; because it became depressing going into stores, trying on clothes, and they don't fit. If u look at the rest of my family; I am the biggest one..I just need suggestions on how to lose this weight and quick
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The only way to lose weight is by eating less than you burn, aka CICO (calories in vs calories out). Losing 30 lbs in 30 days is beyond unhealthy and dangerous.0
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You're not going to lose that quickly, sorry. And counting calories does work if you do it correctly. Eat at a reasonable deficit (500 calories off your TDEE for a pound a week), log everything as accurately as possible, and be patient. It didn't take you 30 days to gain it.0
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If you don't like counting calories, look into the program 21 Day Fix. Google it. I don't sell it. Healthy and sensible way to lose weight.0
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Thanks guys...Imma figure something out. Has anybody tried a liquid diet.0
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Throw away ideas of fads and gimmicks
Appreciate that losing weight is about eating less and moving more
Find a programme you can stick to. Calorie counting is the easiest and cheapest route but if you can't make it work for you, find something you can that is CICO packaged up
Weightwatchers
Slimming world
5:2 fasting
Low carb / keto
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Unfortunately it doesn't matter what diet you try, at the end of the day they all come down to calories in vs calories out.
You could try a vegetable mono diet, where you eat nothing but veggies But most veggies are so low in calories that you would have a hard job eating so many veggies you went over the amount of calories you burned every day, and so you would lose weight with that.
Going for a protein based diet, where you go for mostly protein and limit carbs and such, means that you would be full from the protein so probably wouldn't eat enough to go over the amount of calories you have burned per day, and so you would lose that way.
I am definitely no scientist or nutritionist, but this is my understanding of it, and i could list every single diet with an explanation that, along with regular exercise, they are all basically calories in vs calories out.
Losing that amount in that amount of time is extremely unhealthy. And what happens when you lose it, are you going to go back to eating 'normally'? You will pile it back on in an instant, probably more. That is why MFP promotes a 'life style change', not crash diets.
Not the answer you are looking for, but in my opinion you need to be much more realistic about your goal. Make healthier choices you know you can sustain over a lifetime. Use the mfp calculators to make sure you are eating enough. Do regular exercise to increase the amount you burn.0 -
You don't lose it quickly, you lose it slowly and healthily. Eat less, move more, follow MFP's setup. You are right, 180 and size 15 is not that big, there are a lot of us on here who weigh(ed) a lot more and are making it work. Additionally, I highly doubt any doctor would perform gastric bypass on you at your weight. If you're willing to put in the effort the weight will come off, if you aren't, then it won't. Good luck!0
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Eat less calories than you burn. If you aren't losing weight you aren't doing this. If you are gaining weight you are eating more calories than you burn.
It really is that simple.
So, eat less calories than you burn. Do this however you see fit.
Buy pills, drink nothing but liquid broccoli, stand on your head and count to 66,000.
You'll quite quickly come to the realisation that all you need to do is eat the foods you like and remain in a calorie deficit.0 -
My first month I lost 17 lbs. and this was difficult...The first 10 days was low carb eating between 300-800 calories under my goal. I'm at 35 lbs. lost in 95 days...calories in/calories out..Good luck!!0
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You can do it. Weight loss takes time. I am 5'3 and I started in January weighing 183 lbs. Now I'm in my 160s. It's just calories in vs. Calories out. Eat less move more.0
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Read the Atkins plan. I was put on it for blood pressure and weight loss. I really like it, but one does need to actually read the book. Of course, I am 56 yrs and nutritional requirements are a little different than at your age. Stay focused and positive, you can do it.0
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Talk to a Naturopathic Doctor...get tested for allergies and hormones and find out why you arent losing weight. I have done that after five kids and found out my autoimmune disease that was discovered six years previous mutated and made it impossible to lose weight..I was actually gaining five to ten pounds a month for a year..going from 182 to 253 pounds. Thankfully I now am on the right track and losing inches and weight. Talk to a doctor, ask to be tested, then follow a plan, you will lose the weight.0
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There's no quick fix to your weight issue unfortunately. Fad diets are only going to help you temporarily because you need an eating habit that will help you lose AND maintain for the rest of your life. I don't think a pound a day is realistic unless you plan to starve yourself, which is actually pretty counterproductive because putting your body in starvation mode actually makes it HARDER to lose weight.
Like everyone has said the only way to lose is to consume calories at a deficit. I'm unsure of how you can do that if you don't wish to count your calories. Unfortunately saying "counting calories is just not for me" is an excuse that you've convinced yourself is acceptable and it's not. With apps such as this it only takes minutes of your day to monitor what you're eating.
but even still, simply changing your eating habits will yield great results. When I first began I didn't count calories I simply focused on one thing at a time. I followed clean diet and within the first month I had lost 15 pounds without even trying. I eventually added exercise and started counting my calories and now I'm 6 months down the road in the best shape of my life with no intentions of ever harming my body in the way I did before. You can do it too, but first you need to understand this is a lifestyle change and it cannot be done over night just as your current habits were not made over night.0 -
briannadunn wrote: »Talk to a Naturopathic Doctor...get tested for allergies and hormones and find out why you arent losing weight. I have done that after five kids and found out my autoimmune disease that was discovered six years previous mutated and made it impossible to lose weight..I was actually gaining five to ten pounds a month for a year..going from 182 to 253 pounds. Thankfully I now am on the right track and losing inches and weight. Talk to a doctor, ask to be tested, then follow a plan, you will lose the weight.
Just eat at a calorie deficit.0 -
At 182lb any more than an 8lb loss in 30 days would be exceptionally taxing and dangerous for your body imo.0
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Could someone explain why it's unhealthy to lose weight quickly please ?0
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if u have tried every fad diet why even suggest a liquid diet? are u willing to do that but not count calories? i totally understand though i have tried many 'quick fix' diets aswell. but for once i decided maybe it's not only about the number on the scale..maybe it's about being healthy and fit. thats can really change your mindset. good luck. u have to really really want it.0
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A liquid diet isn't going to help you either. You need to find something sustainable that will help you change your eating habits. Otherwise you are going to lose a little bit and once you stop the diet it's going to come right back on. That's because it's not going to teach you anything about portion control or how to maintain a calorie deficit. Counting calories does work as long as you set a reasonable calorie deficit and make sure that your food log is accurate.
It would also benefit you to be more patient and adjust your expectations. Instead of trying to lose 30 pounds in a month, aim for a pound a week. You didn't gain the weight in a month and you won't lose it all in a month either. It might feel like a long time but if you really want to lose the weight and keep it off it's worth the wait.
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I've been doing the 21 day Fix and it's really awesome for portion control and eating the right things. I've also been doing the workouts and I also do Insanity Live classes. I haven't lost much weight but I've lost a lot of inches. You should seriously consider not looking at the scale and focus on how YOU feel. The scale is only telling you one number, it's not telling you your body fat %. Just eat right and move. No fad diets, those aren't going to help you one bit, but cause you to Yo-Yo in your weight and probably make you feel extremely sick and deprived. It's all about progress and it's not a fast progress.0
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I cannot live my life counting calories. I tried; it just doesn't work for me. I have tried almost every diet pill and waist quicher that you could think of...and nothing seems to be working. It's getting so bad I even considered bypass surgery.
sounds to me you are just looking for quick fixes. you probably counted calories for a little bit. it's hard because it works. if you stuck with it for longer than 60 days, you'd figure that out.0 -
I cannot live my life counting calories. I tried; it just doesn't work for me. I have tried almost every diet pill and waist quicher that you could think of...and nothing seems to be working. It's getting so bad I even considered bypass surgery.
sounds to me you are just looking for quick fixes. you probably counted calories for a little bit. it's hard because it works. if you stuck with it for longer than 60 days, you'd figure that out.0 -
The reason losing weight "quickly" tends to be unhealthy (unless you are severely obese and have a medical directive of "lose or die"), is because IN THE END it IS NOT about the scale moving -
YES, you want the scale to move, BUT what part of your mass you are losing matters more. When you lose MASS quickly, the first part that you tend to lose is LEAN TISSUE, which in the end IS YOUR MUSCLE MASS/ METABOLISM.
So, why people YO-YO- is they restrict calories to unhealthy level, lose lean mass, tank their metabolism and as soon as they eat close to normal, the weight comes back WITH A vengeance, because now your metabolism has slowed even further.
And calorie - reduction works is as much as YOU EAT REAL FOOD. You cannot simply calorie count garbage - this too starves your body. Learn to WORK WITH YOUR BODY. Think: does what I am eating provide nourishment or not?
I weigh my clients with a scale that measures composition. As a trainer I have had people in my program -lose up to 10 pounds in a week - BY ACCIDENT - I literally had to UP THEIR FOOD INTAKE, because I knew they were not losing FAT but CRITICAL LEAN MASS.
This is HARD, but try to think about eating to build lean mass, not so much to lose fat - there are programs out there for sure - the healthiest are NOT super restrictive, and tell you to eat 5-6 small/meals/snack daily with A PROTEIN SOURCE at each meal. This will help regulate your insulin uptake - but remember, as you change, it gets harder, before it gets easier. Do not be discouraged. I also tell people, if they are doing it the right way, you have have 8-12 weeks before you "see" the true benefit of what you are doing.0 -
Just eat at a calorie deficit.0
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You're getting some great advice here. Basically folks are saying: you didn't get fat in 30 days, you can't lose it in 30 days. There are NO quick fixes.
Eat a REASONABLE diet with a REASONABLE deficit and be patient. That's the secret.
If you feel like you need guidance in what to eat, there's nothing wrong with a formal diet as an educational tool. But don't do something silly like a "liquid diet". Learn to eat for life.0 -
herrspoons wrote: »Could someone explain why it's unhealthy to lose weight quickly please ?
It isn't to a degree. However, once you get past the initial fluid loss, which accounts for the majority of early weight loss, you're looking at generating a 3,500 Kcal deficit a week to lose a pound. Given that most people require 10-20,000 a week just to maintain, there's only so much room to manoeuvre.
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This is really what I thought,I just wondered if there was actual proof that it could be harmful 0 -
One doesn't need to pay a bunch of money to learn how to put food in containers for measurement (which is what 21 day fix is based around). And diet programs are usually temporary fixes. ANY diet plan works when followed. The problem is when people get off them since most people can't do it for life.If you don't like counting calories, look into the program 21 Day Fix. Google it. I don't sell it. Healthy and sensible way to lose weight.
So the change should be a program then can do for life.
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I cannot live my life counting calories.
Fine. So make up a chart of what you're going to eat every day of your life. Breakfast: Whatever you want to eat that's 400 calories. Lunch: Whatever you want to eat that's 400 calories. Dinner: Whatever you want to eat that's 400 calories. Snack: Whatever you want to each that's a total of 300 calories.
Eat the same 1,500 calories every single day and you'll never have to count calories again.
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If your autoimmune disease wasn't verified by an actual Allergist or Immunizologist, I'd be weary about diagnosis. Lots of Naturopathic Doctors aren't licensed hence they can't practice medicine itself.briannadunn wrote: »Talk to a Naturopathic Doctor...get tested for allergies and hormones and find out why you arent losing weight. I have done that after five kids and found out my autoimmune disease that was discovered six years previous mutated and made it impossible to lose weight..I was actually gaining five to ten pounds a month for a year..going from 182 to 253 pounds. Thankfully I now am on the right track and losing inches and weight. Talk to a doctor, ask to be tested, then follow a plan, you will lose the weight.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Naturopathic doctors
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Banishing carbs is a tough approach for many. High blood pressure is usually hereditary and weight loss comes down to calorie deficit regardless of what diet plan someone does.maryawozniak1 wrote: »Read the Atkins plan. I was put on it for blood pressure and weight loss. I really like it, but one does need to actually read the book. Of course, I am 56 yrs and nutritional requirements are a little different than at your age. Stay focused and positive, you can do it.
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