Weightloss to walking down the aisle

marissaselby92 · November 2016

Hey guys,
I am 330lbs and 6'1. I am getting married next year in August. I'm hoping to lose a substantial amount of weight (at least 80lbs) before I get married. Is that possible? And any tips for workouts or diet? Thank you

JaydedMiss · November 2016

Definatly doable i lost 65 in 6 months and i started 100 pounds less

Just commit yourself to it. I didn't even work out till walkign the last 10 pounds i bet youd be just fine setting a 2 pound a week loss and sticking to it. Add a little extra walking in or something if the loss it so slow or you feel the need to eat more calories for satisfaction.

Best advice i can give you is don't let people complicate it for you before you even start. Weight loss is not hard. Congrats in advanced on your wedding and new body

You can message me if you have any questions, Iv done alot of research to get to where im at XD

Meghanebk · November 2016

It's possible, but keep in mind that if you lose weight fast or through severe restrictions you are likely to gain it all back (and more). I'd focus on logging accurately (get and use a food scale!) and following MFP's guidelines for a 2 lb per week weight loss to start. If that level is too difficult or you are starving or bingeing, set it to 1 lb or even 0.5 lb. August gives you at least 32 weeks to work with, that's a lot of time if you start now and actually stick with it.

Read all the stickies for lots of helpful information.

If it were me, I would not set a hard goal (ex: must lose 85 pounds by Aug 10!) instead I would just try to keep the scale moving in the right direction - that way I wouldn't be stressed if I miss my goal on any particular week. Weddings come with enough stress! I would not be tempted by fad diets that involve cutting one or more macronutrients or living on shakes or prepackaged foods - you want to make changes you can stick with for life.

Also, weight loss happens in the kitchen. Exercise will get you fit and possibly healthier, but calorie deficits are the most important thing for weight loss. That said, exercising means you can also eat back those calories - but watch for accuracy, MFP and machines often overestimate how many calories you burn for an activity.

But that's me, do what works for you.

trigden1991 · November 2016

Enter your weight and stats into MFP, choose to lose 2lbs a week and you'll lose that easily.

chocolate_owl · November 2016

Commit to losing weight, but don't focus on hitting an exact number. With your starting weight, you'll be able to lose a substantial amount as long as you consistently stay in a calorie deficit. As other posters have said, 2 lbs/week is an appropriate goal.

Some tips:
-Log everything, every day, even if you go over.
-Get a food scale so you can get an idea of what portion sizes really are.
-Try to eat in a way that's sustainable forever - if you love fettuccine alfredo, eat less of it or eat it less frequently, but don't cut it out entirely.
-Practice mindful eating - think about if you really *want* that snack or if you're really hungry before you indulge.
-If you don't like a food that much, don't eat it. That's an easy place to cut calories. (I don't like donuts very much but would munch on one if they were brought into work for a meeting. Not worth the calories.)
-Ease into working out. It's hard on your body when you're carrying the extra weight. Don't injure yourself. Walking and the elliptical are good initial options. Strength training is advisable to help you retain muscle. But at the end of the day, what matters for weight loss is a calorie deficit.
-There will probably be lots of celebrating, especially as you get closer to the wedding. Plan for indulgences, and don't let them derail you.

And remember that at the time you buy a dress, you need to be (temporarily) done losing and ready to maintain - alterations are expensive, and buying a new dress entirely is even more expensive. Maintenance requires the same skills as losing weight but with a little more food, so develop good habits now. Congratulations!

Tacklewasher · November 2016

I'm 6 ft and I started in Sept 2 somewhere around 330. Scale I had only went to 300 so I'm not really sure of the starting weight, but it's close.
Now at 288, so down about 40 lbs so far. But it will not continue to come off at that rate for the next 40 (sigh).

What JaydedMiss said is correct, just not how I say it. Weight loss is simple, but not easy. The point is that the theory is not hard to grasp, but it is hard work to lose weight.

Basic concepts are:
Eat less calories than you burn (CICO)

Understand how many calories you burn in a normal day. Lots of calculators to do that. Try https://tdeecalculator.net/ This tells you your Basal Metabolic rate (BMR) which is the calories you use to maintain your current weight while doing nothing (staying in bed all day). Then go by your activity level to find out your ESTIMATED burn in a day (TDEE)

To lose 1 pound a week, eat 500 calories less than TDEE. To lose 2 pounds a week, eat 1000 calories less. Again, this is an estimate but it seems good for most people.

Which leads to knowing how many calories you eat. You need a food scale to weigh what you eat. Took me a little while to get this, but it does really help. Don't trust packages, especially where they say cups. Go by the grams on the package, it seems to be more accurate. Some of the food in the MFP database is off, so if it is an odd thing, do some googling. Also, most food nutrients are given before cooking so weigh before cooking.

As to what to eat, ignore the fads etc. My idea is to try to eat what I would eat if I was 200 lbs and not trying to lose weight. So might mean a Big Mac once in a while, but generally just eating better. I'm a bit fussy so I don't eat eggs and a fair number of veggies, but found those I do like and try to have them once a day (baby carrots and snap peas). Just log everything you eat and drink and try not to get too upset if you go over your goal once in a while.

As to exercise, I've had a treadmill as a coat rack for a few yeas now. It's now in sight of the tv. I actually enjoy walking on it while watching news in the morning and am walking on it while watching hockey games (Jets fan). I will walk the first and third period right now but plan to start walking all 3. I've thought about joining a gym for doing some weights, but can't seem to bring myself to do it. So treadmill for now. I say find something you, well maybe not enjoy but don't despise, and do that.

Just don't trust the exercise calories earned. They can be overstated. You can eat them back (I choose to drink them back in the form of red wine or Coke zero and Crown Royal, although the bottle of scotch is calling) but I wouldn't do more than 50% to be on the safe side.

Last thing that is gimmicky, I have a fitness tracker and the idea works for me (the one I have has software issues though so I don't recommend it). And I did buy a chest strap for when I'm on the treadmill, more to be sure I'm not overdoing it on the heart rate, but I like looking at the numbers etc. I'm tracking a bunch of stuff in Excel, pretending to walk to Winnipeg, but this is all because I want to and it helps me. I'm a bit geeky that way.

bexilashious · November 2016

I started my diet at the end of July and got married end of October
I lost 3st (took me 11weeks) doing the LCHF diet.
Now I'm married, I've slowed down my weight loss to a healthy rate of loss.
Lost a further 10lb since.
Gym 2 hours 3 times a week x

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