Want to lose 18-20 lbs in 8-10 weeks

fiddletime wrote: »

I did that. Got to goal weight in 10 weeks and lost 20 pounds. But, I managed to pick up every cold that was around and usually I'm never sick. I was hungry the whole time, and I gained it all back plus some once I'd "made it". I'm working on a slower and more sustainable for forever approach this time around.

Losing hasn't been my battle in life, maintaining has been. Read the maintenance boards too for tips on holding the line. Even if you aren't at goal weight, you might want a break once in awhile and do maintenance for a week or two. It's good practice as well. You can do this!

Thanks for the insight. Being healthy is my ultimate goal, so I need to keep that in mind for sure. Maintaining is the hardest thing for me too (obviously). I stayed at 130-140 for about 3 years before ballooning up to 199 for the last 2 years. I know this is a lifestyle and this time around I need to really keep in mind that I can never just 'relax'. Staying slim is a full-time job for me.

EmPersson wrote: »

I'm actually looking/hoping for something similar. I've been working on getting my life healthier again over the last month and a half or so. Logging some things here, some things there. Still drinking cocktails at night and binging on pizza at work for lunch, etc. So, while I was taking steps in the right direction, the weight wasn't budging. I had a wake up call on Sunday in that I have 8 weeks until my family vacation. A bunch of the lady in laws have all lost weight recently (doing a terrible diet - please avoid Whole 30!), but I'd been telling them how bad it is for people, but yet they all lost weight and I didn't. I decided to get serious, and do the Slim Fast diet (rated/tied as #5 best weight loss diet in 2016 - US News). Slim Fast reports that you can lose *up to* 20 pounds in 8-10 weeks. Like I said, I only have 8 weeks, but I am determined! I know how to maintain once I lose the weight. I know the diet isn't sustainable, but I want to see some results and if I'm left to my own whiles, I make excuse after excuse. I'm learning that a set of rules, with research backing them, is what my mind needs to get through some of the tough decisions. Best of luck to you with your loss! What's your game plan?

Good luck with your loss too! Let me know if you wanna be weightloss buddies on here and we can hold each other accountable!

I've had friends who had a lot of success with Whole 30. I don't knock it. But it isn't for me. I've been around the block long enough when it comes to dieting that I know what works for me. I need structure and rules in place in order to achieve success. I can't do the whole 'everything in moderation' approach, because I'll fall off the bandwagon. I'll go out with friends and think "Oh, I can get this cake! Everything in moderation, right?". I need rules of this is what I can and cannot eat so I don't go overboard. Which it sounds like you do too, if you're doing Slim Fast! I am adopting a high fat, lower carb lifestyle. My only carbs are coming from fruit and I'm cutting out all grains, processed foods, sugars, etc. This works for me, as it's so easy to say "no" to those foods when I simply cannot have them in my diet. This is day 4 for me and our kitchen at work is full of yummy baked goods but I don't even bat an eye at them because I can't have them in my diet. Keeping the fruit in my diet helps with those carb/sugar cravings so I'm not even tempted by the processed sugar foods.

I'm also incorporating more oil into my diet, adding Udo's oil to my morning smoothie and eating more eggs and meat throughout the day along with leafy greens and avocado. So far it's working! It's only day 4 but my clothes are already fitting looser and my stomach, which has been bloated for what seems like years, is finally shrinking!