A 2nd Chance at Life and a Wedding

Congrats I'm also getting married in May. My goal is to lose 50lbs. I'm 230 I want to be 180. If I can lose more great but if not it's ok.

Congratulations on the upcoming wedding!!!!
Re the weight loss.... can it be done? Possibly, but there are a lot of variables.

Losing 2lb a week may be possible at your current weight, but as you lose, the rate may slow down. Or not- everyone’s body is different.
You may also decide that losing 2lb per week gives you a calorie goal that isn’t satisfying- you may need to eat more than that, and so may like to consider a slower rate of loss (Id be ravenous if I had to eat at a calorie goal that enabled me to lose 2lb per week).

Enter your stats into MFP, pick a rate of loss, start weighing and logging your food in order to hit your daily calorie goal, and see how you go.... whatever the results, you’ll be making positive changes to your health, and will lose weight if you eat at the deficit given. And that’s a great start!

Good luck!

NovaVita365 wrote: »

Thank you Everyone and Congratulations to MixedbarbieMOM1991 on her May wedding!! Sorry I hadn't been able to reply back but was having an issue with my account. I have so far lost 10 pounds, Not really sure if that good or not ( the rate of Loss ) but I think one of my issues may be my schedule being a bit crazy ( working between 12-15 hr days with shifts in the start and end times.) so my eating schedule was kind of all over the place. I was also sick for 2 weeks. I am really don't know if any of this has any effect on weight loss. Good news is that my schedule has stabilized so I am finally starting to eat on more of a schedule. So to answer some of the questions, I would have to say ultimately I want to feel better and get healthier. Obviously I would like to drop the weight to look better. No I guess I am not really fixed on specific amount of weight to lose OR even an ending weight Goal. I want to be able to have a long and healthy life with my Fiancé that we can enjoy together.

Congratulations on the wedding. And ten pounds lost. And not don't!! All of these are so exciting. Others have given you great responses to whether or not it's possible, which ultimately bike down to: it depends.

To answer your question about timing of eating, no it doesn't have an impact. I say that conditionally though. The most important thing for losing weight is making sure you are in a calorie deficit for an extended period of time. Where timing of meals is important is keeping yourself satisfied. If you are given X number of calories to eat per day and you eat them all by noon, but you aren't going to bed until 10pm, that may be a hungry 10 hours. Or it might not. However many calories you have to eat for the day are yours to use however you see fit. You get to pick not only what you eat but when you eat.

It can take some time to figure out what foods keep you satisfied as well as what time you should eat them to keep yourself from getting hangry. I also know really well how scary it is to be hungry. I know that sounds weird but part of the journey for me, and maybe for your as well, is getting over the gear of being hungry. Not starving myself, but letting myself get a little hungry before I next ate. I had to relearn how to listen to my body and know when it was telling me I was actually hungry as opposed to bored or thirsty (sometimes when you're thirsty it feels like you hungry which is part of why it's recommended to drink some water before you eat).

I'm really excited for you and your journey. It's ok that you don't know what your goal weight is right now. You might change your mind 500 times and that's ok. As you said, you want to be healthier and that's the best goal, in my opinion.

Start off simple. Out your info into MFP and decide on a date of loss. At your weight you could do 2 pounds per week since you want to try and not lose more than 1% of your body weight per week. But, figure out what is best for you because it's all personal. Then, just work on figuring out how to get foods you like into your calorie goal. Logging everything will potentially be your best friend. It doesn't work for everyone but it lets your know if you're on track and let's you look at what you're eating to decide if it's satisfying you. Foods aren't evil but some get you to your goal faster. Remember that it's a marathon and not a sprint. But at the end of the day, any small changes you are able to make help you get to that goal of living a longer, healthier life with the one you love.

I am also getting married in May of 2019. Congratulations.