what diet to choose???!!!!???HELP ME

have tried HCG and it made me sick sick sick so I am open to any OTHER suggestions then that diet. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!:embarassed:

Seems to me that your first road block is that you're looking for a quick fix, a pill, an injection, a fad, a "diet." What you need is to get this term "diet" redefined in your mind. You need to make a lifestyle change. Fruits, veggies, lean proteins, whole grains. Throw out the refined flours, the fast and fatty convenience foods. Get out and active, walk, run, bike, play, dance. Stick to a net calorie count that will fuel your body (1200 - 1600 maybe). You may not see 130 pounds in 52 weeks (that's a consistent 2.5 pounds a week!) but you will see something better as long as you do it right, healthy, and are dedicated.

I would suggest not setting a deadline in this fashion. You need to change your lifestyle, including adding more exercise in. However, I can tell you that if you pressure yourself with deadlines, you're going to fail or gain it all back. If you ALREADY HAVE A WEDDING set up, somebody loves you for being who you are ALREADY. Think of it as being the best you for that "happily-ever-after" that you want to achieve. Don't set your "wedding day" as the time by which you want to be a certain size. Make it a goal to have established a healthy lifestyle as of... today -- because you want to have a happy long-term life. Maybe if you think of it that way, you can choose something that is achievable and maintainable in a healthy fashion. That would be my suggestion. That said, someone suggested South Beach. I've heard good things about that, and the eating style is fairly maintainable (for me, anyway), long term. I don't mind dropping a lot of the things that it drops, anyway. The Zone Diet (40% protein, 30% carbs, 30% fat) seems to be a good balance of energy and calorie balance. Do whatever you think that you can MAINTAIN, because large amounts of weight means large amounts of TIME. You'll notice that MFP recommends 1 pound/week (for women, at least). That's maintainable.

Just eat a variety of healthy foods, exercise, log your food and exercise on here and eat all of the calories MFP allows you.

It works, no need to diet.

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the first 3 letters in diet spell out die....which is what most diets make you want to do......

Honestly i have tried diets and im always pretty successful on them (did medifast, dropped 30 pounds in 2 months, lost 15 doing nutrusystem the next 2 months after that) but this is because i NEVER CHEATED.....not even ONE BITE.....

I have shifted that discipline on to mfp.....i have whatever i want, just stay in portion size of what is reccomended....i weigh and measure EVERYTHING when i cook....this is important because they say most people underestimate their calories eaten and over estimate their calories burned.

Before i go out to eat at a restaraunt, i look up their menu online to see how much calories each thing i want is, or i log it in mfp before i go, so i know i can't have more than 16 chips with salsa or more than 3 chicken soft tacos at taco bell. Once you do this, you will be disgusted at how many calories you used to consume, thinking it wasn't even "that bad" for you.

I make better snack choices....i love sugar free puddings, or i home pop my own popcorn and use 3tbs kernals and 1tbs olive oil, skip the butter and add salt, garlic powder and parmesean cheese on it(or whatever flavors you like). This is all about change....lets say you only lose 80 pounds buy your goal weight.....thats 80 pounds you most likely will NEVER see again because you lost it by retraining your eating habits, rather than losing 130 pounds in a month only to gain it all back becaues al lyou learned out to do was drink a shake, or how to eat out of a package.

Eat the calories MPF recommends for you. Eat whole food. Nothing with preservatives. Half your body weight in water. I tend to keep my carbs lower but that is up to you. I also watch my sodium as it can make it or break it for me.

Everything everyone else said.

AND if you're looking for a reasonable thing that will tell you what to do for the next twelve weeks to start getting some results, look at Body for Life. Buy the book (way cheap used on Amazon) and/or look at the website.

Lift weights like they say on the days they say. Try the High Intensity Interval Training cardio like they say on the days they say, and eat a lean protein and a lean carb at every meal for 5 to 6 meals a day, with veggies at at least 2 or 3 of those meals. The exercise adjusts itself to your current level of fitness and will continue to adjust as you get stronger and faster. And you get results because you work for them, but you DO get them.

It isn't a diet per se. It is a plan, and you need a plan. You also need some weights.

Don't starve yourself under any circumstances.

Take measurements so that when the scale isn't cooperating, you at least see results there, or in the amount you can lift or the distance you can cardio.

There is no diet that will help you. You need to do a lifestyle change that takes hard work, is slow progress, and sustainable as it is something you will be doing for the rest of your life hopefully.

100% correct. Just use MFP's system. It will tell you how many Calories to eat to reach your goal. It works. If you need a name, your diet is "Calorie Counting".

exactly!! I have done MFP for 85 days and lost 30lbs...my hubby has lost 45! You can do this! Just be honest!

I do the vodka diet. 12 vodkas a day, booze fueled sleep, 12 vodkas a day (only 720 cals), booze fueled sleep... occasional walk to the off-license. Perfect.

What has worked for me is making more healthy choices. Still enjoying a treat now and then, exercise. The only item I would add to this discussion, it that working on some of the issues why I ate to much has greatly improved my permenent success. I lost 30 pounds and have kept it off for a year. Now I am working on making some more progress. For me, the magic has been doing all the "healthy" things with a group and friend who support me. I have found that support and tools to work on the underlying issues in a group called First Place 4 Health. They meet all over the country and you can search for one near you on their web site. Slow and steady changes the lifestyle and the scale!!

Try the Eat-less-(AND EAT HEALTHIER)-and-exercise-more diet. It is 99.9% effective. Lol! in all seriousness... anyone I have ever hear of/seen/know/read about who has successfully lost weight (and then kept it off) did so by eating healthier, watching portion sizes and moving more. It doesn't matter if you go low car-high carb-high protein-low fat-high fat-no eggs-no butter-no bread-no meat-no dairy-juice fast-then eat normal-balance protein carbs fat fiber-ratio... whatever you choose - it has to be healthy, portion controlled (with the occasional treat, of course) and it has to be something YOU can live with.