What's your weight loss program?

what is the FMP? i need to lose 50 lbs so how do i do that in 6 months?

i've lost 50.4 pounds in 3 1/2 months.....eat well and exercise... it's all about calories in versus calories out. that simple....!

It's more than cals in cals out, it's a lot to do with the quality of your food too, as far as feeling satisfied - which is what we all want first and foremost or we wouldn't be overweight to begin with, right? :happy: I'm not saying never enjoy a treat ever again, but my two cents is to eat as unprocessed as you reasonably can and your body will thank you

Best wishes!

Hey everyone!
I follow MFP guidlines that they set for me, but I also use Shakeology every morning, then I work out 2x a day to TurboFire and Insanity. My goal is to lose approx.45lbs in the next 15 months. Well I would like to lose it faster then that but I can be patient.LOL
I hope everyone has a great day!!!

I follow the MFP program. Watch your cals & stay in the green.
^^^this=56lbs in 6.5 months!!

Pretty much this. I eat "smarter"--more "whole" foods and less processed/fast foods than I used to, I eat healthy portions, I cut out soda (totally individual choice there; I personally don't miss it), I drink a lot of water, and I work out 4-5 days per week.

I started last Tuesday (Jan 9th) with the MFP program on a 1200 calorie limit with 30 mins a day, 5 days a week. I've gone over the 30 minutes twice in this first week, and I've lost 8 lbs so far.

Eat healthy, good foods in moderation.
Eat less than your body uses.
Exercise.

Repeat daily.

I use Body By Vi meal replacement shakes and MFP to track my calories, my target calorie range is 1300-1400 and I eat back my exercise calories.

High potein, low sugar. Not going out of my way to say "NO" to anything, just moderation. I am using the calorie counting tools not as a slap my hand when I'm bad, but like a bank. I typically know what I'm going to eat for the day, I plug it all in and I see what I have left. If something changes, I change it. If I'm going to go over my calorie budget for the day, then I earn more by excercising more. I try to stay shy of 1200 calories by eating foods high in protein and low in sugar, lots of soups, and veggies/fruit. The cleaner the better. But I'm also not dumb enough to think that when my body is really craving chocolate that if I deny myself that craving then I'll be able to drop the weight... because I won't. It'll cause me to overindulge when I just really need a taste. So because I budget my calories, I know if I can "afford" a hershey's bar, or if I need to just fight the craving tooth and nail. Typically, I'm so far under "budget" that I can "afford" a treat and not feel like I'm cheating.

I've also stopped eating after 9pm (my muchie time), being more conscientious of what I'm eating, and I have completely stopped drinking soda (not even diet). I walk during my breaks at work, and my night job I walk around as much as possible versus sitting at my desk between customers.

It's more than cals in cals out, it's a lot to do with the quality of your food too, as far as feeling satisfied - which is what we all want first and foremost or we wouldn't be overweight to begin with, right? :happy: I'm not saying never enjoy a treat ever again, but my two cents is to eat as unprocessed as you reasonably can and your body will thank you

Best wishes!

Exactly this............

=\ I'm watching my calorie intake (1440 a day), and exercising at 5am (strength training for an hour or more) and 5pm (cardio for 30 minutes).

I cook from fresh ingredients and eat all my exercise calories Although my ticker is showing 4 pounds lost I have lost about 150 pounds. I just set myself a target and when I have lost that I set another target :flowerforyou:

I used to do Slimming World, but I found it demoralising when I was following the plan and only losing 1/2, putting on, maintaining, losing 1lb etc and others (who, admittedly, were a lot bigger than me) were losing 5lbs a week and eating more crap than me and loving it. I wasn't eating unhealthily before though, and for me it was purely calorie intake that was the problem. I'd gone from being a postwoman and then was suddenly ill and unable to exercise. Anything I ate went straight onto my waist. I didn't have to adjust my eating habits too much when I joined SW unlike a lot of the people there and so I found it wasn't really for me.

So now, I basically just calorie count. I make sure I use more than I consume and the weight is slowly but surely coming off.

It does make me chuckle though when people rave about Slimming World "I've lost so much weight!". Yes, well, if you stop eating 8 takeaways a week and replace them with fruit and veg, that does tend to happen! lol

I eat six small meals a day. I do not give up the foods I love. I just make healthier versions. I eat tacos, ice cream and even cheese cake. I do not eat anything white: no white flour, no white potatoes, no white sugar, no white rice, etc. I make my carbs counts by only eating whole grain carbs such as quinoa, Healthy Life Bread, and low carb high fiber tortillas. I watch my fat, sugar, and sodium by limiting them to 40 grams or less, 30 grams of sugar (no white sugar, I use Stevia), and 2500 grams or less of sodium. I keep my carbs at 100 grams or less a day and my protein at least 75 but more like 100-125 grams a day. I keep my calories between 1100-1300 a day (You may need more).

I exercise 5-6 days a week. I try to do the circuit training everyday (There is a free video section at http://www.perfectweightamerica.com for circuit training). Circuit training is an excellent way burn calories. I do Zumba 4-5 times a week too. Zumba works the all the muscles in the body and is fun. It actually follows the principles of circuit training by raising and lowering the heart rate during exercise so you burn the maximum calories.

I eat 3000 calories and do P90X2. Actually thinking about increasing my calories some more because I don't think I am getting enough.


For all those on 1200 calories and not eating back exercise calories, be careful as this can do two bad things; kill your metabolism and kill your lean muscle mass. Both make long term lost and fitness difficult, especially when it gets to a point you want that flat stomach.