Is it possible to lose 40-50 pounds in 4-5 months the way I

I'm sure you could lose quite a bit, but that seems pretty ambitious. That's about 3 pounds a week. Plus, you can't keep losing right up to your wedding day, because you won't want to lose after your final dress fitting.

I lost my first 40 lbs in 3 months (23lbs the first month and 10 lbs each month after that). I was morbidly obese to begin with at 333 lbs. I went on the South Beach diet for the first month and I was losing too rapidly and my doctor sent me to a nutrtionist who tweaked the diet for me and my gluten allergy. I now stay on 1200 calories and do 2 hours of exercise (1 hour on the treadmill and 1 hour in the pool) 5 days a week. I up the intensity of the exercise when I hit a plateau.I have consisitently lost 8-10 lbs a month. I eat high protein and no starches only green veggie carbs, lean meat, egg whites and reduced fat cheese in moderation. No cheating and no eating out. It is not an easy lifestyle, but do-able depending on how bad you want it. I now have lost 150 lbs in 15 months and have about 20 -30 more to go. My blood work is good and I feel great!

I would think part of that has to do with where you are starting off. You are talking about losing 10lbs a month and that's possible but pretty aggressive. I lost about 12lbs in 4 weeks, but after the first three weeks, my weight loss definitely slowed down and I have to be super diligent to keep it on track.

And, a little personal note.......I don't think weight loss really works when we view it as temporary or "I'm just doing this to look good for my wedding/reunion/vacation". I think part of what makes it work when it does work is the idea that you are completely changing you life, not just "depriving yourself for a few months".

It is possible with hard work. Don't over do it though. You will get warn out and your body might fight you on it.

As a fairly newly married person (we just celebrated our 2nd year anniversary last month), I'd like to say that I think you are setting yourself up for major stress. Leaving your last fitting to 3 weeks before the wedding and focusing on such an ambitious weight goal will be added stressed to all the planning and events that go with a wedding. Weddings kinda sneak up on you... all the planning, planning, planning and then WHAM! you're getting married. It is a wonderful day, but it can become stressful. Not only that, but what if your dress fits funny or you don't reach your goal weight? You may let something like that negatively impact a very beautiful and memorable day. I would suggest a more reasonable goal (like 20-25 pounds) and focusing on your upcoming day with your sweetie.

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I'd say it's possible, but you'd probably lose more in terms of inches if you aim for 1.5# or even 1# a week, with adequate protein and a combination of cardio & strength training. Generally speaking, the slower the loss, the larger percentage of that loss is from fat. No one is going to know if you lost 40 or 50 or 30 or even 20 pounds... but they will see how beautiful you look in your gown.

I couldn't agree more. I think you should set for 1.5 pounds per week. Continue to exercise. Don't eat fast food and watch your intake of carbs, fat, protein etc. and try not to go over on fats and carbs. I recommend cutting out soda if you are a soda drinker, even diet soda bloats you. 1200 cals is really low. That would make me irritable and I think I would quit and cheat.