Need a 5 month miracle! Advice-givers invited!

I think 1lb/week is perfect honestly. You don't need to be at your goal weight when eh gets home - he loved you when he left so its not like he's going to come home and say "gosh honey I'm really disappointed that you didn't lose that last 10 lbs for me"

You don't really know for sure yet if 140 is the 'right' goal weight for you so starving yourself to get there isn't' a good idea. Back at my skinniest adult weight I was 143 and chubby. If I was 143 right now I'd be very low bodyfat (like 19%). If you are working out your body is going through huge changes which aren't necessarily scale related. You might even have weeks where you don't lose any weight but your body changes for the better.

So don't worry about that number - its just a sign that you're heading in the right direction but its not the ONLY sign. Measurements, the way your clothes fit, and VISUAL changes are way more important. In fact if you haven't taken pictures yet, do it. side pics, front pics, back pics in your workout clothes (Ideally that show your belly) or in underwear/bikini.

Trust me - You're going to wow him no matter what the scale says.

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Not eating enough calories is the same as skipping meals. It slows down your metabolism and keeps you from losing weight. Not getting enough sleep can also contribute to the build up of many toxins that keep you from losing weight. Women are horrible about eating as much as they should when they are trying to lose weight, AND they are even worse at affording themselves enough sleep. Try increasing your strength training.

I don't know about a juice cleanse with type 1. I'm type 2 and I would never try it. I'd suspect it could lead to some weird hypoglycemic episodes. Plus, watch FS&ND again with fresh eyes... sure the guy is thinner by the end but he also looks ill to me, and strangely soft like he lost all body tone. The documentary turned me right off the idea of juicing.

I'm with everyone else here OP, your hubby is gonna walk through that door and whether you're at 145 or 165 he's not gonna notice the difference. Sounds like you are doing perfect with 9lbs in 7 weeks. I'd just stick with whats working.

www.bodybuilding.com - they have awesome 12 week plans -- i would suggest you check them out - I am on week 11 of one of them and I have had great results...

I can speak highly of strength training - I've been doing the New Rules of Lifting for Women program and seeing some great results (not on the scale, but with the tape measure). I have a friend who uses an insulin pump and she has been finding that working out hard in the evening has led to some pretty stable blood sugar levels through the overnight. It was unexpected, but she's been thrilled.


Personally I would avoid the "Body by Vi" challenge, just because so many of the people pushing it are pushing it just for the sake of getting their own products for free. It doesn't convince me that people really believe in the product, vs just trying to sign people up to get free product so they can try it themselves. That, and shakes are not FOOD.

Having a type 1 diabetic daughter (7 yo) and a type 1 diabetic cousin with whom I share my diet and weight journey I can give you some of what seems to work for us. My daughter, obviously, is not on a weight loss plan but is more about just beating healthy and managing her energy and sugar levels, but I eat what she does as I won't ask her to live a lifestyle I myself cannot. My cousin has been with me on a good part of my weight loss journey - he has lost about 40 lbs and I lost around 50 over a six month time period (he is also on a pump).

One fun side note, as we changed our diet habits and exercised he was able to cut his insulin needs in half.

First ... Get rid of any unhealthy carbs except on "cheat" meals 1-2 times a week. This is not a diabetic thing to not eat donuts and cookies, but a general health thing. You wont be satiated and trying to stay under calories with bad carbs is miserable. Get your carbs from fruits and nuts as much as possible - breads (even most whole grains) react more like sugar than these. If you do eat grains, make sure they are whole grain.

Second ... Up your calorie goals a bit with healthy calories such as lean meats and healthy oils. Again, this means nuts as well as extra virgin olive oil are good additions. Try to make your diet include as much protein as you can percentage wise (it is hard to go over 30% of your calories from protein, so don't worry about having "too much" as long as you are eating healthy protein). 1200 calories is a rather low goal.

And last, it sounds like you are saying you have a net of 500 calories a day? If this is the case, get a heart rate monitor - that number is hard to accomplish if you are eating 1200+ calories and working out only 30-60 minutes (plus eating back some excersize calories). Make sure you are accurately measuring your food with a scale if possible and accurately estimating exercises. Bad estimations are the ruin of calorie counting