Need to loss 28 pounds in 6 weeks.... Meal Ideas Needed!

So based on the responses I see, everyone here should hate the biggest loser and thus their ill-gained products as much as I do, and only watch it for it's entertainment/article writing motivation that it inspires????

I don't watch, to me that show sucks and is demoralizing. top it off, a lot of the things they do is very dangerous to their joints, 'says the formarly 400 lb girl who was jumping rope, jogging, squatting, lunging with plates, leg pressing close to 400 lbs. that now has arthritis, hip issues, 2 torn meniscuses, platars fasciitis and tarsal tunnel'

You know.. none of that hurt while i was doing it.. Now fast forward a year....

So based on the responses I see, everyone here should hate the biggest loser and thus their ill-gained products as much as I do, and only watch it for it's entertainment/article writing motivation that it inspires????

I hate that show! I find it unbelievable that 1 person could lose 5% of their weight in a week.

No, when your morbidly obese and close to sedentary to begin with, you can, but at a COST. These shows pray on people's desperation. It's a mental as well as physical hurt to be that large, to not have resources, to not know where to begin, and a show like that is just hurtful. it does more harm than good..

OP, 1200 calories of good protein, wholemeal carbs and fresh vegetables, loads of water and cardio until you drop is all I can suggest. Buy some spanx and a confidence boosting outfit or two but most of all, enjoy your trip xxx

Cardio has no direct impact on weight loss. If she's a hard core scale watcher, cardio may actually slow the scale's descent.

Hello dearie. Sorry about all the snark you are getting, most of us on here have tried all the fad diet, quick weightloss schemes and have little patience with them anymore. I do agree with the majority that your goal is unrealistic. I would recommend setting up MFP for a loss of 1lb a week maximum unless you, in total, have over 50 lbs to lose.

Make sure you eat all the calories that are recommended and work out 5 or 6 times a week. 3 days of weights and 2 or three of cardio sessions of around 45 minutes.

Don't make yourself ill over a holiday.

^^^^^^great post!

by doing some mental 'starvation diet' which is what you will have to do to lose so much weight so quickly, all you will do is end up thinner but flabby which is NOT a good look for a hen do, and also in the process screw up your metabolism by losing muscle so you put all the weight straight back on plus more when you eat anything more than a few leaves a day!!!!!!!!

The best thing you can do is set sensible goals on MFP as the above poster said, and add in some weight training, this will build muscle, muscle burns more calories even doing nothing, and you will lose more INCHES rather than lbs which will have you looking smaller and better for your hen do :-)

I managed to lose 27.5 pounds in a 6 week period during my weight loss but I was 360 pounds at the start of that 6 weeks. I am only on cardio exercise and diet. I can't do strength training due to risk of injury to a cornea transplant and already have had problems with it.

Amazing, I've been to a job interview and came back to see this thread still alive... much to my disappointment no one is talking about cat food anymore though :sad:

Come on people. The OP asked a perfectly reasonable question!!

OK her target may be a little ambitious but those of us who have struggled with our weight know what it feels like to panic before a forthcoming social event and want to lose as much as possible.

Well done to those of you who have answered with empathy and sensible suggestions - to the sarcastic and just plain snipey/weird/condescending - GIVE THE GIRL A BREAK.

OP, 1200 calories of good protein, wholemeal carbs and fresh vegetables, loads of water and cardio until you drop is all I can suggest. Buy some spanx and a confidence boosting outfit or two but most of all, enjoy your trip xxx

What she said!!!

Cardio has no direct impact on weight loss. If she's a hard core scale watcher, cardio may actually slow the scale's descent.

WOW....That is just ignorant..... Go tell that to millions of people who actually lost weight by burning more calories....And if you do cardio you burn more calories....Not bashing strengh training as it is essential, but saying that cardio has NO impact on fat loss.???:noway: :yawn:

Cardio has no direct impact on weight loss. If she's a hard core scale watcher, cardio may actually slow the scale's descent.

WOW....That is just ignorant..... Go tell that to millions of people who actually lost weight by burning more calories....And if you do cardio you burn more calories....Not bashing strengh training as it is essential, but saying that cardio has NO impact on fat loss.???:noway: :yawn:

No *DIRECT* impact. Read my subsequent posts if you actually want to understand.

You strike me as a "It worked for me..." person.

Cardio has no direct impact on weight loss. If she's a hard core scale watcher, cardio may actually slow the scale's descent.

WOW....That is just ignorant..... Go tell that to millions of people who actually lost weight by burning more calories....And if you do cardio you burn more calories....Not bashing strengh training as it is essential, but saying that cardio has NO impact on fat loss.???:noway: :yawn:

No *DIRECT* impact. Read my subsequent posts if you actually want to understand.

You strike me as a "It worked for me..." person.

Anecdotals...the bane of the fitness industry and the main reason noone really knows jack crap! EVERYTHING "WORKS"

Just so you know - fat in foods doesnt directly equal fat on your body. You need to eat fat for your cells to repair and for you to have shiny hair and nails, and to feel fuller. So instead of focusing on what is low fat - concentrate on what has nutrition, high in protein and generally lower in calories.

Dinners such as salmon, chicken breast and grilled lean meats with vegetables - (sweet potato mash, butternut squash and greens are good - and my favourites)

The best 'diet' will always be the one which you can stick to for the longest.

Your expectations are unrealistic, you will lose weight but not at that rate so don't set yourself up for dissapointment as that yo-yo dieting will be horrible for your body.

This ^^^^

Exercise most days of the week, strength train 2X week and eat well. At the end of the 6th week, "double spanx" it (wear 2 spanx) to fit into 2 sizes smaller clothes - it gives the illusion that you lost 28lbs. Totally works.

Yes this board is full of MEANS GIRLS (GUYS INCLUDED). Sure i eat what i want 1-2days a week IN MODERATION! I dont even eat sugar, rarely flour, no potatoes etc. So whoever said for me to cut those out needs to look closer at my diary. I really hope you all grow up...this is plain silliness. The OP didnt ask if she SHOULD lose that weight in that time. How about just acting like a grown up and skipping over the post if you want to be an ahole???

I mean why would anyone even want to post a question on here about ANYTHING?? This OP was literally attacked!!! Made fun of?? What the crap?? And then dizzydi1968 tries to HELP this OP and in turn she gets attacked!!!! WOW!!!! I thought this place was somewhere to get HELP?? OH and as far as the girl who posted about losing a certain amount in 6 weeks? WHO CARES HOW SHE DID IT OR DOES IT?? Then people jump on her case also!! FREE COUNTRY last time I checked!!!! Bunch of just out right mean people here! I started a thread about what worked for me a couple of weeks ago and it received several SEVERAL comments!! Most mean of course and I got the biggest laugh at what a big controversy my little post started..just comical really!! NOW say what you want to me and give me something else to laugh at!! :laugh:

FYI i am under the supervision of a doctor. I actually saw him last week. So before you speak you may want to know the facts. I take tons of vitamins all recommened by my doctor and he has told me what I am doing is fine. I already have high bp, psoriatic arthritis amongst many other problems. Eatting isnt all about the calroies you intake you have to watch what you put in it. Im not an idiot and i excercise 3hrs a day sometimes more. Thats with 3 kids. I think alot of you are just jealous of the fact that some people are a bit more determined than you and know how to get it done!!! Im no where near vain btw...but id much rather drop my weight the way that works for me than hold on to hope that what YOU are doing would work. My doctor is by far alot smarter than you and ill take his word over yours!!!

Add me as a friend!! Alot of these people apparently have their heads crammed so far up their butts they cant think straight! I have lost 31lbs in 8wks....if you would like some of my suggestions just msg me. All together i am wanting to lose 40ish lbs.

We don`t have our heads crammed up our *kitten* we`re just trying to tell her to not become anorexic...I think I speak for the majority of people here that we are not only trying to lose weight for vanity purposes we`re here to be healthy. I think your the one who needs to wake up a bit... maybe even get checked by a doctor because with the foods your eating you are definately not getting anywhere`s near all of your nutrients you need per day to fuel your body to avoid health issues in the future. I viewed your diary and yeah your losing weight but your not doing it in a healthy way... your starving yourself and setting yourself up for major failure and dissapointment in the future! More at risk for diabetes, kidney and liver failure, eye and heart issue. Not only `fat`people get those issues people who don`t get all their nutrients too....

Sorry but I wouldn't trust a word your Doctor says if what you are doing is what he/she approves of. A lifestyle like yours will eat away at the muscles within the body. Anyone here of the term "skinny fat"??

Doctors know VERY little about actual nutrition - that's why we have dieticians and nutritionists.

Just because someone is called a Doctor doesn't actually mean they are smart or know what they are talking about. There are quite a few people here who are a lot smarter than some Doctors.

And just because someone made a rude comment, was "mean" etc doesn't mean you or anyone else has the right to respond the same way. Not sure how people can "have their heads crammed so far up their butts they cant think straight!" when most of the posters here are giving good advice.

Weight loss at that rate is NOT healthy unless you are morbily obese and that's pretty much all everyone was trying to tell the first poster. Sure those on the biggest loser can do it but usually the average person can't without either starving themselves or overloading the exercise.

When you are on an apparent Doctor approved and supervised extremely caloric intake restriction diet combined with an overload of exercise doesn't mean you should be suggesting it to anyone else. People here will do what you are doing without this "Doctor" supervision which will be incredibly harmful to them.

My opinions anyways

When you are on an apparent Doctor approved and supervised extremely caloric intake restriction diet combined with an overload of exercise doesn't mean you should be suggesting it to anyone else.

This.