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Abs. Nice Work!

Honestly, the safety of such a goal greatly depends on your starting weight. If you are obese/overweight, then there likely wouldn't be any huge health risks from losing that much. That is about 2 2/3 lbs a week. It is doable.

I am sorry that you are having a difficult time. You may not subscribe to the methodology that I am about to suggest, but I felt compelled to share since it has helped me immensely. For me, meditation has been an amazing, and life changing addition to my weight loss routine. My theory is, your body holds onto weight in…

I'm 5'6" and I am aiming to lose an additional 60lbs or more! :D I'm currently down 37lbs! You've got this ladies!

Sw: 250lbs Cw: 216.4lbs Gw: 140lbs I wasn't sure if I was supposed to put my actual goal or the goal for this challenge. Anyway, here it is!

Everyone is different.

Wow, that is scary. I'll keep that in mind. This isn't my first time doing low carb, but it is my first time in a while. *Fingers crossed*

Thank you. I'll look into that. Reaching 199lbs would be ideal, but if it isn't possible without hating life, I may relax that. Maybe something like 205lbs would be more reasonable. I have about 8 weeks. If I lose 2lbs a week, I'll be right around that mark. *fingers crossed* Either way, I'll definitely check out the…

Ill look into it. Thanks!

Thank you for the well articulated feedback. I want to aim to lose at least 2lbs a week because I am going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding on May 1st and I would like to be under 200lbs if possible. That being said, I'll keep everything you said in mind! I usually eat closer to 1400, but I let my hunger for the day dictate…

Great advice. Thank you! Thirty chicken wings is impressive! :D I have been eating about 15 from Wingstop. That was my vice this week.

Ain't that the truth!

You make an excellent point. I really do need to remember the non-scale motivators. Just the other day I saw a picture of me from last March at my highest weight. I have lost about 30lbs since then. I could reaaaaaally see the difference by comparing photos. Sometimes you don't notices the amount of progress when you're…

Congrats on your weight loss!

Yay! I am a sucker for any sort of calculators. I'll take a look at this information. Thank you.

Thank you! I'll try not to be disappointed.

Thanks! That helps a lot. I have lost 8lbs so far in the past 6 days! It's nice to think it's not all water :)

Thanks for the well thought out feedback. I see what you mean.

Thanks so much for the feedback everyone. I am currently 216. Right now I'm aiming between 1100-1600 calories a day and I am staying below 60g of carbs a day. I am trying to eat approximately 30% protein, 55% fat, 15% carbs. I've done low carb before without dramatically lowering my calories. I know that in general, you…

I am excited to wear cute styles I've never felt comfortable wearing! Also, hope it will further my singing/acting possibilities!

This group is great about responding. I really appreciate it. Everyone seems to be on the same page. That's good! I am inspired by the successes everyone has had on their journeys.

You make a great point. I'll keep that in mind.

Thanks everyone!

Great job! Good to know. I have pretty aggressive goals, so I am wanted to aim between 1200-1400 a day. I weight 229 now and I am trying to get back to 199 within the next 2-2 1/2 months. I hope I can achieve that by coupling this with a steady fitness plan!

Vegetarian diets are only good for the things you mentioned if you are careful and prudent about eating well balanced meals. I was vegetarian for a little over a year and I gained 35lbs! I was not good at eating balanced meals, so it didn't work well for me. I have since gone back to eating protein on a low carb diet. I…

Thanks @GSD_Mama . I appreciate the well wishes. I'm 5'6" and currently at 227lbs. I'm down from 250. Since I've been back to low carb (about 8 days), I've lost about 5.5lbs. I'm sure most of that is water, but it is still encouraging to see. I'm an 18 right now. I'd like to be back to a 12/14 by Halloween and smaller than…

HEY! That sounds nice! I walk currently, but I want to start going to the gym again. My fiancé hates to go, and I always want a buddy. I gotta break that habit and just do it. Thanks for the feedback @mwyvr & @Sunny_Bunny_

Thanks for the info DittoDan!

Mine comes from a dance that was made up at my high school. It was about this guy named Chris Baker. I've had it for a looong time now.

Ive never tried this intentionally. Does it positively impact metabolism/weight loss? The concept is interesting. I'd be afraid that I'd over eat because I was hungry though.