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Originally Posted by monkeygirl777 my marriage is in jeopardy if i do not lose weight. please help. i am 5'6 and 180 and i need to lose 50 pounds as quickly as possible. willing to do anything. |
Monkeygirl, I will tell you how I dropped weight; however, I am concerned that your marriage is in jeopardy if you don't? You should be losing weight because you want to lose it for yourself, not to please someone else--that's doing it for all the wrong reasons.
OK, let me hop back off the soapbox... I dropped my 80 lbs by watching my calories, cutting out the refined, processed, sugared junk foods that have permeated so much of our society's diet. My breakfast: 1 cup (measured!) of all bran extra fiber, and 0.5 cups unsweetened soy milk (measured again!). Lunch, typically, 1/3 bag of mixed greens (various lettuce) 1-2 oz each of carrots, onions, cucumbers, sprouts, any other veggies that you want to include. Now the critical point--the dressing. I use either a low cal 50 cal or less per 2 tbsp dressing and use 4 tbsps on it (Yes, measured again!
) Otherwise, I grab the balsamic vinegar and lather the salad with 2 tbps of that, for 10 cal or less of dressing. That will hold me over until dinner. At dinner, I eat tuna, salmon or tofu. It's easier to use a fish because of the high protein to low fat ratio. You need to make sure you meet the protein needs. On the side of this fish...either another salad, or steamed veggies, such as broccoli, cauliflower, etc. Fill up on all those and you will be taking in nutrients and minimizing your calories.
Diet alone is not enough. The more exercise you do, the more calories you burn and the more weight you lose. So, I run 3 miles in the morning whether I am trying to lose weight or not. I up my caloric intake to hold steady. To drop weight fast, like I am doing again now, I run an additional 3 miles in the evening OR just run 6 miles in the morning. To this, I supplement walking when I can. For example, I do a 2.6 mile 40 min walk on weekdays before or after lunch at work. Each afternoon after dinner, I take a 1 hr walk (4 miles). All that time away from the house/office serves two purposes. You burn calories and you aren't tempted to sit there and eat. I do drink at least 84 oz of water daily with this regimen.
Hopefully this answers your question. I know it's not some easy success formula, but this is how I took myself from obese to a comfortable BMI of 23, and in turn solved all of my health problems. There is no safe way that I know of to drop weight any quicker, nor a way to keep it off for the long run other than changing your lifestyle and staying committed to that change forever.
Finally, I should add two disclaimers. First, please don't starve yourself. Make sure you get enough calories to provide the nutrients you need to exercise and keep yourself hydrated. Second, please don't go out tonight and try to run 6 miles if you don't already do that kind of exercise--it might do more damage than good. Start off walking a few minutes, or however much you can handle comfortably now. You don't want to risk any injuries from overexertion. Also, you probably want the right kind of shoes if you take the walking/running route. Work up into your exercise routine wisely. I spent 3 months walking before I ever ran (partly had to do with losing enough weight to make it safe to run). Once I ran, I started with 1 min intervals, then 2 min, then 5 etc. up to the level I do now.
Good Luck!
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