How much weight can I realistically lose in 28 weeks?

Try to stick to one pound for week, that will give you the healthiest results. I also highly recommend using myfitnesspal, it's a great app for calorie counting. With most foods, you can just scan the barcode or look them up, they have a huge database that makes recording what you eat way easier. I used it and was able to lose weight with minimal to no exercise.

ETA: Just saw that there was a second page and you said you couldn't stick with MFP. Sorry! I say use it to at least find out what your daily calorie intake should be and at least try to keep a mental tab on it. I used to use it all the time, but now that I have a good idea of how much I can eat, I usually just use it to look up any foods I'm unsure about

It depends on how much you currently weigh, but it's definitely doable. I'm trying to lose 10 lbs before I post a picture in my wedding dress. I'm already down 3 lbs in less than a week since I started exercising, only drinking water and at least 8 cups a day and eating healthier. I'm here for support.

Meal prep is my friend!! I do it all in a few hours on Sunday. Cutting up fruits and veggies, cooking meat, etc. It really helps to have all that healthy food right there!

Ive lost 25lbs since June using Herbalife meal replacement shakes for 2 meals a day.

21 day fix!

My MOH has had amazing success with weight watchers and doing barre classes. She's lost 30 lbs since the beginning of July. She was a size 16 and is now a 10.

Also- can I just say I'm thoroughly impressed with your planning. Your engagement pics are scheduled the day after my wedding and you already know that! I'll cross my fingers for great weather for you!

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I lost 10 lbs in 2 months time this summer. I could have lost more but I changed my diet only and wasn't working out in addition.

It honestly depends on you, but you have enough time to reach your goal. Good luck!

Hi Honeybee!

Your goal is very realistic but since muscle is denser than fat (see picture attached) so if you focus on inches and progress pictures it can be a much better measurement of success. I like to use the app myfitnessplan, always consult with a physician first but here's my little secret (well not a secret lol-but it works like a charm!)

Step # 1. Take your bodyweight in lbs.

Step # 2. Multiply that number in between a number between 17-21.

This number is the amount of calories that your body needs to maintain that shape right now.

***Here's the catch...if your not currently at that number then you have to be at that number, or as close as realistically possibly before you go any further. (And this is why sometimes people who start eating more start losing weight, we have to get things back on track).

Step # 3. (Well it's actually 2/3 , this and the top step match together). Set your macros and your calorie count in myfitness pal. I usually do 30 carbs, 40 protein, and 30 fat to start and then adjust the macros later.

Step #4. Once the macros and calories are being hit at a consistent basis then I cut my calories - usually by 15-20%. That's a part of a problem that it is Imperative to already be high enough otherwise when you cut you will end up cutting to too little calories and mess up your system.

I LOVE exercising, I really do. But it's actually not the exercising part that will get you there. The exercise is just asking the 'icing to the cake"-sculpting your muscles and "tightening up your body". The money is in tracking what you eat-that's how you get ahead any time. I hope this helps!!!

When I did P90X, we would do all of our meal prep on Sundays, and have everything weighed out and in tupperware in the right portion sizes. Snacks too (1 TBSPN almonds, etc).

As many have said, you have to be SUPER diligent. I'm struggling with this right now myself...I need to log my food and my water intake, and I just get sidetracked.

Another app alternative is Sparkpeople. They have an app and a website (sparkpeople.com), that has community, challenges, food and fitness trackers, etc.

They also have this cool tool that helps you calculate nutritional value for your own homecooked meals that may not be on their site.

Here's a link for that part: https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

Find exercises that you enjoy. A friend of mine has recently started kickboxing classes, and she goes 3-5 times a week because she loves it so much.

Good luck!!

I weigh 130lbs trying to get to 120. I workout at least 4-5 times a week. I dont loose any weight because of my eating habits but im so close to my 6 month mark and im going to make sure i make the change and eat clean to hopefully see my results! Eating clean is KEY!

Also, im not super concerned about the number on the scale, more concerned about the inches i loose! So that is another way to track your progress.

I lost 35lbs in 5 months. So depends on your body and and determination.