Trying to loose weight in 4 months

Im in the same boat, getting married in September and want to loose 20lb. Stop drinking alcohol, it takes 2-3 days for your body to burn fat after you drink.

What Kristen L. Said. (And it's lose:-)

If you can afford it Medifast works. It takes all the guess work out of the eating. You can check it out through Take Shape For Life. My entire family has lost many many lbs using the foods. Now it isn't the most amazing tasting. A lot of bars, shakes, puddings and soups...but I promise it works! My son lost over 30 lbs on it twice in about 6 weeks each time and minimal extra activity. He is a boy so it IS easier. Mom lost over 70 lbs on it and I lost about 50 in just a few months.

Hi Lilly! There really is SO much information out there, and the hard part is that not all of it is good. It sounds like you are on the right track if you've lost and maintained a 7 pound weight loss. Also, 3-4 times a week in the gym is great!

I think if you keep working hard, and be a little more consistent with the "kinda" good eating, you'll see great results. Remember, you're right that it doesn't have to be complicated and expensive. A lot of times we know what to do, we just need to do it. Good job with your progress so far and keep at it!

Cut out added sugars. If you're a regular soda drinker drop that habit.

Drinking loads of water is helping me lose. I've heard you're supposed to drink half your weight in ounces each day- so if a person weighs 100 lbs, they need to drink at least 50 oz of water a day. It's a lot for me, but I'm working up to it and already notice a difference in how I feel and look.

You should Google the Ultra Simple Diet. It's healthy and doesn't require any expensive products. My FH introduced me to it and I love it. It's basically meals consisting of grilled chicken or salmon, brown rice and veggies. Low sodium veggie broth and fruit shakes with protein powder for snacks. You can eat as many vegetables and cups of veggie broth as you want throughout the day. It's all good and healthy and jump starts your metabolism. Then find an exercise routine you love. Betty Rocker Make Fat Cry is a fantastic and absolutely free 30 day challenge, it's 15 minutes a day and I love LOVE it!!!

Weight loss is mostly diet so focus on that more than the gym. You could do meal replacements, buying or making your own - but the key is really to focus on calories and eating food that is going to keep you full. I'm pretty lazy, I don't like spending an hour cooking after work so we have some pre-seasoned grilled chicken breasts and pair them with a veggie and a starch. Then I'm pretty good. Fruit is also an easy, health snack if you find ones you like.

I bought a fitbit and signed up for a 5k obstacle course. Echoing what everyone says about carbs, unfortunately Drink a lot of water. Often when you think you're hungry you're really just thirsty and a glass of water can fix that. Experiment with veggies til you find ones you love. I know that a lot of people don't like veg but there's so many different flavors and textures and ways to prepare it that there's gotta be a vegetable out there for everyone.

Question: That whole thing about not eating late, should it really be "don't eat x many hours before bed"? Or is it something specific about nighttime? Because some people are night owls or have night work schedules. Case in point my FH eats "dinner" at midnight because he doesn't go to sleep til 11am.

Portions is a huge deal with weight loss. You can not intake more calories than you are losing. The best result i got for weight loss (which i am still on my journey) is to portion your food and mix weights with cardio. I have a long lunch break at work so I walk, which is my cardio usually, on my lunch break. In the morning, I wake up at 5:30 and do weights. I try not to let the scale number discourage me. I have gone up on my lifting so i just think of it as the muscles weight more than fat. I go by how my clothes fit.

There is nothing bad about eating at night unless your eating more food than you shouldn't. Calories aren't inherently bad because you eat them after a certain time. I lost weight when I was dieting and had to eat dinner at 10pm because I had class all evening. I also used to eat dinner at midnight when I worked at a restaurant from 4-11:30

You are absolutely wasting your time at the gym is you are not fully committed to eating right.

Not eating at night, as pointed out, has nothing to do with weight gain or not. It's perfectly acceptable to eat late at night. I make one of my largest meals of the day after ten pm.

It's a matter of "do you have the calories for it"?

Or did you eat all your allowance already? . Because the issue for most people is they eat all their food during the day, and have nothing left in the calorie budget but eat anyway putting them over their deficit goal.

So unless it makes your sick, gives you heart burn or bad dreams you're fine to eat at night allowing that you've left from in you're daily budget for night time snacks.

I don't eat till 1 or 2 pm specifically because I have such late nights and I prefer eating when I get home.

Going to the gym "about 3 or 4 days a week" and "kinda" watching what you're eating is not trying everything. You have to commit to a lifestyle change.

I have also always struggled with weight. Not saying you have, but I have. In the past 2 years I have really struggled. I moved in with my aging mother to help her. Stress has taken it's toll on me.

My attention has shifted from me to her. I do try to walk everyday, usually a mile. But, until recently, my health was not good either. (Been battling respiratory issues since Christmas).

It's a cycle. If you don't move your body starts to break down. I have read the comments from everyone. And most of them have helped me.

My other problems with my health are I am hypoglycemic. I have to eat something every two hours. I have tried to make good choices. When on the run, that's when I struggle.

I also have a gluten intolerance and acid bothers me. We don't realize how many bad things are in the foods we consume until we start reading about them.

OK, nuff said. Trying to do the right things now. But, it's very slow.

Thanks again for info.

I've found always having food with me, whether I was at work or had a day of running errands, really prevented me from buying snacks or fast food on the go. It takes a little extra thought but I lost weight quickly doing this. I would pack a tupperware with some fresh fruit and almonds, carrots and/or celery sticks and either hummus or natural peanut butter, and I often cooked a large batch of beans at the beginning of the week so I could have seasoned beans and couscous. You could also include a hard-boiled egg and/or a small amount of natural cheese.

Granted, I'm vegetarian, but if you portion things right it should keep you full. Typically, you need more food when you're eating just veggies vs. meat, so there is a bit of a learning curve if you've never planned veggie meals before. Having a hearty and healthy veggie lunch could help a lot, even if you're eating meat otherwise.

As others said, avoiding added sugars, hydrogenated oils (the worst! your body can't properly process them), high fructose corn syrup, white flour, etc.

Going for brisk walks - kind of like power walks, get your arms involved and walk at a quicker pace than normal - every day can help a lot too. This is a decent exercise even for those with joint issues and requires no special location or equipment, so I recommend it. I have also found free aerobic workout routines on Youtube if that's something that interests you.

Best o' luck!