Weight loss

Exercise and eat healthy. There is no secret to healthy weight loss. It's really a formula. You need to burn more calories than you take in. It takes x number of calories to keep your body going (walking, pumping blood, etc). You need to create a deficit by either restricting calories, exercising to burn calories, or a combination of the two.

Exactly what Hannah said. I have cut out sugar and carbs (except those from fruits and veggies) and increased vegetables. I also started doing 20 minutes of cardio (walking or elliptical) a day. Also water, water, water! I have lost almost 15 lbs. I find tracking my calories on a app is helpful and tracking my measurements. Some weeks I haven't lost weight but I have lost inches so it's still working.

I've lost 10 lbs in the last 5 months. I did it by cutting out coffee creamer, desserts during the week, and soda during the week. I attend workout classes at my local gym twice a week, and do 10 minute at home workouts the other 3 days with the "tone it up" app. On the weekends (in good weather), I try to walk my dog a minimum of 3 miles!

Working out and drink LOTS of water! You'll need to cut out your guilty pleasures like sweets but even just going for a simple walk everyday helped me loose a few extra pounds. Good luck!

Weight lifting, high intensity short time cardio sessions, and eating healthy!

I've lost about 15 lbs since April 1st.
I did it by drinking water, water, water. Eating heathy. Doing an hour workout a day (I have a fixed gear bike at home, and usually do about 15x mins of riding, plus 5x minutes of weight lifting x3), and cutting a lot of sugar out of my diet (I still eat fruit).

I have another 20 lbs to go to be close to my goal weight.

We have about 128 days left til the wedding and we have made a commitment to going to our little gym and working out everyday after work. It's been pretty easy the last couple weeks as I work from home and clock out at 3:30 and he works 10 min away. We're at the gym by 4:00-4:30. We are not trying to kill ourselves but just about 30-45 min of treadmill and weights. We've also revamped our diet completely. I'm not expecting miracles but hopefully this will make us feel a little more confident on our big day.

I love the My Fitness Pal app. Also, I find not eating after 6-7pm really helps!! Get it girl!

For me it's hard because my medicine is what is making me gain weight. However, tracking my calories and drinking LOTS of water has been helping. I also walk in place 45 min a day. I've lost 2 inches in as many weeks.

What everyone above says is correct. I just want to add don't cut your calories by too much because you will put yourself into starvation mode. That means that your body will hold onto fat and slow down your weight loss journey or pause it indefinitely.

Food choices usually make the most difference! You don't need to diet, just substitute for healthier stuff, e.g. replace the carbs in your meal with more veg, have fruit salads instead of unhealthy desserts, only cook with meat under 5% fat (if you eat meat!). I've lost 20lbs in the last six months from eating better alone! If you have access to the gym, as little as half an hour of cardio a day can also help. Exercises like situps or crunches are also really helpful- even if they don't help you lose weight, building up core muscles will improve your figure and posture. Try some methods to reduce water retention- the difference can be small, but dramatic!

If you're going down the workout route, maybe consider measuring your waist as well as your weight- muscle weighs much more than fat, so you can tone up and slim down without the scale budging!

Actually! Lol there's always that one person that's starts with "actually" and just says bs lol
I am having a protein shake meal replacement diet, not all meals, once a day. I actually feel much more energetic and I am more conscience about what I eat the rest of the day.
My boss was having a fruit only diet for a couple of days and it did show some improvement. Mind you only for a couple of days. Is a detox type thing.
My mom does an egg and meat (if you're not vegan or anything) detox for a couple of days as well. Avoiding carbs and any lactose.
I mean... Don't go to extremes where you can't even function but if you're comfortable with something and you know it will work.
A detox to the start of your diet sets a pace a little easier than just full on diet for the get go.
Hope I made some sense lol

I’ve been working on losing weight since we got engaged. I’m down 13 lbs with a combination of weight watchers, 1.5 hours at the gym 4 days a week, alcohol only on weekends and a whole lot of water. Honestly, I have never felt better. If you are in a rush to lose weight, it’s going to be difficult. If you want to lose a couple of pounds, do it! I’ve never felt better! Good luck

Keto! Watch dr. Ken Berry's youtube videos. That's what helped me start. Don't listen to anyone who tries to sell you stuff for it. Keto is not a program. It's a lifestyle. I've lost 28lbs in 4.5 months and dropped 2 pants sizes. I actually tried on a size 6 dress when I went wedding dress shopping last month. I also jog or walk each day and lift light weights 3-4 days a week. And please keep an open mind. people will try to tell you that keto is unhealthy, but when you cut down your carbs and consume healthy fats, you'll quickly lose weight and it helps with any inflammatory condition you might have. For me, that was plantar's fasciitis which is pain in the heels of my feet. It sidelined my running. After my plantars went away, I was able to train and recently completed a half-marathon course 19 minutes faster than 4 years before when I ran that race. I also joined the "Keto for Beginners" facebook group. Good luck!

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It is worth a mention that keto can take months to start working for some people, despite it only taking a few days for many. My fiance and I tried it for 5 months (under 15g carbs a day), he followed it loosely and went down a couple of sizes, I followed it religiously and gained 40lbs. This was on top of an hour a day every day at the gym. Almost certainly worth it in the long run, but don't be disheartened if there's no positive difference in the first few months.

I just joined Weight Watchers and its great!!! Very easy to follow and ive lost 11lbs in about a month!

Hands down, the most effective plan that I've seen for losing weight, that I've tried would be cutting out sugar/ replacing with agave and honey, cutting out meat/ replacing with chickpeas and fish, incorporating apple cidar vinegar and teas daily, and working out. One of the biggest transformations I've had in my lifetime

I started keto a few weeks ago and have noticed my clothes being a bit looser. There's no magic formula though-eat healthy and exercise more. But diet is everything!

Exercise - if you can. Eat way more veggies. I don't think you need to cut out carbs, but be smart about them, a sweet potato, quinoa, lentils, etc won't hurt you! Make your healthy carbs BALANCE the rest of your diet, not overwhelm them. Cut out all the processed crap. Drink water. Seriously. It will help to flush your body of the crap in your system. Your skin will be better too.

If you get hungry - drink water first, then eat a vegetable. If you don't want the veggie, you're not 'HUNGRY' you're having a craving. Suck it up.

Diet & exercise are key! I only drink one cup of coffee a day and then water. I’ve stepped up my exercise to sometimes twice a day works outs. A walk in the afternoon and a high intensity workout 4 days a week. I’ve lost nearly 40 lbs in 8 months. It works!