[heyitzsadgrl]

First off, if I posted in the wrong forum, please move me..

Hi guys, some of the success stories on here are so motivational/inspirational! I'm an 5'2" Asian girl in early 20's. I've been overweight since I was in high school. I'm currently at 195. I hate how my weight have affected my love life. I'm from California, and all the guys want girls with bodies like Paris Hilton (might be exasgerrating a bit, but yea... you know what I mean)..

Some of the reasons I believe I'm at this weight are:
1 my eating habit is so bad.. I know eating late contributed to a big part of my weight.. literally..
2 Sometimes I eat before I go to sleep..
3 sometimes I dont watch what I eat..
4 my other habits includes taking naps.. I heard this isn't good...
5 eating a big meal once or twice a day. most of the time i would skip breakfast and lunch and would eat a big lunch/dinner
6 lack of exercise. im on the computer all day
7 drinking alcohol at parties
...will write more when i think of more...

To start off this goal, I signed up for free 30 days trial at 24hr fitness. I might also try taking "The Diet Source" pills.. as my friend have told me that it really worked for him..


Goal: Lose 50 lbs in 50 days, is it possible? please be honest with me
Reasons: Be happier with my body, body for summer, healthy life style, all the good stuff



What are some advice, suggestions, or anything that everyone can provide me with?

[heyitzsadgrl]

Some of my quick fixes:
1. I plan on using my trial gym membership to the max - maybe go at least 45minutes a day
2. Stop eating late.. last meal, 7pm?
3. Better sleeping schedule... I will try to sleep Around 1am and wake up around 8am-9am.

4. Better diet, please help me here.... How can I improve my diet? Like what food should I eat, what should I stay away from, etc

Will be updating this thread daily! Any suggestions/advices/opinions are appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[heyitzsadgrl]

Decided to take this to my blog so I don't keep updating and bumping my thread. Please comment here: 3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/heyitzsadgrl/

[Apple Cheeks]

First of all....

Now on to the nitty gritty:

Losing 50 pounds in 50 days is unrealistic for most people.

That would mean you would be losing a pound per day. Most people aren't able to do that unless they are losing weight in an unhealthy way (fad diets, and so on), or are very obese when they start.

And even then, it seems like the rate of weightloss will slow for most people as they get closer to their goal weight (or as their bodies rebel against an unhealthy fad diet). Many people experience plateaus where they will not drop a single ounce for weeks, or even months (or years), despite eating right and working out regularly.

A more realistic goal is to lose 1-3 pounds per week. Expect that your weight loss may not be consistant. For example: you may lose 3 pounds a week for a whole month, then nothing for a week, then maybe one pound after that, then five pounds after that.

Also, ditch the diet pills. I'm sure your friend believes they worked for him, but I'll bet if you questioned him further about it you would see that the real reason he lost weight was because he changed some eating habits and/or got more exercise. You will hear it over and over here: there is no such thing as a magic weight loss pill.

As for what to eat, you need to start eating breakfast and lunch, along with little snacks throughout the day if you need them. Basically what you are doing by skipping breakfast and lunch is sending your body into starvation mode, so by the time dinner rolls around you are so ravenous you would eat anything put in front of you. Not good. Pop into some of the different diet forums here (like Adkins, Calorie Counters, etc) for more info about different eating plans, and see which ones you are interested in.

If you want specific examples of what to eat, then pop into the Living Maintenance forum and check out one of their accountability threads. The people who have successfully lost weight and kept it off will post what they have eaten that day. It will give you a blueprint of what you should be eating if you really are clueless about where to start.

[JayEll]

Apple cheeks, I'd go you one better and say NO ONE can lose 50 pounds in 50 days--unless they are terribly ill with a fatal disease!

heyitzs, we'll check out your blog! But just one word of caution--a suggestion--don't try to change everything at once. If you're not used to exercising, then start slowly and build up. Give yourself a rest from exercise every 4 or 5 days. And work just on changing your eating habits, so you aren't without food all day and then scarf a huge amount in the evening. While doing those things, check out some of the many good food plans and figure which approach would work best given your daily life.

You can be successful, but take a reasonable approach to it!

Jay

[bargoo]

Eat healthy foods, avoid fried foods and foods with lots of sugar, eat only lean meats, chicken or fish and fresh fruits and vegetables. 50 pounds in 50 days is not reasonable or safe.Diet pills usually do not work and often contain a lot of caffeine and ephedrine which will just make you jittery and unable to sleep.