How to lose 60-70 lbs in a hurry?

[redhen]

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LOL! I cant decide(atkins or WW)....
i WANT to do Atkins cause i KNOW it works...
But i NEED my carbs!...

Pizza??

But i think that Atkins IS the best diet for ME... because i dont have to restrict calories and i'm not hungry on it....

 

[BrattishTaz]

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LOL! I cant decide(atkins or WW)....
i WANT to do Atkins cause i KNOW it works...
But i NEED my carbs!...

Pizza??

But i think that Atkins IS the best diet for ME... because i dont have to restrict calories and i'm not hungry on it....

You sharing that pizza with me? Huh red?

 

[jenesis536]

Walk... walk more tomorrow... a little more the next day... build up your endurance and do more physical activity. Once you actually start, you will feel better, so it will make you want to do it more and try other forms of exercise. Mix it up. Your body will begin to adapt and if you don't start doing different things you will reach a plateau - try walking slow and then fast every minute... do some squats or strength exercises - it will make you leaner.

Eat enough but eat the right things. Protein (cooked in a healthy way, not a bunch of sauces, fat, etc), eggs, black beans... veggies (as raw as you can take it and as little butter as you can stand)... no junk (chips, candy, cake, etc)... I cheat by eating beef jerky if I'm craving a salty snack and fruit snacks if I am craving sugar)... the more you do away with the junk you will actually crave it less, so when you do crave it, a little cheat goes a long way. Brown rice. I don't eat pasta. I will snack on apples with cheese. A small handful of raw (unsalted) almonds - will keep you full longer. Just create balance in your diet... I don't pay attention too much but know if I have a bigger meal I have to eat less later. Once you start losing your metabolism will kick up. Smaller portions! You will be hungry, but if you let yourself be a little hungry and eat the right things with smaller portions, your body will start to feel better and will learn to be satisfied with less. I find now that if I am given a portion of the same size I had before, once I eat half I can feel that I am full. Learn to recognize when you are full and stop then. Save the rest for later or feed it to the chickens.

I have lost 20 lbs since 1/4. I don't follow some strict guideline, but if I feel like some bacon, eggs with veggies and a little cheese mixed in for breakfast - I eat it. But that makes me full and I don't eat anything for lunch except healthy snacks if I start feeling hungry.

If you start working out, make sure to eat enough so you don't get tired. Oatmeal (the real stuff), with a TB of flaxseed meal, a TB of wheat germ, a sliced banana and a little bit of brown sugar (or Agave Nectar even better... you only need a little for the sweetness and it's much better for your glycemic load) will keep you going a long time. After you exercise, have some chocolate milk, or a smoothie with plain nonfat yogurt, strawberries, a banana, skim milk, and some protein powder) and you won't feel so sore after (dairy counteracts the lactic acid build up after a work out, lactic acid is what makes your muscles sore).

The main thing is - start doing something, stay motivated, and a little bit at a time leads to more once you start feeling the difference!

ETA - watch your alcohol and soda! Alcohol = sugar = weight. I do still drink though... I cut out the vodka and soda for my social fun... now I mix white wine w/club soda... probably an acquired taste, but I still get to do it if I feel like it, and it's not really affecting my weight.

 

[Wisher1000]

Red, you can eat the toppings off the pizza and give the crust to Taz ...

 

[BrattishTaz]

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Can I have the cheese?

 

[erthymom2]

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I'll jump on this too - I too need to get off the HP meds and live to retire next year!!

 

[arabianequine]

Oat meal is really good for you but it is a carb. Biggest looser folks eat this pretty much every morning. It is great for heart patients, people with high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Sound like you need to decide which way you want to go or can go.

Good luck!

 

[Mahonri]

180/120??? you live dangerously my friend.

I'm down 24 since the first of December. (I'm down a total of 68 from my high a couple years ago) I still need to lose at least 65 but would be happy if I could get down another 50.

I try not to eat after 5PM... why put gas in the tank if you are parking the car in the garage?

I hike the mountain... don't know if that would be safe for you at this point.

My BP Thursday was 124/87 with a pulse of 63.... still NOT healthy.

Folks will tell you to eat a lot of small meals to keep the metabolism going.

BULL. No matter what, it's the number of calories that go in and how you exercise.

Good luck.

 

[RabbitMage]

Rather than try any diet with a name, why not just try eating better? You probably KNOW what you're eating that's making you unhealthy. Try not eating those things, or eating less of them, or finding new, healthier ways to eat what you want.

You also know what's making you lazy, so knock that off. Find small ways to get in more physical activity.

Combine the two and you'll be doing much better.

And no, you don't want to lose 70 lbs in a hurry.

 

[Frosty]

I can't get DH to listen to me, but I'll say it anyway. DH also had a mini stroke, his was about 10 years ago. He lost stamina, and as soon as he gets tired he tells me that he needs to sit and disappears. I think stamina is like a NiCad battery. If you shut down when you get tired, you will get tired easier next time. I told him that when he gets tired, he should push a bit longer before he goes to rest. I think if you keep doing that, the NiCad memory starts going longer before it shuts down.

If you start exercising, keep an eye on your calories. I went on a version of the Atkins diet some years ago to lose weight, I lost at first then it leveled off and I was getting tired. I did some calorie counting and figured that my intake was under 1000. I lead a pretty active life, and that wasn't enough. I added carbs to bring the calories up a bit and started losing weight again. So make sure your calorie intake is adequate for your activity level.