How to lose 60-70 lbs in a hurry?

[Smittenroade]

Do not diet. Number one rule. You ever hear of someone who has been on a "diet" there whole lives? Atkins for one is not too good for your heart period, depending on the doc you talk to. Cut the salt, sodium makes your blood thick so your heart has to pump xtra hard, aka high BP. And dont listen to the idiots who say don't work out. You NEED to work out. Working out is what keeps your heart healthy, in moderation of course. Lots of cardio not so much pumping iron. If you want to lose mass cut down on the chicken, because its high in protein. Protein and fat are what make you gain mass. You ever hear of body builders/football players drinking protein shakes? Exactly!

The best thing you can do is, eat less and exercise more. Of course eating less does NOT mean eating less fruits and veggies. You can never have too many of those. Just dont go with the diets, most of the time they are just a quick fix. And as we all know, the easy path is rarely the best path. They rarely work in the long term and can even be bad for you.

 

[klf73]

agree with the don't diet...... I have 7 kids(most recent born 2/2010) and was an athlete before my first pregnancy, really got into weight lifting after #3(then just didn't have time after #4) then didn't do much in between. Needed to lose weight after last one as I was at risk for developing diabetes since I had gestational diabetes with last 2 pregnancies. If you had a lot of muscle mass before I would suggest doing some light weights to get them eating up some extra fat, a lot of walking so not to stress joints and cause injury, and reduce calorie intake. I don't eliminate anything other than sweets and soda. I don't consume diet anything as the artificial sweeteners don't metabolize right and hasn't helped in any loss. I tried a lot of the diets mentioned(even the hcg) and they didn't really work and I got sick on the HCG diet. Drink LOTS of water....good luck!

 

[juliechick]

You might want to research fasting. There are several types of fasts, not just the one where you eat nothing. Fasting has been proven to help heal a number of medical problems. The theory is that when the body does not have to spend so much energy digesting, it can turn its energy to other things. I just finished a 21 day fast where I ate only vegetables, fruits, and grains; no meat, dairy or sugar. I lost 7+ pounds, which for me is really good. I don't lose very quickly. The first week was a killer, but after that I felt better than I have in a long time.

 

[elijahboy]

havent read all the replies but along with your meals throw in quite a bit of negative calorie foods.

asparagus broc apples just google for a list of negative calorie foods

i did the cabbage soup diet kinda couldnt get past the bananas but i will tell you a small bowl of that soup for lunch is great at times or if you make it by the rules its good between meals. i had to add chicken breast to mine cause i loves me some meat.

and i would cut out that spekial k and opt for granola cereal or just ganola from like an organic store. when i eat granola for breakfast i am full with about a large serving spoon full. maybe a poached egg over a piece of toast. i also like to take a piece of ham and lay it flat on the plate add a piece of cheese then a dill pickle and roll it up and leave out the bread. it seems the flavors are more powerful without any type of bread. im at a loss for dinner though.

but good luck

 

[sheila3935]

if you lose weight too fast you wont keep it off. The best diet is not to diet. Change your eating habits. Watch portion size. Stay away from fast food. Dont drink diet pop that makes you want to eat more. Drink lots of water. Water is good for your body and fills you up. Eat lots of whole grains. Oatmeal in the morning will lower your cholestrol and keep you fuller. Use the old fashion kind or better yet steel cut oats. If you have a craving for something such as a donut eat it just one samll one not a whole dozen

If you deny a craving you will eat more of other things and take in more calories trying to satisfy that craving. Eat until comfortable not stuffed. I gained weight a few years back as I started to get older. BP and cholestrol started to go up. Doc said lose 30 lbs. I have and have kept it off for 5 years now. I am 52. The older we get the harder it is to take the weight off. I am also only 5'2 so any weight I gain makes a difference. For the last 5 years my wieght has stayed at around 117 lbs. Keep active. I know lots of diets work for lots of people but I have found in my experience that if you just diet the weight will come back. You have to change your whole outlook on food. And trust me I LOVE FOOD. All kinds not much I dont like.

 

[babylady4]

DO NOT DIET!!!!! You will drive yourself crazy wating all those food you 'cannot' have......

Increase the amount of colored foods you eat (reds, grees, yellows, blues, purples, etc.....) REDUCE the amounts of BROWN in your diet (not whole grains and nuts, but the fried/meat type).....

Even with a limited budget, you can still purchase LOTS of veggies and fruit; shoot for fresh if you can, but frozen works as well-avoid canned foods if it is possible. Dried beans are also plentiful and a good source of protein when paired with rice. Increasing the number of whole grains in your diet will curb your hunger as well.

Start drinking LOTS of water; keep a bottle with you all the time, most of us THINK we are hungry when in fact we are thirsty. Stop drinking soda.... don't even bring it into the house. After a while you will not even miss it and then you can treat yourself to one once in a great while.

Start walking EVERY DAY! A good brisk pace that gets your blood moving, but not so much that you cannot talk while walking. Gradually you could move up to running if you wish, but you really need to get your heart rate elevated for at LEAST 20 minutes every day.

Good luck Boyd! We are all rooting for you! We need you to stick around to keep us on our toes!

 

[Orchid]

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I agree with all of this! And the two posters above me, as well.

My advice was going to be: take a walk. Then take another one. And another one. And another one...

Seriously, walking is one of the best ways for me to lose weight, and I don't mean goofy-looking speed walking either. Just a nice brisk walk with your spouse, your kids on their bikes or your dog. Not only will it help you lose weight, but it will also help reduce your blood pressure and improve your cardio health.

 

[Wifezilla]

Exercise has been shown to be pretty useless for weight loss. Sure it has other benefits, but for weight loss, what you put in to your mouth has much more to do with your weight than how much time and effort you spend exercising.

"There was a time when virtually no one believed exercise would help a person lose weight. Until the sixties, clinicians who treated obese and overweight patients dismissed the notion as naïve. When Russell Wilder, an obesity and diabetes specialist at the Mayo Clinic, lectured on obesity in 1932, he said his fat patients tended to lose more weight with bed rest, “while unusually strenuous physical exercise slows the rate of loss.”

The problem, as he and his contemporaries saw it, is that light exercise burns an insignificant number of calories, amounts that are undone by comparatively effortless changes in diet. In 1942, Louis Newburgh of the University of Michigan calculated that a 250-pound man expends only three calories climbing a flight of stairs—the equivalent of depriving himself of a quarter-teaspoon of sugar or a hundredth of an ounce of butter. “He will have to climb twenty flights of stairs to rid himself of the energy contained in one slice of bread!” Newburgh observed. So why not skip the stairs, skip the bread, and call it a day?

More-strenuous exercise, these physicians further argued, doesn’t help matters—because it works up an appetite. “Vigorous muscle exercise usually results in immediate demand for a large meal,” noted Hugo Rony of Northwestern University in his 1940 textbook, Obesity and Leanness. “Consistently high or low energy expenditures result in consistently high or low levels of appetite. Thus men doing heavy physical work spontaneously eat more than men engaged in sedentary occupations."
http://nymag.com/news/sports/38001/

The hard core science on diet, exercise, health and weight loss has spent the last 3 decades in a sort of dark ages. Only very recently are the actual causes and effects really being sorted out. I have studied it in depth for the past 3-4 years. Most diet advice given today is complete crap based on shoddy studies done by "scientists" with an agenda. If you don't understand the underlying issues, you can make things worse. I bumbled around fighting my weight since I was a teenager. Only by actually studying endocrinology do you begin to see how how things work.

To distill my research....

Weight gain and fat accumulation is driven by hormones...primarily insulin.
So, the logical thing to do is to stop eating foods that mess up your hormones, especially insulin.

What messes up hormones? Carbohydrates. Wheat, rice, corn, potatoes, high fructose corn syrup, excess fructose, soy (ESPECIALLY SOY!), and sugar. That is the very very very condensed version of what I have learned and put in to practice.

 

[foxygoober]

Yea, diets don't work-you have to make a change in your eating habits-Why not make it fun and learn to cook some really yummy and healthy food? You can mimic a lot of unhealthy recipes. Moderation is the key - I recently lost 40+ over the course of a year , I still drink soda, eat pasta etc. I just eat smaller portions than what I was eating. After awhile your stomach adjusts so that you feel full. I also drink a huge cup of water before eating and throughout the meal. Bodies will give the hunger signal when they really just want hydration.

The biggest helpers? I don't buy anything at the store just for me. . .which means I'm not eating a whole bag of jalapeno chips in one day. Also, we rarely eat out-which started out with wanting to eat healthier and now it's for financial reasons, but we've also realized we can cook a lot better than what we can get at a restaurant.

 

[Vanislandchick]

Yep, BP that high puts you at risk for another stroke. You do need to lose weight, soon.

Keep you salt to nil consumption, try to eat more greens and leafy veggies - carrots have a lot of sugar so are not great for weight loss.

Ok, I know this sounds girly but if you can get your hands on a "Curves for women" diet book, it's not actually a 'diet', it is a guide to how to change your life by changing your eating habits. The recipes inside are FANTASTIC, you can eat all the green veggies you want between meals to help you stay full, and it gives you great ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. All of which are healthy. I have seen as much as 12 lb weight loss in one month by following this diet alone, no exercise. That is pretty cool, it's not 60 lbs, but hey - it'd be over 70lbs in 6 months!

Also, while walking may not be that effective for weight loss (depending on which study you read), it may be helpful in that it can often be relaxing, calming, soothing. This is important just as much as weight loss when it comes to lowering your BP. Yes - weight can contribute to a high BP but you still see skinny people who are stressed to the MAX with high BP - stress plays a big role. I had a doc appointment after a huge exam once, my bp was 150/90 (very high for me) and within 12 hrs it was back to normal...Stress!!!

Good luck with your endeavor to lose weight and become healthy. You are wonderful to think of your family and put your health first.