How much have you lost 1st month, 2nd month etc. And when did you start exercising and what kind of exercises did you do?
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I have been using Medifast for the past 3 months and I lost 26 lbs. so far. I did not start exercising until 3 weeks after I began Medifast. I hit a Plateau fo about 2-3 weeks. And, finally dropped another pound last week. I ride teh Elliptical Trainer 5 days a week for 40 minutes.When you start exercising you gain muscle and it seemes a little discouraging . But, my clothes fit more loosly so I continued. I have 59 lbs. left to lose.
548024
YES AND IT SUCKED. I very STRONGLY advise you not to use diet pills in general, but Trim Spa I think is one of the worse ones. I tried it once and it made me sick for about a day. They say that the feeling only lasts for a day or so, and then you get used to it, but that is obviously not natural. If your body has a bad reaction then it's obviously not healthy for you in any way. Medications effect people differently however, and some people have felt no complications at all. But why take the risk of feeling bad and/or the obvious risk diet pills have for your health anyway? The best way to lose weight is to exercise and eat right, sorry to break it to you. But it's really not so hard to eat better once you start exercising. Exercise is the first step, and your exercise doesn't have to be as strenuous as some people say it is. It can actually be fun if you just find some way to make it fun for you and find a way to stick to it. You have to believe in yourself and know you have the power, and know you're WORTH it. You are strong. I am currently going to Curves, and surprisingly it's not that expensive and it's a pretty easy and very effective workout! I only pay 29$ a month. All in all it's great! Just a suggestion, if you're a woman that is...wow, this was a rather long answer on my part :)!
551134
yuppp! I struggled with that little bit of "baby fat" about a month ago.  I hated it, I was tiny but I still had that little pooch and I wanted it GONE.  So what I did was the stairmaster at the gym..It rocks and really toned up my sides. Also I did pilates and I ate lots of fruits and veggies.  Also, my number one fat burner was jump roping!  It was fun and easy!! try it and I swear you WILL lose weight FAST!
635330
I take phenermine.  Dr. perscribed, not expensive, actually you can get it on line.  ameripills.com   I take the 37.5 mg  \nI have lost about 80 lbs now.  It curbs your apetite, and gives you energy (speeds up you metabolism)  but I afraid you are going to have to exercise.  Getting past the first month is the hardest, but then you get addictied to it, and you WANT to exercise.  I took it without exercising, and it doesnt work as good.  You also have to cut your calories.  I have done every fad diet out there, and the only things that truly works, for good, is cutting calories, and exercise.  those pills just kinda help you not be so hungry all the time.    I was also lazy, and I love food like you would not believe.  That's why we are fat.  (were for me) I have worked really hard at loosing this 80 lbs, I am so proud of myself for being so dedicated.  This is a mind thing, if you really want to loose it, you have to make the decision and do it.  There is no going back.\nThe way I keep from feeling deprived of food, I give myself one meal a week that I do not worry about calories.  And only one!  knowing that once a week you can have something, helps SO MUCH!  After you start loosing and see what you accomplish, you wont want to do that.  Mine have gone down to about once a month, and Im fine with that.   Right now Im doing about 1000 calories a day cuz Im trying to get ready for a concert and i want to look my best, but 1200 to loose is a good number.   go here,  www.calorielab.com   and www.ameripills.com  put your mind to it.  I did.  And Im not the fat girl in the group anymore!!!
491639
You could lose 20 lbs in a month, or you could only lose 2 lbs in a month. You could also gain weight in that month. Just going to the gym is not enough. What you are doing there is very important. You need to work hard to get the results you want. Also, what are you eating during the day? If you are going to McD's everyday and stuffing your face with Big Macs, you won't lose anything. You'll probably gain weight, no matter what you are doing at the gym.
232652
that's GREAT! most doctors recommend losing 4 lbs in one month! so you can loose up to 8 lbs in 2 months and still be healthy. Just make sure you're on some type of multi vitamins!  If your a woman...take womens one a day!  If your a man take mens one a day! Works great!\n\nAlso work out 30 mins 5 days a week!!
73452
35 F...I got heavy when I got ill. \n\nThe weight is coming off in a nice pace now that I follow diabetic food charts. I have already lost 35 pounds!
80521
exercise or cold showers worked for me while I was away from my wife for 5 months. That and self duties. LOL.
296605
I walked 3 miles a day and did Weight Watchers on my own at home, cut my calories back to 1100-1200 a day and I lost 35 pounds in 2 months. (I weighed 210 pounds) If you really want to get in shape don't give yourself such strict goals...like saying you need to lose this weight by July. Just start eating healthy and walk or run at least 2 miles a day for 5 days a week. It is better to lose the weight gradually while you are changing your eating habits so that the weight will stay off.  Good Luck!
599003
I starting using tae bo after i had my baby. i started in January weighing a whopping 273lb!!!!. now only a short 5 months later i'm down to 200. most of my weight now is from muscle. so i lost 73lbs in five months most people cant lose that in a year. you made a great purchase. also tae bo is easy to follow billy blanks is very instructional!
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Take this from a woman that went from 300 pounds to 167 in under a year from pregnancy and classic overeating...it's hard work!\n\nPut on a tiny bikini once a week. and measure yourself. As you go down in weight and inches it will start to look better and better. The better you feel the less stress you have the easier it is to eat right and work out.\n\nAbout running... don't like it don't do it. It's not worth it if you aren't going to do it for a Legnth of time. Simply get a good friend and go for a fast walk for about 1.5 hours... yea I'm serious but the time will fly by and the pounds will melt off. It's not about the distance it's about keeping your cardio up and doing it for a good length of time. Maybe you can start running a little here and there to tone up your legs but it isn't your only option.\n\nKeep a journal of what you eat and when,  when you notice you aren't losing it as fast as you were look back on your journal and see why. Maybe you aren't being as strict as you should be. Think about your journal as though everything you eat will be seen by it and will broadcast around the world for everyone to see. It will help you not eat everything you can. Be sure to write it down though that is key! You will hit plateaus, it happens then you have to either cut back or work out more.\n\nAdd muscle training. It can be as easy as a butt workout on the treadmill or a bunch of push ups and sit ups. Be it in the weight room or on the couch work your muscles. This will burn some calories and help you tone up.\n\nEat what your body needs first! Lots of protien and steamed veggies. Stick to fresh fruit and wheat rice. Make it look pretty and you won't have to dread it quite so much. Treat yourself every once in a while to a little low cal ice cream or a mousse which is also a low cal dessert. \n\ni hope this helps a little bit. Good luck!
375381
You can do it! That's 10 pounds a month you need to lose for seven months, so that's 2.5 pounds a week--which is perfectly healthy! You need to get very serious and and make a commitment to yourself that you will lose 2.5 pounds a week (think of it this way so it isn't so overwhelming). Make yourself do at least 15-20 minutes a day of some kind of cardio, whether it be walking, aerobics, or just turning on some music and dancing. You should also do some toning excercises maybe every other day for 15-20 minutes. Other than that, drink LOTS of water and cut out any soft drinks and try to eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits and especially vegetables. Good Luck! Stay strong and you can accomplish your goal! : )
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The first thing to do is look at your weight loss as a goal and break it down into manageable parts.\n\n3 stones sounds like a lot of weight but if you think of it not as the 42 lbs which it is but as 42 divided by 7 months (November to May inclusive), that's only six pounds a month, which suddenly seems a lot more manageable.\n\nEven so, it's a still not an insignificant amount and it will take work and a specific plan.\n\nA few points occur to me:\n1. I have no idea what the source of stress is in your life but is there any way that you can directly relieve that stress?  If so, that will help your general well being in many more ways than just your specific weight loss goals.\n\n2.  Try to find a specific strenuous physical activity which you enjoy and that suits your budget.  Some people love pumping iron in the gym but it's not for everyone, whether or not they can afford it.  If you don't enjoy it, you won't keep it up but remember enjoyable isn't necessarily the same as easy especially at first - you will have to work at whatever you do.\n\n3. If you can do an activity which adds a little muscle (we are NOT talking hare about changing your body to look like a 1980s East German shot-putter), you may find that you need to lose less simple numerical weight to achieve your desired body proportions.  This is for three reasons: firstly that everything hangs better on a more toned body - you'll jiggle less; secondly, muscle is denser than fat, so if you don't lose weight, you may still lose inches; and thirdly, muscle tissue burns fat even at rest, like an idling engine.\n\nThe other aspect is diet.  In fact, the word diet has taken on a terrible negative meaning - like you are depriving yourself.  Your "diet" is your normal nutritional plan.  Don't deprive yourself of any food you enjoy but cut back a little at a time and if necessary fill in with healthier options.\n\nDrink lots of water (or other non-sugary drinks if you really can't cope with water).\n\nI probably don't need to tell you that the healthiest diet consists of lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean meat and poultry and oily fish.  Avoid processed foods as much as possible\n\nTry to stick to whole grain versions of bread, rice and pasta which I think are tastier - the white types are nearly absorbed by your system in the same way as sugar (they are high GI (glycemic index)).\n\nHere's a tiny bit of science and a tip: many people say that healthy food doesn't taste as good as fatty food and that's why they eat fatty food.  This is partly psychological but does have a biochemical scientific basis.  Many of the vaste range of delicious natural aromatic flavours which technically you smell rather than taste, are dissolved in the fat contained in food.  So if you remove the fat, you may also remove the flavour.  Therefore (and here comes the tip), if you're a flavour junky, try spicing your low fat food with whatever fresh herbs and spices "float your boat" to make it tastier without upping the calories.\n\nAnd by the way, avoid too much salt as that has other health consequences.  Oh ... and a lot of dried bottled spice powders have a lot of salt in them and that's why I said to use fresh herbs and spices\n\nHope all this helps.  Your goal of three stones in 7 months is very achievable but you will have to work at it.  Good luck.
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Listen, I am so happy now. I put on so much weight after I had my first child. It was a terribly hormonal pregnancy so the weight never shifted despite trying so hard. Then I had my second child and weighed 80 kgs I ballooned to about 94kg at the end. And yes, I got stretchmarks. \n\nAnyway, I lost all the weight cause that was the one thing I really wanted to do for myself. Having kids is challenging but going to the gym gave me 1.5 hours of sanity a day. Something for myself as I didn't have heaps of help like others do. \n\nStretchmarks are still there but they really fade over time. There is a great product called Bio Oil in Australia and it helps reduce the lines. But, they will over time nonetheless. \n\nHere is the plan I followed cause I want you to do it too: If you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved if you don't have the access. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. If you have access to a gym include boxing and spin classes as well. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 (women) - 1800 (men) and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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have you been eating more?  How long are you working out? and hour? half hour? Remember first that muscle weighs more than fat does..really...most adults should strive for 30 minutes of exercise everyday..to loose weight you'll need to increase your cardio and decrease your caloric intake..lost 22 pounds this summer...was really strict w/calories..no junk, no mid am snack, mid pm snack was steamed veggies, reminded myself that it was okay to be hungry, and worked out 5-6 days a week for a minimum of 60  minutes, more like 90 minutes a day...drank tons of water and iced tea..it worked but it was hard work...you can do this..have an epiphany to change your life and embrace good health
198547
2 years ago, I weighed almost 350 lbs, I would lose my breath walking out to the car to go to work. I had to walk up 6 flights of stairs to get to my desk at work, and was thrilled when they installed an elevator. I knew that I had to do something to make my life better for me. Now, after 2 long years of hard work, I am proud to say that I have lost 70 lbs, taking me down to 280 lbs. I know that I have lost a lot of weight, but I know that I have a lot more to lose. Here is what I did to help myself lose the weight.\n\nI changed a good portion of my eating habits. I now eat lots of fruits and veggies, whereas before, the closest I ever came to fruit was cherry cheesecake. I also started drinking tons of water. On an average day, I drink 1 gallon of water before I allow myself any other drinks. At family get togethers, I always bring a couple of veggie trays. This way, I know that I will (more than likely) have left overs, and there will be something that I will eat without feeling bad. Just so I don't get to discouraged, I allow myself to have 1 bowl of  low fat, no sugar added, vanilla ice cream a month. \n\n\nAnother thing that I did is exercising. I had to start slow, by walking around the neighborhood twice a day, three days a week. Now, I jog around the neighborhood 2 miles twice a day, three days a week. On the days that it is to cold or rainy to go outside, I do one of my workout tapes. I alternate between pilates and tie bow (not sure on the spelling). I have also joined a gym so I can do strength training. I have also enlisted the help of my best friend. I have read many articles saying that a person is more motivated and likely to lose weight with the help of a workout partner.\n\nI also enjoy swimming as a form of cario activity.\n\nI hope this info helps, and good luck with your weight loss!!
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It sounds like you are pretty active, so my advice would be to try and reduce calories, depending on what your caloric intake is at.  About how many calories do you consume?  Try to get down to 1500 for weight loss.  That's the only advice I have.  I know it can be discouraging.  I started last January to improve my health and lost 25 pounds by May.  But now, 1 year later, I haven't lost the last 25 I need to be closer to my ideal (I started really heavy).  Good luck, keep up the good work, and remember your health is improving even when the weight isn't always where you want it!