30 LBS in 90 days - Who's with me???

[BDub1]

$hit, all this talk of food is making me hungry. Time for a double-double at In-n-out, washed down with a couple of Ketel one and tonics and a lava overflow for desert. Screw you fat fcuks!

Seriously, I need to lose 15-20 lbs and will be adopting a little from evryones plan and form my own. I hope to be able to get from 178 at 5'8" (actually 7 1/2) to 160ish by March 15. Thanks, Surf for the thread and hit me up when you get a chance.

[Hitchhiker]

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IMHO, another completely feasible option for meals are Lean Cuisines..before you laugh, consider them as an alternative for all those times that you want to eat fettucini alfredo and pizza - the food is remarkably good and even if you eat 5 lean cuisines a day, as long as you watch that you aren't getting some of the high (300+) calorie ones, you'll stay under 1500 calories.

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I totally missed this thread the first time around...and I was going in the reverse direction while you all were losing. So I'm gonna start mine at the new year. (I refuse to call it a "resolution" tho).

But yeah, Lean Cuisines are actually really good for the spacing out of meals, and if you have some timing regualtions that are difficult. For example, I do Taekwondo, and class sorta runs right thru dinnertime, and I don't want to eat after (too late). So on those nights, I'll often have a lean Cuisine and a Gatorade, kick for 2-3 hours, (and be very happy when I get smashed on one beer when we all go out after.)

Anyway, past personal experience is that a Lean Cuisine tells your mind you ate a "meal" for only 240 calories, and takes 5 min to heat up. Perfect.

Anyone wanna restart the challenge with me in January? I'm gonna train harder at TKD for my cardio, and hi-rep lift the off days, as well as aim for < 2000 cal/day and much less drinking. (I weigh 255 or so right now, and could stand to get to 210 or less eventually, but I'll aim for 225 by April.)

[surfinillini]

the only problem with lean cuisines is that they're LOADED with sodium. One lean cuisine = your entire daily sodium intake so you should be careful with those.

you might lost weight but what's teh point if you got a few stones you gotta pass at the end?

also hitchiker, nix the gatorade and switch to water only...you'll feel lots better

[Hitchhiker]

Yeah, I never really think about sodium - may need to cut the Diet Coke for the same reason. However, the Gatorade actually really helps a lot before/during a long practice. I drink tons of water during/after, but I need a little extra to not dehydrate completely.

[SuperUberBob]

Not hard to do: I got to 35 over 3 months (from 245 to about 210)

Breakfast: Special K cereal with milk

Lunch options: Fruit and yogurt, turkey/ham sandwich (wheat bread)

Dinner: Sensible dinner. Normally a salad with some chicken cutlets on the side (or chicken caesar salad)

For snacks: Fresh fruit

Drinks: Water, diet soda, milk, fruit juices sparingly

I also had at minimum a half hour (normally an hour) workout at the gym (cardio and/or weights) every day during that time.

[MyTurn2Raise]

I'll try it too and post pictures if I succeed.

If I fail, you'll never hear of this effort again

[rubbrband]

I have about 90 days to lose 20lbs. I am 6'1 240 need to get down to 220 for my health insurance otherwise they charge me and extra 100 a month. I think i need to dot his anyways but this gives me a definite goal and time.

[seke2]

I dropped from ~195 to ~170 by mid-November, but have pretty much plateaued during the holiday season due to an injury that kept me from working out very much for a few weeks and all the holiday related eating. My goal is 150, and once I get there, I may try to push on to 140 (hey, I'm short, sue me).

I've been trying to lose weight for about 6 months, but I'm not crash dieting or drastically changing my eating habits. I've done that before, and it's always worked to get the weight off, but I just keep putting it back on. This time, I'm just trying to stick with regular exercise and slight improvements in my diet with the hope that I will be able to keep it up once I get to my goal weight. At my current rate, it may take me another full year to get where I want to be, but I'm allright with that.

[Hitchhiker]

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I have about 90 days to lose 20lbs. I am 6'1 240 need to get down to 220 for my health insurance otherwise they charge me and extra 100 a month. I think i need to dot his anyways but this gives me a definite goal and time.

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How the hell do they determine that? That's pretty [censored] up. I'm 6'1" also, and at 220, I might even consider myself done losing weight. I mean I have a football players build, so I'm gonna be at the high end of what's healthy, but to have health insurance go up at that weight is absurd.

[chopstick]

For those looking for a fruit snack that tastes awesome, I recommend kiwifruit. They are less than 50 calories each, and they are packed with good stuff (more vitamin C than a same-sized orange), and taste amazing. No prep time, either. Just cut one in half and grab a spoon.



Also, grilled bell peppers, but someone already talked about those.