How To Lose 20 Pounds

[MZRivera]

I recently bumped up from 138 to 155lbs in 3 months, tragic.

I usually lose weight quickly.

1) I'm wondering what are some of the top tips you gals suggest out there

2) Any low carb/no carb snack recipes??

3) Any supplements (EXTRA STRENGTH lol) that work and when should i take them


I WOULD APRECIATE THIS MORE THAN YOU ALL KNOW!!

 

[Sassy69]

How did you eat before you gained the 20lb? Usually if you make a big change in your weight over a short period of time, its fairly easy to drop it back because your body prefers to stay at your weight before whatever big change. What was the big weight change do to?

1) Best tip is to take a look at your diet & make the changes to clean it up - if you can post up your diet like the other girls on their journals, put your meal plan in a food counts program like www.fitday.com, we can look at ways to clean it up. That's how you start. No quickie ways to drop it - just clean up yoru diet, make it consistent, hit the gym, do some cardio.

2) You can look at the recipe thread at the top - but stay away from all these pre-packaged "low carb" foods. They have other shit in them to make them low carb. There's no such thing as a "free" food. Other stuff that make for good snacks are sugar-free ice pops, crystal lite, almonds - if you don't have them in your diet. But first let's look at your current diet.

3) - dont' worry about "extra strength" supplements -there are things you can take that will give you a boost a little or optimize your diet, but none of them matter if your diet & training aren't cleaned up.

Let's start w/ your diet & training - can you please post those up?

Thx! Welcome to the ladies' board!

 

[MZRivera]

well

 

[MZRivera]

I just did calorie-counter.com which is great and this should stop me from cheating in those snacks. unfortunately I dunno how to make my profil public ;( This is what I had so far:

Fruit & Nut Granola Bar 160calories
Apple Sauce Unsweetened - Mott?s Organics 50 calories
Bagels - Plain Bagel 360 calories
Chicken, Breast, Meat Only - Cooked, Roasted 231 calories

Calories Grams Fat Carbs Protein
801.0 444.0 9.0 113.0 66.4



I still have to do dinner too!

I used to eat a lot of crap b4, I dunno if my body is changing, I'm only 20! My goal is 140 bu June 5 my day....good 21st bday present, is this possible with hard work?

 

[velvett]

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=466021

 

[nycgirl]

DIET DIET DIET!! Oh, and of course exercise.

Eat well. Have a cheat day or meal once a week. 40/30/30 & Calories = bodyweightx10-12. Play around with your macros to see what works for you.

I've been the same size and maintained the weight loss for a year. First 12 without supps. The remaining 8 with a little help from the AF store. I'm not as disciplined ( I LOVE Food) as the rest of these lovely ladies. But, if I can do it with those simple methods . . . anyone can. lol