Will i lose weight?

[LittleTiger]

But water is the key to losing weight. Why? Excess fat is flushed out of your system when you pee. If you don't drink water then it doesn't interact with your body to flush the fat and toxins out.

 

Great advice to drink lots of water, but your 'reasoning' is not quite correct.

 

Excess fat is not 'flushed out of your system'.

 

The reason water is essential for weight loss is because water (chemical compound H2O) is needed for the breakdown of fat molecules in the body. The chemical reaction which takes place when fat is metabolised will not occur without water.

 

Since water is essential to human life, if you drink only a minimal amount of water, that will be used where it is most needed first. Since the body is designed to 'hold on to' fat (storage in case of starvation), breakdown of fat is one of the last functions that your water intake will be used for and losing fat will be much, much more difficult.

[Titanwolf]

Ok first things first, meal timing is irrelevant, so if you want to eat one meal a day, you go right ahead. If you're comfortable with cramming 1400+ calories into one meal, more power to you. 20 pounds in a month is insane and you will cause your body damage by doing this. You're 5'2 at 130 pounds, I question why you're looking to go Auschwitz mode. The most you should lose in a month (if you're not obese) is 8 pounds. At lower weight, 2lbs a week is dangerous.

 

Don't weigh yourself every morning, because varying factors cause your weight to fluctuate constantly. Go.by.the.mirror. I take no issue with your diet, but your protein intake is likely to be low and that's unacceptable, 100g a day at least and that's not hard. If you want to accelerate weight loss, begin lifting weights and focus on compound exercises (Bench press, squat and deadlift) and no you will no look like Arnie is his prime *sigh*.

 

If your calories are too few, your body will rebel against you and cling more fiercely to the weight. You want something you can maintain long-term and if it's difficult to begin with, it will continue to be so in the future. Cardio is a gem.

 

Finally, to prevent holding onto excess water weight, watch your sodium levels and drink plenty of water throughout the day. More water in, more water out.

 

If I've missed anything, feel free to say something.

 

Edit- One more thing. Fat doesn't make you fat, eat your bacon!

 

Edit2- Read the OP again and you love food. Look into Intermittent Fasting. You can stuff your face silly (with whatever you want, as long as you hit your protein requirements and don't exceed your caloric limit) and still lose your target amount of weight.....I really need to write a book.

Edited October 3, 2012 by Titanwolf

[Eternal Sunshine]

The only times in my life when I gained significant amounts of weight (>5lbs) were times when I stopped weighing myself.

 

Weighing myself every single day (at least once) is what keeps me on track. Like James, I adjust diet accordingly. I give myself more of a break if I have lost some, and tighten up the eating when I gained.

 

It gets hard to reach for chocolate when you know that the scale that morning said "bad number" of lbs.

[RiverRunning]

I have to disagree with the advice that it's cool to have one large meal a day, but my complaints have more to do with blood sugar levels than weight loss. You're going to feel like crap, OP. Your blood sugar's going to spike and then peter out over those long periods of time that you won't be eating.

 

Small meals throughout your day.

 

As far as avoiding junk at your store - chew on minty gum. Bring a travel toothpaste and toothbrush with you to work, and if you can get a chance, steal away to the bathroom and brush your teeth (or bring some mouthwash). That discourages me.

[chocolatecupcake]

great advice! thanks! Ill stick with the morning coffee and buy some gum for work.

 

 

 

As far as avoiding junk at your store - chew on minty gum. Bring a travel toothpaste and toothbrush with you to work, and if you can get a chance, steal away to the bathroom and brush your teeth (or bring some mouthwash). That discourages me.

[River Rain]

I gained 97 pounds on medication for depression between 2004 and 2006. It left me with a lovely metabolic disorder. When I quit the meds about a year and a half ago, I was hell bent on getting my shape back. I've lost 94 pounds so far, those 3 will be sweet when I see them gone. I lost 32 pounds in one month, but then I lost only 4 pounds in another month. It's great to have the 20 pound goal, but you have to make sure you're prepared in case your body doesn't cooperate. Women especially with our cycles.

 

I've always done the same thing. Cut out all processed crap and sugar (that was hard, but doable), at least 10 glasses of water each day, 4 small meals per day to keep my metabolism going, 60 minutes of cardio each day (minimum, I'm a hiker/biker so some days it's more), weight training 3x a week, yoga each day, healthy diet (lean proteins, good fats, veggies, fruits). My carb energy comes from the veggies and fruits, I have bread once in a while, but that's an intolerance issue I have.

 

I used to be a "night snacker". That was my danger zone time. Now what I do is brush my teeth after dinner, have ice water handy, drink decaf coffee (that really curbs my appetite for some reason at night), and a journal with a list of reasons why I want to reach my goal and why I won't allow myself to falter. I keep very busy so that I don't fall into the snack trap - also keeping no snacky food in the house works, if I do break, all I can do is eat those carrots or an apple.

 

The more results you see, the more resolve you have. I'm now adding 10 more pounds to my initial goal because that's when I was at my fittest and I want to see if I can get there again and keep that level of fitness in a healthy way.

 

It's a mind game most of the time isn't it? Do you have a weight loss/exercise buddy you can lean on when times are tough?

[Lauriebell82]

Thats not enough food to be eating, you are going to get sick! Do you have a smart phone? If so download the app "Mynetdiary" its awesome, esp for those who want to lose but are not *technically* overweight.

[chocolatecupcake]

A buddy? My bestie back in Colorado is a string bean, and he has other things on his mind than to lose any weight right now/get in better shape, or so he claims. I get my thinspiration when I thumb through my favorite catalouges...when I scroll through photos of me in Germany before I began to not like what I saw in the mirror, just a couple months ago, before I came back to the US.. my face was thinner, legs were leaner from eating so little during the day and walking EVERYWHERE (I was wo busy with sightseeing and clubbing), I think about how much more confident I felt about myself when I was constantly on the go and my eating was so in control..

Edited October 5, 2012 by chocolatecupcake

[ian.delano]

this is going to be so simple you're going to hate me.

 

 

-Pick a better goal, yours isn't very obtainable in a month.

-Don't eat if you're not hungry (and when you eat relatively healthy)

-Don't drink your calories

-Do something physical!!!!!! ANYTHING!!!

 

 

I do agree that it is not obtainable in a month, but who knows, nothing is impossible if we only do and take the action. Unless magic exists in this world where by only a glimpse of an eye, we can achieve anything immediately.

[Els]

chocolatecupcake, I don't often post in this section but when I read your post I was horrified!

 

Although you are not 'overweight', it will do you no harm to lose a few pounds if you would like to. What WILL harm you is your intended eating plan!

 

Seconded, a hundred percent. Also, tbh, what worries me is not your plan to lose weight, OP, but that other thread you posted about how 'fat and ugly' you are. What's up with that? IMO, it sounds like you have a lot of things to work on, and weight loss is the least of those in your current circumstances.

[MonsterMash]

This sounds sooooooo stupid...but buy smaller plates. Its a psychological trick. Remember how as kids we were told to clean our plates? Its ingrained to eat a full plate of food. Well...smaller plates equals smaller portions, but you've still eaten a "full plate" of food.

[Sammysunder]

Its not healthy to take one meal a day. Instead you just keep a track of the calories that you intake. Consume right food in right quantity at right time. Skipping meals slows down the metabolic rate and hence reduce the amount of fat that is burned.

[Ninjainpajamas]

You have to realize that your battle with weight is about self-image...It's psychological on how you feel about yourself. You're basically allowing these outside sources influence the way you feel about yourself because you're worried about how others perceive you.

 

This is normal...to an extent, however 20 pounds in a month is a bit excessive What about stretch marks? that can be caused by either gaining or losing weight too quickly and you can't get rid of those as far as I'm aware.

 

To lose weight secondly is not about starving yourself, It's about knowing what foods to eat and staying under your daily caloric intake.

 

For example, you eating that apple pie (my guess 200 calories and won't last you more than a hour or 30 mins) is mainly sugar, mac and cheese is very bad for you in terms of calories and coffee is nothing to fill you with and neither are carrots or other vegetables. Vegetables cannot do the job of filling you up, you're going to faint.

 

In order to get full you need to eat protein, without that you're going to feel hungry easily and especially after you work out, you do not stay within your daily caloric intake when you are working out, you go beyond that because your body needs fuel to run that whole process, which means you're more likely to get sick and weaken your immune system.

 

So you need to start focusing your efforts on eating things that get you fuller but aren't high in calories...things like chicken breast, even eggs are a great source of protein and great in moderation, carbs you can have a potato and you can eat that with vegetables in combination which cost very little calories comparatively.

 

If you just eat vegetables, sweets and sugars and junky type foods you're going to not get full and you'll feel weak and fatigued easier, which means much less harder workouts, loss of energy, focus and concentration, etc...

 

A piece of chicken breast of course not fried in oil and grease, is super lean and healthy and will get you way fuller than that mac and cheese or apple pie every would and cost you much less in calories and that's what you need when working out...or turkey meat, or eggs, that stuff is going to give you energy, chicken being the best benefit of course.

 

Stay away from sodas, juices (juices are high in sugar and as much or more in calories than a soda), icecream will cost you a lot of course, cheeses are pretty high, bread can be really high (a little roll can be like drinking a soda) so all these things you eat you need to keep track of the calories, that's what counts at the end of the day.

 

Once you start eating more proteins and know the calories of everything you put in your mouth it'll be a lot easier, you'll have more energy and be able to work harder and lose weight...you should try running up a steeper incline instead of flat, you should also use bursts instead of walks or just running, like really get your heart rate going.