To ask how I can quickly lose 8 stone?

Best lose weight under medical supervision

Myfitnesspal app is useful for recording diet and exercise

8 stone is a lot of weight to lose. I don't think it's safe or desirable to lose it too quickly. Be patient

Good luck

There is no quick fix for weight loss of this kind. It would have to be a sustainable and permanent lifestyle change. Shake diets and crazy food group / calorie restriction is not healthy or sustainable and you’ll only end up giving up or putting all the weight you lost back on, plus more. I was previously obese and am now at a healthy weight, it’s been a 5 year journey. Losing 4 stone in 11 weeks is just not a realistic target I’m afraid.

Fast800

OP is at huge risk of gallstones now!!!

She is 22 stone for goodness sake, obesity is a factor in risk of gall stones.

Why the urgency?

It's an unrealistic and unhealthy target. Sorry I'm not blunt often, but sometimes it's necessary.

The main thing is setting realistic goals. I'd joined Team RH fitness, 1 week before finding out I was pregnant so never actually used it. But, if you're not offended by swearing, they seemed worth trying to me.

A decent, realistic, calorie count, walking, strength training / exercises.

Good luck.

Why Christmas?

For me a vegan diet (few years ago) worked pretty quickly, so much so I lost a little too much & family were concerned, but I was eating like a horse. I don't think I was eating enough proteins or fats and didn't stick it longer than 6 months but I lost weight FAST

You can't do it too quickly or you'll cause issues with your gallbladder. You need to be sensible about it. 4 stone by Christmas is a LOT.

To lose even 4 stone by Christmas is nuts. Why do you need to lose so much so fast? If it is something like IVF, this kind of weight loss would be unhealthy and frankly dangerous. The stress it would cause on your body, it has been known to damage internal organs, including your heart. Weakened bones, immune system, vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

If it was for a medical procedure I can't see you doing this then still being well enough to undergo it. When considering this type of weight loss you need significant professional input. At 22 stone you can probably get a couple of stone off quite quickly, but the closer you get to goal weight the harder and slower it will get. And when you do it in such a barbaric way, unsustainable.

Cut off a leg?

Well you won’t tell people why so this is as good an answer as any. It’s a huge amount to lose in the timeframe.

I can't get my head round a diet plan that includes bacon, steak and cream. Sounds like Atkins (now discredited)

Milkshakes. No deviation. I lost 3 1/2 st in about 3-4 months before.

Alternatively, low carb, low fat, low calorie, 16:8 with Alternative day fasting, max 1200 cals one day, 500 the next. I lost a stone in 2 weeks.

I really think more than weight loss advice you need support as to what has prompted this distress to lose weight so urgently. I hope you have that.

Risking gallstones if you do it too fast OP. You probably should speak to someone who knows their shit.

I'm not sure that much is going to be possible that quickly OP, but you can definitely lose some.

I've lost 2st since 1st July on a strict 1200 calories per day a d working out (spinning/body pump/dance fit/swimming) x5 per week.

if you’re diabetic you may have a shot at getting the ozempic

Lipotrim or Exante but you have to stick to it religiously without cheating and take something for constipation. Once you are in ketosis you won't feel hungry but it's the habit of picking that many find hard to break. If you can walk or swim too the weight loss will be faster but you will need to switch to something more sustainable like keto ultimately to get into a changed pattern of eating to avoid regaining it all. Good luck. Your local pharmacy may have some weight loss plans and will monitor you as you go.

Please don't start running if you are eight stones overweight. That would be absolute lunacy. You will wreck your joints and end up in a worse place than ever.

Fast 800 is steady weight loss over a 12 week period but you'll not lose more than three stones max.

Again Ozempic or Wegovy but tricky to get hold of atm.
also still probably won’t lose 8 stone in that timeframe even with ozempic plus calorie counting.

My assumption is that OP needs something like IVF for which you have to be 1) under a certain weight and 2) under a certain age.

omg just realised I did my maths wrong and you want to lose 50 kgs in 3 months! attempting that is basically a death wish.

there is no valid medical reason for doing this and no medical professional would ever reccommend it.

it's not a question of not ideal, this is putting your life at risk.

I need to lose 8 stone as fast as possible.
due to current circumstances, I need to lose it as quickly as possible.

These are worrying statements and it is irresponsible to engage with your question without a lot more information.

See your doctor in the first instance.
If the instruction to lose weight is from your doctor, then they should also advise a SAFE strategy for you to follow, and closely monitor your progress.

I was a size 18 and currently a size 8 because of my (proportionately) wide hips. It took 2 years. I didn’t put the weight on in 4 months and so I couldn’t take it off in 4 months.

You are just going to swap one set of disordered eating with another kind. Trust me…. at one point I was so skinny it made my feet just look really … long. You could put your hands around my waist. I didn’t have periods for months at a time.

This is what I did after I had my third child:

1. No exercise or change to my eating for 6 weeks. In that time I actively learned to love my body. I shook my ass in the mirror, said nice things about myself and dressed up to go nowhere. It may take you longer because I am /practiced/ at loving myself.
2. When you’re feeling like HOT SHIT start a skin care thing or whatever. You’ll do nice stuff for yourself because “damn bitch you’re fine as hell! Drink some water to keep that skin GLOWING” - my actual internal monologue.
3. When my confidence was at a 10 I started exercising. Muscle is more “expensive” for your body to keep. It literally burns calories for you while you sleep. Allll my girlies should lift but I am told it is particularly good for those with PCOS. I am 9 months pp and my 6 pack is coming back.

DO NOT EAT 1200 CALORIES A DAY. It is not enough to sustain a grown woman it is literally ED advice and without the carbs you will be moody, get headaches and give up. You cannot take out of your body what you do not put in. I have a historical tendency towards not eating so I can’t do this, but work out how many calories you need for your height, weight and activity level and stick with it. It might take 3- 4 weeks as your body takes on water weight because of swelling as your body gets used to your new life. It is a normal and expected reaction and then you will have scale victories.

Non-scale victories are just as important! Is it easier to walk up stairs now? Is sitting down in a chair for long periods comfier? Etc

AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET RID OF ALL THE SKINNY BITCHES ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA. Most of them are on steroids.

Little swaps in what you eat or change one thing a week e.g this week I’ll reduce how much alcohol I’ll consume or this week I will take the stairs instead of the lift.

Good luck OP and anyone reading this I have full faith in you.

Another poster mentioned metformin I actually was prescribed this for help with endemetriosis a few years back and I shed weight scarily but obviously doctor prescribed op

Don't have a timeline for weight loss. If you don't lose weight "fast enough" it could demotivate you.

Start by making positive changes - food, exercise, water, sleep. And go from there.