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Need to lose 8lbs in 1 week

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EllieMae33 · 05/06/2023 16:23

Firstly , I just want to say if this triggers anyone please don't proceed to read.

I am looking to lose 8 lbs in 8 days. I know this will require a strict diet and I'm not sure what approach to take. 800 diet, keto, liquid. I'm considering a 24hr fast.
Anyone have any advice on how to get results fast.

This is short term only for one week and will be sustained healthily beyond that before you judge.

I was told I needed to lose weight in February to be eligible for ivf. They said i needed to teach this by my next appointment or we wont be funded. We cannot afford 7k quoted privately at min as we lost everything over covid and were only slowly building savings up . Landlord sold up and we just had to move in april to a council house which has no carpet which couldnt wait as floors were disgusting and needed serious decorating ( wallpaper ripped off, holes in walls ect so its taken us quite a bit of money to make it habitable ,so we really are relying on being eligble for publicly funded ivf. This really means alot to us, as weve been on a waiting list now for 4 years already, i dont have time on my side as im 38 now. They told me the board are extremely strict and won't allow me to be even 1lb over, so my goal is to be 1 lb under.

Since feb at my first appointment , I've lost 2 stone. I did this over 3 months by reducing calorie to 1500 and walking daily so it was gradual and not a silly diet or anything. I was supposed to have until end of June but clinic phoned yesterday and told us they need to move out appointment forward , if we don't take this appointment we'd have to wait another 8 weeks at least as they said they can't place the booking on system at moment.
So yeah I really need to try and shift this weight in the next week. If anyone can over any advice as to what worked for them , if really appreciate it

OP posts:
fairydust11 · 13/06/2023 13:34

EllieMae33 · 10/06/2023 12:09

Just a quick update . I'm currently 6lbs down , so I've another 2lbs to reach my target . Thanks for the support.

Good luck, I hope you managed to lose the 2lb.

EllieMae33 · 17/06/2023 00:16

Thanks for asking. Yes we've been accepted and placed on the list. I managed to get 2 lbs under the requirement

OP posts:
ChocAuVin · 17/06/2023 00:17

Congratulations OP Flowers

Startoftheyear2023 · 17/06/2023 00:33

Well done and good luck OP 💐

CallieQ · 17/06/2023 00:42

Can't be done unless you chop off a body part

BusyCaz · 17/06/2023 09:41

EllieMae33 · 17/06/2023 00:16

Thanks for asking. Yes we've been accepted and placed on the list. I managed to get 2 lbs under the requirement

Amazing news, very best of luck Flowers

P.S how did you manage it in the end?

BriocheBums · 17/06/2023 09:46

2 week Liver Reduction Diet
I did this before Bariatric Surgery and I lost 14lbs

Obviously you have a week, I'd re schedule tho as others have suggested

BriocheBums · 17/06/2023 09:47

Oops I should have rtft 😬

egowise · 17/06/2023 11:45

EllieMae33 · 17/06/2023 00:16

Thanks for asking. Yes we've been accepted and placed on the list. I managed to get 2 lbs under the requirement

That's fantastic news! Well done! And congratulations

OnsenBurner · 17/06/2023 11:46

keto.

donkey86 · 17/06/2023 12:05

Congratulations op, great news!

TheFormidableMrsC · 17/06/2023 12:08

CallieQ · 17/06/2023 00:42

Can't be done unless you chop off a body part

But she has done it without amputations 😆

NisekoWhistler · 17/06/2023 12:12

Great news, very well done. How did you do it?

fairydust11 · 17/06/2023 20:06

EllieMae33 · 17/06/2023 00:16

Thanks for asking. Yes we've been accepted and placed on the list. I managed to get 2 lbs under the requirement

That’s fantastic news! Well done!
Wishing you all the best for the future x

NapoliTutti · 17/06/2023 20:12

You can lose alot of weight very quickly by totally dehydrating yourself, obviously its dangerous so a terrible idea apart from in extreme situations id say this counts. Good luck hope you get what you need xxx

Normative · 17/06/2023 21:18

Well done! Really pleased for you. Hope the whole process goes well for you

motheroreily · 18/06/2023 08:15

Well done. I'm so happy for you. It must have been difficult but you've done it.

EllieMae33 · 04/07/2023 13:36

I stuck to Intermittent fasting and 1000 calories. I started out doing 800 diet but it was too much for me so I had to up my calories a little .
I was hard, I'm not going to lie and I did have the odd slip up . The first few days were really rough but after that I felt great and I've had so much improvement in my menstrual cycle this month.

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Wavescrashingonthebeach · 07/07/2023 21:10

I remember this thread. Congratulations op and good luck with the rest of your journey - May it be happy and healthy and hopefully end up with the ultimate outcome you are after!

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