How can I lose weight fast?

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I’m fed up of being fat.

i reckon it’s to do with craving sugar and over eating. Always thinking about food, the next thing to eat. I have a problem.

had the intention to calorie deficit today,
I’ve had a lasagne, ice cream and 4 caramel digestives.

the plan was to have just veg for two small fingers, green tea.

Make positive changes and don’t smash lasagna, ice cream and digestives!

I found it easier when I didn’t buy those sorts of foods and have them to hand, that way if I really fancied it I’d have to go out of my way to get it - really puts a curb on the mindless eating and meant I enjoyed food. Also instead of just eating what you want, eat when you need - if you “want” ice cream, have some. But add some fruit / fibre for the “need” part and that’ll naturally reduce your portion of the high calorie dense low nutrition food you’re “craving” and introduce things that you need into your diet.

Things that helped me were
Realising I needed to change for good not just a quick fix,
Not having certain foods in the house,
Intermittent fasting,
Calorie counting (this made me realise why I was overweight and also what to swap in my diet).
Meal planning and online food shop to stop temptation.
Not depriving myself but things in moderation.
Portion control.
Asking do I need it/want it?
Logging food before I eat it makes me stop and think.
I went from a 14/16 to a 6 and have maintained continuing with the same method but slightly more relaxed.

1st step is to fill up on good protein so you are not chasing the sugar highs.

I am in the same boat op - have lost 3kg in just over 2 weeks but such a long way to go still and am already thinking l will probably fail as l have so many times before

I can relate to you as I had exactly your problem. I accepted I was heading for an early grave as I assumed my sugar / over eating addiction was incurable. That was 9 months ago and since then I have drop 4 and half stone and I’m fitter and healthier than I have been in years.
It can be done but you need to accept it is going to be hard.
I can’t guarantee what I did will work for you, I can only tell you what I did and say it has work for me and turned my life around.
I have 4 eggs and 2 wholemeal toasts for breakfast every morning without fail, eggs are the number one superfood bar none and I am absolutely convinced to this day this was the start of my success.
Other than that, put in very simply terms. I have cut out all processed food and now stick to a high protein low carb diet, (there are plenty of utube videos on high protein low carb diets my advice, watch as my as you can a decide what best suits you).
I also take probiotic supplements, good gut health is something else I’m convinced has contributed. I could write carry on writing all night but I don’t know how long these replies should be. If you want any further advise I would be happy to talk more either publicly or by PM. Sorry not very good at replying to these threads, I hope this has helped

This is very helpful thank you !

Wow that is incredible!
you have some very helpful tips that have me thinking.

i will certainly try loggin food to create that gap before impulsively reaching for something.

another day today of trying!

Thank you for these tips.

youre right, it’s accepting it will be hard and having to do it anyway, or i will just be fat and miserable or miserable i can’t eat the sugary foods but feel better and more confident long term x

Thank you for these helpful tips everyone

Focus on water, nutrition and smaller portions.

Sometimes you will need a sugar boost but having a satsuma with Vit C will provide more nutrition than a choc biscuit.

If it's made in a factory, it's likely not providing optimum nutrition. Eat single ingredient foods.

Very good point

probably another reason why I am tired all the time due to processed foods.

I'd honestly start by logging a weeks worth of calories. Even if you don't continue to do this long-term (I do but God, it's tedious...) it will be a huge eye-opener as to how many calories you're eating.

It's definitely stopped me reaching for that bit of cheese, few crisps, couple of biscuits as when added up, I could have enjoyed something better instead of the bits of snacking!

For me, when I truly want or need to lose weight (such as an event coming up where I know I won't forgive myself if I weigh what I weigh today), I just go hard and fast.

BUT I never have more than half a stone to lose as I never let it get too bad and I eat a very healthy diet. But sometimes nuts, avocado and dark chocolate can add up calorie wise!

So I go 1200 cals strict for four weeks. Usually results in 8lb loss. Try to drink as much coffee as possible and hold off eating for as long as possible. And I mainly eat salad, fruit, 0% Fage Greek Yoghurt, a few nuts, a tiny bit of avocado and 90% dark chocolate (which nibbled with coffee keeps eberygy levels up).

This is how I lose weight fast. This might not work for you! Sometimes we need a period of abstemious eating to make ourselves feel better though. Good luck!

I've just ordered some weight loss pills. They are meant to be great for suppressing your appetite. Fingers crossed. My appetite is my main issue, I'm always hungry!!

Once a week, work out how much weight you have lost since you started. Then go into a shop and pick up something that weighs that much. 1kg is a bag of sugar, for example, and a bag of potatoes is 2.5kg. Tell yourself that you were carrying that weight under your skin. I now can’t even lift the 6 stone I have lost. It’s a really powerful way of affirming your success and keeping motivated.

Just as a sideline from the main thread, if your always hungry try cutting the carbs and increase protein.

Personally I find Fast 800 Keto incredibly effective at weight loss. I'm down 22lbs since early Jan. Nearly at my goal now and about to move to maintenance which will involve prioritising protein, lots of veg, healthy fats and small amounts of complext carbs. V little processed food but will relax for the odd meal out etc.

High protein low carb calorie deficit. It’s easy to eat too much carbs to bulk out meals. You then loose too much muscle and can cause problems physically. I lost weight very quickly a few years ago and it caused problems with my back. Due to treatment for breast cancer I put on weight but I’m now actively loosing again but slowly.
I have a supply of nuts ( usually cashew) which I have a handful of if I need an energy boost. The fat content satiates my appetite and the protein bumps my protein intake.
I have lost 5kg over 6 weeks and hopefully will continue to loose steadily.
I have the odd day when I deficit. I also don’t buy “diet” foods just eat less of whatever I cook for DH.
We eat breakfast and an evening meal and I avoid snacking so I can eat a decent meal. We rarely eat bread and I only cook pasta once a fortnight.
Basically it’s just retraining your eating habits so it becomes normal.
Also awareness that as you age you need less food and unless you’re a professional athlete exercise is not a way of balancing calorie intake. An hour on an exercise bike doesn’t equal a bar of chocolate.

Can you afford mounjaro OP? Absolute game changer for me - have a look on the weight loss injection boards. You'd be looking at spending around £150 a month though so obviously that's an important factor.

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I've been doing a free program online, 23tasks and it's been amazing so far. Really basic at the start but I'm glad I stuck with it. Down 8kg in 2 months and I feel like I've been doing the bare minimum.

No booze.

Protein eggs chicken fish.

Veg soup or a glass of water when you're hungry for a snack.

Nothing after 6.30pm.

Go to bed early. Stops you doing late night snack thing.

Move. Walk a lot.

@Angrymum22 I agree with all of your advice (and all the advice given more generally on this thread) but people often do down the value of exercise and one hour of proper exercise (i.e. a combination of weights and cardio) does cancel out a chocolate bar, calories-wise, more than in fact. But there are lots of other reasons why it's not a great idea to be eating chocolate and a better idea to be eating protein and fibre.

It's true that you can't outrun a bad diet, but if you are eating well and sensibly then exercise massively helps. 4 x proper hour long exercise sessions in a week will burn around 1600 calories. That isn't nothing.

Please let me know if you find out! I've been eating salads and walking 2 miles every day for the last 8 weeks and I've only shifted about 2 kg. It's so disheartening 😩 I've a wedding abroad in 2 months and I really want to feel good and not trying to hide my tummy. I'm also taking diet pills for the last 3 weeks which have really suppressed my appetite. I haven't touched bread in weeks. I'm not craving chocolate and I don't feel very hungry so I'm eating a lot less than before. Also drinking lots of water. However the weight just isn't shifting. BMI is 27.

i don't think there is a way to loose weight fast, i mean some people try diuretics or laxatives but that's not really loosing weight.

so i think it's best to realize it's a slow process and involves change; it could be a change in meal planning/foods, or a change in activity level.
however if you want to loose the weight what ever you choose to do needs to be sustainable, so 4hrs of exercise per day is an example of an approach that isn't sustainable same with the idea of only eating cabbage soup three times a day.
a person's usual pattern of meal choices, age and lifestyle will affect what area's you can begin to tweak so that your weight loss is sustainable long term.
for me; i've got 3-4 lower calorie breakfasts on rotation (i'm not particularly hungry in the am), again i have a small selection of lower calorie lunch choices. between 3-4pm i have a snack and at 5 i have a fairly standard supper. no snacking in the evening and no alcohol.

now occasionally i do go out for lunch/dinner, recently a birthday lunch included a more substantial dinner and cake for dessert. subsequently the supper that day was very light. i keep a good variety of herbal tea available just in case the stretch between lunch and snack time seems long.