Any tips for losing 2 stone in 9 weeks???

[babydan]

Can it be done? Or as I fear, have I left it too late?

In 9 weeks time I am going on holiday to South of France with family.

I am a lardy lump at 5 foot 8 and weighing 12 stone 9 lbs. I know where I am going wrong... I eat too much crap- simple!

How do I stop doing it when I feel hungry and think about food all the time?

I am completely food obsessed and it needs to stop quick. I can not carry on squeezing myself into clothes and feeling unfit and uncomfortable.

Help!!!! I really want to do this in the long term aswell, not just crash diet for 9 weeks.

I really want to be healthy so I can keep up with my 2 yr old. I feel so sluggish and lazy and I want to do this for him aswell as me.

when I first did Slimming World back in the 90's I lost a stone in 3 weeks

Wow!!! Amazing, did you keep it off though? I don't want to start down the yoyo diet route. Is slimming world quite difficult to follow or is it fairly simple recipes?

Dysentry?

Thanks withorwithout you, was hoping to do it without any vomiting and diarrhoea though .

I know I may not lose the 2 stone I want in 9 weeks but I would definitely

like to have my eating obsession under control and lose as much as possible!

Check out the Dukan diet.

You could do it with Slimming World, I lost a stone in 5 weeks with them recently.

I would also say slimming world, have been doing it for nearly 4 weeks, in the first 3 lost 11lbs.

I am also 5'8", but started at 11st 13lbs.

The thing that seems to good to be true is that you can eat as much as you want, (of certain things!), and there is hardly any weighing of food, go along to a meeting, I'm so glad I did, you could make a big difference in 9 weeks.

It is also a healthy eating approach, rather than a fad type, restrictive plan.

Good luck.

I will lool into slimming world on net and try to find local group.

Thank you ladies. I will probably be on here a lot looking for support so please help distract me from food!

Don't forget that you wont suddenly look slim and beautiful when you lose all of the 2 stone, you will look and feel better with every single lb you lose!

Don't worry if its not as fast as you like.

Good luck

It's actually only possible to lose 1-2lbs of fat a week. Of course on diets you lose more than this, but it's not fat, it's lean tissue. Hence why people tend to yo yo diet, putting it all back on again once they stop dieting.

So in 9 weeks you should aim for a realistic goal of 9-18lbs and know that doing it that way you're actually losing fat and much more likely to keep it off.

Do you exercise?

You're right that you should be looking at a lifestyle change as opposed to a quick fix diet. If you find a way you're happy to maintain for life then you needn't worry about dieting again.

And do you drink enough fluids? Hunger pangs are often thirst as opposed to hunger.

Show of hands is right.

However have a look at the Dukan diet - I am on that at the moment and I have lost a lot ot weight (well, I would appear so, however I never weigh myself and am going on waist/hip measurements.

There is a dukan thread on here, also tyope dukan into google and it will bring up a Daily Mail link which explains. Effectively it is very similar to atkins, in that it is reduced carb, but no calorie counting or portion restriction.

I have just lost 12lbs in a month, I've cut out all crisps/biscuits/sweets etc etc, I have salads or soup for lunch and a stir-fry/salad/fish for dinner. I snack on rice cakes/prunes/fruit and its falling off.

If I excercised too it's come off faster, however 20mnth old, 7yr old ,running my own company and dh away alot ensures my free time is minimal - I think sometime between 8-10pm is mine, and purely set aside for drinking wine, before I pass out ready for another manic day...

It can be done tho.

wineismysaviour- your post reminded me of my life! That is my day exactly.

I run a busy business from home. DH works all day and I am running round/ being bossed about by a 2 yr old!

Minus the 7 yr old though, I don't know how you do it!

Well I am simply healthy eating for now, had a look at the Dukan diet but it seemed too restrictve for me.

I couldn't imagine purely eating protein for that long so I really don't think I'd be able stick to it unfortunitely!

Just cutting out the crappy snacks, eating much less in general but I have to eat quite frequently or else I am more likely to binge.

I am so greedy. I can have a hge meal and 45 minutes later my tummy is grumbling so I am wanting a cup of tea and chocolate biscuits.

I think I need to distract myself more instead of giving in all the time. Thanks for all the posts. Thanks for all your posts though, it does help.

babydan....happiness is knowing I am not the only one...

I LOVE food, trouble is IT loves to stick to my hips..I'm snacking on rice cakes, they're huge and fill you up - try snack a jack big ones...ummm. Plus a bag of prunes (stone out), at night completely gets that sugar hit you want from chocolate, plus after about 3 you're full...

Another tip is not to go for the 3rd glass of wine, all willpower dissapears after this naughty glass and I reach for the kids treat jar....baaaaaaaad..

babydan I reckon 2 stone is pushing it BUT If you lose just a stone in 9 weeks you'll feel brilliant; I'm your height and as soon as I went under 12 stone it was such a difference in my energy and confidence.

I just did the "eating less crap and moving around a bit more" plan. Cooking family meals from recipes like these and snacking on fruit and ricecakes.

It did take a week for the hunger pangs to go, but now I don't get ravenous between meals and remember, the occasional treat is good for the soul.

Good luck!

Babydan, i've just been recommended 30 day shred exercise dvd, giving it a go..between 8 - 8.30pm, eating into sacred time I know, or maybe i'll get up at 6am and do it...nah.

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My vote is for the Harcombe diet - much less restrictive than Dukan, and built around healthy, natural foods. There are very few rules to follow and a lot of support on the club website. Once you've bought the book it's free too! I only want to lose a stone and have lost 8lbs in less than four weeks, but most of the others on the website have lost a lot more than me even in a short time.

I combined the food doctor diet with weight watchers i.e. count ww points plus don't eat any carbs in the evening and having regular snacks throughout the day that combine carbs/protein/complex carbs. That worked really well without being too painful!

ShowOfHands is absoloutely right

maybe you could lose it. You will put a big chunk back on in the first week of your holiday

IMHO you should aim to lose a stone eating a sensible array of foods and working out. You then stand some chance of both toning up and losing enough weight that you feel considerably better and healthier than tyou do now.

I am off to Barbados in four weeks. I am eating sensibly - 4-5 meals a day cutting back on carb and watching portion sizes. I am working out doing interval trainning three times a week.

I have only lost about 5 lbs but my shape has changed already and I look ad feel much better.
Plus I will not arrive in Barbados and put it all straight back on again. It is easily maintainable and because I don't feel restricted I won't do the 'fuck it , I am on holiday so give me cake' thing

What about JuiceMaster Diet - I am in similar situation, in that I have lost weight over last year but could do with losing final 8-10lbs. I have bought the 7lbs in 7 days book - just need to buy a juicer!! Sounds good and I have read some threads on here about it. I am off to buy a juicer this weekend and will report in when I have done my first 7 days

I've lost 8 stones on Alizonne and have kept it off for the last 6 months. In the first 8 weeks I lost 3 stones.

Well done smiley just looked at the alizone website but I have to confess I didn't really understand what it was.

Maybe I was looking at the wrong thing but it all seemed to be going on about an Alizone clinic and therapies etc.

Do you have any info on the actual diet or is it not a diet??? Sorry to be thick but I am genuinely interested in how you did it!

We are hoping to conceive again next year so not planning on doing anything too drastic or something that's not healthy.

Ideally want to do something that can just become part of my every day eating.

Thanks, any tips or anyone wanting to join in still feel free!

agree with pagwatch and others - aim for one stone off by eating sensibly, and see if you can make time for exercise. make your snacks healthier, make a conscious effort to do the 5 a day fruit and veg thing if you aren't already, and cut down cream/cheese consumption.

But I eat cream, cheese and dark chocolate every day and I've still lost 8lbs in less than four weeks! I'm easily doing the five a day thing and if I snack between meals, which I rarely do because it's carbs that make me hungry between meals, then I have blueberries and raspberries (expensive, but delicious!)