i came across a youtuber who was able to lose 82 pounds in 72 days, going from 257 to 175. her journey was very well documented and even her moniker struck a chord with me: ImpatientDieter. and considering my wedding is in 48 days and i could stand to lose about half what she lost, i thought hey maybe i CAN do this for 7 weeks.
roughly her plan is this: she drinks a 100 calorie meal replacement shake every hour, drinks nearly a gallon of water, and 2 regular meals of 250 calories each for a total of 1,200 calories a day. she also walks for an hour in the morning and evening and follows each walk up with a couple sets of crunches, leg lifts, and arm exercises. she calls it the easyway diet because she's never hungry and the exercise is pretty easy.
i tried a modified version of her nearly all liquid diet yesterday. um, no thanks. maybe it would be different if my protein shakes tasted better. i also work in a small office and really didn't want to be shaking up these drinks every hour. and oh, yeah, i like actual food.
but i was able to restrict my calories to only 1200. and take a 2.5 mile walk at lunch.
today, i replaced one of her shakes with a hot cocoa with some protein powder (much more palatable this way) and had several small 100(ish) calorie snacks throughout the day. today was a bit easier than yesterday as i think my stomach has shrunk down from its normal eat-all-i-want size. it's 7:40pm here now and i've hit my 1200 calories for the day and got in another hour long walk at lunch.
while it's kind of a pain to eat every hour, it's also kind of nice. lots of little treats during the day help the day go faster and even though i'm eating less than i normally do, it doesn't feel like it. part of it i think comes from the variety of food i've been eating: edamame, greek yogurt, tuna, small bits of chocolate. i can satisfy both my sweet and savory tooth as it comes up during the day.
and now who knows what's gonna happen once the weekend comes. when i have a baby shower to go to. or in a few weeks when the pms hits. but for now it feels good to feel a little more in control. and i doubt i'll be able to drop 48 pounds in 48 days, which was her pace. i doubt i'll be able to drop 20. but 10 pounds in 7 weeks would be nice.
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I kicked off my initial weight loss in 2007 (6 months before my wedding :-)) with a 1200 calorie per day limit. What really helped me was looking for high protein/high fiber foods to keep me feeling fuller for longer. All of Kashi's Go Lean products qualify, and their frozen meals are really quite decent, and of course there is no measuring frozen foods, so easy counting. Also, Snickers Marathon nutrition bars are the bomb! Dark Chocolate Crunch, my favorite has only 150 calories and 11 g of protein and 9 of fiber. I use mydailyplate.com to count calories, and they have a mobile app, too. Good luck - that woman's pace seems a little insane, but small frequent meals and calorie counting are definitely the right idea!
I couldn't do a liquid diet. NO WAY!
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