Weight loss!

[lilnurse2010]

I am going with a friend to his prom because he couldn't find a date... I figured I could wear one of my high school dresses (I'm in college now). I have to because I don't have the money to buy a new one. The thing is I put on the freshman 15 plus 5 and the dress doesn't fit. So I need to lose about 20 pounds in 6 weeks... is this doable? For those of you with experience, do you have any tips to make this happen? I don't have a whole lot of extra time to spend in the gym between school and work but I can go about an hour a day. What else can I do? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

you probably already know to eat healthily and don't overeat. Extra tips I have would be eat a lot of protein and fiber to fill you up and keep you satisfied, and drink a lot of water, a lot, especially in the morning and mid-day.

Exercise - a lot of cardio, if yorue not ready for running, then the elliptical is great! and if you go to a gym that has one of those girly weight training classes, take one! they are great and you can go no matter what level you're at!

do NOT deprive yourself, if you really want something, have a little.

also, it really helps me if I eat most of my food for the day in the morning and mid-day, and pretty much stop after 7pm.

do not even weigh yourself, it will just screw with your head. and don't go all crazy and obsessive, because that will last about a week tops before you screw yourself over.

if you mess up and have a bad day, stay positive, don't beat yourself up, forget about it.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, before you try to lose weight, make sure that you 100% love yourself no matter what weight you're at. good luck and keep a healthy mindset about it. :)

[ivarei]

it's absolutely doable. go to the gym, get on the eliptical for 30 minutes or for however long it takes to burn 300 calories (use the weight loss mode). do that EVERYDAY. then do some crunches (3 sets of 15), do different types of crunches each day at varying resistances. and don't eat fried food or soda (unless it's diet) and you'll notice a difference in 4 days. that's been my regimen for 8 days now and I'm starting to see abs! I've never had abs =D

[luvLloyd]

Make use of that one hour and go to the gym everyday. Work your cardio for at least 30 mins and combine that with weights and stretching. As you adapt to the certain levels, increase the level and increase your weights. Make sure you stretch.

Combine exercise with healthy balanced meals. Tone down on the alcohol.