I need to lose 20 lbs by July help?!


Question: Hi, I need to lose 20 lbs by July and I feel what I'm doing isn't working. I do cardio 4 days a week for 1 hour, and wieght training 2 days a week, then I do 300 crunches every night. My eating lifestyle has been healthy with salads (no dressing), eggs, not alot of bread (wheat or whole grain only) and I cut out the pop and snacks, drank my 8+ glasses of water a day, added some green tea and still nothing. I know that 20 lbs by July is possible, I just need a little more help.


Answers: Hi, I need to lose 20 lbs by July and I feel what I'm doing isn't working. I do cardio 4 days a week for 1 hour, and wieght training 2 days a week, then I do 300 crunches every night. My eating lifestyle has been healthy with salads (no dressing), eggs, not alot of bread (wheat or whole grain only) and I cut out the pop and snacks, drank my 8+ glasses of water a day, added some green tea and still nothing. I know that 20 lbs by July is possible, I just need a little more help.

Since it sounds like you are doing everything else pretty good, I honestly recommend a book by dr. phil (cheesy, but oh my gosh it works) it is called The 7 keys to weight loss freedom. It is teaches you techniques to mentally change your lifestyle so that it is completely effortless to lose weight and permanently keep it off. I have been reading for about a month (off and on since i have a baby, husband and an overnight job) and i have lost 6 lbs already. It does address more serious overweight issues like overeating, binging, etc, but it could still help in small ways. Losing weight also has to do with your body type and what is healthy for you. If you are already at an ideal weight for your age and height then you would have to work insanely hard, every single day, and go close to never eating to really lose that much weight. Check with your dr or check online to see what a healthy weight for you and see if 20 lbs is even really realistic goal for you. also, you can try the bender ball. http://www.benderball.com/ I swear this works as well, and it is only $10 plus shipping for the ball and 2 dvds. I have regained almost all the muscle i lost from my abs after having the baby and my mom uses it and has toned hers up like no other. I hope at least a little of this helps!! Good luck on your goal! ?

I can help but I need more info.like How old are you ? how long you been doing what you said?

remember it take 21 days for your body to get used to changes and t start to burn the fat cells. also are you eating small meals( 6-7) vs big meals?

Hm can't think of anything sorry but what your doin should work...

your target isn't impossible, i have gone from 12 stone to just over 10 stone within a month, and this is how i have done it:

stopped drinking fizzy pop i now drink morrison flavour fizzy water it only has 2 calories per 1000ml

i eat meals at proper times (most of the time) they are small meals and i have about 4 aday i know this sounds alot but it isn't.

stopped frying most things

and i still get a take way twice a week and drink vodka and coke on a sat nite

so just think if i cut them things down aswell how much more could come off.

i wouldn't bother with weight watchers meals( i know they work for some) but if you are thinking about something like that morrisons do some frozen meal with are not a diet range but they have more food in the packet then weight watchers and they have less calories in them.

i don't do much exercise but i don't drive either so i walk most place and i have young children to run after lol

hope this helps,





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