aakarras's Journal, 20 July 2011

1 lb a day is pretty difficult. That is 3,500 calorie deficit per day. You'd have to eat your BMI, AND burn 3,500... I don't know how you would do it.  

Difficult yes, and there is a good chance I wont accomplish it, but I'm in the mood to aim high, and the worst that happens is that I don't lose all of it, but I lose a good amount.  

I won't say it's not possible; I lost 11 pounds in my first week on Slim Fast and another 5 pounds the second week. I don't think that was real, though. I think my body was retaining a lot of water when I was overeating and during those first two weeks, I think a lot of the loss was actually water loss. After the first two weeks I've been averaging between 1-2 pounds a week. And that didn't change whether I was eating 1200 or 1900 calories a day. In fact, after a month at 1200 calories, I stopped losing altogether, probably because my body thought I was starving and my metabolism slowed to a crawl. I raised my calorie level on the advice of the Slim Fast nutritionist and I've been losing steadily since. My rate of loss didn't change when I went back to the gym and started getting a lot more exercise. I've gained a lot of muscle, but since muscle weighs more than fat, it's kind of a push. My advice is to aim at getting into the 150s before your trip and be happy with whatever loss you get. BTW, I went to Mexico City a few years back -- loved it! 

I've done it in short bursts, but it's no picnic... with my 2300BMI, no more than 800 calories consumed in a day, plus 3+ hours intense cardiovascular exercise at roughly 600kcal/hour (elliptical, jogging and biking). I wish you the best of luck! 

wahooooo!! you can do it!!! i'm doing the old school power 90 dvd from beachbody.. along with kettlebell bootcamp at my gym... my husband adn i have talked about insanity dvd's.. how doyou like them??? and do you need to buy other stuff for them (like a pull up bar etc.. ).. we have weights and resistant bands.. anyway.. hit me back and let me know.. it might be our anniversary present to each other in october :) haha 

Babyweight: the Insanity dvds are amazing! They definitely are the hardest workouts that I have ever done.. EVER. The first week is like death, I wanted to cry, but the second week got a lot easier. You can feel yourself changing so quickly and it's crazy to see how fast your body can adapt to change. I missed a few days because my parents came and I got lazy so I decided to stop and restart them after vacation. They have a set 2 month schedule and when I restart them, I don't want to miss any days. And you don't need anything to do them. If you are on hardwood floors, you need a yoga mat.. but nothing else!  

I dont know how you feel about thermogenics but I take OxyElite Pro (GNC) They are the best at supressing appetite and giving energy and I have had no headaches or side effects. I read up a ton about them and it had great reviews.