I will start with some backstory been on anti-depressants for the past 4 years ballooned in weight the pills played a minor in that due to the side effect but 95% my fault for comfort eating and choosing the easy way rather than actually have some self-restrained

That out the way it is my goal to lose 130 pounds in 6 months I start my workout/diet on 08/10/2018 I chose a good trainer/nutritionist to teach me by giving me the blueprints to a healthier life trainer that will be with me for the first 12 weeks

then I get to choose if I want to keep with him at the end so we will see if I stick with him or not if results good I stick with him

so the rules of the thread for myself is to post weigh in every Monday in the morning i will time stamp with weight then at the end of it i will post a before and after pic

comments welcome i am sure i will get laughed at / put down but its ok

130lbs in 6 months is very ambitious. My advice is to not focus on outcome goals, instead focus on process goals eg accurately log calories everyday, hit weekly calorie target, get 3x short walks a week, etc. The overall goal should be to establish sustainable habits that allow you to lead a 200lb life. Crash dieting and hating life is not a long term recipe for success.

5+lbs a week is indeed ambitious, but starting at your current weight it can certainly be done. GL sir.

Yeah, it's doable for sure, though I agree with Aidan that something a bit more controlled and sustainable would increase compliance and likelihood of success.

won't happen here. gl

Is this the hero S&F deserves? RIP ytf. Good bye mlylt, hello needtomatter!

Is it recommended to lose that amount of weight in such a short period of time? I always thought the slow and steady approach of 1kg a week was the go to?

A trainer and nutritionist are a great idea. The three things that helped me the most:

1. Drink nothing but water. No soda, no oj, no fancy coffees. Get all your calories from food.
2. Exercise everyday no matter what, even if its just stretching or walking.
3. Cook your own food.
4. Dietary screw ups are part of the process- you dont become a nutritional mess overnight nor do you solve it in a day. Dont worry about perfection, just get back up and at it when you eat poorly.
4. Log.

I think 1% is generally seen as ok. Given the high starting point it is ambitious but deffo doable.

For the very obese, they can and should lose pretty quickly early on. If OP is serious he'll be sub-300 by 2019.

But agree with Aidan overall.

Welcome, NeedToMatter! Looking forward to your log.

Examples of solid advice:

Not at all.

Hope to see consistent posting that doesn't disappear after a month, too many of those logs. Paying for a coaching for 12 weeks up front is a good way to be fairly locked in for a while so good habits take hold.

gl!

thank you for the reply to my thread I totally agree I have the goal to achieve I will try my hardest if I miss by a few pounds its ok if I can install good habits that is worth more than getting to my goal then in a few months gaining the weight back

thanks dude

thanks, sir much appreciated with the positive vibes in this thread

not sure what you mean ? is this another poster lol

my trainer seems like a cool dude i will ask him about this and see what he says

thanks for posting the trainer did answer some of these questions

1 ) he said try drink 4L water a day minimum nothing else
2 ) as for working out i belive it is 4 days going hard then 2 light days then sunday to chill
3 ) meal prep he has given me a breakdown of the food i can / cant eat and recipes that i can try
4 ) the trainer dude has me use a site / app called myfitnesspal that i can log my meals / weight loss it also has a scanner / huge library of food so i can easily scan the item then get the break down of the food
5 ) as for the log i am going to email him everyday of what i did / didnt and keep a spare on dropbox

if my memory holds true the aim for me is 0.7% weight reduction per week is the goal

What are your current and/or recent eating habits that got you this big?

I'm a little worried your trainer is going full "clean" eating which can be difficult to switch to if you're used to fast food/chips/soda/etc all day. If you can do it, great, but don't beat yourself up over less-than-ideal choices, as long as you keep within your calorie target.

For instance, 4L of water nothing else. Nothing wrong with this advice but if you're used to 2L of soda a day, feel free to have a diet coke once in a while. Same goes for coffee or tea as long as you don't put honey or sugar in it.

In a similar vein, going from sedentary to six workouts a week could be a recipe for rapid burn out and quitting. Hopefully your trainer starts you out at a reasonable level and you're not getting set up to go too hardcore too soon.

Kidcolin in right you dont need to immediately be perfect w water or exercise. Once you realize water quenches your bodys thirst and soda does not, you will only want water. Same w exercise, i try to only stretch on some days for recovery.

One other thing: swimming. It is low impact on your joints and helps work the g. acid out of your muscles. Highly recommend it. I started out doing 250 yards, now i do 1500 a session.

Good for you NTM!

Having good health, energy & pride in yourself is worth all the hard work.

I’ll be rooting for your success. Couple of questions, since I’m nosy:

Age?

Height?

What was your activity level prior to the 6 day a week workout routine? I think having a trainer is great. Weight loss is mostly diet tho.

There is so much knowledge (not me!) support & assistance in H&F. It’s an amazing tool and it’s free. Keep posting, it works.

age 22 m

height 6 foot so i 1.8m

oops didn't read the last question as for activity all I did is sit at pc like a potato I need to make changes my mental health was that bad sort of dug myself into a 330lb holes I put on so much weight I didn't even notice