how to lose 4 stone in 3 months??

[happygal]

I need to lose 4 stone over the next 3 months. It works out at just under 5lbs a week. Any idea what i should try?x

 

[tina_h75]

You will probably lose about 5lb in your first week but its not a loss that you should expect to be making every week. The safe amount is between 1-2lb.

In the past I have had good results with WW, slimfast and the Paul Mckenna book. My friend recently did the cambridge diet and she lost a stone and 5 inches in a month but it made her quite unwell.

 

[LegoHouse]

Southbeach diet....... Bloody hard to follow but the weight literally falls off

 

[Miss_Bump]

You will probably lose about 5lb in your first week but its not a loss that you should expect to be making every week. The safe amount is between 1-2lb.

I agree.

It isn't safe to lose so much so quickly and the quicker you lose it, the quicker you will put it back on.

I'd recommend a healthy diet and lots of exercise

 

[RileysMummy]

You should try being realistic. Like Tina said you'd lose 5lbs in your first weight then it would level off to 2/3lb if you're lucky, some week you may not lose anything. Plenty of exercise, count out sugars in tea, replace with sweetner, plenty of water, fruit & veg and you're lose steadily but it will stay off.
x

 

[Lubbird]

Paul Mckenna is great because it's about changing your relationship with food and learning to eat normally, not starving yourself or going to the other extreme and stuffing yourself.

 

[Donna35]

It's not a good idea to lose it that quickly as it rarely stays off. Just do it slowly and it'll come off but stay off xxx

 

[Baby France]

I agree with the other ladies that 4 stone is alot to lose in 3 months!

It would probably be more realistic to try and lose say maybe 2 stone instead?

If you set yourself a target that you're very likely unable to achieve, you might end right back at square one and lost nothing as your moral at 'failing' would take a battering (I hope that makes sense?)

I think as well you need to find a diet that works really well for you too, that you are able to stick too!

Good luck!!

 

[happygal]

Thanks ladies. I agree with you all, it is an unrealistic goal .
The reason i asked is because I have gallstones and i saw the surgeon yesterday to see about going on the waiting list for surgery to have my gallbladder removed.
Im over weight and Im the first to admit that i need to lose weight.
I was weighed yesterday and Im 19st 12lbs. The surgeon told me that he will see me again in 3 months and by that time i should of got my weight down to 16 stone.
So for that to happen, i need to lose just under 5lbs every single week.

I was prepared to be told id need to lose some weight but i feel totally defeated now, i know its just not going to happen.
I told the surgeon that I've already lost a stone and a half but he said that's not a lot and i need to do better!

I think Im going to make an appointment to see my gp and ill ask him how Im supposed to manage to lose so much so quickly x

 

[Nats21]

To me thats awful a surgeon telling you that, its not healthy to lose so much so quickly and you'd think he'd realise that. Like others have said its about 1 - 2lb off a week realisticly, I've just found that healthy eating and exercise help me but my OH's mom is a bit overweight and shes now on the Weight Watchers, its doing her really good, shes feeling a lot better and doing exercise and shes losing weight in a sensible way. Good luck hun xx

 

[Lubbird]

Is he a private surgeon by any chance? Its all about the money with them! You should focus on healthy eating and not overdoing it, and then maybe in 3 months time you can see where you are and he might be happy to go forward.

 

[honey08]

i agree, its totally shocking info/advise/goal to get off someone as a pro xxx

 

[hopeandpray]

He obviously just looked at some guideline about the surgery and didn't consider at all what would actually be a healthy speed to lose weight at!