Get Fit For My Wedding- need Help!

I mean, what do you honestly think is getting in the way? And then try to approach it that way. I know for me that for a while I was having a soda once a day, because I had a taste for it and it was there. My fiance and I gave the soda away and we switched to plain old soda water and surprisingly it does what I need it to do when a craving strikes. I also have a snack problem 🤣 so I only have healthy snacks in the house which i think will be a good sub for what I'm craving, e.g. roasted spicy chickpeas as a sub for chips (because I love salty, crunchy stuff). Workout motivation wise, I now focus on weightlifting as opposed to a bunch of cardio that really was just hurting my knees. But everyone's different. I think that you should write down a list of what's getting in the way (the big and the small) and try to tackle a little bit at a time. Good luck!! 😊

Fad diets don’t work for the long run. That’s why they’re fads (only for the moment). The way to lose weight is to take in fewer calories, drink water and exercise. Because of that, I always recommend Weight Watchers. It’s real world eating, but you learn proper portions and healthier options. Most of all, it works and it’s easy. IDK how much you desire to lose. But in 8 months you could easily lose 50 pounds.

Diet is definitely the main factor for weight loss, combined with exercise. I would talk to your doctor since you have a medical condition and see what they say. You can talk to your trainer about the weight limit to use; remember for weight loss, it’s usually low weight, high reps. That could be why they gave you that number. If you’re stronger than that, see if they advise you to add more, but generally people trying to bulk do high weight. The only time I was ever able to lose a good amount of weight I was logging calories daily and working out 3-4 times a week. Keeping a food log, although tedious, can actually be really helpful and keep you more aware of what you’re actually consuming. Also remember you’re beautiful as you are! I am in the same boat, though, so I get it! Getting married is my motivation to get healthier. Good luck!

I can relate to your concerns too! Many pp have given excellent advice. My only advice is if you change your diet to something with less sugar and carbs have your blood tested again to check your TSH levels. I am currently on the modified Low carb lifestyle and had the sluggish system too but it turned out my TSH levels changed and called for a lower dosage of medicine. Eventually I no longer needed the meds and feel great. But it took years to figure out what was going on with my body and made the changes just so I could feel good again. Thyroid issues are scary and when I tried harder in the gym it raised my cortisol levels and my adrenals were keeping me from losing anything. I listened to my doctor and started doing yoga and re-centered myself. For me pushing myself harder didn’t help. It did the opposite. But after I got my hormones back in check I can go strong again. I am not skinny by all means, but I love me like this. I hope you get there too! Don’t give up! Good luck on your journey!!

Have you tried Cbd oil? *now I’m not a doctor so I would talk to your doctor before you make any changes** but I myself have/ had hypothyroid and the levothyroxin gave me terrible migraines. I started using cbd oil which actually help regulate my thyroid hormones so well I no longer take the meds. Cbd oil works with your endocannibinoid system and helps to regulate you body’s system. There’s a lot of research on how it helps. If it can regulate out your system it could help with the weight loss. Something to look into.

View Quoted Comment I just want to say that your response was so beautiful and genuine and most girls don’t hear it enough. We put too much pressure on ourselves and think there’s more we need to do to be the perfect version of us when in actuality, we’re already there. I too stressed about loosing a few pounds for my upcoming wedding and my fiancé reminds me everyday how beautiful and perfect I am just the way I am, now, today, and days to come.

Zumba and keto diet!!!! Zumba is so much fun and you can do it even if you have little ones!!!! This is how I tore my toddler out so he takes a nap 😂😂😂

View Quoted Comment I actually was looking into CBD Oil for my migraines because I have chronic migraine. I do take levothyroxine and I never would’ve guessed that would aid in the migraines. My doctor refuses to give it to me so I may have to get it elsewhere. Thanks!

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much!❤️

View Quoted Comment Just be aware that the levothyroxin May be the cause of the migraines. As you take the cbd oil it will make the levothyroxin stronger making the headaches worse. I’ve done some research and cbd could help PCOS too. Maybe try and find a doctor who is willing to explore that. Also my doctor doesn’t prescribe me the oil I get it at a pharmacy but you can get it online. You don’t need a prescription because there is no thc in it.

View Quoted Comment I may have to stop taking the levothyroxine then. I wanted to buy it online but there were so many options and I didn’t know which to get.

Have you talked to your doctor? Asked him/her for suggestions or help? I've heard cutting carbs and soda are the best way to lose weight bc they store fat the most.

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View Quoted Comment The term "fad diet" only exists because people do them temporarily. A diet is literally what one consumes for fuel. I'm not on keto myself, I just know that the reduction is carbs is beneficial for almost everything medically and the science of ketosis and the body fueling itself from ketones is legit.

I'm on a medical diet for IBD called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Bonus for me besides remission of my chronic illness is that I'm the leanest I've been in the past 16 years. Yoga is toning me up.

If you want to get healthier, you just need to figure out the lifestyle choices that are best for you. It's a sometimes challenging journey that is so totally worth it at the end. As a PP said, your fiance loves you as you are now, so don't put so much pressure on yourself. Good luck!

I cut carbs and only eat 20 a day, you can use my fitness pal app to keep track. That and go to the gym... I upped my gym to 2 classes a day for a few weeks there and it really helped. For the next 3 weeks I plan to do 2 a day and maintain the diet (but working out that much you can be more flex with food) because our wedding is in 21 days!! You can do this... use My Fitness Pal to track your daily intakes and you’ll start making better choices. I have thyroid issues too and I hit my goal weight! You can do it!!

Hi,
I lost 50 lbs a few years ago (170-120) and I have found the easiest way to do it is through simple math:

Decide how many pounds you want to lose and multiply that by 3,500 calories (how many calories are in one pound of fat). Then decide that by how much time you have until your wedding. So, for example if you want to lose 20lbs in 6 months you need to burn 70,000 calories in total by then or 2,916 a week, or 416 a day (just divided them).

Then calculate your activity through a Basil Metabolic Rate (how much you burn if you were in a coma state doing nothing...there’s online calculators for it). So for me, my BMR was 1600 and I did around 400 calories of extra exercise (like walking around and stuff...I didn’t really go to the gym). If you want to get really technical you can wear a Fitbit which will tell you exactly how much you burn daily (be careful those can get obsessive tho!)

So based off this and our example, if you burned 2100 calories a day and ate 1500 calories a day you’d lose 20lbs by the 6month mark. And eating 1500 calories is really easy...barely any dieting! If you go to the gym you can eat even more!

This is just what worked for me, hope it helps you! If you decide to do this for yourself make sure to do the numbers based on your weight and timeline, you can message me if you want me to do it for you lol.

There are so many other ways to lose weight too! This was just the most straight forward way that gave me scientific assurance I would lose!

Have you tried Keto? My fience and I have been on it for 3 weeks now and it’s pretty great. It’s an adjustment. But it’s not too bad. And there are so many options to really have the lifestyle change work for you and keep you on track.

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Yes I have talked with my doctor and they said I have been doing everything right and they just think I'm not able to lose the weight because my body won't allow it. I don't drink soda hardly ever.

View Quoted Comment Lower weight and more reps sometimes has a better effect than heavy weight. You tend to develop leaner muscle than bulky muscle with lower weight.

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That's super helpful!! Thanks so much! I never thought of that. I always thought you had to go heavier and heavier.