I have 2 months left...can I lose the weight?

So I am now going to the gym EVERY night. I started going for half an hour just on the treadmill and then 5 minutes doing some light weights.

I am now upping my workout to 30 minutes on treadmill, running a bit (I get horrible shin splints), and then doing 15 of the elliptical and some weights still.

If I do this until December, do I have a good chance of really burning some fat off? lol

Anyone else have experience doing this? Or having any tips or advice? :) Thanks

if you continue to work out yes you will lose weight. Just eat healthy and work out and you should definitely see a difference in two months.

how much are you looking to lose?

going to the gym alone never gave me any fantastic weight loss results.

going on a diet and eating less/healthy always led me to loose weight. then i incorporate exercise to boost that weight loss.

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Posted by Espo22

if you continue to work out yes you will lose weight. Just eat healthy and work out and you should definitely see a different in two months.

how much are you looking to lose?

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my goal overall is to lose 50. I know I wont lose that before december, but I would like to lose at least 10-15 lbs before then. I know a pound or two a week is healthy, but I need to amp it up right now.


I have been eating better as well. The thing is, i used to do the cardio kickboxing. So my eating regimine was way different. I was eating every 2-4 hours. Right now, I am limiting my calorie intake so I can hopefully slim down faster. I am only burning about 200-250 calories each time I go to the gym so it's not nearly as many as I was burning when I did the cardio Kickboxing.

I am just hoping that all of this work will result in SOMETHING. I have only been working out hardcore for the past 3 weeks now. I had blood pressure issues and I needed the okay from the doctor.

So now I am hoping if I go every day for about an hour and watch what I eat , I should be okay right?

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Posted by Future_Farrell

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Posted by Espo22

if you continue to work out yes you will lose weight. Just eat healthy and work out and you should definitely see a different in two months.

how much are you looking to lose?

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my goal overall is to lose 50. I know I wont lose that before december, but I would like to lose at least 10-15 lbs before then. I know a pound or two a week is healthy, but I need to amp it up right now.


I have been eating better as well. The thing is, i used to do the cardio kickboxing. So my eating regimine was way different. I was eating every 2-4 hours. Right now, I am limiting my calorie intake so I can hopefully slim down faster. I am only burning about 200-250 calories each time I go to the gym so it's not nearly as many as I was burning when I did the cardio Kickboxing.

I am just hoping that all of this work will result in SOMETHING. I have only been working out hardcore for the past 3 weeks now. I had blood pressure issues and I needed the okay from the doctor.

So now I am hoping if I go every day for about an hour and watch what I eat , I should be okay right?

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Yeah 2 pounds a week is the way to go. And with 8 weeks about until your wedding you can definitely lose about 15 pounds. Well are you doing mostly cardio? that is why, see with cardio you only burn fat WHILE you are working out and like you see, you can run for a long time and only burn 250 calories. I would incorporate weight training, bc muscle burns fat and even after you stop working out you continue to burn fat throughout the day when you weight train. This is why its more effective. You can combine some cardio and weight training. I usually do alot of weight training. Not heavy weights of course, dont do more than 3-5 pounds. Try pilates, you lose inches right away and changes the way your body looks.

if you drink soda, cut that out COMPLETELY that alone you'll start seeing a difference. CUt out white bread, sugar, most white carbs. Eat grilled food, and dont eat less bc that wont help. Most of your calories should be eaten at breakfast and lunch, most ppl do dinner. But when you eat most of your calories during breakfast and lunch then you have more time during the day to burn it off. If you eat most calories during dinner then you dont have the time to burn it off. Plus when you eat a big breakfast and big lunch by dinner you wont be as hungry. Eat 3 meals, smaller portions and snack in between. When you do this it will help not to crave fatty foods. I used to snack on oranges between lunch and dinner bc they fill you up and hold you off until your next meal. Eating more meals a day helps bc it helps speed up your metabolism. Its a muscle and the more you use it the better it will work.

three suggestions:

If you continue doing what you're doing, you will see some kind of result. A tip I was given was to alternate what you do so three days a week run on the treadmill, and four days do something else like maybe the bicycle or somethingn and then lift a few weights at the end to cool down and tone etc. If your body gets used to running 7 days straight doing the same workout, it'll get used to it, and you won't lose weight nearly as quickly for as hard as you're working out!

I buy and eat Activa yogart. everyday. As odd as it sounds, it really does help add the bacteria into your body to speed up digestion which leads to weight loss!

My last suggestion, if you have an extra $10-20 a week, try weight watchers for two months. As a nurse, a lot of patients I see have had nothing but fantastic things to say about the program. I think it's more of the fact that it's a support group to turn to, especially when you get upset and would be most likely to throw in the rag. My friend Gina did this two months before our friend's wedding that we were in, and she lost SO much weight pretty quickly, and more importantly she has kept off every pound. The wedding was in May, and she has continued the WW program on her own at home going to random meetings here and there, and has lost even more weight; since Feb 2008-today she's lost over 50lbs.!

Good Luck to you!!!!!!!

Make sure you get 2 servings of milk in every day (helps burn fat). Veggies & Fruits.

And for breakfast try this cereal, Kellogs All Bran - Bran Buds. Just use the serving size indictated on the box and add some sliced fruit to it. Healthy and when I started eating it, it helped me lose a bit of weight (it's got like 13g's of fiber in it lol).

Keep working out :)

im getting married the same week as you - i need to tone up quick, i REALLY slacked off the last few weeks

Yeah, I drink mostly bottled water throughout the day and filtered water when I come home. I know ESPO is right, about the weights.

I go to the NYSC and they have this one machine that targets the back of your upper arm. The one area I need the most worked out, with the jiggly stuff. I figured I would do that. I do about 60-120 lifts of that if my shoulder can handle it. Right now it's giving me a lot of pain when I use that machine.

I have a 5 and 8 lb dumbell set at home that I can use when I am not at the gym. So I will use that as well.


As far as my meals go, I am pretty much covered. I know I have to stay away from the bread. If I do eat bread, its mostly whole wheat or whole grain breads. I don't eat fried food, or any sort of junk food. I am trying really hard. I will let you guys know in about a month if it's working :)

Thanks again!

Listen excersie is great for you but this is the facts you need to burn more then you take in to loose weight. You may work-out till you collapse and never loose weight because your eating habits are poor.

WW is amazing and soo easy. Sign up asap, it's not expensive and you will see results right away. There is very people out there who will disagree, WW is the best/ most simple diet.

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Posted by Future_Farrell

Yeah, I drink mostly bottled water throughout the day and filtered water when I come home. I know ESPO is right, about the weights.

I go to the NYSC and they have this one machine that targets the back of your upper arm. The one area I need the most worked out, with the jiggly stuff. I figured I would do that. I do about 60-120 lifts of that if my shoulder can handle it. Right now it's giving me a lot of pain when I use that machine.

I have a 5 and 8 lb dumbell set at home that I can use when I am not at the gym. So I will use that as well.


As far as my meals go, I am pretty much covered. I know I have to stay away from the bread. If I do eat bread, its mostly whole wheat or whole grain breads. I don't eat fried food, or any sort of junk food. I am trying really hard. I will let you guys know in about a month if it's working :)

Thanks again!

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sounds like youre doing a great job. Everybodies body is different and reacts different. ALso you dont have to do as many lifts and also dont do more than 5 pounds.

For me i know that if i JUST eat healthy i wont see big differences, it takes my body a while to lose weight with JUST eating healthy. I need to do both, yes eating healthy obviously but also working out at the same time, this is what i personally saw as the best results. Not only that but i also like to tone up and just eating healthy doesnt work for me to tone up.

Just keep up the good work, seems like youre on the right track. Good luck

Iam on weight watchers. I think thats why FH poped the question lol.......

I lost 13 lbs so far 20 more to go.

Exercise is key in my opinion!!! I highly recommend a combo of spinning, pilates, regular cardio and a little weight lifting.
Yes nutrition is important, but I do not necessarily agree with weight watchers, because yes it is great how it works with the point system, but you could still be eating bad food, just less. i think you need a good, balanced diet mostly and treat yourself sometimes. That does wonders. I am working out 4-5 times a week now and I have seen good results!

I would stick with the cardio: 45min to 1hr....don't jog if you get shin splints! Increase the speed to a good 3.4 - 3.6.....increase the incline!! 7% - 10%.

SQEEZE your butt when you walk...see how hard that is!

Re-evaluate your diet.....