From Motivated, Age 19 - 07/19/08 - IP#: 71.192.26.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'7", Start: 215 lb, Today: 201 lb, Goal: 150 lb - okay. so here's my plan- I would really really love to reach my ultimate goal of being in the 130's by my graduation from college next may. I would like to be in the 190's (hopefully around 197) by August 5th (about 3 weeks away) for my best friend's wedding(i'm a bridesmaid in it, plus i'm seeing a whole bunch of people i haven't seen since middle school!) and for my vacation with my significant other, AND for the NIN concert I'm going to. I would like to lose another 8-10lbs through August, and get into the 180's (even if it's 185-189) before school starts again (around Sept. 7th). After that, I plan to keep losing, but at a slower pace and really working on putting on muscle and getting fit. If I lose just 5lbs a month after August, I can be 130-135 by the time I graduate! That would be incredible! I would be so comfortable, and i've never been comfortable around my extended family (they are very fit and proper and have always hinted at my need to lose weight). Right now i'm trying carb-cycling and have gone down from 207 (after two days of horrible eating) to 201 (my lowest in a looong time!). It's not a low carb diet- only the first week is lower-carb, then I'm supposed to cycle between high healthy carb days and a bit lower (but carbs are still included in this plan) carb days. I'm really excited since it's working so well. of course, a lot of it's water weight because the more sugar you store in your body, the more water your body stores. but i don't care, as long as it's weight and inches gone and not reducing my amount of muscle. what do you guys think? any tips?