How to lose all 45 pounds, if it's even possible?

[sleepingbeauty]

I wonder if it's possible to lose 45 pounds by December '06. I just had a baby 5 months ago and I'd like to have my body back. I am 5'1 and used to be 105-110 pounds (not muscular) and I gained 60 pounds when I was pregnant and now I'm 145 pounds. It's just so hard to lose all that. I try something and then I get sidetrack. It's so hard, but it's something I'd really want to do, lose all these fats.

[Alin]

Originally Posted by sleepingbeauty

I wonder if it's possible to lose 45 pounds by December '06. I just had a baby 5 months ago and I'd like to have my body back. I am 5'1 and used to be 105-110 pounds (not muscular) and I gained 60 pounds when I was pregnant and now I'm 145 pounds. It's just so hard to lose all that. I try something and then I get sidetrack. It's so hard, but it's something I'd really want to do, lose all these fats.

Yes,,,thats a very realistic goal in my opinion.

[go Yankees]

that's about 5-6 lbs a month, or, just over 1 lb a week until the end of the year...certainly possible, BUTTTTTT

as you start to lean out, eat protein, and lift weights, you might add a bit more muscle, so you might drop to (say) 123, then the pace will drop off a bit, and you can't drop past (say) 115, and you wonder why, but you look better and better every day in the mirror.

definitely possible though...let us know what your diet and workouts are like (if any) and we'll all chip in to help you

[slayer of souls]

Defiantly a reasonable goal.

I suggest you post up your intended diet and training regime so we can further enhance your journey to 100lbs.

GOOD LUCK!

Some resources to get you started:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dieting
http://forums.1fast400.com/?showtopic=19732
http://forums.1fast400.com/?showtopic=26402
http://davedraper.com/hiit-cardio-training.html

[Shibby]

It's very real. Also since it's pregnancy weight, it isn't your genetic weight per say. So you will make some major changes quickly. My wife is 6 months post pregnancy and was having a little trouble with the wieght. She started back at basketball practice and was doing better, but still getting frustrated. So I tweaked her diet just a little bit and it has started making a big difference.

[sleepingbeauty]

Thank you all for your great advice.

I don't really have a diet in mind right now. I'm just going through some past threads here and jot down some ideas. I plan on staying away from sodas, sweets, and carbs especially rice, which happens to be something I can't live without in every meal. Although I'm going to try to stay away from that since that's high in carbs. For exercise, I plan on sticking to what I like jogging and especially swimming. I don't know if that would be enough.

[slayer of souls]

Just follow Berardi’s principle of nutrient timing and introduce low GI carbs into your diet.

Once you follow those two principles you will notice changes in your body composition then you can apply more advanced methods in the future. Good luck

[ROCKILLER]

Rice isnt necessarily "the devil' youre probably just eating too much and not the right kind. You probably just need to switch from white to brown and eat it at lunch with some chicken. I like rice chicken and dijon mustard.