[BrandyHagz]

Nina,

Your expectations are not realistic. For this reason alone, your diet will fail. The first step in dieting, or as I prefer to call it, lifestyle changing, is setting a realistic goal that is both obtainable and easy to meet.

The average dieter loses approximately one pound per week average, with those numbers being a little higher at the start of your diet and then tapering off towards the end.

If you’re hoping to lose weight, then you’re going to have to make some major lifestyle changes…

Some of the key things you can do:

Exercise for 30 minutes a day
Eat more protein
Portion Control
Find the types of foods that work for you
Identify craving killers (substitutes you can put in place when you’re craving something)

You can’t successfully lose weight and keep it off unless you are committed to making long term lifestyle changes.

I am a post-op Gastric Bypass patient and even in the first three months after surgery, I didn’t lose the kind of weight you’re talking about. If there were an easy, no-effort, non-surgical solution to losing that kind of weight, Gastric Bypass wouldn’t be a multi-billion dollar industry.

Losing weight takes a great deal of effort, dedication and commitment – you CAN lose weight – set a realistic target, exercise 30 minutes a day, eat the right foods, get lots of protein and cut out the soda’s/sweet drinks – and it can be done.

Good luck!