How to lose two or three inches FAST

thattequilagirl · 01-03-2016 1:14pm #1

I'm not looking for long-term, sustainable weight loss in this post - I know I need to make a significant lifestyle change for that. I'm going on holiday and I have a beautiful Ted Baker dress I want to wear. It buttons up the front and right now I can do the buttons up but I'm beat into it. Would need to lose two or three inches for it to fit comfortably.

I have about 2.5 weeks, so I'm thinking losing 2kg should be realistic. Any tips for fast weight loss? Is it really 80% what you eat or is that just a ubiquitous weight loss myth?

thattequilagirl · 01-03-2016 1:48pm

By the way I'm hoping 2kg in 2.5 weeks is considered fairly realistic/ not unhealthy so I'm hoping this doesn't contradict the charter

martinmcdonnell · 01-03-2016 2:28pm

Try a low carb high fat diet (ketogenic). I train jiu jitsu and if I need to lose weight fast for a tournament this works wonders.
You might want to research it first as it can be a bit confusing to someone trying it without having knowledge of how it works e.g foods that contain high carbs or not eating enough fat or eating too much protein. Anyhow that's my 2 cents

Irish_rat · 04-03-2016 3:28am

You need to show us what your typical daily food intake is and weight/height

sabat · 04-03-2016 4:05am

No bread or pasta, absolute minimum or zero salt/sodium, no drinks except water (including 'diet drinks' and any caffeine) and you'd probably debloat enough to fit a bit better without too much effort. You can buy a skipping rope for a fiver and 10 minutes each morning and evening might get rid of another couple of pounds...

El_Dangeroso · 06-03-2016 2:23pm

Realistically? A corset/shapewear will do more than a crash diet ever would.

http://waisttrainers.ie/product/waist-trainer-black-latex/

I have this one and it's awesome for smoothing everything out and giving an hourglass shape. Plus it's actually quite breathable and I find it doesn't overheat me on a hot day.

hidinginthebush · 06-03-2016 2:30pm

Plain, grilled chicken breast and steamed greens for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Only drink water. No caffeine or seasoning. It won't be fun, but it will help you shrink a bit. I guarantee after a week of that you'll seriously question if the dress is worth it, but it should do the trick.

anewme · 06-03-2016 2:30pm

I tried on one Of those waist trainers for a fifties dress I was going to wear. I could practically feel my organs being squashed after two minutes.

That was the end of me and the waist trainer.

Kardashians et al have a lot to answer for.

El_Dangeroso · 06-03-2016 3:13pm

anewme wrote: »

I tried on one Of those waist trainers for a fifties dress I was going to wear. I could practically feel my organs being squashed after two minutes.

That was the end of me and the waist trainer.

Kardashians et al have a lot to answer for.

Was it a boned one of a latex one? The latex ones are soft and comfortable, just nicely 'holding you in' rather than squishing you. Either that or you bought way too small a size

anewme · 06-03-2016 3:23pm

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Was it a boned one of a latex one? The latex ones are soft and comfortable, just nicely 'holding you in' rather than squishing you. Either that or you bought way too small a size

Not sure which it was. Lots of hooks on it? Very uncomfortable. Itwas the right size allright, looked great just made me feel like I was going to get sick!

I don't believe in this or shape wear type Spanx stuff....would prefer to do a work out and eat a bit less than feel like a sausage stuffed into a skin!

El_Dangeroso · 06-03-2016 4:22pm

anewme wrote: »

Not sure which it was. Lots of hooks on it? Very uncomfortable. Itwas the right size allright, looked great just made me feel like I was going to get sick!

I don't believe in this or shape wear type Spanx stuff....would prefer to do a work out and eat a bit less than feel like a sausage stuffed into a skin!

Definitely not for you then but I found mine really comfy, comforting even! I'm a healthy BMI but nothing beats the reshaping the waist trainer does, I don't think a hundred years in the gym would achieve the same for me tbh!

Irish_rat · 06-03-2016 10:21pm

Okay I got no response to my question, this is what you got to do at the very least:

Reduce your intake of pasta and potato. Cut out the bread altogether. Reduce calorie intake to 1,100 a day.

No sweets, biscuits, chocolate, processed food or junk, no takeaways, no alcohol.

2 litres of water a day. No tea and sugar.

Eat veg, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts

I live by this and have a BMI of 20.

Penny Tration · 06-03-2016 10:25pm

Tbh while you may lose a kilo or two in two weeks, there's every chance that won't be enough to lose the actual inches needed to have the dress fit.

What about going to Debenhams and buying some decent quality shapewear or Spanx?

Blacktie. · 07-03-2016 8:49am

Irish_rat wrote:

Reduce your intake of pasta and potato. Cut out the bread altogether. Reduce calorie intake to 1,100 a day.

Irish_rat wrote:

No sweets, biscuits, chocolate, processed food or junk, no takeaways, no alcohol.

Irish_rat wrote:

2 litres of water a day. No tea and sugar.

Irish_rat wrote:

Eat veg, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts

Irish_rat wrote:

I live by this and have a BMI of 20.

Fair enough to do this temporarily but I have no idea how you keep this up Indefinitely. It's incredibly restrictive.

Irish_rat · 07-03-2016 11:17am

Blacktie. wrote: »

Fair enough to do this temporarily but I have no idea how you keep this up Indefinitely. It's incredibly restrictive.

I'm a male and yes this would be my main diet. Whats wrong with it?

The cals mentioned was for the OP but on my off days I'd only have 1,300 - 1,400.

If I'm working or exercising it would need to be at least 2,000.

Of course you can have a nice treat now and again.

Alf Veedersane · 07-03-2016 11:31am

1300 or 1400 is fine if it is in line with what you need.

But it's different for everyone. My BMR for my height and weight is 1800 kcals. You can't just prescribe the calories someone should be eating without any detail on them.

Blacktie. · 07-03-2016 11:37am

Irish_rat wrote: »

I'm a male and yes this would be my main diet. Whats wrong with it?

The cals mentioned was for the OP but on my off days I'd only have 1,300 - 1,400.

If I'm working or exercising it would need to be at least 2,000.

Of course you can have a nice treat now and again.

Just seems incredibly restrictive to go from a normal diet to that. Especially if coming from somewhere were these foods were staples. I think it would make adherence incredibly difficult for a large amount of the population. The calories thing really stuck out for sticking to it long term though but you seem to have a grasp on your calorie needs anyway and factor it in which makes more sense.

And this is coming from someone who follows most of that diet too bar the odd divergence

Dolbert · 07-03-2016 1:46pm

If I need to fit into something I avoid carbs for a few days. It's a quick fix but it works in the short-term

Irish_rat · 07-03-2016 2:05pm

Blacktie. wrote: »

Just seems incredibly restrictive to go from a normal diet to that. Especially if coming from somewhere were these foods were staples. I think it would make adherence incredibly difficult for a large amount of the population. The calories thing really stuck out for sticking to it long term though but you seem to have a grasp on your calorie needs anyway and factor it in which makes more sense.

Bread, alcohol, chocolate, sweets, processed foods and takeaways shouldn't be staples of your diet

Blacktie. · 07-03-2016 2:06pm

Irish_rat wrote: »

Bread, alcohol, chocolate, sweets, processed foods and takeaways shouldn't be staples of your diet

True I was more referring to the pasta and potatoes part and when you say none of these things I really thought you meant never which is the restrictive part.

Anyway it doesn't matter getting off track here it's not bad advice for a quick drop alright.

How to lose two or three inches FAST

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