I was just reading this thread about "racing" to your goal weights NEWME and EVELYN and I could not stay silent.
I want to say CONGRATULATIONS!!
Both of you have the right mind-set, you are ready to make a change. Good! Great even!
Can I make a few suggestions, please?
1) Drink no liquid except water.
2) Do some type of resistence exercise daily. This can be as simple as doing lunges in your living room!!
3) Eliminate all meat from your diet and replace it with beans, berries and seeds.
4) Eliminate anything that is WHITE (rice, flour, milk, etc.).
5) Eat more raw veggies (broccoli, bok choy, snow peas, leeks, cauliflower, green beans, kale, etc.).
Your body is craving nutrients, so please give it what it is asking for

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I am not an expert, but, I have lost 35lbs. and I did this by adding daily resistence training, drinking 64oz. of water a day (2oz. every 20 mins.), eliminating meat, dairy and increasing my intake of raw veggies.
Oh, one more thing, eat all of your food in the form closest to it's natural state. Apples, not apple juice or apple sauce. Stay away from processed foods. Because when a food is processed it loses most of the nutrients.
Good luck and I hope to hear some more encouraging things from both of you (smiles).
Craig