Don't be in a hurry...  I know, easier said than done.  But you didn't gain
90 lbs in a month, you aren't going to lose it that fast either.  Initially,
the very overweight can lose upwards of 2+ lbs per week.  That is great, but
keep in mind, some of it is also water loss.  It is not all bonafide fat.
When you get closer to goal, expect weight loss to slow to a half pound to a
lb per week.  The slower the better actually.  I wouldn't expect to lose 90
lbs in less than 2 yrs.  It really depends on what you're willing to do to
make it happen.  Exercise is CRUCIAL.  If you are really out of shape, just
start by walking a couple miles a day.  Or a half hour, or whatever you can
muster.  But do it EVERY day.  It's as much about making it a habit as the
actual burning of calories.  Exercise needs to be like brushing your teeth.
Where you feel funny if you don't do it.

The other thing is while losing fat, you're going to lose muscle.  To
preserve as much muscle as possible, eat enough protein, and keep up the
exercise.  Cardio is great, but resistance training helps alot too.

As far as eating - it's not complicated.  If you like eating garbage -
sweets, greasy fried foods, processed foods, soda, etc, you're going to have
to learn to like healthier options, and save those other foods for "splurge"
days.  You probably have a good idea what IS healthy - fruits and veggies,
lean meats, high fiber cereals pastas and breads, etc.  You should probably
try to journal what you eat every day for awhile - try fitday.  You should
be eating around 10 calories x current lbs in bodyweight.

You should use fitday, even for a little while, to see where your
calories are coming from.  You will be surprised.  My husband and I
were both shocked at how much fat we were eating sometimes and how many
calories we were consuming.  We have become label reading grocery
shoppers and healthy snackers...

You should also exercise daily.  Even if it's just a 20 minute walk, 20
minutes of vaccuming, walk to the store to get the paper instead of
having it delivered, just something.  Make this a part of your life.

KR

I think that it is good to find out something about a diet before
starting it.

i

Veggies are very healthy and filling.  If you want to try it, could you
couple it with some lean protein, so you don't lose a bunch of muscle at the
same time?  Good options would be lowfat cottage cheese, nonfat milk,
protein powder, grilled chicken breasts or tuna...

Maybe you already knew this, but muscle is what drives our metabolism.  The
more muscle, the more calories we burn.  If you lose a bunch of muscle, your
metabolism slows down.  Regular exercise also stimulates the metabolism.
That is why I put the emphasis on protein.  A veggie fast, which is what the
cabbage soup diet is, will not spare your muscle, but coupled with adequate
protein and some exercise, it may be quite healthy.

Betsy

Lissa, look up "protein sparing modified fast".  I think that I am going to
try this.  It addresses my specific concerns about losing muscle while
fasting.  Although I only plan to do it for 2 weeks or so.  I will post my
results weekly.  I just started it today.  At the risk of being flamed for
fasting, I will probably not go too into detail unless somebody asks me
specific questions.

Betsy

Not only that, the food that we eat nowadays is very low in nutrients and to
really achieve optimum nutrition we should introduce good quality
supplements in our healthy diet

Jessica