hello...

catt792

So this is day one of my dieting
I'm 18, 5,4 And 195 pounds.

I would just like some tips on ways to boost matablisom and maybe hear some success stories.
So please comment!

pslfitness

hey. you could start by just getting up and moving around and drinking plenty of water.

Christine_72

How many daily calories are you set at?

catt792

I'm set for 1330 calories a day

And I do drink a lot of water!

SandyBVTN

I'm 5'4 and started at 183, now down to 159 in four months of actively eating at a calorie deficit. I took a two month hiatus in the middle and maintained at that time. I'm twenty years older than you, not sure how much difference that would make metabolism wise. Most days I eat 1200-1300 calories, and probably more like 1500-3000 a few times a month. I don't workout and am quite sedentary (for now, thinking of changing that soon).

Here's my top tips (these worked for me, not saying they are for everyone):

- I use a kitchen scale and weigh, measure and log everything (except for those few higher calorie days mentioned above).
- Pre-plan my food.
- I eat a lot of simple foods and repeat meals often: bean quesadillas, salad with chicken breasts, peanut butter on whole grain toast, turkey tacos, etc.
- I treat myself when I want to and then I move on and get back on track.
- I find restaurants tricky as I don't go to a lot of places with public calorie counts, so generally I do avoid eating out.
- I've found awesome and extremely supportive friends here on mfp. I find diet talk extremely boring in real life so this is the perfect place to get the support an information I need.
- I read, read, read. All the sticky threads, all the success stories. Arm yourself with information, don't just depend on this thread for it.