In desperate need of help.

ashliedelgado

This. I take it 10lbs at a time! So right now, I'm under 2 pounds away from this goal, and then I'll work on the next 10lbs. It makes it not so daunting. I'm 5'4", and started at 260. Its been slow. I've goofed up. I've goofed up for months. But, you dust yourself off, you get on, and you apply what you learned. Good luck!

sheermomentum wrote: »

Graymanstole wrote: »

Best not to focus on x pounds per week. If you shoot for 3, it won't make you happy or healthy, anyway. Try a little less aggressive approach, and, just for now, focus on the present.

gogojodee

Don't quit. This is my 3rd time "starting" again. If I just stayed, I would be maintaining right now. It really sucks to have to start again, TRUST ME.

brianpperkins

MEHR0908 wrote: »

brianpperkins wrote: »

MEHR0908 wrote: »

brianpperkins wrote: »

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

TavistockToad wrote: »

stephmar05 wrote: »

I want to start with at least 3lb a week and lose about 15 at month

no

Ditto!

No matter how unhealthy a plan is, somebody on MFP will say "you can do it" and that embarking on that dangerous path is "amazing".

hahahahahahahahahahaha

What part of the OP's plan that requires netting 450-850 calories per day is safe, healthy, or wise?

That is what you told the OP she could do. That is what you supported.

Buahahaha

Yet again you show an inability to participate in rational, adult discourse.

50andfabu

ashliefisch wrote: »

This. I take it 10lbs at a time! So right now, I'm under 2 pounds away from this goal, and then I'll work on the next 10lbs. It makes it not so daunting. I'm 5'4", and started at 260. Its been slow. I've goofed up. I've goofed up for months. But, you dust yourself off, you get on, and you apply what you learned. Good luck!

This is really good advice.

50andfabu

Graymanstole wrote: »

Hi Steph! I am also a resident of Virginia. Been on this site regularly for over a year now, have lost 53+ pounds, and still eat a lot of crappy food. Some things I've learned over this period:

This is going to take time. A. LOT. Of. Time. You will get frustrated. You will want to quit. You will feel depressed from time to time. Some of those times will even been on the weeks when you make progress. Here's the thing: DO NOT QUIT!!!! The sweat, the pain, the tears, all of it will be worth it, and sometimes it will be as simple as dropping a single pant size which makes you feel like the king/queen of the world.

Weigh your food. This is far more important than weighing yourself. We often come on here and have the best intentions of logging everything accurately, but often we have no idea how much 2 oz. of pasta really is (it's depressingly little), so we put 2 oz when we just ate 7. I am proud of the weight I've lost, but if I want to continue losing I have to be certain the food I'm taking in is really the correct amount or I am sabotaging myself.

Be honest. Log everything, even the stuff you are embarrassed about. The only one you'd be lying to is yourself if you conveniently "forget" to log the half-bag of potato chips. You will look back and wonder why you aren't losing as you should. It's okay to have bad days, and okay to have good days. Sometimes your victories will be on the scale, other days they'll be non-scale victories. Just be honest with yourself.

This journey is about making progress, not being perfect. DO NOT QUIT and you will see rewards.

More exceptional advice! OP, thanks for starting this thread and also, take all of this good advice to heart! If you don't keep trying you'll never succeed. It will be slow but you can do it!

brianpperkins

Reasonable, manageable goals are key. It does no good to crash diet when the plan risks your health and sets you up for an unsustainable loss. Lean mass is your friend when losing weight ... it burns calories at rest. Too aggressive of a loss goal means eating too little to meet nutritional needs.