What is the best eating plan to help lose wight? Im trying to eat better but haven't had any

maea5040

progress yet. Im thinking I need a set plan that I follow, which would give me more success.

rybo

The best plan is the one you figure out on your own that accounts for all your individual tastes and needs.

juggernaut1974

rybo wrote: »

The best plan is the one you figure out on your own that accounts for all your individual tastes and needs.

Truth...with the caveat that it has to take into account the fact you need to consume less calories than you burn in order to lose weight.

SueInAz

To lose weight, you simply need to eat fewer calories than you burn over a long term. Counting calories with a tool like MFP is the easiest way to do this. Enter your personal information into MFP, choose a weight loss goal and a weekly rate of loss and MFP will give you a daily calorie goal. (With 35 pounds to lose, you should not be trying to lose faster than 1 pound per week to help minimize muscle loss and keep your diet sustainable.) Then track your food and beverage intake every day and try to stay close to your calorie goal. If you can do this, you will lose weight.

SeanNJ

Get a digital food scale. Weigh your food. All the time.

Ninkyou

The one that creates a moderate deficit.

Eat your normal foods, weigh them, log them, success.

girlviernes

Agreed, start with the foods you eat now, weigh and log, and then over time you can gradually work on changes to the nutritional aspects of your food, for example, gradually increasing fiber. But the main thing is to get the calories into a deficit.

ki4eld

ceoverturf wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

The best plan is the one you figure out on your own that accounts for all your individual tastes and needs.

Truth...with the caveat that it has to take into account the fact you need to consume less calories than you burn in order to lose weight.

+1

Kalikel

There are places online that will provide you with eating plans. Maybe MFP does it, I'm not sure, but plenty of sites will do that.

A dietitian could easily set you up with an eating plan that is healthy and tailored to your preferences.

You could also make one for yourself, if you read up on nutrition.

There is no One True Way to lose weight, be healthy (or both) that works for everyone.

bpetrosky

If you're having trouble planning meals, I've found skinnytaste.com and eatthismuch.com to be good ways to find ideas within certain calorie targets.

cathipa

Deficit = loss. Eat real food (not prepackaged "weight loss" food) and avoid eating fast food regularly. Weigh your food (and don't use cups or spoons or "eyeball"). Eat more than 1200 calories per day. Drink water and avoid empty calories. Stick to your goals. Have patience.

jgnatca

Are you recording all the food you eat in to MFP? What have you learned about your eating habits so far?