I Am new to this any reccomendations? :)

JayyGomez1 · October 2015

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Fitwarrior7_Round_2 · October 2015

Remember and keep remembering you don't lose 10 pounds overnight. Persistancy and consistancy will be key to success.

JayyGomez1 · October 2015

Thank YOu best advice yet

simonsaysso · October 2015

Track everything that you eat - the "little" things add up
Weigh and/or measure everything. Especially at the beginning.
Water, water, water.

Cherimoose · October 2015

read the sticky posts here and in the Diet forum

SueInAz · October 2015

I have a bunch of it. I'll try not to overwhelm you.

Read the Announcements at the top of the message board threads. There is great information in them for getting started. Start with these:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10097870/the-really-blunt-list-of-things-to-consider-when-losing-weight/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10196160/scale-stress-syndrome/p1

Baby steps are key. Don't try to change your entire life overnight. Start out by simply logging everything you eat. Every single thing. Logging everything makes it easier to see where you can make simple changes that have a big impact. For greater accuracy with calorie counts, weigh solid foods using a kitchen scale and measure liquids that can't be weighed.

Don't "play" with the numbers, underestimate calories eaten or overestimate calories burned in exercise. You'd only be cheating yourself.

Start strength training as soon as possible. In my opinion it's more important than doing cardio because it is much easier to maintain the muscle you already have than to build new muscle later. When we lose weight it is a combination of water, fat and muscle. If you're maintaining muscle then more of your loss will be from fat! You'll also be much more firm when you reach your goal weight and that's really what most of us want, rather than a lower number on the scale.

The measuring tape is a better tool than the bathroom scale for judging your progress. In addition to "Before" pictures, measure your chest, waist, hips, thighs and any other body part you want to track and start recording them in MFP now. When the scale isn't moving your body might still be shrinking especially if you're lifting weights.

Get yourself into the mindset that you're making a lifestyle change and its not something that you will eventually finish. Time-based goals for weight loss often lead to perceived "failure". Keep in mind that weight loss is not linear and you will lose pounds faster at the beginning than at the end.