Different diets?!?

stephluvsyu024
stephluvsyu024 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
I kno there ms many different diets like the cantaloupe diet and the lemon and water diet.. What are some that's not to harsh for a newbie?!?!

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  • ammo7
    ammo7 Posts: 188 Member
    Weight loss happens when you are in a caloric deficit. This means that you will lose weight no matter what you eat, as long as you are eating less calories than your body burns.

    Your body burns calories just by living, and you can burn extra calories through exercise, if you want to.

    Put your stats (age, height, weight, goals) into MyFitnessPal, and eat the number of calories it tells you to eat each day. Make sure you use a food scale so that you know how many calories you are actually eating (for example, don't just select "1 small apple", actually weigh the apple so that you know its weight in grams).

  • htimpaired
    htimpaired Posts: 1,404 Member
    The track what you eat and stay active diet....ala MFP.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    You don't have to do those types of diets to lose weight.
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    Eat what you normally eat, just less of it.

    Get a food scale and weigh all your solid foods so that you can get as close to the accurate calorie count as possible.

    As long as you eat fewer calories in a day than your body uses, you'll lose weight.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Logging your calorie intake, everyday.

    Seriously.

    Eat your normal foods, within moderation and within your calorie goal. Consider buying a food scale for portion accuracy. It'll work, isn't harsh, and is sustainable over the long term.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited December 2015
    a special diet is not necessary to lose weight. consuming less energy (calories) than your body requires to maintain the status quot is all that is necessary, and it's very easy.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Follow your caloric intake on MFP and give it time.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Please read "Most Helpful Post" at the beginning of this MFP message board
    here is the link
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10260517/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
    Buy yourself a food scale.
    Weigh all food you eat.
    Eat at a deficit. Like other poster have already mentioned. you need to eat less calories than you burned.
    Good luck in your healthy journey
  • stephluvsyu024
    stephluvsyu024 Posts: 8 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You don't have to do those types of diets to lose weight.
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You don't have to do those types of diets to lose weight.
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You don't have to do those types of diets to lose weight.

  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    Also know that there is no supplement that will help you lose weight either, I know you didn't mention it, but just want to put it out there.
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