please help me in achieving my herculean target: losing 25 lbs

burnfire
burnfire Posts: 9 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I request you all to give few insights and tips on how can I achieve this target.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    What's your height and weight?
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    Need more info. Height, weight, current activity, current calories/macros.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Calorie deficit.
    Give MFP your age, height, weight, activity level before exercise. If you are only looking to lose 25 lbs choose no more than .5-1 lb a week as your goal.
    Log what you consume as accurately as you can. A digital food scale is helpful.
    Log exercise and eat some of the calories you earn from that.
  • burnfire
    burnfire Posts: 9 Member
    Thank you all..my details are- Age-27, height-165 cms, weight-152 lbs, activity level-sedentary(desk job).
    Its a herculean task for me...didn't say for everyone since I have been trying very hard to lose some weight since past three years...unfortunately couldn't achieve my target even for once @TavistockToad :sad: :neutral:
  • FreyasRebirth
    FreyasRebirth Posts: 514 Member
    Tell the tracker your stats, set to lose 0.5 or 1 lb per week, weigh and measure everything you put in your mouth.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    FreyasRebirth wrote: »
    Tell the tracker your stats, set to lose 0.5 or 1 lb per week, weigh and measure everything you put in your mouth.

    This^^

    Also, read through the stickied posts, here:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads#latest
  • 2loosegoose
    2loosegoose Posts: 17 Member
    1. You log - you loose. That's a fact.
    2. Use a digital scale and be fanatical about weighing your food. One, you will be amazed how much more of certain food you can actually eat and two, very quickly learn how to make better food choices.
    3. DON'T guess about food volume or measure cups / spoons etc. Unless you are a chef with years of experience - you simply cannot do it.
    4. Give yourself period goals e.g. 5 weeks - do not look at the scale per week. As a woman your body will loose differently during different times of the month. Measure yourself during a period - so you know what to expect for the next period you set. Also gives you a good idea what to do differently or improve on.
    5. Measure yourself. It's as rewarding to loose inches as it is pounds!
    6. Last but not the least - do not eat less than the calories you need. You will do way more damage than harm. I often find myself a few calories short and will eat a teaspoon of two or healthy nut butter or a the required calories in nuts.

    I say the above because I helped my husband loose 100lb and myself 50lb during 2014/2015. In 2016 I took the year off and gained 20lb back. I have now been back on the program since Jan 3rd and am well on track. You can do this!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    burnfire wrote: »
    Thank you all..my details are- Age-27, height-165 cms, weight-152 lbs, activity level-sedentary(desk job).
    Its a herculean task for me...didn't say for everyone since I have been trying very hard to lose some weight since past three years...unfortunately couldn't achieve my target even for once @TavistockToad :sad: :neutral:

    Go to Goals and enter your information. You will be given a calorie goal.
  • gabesmom04
    gabesmom04 Posts: 8 Member
    As of today I have logged in for 140 days and lost 25.6 lbs. You can do it too! I plugged in my stats to lose 1.5 lbs per week and stuck with the calories it gave me. I don't restrict what I eat, I just eat less of it. I think a lot of people think to lose weight you have to be on a "diet", low carb, no sugar etc. Just eat what you want and less of it, and try to move a little more to allow yourself some wiggle room in case you're a little off on your tracking. You got this!!
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
    gabesmom04 wrote: »
    As of today I have logged in for 140 days and lost 25.6 lbs. You can do it too! I plugged in my stats to lose 1.5 lbs per week and stuck with the calories it gave me. I don't restrict what I eat, I just eat less of it. I think a lot of people think to lose weight you have to be on a "diet", low carb, no sugar etc. Just eat what you want and less of it, and try to move a little more to allow yourself some wiggle room in case you're a little off on your tracking. You got this!!

    This is great advice. Except maybe stick with one pound a week or half a pound a week for you as you're starting off in the only slightly overweight category.

  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    That's not hurculean. I just did it. Now I have 25 more to go!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    edited January 2017
    Losing weight safely and sustainably is the best way, which you can totally do with MFP. (Lost over 100 pounds and maintaining for 2.5 years.)
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