Beginner Tips and Advice

awakeningwallflower

Newbie here and I would appreciate some advice and tips from other members that have been on this journey for some time (days,weeks,months,years). How is it going for you?? What works "best"? Etc.

TavistockToad

Calorie deficit

Exercise you enjoy

Ready2Rock206

Don't waste your time on magic pills and potions.

Eat at a calorie deficit.

Concentrate on accurate logging - consider buying a food scale.

Get in some movement.

Eat at a calorie deficit. <--- seriously - this is the most important.

kgirlhart

Don't make it harder than it is. Just eat at a calorie deficit and you will get there. Eat foods you like. You will figure out which foods keep you satisfied and which ones aren't worth the calories. That may be different for you than for me. Don't worry about eating "healthy" or "good foods" vs "bad foods". Log everything. Even if you go over your goal, log it. Try to be more active, but whether you are active or not a calorie deficit is what will get you there.

Debmal77

Great advice already here. Have you read these?

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

kcotey54

I lost 30 lbs in a year just by hitting the gym 3-4 times a week, cardio and lifting weights. I need to lose another 20 lbs but having trouble. I joined this site for help. I now am concentrating on my diet along with my existing excercises.

theflatpick

For me it was all about the logging. That seemed to keep me slightly accountable to something. Second was the exercise. Don't think of out as dieting. When you diet, you cheat. It is only cheating if you do not log it.

GrayRider61

Add me. I can help you achieve your goals.