Need a little help/advice

jtiller83

Hey everyone! I’m new here. I was wondering how someone comes to know what type of lifestyle change they need in order to have the best possible weight lost success? I have friends that are doing keto, but I’m not sure I can completely give up carbs! I know that everything is or should be in moderation, but what’s healthiest for the human body overall?!? Just wondering what people have to say or what tips you might have to help me with my weight loss journey again...
Little about me:
I’m a wife to a hard working mill man, mother of 3 girls, and a daycare teacher. My days are filled to the brim with stuff to do but not much time for working out. By the time I wake up (4:00 to send my husband of to work), get the girls ready for school, get myself ready to for work, work 8-5, drive home (30mins) cook supper, then clean up. It’s about 9:00 and I’m pooped! On my lunch break I do often run and do my grocery shopping, I’m not sure that counts as much?
Help! I need and want friends that will keep me accountable and are truly concerned with my progress!

snowflake954

You're right when you say it's a lifestyle change. You don't give your stats and how much you want to lose. You do not have to do keto to lose. You should eat what's easiest for you. But you should get a digital food scale and start weighing and measuring all food and drink. Get your daily calorie goal and stay within it. For your busy life, exercise sounds difficult to fit in, so I'd do mini exercises during the day--take the stairs more, walk faster, do 10 squats a couple times a day, buy some hand weights and stretchy bands and use them when you've go 5 or 10 min. Be creative and you will find a way. Good luck.

ceiswyn

The only things that are relevant for weight loss are the number of calories you eat in food and the number of calories you expend in exercise and basic metabolic functions.

Some people find that keto helps them feel healthy and satisfied, some people don't. In my experience, the key to weight loss is less what you're eating and more what you're thinking - I really need to avoid being bored!

Set up MFP for a rate of loss of 1lb per week, aim to eat at or just under the calories it gives you, eat a reasonably balanced diet, weigh and log everything, and figure out what works for you. Good luck

MelanieCN77

Duplicate thread, different OP.

estherdragonbat

jtiller83 wrote: »

Hey everyone! I’m new here. I was wondering how someone comes to know what type of lifestyle change they need in order to have the best possible weight lost success? I have friends that are doing keto, but I’m not sure I can completely give up carbs! I know that everything is or should be in moderation, but what’s healthiest for the human body overall?!? Just wondering what people have to say or what tips you might have to help me with my weight loss journey again...
Little about me:
I’m a wife to a hard working mill man, mother of 3 girls, and a daycare teacher. My days are filled to the brim with stuff to do but not much time for working out. By the time I wake up (4:00 to send my husband of to work), get the girls ready for school, get myself ready to for work, work 8-5, drive home (30mins) cook supper, then clean up. It’s about 9:00 and I’m pooped! On my lunch break I do often run and do my grocery shopping, I’m not sure that counts as much?
Help! I need and want friends that will keep me accountable and are truly concerned with my progress!

For me, I just decided to keep my desserts to 200 calories or fewer per serving. I plugged my stats into MFP, got a calorie allowance, and adhered to it. Over time, I started focusing on hitting protein and letting the rest fall where it fell. Then it became protein and iron. Now, it's protein, iron, and fiber. I tend to be a little higher on carbs and a little lower on fat (not low-fat, by any stretch of the imagination; more like the MFP default setting is 30% fat and I'm usually around 23-25%).

The healthiest way of eating is one you'll be able to stick to longterm, even after the weight comes off. I still eat most of what I was eating when I gained weight. The difference is that logging makes me aware of the calorie hit, which means I tend to take smaller portions of foods with higher calorie costs. There are some things that I, in practice, have stopped eating for the most part. (Potato knishes, bakery treats, mayo-based salads that aren't either homemade or packaged with a nutritional label so I can tell the calories), but I don't feel like I "can't" have them; I feel like they aren't worth having for the calories.

Other than that, I find I've cut back on (again, not eliminated!) low-nutrient snacks. Pop chips are basically low-fiber carbs and salt. They're also pretty reasonable for the calories; 80-150 per serving depending on the brand and and the size of the single-serve bag. I don't eat them that often anymore, because for comparable calories, I can get roasted chickpeas (more protein and fiber), roasted soybeans (same), dry cereal (more iron), or protein "chips" (protein, iron, and fiber). But that doesn't make pop chips "bad" or take them off my menu; it just means I often see other option as better choices.