Need to lose 100 pounds

Njkelley

I’ve been here a million times before. I’ve started and stopped more times than I can count. I am most successful when I use MFP. I’ve tried every duet most recently keto. But can’t stick to anything and most success teaching macros and calories. I just can’t seem to get started again this time. Please help !!! I’m 5”2 and 46 and literally need to lose 100 pounds.

Hopehaswings97

I needed to lose 90 pounds, and I lost 26 pounds so far.

What helped me was still having some snacks as long as you stay within the calorie limit (going a little above 1200 isn't terrible once in a while).

Also, my doctor recommended having a small salad for dinner every night. I have been having lettuce, a little bit of cheese, 5 baby carrots, and 1 egg.

I cut out all red meat (only have turkey or chicken). I would also start drinking more water (although this is something I struggle with. I have increased my water by having 1 water bottle a day, but it still isn't enough).

I wish you the best of luck on your own journey to a healthier lifestyle, and I hope I have been of some help as you start out.

MichelleSilverleaf

- choose a reasonable deficit that's manageable for you
- get a food scale if you don't already have one
- track accurately
- get adequate protein
- identify which macro helps keep you satisfied longer. For some it's protein, for others it's fat, for others it's carbs. Doing this will help with appetite
- realize that foods are just foods, there are no 'good' or 'bad' foods unless of course you have a medical condition or serious allergies
- eat in a way that is both a variety and a way that you can sustain long-term. Don't do something like keto or vegan if that's not something you can do literally the rest of your life
- learn to make things like treats fit into your day. Some save a number of calories for an end-of-day treat, some people bank calories, some just accept that they'll end up eating at maintenance for the day
- one mistake doesn't ruin the whole effort, don't think you've failed or just throw in the towel because of an off day. Log it, learn from it, move on. We've all been there
- stay hydrated

renaerussell18

I have tried soooooooooooooooo many diets and found that I do better eating what I normally eat, only a healthier version of it and just watching my calorie intake. Low carb? I'm not doing that forever! Keto? too complicated, low fat? Even Jennie Craig makes you have fat in your diet. So, I'm doing a reduced calorie by carb and fat reduction but not counting either of them. I discovered low carb tortilla wraps and enjoy my breakfast tacos and chicken fajita tacos loaded with bell peppers and onions. I love guacamole and buy it in the little self serve containers so i don't go overboard and instead of chips, I used crunchy veggies to dip! Its working for me so far and I haven't had any cravings! Keep posting and let your friends here encourage you! One baby step at a time! I have 70 pounds to lose, I've gotten 9 off so far and just started Feb 1.

melissaking572

Looking for support with keeping on my goals, feel free to add me!

robertaward872

This is my first day here, and I have no idea what Im doing yet. I am a mother of 2 kids, and I need to loose a little over 150 lbs. Advice would be great. Feel free to add me.

foxtrot1965

Do it because I'd your life, because you can, because you're alive.

renaerussell18

robertaward872 wrote: »

This is my first day here, and I have no idea what Im doing yet. I am a mother of 2 kids, and I need to loose a little over 150 lbs. Advice would be great. Feel free to add me.

This is a great place to start. Log in here first instead of FB or pinterest and read the boards, log in your food diary and get inspired by success stories. After my kids grew up, I let myself gain so much weight. Time for me to get healthy so I can see my grandchildren grow up! Even better, my grandmother lived to 92...enough to see her great-great grandchildren!
You can do this! One little baby step at a time. You have heard it before, set tiny goals. I know I have failed when I told myself I was going to lose it quickly and set my standards too high. Now, I'm looking for two pounds at a time. One foot in front of the other. Don't alter your diet so extremely that it isn't something you can't do forever. I finally decided to eat what I want, but make healthier choices such as ie: I ate a whataburger last night but didn't have the french fries or sugary soda. It was very satisfying and I kept it in my calorie count. YUM!!!!

kjurassic

You’ve got to be mentally ready. I wasn’t mentally ready until age 59! Don’t wait that long. Life will pass you by and....quickly! Just think ahead about where you might be a year from now if you give yourself the gift of a healthy body. I lost 95 lbs in a year and a half. It’s sooooo worth it. YOU are so worth it!

88olds

MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »

- choose a reasonable deficit that's manageable for you
- get a food scale if you don't already have one
- track accurately
- get adequate protein
- identify which macro helps keep you satisfied longer. For some it's protein, for others it's fat, for others it's carbs. Doing this will help with appetite
- realize that foods are just foods, there are no 'good' or 'bad' foods unless of course you have a medical condition or serious allergies
- eat in a way that is both a variety and a way that you can sustain long-term. Don't do something like keto or vegan if that's not something you can do literally the rest of your life
- learn to make things like treats fit into your day. Some save a number of calories for an end-of-day treat, some people bank calories, some just accept that they'll end up eating at maintenance for the day
- one mistake doesn't ruin the whole effort, don't think you've failed or just throw in the towel because of an off day. Log it, learn from it, move on. We've all been there
- stay hydrated

Ok. I’ve lost 100+lbs and have been maintaining for years. I agree with everything in the above post. But don’t know if I’d start out counting macros at first. It might be too much too soon.

I’d add that it may help to do some sort of exercise. Although exercise is vastly overrated as a weight loss tool, it’s good for our brains. Start slow. Walking is a good way to start. Avoid the temptation to make every day tougher than the last. Don’t do things that are painful. If walking hurts your feet, find a mat routine on YouTube. Don’t concern yourself with burning calories or counting them for exercise.

The best way to avoid stopping and starting is to make your food diary the center of your effort. That means always recording everything you eat or drink that has calories, good, bad, or ugly. Over your number? Log it. Wildly over? Log that too? Don’t know how many calories are in that meal or dish? Make a good faith estimate and keep going.
Perfect is the enemy of the good. You are never “off” plan or the track or the rails when you are logging everything in your diary and trying to make your plan more effective.

As @MichelleSilverleaf points out, mistakes, lapses of concentration, fatigue, inadequate planning- those things aren’t failure, they’re just mistakes or lapses. They are problems to be solved. If you find you are constantly logging extra calories for donuts at work, that’s a problem to be solved. Identify and solve enough problems, and you will succeed. The only way to fail is quit.

To succeed you need a downward trend on the scale over time and the ability to live with it. The best plan is one you will actually follow. Avoid trying to make your effort about how much suffering you can endure. It takes a lot of staying power to lose 100lbs. Try to find small changes you can live with over time. It’s just a search for a way to live with some reasonable limits.

Beware your own brain. Your brain will wreck you if you let it. If I tell you I’d start by calculating a calorie deficit to lose 1 lb per week, your brain is likely already screaming that 2 years is too long to get to goal weight. But read this board and you’ll quickly see that most folks wreck themselves over the time issue. Monitor your thinking, don’t let your brain turn every bump in the process into a disaster.

You can do this. I can tell you for a fact. I didn’t find any secret eating plan or super food. I didn’t find endless motivation or discipline or super will power. Though I think I may be more stubborn than some people. When you struggle, keep trying. There’s nothing wrong with struggling. Good luck.

torih941

I also need to lose about 100lbs, it’s a scary thought, and it’s sometimes discouraging because it’s such a BIG number, but I try to remind myself that time is going to keep moving and I can either actively try to help myself or just wallow. My issue is I’m not the best cook and on top of that I’m a picky eater (which I’m trying to break out of), so it’s easy for my calories to skyrocket due to frozen meals. I’d like to become a better cook. I’m also starting a little slow and hitting the gym up a minimum of 3 times a week for 45 minutes. Good luck to everyone!

Deborah271

HI everyone, I too need to lose close to 100 pounds, I'm very overwhelmed because I've been trying to do this for years now with no success. I'm 57 years old and I'm only 5'2 and I weigh almost 240 pounds. I've decided this time not to try and crazy diets, they don't work for me, I've decided to just focus on getting out of the 230's and next the 220's and so on. I would love some support buddies so feel free to add me and we can help one another