NOOB LOOKING FOR ALL THE HELP AND TIPS I CAN GET

chloeesweets15

I'm a mother of 3. I've been complaining about my weight gain for a while now and today I decided I'm going to do something about it.. No more slacking.. Im currently 199lbs (belly fat, arms and back fat is KILLING ME) and my goal weight is 147 .. If anyone know of any good tips please help .. Also if anyone want to be a virtual fitness partner we can. Im willing to try anything to be successful at this .. Come next summer i want to be swimsuit ready lol

The_Elephant_Man

You can do this!!!

discolady74

You started. That's the most important part. Now KEEP GOING. One day at a time. You got this!

Dogmom1978

Food scale, food scale, food scale.

Eat in a deficit. Choose a goal that isn’t too extreme for your deficit. Pick a reasonable estimate of your pre exercise activity level. If you choose to exercise, don’t overestimate calories burned and eat a portion of those calories back.

Consistency is key. You can do this!

StephanieStC

For me, the thing that seems to work is to pick ONE thing and make sure I do that every day. For example, for me, it means (well, this is technically two things), logging my foods and staying within my calorie cap.

For someone else, that one thing might be drinking 8 glasses of water or exercising, or getting 12,000 steps every day. But for me, as long as I stay within my calorie cap, I lose weight. And if I'm losing weight, I'm staying motivated to keep going.

And...I don't have a super low calorie cap. So don't think you have to drop down to 1400 calories or less. Right now I'm in grad school which is stressful and I don't always have time to cook. So my cap is 1850. I've been losing weight at this level. I recommend starting at 2000 and see how you do and how your body responds for a week or two. Then move down a little at a time.

StephanieStC

P.S. Feel free to add me as a friend.

Dogmom1978

I wouldn’t pick some arbitrary starting point like 2000. For me, that would be gaining weight (maintenance for me is 1830). Everyone is different and that’s why mfp is set up to help you choose an activity level and a rate of loss that meets your needs.

Definitely use the app for a starting point and then after 4 weeks you can tweak and modify (you need to give it 3-4 weeks at least to see if you’re getting results from what you input into the app).

tinkerbellang83

Best tip - read the stickies to ensure you're using the app to it's full potential

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

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads#latest

If you're not a fan of reading check out the Infographics thread - https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10642346/weight-loss-frequently-asked-questions-infographic-answers/p1