New to MFP

ivanpadron

Hello everyone! My name is Ivan and I am new to tracking, I’m trying to understand how to read, track, and plan. I am currently 360lbs trying to lose at least 80lbs by Thanksgiving. I look forward to your knowledge and instructions!

mtaratoot

Hi Ivan,

Welcome! A good way to start is just track what you're eating now and make notes about how foods make you feel. You can use the goal setting tool here to get a guess about a good calorie goal to lose a reasonable amount of weight - no more than 0.5% to 1% of your current weight per week.

You'll get some good tips from these helpful posts:

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