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JBcat123

Hi my name is Nellie. I was here before but something happened , stopped for a while and now im back. I weigh 225 right now. my goal is to be 120. I am 5'7 age 25. I gained 80 pounds due to having a lot of medications that made me crave for food and I was hospitalized for depression for 2 months and I gained A LOT of weight from the hospital food. now im really miserable with myself and dieing to loose this weight because finding clothes is becoming a big problem for me. I know there are people who weigh more then me and would die to be atleast 225 range but I still have a hard time finding clothes....I only have 2 shirts and 2 sweat pants. that's my whole wordrobe! I have no friends where I live that would support me because they don't really care for there weight. I asked if they would accompany me but they were like well " I don't care I want to eat what I want..." so I have no support right now I would love to meet new supportive people who can help me. I have trouble breathing from time to time because of my overweightness. I really need to loose this weight or I can get diabetes, that's what my doctor warned me about. I was upset when my doctor told me I have to loose weight until things got worse.....so now im panicky and having a hard time loosing this weight. especially at night! I go crazy finding chocolate or meat in the fridge. I also am on jenny craig right now...I only buy lunch and breakfast but the rest of the day I eat what I want because I don't have the money for it. its way to expensive.

please someone help me?

-Nellie

SameMe_JustLess

I am about where you are. My goal is a little more conservative, about 140. I sent a friend request!

trogalicious

Here ya go:


1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
2. Make sure you eat enough.
3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
12. don't set time restrictions.
13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
14 BE PATIENT.
15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
16. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.

pretty much that.

...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:

the typical MFP users does this:
1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
9. Argument ensues about who is right.

Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.

I'm a hardcore advocate of actually finding out what works for the individual.. by means of other calculators, averages, time, practice, and patience.

Blanket prescriptions of 1200 calories "because it worked for me" is more harmful to the generic new user than the "figure out what you need to eat." Unfortunately, one is a LOT easier to type.

Find out what you need: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
Take the tips, links, and info above and make the cart more manageable to stay on.