So depressed. Help me get to lose 100pds.
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Can you reduce/stop Sugar intake - this was the first thing I did and helped me to stop many of the craving as I became determined to say no to sugary food....
Not at all necessary. You do not have to give up or stop eating things you like. You just have to teach yourself to eat them in the correct portions.
Read this link and then start small. Do one thing a week to change your mindset. Good luck!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
First, stop beating yourself up. I started out at 277! And I'm 51 yrs. old. It is harder to lose when your older. I am down to 245 now. It has taken me a while to get to that point. Make up your mind to apply yourself, even it it's little steps. Little steps are better than nothing at all. Do NOT be in a hurry to do this. This is a long journey your going to do. Do some nutrition research. I have to do alot of research as I'm a vegetarian. And don't think of this task as losing 100 pounds. Lose 10 pounds first. Then another 10 pounds and so on. Go to youtube and find easy exercises for obese people. If you can't do 10-20 reps.....do less. Walk for 10 minutes or more. It's a start. And you have to start somewhere. Sometime. And start yourself off at 1800 calories a day. And make up your mind to stop eating alot of your favorite things. Figure out how to substitute, cut back, or leave it behind. I'm a pizza junkie. BIG TIME! I make veggie pizza's on small flour tortilla's if I have to really have a pizza. No meat, just veggies, easy on the cheese and sauce. And don't diet. The saying goes if you want to gain weight.....go on a diet. Change your life. One little step at a time. Ask for help.
THIS!!!! ^^^ I do the same thing with Pizza! Low carb wheat tortillas, with a little pizza sauce, low fat mozzarella and turkey pepperoni! I absolutely LOVE PIZZA!! I had to cave the other day and get "real" pizza, where normally I could eat 4-6 pieces by myself
and my fiance's crust.... I went somewhere where they sell by the slice, and only had ONE piece! That was huge for me! I even turned down his crust! I mean literally, one of the most liberating feelings I have had in a LOOOOONG time!
Also, starting out small as everyone else said with exercise... Definitely. When I started, I couldn't jog for a minute straight... The other night, another huge accomplishment! I started this journey in September after my 6 weeks post op from my second c-section. I fell off, got back on... Fell off again, picked right back up! MFP really does help you stay more conscious about what you are putting into your mouth. I actually think about - oh *kitten* is this muffin really worth the heavy feeling I am going to get?? It's HOW MANY CARBS?!? No, I'll (sadly) go for some chicken...again! lol.
its a REALLY hard journey, but you have to be willing to push yourself. No one can do this for you, except for you. When you are ready, and ONLY when you are ready to really give it your all, will you do it! But - I have a feeling that you will do amazing!
DO NOT GIVE UP on yourself.. You are beautiful inside and out, you are just going to make yourself healthier.0 -
But guys i'm a big chips and potato eater......0
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read the link provided on your guide to your sexy pants - one of the best posts on here!
good luck. :flowerforyou:0 -
I am in the same boat as you..so don't feel alone. I JUST started working out yesterday, drinking water instead of pop, and gonna do my best to stay on a diet. Maybe we can keep each other motivated.
im 23 and weigh 275, I let myself go when I got pregnant and I hate myself for it. but only we can make a change Good luck to you!! 0 -
But guys i'm a big chips and potato eater......
you've had great advice so far.
When you look at the chips... what is more important? The taste of those chips for a few minutes, or your health. YOUR LIFE!!!!!
Those dang chips are Stealing your youth!!!! Get Freakin' MAD at those chips! Sure, they taste good now but get rid of them. if that is your worst thing... just stop. Its not worth it!
YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1) Don't "lose 100 pounds". Lose 1-2 pounds this week. Then another 1-2 next week. Then another 1-2 after that.How can I start, I'm 23, weighing at a whopping 288 pounds. I'm so mad at myself. I'm so stressed. How do I get to become this person I want to be. I'm too lazy to work out, but I'm eating.. well better. I can consume 1970 calories a day, but to be honest, it seem like so much. If I sometimes don't eat them it says I will weigh less in then I would if I consumed them all. My heart is broke. I've done everything, weight watchers, curves, you name it. WHAT DO I DO! uh
2) Make sure you set up your MFP "assumptions" correctly. Your activity level should correspond with your occupation really. If you have a desk job= sedentary. If you are a landscaper/construction worker= active.
3) Put in your expected exercise on the LOW SIDE. Underestimate how much exercise you expect to get when you enter your goals. For example, if you think you can get to the gym 3 times a week for 30 minutes each time, tell MFP you'll go three days a week for 20 minutes. This helps keep you on track if you have a workout you miss or cut short. If you end up doing more, you're never gonna get on the scale and get angry that you lost TOO MUCH weight. :laugh:
4) The estimated calorie burn on MFP is too high. My usual practice is that if I say walk for 90 minutes and MFP says that's a 999 calorie burn, I would multiply that by .666 and use that (666 calories) as my burn instead. Again...you will never be angry that the drop on the scale is MORE than you expected.
5) Now..eat back your exercise calories. No REALLY...eat them back. Here's why: This enables you to not walk around "hangry" all the time, get discouraged about "always being starved" and eventually give up. The calories help fuel your workouts. MFP builds in a deficit so it's not necessary to try to come in "way under" your daily calories. Honestly, it's not even necessary to come in under every single day...so long as I'm not WAY over, I can have a couple days of being over on calories and still see my loss at week's end. Again, because of the builtin deficit MFP assumes in my daily "goal" calories.
6) Don't say "I'm not going to eat anything at all with lots of fat or sugar or carbs or (FILL IN THE BLANK)". This is counterproductive to long-range goals. Tell yourself you're "giving up" ice cream and you will crave ice cream. Nix the Pringles and all you want is potato chips, etc etc etc. Work on learning to eat the correct portion. If you need to, open the bag of chips the second you get home and divide out the 17 or 20 chips (however many is a serving size) into snack size baggies. Repeat until the whole bag is in portion sizes. If you REALLY can't control yourself with a single specific food...don't keep it in the house. (Or tell your SO to hide it from you) You can always make a trip for a single scoop cone or a single serving bag of chips if you REALLY want them. Having to make the trip will save you from eating them mindlessly.
I've been here since October. I've done the above. I've now lost about 30 pounds and it's staying off. My overall goal is way over 100 pounds.....but I just don't think of it that way. I'm always thinking about my next "mini-goal" and focusing on those little wins to stay motivated. Good luck.0 -
But guys i'm a big chips and potato eater......
When you buy a bag of chips, look at the nutrient/calorie breakdown on the package. If you are going to eat that entire bag, then ALL the calories will end up in you. I.E., it is ONE serving for you. This means you will be eating anywhere from 1100 to 1500 or more calories just from that one bag of chips. That is enough calories to sustain you for a day. Now imagine if you eat that along with other things.
Potatoes will probably be between 175 and 300 calories, depending on the size. Butter, etc. on them will add another hundred or two hundred calories. However, you can have a small potato for maybe 150 calories and a teaspoon of butter for around 32 calories.
YOU CAN DO THIS.0 -
But guys i'm a big chips and potato eater......
When you buy a bag of chips, look at the nutrient/calorie breakdown on the package. If you are going to eat that entire bag, then ALL the calories will end up in you. I.E., it is ONE serving for you. This means you will be eating anywhere from 1100 to 1500 or more calories just from that one bag of chips. That is enough calories to sustain you for a day. Now imagine if you eat that along with other things.
Potatoes will probably be between 175 and 300 calories, depending on the size. Butter, etc. on them will add another hundred or two hundred calories. However, you can have a small potato for maybe 150 calories and a teaspoon of butter for around 32 calories.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
THis just made me say wow. that's really true. ..0 -
But guys i'm a big chips and potato eater......
so what? you can still eat them, you just need to learn moderation....0 -
Hiya Tasha,
There's allot of people that would like to help you, including me! :happy: I'll just tell you quickly what my husband and I have done to start losing 1 & 2 stone each (14 & 28 lbs) respectively & what we're cutting out or down in our diets.
In a nutshell we're trying to stay away from foods that "humans have altered in some way", basically PROCESSED FOODS!! We try to make and eat as fresh foods as possible, we still have a little 'sweet titbits' here and there but we try not to gorge or overdo it. Sometimes when I'm dying for a sweet, I'll just eat one or two chewy toffees or something along those lines. Also, what I've done in our kitchen is to have fruit on the table ready to grab, i.e.; pears, bananas, oranges and grapes.
Hubby has a physical job, so he's always moving but I run the business from home and can be sitting down for awhile. So I go for walks, lots of walks, if I want bits and bobs from the local shops....I walk. If I have the energy, I walk/jog for half hour or more, but another thing is that I also try to do some weights and sit ups 1-2x/week, it only takes about 10-15 min.
I feel for you luv, don't depair......just take the advice from others that say "lose weight in mini-goals", it's the best way to break things down over time of whatever you want to achieve. Good luck....xx
Ahhhh, good luck and bless, I can see your a stunning young lady....xx0 -
Have you tried low carb? It's tough the first 3 days but after that, the weight falls off (10lbs the first two weeks), your sugar cravings go away, no hunger pangs, and you will get to where you want to be much faster, without exercise. If you are interested, google the original Atkins diet for sample menus and a true understanding of how and WHY it works. I had 92 to lose and am halfway there. I started in November (with some stalls due to my bad food choices...but that's life!). It's a daily focus but you have to be in a positive mind frame to welcome a new way of life. If you always do what you've always done, you will be stuck where you are right now. Every day counts! You can do this if you are ready to!0
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I just wanted to thank everyone for their posts. Even though I wasn't the originator, I've learned a lot and now I'm encouraged to have a better week. Thanks again.
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Feel free to add me - we're all in this together and I have only just started after years of hating myself and my body. Just decide to start - log your meals, drink some water and smile!0
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I probably can't add much to what has already been said but good luck, great advice on here.
I have lost 98lbs so far, if I can do it that anybody can 0 -
A LITTLE UPDATE:
Okay so, I've reached one goal.. 5 lbs.. and I now have a current loss of 8 pounds You guys are so correct, I've lost all sugar cravings, chips cravings.. you name it. My protein shakes help me so much.. 0 -
Yay!!! Well done...
I've just joined the MFP community and have recorded my first weight loss today after less than a week - happy days! As a 42 year old bloke with three kids and working shifts, it's been all too easy to reach for the cookie jar or chocolate vending machines at work. However, being addicted to my iphone means the MFP app is right up my street! I find it so easy to record my calories, but also sit and plan my meals days ahead.
Don't forget that exercise plays a huge part in this too... a quick walk around the block (quick enough that you can feel it, but so you can still talk) is a simple way of burning a few extra calories, and is good for the soul too! If you're walking on your own load up with your favourite tunes, or some audio books, podcasts, whatever and the time flies!
Keep up the hard work... it will only get easier as you form new habits. Learn to see those sugar laden bad boys for what they are, and it becomes way easier.
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hi tasha! you ask how can i start? well, you start. stop over thinking it - it's not that complicated, honest. you need to eat less/move more and you will lose weight. If you start out by saying things like "i'm so mad at myself", "I'm too lazy", "I've tried everything" , then you will stay in exactly the same place you are now (or maybe higher weight). but if you start by saying "i can do this", if you start reading some of the amazing success stories here - written by regular people like you - and start reading what people are saying - you wil do this.How can I start, I'm 23, weighing at a whopping 288 pounds. I'm so mad at myself. I'm so stressed. How do I get to become this person I want to be. I'm too lazy to work out, but I'm eating.. well better. I can consume 1970 calories a day, but to be honest, it seem like so much. If I sometimes don't eat them it says I will weigh less in then I would if I consumed them all. My heart is broke. I've done everything, weight watchers, curves, you name it. WHAT DO I DO! uh
start one day, one pound at a time. start one day, one habit at a time. log everything. weigh everything (except yourself lol!). don't eyeball and guesstimate - weigh your food. read labels! see what the junk food says - i'm not even talking about the lack of nutrients, but read how many calories are in each bag - we often make mistakes on this because they will write things like "only 60 calories per serving" and then you realize that "a serving" is 1/3 of a muffin or a handful of chips and nobody eats that way. i cannot stress how important this is.
try one habit at at ime - example, drink more water every day. cut down on mindless snacking in front of the tv.
you got this!0 -
OK i just saw your update - good going!A LITTLE UPDATE:
Okay so, I've reached one goal.. 5 lbs.. and I now have a current loss of 8 pounds You guys are so correct, I've lost all sugar cravings, chips cravings.. you name it. My protein shakes help me so much.. 0 -
You can do it - Stop looking at it as 100 pounds, and break it down into smaller chunks. I look at 20 pounds chunks at a time, it helps to not get overwhelmed that way. Sounds like with your update that you have a plus to get you started, but a word of warning with the protein shakes - it is important to remember to eat food. While those shakes can help cravings and get weight off fast - they will not help you relearn how to eat. Best successes to you!0
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