Overwhelmed! Any tips?

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  • zagrath769
    zagrath769 Posts: 44 Member
    I get a lot of recipes from the Hungry Girl website and books. She's got a lot of things under 200 and 300 calories. Tasty stuff!
    http://hungrygirl.com/
  • LauraDotts
    LauraDotts Posts: 732 Member
    My advice: Start tracking what you eat. You don't have to make any changes at first, although you can. It's your diet that is going to make or break your attempts to lose weight, so you need to see those calories. They add up fast!

    Fill out your profile and goals here on MFP.
    This exactly.
  • paleojoe
    paleojoe Posts: 442 Member
    A good place to start is with just one meal. Just replace say, breakfast. Everything else remains the same. All you will concern yourself with is eating a nutritious breakfast comprised of whole real food... not food products. Example: 2-3 eggs, (cooked however you like them–I like them poached) and a piece of fruit. Do that until it becomes a no-brainer. Then do breakfast and lunch. Then do breakfast, lunch and dinner. As the weight starts to come off slowly start to move (exercise). Start with walking... then walking with some brief jogging in-between. As you get fitter, do sprints. Add weight-lifting. Choose exercises that you find enjoyable... have with it.
  • Dawnhasajeep
    Dawnhasajeep Posts: 180 Member
    YOU GO GRIL! YOU CAN DO IT!
  • Christie0428
    Christie0428 Posts: 221 Member
    I agree with the great advice you've already gotten! .. my two cents: just pick one positive thing to change adn make it a habit, then chose something else... and so on :-)
  • stetienne
    stetienne Posts: 560 Member
    Eat less, move more. And drink some water.
  • mamabear204
    mamabear204 Posts: 28 Member
    that pics is great! thanks for the laugh and yes i quite often feel like that too!
  • rwhyte12
    rwhyte12 Posts: 204 Member
    I go to the gym, do cardio and weights. It really doesn't make that much difference but maintains a look for the most part. But what really starts to shred the weight is going swimming with my kids for two hours once a week or playing basketball (shooting hoops, running after the ball when I have to get it back) for just 20 minutes and walking in the snow for just twenty minutes but at a fast pace(snow shoeing without the shoes).

    So perhaps, make a basic commitment of one day a week to doing the more boring exercise and try to add everything else that also burns calories.

    Aquafit jogging can burn major calories in forty-five minutes too.

    Take care.
  • bsmithmia
    bsmithmia Posts: 41 Member
    Step 1 - get your intake under control. You don't have to worry about thinks like fat/carb/protein ratios or whole foods vs packaged foods or any of that stuff just yet (unless you want to). First step is always to get your intake to a reasonable number. MFP can give you an idea of what that should be, there are lots of other calculators out there too.

    Step 2 - get some exercise. At this point you don't have to worry about how long to work out or how hard or what type of exercise you should be doing. Just get moving. If possible, find something you enjoy doing.

    Step 3 - be patient. This is a long process that involves some trial and error. If you don't see results the first week, don't get discouraged.


    Once you have a good handle on those 3 steps, then come back and see us for more tips.

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  • kiwiwizard
    kiwiwizard Posts: 59 Member
    I agree. Keeping a journal like mfp to track what you're eating is the 1st step & even when you modify journallling has been shown to help people with weight loss (likely 'cos we're more aware?). I am always surprised at how all the little things add up. I was at a 'sales' party tonight & did wine & veges, avoiding the pastries & sugar. Yeah I got extra calories but l felt sensible about it. I guess the bottom line is to pick something you feel is managible at 1st like journalling or whateever & start there, adding more as you become more comfortable. Hang in there, you CAN achieve your goals!!
  • mamabear204
    mamabear204 Posts: 28 Member
    A real eye opener already!

    So.....only a day and a half into trying to be diligent about tracking my food and.....

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am already completely flabbergasted!

    Yesterday wasn't bad cuz I really had nothing to compare it with. But today looking at the nutrition info from one of my favorite goto in a pinch fast food joints (Wendys) and holy smokes....no wonder I am where I'm at!

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