Overweight Mom--350 lbs I need help

Trying to stay away from over processed food filled with sugar is a good place to start. I myself dont believe that there are any bad foods and allow myself to eat anythign that i want. the key is to do so in moderation. a lot of us dont know how many calories we are actually intaking until we start logging.
Im not a nutritionist or anything, i just know counting the calories and watching your macros works!
excersise of any form is a good place to start!
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Any movement is better than no movement at all. I think that you are doing great right now. I eat chicken regularly. I also eat pork regularly, however, I only buy lean pork. Pork Tenderloin and the boneless loin chops is what I usually eat. You can eat whatever you want, in moderation. I bake everything.

I think you will find that what you are doing is working. Just keep at it.

Just remember that any change you make needs to be one you can stick to for life, otherwise it's very hard to stick with. I still have the 'bad' foods, just less of them. You don't have to eat things you don't enjoy, but it is good to try new things. A food scale is a great investment, along with measuring utensils. Good luck!

You didn't say anything about logging your calories to see how much you are eating, so I recommend that you do that. Exercise is very important, but as far as weight loss goes - it comes down to calories. Diet is 80% of the equation. You can use the MFP settings for your first calorie goal or go over to fat2fitradio.com and use their calculators to personalize your goals.

Welcome. I was about to say good luck, but it isn't about luck, it's about effort and persistence.

I am living proof that you do not need to give up the things you love in order to lose weight. I am also living proof that you do not need to eat salad in order to lose weight. In the past year I have probably had 4 salads, I am not a salad lover at all, but they are safe bet if you have to eat out.

You can eat the things you love, you just eat less and make them differently. Instead of going out for nachos I make my own, same goes for pizza, french fries etc.

Having said that you must allow yourself treats and eating out, otherwise you will tend to fall of your path.
As for exercise, start slow and work your way up, if you start off trying to do a mile and it is too much you are setting yourself up to fail. I started walking and little by little increased it, your body will tell you when you need to move more.

And last, willpower it what you really need, if you have that you can do this.

First of all, you ARE NOT along! Everyone on this site is here for some reason. I suggest you workout or walk at least 30 minutes a day. When, I first started this journey, I would workout for 15 minutes twice a day. Evenually, you will have energy to do more. Hungry Girl is a good book for recipes. Keep logging, this will provide motivation and ideas for your weight journey. Best wishes!

Hi
I just started too ! I started by getting rid of some of the junk and replacing it with healthy choices over several months. Exercise the same thing-started slowly and added more as I felt better. It is hard but it is worth it. Putting my food on this site every day really helps put things in perspective. You can add me if you like. I have good days and bad days and I journal every day to stop the emotional eating. Everything in moderation !!

First off it's wonderful you and your husband are making this commitment together. I would encourage y'all to include your children in your healthier choices as well.

I'm with the "everything in moderation" camp when it comes to food. Other than sodas which I've stopped drinking completely, I eat everything, good/bad/ugly, but just watch the portion sizes through weighing, measuring and counting. If I don't have enough calories for a bowl of icecream, I'll have a couple cookies instead. I have a huge sweet tooth. I do stay away from 'trigger" foods and foods that I know are difficult for me to eat just a serving of - oh Krispy Kreme how I miss you.

Here's a great thread with lots of explaination and resources to help calculate what you should be eating calorie wise: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937712-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0 It's been very helpful.

As for exercise - do what you can, push yourself, but not so much that you seriously hurt yourself. I encourage you to look into weight training as well. Cardio is great for heart heath and burning calories, but weight training will help you maintain lean muscle mass while you're losing weight. Body weight exercises (situps, pushups, lunges, squats, planks) are a very easy at home way to include strength training into your day. I've even heard of folks creating a "commercial game". Each time a different type of commercial comes on TV, they do a certain exercise for the length of the commercial.

Lastly, while numbers on the scale are a way to track weight loss progress, sometimes our body does some wild and crazy things and the scale can be wacky. Use the scale as a tool but incorporate pictures, measurements, how your clothes feel & look on you. I've had several weeks where the scale either went up, didn't move, or barely moved, but my clothes fit better or looser than the week or two before.

I wish you the best on this journey!

I was at 354 at my highest. I understand the struggle, but I've lost the weight before and am now doing it again. Feel free to add me anyone

i need to lose 170lbs myself please add me we can support each other