How did you lose weight, is there one specific way?

I dieted and exercised. Disciplined and stuck to it. That's what works. Forget the naysayers and those who say you can't. Don't worry about those who say they will workout with you and then cancel. If it is your goal, it is your goal alone so get with it and stick with it.

Calorie deficit to lose weight and exercise for fitness......

So with the calorie deficit, can I go by the calorie counter on here?

Yep, that's how you make sure you are in a deficit by figuring out how much you should be eating and then sticking to it. See the link posted above for the calculations.

In terms of the time, remember it will pass whether or not you do it. A year from now you could be in the same spot or somewhere along the way to a healthier you

As the above people said, at the end of the day weight loss comes down to burning more energy than you are consuming.

What specific things they have done depends on the person. But whatever it is they do decide, it has to be something that is sustainable for them. For instance, eating 100% 'clean' wouldn't work for me. Not in the long run. I'd be able to do it for maybe a week and then be like, "Stuff this, let's hit the drive-through." Some people struggle with overindulging on sugar, and they've found that going low-carb works for them. Again, not something I personally could see myself doing.

With exercise, ultimately you need to find something you enjoy. Again, it has to be something sustainable. I couldn't in a million years see myself sticking to a pilates regime. I'd go as a social thing with friends once in a blue moon, but to be independently motivated to do it day in day out I'd have to genuinely like it. Now, martial arts I do love. I know I could do that for a long, long time. So if you hate running, then don't feel like you have to do it because there is no one magical exercise that will make you lose weight. In fact, you don't need to exercise to lose weight so long as you continue to eat at a calorie defecit.

Look at yourself - your likes, dislikes, habits, hobbies, strengths, weaknesses, and overall lifestyle in general. It might take time to figure out what's best for you, but it's a lot better than feeling like you have to stick treligiously to someone else's plan.

Best of luck to you

I just started, and I wanted to know the different ways people have lost weight. I plan on counting my calories, and exercising at least 30 mins a day. I know time will only tell and I look in the future like man a year is a long time away for my goal, does it go quick? So my questions are can I lose weight this way and how does the time go?

In less than a year I went from a size 14 jeans to a size 2 (and I can fit in a size 1, but not comfortably). A year is plenty of time to make a huge difference in your life I also found that the time went fast, as I learned to listen to my body for the first time, and then faced the challenges of weight loss and things like holidays, vacations etc, for the first time as well. My anniversary of starting my weight loss journey is in a few weeks and I can't believe how much my life/health/appearance has changed since this time last year!

I get bored easily so I did a mix of things to lose the weight. I also didn't really exercise during that time. Now I'm in maintenance, following Michael Pollan's simple idea- 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' I now also walk around 12 miles a week and run 4.

Portion control, running, walking, strength training and cardio.

Hi,

I wouldn't go by what it says on here. My doctor told me not to go below 1400 calories. I was 197lbs at the time and I am 5' 4 1/2". How many calories to put in and how many to exercise off is the hardest thing to do. But, rule of thumb. I like the -500 calories a day and exercise. Good Luck. I know you can do it!!!!
Oh, I can now, at 160lbs, eat 1800 calories a day and exercise and still lose a pound a week. So, don't get discouraged. Just start moving! Each week, add something else. For me, it was walking. I started at 3mph and each week walked a little faster. Now I do interval training. One minute slow walk, one minute fast. As others have said. Do something you like to do. Otherwise you'll quit.

Ate less food than I needed but not so much that I couldn't operate.

Theres only one way to lose weight....burn more units of heat energy than you consume. Thats it.


There are many different approaches and methods to achieve this.

WALKING--hated it at first but 2 laps turned in to more and more and now I walk over 4 miles every morning and then come home to do my exercises and/or Zumba. You will get there--just remember 1 becomes 2 becomes 3 and then you are going. My trainer now has me walk-running. Has been 6 months and 60 pounds lost so far. And YES, I do watch what I eat--but most importantly I listen to my body instead of gulping food fast. This is not a diet, people fail at diet and gain MORE weight---this is a lifestyle change that you will do for the rest of your life. Think of it that way and you will be successful. Good luck and remember--this isn't an overnite fix and there are NO EASY PILLS to take .. Good luck

You can see that it all boils down to "eat less. move more" but there are many ways to success within that. For me, 5:2 fasting, at least an hour of cardio a day, but no calorie-counting, works. (I have a general idea of what's high-calorie and what I can eat without worrying about overdoing it, and go heavy on things like green vegetables and baby carrots.) In my case, not looking at the scale helped, too. I get crazed about the ups and downs from day to day.

So, everyone is a little different.

Just diet and exercise it helped many people and me on this site and im sure you will be one of them if you follow that formula

I say yes you sure can and the time does go by quite fast! I started by just walking about 15-30 mins a day as fast as I could and I cut out all drinks besides water and the weight came off. After a about I started a gym and lifting weights. You can do it girl! Just take day by day! :flowerforyou: