150 pounds to lose......HELP!!!!!!

Measure everything, weigh everything and get your Kryptonite foods out of your house. Your calories per day will go farther the less processed food you eat. Good luck.

I would also recommend eating higher protein, lower carbs (breads, pastas, grains). Track everything religiously, and eat something every 3-4 hours to keep your hunger at bay and your metabolism up.

Drink LOTS of water. If you hate water, Crystal Light is pretty awesome & fairly inexpensive. You are going to get a TON of suggestions. Find the right combination that works for you, and even if you started off with one or two rules and built on that, it would improve your diet. You don't have to drop everything all at once. This is a journey, not a race.

Best of luck!

I have 150 lbs to lose as well. I've been back to MFP since Oct. 26.. I find tracking food as the day progresses helps me so I can plan how much to "spend" for the next snack or meal. I find apples for an afternoon snack to be filling. I add nuts or peanut butter for protein. I started out with a goal of 1 pound per week; lost 10 lbs in 10 weeks and then put 5 lbs while family was here for four days over the Christmas holiday and I was cooking "normal" for them or eating out. I have moved my goal to 2 lbs a week today and that cut my calories. We'll see how this goes. Today was okay so we'll just take it one day at a time. Remember this isn't a diet but a healthy way of moving and eating. And you deserve to treat yourself well! Good luck and welcome.:bigsmile:

As a first step, my advice would be just to start logging in regularly. Once you make it a point to spend atleast 5 mins daily looking at the forums - adsorbing all the information, making friends, reading success stories etc., gradually you will find your groove. Good luck!

I'm with you, hon. I have 63kg (139lb) to go - I've got coeliac disease and IBS, so my diet is largely dictated by my dietary requirements, but I'm starting on a high-protein, low starch and green vegetable heavy diet (which doesn't make me sick, but sucks to plan for at work). Also, I second the 'drink water!' thing - I don't like the taste, so I add a squeeze of lime juice or lemon juice to mine, which has the added bonus of breaking down fats in your stomach. I'm also using a stationary bike and making sure to take the dogs for a walk every day - simple exercises. We can do this, I promise!


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Remember this... How do you eat an elephant.... One bite at a time. As Ben stated set small goals and be patient with yourself! I personally exercise EVERY day. I have lost over 40 pounds since Mid-August and have been very serious about logging my food. I log everything down to little snacks and I ensure I'm drinking the water as well. I would attempt to get your metabolism check, so you know what your body is doing to burn off calories. I read a lot about what works for everyone else and try to adapt to my situation. Again be patient for with yourself and make it a lifestyle change. You have to have some type of snack that tastes good to you or your diet will not survive. I also weigh myself every day (Which most people say is not a good idea), but my reason is that I have a better idea of what works and what doesn't work. My suggestion would be to weigh yourself first thing in the morning and try to get your exercise in right away (No excuses for not completing it after a long day of work).

I looked at this as a way to get to know what my body can handle. I have joined groups and completed walking events as well. The more people that you have in your efforts to get healthy the easier it will be when you get frustrated.

Remember.... BE PATIENT... You didn't get out of shape over night and you surely won't get skinny over night. I have added Meta-Mucil to my diet as well to help you clear your system. Plus it helps you get more water into your body! Please let me know what I can do to help!

Lots of great info here. Please feel free to add me too for support if you like! I can't recommend weighing food enough. I have to do it again and document with pictures since I Just did this to a family member that says the measuring cup vs the scale is the exact same, and it just isn't. I used rice and it was pretty staggering how off 1 cup vs 1 weighted serving was. Same deal with cereal.

Also I do log everything. snack size candy bar, yep, cookie... yep... pepsi I'm drinking for a migraine right now... yep (and let me tell ya it's syrupy!) but I've got to ditch this thing and since I'm at work well, I can't go to sleep so hopefully this works.

If you can cook ahead and pre-portion I know that helps but I have an insane schedule. This way it's a pre-measured "whatever" in the tupperware type of meal or snack instead of guessing and being over (or under) on calories. I binge if I'm under so keeping that trigger in check is a big one for me!

Outside of food stuff.... I also recommend taking measurements. Got frustrated thinking that where I am in loss I'd be seeing more but when I Look at my measurements it's there. And pictures do show it. And the blog here helps too! Just to get stuff out! It's a great community so I know everyone here has your back like me

You CAN do this!

I'm in the same boat, although I'm afraid of setting a goal that "seems" undoable to me. So, I'm focused on 10 lb increments with the goal of seeing a number under 200 for the first time in many years.

I have PCOS and newly diagnosed diabetes, so my plan is lower carb, higher protein with lots of fruits and veggies. A helpful rule of thumb for me is to visually divide my plate in half, then divide one side into 2 equal parts. The half side is fruits and veggies, then 1/4 protein and 1/4 carbs.

One thing I've learned, if I skip the protein at lunch and just have a salad, I am ravenously hungry before dinner. Snacking is my number one problem, so I must have healthy snacks available.

Feel free to add me to your friends list. I can always use the support myself.

Hi! I'm relatively new to this too, but this is what has helped me thus far:

1. Cutting out all sugary things (natural sugar from fruits is okay)
2. Food scale! I just got one and I adore it. It really helps with accurate tracking.
3. Protein for every meal! My doctor told me this and I think it's really helped. I have a protein shake for breakfast (30-35g protein), some raw nuts and cheese with fruit and vegetables for lunch, and a salad with chicken and usually some sort of nut for dinner.
4. Adding a bunch of friends on MFP! I love giving support and also seeing supportive comments on my successes. I also participate a lot on the website to keep me feeling motivated.
5. Throwing away clothes that become too big. I have just started having to do this, but buying all my clothes a size smaller (I used to be an 18 and now all my jeans are 14 and 16...I can't fit into the 14s yet, but I will soon! I also bought a leather jacket for the spring time that is a little too small right now. I've gotten rid of the bigger clothes. It's so freeing!

Anyway, good luck to you!! You will do so great! I'll add you for sure.

All the above and also looking at people's before and after photos can be totally inspiring!!