Need tips to lose weight

so you have done your research on Paleo diets??? i'm just trying to help people out with my experience I do not need to prove to YOU! I just know I cut out wheat and gluten and eat healthy and have lost the weight

Paleo diets work because you are eating at a deficit. :laugh:

Don't you love it when noobs come in thinking they own the place?

What foods should I take out of my diet and what foods should I add?
What are good workouts to do.?

Welcome to MFP Yvette. Didn't know that you asked such a loaded question did you? I've been on MFP for 1 year now, I was the typical New Year's Resolution maker. However, this year, for the first ever, I have stuck with it. I have also lost 55 lbs.

Really, it's simple if you break it down. Eat less, move more. You'll need to use the tools you have on MFP, track your calorie intake and calories burned. You should buy a food scale because you'll find that your portion sizes are different than you might think. And measuring tools if you don't have them.

As for exercise, find something you enjoy doing and do lots of it. At least that is what helped me a lot. Really, it's not necessary, but it will allow you to eat more and your body will be better off. I did a lot of cardio in the beginning, mostly using an elliptical. Now I incorporate some classes (one is doing Insanity), running, stair machine, and am working on adding weight lifting. If you don't have or want a gym membership, there are lots of free things on Youtube you can watch. I try to eat back only about 1/2 of what MFP calculates for my calories burned as I think it overestimates. If you don't want to exercise, you can still lose weight, it just tends to take longer and you'll be able to consume less calories.

Finally, as far as what you actually eat, as long as it falls within your calorie allotment, you'll lose. For me, I've chosen to cut out most processed food and I feel much better. But that's my personal choice, as I find there's a lot of empty calories, even if it is "Special K", etc. And, I am able to eat a greater volume which keeps me full. MFP had put me on 1200 calories but I found that to me too low, so I eat around 1500. I haven't tracked much since Thanksgiving, but I'm back on the wagon. My goal had been to maintain over the past month and I did, so I'm happy with that and I'm ready to get back to normal. If you fall off the wagon at any point, don't give up, just get back on.

Finally, this website will help you figure out your calorie needs http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ . Best of luck, you can do this!!

when did I say I owned the place when I just gave my OPINION based on my experience, !!! so since you been on the website for a while that means you know more then me even though I have been training for years!!!just because I' wasnt part of some forum I dont know what i'm talking about

when did I say I owned the place when I just gave my OPINION based on my experience, !!! so since you been on the website for a while that means you know more then me even though I have been training for years!!!just because I' wasnt part of some forum I dont know what i'm talking about

It is not just because somebody has been on the forums for awhile, it is because they have listened to knowledgable people and learned new (and scientifically backed) information from reliable sources. This is the second thread that you have pounced in and made strong claims with no reputable sources to back it up, other than stating it as your opinion.

when did I say I owned the place when I just gave my OPINION based on my experience, !!! so since you been on the website for a while that means you know more then me even though I have been training for years!!!just because I' wasnt part of some forum I dont know what i'm talking about

I can assure you that the length of your tenure here has no bearing on you not knowing what you are talking about

I'm deffinitely not eating a deficit, lol hahahaha all the weight training I do I would die, bahahaha,

Have a calorie deficit without starving yourself. Do strength training and cardio. Change up your exercises. Eat small, frequent meals. Stay hydrated. Get 7-8 hours of sleep. Use MyfitnessPal and record your food and activities. Set your goal into mini goals. Feel free to message me if you want to try some safe tips I have used in the past. Good luck!



And for the rest of you, let's keep it positive here and continue to help and encourage the original poster!!!! Xoxo

thank you

Have a calorie deficit without starving yourself. Do strength training and cardio. Change up your exercises. Eat small, frequent meals. Stay hydrated. Get 7-8 hours of sleep. Use MyfitnessPal and record your food and activities. Set your goal into mini goals. Feel free to message me if you want to try some safe tips I have used in the past. Good luck!



And for the rest of you, let's keep it positive here and continue to help and encourage the original poster!!!! Xoxo

Good luck cuz Im sure now people will pounce on you for saying to eat small frequent meals. Im not arguing here but I dont but if that works for then it works for you...We are all different and well all lose weight differently at different rates

oh and drink at least half your body weight in water!! super important. as far as exercises go walking is the best thing you can do for your body. you want to eat healthy first then do more exercising. 1 step at a time. plus eating good is 90% of weight only 10% is exercise

Please don't. That's roughly 6 GALLONS of water for even a small (100 pound) adult. You would be taking in about the maximum amount your kidneys can process in 24 hours, and unless you keep waking up every hour to pound down another quart, it's not going to be evenly distributed throughout the day, so you're going to be surpassing your kidney's capacity during the time you're awake--admittedly, maybe not by a really dangerous amount, but certainly unnecessary, and potentially dangerous if you end up consuming a lot of your daily 6 gallons (or 12 gallons, by this advice, if you weigh 200 lbs) in a relatively short period. Unless you're exercising in extremely hot weather, you would be drinking at least six times the amount of _total_ water you actually might need (which includes water in other beverages of any kind and water in your food, and a significant percentage of your food by weight is water, even food that seems solid and dry).

http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11537&page=163

OP, I like eating alot of food, so I choose low calorie foods so I can eat more- massive salads with lean protein, greek yoghurt, protein shakes, eggs are all staples in my diet, and they make me feel better than refined carbs like icecream and pizza. I like feeling good about the food I put in my body, so I do try to make good choices.
I also think I can't control myself with things like cheese, icecream, pasta, so I try to limit them.
That said, I am only starting out again so am really just learning myself.
People say to eat what makes you feel good- nutrient dense food makes me feel good, so I try to eat that.
For example, 1 slice of supreme pizza is worth around 250cals (a conservtive estimate?) and a big salad with tuna, avocado, heaps of veges, greens and lemon vinigarette is worth around the same- I'd prefer to eat the salad; it takes longer to eat, makes me feel good, fills me up more, less oily...

Whenever I see threads like this, where the OP only posted the original post and not again, I just imagine them logging back in, finding their thread and going:

So true!!!

Okay... water...

For example, a person who weighs 150 pounds. Half that weight is 75 pounds.

Convert pounds to ounces.

75 pounds = 1,200 ounces

Which in cups would equal 150 cups of water a day.

NO! Do NOT drink 150 cups of water a day - that make no sense at all and will kill you.

I do beg to differ on that. It all depends on what you do with your body a day. If you're exercising and or lifting weights, you need that water. There are TONS of people and I have a few on my MFP page that do water checks throughout the day and they all sit at around 200 ounces BY NOON! I'm not saying you HAVE to do that, but that's what I've read just about everywhere that water is the most important thing to weight loss. And I speak from experience that drinking just water definitely helps you to lose weight. It replenishes what your body loses through work out and sweat of course. Your body needs water. The weight loss--sure you can eat a couple of slices of pizza a day and be under calories and still lose weight, but I tell you what, your body is going to feel drained so bad because you're not giving it what it NEEDS. It lives healthily off of a balanced diet.

200 oz =/= 1200 oz

BIG difference.