Newby.... help!

darciedds
darciedds Posts: 4
edited September 22 in Introduce Yourself
so.. i have started this fitnesspal a few days ago... i'm just wondering... by following the calorie intake it tells me... am i really going to lose weight?? It's hard to stay under the calories it tells me, but if that's all i have to do, i can do that!

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  • superwmn
    superwmn Posts: 936
    That's all it takes! Moving your body can really help you stay within that calorie range.

    YOU CAN DO IT!!!

    Charmagne
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    I'm not sure if you'll lose weight just by cutting calories, I never have. Exericise is very important. You'll want to add some cardio and some strength training!
  • darciedds
    darciedds Posts: 4
    i have been doing the treadmill for 30 min a day at an avg of 3.0 miles per hour, i TRY to get this done at least 4 days a week... hope that will help me!
  • tater8589
    tater8589 Posts: 616
    Watching your calorie intake and eating better foods alone, you will lose weight to begin with. Eventually that may just balance out and you will have to do some kind of working out to lose more. Plus if you workout along with eating healthier then as you lose the weight (or should I say inches instead) you will tone and look better.

    Good luck :)
  • darciedds
    darciedds Posts: 4
    i am so excited about this! until i started logging what i ate, i had no idea how "bad" i was doing!! hope i can just be patient!! :) thank you all for your wisdom!
  • CassieH818
    CassieH818 Posts: 221 Member
    Good luck! I lost 5.5 lbs. in a week with the help of MFP. It really works!
  • darciedds
    darciedds Posts: 4
    wow!! that's awesome!! thanks for the post!!
  • SkierElle
    SkierElle Posts: 335
    Just start off with a little exercise that is manageable for your lifestyle. Nutrition is 80% of weight loss... a lot of people say!! Everyone on this site is sooo helpful, if you make an effort you will be successful!
  • jaqthack
    jaqthack Posts: 8 Member
    If you don't add cardio and strength you may end up as a skinny fat person.......... your body needs tone (escpecially the older you get).
  • ccrawshaw
    ccrawshaw Posts: 166 Member
    Use the tools that are on here. The BMR will help you understand how by lowering your calorie intake make you lose weight, but nutrition is important, too. If your body isn't getting what it needs, it will be very hard, if not impossible to stay on any diet. If you aren't getting enough protein and carbs, you won't have any energy. If you aren't getting enough vitamin C, you'll be sick a lot. If you don't get enough fiber, you can't poop (sorry, graphic, I know, but true and that throws me off a diet quicker than anything). As you get in a habit of feeding your body better, it will actually demand it and not process the "crap" it used to be accustomed to. I started out by just changing my eating habits and I'm getting ready to begin exercising. I'm one of those people that gets overwhelmed easily by too many changes all at once. It also doesn't help that until a week ago I was a FT student on top of working a FT job. Hang in there, you WILL see results unless you aren't being honest with yourself (and MyFitnessPal) about portion sizes and what you are eating. To me, MyFitnessPal is about knowledge and awareness. If you become knowledgeable and aware of what you eat, how it's prepared, the condiments that come with it, etc., then even when you eat poorly, you will know what to expect and how to bounce back. I still fall off the wagon for a meal every once in a while, which doesn't seem to set me back much at all. It's almost as if my body's metabolism speeds up to deal with all the extra calories. Maybe it's all in my head, maybe not. Anyway, welcome, eat healthy and lean on us for support. :)
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