Success-how did u do it? What excercises/diet worked best!

What worked for me diet wise was not eating carbs after 3 pm. That way I had to rely on protein and veggies for snacks and it made a difference. I also found buying frozen chicken portions and cooking in bulk, and using hot sauces helped they gave me no option but to eat the food and the heat triggered metabolic raises.
In terms of exercise I used a lot of weights and a lot of sets and reps for each muscle groups such as 6-8 different exercises with 5-6 sets of minimum 10 reps and varying weight to shock my muscles into change and growth, but then a lot of recovery time in-between doing that particular muscle group. So if I did chest or back Monday I wouldn't do it again for another week.

Best advice I can give is work hard, eat well and plenty of rest. Good Luck.

I only lost a little. My DH is losing an amount close to yours. He's making progress the same way I lost my extra weight. Logging what we ate, exercise and seeing this as a life style change not a "diet".

What works for me:

1. Eating at a moderate calorie deficit (losing about a pound a week)
2. Eating whatever I want to hit my calorie goal every day, aiming for a balanced diet
3. Logging everything I eat and drink accurately and consistently
4. Doing exercises and activities that I enjoy, 3-5 times a week, generally for 30-60 minutes a day (this includes walking, running, biking, circuit training, HIIT, and heavy lifting)

Calorie deficit for weight loss.
Exercise for fitness.



Here's some helpful info:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

^^^^ This for me too, although my exercises were different.

What works for me:

1. Eating at a moderate calorie deficit (losing about a pound a week)
2. Eating whatever I want to hit my calorie goal every day, aiming for a balanced diet
3. Logging everything I eat and drink accurately and consistently
4. Doing exercises and activities that I enjoy, 3-5 times a week, generally for 30-60 minutes a day (this includes walking, running, biking, circuit training, HIIT, and heavy lifting)

Calorie deficit for weight loss.
Exercise for fitness.



Here's some helpful info:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

^^ Every single bit of this.

Thirded! I would also add: a big change is made up of many small changes put together. Make small changes that you can live with for a long time; then, once you've mastered them, make more small changes. They all start to build up!

What was your daily calorics to lose 2 lbs per week? 1200?

2 pounds a week loss is too aggressive if you only have 30 pounds to lose. Go for 1 pound per week instead. That will give you more calories, which will honestly make it easier - you are more likely to stick with it and not go off on a binge when you are eating enough. Add in some exercise and eat back roughly 50% of those calories (MFP tends to overestimate, as do machines), and you should do great.

Edit: I realize now that this is not OP. But your ticker also shows <30 pounds to lose, so my answer stands. (FWIW, age and height will affect it some, and 1200 is the absolute lowest MFP will set calories, so you may still be near 1200 before exercise)

I'm a firm believer that it is roughly a 90-10% ratio as far as what's more important when losing weight. Accurately logging your calories being the 90% while exercise/activity is the 10%.

If you set up your weight and how much you want to lose myfitnesspal does a pretty good job of telling you what you should be shooting for. Stick to it daily as best you can and you will do great

I'm still a work in progress, but a "diet" of no restrictions has helped tremendously (as long as I stay within macro parameters). Knowing that I can have Mexican food - just not as much as I used to eat - has kept me motivated. I also don't call it a "diet". I eat what I want, I just track everything now. I also spread my meals and snacks out to 2-3 hour intervals and try to finish eating by 8pm.

I've found that a workout program with a variety of different routines/exercises is very helpful. I'm on the 90-day Warrior Workout on HASFit.com. I walk every day at breaks/lunches. Sometimes we'll walk the dogs after dinner (in addition to our workouts.) I find a little exercise here and there is much less tedious and daunting than going to the gym for an hour or more.

It may not be "perfect", but between working 2 jobs and family commitments, it's what's working for me!

I'm doing it! And the #1 most important thing is being consistent and sticking with it. Eating at a calorie deficit is important, exercise is important, but you won't eat at a deficit every day and you won't exercise every day. We're all human, we all have things in life that get in the way. Don't get discouraged, don't give up. Just get back on the horse and keep riding!

The most important thing that you're consistent, you log everything in your food diary and don't leave anything out. Log daily, even if you're like me and go out with friends and drink 1,000 calories worth of alcohol... oops. Logged. I've still lost weight! In the past 4 months, I've gone 2 weeks doing no exercise whatsoever.

I've stalled, my weight has gone up, then back down, then a little bit back up again. It's not linear, and you won't see a loss every week even if you're doing *everything* right.

Don't give up! MFP works, just be consistent!

What works for me:

1. Eating at a moderate calorie deficit (losing about a pound a week)
2. Eating whatever I want to hit my calorie goal every day, aiming for a balanced diet
3. Logging everything I eat and drink accurately and consistently
4. Doing exercises and activities that I enjoy, 3-5 times a week, generally for 30-60 minutes a day (this includes walking, running, biking, circuit training, HIIT, and heavy lifting)

Calorie deficit for weight loss.
Exercise for fitness.



Here's some helpful info:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

^^ Every single bit of this.

Thirded! I would also add: a big change is made up of many small changes put together. Make small changes that you can live with for a long time; then, once you've mastered them, make more small changes. They all start to build up!

Here are the "whys"

1. Moderate deficit is something you can live with. Losing weight takes awhile. Moderate deficit helps you keep lean muscle.
2. Eating "regular" foods. This keeps you from binging. This helps make (portion control)....a lifestyle change.
3. Logging is the teaching tool....this helps you learn portion sizes. Helps you make better choices.
4. People who are active use more calories throughout the day. Strength training helps you keep lean muscle

all this

Logging accurately is an eye opener...food scale and correct entries are the key.

Very good advice here!!!