i'm 5'2 and i weigh 210 i need advice

What sort of advice do you need, hon?

My tips for success:

Get a scale and weigh all your food. Log EVERYTHING that passes your lips.
Make sure you've entered your correct activity level - this helps determine your calorie allotment.
Try to fit in a bit of exercise - it doesn't have to be huge, and you can lose weight without it, but it'll help you (and you'll feel great).
If you have a bad day food wise, get over it - don't dwell and don't quit - tomorrow will be better.
Don't give up. You're worth it.

When you buy food do you mainly buy what your kids like? If so try to buy a few things that you know your kids will like along with what you like and make healthy choices. If you like pizza try making them with English muffins sauce veggies and reduced fat cheese. Also eat some vegetables and fruits as snacks. One key to weight loss is drinking lots of water. Do you like Morningstar or Boca products because they have some really good subs for meat and they taste good too. I am a mother of 2 and sometimes I know it can be hard to focus on yourself when you have kids but when I have time I will write down my food and it will give me the confidence I need to stay on track. I feel you because I am 4 11 and weigh about 198. Heres a good recipe site you might want to try www.myrecipes.com or www.allrecipes.com reply if you would like more advice:happy:

I started at 205 and i am also 5'2. Basically you just have to want to make the commitment... cause it is one of the hardest ones you will ever make!
I was successful when i started logging everything... and i mean everything i put in my mouth!!! Even that diet coke (yes no cals but it does contain Sodium) and my vitamins! Sticks of Gum, that one taste of a friends sugar laden beverage, those 5 cherries i grabbed to take with my vitamins...Everything.
Also, i learned that '1 serving' is really not as much as i thought it was if i weighed the food instead of just measuring it... I was eating probably 2-300 more calories a day (which is alot for someone of our size) then i originally thought i was.
I try to get some kind of workout daily... even if it is something as simple as walking around the block before going in the house after work. Every little bit helps. I don't take 'days off' What am i resting from... life? lol. Its not like i do heavy weight lifting daily but i do MOVE daily!
If you have a bad meal or even a bad day... start again the next and move on. Don't let a few bad choices derail effort you have put in.. You are really only fighting against yourself.
One last suggestion... remember this has to be a lifestyle change, it will not work if you consider it a temporary fix to a temporary problem. You will just end up back here asking the same question.
Don't put limits on yourself either, just because you didn't lose that 10 lbs this month does not mean its the end of the journey! You lost 6 and that is still 6 less than this time last month!

Good luck! Feel free to friend me

Oh, I just remembered. My sis in law lost about 40 lbs and played a trick on herself. She would literally talk herself out of it--some of her favorite foods were fettucini alfredo and pizza
Example:
"we're having macaroni and cheese, homemade, three kinds of cheese and cream. so yummy!"
Her: "Ugh, sorry, I don't like that, just the smell of it makes me kind of nauseous, i'll just have some veggies"

Daddy ordered pizza, mom, your favorite!
Her: " eewww, pizza? uh-uh, no the greasy pepperoni makes mommy sick. She's going to have salad. You kids can have my two pieces"

Oh, I just remembered. My sis in law lost about 40 lbs and played a trick on herself. She would literally talk herself out of it--some of her favorite foods were fettucini alfredo and pizza
Example:
"we're having macaroni and cheese, homemade, three kinds of cheese and cream. so yummy!"
Her: "Ugh, sorry, I don't like that, just the smell of it makes me kind of nauseous, i'll just have some veggies"

Daddy ordered pizza, mom, your favorite!
Her: " eewww, pizza? uh-uh, no the greasy pepperoni makes mommy sick. She's going to have salad. You kids can have my two pieces"

There's no reason to cut out favorite foods if you don't want to. Just eat in moderation or make your favorites using lower calorie (or carb or fat or whatever you need to reduce to make it fit your meal plan). The idea of mentally "tricking" oneself seems rather impossible--it's like trying to forget something (rehearsal makes a person remember, not forget). Your body know that you still like pepperoni or whatever, so over-eating that favorite becomes a distinct possibility later.

TO UPPITYCOWGIRL

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> Your Sis-in-Law, Genius and clever! :bigsmile: Now that sounds like something I would do... Thanks for reminding me, lol... ( I honestly think I did do it and it worked! Because, eventually you really DO stop liking those bad things...As you get healthier, your palate changes and you naturally crave healthier foods...) :blushing: ( Unfortunately, I also have mercury poisoning/detox to deal with, which makes losing weight, twice as hard, for me now, unlike in the past... PLUS, I have the added bonus of forgetting things, thanks to the heavy metal/ mold toxicity in me, too, lol... Bleh! ) I am 5'3" and 205, so I understand... Oh, I miss those days when I was 135, looked great and I thought I was chubby, lol... :flowerforyou: p.s. Sorry, new here, trying to figure out how to post!