all advice wanted

nodrogyi
nodrogyi Posts: 2 Member
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this maybe really confusing so please forgive me if it is.

I recently started to start my adventure to weight loss. I've been reading a lot of posts on several forums and tested things out here and there for about 6 months with some success. I recently started using this app (installed it a long time ago) and I decided to make my first post ever to try and gain advice on my adventure. haha


So currently i have been doing weight training for a month (4-5x a week + boxing here and there) but i haven't been losing any weight. what i have been doing so far is eating less and working out. ive been just counting calories.



1) what kind of meal plan/diet plan should i follow?
2) am i getting enough calories (currently at 2030)? as my tdee is 3647
3) should i do a low carb diet as i have had success on it before but yoyod back
4) is counting calories enough or should i really make sure my macros are in order
5) other suggestions help etc etc?


thanks

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  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    No you don't need to do low carb unless you have a medical condition.


    Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
    -Wayne Dyer

    It's about moderation not deprivation. There are no good/bad foods, only bad eating habits. Do or do not, there is no try. You have to want it, you have to work for it, you have to realize that only you can do it.

    Read these:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

    TL:DR the link right above this one then ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal
  • jackjb2
    jackjb2 Posts: 83 Member
    Find what works for YOU. Everyone is different and different things work for different people. Feel free to experiment and try different things after researching them. Have fun remember it is a journey and there are a lot of different paths along the way. Also remember we are here for support and motivation!!!!!!
  • monikker
    monikker Posts: 322 Member
    You could cut back on the weight training by half and do cardio for half the time instead. Cardio burns a lot more calories, unless you're doing reallly high intensity cardio with few rests. Intensify your weight training or add more cardio. It's possible you're putting on a bit of muscle, so even though you're probably losing weight by eating less and working out, you're putting it back on via muscle...but that's not really a bad thing so I wouldn't stop weight training altogether. My goal is the opposite of yours and I'm trying to do almost all weight lifting and just a few minutes of cardio each workout.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I'll tell you what my doctor said to me and my husband. It's called My Plate. Half of your plate should contain nonstarchy vegetables; the other half is divided between 1/4 starch/carb and 1/4 lean meat. Stop eating any and all junk food, sodas, fast foods, etc. Snacks can be reasonable portions of fruit, raw veggies, nuts. Breakfast should be healthy stuff like eggs, oatmeal, grits, fruit.... don't put butter and syrup on things and knock off fattening carbs like muffins, pancakes, etc. Drink plenty of water.
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
    Never fart upwind and then turn into it.
  • LSinVA
    LSinVA Posts: 60 Member
    I'll tell you what my doctor said to me and my husband. It's called My Plate. Half of your plate should contain nonstarchy vegetables; the other half is divided between 1/4 starch/carb and 1/4 lean meat. Stop eating any and all junk food, sodas, fast foods, etc. Snacks can be reasonable portions of fruit, raw veggies, nuts. Breakfast should be healthy stuff like eggs, oatmeal, grits, fruit.... don't put butter and syrup on things and knock off fattening carbs like muffins, pancakes, etc. Drink plenty of water.

    Good advice but this isn't necessary to lose weight. He just has to eat at a deficit.

    OP, are you sure your TDEE is 3647? That seems pretty high. Hard to say though without knowing your stats or how you came up with that number.
  • glennbkr1
    glennbkr1 Posts: 1
    Been at it for three months thus far, trying to get rid of my couch potato habits and slowly create some good habits. I am trying to keep it simple, and after 3 months my daily goals are in multiples of 7. I try and walk 7 miles a day (15,000 or so steps on my Fitbit tracker), drink 70 Fl Ounces of water, be active 70 minutes (By active I mean at least walking briskly). I love using my fitbit tracker, I like using the Endomondo App to track my walks via GPS, and I am just starting to try out the features on MyFitness pal. I am sleeping better overall, look better, am eating better, but i still have a long way to go to hit my goal. I am hoping to lose a total of 65 lbs in a year (Down 20+ lbs thus far) and just keep active beyond that. Calorie intake, my goal is to try and burn 1000 more calories a day than i eat, and walking 7 miles a day burns right around 1000 calories, so my eating habits have only changed in trying to get rid of junk food while i am traveling for work, and I try and not eat anything other than a few almonds after 8 PM so I can weigh myself in the moring before I eat breakfast and do my walking. I can't claim to be an expert, and to be frank, my motivation stems from seeing how both of my parents were treated in hospitals and rehab centers being older and overweight. When I get into my 60-70's I want to try and make sure I am in better shape physically if something eventually happens to me health wise (Which it will, nobody lasts forever) so my recovery is likely to be easier on me than it was on them
  • nodrogyi
    nodrogyi Posts: 2 Member
    http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

    i used that site and my height is 6'1 my weight is 250 and i do moderate exercise. oh and im 29 years old.


    okay ill just test out a few different things. thanks! more advice welcome =D

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