how many pounds do you guys think i should lose?

Troll much?

This is what you said before......

"I'm a male and my waist size is 44. I am wondering if that is ok. I am 5'11 and I weigh 228 right now. I don't drink alcohol and I don't eat too much,i just have a poor metabolism"

Google BMI calculator and put in your height. Play around with different numbers for your weight. The BMI calculator will help you a find healthy number for your weight.

I finally had the courage to post my picture and I want honest answers. I am overweight and I eat too many carbs and drink too much soda. I have never had a girlfriend or had sex in my life either and I think my weight has a lot to do with it. so,give me a number??

Maybe stop worrying about how much and do something about it. You have posted several times over the past month asking about everything from subway sandwiches making your ankles swell to is a 44 inch waist to big. Well I'll say this your waist is bigger than 44" so I think you're kidding yourself there.

There is lots of great help on this site but you need to do the actual work yourself

Have a look at the link if you seriously want to do something and good luck

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants?hl=guide+to+sexypants&page=1#posts-18361594

you people are so insensitive. I am trying to get help. I am now up to 233 pounds. I am gaining and gaining. I also have prediabetes and I don't want to die an early death.

OMG. Start with 10lbs then reevaluate.

This is really not for anyone else to say. It is between you and your doctor.

you people are so insensitive. I am trying to get help. I am now up to 233 pounds. I am gaining and gaining. I also have prediabetes and I don't want to die an early death.

Don't worry about a number...just get cracking....start doing. Put your stats in here...select a modest and sustainable rate of loss and start hitting your goals. Start working in a little exercise...just start doing....that's how you lose weight.

Just go in 10 Lb increments and stop worry about how much you need to lose total...that will all become clear later on. Just start actually doing something and stop talking about it.

Spend less time asking, more time exercising, and stop eating. Now just go do it.

Whatever your Dr and you agree is sustainable and necessary to reach a semblance of health.

you people are so insensitive. I am trying to get help. I am now up to 233 pounds. I am gaining and gaining. I also have prediabetes and I don't want to die an early death.

Then stop ****ing eating so much!

It's not rocket science and you don't need "advice" - what you need is a little self discipline.

Now put down the internet and go for a jog, FFS.

First check with your doctor that you don't have thyroid issues or something.
Then start tracking every morsel that you eat and drink, figure out how much you need and start adjusting.

When I was 300+ I did not feel I ate much. I DO have a medically confirmed condition that makes me prone to gaining weight, but a slow metabolism won't solely make you obese. It turned out I was consuming more than 3000 calories a day. Good news is: I used to have blood sugar values in the pre-diabetic range too but once I lost a considerable amount of weight my blood sugar is now normal.

Here is what you could do, in that order:

1. Go to the doctor and get your hormones checked to see if there is anything that needs treating or that may be causing you to gain weight. DON'T SELF-DIAGNOSE.

2. Google BMI, and find your healthy range. Make your goal the highest end of the range, and once you reach that you tweak down from there, until you reach a body weight you are happy with.

3. Get an idea of how much you are currently eating. For a week log your food without changing anything in your diet as accurately as you can, weighing every single thing including oils used for frying, condiments, sugar and cream in your coffee.. everything.

4. Notice what foods are taking the biggest portion of your calories, and what foods not totally necessary or important for you to eat. Think of ways how you would decrease the portions/frequency of these foods or edit them in a way that would lower their calories.

5. Set your calorie goal to something comfortable to you but would still be at a good deficit and only eat that many calories every day. Increase your activity level and you may be able to eat more too.

6. Look into your social skills. Don't assume that once you lose the weight everything will be dandy and women would be flocking towards you in herds. If you keep that mindset you will be sorely disappointed. Extra weight is not the reason you've never had a date, it's the excuse we tend to use to handle rejection better. Even at 300+ I had plenty of dates and amazing boyfriends. Yes, I got rejected quite a few times, but that happens to everyone, even people with "perfect" bodies. Yes, it's harder to be noticed as an obese person, but that's not enough to make anyone a "hopeless case".

Just go out there and do it.