Help please

Hello my name is Michaela, my PT suggested I should use myfitnesspal to help me with my weightloss, I am 23 years old weigh in at 85kilos and I am 180cm tall.


Is there anything that can help me kick start my weightloss or a metabolism booster?

There are no shortcuts, you are just going to need a bit of willpower.

edit: On a positive note, find out how much you need to eat to lose, start logging, grab a few pals on mfp to keep you on track and just be honest with yourself.

Stop looking for quick fixes, and get rid of the laxative teas.

Log your food, analyse your diary and see where you can make improvements. Repeat.

I was at uni for 4.5 years, finished my masters last year and weighed more than ever at the end. I know exactly what it's like. Here's what I would suggest for eating right while you're studying:

Take an hour a day to prepare your food and ration it out, including a couple of healthy snacks.
It's too easy to rush out the door and tell yourself you'll make a healthy choice at lunchtime (and/or dinner, depending on your hours). When it comes time to eat you'll probably be starving and feel just like something deep fried followed by something sweet so your insulin locks down all that fat. A little planning goes a long way towards keeping you from getting over hungry and making bad choices. University food courts are full of junk food - if your friends are all going to cruise the food court let them know you got your lunch already and you'll meet them outside.

Carry a water bottle and keep drinking all day.
This will keep hunger at bay. If you want to be really fancy you can take some herbal tea bags and scout around your department for a kitchenette with instant boiling water.

Find a place which sells some healthy fresh soups and salads for those days you don't have time to make lunch.
This is your new favourite place.

Manage your time more effectively.
Late nights and rushed meal breaks set up an environment where you're more likely to be too rushed or too tired to make the choices you should be making. If you have time to get personal training, don't waste the hard work you're doing by undermining it with putting away too many calories.

Log your food.
Can't stress this enough. Sometimes it's annoying. Do it anyway.

The quick fix is you asking other people to solve your problem.
You ate your way into this. You have to eat your way out, and no one else is going to do it for you. Anyone pushing a quick fix is trying to take your money and they don't give a crap about what happens to you after you've parted with your cash. Just don't let these people take you for a fool. Take responsibility, do it yourself, maintain it and love yourself enough to take care of your health.

Your BMI indicates that a 5 kilo loss would put you in the normal range.
Its not a huge amount and I think getting it off slowly is better in the long run.- it tends to stay off rather than losing it quickly and yo-yoing.
Calculate your TDEE and eat 10% below - thats just a suggestion or whatever you want.
Dropping your intake to just a bit below what you would normally eat means that you will more than likely keep it off once its gone.

Pit your impatient energy into learning about the MFP approach to weight loss/ diets and getting your mind straight about whats reasonable, sensible and safe approach. If you have unrealistic expectations then you will start with big prpmises and doom yourself to failing.

No quick fixes, know what it is that you are required to do to lose weight and keep it off. You need to get your mind right. You arent that overweight to begin with, so your weight loss isnt going to be massive, in the 1lb < a week range. Someone will post that able which says how much is reasonable to expecct to lose based on your weight. Weight loss isnt linear so you need to be prepared for weeks when you make no progress, but that doesnt mean give up, it just means its stubborn so you need to be determined.

Keep up a safe calorific deficit, supplement this with exercise if possible and if you want body shape then consider doing some weights as it will help you be more defined and fit your clothes nicer.

Cut the laxatives and think more about a steady safe sensible amount of weight loss.