Trying one more time

Joseph925
Joseph925 Posts: 1 Member
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi, I'm new here and I'm trying to lose weight and keep it off for the last time. All my life I fought with weight and I was going to give up but decided I want to live a healthy life for the rest of my life, so here goes. If only I could get motivated to exercise that would be great. It's not that I have any time sitting around waiting to do something so I have to figure out how to get it on my schedule.
I'm glad I found this site, I hope it helps.

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  • kdouglas11
    kdouglas11 Posts: 185 Member
    something is better than nothing. One of the first things I did was parking my car at the end of the rows so I'd walk more when I went into stores. Another thing I'm going to do is to switch from my office chair to a ball. Someone said you burn 500 extra calories by doing that today, and it helps build your core strength.

    Little things make a huge difference.
  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
    Are you eating to enough?

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit


    This is just a part of it! please read the link above


    Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
    With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
    With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
    With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
    and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)


    Also this might be helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/00trayn/view/how-to-bust-a-3-month-plateau-87677



    Good luck on your journey
  • Nigel99
    Nigel99 Posts: 498 Member
    Welcome to MFP, and best of luck in hitting your goals. There is a lot of good information, and support here, so hopefully you will find something that works best for you in fitting in some exercise.
  • jill5280
    jill5280 Posts: 117 Member
    You have taken a good step to get involved with tracking your intake and communicating with others for support. Congratulations. When undertaking an effort like this, you need to be kind to yourself and understand that over time your thoughts and priorities will shift and working out will become a part of your day. I found that tackling one big life change at a time was about all that I could manage. I got the eating down pat and started gradually dabbling in the work out area. A day or two at a time. Now I am in there 5 after work hours per week and looking for a way to make it six. My husband is also working on losing weight with me but he isn't as into the gym thing as I am, but I told him that was fine, but that I was going to go because it is that important to me. For me one big change at a time is all that I can manage. Good luck in your journey.
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