Losing weight for dummies

Since you mention going out to lunch is also a time for you to unwind, try this; whatever you order, try to choose something that is meat+vegetables, and avoid carbs/starches. And then, depending on the portion, maybe try not to eat it all.
If all the other meals in your day are measured, this should help a bit.

Move more and eat less is a good tip. If you are not losing weight it is because you are eating too much (generally). So, you can either 1) eat less - if you have to eat out, leave some on your plate. Don't eat it all. 2) Move much more to work off what you have eaten - although this does sound like a no-no with the time aspect 3) Do both.

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My little bit of advice is, if you are going to eat out try and eat at places that publish the nutritional information for their meals. Two examples here by us is KFC and Debonairs Pizza. That way you can plan for those meals as well. Some Deli's also have nutritional information for their food.

how tall are you, how much do you weigh?
IMHO you should not give up eating out for lunch and sit alone at your desk, that would probably be a poor career move.
Instead learn how to order properly, drink sips of water , eat raw veggies and request meat cooked without butter or with very little oil. Someone suggested eating one half of your food for lunch and the other half for dinner.

15kg is about 33 pounds, that is not a huge amount to lose but be very careful, during the upcoming holiday season, not to gain weight. Try to take it easy with all the sweet treats that "appear" in an office setting.

In addition, it may help you to avoid or eat small portions of potatoes, pasta and rice etc.
GL

Welcome to MFP eddie

izu how about learning other ways of dealing with your emotions, other than eating?

im going to be honest because when it comes to losing weight I don't know as much as the others on here. quite frankly im not going to wreck my brain over it, about whats right or wrong, etc. itll be too stressful so what I do is eyeball everything. I don't own a scale and don't plan on buying one. 9 times outta 10 ill over calculate because again I weigh nothing so id rather be safe than sorry. I eat whatever I want I just make sure I don't go over. sometimes I do sometimes I don't but im not stressing it like I did when I first started this. as of today I have lost 8 pounds. its not that hard but its not easy but you will find what works for you. this is what works for me

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If you want to lose weight. Scan the barcodes of all the stuff you eat with the app. Dont eat out and do some exercise. and just eat a calorie deficit

The OP lives in Bulgaria----no bar codes, or so she said.

I typically work 10 hours a day and have about an hour commute both ways too. The key for me is prepare foods in advance. I usually spend an hour or two on my day off and make up a pot of something (beans, lentils, soup) to eat the during the coming week. I also hardboil a dozen eggs, chop up some grab and go veggies, make a batch of protein oatmeal bars (great stomach filler to get you from breakfast to lunch), roast some veggies, cook up some steel cut oats, bake a couple sweet potatoes, etc.

When I do go out to a restaurant, the first thing I usually do is split the main course in half and plan to take the other half home (another meal that will be easy to heat up).

Dividing the plate is another good trick. Fill half your plate with veggies, 1/4 with a protein and 1/4 with a starch or whatever else you want.

Using your hand as a guide in portion control is yet another trick. E.g., the tip of your finger is about 1 tsp, the palm of your hand is about 3 ounces of fish or protein, etc.