Losing weight for dummies

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  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    Welcome to MFP eddie

    izu how about learning other ways of dealing with your emotions, other than eating?
  • izu87
    izu87 Posts: 267 Member
    I am learning. I've been working out, meditating, focusing on books, music and movies.
  • prettigirl01
    prettigirl01 Posts: 548 Member
    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
  • CGreen177
    CGreen177 Posts: 45 Member
    My only other piece of advice would be not to change too much at once. You need to find a balance that works for you, and can become a lifestyle - and one that doesn't make you unhappy and resentful! If you can tweak one thing at a time (and pick what you think would be an easy one to start) then that's great, and I found brought a lot of benefits personally. For instance - swap sweets for a piece of fruit. :)

    Best of luck!
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    eddied91 wrote: »
    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.
  • izu87
    izu87 Posts: 267 Member
    There are bar codes. But in the MFP database I can find only the imported goods. All the local goods have bar codes, but hardly ever any nutritional information comes with them. Things should change starting next year when the producers will be made to add full nutritional information to their labels...
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    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.

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