Losing 100lbs — Any Suggestions?

I am just getting started myself. I started out over 360 and 5'9". I started end of last year, and I am down to about

First off it is hard. I am working out on an elliptical every day and tracking everything that I eat. That does not mean that I don't eat food that I like. Instead of eating pizza and burgers every other day, I have 1 day a week that I can eat most anything. I don't over eat when I eat out "KEEP PORTION CONTROL". If I think that I over ate I will add a workout the next day to cover it.

I use a small plate instead of a full size plate when I get my food. This is basicaly tricking yourself with what you put on it, and do not go back for seconds.

I do take vitamins, protein, fish oil, and ammino acids for when I weight train.
Good luck man.

Read
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1276219/i-went-from-morbidly-obese-to-6-pack-abs-ask-me-anything/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

These threads are full of information. Good luck!!!

I had about 130 pounds to lose and I have lost almost 60 pounds in the last 14 months. My biggest things that have helped to keep me on track is:

** Weigh my food on a food scale and make sure that I am using the most accurate food entries when logging my food.

** Using a heart rate monitor instead of MFP's estimates of my calorie burn from exercise. MFP grossly exaggerates the burn and I like having the data from my heart rate monitor.

Be patient as this won't happen over night. Use other factors besides the number on the scale to measure your progress. I prefer to use before and after pictures, measurements to determine the inches lost, the way my clothes fit, and improved fitness. If I rely solely on the scale I can get discouraged when it seems that the scale is not moving fast enough!

Good luck!

Patience and time. I am down over 60lbs but it has taken over 2 years. Log EVERYTHING. You can do it.

1. Don't expect perfection. Striving to be perfect breeds stress, and stress breeds the desire to quit.

2. Habits over motivation. Try building small habits gradually until they become a part of you. Motivation is nice but it's a rollercoaster, if you make it your main ride you are likely to go through times when you don't have enough of it to move forward or stand your ground.

3. It's okay to take maintenance breaks every once in a while. A week, a month, even a few months, however long it takes to refocus. Maintenance breaks teach you a lot about maintenance, which is very important if you want to avoid having to go through the weight loss process again. Just make sure to keep weighing yourself during breaks to avoid gaining weight.

4. When you lose weight your weight loss will gradually slow down. Be mentally prepared for the fact that at some point you will have to move to a 750 calorie deficit, then to 500, then maybe even to 250.

5. It takes a long time to lose 100 pounds, so any dieting approach you choose will need to be one that you will be able to maintain for a long time. Pick the easiest route that will still get you results.

6. It takes time for your brain to catch up with weight loss. Sometimes you will feel like there is barely any difference in your body or shape despite losing a lot of weight. Don't let that discourage you. Trust the tape measure more than you do your eyes.

atypicalsmith wrote: »

Don't try to lose too fast. 1,000 calories under is crazy! If you keep this up, you will likely get very discouraged and depressed. Losing a pound or two a week isn't hard as long as you eat right. I've been averaging half a pound a week, which is fine with me. Much better than continually gaining a pound or so a month!

It's not crazy for someone who is over 300 pounds. To put it into perspective, when I first started my weight loss at -1000 calories I was eating 1700 calories before eating back exercise calories.

Focus on smaller goals and not the entire 100lbs. I found that if I tell myself I wanna look 10lbs by x time then it doesn't seem as overwhelming when you're in it for the long haul.

I also find that if I have a craving for something, I'll try to find a healthier version first, but if the craving returns then I just eat whatever it is within moderation; this allows me not to feel so deprived and prevents me falling off and binge eating it! On that same note, I don't recommend 'cheat days', but rather cheat meals. If you allow yourself to eat whatever you want in a single day, then you can easily offset all the work you put in the previous week and you'll see no results.

Stay accountable and in a supportive environment. I have found even if I mess up, I come on MFP log it (accept it), get re-motivated by my successes, and re-inspired by my fellow MFPers, and move on to the next day. I never say, well I messed up this meal so the rest of the day or week is shot.

Finally, reveal in every milestone step you step out for yourself. When you have so much to lose you, you don't want to wait until the final lb is lost to celebrate. Fall in love with the process and get excited at every little victory.

This is what worked for me......... I stopped eating at 6 or 7pm( Stopping all eating at this time put my body in like a 11-12 hr fasting period til my next meal) Final meal= Shake. Had solids the rest of the day, but make sure that final meal is just liquid. And of course be in some sort of caloric deficit. Oh and try to get active. Any kind of physical activity is a huge plus. Good luck!!!

I've also been doing -1000 calories per day, and I'm doing fine with that regimen 173 days in. Don't let anyone tell you what you can't do; just because THEY can't do it doesn't mean that YOU can't!

I have been watching what i eat since January 2nd of this year. I log my food and exercise everyday. I'm so glad there is a great program that keeps me honest by logging my info everyday like MyFitnessPal. I am down 27 lbs. since the beginning of the year. My goal is to lose 10 lbs. every 5 weeks. The weight does not come off when you want it to. It comes off when your body is ready to release it. I have not missed a day of weighing and sometimes wonder why i didn't lose weight in a particular week. Then the next week I will lose even more in that week. Don't let the scale play with your head. You have a goal set for yourself so just stick with it. My goal is to be down 100 lbs. by the first of next year.
This all started, not because i was ready to lose weight but because i gave up Coke and decided to eat 5-7 fruits and veggies everyday. I do have to say that i feel so much better. I was so surprised how much better. I didn't realize that i didn't feel great because, even though i am fat, i have really good health. I haven't been ill in many years.
Just keep at it. Log your food and exercise accurately everyday. Don't skip. I just love looking at my weight loss graph in the reports to see that it keeps going down. I don't know if this will help you but it does work for me, I try to eat a lot of the same foods at the same time of day. I try not to focus on the food so much and just make it simple so i'm not hungry and have pretty much quit eating out. I am way into roasting all of my veggies!! Love them!! Keep up the good work and stay your course!!