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ellaboo1973
ellaboo1973 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
i would like some advice please i'm 41 and 5'1 and female i weigh a 181 pounds and i would like to reach my goal of 125 pounds what should i do to get there and i don't like fruits or vegetables or fish which i know makes it harder to lose weight so i need all the help i can get

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  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    For weight loss, it doesn't matter what you eat, just that you eat fewer calories than you burn.
  • ellaboo1973
    ellaboo1973 Posts: 5 Member
    i think that is what i'm confused about all this calorie intake and outtake because i'm pretty new to all this so if i eat lets say 1200 calories a day how much should i burn off in exercise
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    ellaboo1973 wrote: »
    i think that is what i'm confused about all this calorie intake and outtake because i'm pretty new to all this so if i eat lets say 1200 calories a day how much should i burn off in exercise

    You don't have to burn any off in exercise, 1200 will already be a deficit for you. If you do exercise you're meant to eat your exercise calories back. All you need to do is eat the calories MyFitnessPal has recommended for you. I'd recommend using a food scale to measure what you're eating to be sure you're counting your calories correctly.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    ellaboo1973 wrote: »
    i think that is what i'm confused about all this calorie intake and outtake because i'm pretty new to all this so if i eat lets say 1200 calories a day how much should i burn off in exercise

    First....remember you burn calories all day long. Breathing, heart beating, brain functioning, etc. You don't burn calories JUST by exercising.

    Using an online calculator with your stats, you would burn approximately 1425 calories a day just by existing. Add in normal daily activities (walking around, going to work, etc) and that number is 1710 (remember, these are estimates based on population averages). So if you ate 1200 you wouldn't have to burn additional calories from exercise, and would be on pace to lose about 1 lb per week (500 calorie deficit per day).

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  • ellaboo1973
    ellaboo1973 Posts: 5 Member
    thanks everyone for the help
  • Dawn410
    Dawn410 Posts: 120 Member
    I'm not sure how you're expecting to lose weight without eating fruits, vegetables, or lean meat? If you're trying to lose weight and stick to 1200 calories a day, you're going to be eating very small portions at each meal and you will be starving. I foresee an afternoon blood sugar crash and binge. Been there, done that. It is really very important to get in a good variety of fresh fruits and vegetables each day. And when you start eating them regularly, your tastes will change. I hated fish and eggs until this year. I started forcing myself to eat them for health, and now I crave both. And without the fiber from a fresh pear each afternoon, I know I'd be reaching for the cookies.

    I'm love to eat carbs and sweets all day and sit on my rear and lose the weight, but that just isn't reality. That's how I gained weight. Now that it is time to lose weight, I know I have to make complete lifestyle changes. That includes going out of my dietary comfort zone and eating things that I might not completely enjoy.
  • paris458
    paris458 Posts: 229 Member
    ellaboo1973 wrote: »
    i would like some advice please i'm 41 and 5'1 and female i weigh a 181 pounds and i would like to reach my goal of 125 pounds what should i do to get there and i don't like fruits or vegetables or fish which i know makes it harder to lose weight so i need all the help i can get

    There arent any veggies that you like? try some things you havent tried. maybe you like them fresh better than frozen. I had a friend who hated veggies until she tried cooking them different ways and now she found some she really likes.

  • newjuliea
    newjuliea Posts: 1 Member
    Weight loss for women: Calories between 1200 - 1499 (higher end recommended); 1500-1699 calories if you exercise. Focus on healthy fats (i.e. olive oil, avocado, nuts, seeds) and keep your protein between 75g-99g (aim for 100g per day, so higher end of the scale). Since you don't like fruits and veggies, I highly recommend you work on it (incorporate 1 or 2 (more veggies than fruit) at first and build from there); aim to get in 5-7 servings per day (1/2 cup is a serving). Otherwise, I strongly recommend a good multivitamin (i.e. Shaklee Vita-Lea). Lastly, consider going dairy and wheat/gluten free. I've lost over 75 pounds, and I've kept it off.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    newjuliea wrote: »
    Weight loss for women: Calories between 1200 - 1499 (higher end recommended); 1500-1699 calories if you exercise. Focus on healthy fats (i.e. olive oil, avocado, nuts, seeds) and keep your protein between 75g-99g (aim for 100g per day, so higher end of the scale). Since you don't like fruits and veggies, I highly recommend you work on it (incorporate 1 or 2 (more veggies than fruit) at first and build from there); aim to get in 5-7 servings per day (1/2 cup is a serving). Otherwise, I strongly recommend a good multivitamin (i.e. Shaklee Vita-Lea). Lastly, consider going dairy and wheat/gluten free. I've lost over 75 pounds, and I've kept it off.

    Blanket calorie recs are not reliable - many of us can eat more than 1699 calories and lose weight just fine with exercise.

    Dairy/wheat/gluten has absolutely no effect on weight loss.
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