Need advice

Start by logging the things you are currently eating. Be honest with yourself. Once you see what that looks like in your food diary, then try to make one small change at a time. Maybe switch one soda out for water a day, or something like that. When you've mastered that change, change one other thing, like switch one junk food for a vegetable. Baby steps are sustainable and what will help you reach your goal.

Good luck!

Here are some tips to help you get started (yes, I copy/paste... it's good advice!):

- Buy a food scale and use it religiously! You need to know exactly how much you're putting in your body. If you "guesstimate" you will be wrong 100% of the time. - Log everything you eat. Don't get in the mindset that you can only log sometimes. You need to have a history of what you eat to help you know what your triggers may be, know what you are lacking, etc. - Don't change everything all at once or you will just burn yourself out quickly. Make small changes and continue to add to it and a few weeks or months later you will be living the lifestyle you want. - Don't give up just because you go over. Make up for it during the week or just take it as a lesson and move on. Bumps in the road will happen, this is not a straight line - You are accountable for you. Everyone here can push you, but if you aren't honest with yourself, it won't matter what anyone else does. - PERSONALLY: Calories In vs Calories Out (CICO) is the way to lose weight. Anyone who says you HAVE to eat clean, low carb, keto, etc. are fooling you. While they may lose weight faster, it is not something you can normally stick with. Science has proven that CICO is how you lose or gain weight. So eat that pizza, eat that burger, don't force yourself to have salad every single day. Eat the way you want to live your life, just learn to do it in moderation.

Good luck to you and add me if you like (as well as anyone else)

What crappy foods do you eat? I had a Butterfinger bar today and could still be in a deficit.

I've had the most success with staying on track when I focus on why I'm actually doing all of this. I completely recommend focusing on your goals and the reason who have embarked on this journey.

I found for myself,in the beginning, if I obsessed over what "crappy" foods I could or couldnt eat I would dwell on it. I wouldn't eat anything, because in my mind anything that was over a certain calorie amount or had too much fat or sugar, was bad. That mind process led me to fail, and fail hard. I had lost about 20 lbs and hit a wall, I had gained it all back and really fast. I had started to binge on all of the things "crappy". Im now on round 3 of dieting and so far have found things much easier. I have a goal of 1200 calories per day-but I dont obsess over it as much. If I'm a little over, it's ok. I eat chocolate or mexican, but i make better choices. I try to 'cheat' just a little everyday. That way, my cravings are satisfied, but Im staying the need to binge. So far im down 15 lbs, and Im happy. Im not a miserable dieter.