Need Help Jump Starting my Weight Loss

Jess0490
Jess0490 Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,
I have been trying to lose weight my whole life and have not had much luck with it for any length of time.

I'm a 26 year old female 5,7 and at my all time highest weight of 250lbs.

Does anyone have a menu/diet plan they have found effective that is easy to follow?

Or any workout plans?

I need serious help and would love to get a nutritionist just can't afford it so I thought I'd see if anyone on here can help.

Thanks :)

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  • edean331
    edean331 Posts: 60 Member
    I understand that impatience, Jess, but quickly found no one has any patience for my impatience.
    Best advice I received here right off the bat, is eat normally and log everything to start. That will give you a picture of where you are really starting out and make a plan from there.
    Keep seeking opinions in the forum and you will find very helpful advice! But don't get discouraged by the litany of judge mental or argumentative voices, just focus on what helps you! :)
    Good luck to you!!!
  • Gena575
    Gena575 Posts: 224 Member
    In my head, I framed it as making better choices most of the time. You know that fruit and vegetables are better for you than pop and donuts. So, eat more fruit and vegetables, less pop and donuts. Look at what you eat now and start swapping, cutting down portion sizes and making decisions based on the calorie budget gives you.

    For exercise, do what you like! For me, walking. Just normal walking the sidewalks in my town, is what I enjoy. I've recently paired it with Pokemon GO, but again, it's fun to me. It doesn't have to be 50lb dumbells and hours on the treadmill. Simply move more than you do now. As you progress, challenge yourself. Walk further and/or faster. Find hilly places to walk. Maybe add some weight work in if you want. But to start? Just do something. Anything.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,992 Member
    First you have to be COMMITTED. Lots of people start, but never finish. So if you're committed, that means you do what it takes to get it done regardless of obstacles and deterrences. So are you really ready?


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  • courtneylynn12390
    courtneylynn12390 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi there girlie! I'm the same age and most likely face some of the same challenges you do. It can be intimidating having everyone say watch your calorie intake and exercise likely crazy. While it can lead to fast results it definitely isn't sustainable and worse, it isn't fun!! I'd recommend starting with some exercise. Even 15 to 20 minutes a day of shaking what your momma gave you in the privacy of your own home, or walking up and down the stairs in your house/apartment can get you excited about life changes and healthier lifestyles! If I start exercising, I get motivated to eat healthier! Good luck :)
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited August 2016
    Weight management is simple, but not necessarily easy - but you are making it unnecessarily difficult for yourself.

    Don't try to lose weight. Set a reasonable calorie deficit, eat food you like, hit your calorie goal - and you lose weight. Luck has nothing to do with it. Jumpstarting weight loss is nonsense.

    You don't need another person's diet plan. Any diet that provides a calorie deficit, will be effective as long as you follow it, but it will only be easy to follow if it's your plan, and you'll still have to make it work (sticking to it).

    You don't need workout plans. Just move a little more.

    If you're reluctant to change behavior, lack of money can feel like the perfect excuse, but you don't need a professional unless you have medical issues that interfere with or are interfered by diet and exercise. If you do, you'll need to talk to a dietitian, not a nutritionist. You're not supposed to spend money to lose weight. Eating less will cost less, not more. All you will need, is an electronic food scale - 10-15 dollars.

    Even though you will need to implement some changes, you don't have to do it all at once, in fact, easy, incremental changes are much better because they tend to stick, and your "goal" behavior isn't a life of suffering, it's a better way of living, where you still will be doing things you like, but not harm yourself anymore.
  • JDixon852019
    JDixon852019 Posts: 312 Member
    The best plan is the one you will actually do. F motivation, consistency and dedication to a real action plan is where it is at.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited August 2016
    There is no jump starting anything. We cant do the work for you, but we can tell what will work to get you there if you really want to get there. You do not need to pay for a nutritionist, pay for food plans, special foods etc.. Its all FREE right here and now..

    1) MFP account setup and configured to loose X pounds a week.
    2) A food scale.
    3) Log your food consumption daily using number 1 & 2
    4) 100% Commitment to your weight loss goals
    4) Patience

  • wrharvill
    wrharvill Posts: 60 Member
    My husband and I are doing this together. He has lost 35 pounds since May and I have lost 29 pounds since April. We weigh all our food on a scale, and stay within our caloire goals. He exercises, me not so much though I'm great a *planning* to exercise later in the day apparently. The cool part is, we both feel like we've been given the key to being healthy and it's as simple as calories in calories out.

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