Trying to lose 30 lbs..

Hi - from the standpoint of body type we are not the same but in terms of your mental state and what you are looking to accomplish, we are the same! In the last 18 months I have lost about 35 pounds. I have yo-yo dieted my entire life and have made every mistake you can make. Tried starving myself, didnt work. Tried doing a bunch of cardio, didnt work. Tried diet pills and fads, didnt work.

Here is what did work, I stopped caring how long it took me to reach my goals and just focused week to week on doing the activities I knew would get me to my goal. I did not try to lose too fast (when i have done in the past I just put all the weight back on). Start out slow, maybe start walking a few times a week. Maybe then get to the gym 1 or 2 times a week and start with some basic lifts. Don't overdue it, ease into it. If you do too much too fast you will be really sore and/or hurt yourself, either way it is demotivating.

Try to research some macro calculators and establish your current maintenance level and try to lose about 1-2lbs per week. In the beginning you might lose more but as time goes on it may be a little more difficult. When that happens, take a week or 2 to reset, find your new maintenance level and restart.

Best of luck, definitely post your progress and questions when you get frustrated. Goodluck!

Hi! We're physically very similar! I'm 26 years old started out couple months ago at 5'4" 167lbs (boo second highest weight I've ever been at.) after stepping on that scale for the first time in months I had a good cry cause I was starting at a weight heavier than 2 years ago when I joined myfitnesspal. I lost all that weight got down to 129lbs and gained it back over 6 months. Had alot of stressors in my life-im an ER nurse so everything is always stressful at work, got married and bought our first house in that time. So yeah I gained 35lbs back, now couple months in I'm down to 145lbs. I'm losing weight faster than I did last time and I think it's because my logs are much more accurate by using a food scale as well as enforcing my new rule of no eating after 830pm, and finally not using workout days as an excuse to eat whatever rationalizing it with," I worked so hard and burned enough calories im sure it won't matter that I'm eating _" hope this helps/motivates, I sent you a friend request too!