Just getting started and looking for suggestions

clairebear4158
clairebear4158 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
I am finally able to walk again after a bad accident. During the healing time I went from 134 pounds to 320 pounds. I bought the Garmin vivo smart HR to monitor my activity. Any suggestions on how to lose the weight sensibly and get to my goal would be greatly appreciated.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Use MFP.... log your food, hit your calorie goal, do sone regular exercise that you enjoy.

    And remember, Rome wasn't built in a day.
  • Meghanebk
    Meghanebk Posts: 321 Member
    Start tracking and logging your food. ALL your food. Estimating is better than not logging, but be as accurate as you can.

    Use a digital scale that weighs in grams to weigh everything solid and semisolid you eat. It's shockingly easy to underestimate what you're eating!

    Go slow at first with a weight loss rate set to 1 lb until you get used to everything. It's better to make slow progress than go too fast and regain it later, or worse injure yourself by trying too much too fast.

    Set mini goals for yourself to keep motivated.

    Track body measurements, not just the scale - and remember weight loss isn't linear!
  • JRSINAZ
    JRSINAZ Posts: 158 Member
    Get moving much as you can without injuring yourself and having a set back. I started at 325 and I'm down to 296 now. It was hard to walk and joints painful but with the weight loss and moving I'm up to 5 miles a day now. I haven't started any weight work yet or sports activities that could injure me and cause a setback. My Doctors say my heart is good to go and 1200 calories a day is OK for me. I will be 62 in December. Never too late!
  • pamfgil
    pamfgil Posts: 449 Member
    Read the most helpful posts at the top of this forum and the ones for general diet and weight loss forum
  • brendanwhite84
    brendanwhite84 Posts: 219 Member
    Meghanebk wrote: »
    Start tracking and logging your food. ALL your food. Estimating is better than not logging, but be as accurate as you can.

    Use a digital scale that weighs in grams to weigh everything solid and semisolid you eat. It's shockingly easy to underestimate what you're eating!

    I'd add to this by saying that:
    1. It's a good idea to track and log absolutely everything you ingest that could have calories, solid or liquid - I typically log even diet soda and my creatine supplement just because it helps reinforce my habits and I like having all relevant data.
    2. I'd strongly consider highballing all estimates when I'm losing weight; there's lots of entries you'll end up doing that are estimates (like restaurant food unless their menu has calories on it) and you'd be best served by overestimating their caloric value.

  • Rickster1967
    Rickster1967 Posts: 485 Member
    consistency is key, keep your daily intake close to target, binges then starving to compensate hurt your effort
  • dejavuohlala
    dejavuohlala Posts: 1,757 Member
    Track and log food, log excercise, drink plenty of water. Keep logging and look at lower calorie options for the foods you eat. Good luck
  • maryannprt
    maryannprt Posts: 152 Member
    Track what you are currently eating for at least a week, including a weekend. Set a goal of 1/2-1 lb weight loss in the beginning. Once you have the tracking as a habit, you can increase that is you want, but you certainly don't have to. Eat the foods you like, but try new things, too. (Maybe you really love kale. I do, who knew?) Don't try to make yourself eat things you don't like, just because they are "good" for you, there's almost always a palatable alternative. Personally, I feel full longer with full fat dairy and/or a few nuts. Low fat/no fat doesn't work for me, but find what works best for you. When you fill your plate for your meal, put your veg on first, then your protein, then your starch. It sounds silly, but it's really helpful. More fiber and more water can also be very helpful. Make changes you can live with. It's not a diet, it's how you're going to eat for the rest of your life, so make changes you can live with and enjoy. I've lost 26 lbs in the last 7 months by making incremental changes that I know I can keep up. Good luck!
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