19 years old and close to 300 pounds
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fergusonjamillah
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All my life i been struggling with my weight i never been skinny like others. I was always bigboned and tall. But now that i am older i let my weight take over my life. i went through depression looked for love in the wrong places because i did not love myself. But now i am learning to love myself and work out for me and i am struggling still, but i hope i can find my way and reach my 1st goal of 250pound. Looking for support and some healthy food tips.
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Do you cook?4
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You can eat anything you want, but you have to eat less. There are no healthy (or unhealthy) foods. A healthy diet is balanced and varied - a little bit of everything is best. Can you cook? If not, learn.13
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Feel free to add me! I'm available to talk anytime and would love a buddy who's been through similar situations!1
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Save your life. We only get one.
I didn’t tell myself I loved my 285 lb self, but I decided I was worthy of achieving my goals. Just because it was what I decided for me. Don’t settle for less. You can get there.7 -
Your 1st goal is great. You will need to re-train on what a normal portion is. When I started counting I was shocked at how much I was overeating. What foods? I don't do any of the low fat or keto stuff. I just eliminated excess sugar stopped eating fast foods and fries. I increased produce with a piece of lean meat or fish. I cut back or eliminated breads and potatoes. At the end of the day its all about the calories though. If in deficit you must lose weight. Exercise helps burn calories and improves overall health.6
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Anything new takes a little while to adjust to, but you can do this! Baby steps are still steps forward!2
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Take one step at a time, you've got this! If you need any support, feel free to add me. As someone who struggled with weight her entire life, I absolutely understand where you're coming from. I'm finally below 200 lbs for the first time in 9-10 years, and I hope to never go back.
You can do this! We all believe in you!3 -
Welcome, you've come to the right place! Slow and steady wins the race, like others have said, you can do this by starting slow. It really helps to get a scale to weigh your portions, just do that, log it all, and come within your daily goal. And know there's days you'll go over, no big deal, don't beat yourself up. Also, there's no such thing as "good" and "bad" foods, too much of any food is what got us here in the first place. OP, this is a perfect time to start your new journey, you can do it! Good luck to you.2
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If you want support, feel free to add me! I know how rough the realization feels and we're all here for you. The biggest thing I can say is, from someone who has yoyo'd a lot, take it slow, do it right the first time. That whole measure twice and cut once thing.3
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Here are some things that have really been helping me.
Break things down into individual behaviors and habits. Instead of looking at this as an all at once, or all or nothing proposition, find ways to break things down into smaller and more sustainable habits. That makes it much easier to pinpoint where something is not working, and fix it, rather than staring at the whole jumbled mess of NOT WORKING. Plus, when you do backslide, you are less likely to drop everything, just one or two habits, that can then be fixed again. Otherwise, trying to everything at once, means that you are likely to leave out something important (like weighing food), and pay excessive attention to things that aren't. (Like fiber drinks and vinegar)
Don't demonize foods that don't actually make you feel bad. Obviously if you have food sensitivities avoid those things, but don't cut out all your favorite goodies because they are not "healthy". Think of your calories as a type of currency. You should purchase the nutrient rich stuff first, budget for regular treats, and don't waste any calories on stuff you hate, even if it is theoretically good for you.
Log EVERYTHING. Don't even worry about changing what you normally eat for a couple of weeks.
Don't JUST weigh (with a scale is best) everything you eat, also write why you are eating it (i.e, lunchtime, hungry, kind of bored, out with friends, watching tv) and how you are feeling right before, right after and an hour after (hungry, comfortable, normal, full, very full bloated, drowsy, OMG I am so damn sick of this crap I want to throw the whole plate out a window, etc).
This gives you a baseline pattern for your normal habits and routine. From there, it's just a matter of experimenting. Are you very full after dinner? Cut back on a few things. Does lunch leave you bloated and gassy after an hour, try less or no mayo, and see if there's something you don't mind dropping each meal (fries, or cheese, or maybe only 2 tacos instead of 3).Are you starving an hour after dinner?Maybe more fats during.
It's amazing how quickly these small and easily sustainable changes will add up to big calorie cuts. Only cut one or two things at a time, until they become habit instead if trying to do everything at once. That way they become individual habits instead of one big "diet".
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concordancia wrote: »Do you cook?
Yes i love to cook and bake, but i dont know many healthy recipies im still new at this.0 -
kommodevaran wrote: »You can eat anything you want, but you have to eat less. There are no healthy (or unhealthy) foods. A healthy diet is balanced and varied - a little bit of everything is best. Can you cook? If not, learn.
Yes i know how to cook, but i need some recipies ideas that wont break my bank and is delicious.0 -
MoodyFoodie23 wrote: »Feel free to add me! I'm available to talk anytime and would love a buddy who's been through similar situations!
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Save your life. We only get one.
I didn’t tell myself I loved my 285 lb self, but I decided I was worthy of achieving my goals. Just because it was what I decided for me. Don’t settle for less. You can get there.
Thank you, i learn to love myself everyday but some days get to me. Im in this for good this time.0 -
Your 1st goal is great. You will need to re-train on what a normal portion is. When I started counting I was shocked at how much I was overeating. What foods? I don't do any of the low fat or keto stuff. I just eliminated excess sugar stopped eating fast foods and fries. I increased produce with a piece of lean meat or fish. I cut back or eliminated breads and potatoes. At the end of the day its all about the calories though. If in deficit you must lose weight. Exercise helps burn calories and improves overall health.
I was on this app looking at there nutrition guide and it helped me alot so far and it showa the right portion and definitions of what is on nutrition labels.1 -
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minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »Take one step at a time, you've got this! If you need any support, feel free to add me. As someone who struggled with weight her entire life, I absolutely understand where you're coming from. I'm finally below 200 lbs for the first time in 9-10 years, and I hope to never go back.
You can do this! We all believe in you!
Thank you, i joined the gym and i will be working with a personal trainer tomorrow to help me mix things up so my workouts wont become boring.0 -
There are many sites that are devoted to health recipes, just Google "healthy recipes"
Prepping meals and snacks for a week and packaging them up saves time and I have everything ready to grab and go.
Best of luck!
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Welcome, you've come to the right place! Slow and steady wins the race, like others have said, you can do this by starting slow. It really helps to get a scale to weigh your portions, just do that, log it all, and come within your daily goal. And know there's days you'll go over, no big deal, don't beat yourself up. Also, there's no such thing as "good" and "bad" foods, too much of any food is what got us here in the first place. OP, this is a perfect time to start your new journey, you can do it! Good luck to you.
Where did you buy your scale because i want a good one that is still cheap. Plus i want to start drinking smoothies every morning for breakfast.0 -
HowAreYaNow wrote: »If you want support, feel free to add me! I know how rough the realization feels and we're all here for you. The biggest thing I can say is, from someone who has yoyo'd a lot, take it slow, do it right the first time. That whole measure twice and cut once thing.
Thank you1
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