100 pounders? 450 lb man here - need support

You just need to keep at it. It's goner take a long time, but slow and steady will get there. I've got to lose nearly half my weight. Good luck and stick to the calorie guides for your height and weight. Baked jacket potatoes are good - you can add fillings like cottage cheese, tuna, garlic mushrooms. There's lot of recipes on the site. Don't beat yourself up it you fall off the wagon once in a while - and just start out!

You are here. Congratulations. I have more than 100 pounds to lose. I have lost on this site. Take one step at a time. Make one healthy change you can achieve. Do it! Feel good about that. Then take another. Don't give up!

I have never been a slim guy. A few years ago I had a medical issue that completely enhanced my weight gain. I went up 60-70 pounds over 6 months. For 4 years, I let that be my excuse for being at my top weight. I did buy a recumbent bike and rode it some. When I did ride, it was at a relatively comfortable 30 minutes a day. (and not every day) I didn't do much of anything to change my diet. It did little to benefit me.

My work started a weight loss challenge a few weeks ago. The first months challenge was to do 45 minutes of exercise 5 days a week and at least some exercise the other 2. The extra 15 minutes was a BEAR at first. Just a couple of weeks later, I hurt significantly less and am adding extra time in. Logging your exercise and food seems like a pain. But it makes you look at the ugly truth square in the eye. You then have 2 choices. Fight back or give up. I have given up before. I don't intend to this time!

Drink a lot of water. There is little need for silly calories with beverages. I usually have a cup of juice (apple, cranberry, grape, etc.) once a day. Get creative with meal plans and integrate as many veggies as you can handle. I have started to do my own "stir-fry" (a little oil, more like a steam fry). I get stripped meat from the super market (chicken, pork, beef). I go through the fresh produce and choose 5 or 6 veggies and mix them up each time. (cabbage, bok choy, brussel sprouts, shredded carrots, celery, mustard greens, rainbow chard, kale, onions, zucchini, yellow squash, ginger, garlic, snow peas, sugar snap peas, green beans, etc.) In the "asian foods" section of the store, find a stir fry sauce that appeals. Cook the meat, set aside. Cook the veggies in the same pot, covered to steam them. Add the meat back in and add as little of the sauce as you can and still get the flavor. You can have a pretty large and hearty meal for less than 500 calories. I work at home and find that this is easy enough to do for lunch during the day.

The first week is uncomfortable at the very least. You are capable of far more than you think you are! Fight through it. Find someone, a friend, family member, coworker, etc. That you can be accountable to. It has to be someone that will tell you the truth AND that you can handle the truth coming from them. In my case that is NOT my wife. It just pisses me off when she suggests going for a walk or whatever.

Good Luck! You can do it!