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wylkeeblerelf88
wylkeeblerelf88 Posts: 6 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone I’m new here I’ve never been on a diet or done anything to change my bad habits but if anyone has any tips shoot me a message thanks 🙏

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  • Hobartlemagne
    Hobartlemagne Posts: 629 Member
    Same as above- my first advice is to document your starting point. Make small changes at a time.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,704 Member
    Don't try to lose weight fast.

    Instead, try to lose weight as easily and pleasantly as possible: Eat food you enjoy (that is filling and adds up to reasonable calories on average). Move more in ways that are ideally fun, but are at least tolerable and practical - daily life movement as well as formal exercise.

    Pick a sensibly moderate weight loss rate target, on the order of 0.5% of current weight per week, 1% at the maximum if severely obese (unless under close medical supervision for deficiencies or complications).

    Weight loss isn't a quick project with an end date, at least not if a person wants to stay at a healthy weight long term. It's more about finding new, sustainable routine daily habits that can continue almost on autopilot when other parts of life get challenging . . . because they will.

    Best wishes: The rewards are worth the effort!
  • ddsb1111
    ddsb1111 Posts: 941 Member
    edited September 2024
    wylkeeblerelf88 wrote: »
    Hello everyone I’m new here I’ve never been on a diet or done anything to change my bad habits but if anyone has any tips shoot me a message thanks 🙏

    Just out of curiosity, but why? I’m shocked, amazed, bewildered, all the things. But that’s because I’ve been on a diet since I was 8-9. I finally stopped “dieting”, in the yo-yo sense of the word. Best thing I could have done for my body.

    Treat this like you would treat maintenance, but with less calories. That will get the weight off and keep it off.

    Wishing you luck.
  • wylkeeblerelf88
    wylkeeblerelf88 Posts: 6 Member
    Yeah I’ve just always ignored my body and never really stopped to take care of myself that’s why I never been on a diet or watched what I eat I went for easy and convenient like fast food and thanks for the encouragement everyone

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