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bacharmiamor
bacharmiamor Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

Hey everyone! I’m pretty new here and not seeing much progress yet. I’d really appreciate any tips that helped you see results and lose weight — especially about how many calories, how much protein, and anything else that made a difference. Thanks! 😊

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  • ddsb1111
    ddsb1111 Posts: 1,051 Member

    Have you set your stats in the Goals section yet? For under 50 lbs of weight loss, aim to lose 0.5-1 lb per week. Just enter your weight, height, and goal weight, it’ll estimate your daily calories. Then log all food and drinks accurately (a food scale helps most). That’s it!

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,698 Member
    edited May 29

    Weigh everything, record honestly and thoroughly- every bite, every sample. Your food diary should be your new best friend.

    Use metric. Far more accurate than measuring cups and spoons. It’s a leap for us Americans but once used to it, I bet you throw them out like I did. Metric is so much more efficient and accurate, especially for baking.

    As @Ddsb11 days above, create a reasonable calorie goal, stick with it for 6-8 weeks- regardless of daily ups and downs- and then adjust up or down when you get a handle on your average weekly loss.

    Don’t try to lose too fast. You’ll be fine in a week with yet another “failed diet” and huge heap of remorse and shame.

    Go slow. Better to lose 25 pounds and keep it off than to lose 50 and put 60 back on.

    Don’t overdo it at first. It’s tempting to get cracking on high loss and heavy exercise. Don’t. Do. It.

    Read as many threads here as you can. Learn learn learn. Apply apply apply.

  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,784 Member

    One of the big things I learned on this site is that if I do a little moderate exercise I can eat more. A littel more, not a lot more. Here is a good article for you to read: How Myfitnesspal Calculates Calories

    You may be sad to find out that a half hour walk doesn't "buy" a sleeve of cookies, but for me it does help with hunger and getting to have a slice of cheese on my sandwich.

    I gave up most sweets when I was getting close to my goal weight. Cut way back on breads and cereal, crackers, chips etc. I had to if I wanted to stay within calories.

    Log your food, study your FOOD diary and learn from it.

    Go!

  • nsff2001
    nsff2001 Posts: 1 Member

    Embrace the hunger when it happens. It's part of the process. Find a way to meet your macro goals and calorie goals then eat the same thing nearly everyday. Keeping it simple has helped me to record what I eat and know I am not going over my calories. Don't forget to get your steps in. If you can get a watch that helps also.

  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,784 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48631202#Comment_48631202

    I disagree with "eat the same thing nearly every day." If that was what I had to do I never would have done it. I also personally believe that the way to good health is a varied diet with lots of different foods mixed in during the week. For instance, I eat on average 30 different fruits and vegetables every week. Five or six different animal proteins. Several different nuts, seeds and legumes. A variety of oils.

  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,361 Member

    i put most foods on a digital food scale. also, i agree with embracing hunger. to this extent — hunger isn’t an emergency. i do a lot of self talk that hunger now, for example, means i’m really going to enjoy dinner when it’s ready in an hour! don’t have to remedy immediately.

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,610 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10939982/need-some-help

    What does 'not much progress' mean in numbers? And for how long are you at it thoroughly? What are your current stats if you don't mind sharing?

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