How do you get the ball rolling?

At 2090 a day you'd probably be losing very slowly depending on how big you are. Try dropping it down to around 1500-1700 a day for a week to see if you lose any.

Not to be all judgey cuz I don't always eat the best either, but since you asked and your diet is public.... You eat a lot of processed foods and drink soda on what seems to be a daily basis. I know it can be hard to figure out how to buy healthy food on a budget but beans & rice (dried) are inexpensive. Frozen veggies go on sale all the time. Wheat bread instead of white (not a huge difference, but better-ish).

I know there are many people who argue it is calories in & calories out and it doesn't matter what you eat, but I know for me personally 1500 cals a day of junk = less weight loss than 1500 cals a day of healthier foods.

Honestly have no idea. I like my strawberry flavoured no fat yogurt. (Australian brand) Greek yogurt is more expensive and tastes icky. So I stick with my 'non-clean' stuff.

If you like oatmeal, fantastic! Stick with that. Apples, oranges, kiwi fruit (do you get that in America?) are my main go-to's. if the strawberries are cheap enough I'll get them too. I would like to eat more bananas but they're still really exxy here after the floods in Queensland (I think it was up to $20/kg at one point) but they're coming down again so I'll get them again soon.

Drink at least 64 oz to 100 oz of water a day. Moderate the foods you eat, here is some help, idea: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cooking-ideasHomemade-Healthy-Foods/179121125503371

Workout 6 times a week for 30 min at least:
here is some free site:
www.bodyrock.tv
www.myomytv.com
www.diet.com

It takes 80% of healthy eating and only 20% of workout to lose weight.
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Good luck!

I will have to try that one.. I guess I 2 need to get a gym membership... if I am paying for it, I would most likely use it, :-)

Also, I have read that if you have lots of protein in the a.m., you will tend to not crave carbs as much throughout the day. That has worked for me pretty well - those days that I start the day with toast and/or oatmeal, I tend to want more sweet things. The days where I have a low carb/low sugar protein shake or eggs and turkey sausage, I tend to eat healthier and not crave the sweets as much.

I agree.. when I have my egg(s).. I don't seem to have the sweet tooth affect.... ;-)

Protein at every meal! Put protein powder in your oatmeal. Mix cottage cheese in with your yogurt. Exercise. Watch your carbs, protein, fiber and fat intake by watching your grams here on Mfp. Eat plenty of fruits, veggies along with high fiber carbs. Popcorn for snack. And change to diet soda!! Drink water!! Take it day by day and be patient with your body! You may lose fater in some weeks compared to others. Get into a routine with carrying good snacks with u. Get good supportive friends on here!! Goof luck!

oh yeah and not even changing to diet pop is good...just stop that all together. The only thing we need is water. Period.

I feel you on the knee pain. Mine kill me sometimes, after a zumba class or a particularly random bout of bellydancing, lol.

Something that seems to work for me...I am SOOO not a doctor...but I try to limit my sodium intake and drink quite a bit of water, at least 100 oz. a day. I find that on days that I keep my water up and my sodium regular or low-ish, my knee pain isn't as severe. Also, I added in a pilates routine that really works the muscles in my legs. My doc said that strengthing the muscles surrounding my knee will help lessen the pain as well as losing weight, and so far it's been pretty good!

I used to be an avid soda drinker as well (up to 5 cans per day) but I quit cold turkey. (HEADACHES....omg) Now, all I drink is water and tea. My sister, though, stepped down gradually, moving to diet soda...then to diet and caffeine free coke...then to those sugar free caffeine free sparkling waters....then to club soda with a spritz of lime...and she finally worked her way down to just plain iced water with a twist of lemon. It took her 5 months to simply get down to water, but she did it and has lost 12 pounds just by cutting back on soda. We're all so proud of her.

I actually love veggies (just steam me some spinach with a splash of apple cider vinegar and I'm in heaven) but my friend started by adding shredded veggies to random things to get used to the taste. She'd chop up mushrooms and onion, garlic cloves, bell peppers, carrots, and add it to spaghetti sauce. She'd make salsa with corn, celery, onion, tomatoes, peppers...she pretty much just figured she could get away with adding veggies to things that she already liked and incorporate the taste, without having to just eat a random serving of veggies, which she hated. No one says you have to eat 3 cups of steamed flavorless brussels sprouts every day.

Also, I found that I really started losing when I added in more strength training. Maybe up the strength portion more of your routine? Just to add something new and keep your body from getting used to what you have been doing.

Don't get discouraged, we ALL plateau and need a jumpstart.

Strength Training is very important, and I love it. So resistance bands, free weights, weight machine, core work, body weight exercises are all excellent.

So, fruits/veggies are relatively cheap even if it's your plain apples/oranges/pears. Try to find a different kind of apple. Like say the Pink Apples tastes better than Red Delicious

Eggs are an egg-cellent (yes, I'm corny) source of protein and good cholesterol

Plenty Water (is free)

A vitamin is good for anyone if you're not getting your nutrients in your food.

I love spinach/strawberries/nuts/seeds together, this is a good way to get ALOT of food for hardly any calories (those spray dressings are fab for little cals)

and 500calories burned is deff. not too little. Key is to have effective workouts not just long, although I do like to exercise for about an hour as well. I want to make them count just as with a 30minute workout. Do this by changing up resistance and speed, etc