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sweetangel99
sweetangel99 Posts: 21
edited November 8 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone, I just started this yesterday....any good advise? My goal is to loose 50 pounds and I've always struggled with loosing the weight in the past, so I hope this really can help me! Any advise given would be greatly appreciated!! Does it matter what I eat, as long as I stay within my calories a day and can I loose w/o exercising??? Thanks.

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  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    Hello everyone, I just started this yesterday....any good advise? My goal is to loose 50 pounds and I've always struggled with loosing the weight in the past, so I hope this really can help me! Any advise given would be greatly appreciated!! Does it matter what I eat, as long as I stay within my calories a day and can I loose w/o exercising??? Thanks.
    Hello and welcome.
    You have come to the right place. Getting fit is simple but hard.
    Just get started.
    Set your goals for 1 lb weight loss per week.
    NO MORE!

    And eat lean meats, low fat dairy, nuts, whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies.
    Do both cardio and resistance exercise.
    AND EAT BACK YOUR EXERCISE CALORIES~!

    That's it.

    It's actually quite simple.
    The easy part is the what to do; the hard part is the doing.

    Good Luck!
  • RockChick1984
    RockChick1984 Posts: 239
    First off welcome... i myself have been here myself a week now... and before this site i never stuck to any diet or fitness and always failed... since bein here a week i have chatted to some great people n got some really great advice... and most of all they really motivate me to push that bit further... in my first week i lost 5lbs and 2 inches of my stomach... the results are amazing... am hooked to this site... its truely addictive and really quite easy... i know i can do this... so hope you stick with it... play around and find what works best for you... and get the results you want... i have around 70lbs to lose.. feel free to add me as a friend if you want... and best of luck :)
  • cinthy3286
    cinthy3286 Posts: 2
    Hey
    I am new to this also. Have tried Weight Watchers in the past. I lost a little but didn't stay with the program. I am excited about starting this sight. It seems like my success usually comes from the amount I eat more than the type of food I eat.
    I like to take a sandwich to work for lunch. What is the best type of bread to get.? The video showed that sometimes 100% whole wheat bread can actually cause you to gain. Anyway, looking forward to chatting with you all.
  • agadoogirl
    agadoogirl Posts: 36 Member
    Welcome!
    You can do this, you'll find heaps of support here and will be able to find the answer to pretty much anything you want to know. Just try and be consistent with it, if you eat foods that you're trying to avoid or go way over on your calories one day, log it and keep going-don't give up because of one bad day.

    Can you lose without exercise? Of course you can if you eat at a calorie deficit, but it won't help you to get fit and healthy. Exercise is the key to reducing the risk of things like diabetes. If you're not used to exercise start slow and build up-find things you like to do which will help you stick with it.

    Good luck!
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