How did you kick start your weight loss? How did you begin?

I had been feeling ukk for a while so unfit, overweight and drinking too much wine just woke up one morning and said "I'm going to wear "that dress" for my birthday"

don't know where that came from really don't "that dress" is at least 6 years old from before I was diagnosed with an under-active thyroid and started piling weight on like there was no tomorrow, probably need to loose 40ish pound before mid July so it fits but that's the gole

so no wine already did eat quite healthily
but now I track everything that passes these lips and I'm really feeling motivated and positive

Jillian Michaels ripped in 30 then I did insanity and been going strong since.

My first step was cutting out all soda (for lent). Which lead to me not wanting the doritos and cheetos if i didnt have pepsi to go with it. Which then lead to me cutting out all junk and starting to count calories.

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I did a Combimation of things, you can take one thing a week to over come or go hard

Increase water drastically
Eliminate ALL fast food (subway is OK)
Get rid of the junk food
Limit sweets
No soda
Start exercising
Log everything and be consistent
Be positive and patient

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I began by quitting smoking. I needed something to focus on and to keep me busy. For the first (and the last) time in my life I quit without gaining weight. Now that it has become my "new habit" I push a little harder and the old weight is coming off at a nice steady pace. Maybe I have finally figured this healthy lifestyle thing out?!

I I kick started my weight loss by doing a four day juice fast. (I did grapefruit juice--no sugar added, and water)It helped to flush everything out since I was having some issues with not eating because I felt bloated and full. During my juice fast I did some research and created meal plans based on my morning routine and my new work schedule. I also made backup plans for what to do if I relaspsed on my new lifestyle. There are some things I absolutely had to cut out... but there are many more things that I can still have, just not everyday and also within portion. During my fast I started walking. Not too strenuous because I was on a fast, but I walked the mile and a quarter around my block listening to music.
After my fast I ate lighter foods. Mostly broth and salad for the first two days so i wouldnt send my system into shock, then started my meal plan. I also started walking longer on a daily basis,and I hit up the gym for weight training three times a week (I plan to up this soon, but I am just starting out). I am sure those who are more in shape have other ideas, but I am a beginner-beginner. :-)
Good luck.

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Wrote down some goals
Planned about a week's worth of meals
Went grocery shopping
Weighed the pros and cons of gym vs home workouts; decided on home. Purchased some fitness equipment
Consistently ate well and trained hard week after week after week.

I started by cutting out all soda and adding a daily lunchtime walk to my routine. 2 weeks later I found MFP.

Started counting calories (1330/day). Changed my eating habits, cut portions size and more exercise. Just being more conscious of what I eat and how much I move. I love my MFA and use it everyday.

I didn't know how to count calories, so I asked my guy for help and he designed a 1200-calorie diet for me and I think something like a 1600-calorie diet for himself last year. We were losing about a pound a day and then went on vacation and didn't really get back into eating right until the first of this year. We joined a gym around Christmas time and got more active. I started increasing my water intake and gradually weaned out sodas and candy. Recently I started doing Insanity and still running either on the treadmill or outside in the evening. We slowly figured out diet. We started with breakfast (eggs, English muffin, water, and then coffee). Then we got our lunches streamlined (brown rice and chicken seasoned differently every week, cooked once a week). Our next step was figuring out healthy snacks (fruits, nuts, trail mixes, yogurt, popcorn, humus, and veggies). The final frontier was our dinners, which we just recently got under control. We pick out a couple of things from the Eat Clean Cookbook, which we always have leftovers from. We usually eat Cafe Yumm about once a week for supper. The rest of the time time I've been trying something new from the recipe board on here or else we make some lean meat and a salad or broccoli, something along those lines. We have gradually transitioned to a healthy lifestyle. We also noticed a fiber and nutrient deficit thanks to MFP and added in a multivitamin and fiber supplement. I think we finally have it figured out, but we are continually fine tuning and looking for healthy low-cal things to add to our diet so it doesn't get boring.

ate less, moved more.