Help please! (Weight loss related.)

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/: I've been trying to lose weight for a while now, but I don't have any sort of gym to go to nor the motivation to keep it going for more than a week.


Does anyone have any sort of suggestions or anything for easy weight loss plus any sort of motivation?
:c Kinda stuck, and I'm worried that I'll never be able to do it.

Plus if you want personal information [i.e. weight, calorie intake, etc.], please message me about it. o n o Kinda self conscious, y'know?

[Centuries Before]

Try something like cycling, the dance mat, or Wii fit?

[DaisyEastCoast]

Iused to be 260 pounds last year.
This year, I weigh around 190-195
and hoping to get back on track,
which I find is a lot like starting from the beginning, lol.

I didn't have the support for long.
I joing a gym with a friend, thinking it was the key.
Went for three months and lost 20 pounds.
I went by myself until my membership was up.
Refusing to give up after all the work
i discovered the effects of zumba at home
and the rest is history.

I also did little personal life changes, like
stop drinking sugary drinks
or order salads when I go out
(that way I was never emberassed or weighed down after eating out with friends)

And even keeping track with others via the net.
It feels good to know someone, somewhere is fighting like you,
and it's just as supportive as them being next to you.
Have a little chat session with a few of us and share your efforts.

[v 0 m n 1 p l 3 xx]

DaisyEastCoast

Iused to be 260 pounds last year.
This year, I weigh around 190-195
and hoping to get back on track,
which I find is a lot like starting from the beginning, lol.

I didn't have the support for long.
I joing a gym with a friend, thinking it was the key.
Went for three months and lost 20 pounds.
I went by myself until my membership was up.
Refusing to give up after all the work
i discovered the effects of zumba at home
and the rest is history.

I also did little personal life changes, like
stop drinking sugary drinks
or order salads when I go out
(that way I was never emberassed or weighed down after eating out with friends)

And even keeping track with others via the net.
It feels good to know someone, somewhere is fighting like you,
and it's just as supportive as them being next to you.
Have a little chat session with a few of us and share your efforts.

Oddly enough your post made me smile.

It's hard losing weight for me, because after not seeing immediate results, I give up.
Plus having a mother and siblings who are all naturally skinny/underweight, it's a bit of a weight as well. /:
Is there somewhere where I can talk to people? Like a community or something?

[DaisyEastCoast]

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DaisyEastCoast

Iused to be 260 pounds last year.
This year, I weigh around 190-195
and hoping to get back on track,
which I find is a lot like starting from the beginning, lol.

I didn't have the support for long.
I joing a gym with a friend, thinking it was the key.
Went for three months and lost 20 pounds.
I went by myself until my membership was up.
Refusing to give up after all the work
i discovered the effects of zumba at home
and the rest is history.

I also did little personal life changes, like
stop drinking sugary drinks
or order salads when I go out
(that way I was never emberassed or weighed down after eating out with friends)

And even keeping track with others via the net.
It feels good to know someone, somewhere is fighting like you,
and it's just as supportive as them being next to you.
Have a little chat session with a few of us and share your efforts.

Oddly enough your post made me smile.

It's hard losing weight for me, because after not seeing immediate results, I give up.
Plus having a mother and siblings who are all naturally skinny/underweight, it's a bit of a weight as well. /:
Is there somewhere where I can talk to people? Like a community or something?

It is a hard thing to do. And it can seem like all your efforts aren't good enough.
But you have to be just as stubborn and keep going.
Don't let nothing discourage you.

When I searched for one, I didn't see any, but it was about a yr ago.
But on message boards, like right here or on other sites, people dedicate threads to keeping track of their weightloss, food journals, etc. I believe someone posted one titled "slim for summer" or something. And if all else fails, you can keep in touch with me : )

Hope I helped! Sorry I couldn't give you an exact site. Other's want money I believe, but I'm sure you can find the same support on this board heart

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DaisyEastCoast

It is a hard thing to do. And it can seem like all your efforts aren't good enough.
But you have to be just as stubborn and keep going.
Don't let nothing discourage you.

When I searched for one, I didn't see any, but it was about a yr ago.
But on message boards, like right here or on other sites, people dedicate threads to keeping track of their weightloss, food journals, etc. I believe someone posted one titled "slim for summer" or something. And if all else fails, you can keep in touch with me : )

Hope I helped! Sorry I couldn't give you an exact site. Other's want money I believe, but I'm sure you can find the same support on this board heart

I'll keep an eye on here, then.
Also is it alright if I add you? I might have to end up messaging you for moral support.
): My significant other's not very..supportive to say the least.

[DaisyEastCoast]

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DaisyEastCoast

It is a hard thing to do. And it can seem like all your efforts aren't good enough.
But you have to be just as stubborn and keep going.
Don't let nothing discourage you.

When I searched for one, I didn't see any, but it was about a yr ago.
But on message boards, like right here or on other sites, people dedicate threads to keeping track of their weightloss, food journals, etc. I believe someone posted one titled "slim for summer" or something. And if all else fails, you can keep in touch with me : )

Hope I helped! Sorry I couldn't give you an exact site. Other's want money I believe, but I'm sure you can find the same support on this board heart

I'll keep an eye on here, then.
Also is it alright if I add you? I might have to end up messaging you for moral support.
): My significant other's not very..supportive to say the least.

Not a problem at all. : )
I'd be thrilled to help!

[Spirit Reborn]

Alright so first things first- Kudos to you for wanting to change your fitness lifestyle and eating lifestyle for the better. I say lifestyle because this is not a 30 day/4month/2years diet. This is literally for life..otherwise, what's the point right?
Overall though, props for taking the initiative to get healthy.

1st and foremost: If you haven't previously done so already, I highly suggest to calculate [online calculator-rough estimators]
your BMI and find your maintenance calories. Maintenance calories is the amount of calories needed to maintain your weight. So for example, if you need to eat 1500 calories to maintain your weight- Try dropping it to no less than 1200 calories. That way..when you workout for at least 1 hour- you'll drop the pounds. The results won't happen over night though so don't feel discouraged by any means. Shedding pounds takes time and if you notice after a few days of counting calories & exercising that you're gaining weight, it's most likely that you're actually gaining muscle. So again, don't be discouraged.

If you truly want to change your fitness and eating lifestyle for the better, you've got to stick to your calorie deficit range of ..1200 Cals each day for example.

Next is to drink plenty of water [before and after meals, before and after workouts]

Eliminate processed food. That stuff overtime will accumulate and they're bad for you. Processed anything. YES you can eat whatever you want technically but, for me, I find that eliminating processed food, sodas/pops, processed flour and processed sugar helped me a lot. If you're having a sugar crave- go for the fruits- they provide natural and healthy sugars so long as they're eaten in moderation. And that goes for anything in moderation.

Veggies and fruits are top priority, then grains[whole wheat is recommended], then milk&alternatives, then meat&alternatives last.

By all means, combine these during breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in between snacks. Though for snacks, I eat unsalted nuts raw or roasted.

More on fitness: Combine cardio with weight training. If you've got dumbbells at home, you can combine it with lunges and bicep curls or a squat with overhead presses. These combinations are just examples. There's a plethora of Youtube videos you can check out when it comes to cardio workouts and weight training workouts.
I find that when you combine the two, you burn more. But that's just me. It's worked out so far. I used to be 145 lbs at 5ft 6'' [23 yrs old]
I'm now 115-118. I don't plan on going any lower so my main focus is to weight train and build more muscle.

With weight training, always take a minimum of 1 day recovery, after the weight training workout, to give your muscles a chance to rest and grow. You'll not only look nice and sculpted, you'll be stronger. And I'm not talking about bodybuilder physique, I mean nicely toned overall.

Also- when you're doing workouts- try to switch up the moves/Youtube videos every day because the body ends up reaching a certain point where the constant exercising of the same moves decreases the impact it has on your body which lowers the benefit you get from it.

And..I think that's it.
So yeah- see what works best for you and let me know how it goes in about 2 weeks to a month after. I wish you all the best & like Daisy, I'd be happy to support and motivate you whenever you need it.

Cheers. : )

[Spirit Reborn]

Oh and before I forget: here's another calculator- I should have posted the link to this one before but here it is. It's a Calorie Calculator.
So once you type in your age, gender, weight, height, and exercise level, you'll be given your maintenance calories. Mine is 1893 Calories per day that I should be consuming if I want to keep my current weight of 115 lbs.

Then it'll give you your fat loss calories: the amount of calories you need to consume to lose weight by diet alone. To reinforce your weightloss even more, you'll have to exercise too.

then it'll show you an 'Extreme fat loss' number to see how many calories you need to really lose weight. Mines under 1200 Cals for that but I won't use it since it's below the recommended '1200'. I highly recommend ignoring the extreme fat loss one and stick to just 'fat loss' calories.

So once you know how much calories you need to lose weight, simply write in a journal/notebook of each food that you consume and write down how much calories each food contains.

If you've got an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, you can download this free app called: Calorie Counter & Diet tracker by MyFitnessPal. And this app - when connected with the internet, literally has a crapload of info when it comes to what each food contains- calorie wise.

For example: if you had kiwi for breakfast, simply type in 'kiwi' in the search bar, hit enter, and it'll literally give you a List of the different sizes, brands, and types of kiwi along with how much calories it has and even the nutritional info it has. You can keep searching throughout the day and once you select the right kiwi in the list, it'll count up the calories and you can select multiple other foods that you consumed and it'll calculate the kiwi cals AND the other foods you selected so that by the end of the day, you'll know exactly how much calories you consumed.
It's pretty much a journal in and of itself. There's a Monday-Friday + exact month date, and year so you'll know what you ate yesterday or a week before, etc.

Highly recommend the app. If not, manual journaling is also great too! The internet has plenty of sources to tell you how much calories you're consuming for each food you eat.

Btw- I'd like to apologize in advance if you already knew most of the stuff I posted. This was kind of like a copy and paste from one of my previous replies to another who's also getting her life back on track. I figured it wouldn't be too much to go over some of the basics in detail : )

[Bela89]

DaisyEastCoast

Iused to be 260 pounds last year.
This year, I weigh around 190-195
and hoping to get back on track,
which I find is a lot like starting from the beginning, lol.

I didn't have the support for long.
I joing a gym with a friend, thinking it was the key.
Went for three months and lost 20 pounds.
I went by myself until my membership was up.
Refusing to give up after all the work
i discovered the effects of zumba at home
and the rest is history.

I also did little personal life changes, like
stop drinking sugary drinks
or order salads when I go out
(that way I was never emberassed or weighed down after eating out with friends)

And even keeping track with others via the net.
It feels good to know someone, somewhere is fighting like you,
and it's just as supportive as them being next to you.
Have a little chat session with a few of us and share your efforts.

I've been 250 pounds, 5 years ago which changed in two years towards 170 pounds and at the moment I am struggling between 145 and 150 pounds. I was told at university at a health check that I should only weight between 130 and 140 lbs, so I am trying to loose some weight at the moment. Nevertheless I was also told that I have only 26% muscles and that I should have 36% muscles stare Therefore I am also trying to build some muscles.

I am a member of fitocracy, which is motivating me to work out more, even though I am not doing much sports because of university (I am in my last week and have way to much to do, I know it's a bad excuse, but I was told today that i will have to do my bachelor assignment again, because it is not good enough crying ). Nevertheless I stick to cardio stuff like trail running ( I love to run through the forest near to the home of my parents) and I tried to add bodyweight workouts I can do at home. I am also using a journal to keep track of what I ate and I try to stick towards 1200 and 1500 since my metabolic rate is about 1450 calories a day. When I exercise I mostly stick towards 1800 calories and I am able to maintain my weight.