re: PuttaDaForkDown

I'm not an expert either but what Hulk just said is what has worked for most of the people in here. The idea is to focus on whole foods, meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc. Stay away from a lot of processed stuff and definitely avoid heavily processed grains and sugar.

I think myth mentioned this earlier but when you are starting out, counting calories can be a huge help. You need to find out what your Basal Metabolic Rate is, you can find calculators for that online. Just find out how many calories your body is burning with no exercise, then shoot to eat a number below that, probably about 500 calories less per day. At that calorie level you should be losing a pound a week. Just remember to adjust it as you lose weight since you will burn less calories the smaller you get.

I wouldn't get too anal about the calories though. I find it harder to track each item I eat, looking up the exact thing online and tracking it, I just see how many calories it has then round it up or down in 50 calorie incrememnts and count it. It doesn't take much time and it's hard to screw up.

As far as exercise goes, just do what you are able to do. If you haven't worked out in a while, you need to build a minimum fitness base which may just be walking. Exercise is far less important than diet. Just do something you can stick with.

Cut out soda even if it's diet drinks IMO, as well as the other suggestions mentioned above.

So is it too late to jump in this? I went to the doctor yesterday for some sinus problems and although I got those taken care of, it opened a whole new can of worms in regards to weight and blood pressure. I wasn't overly pleased with either.

Right now, the plan in regard to bp is to lower sodium intake and completely cut out the little caffiene I have during the day. Obviously, weight loss will play a role too. I've considered low carb/no carb but I don't think it's sustainable in the long run for me. I know others here have had great success with it but I've always tended to fall off the wagon pretty quickly and need to kind of ease into something.

Any suggestions? I'm thinking calorie counting to start with and then maybe ease into something else once I've become comfortable with that.

Just downloaded the fitness pal app. It looks very helpful, much more so than the Livestrong app.

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Wednesday is here which means it is Free Lunch at work day!

It has been months since I was able to behave on free lunch Wednesday.

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Welcome aboard Bored. post your numbere start/current/goal and do what you think gives you success.
Patience H.
Prayers Myth

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I swear to god, if I don't hit 271 in the next day or two, I am gonna go on another long rant...

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God help us......

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Back to back all time new low. Did a fast ystdy and had a great workout. Getting in the 170's is a milestone for me, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Its probably been about 25 years since I weighed this. To all the younguns in this thread, if this old fart can do it, you sure as hell can too. Most importantly my cardio health is also much, much better.This thread has been incredibly helpful and seeing other's successes, and sharing in the ups and downs, is very motivational. Keep up the good work all!!!

So glad I found this! My biggest problem is getting exercise in. I leave my house at 6am and don't usually get home until 7pm most days so my best time to exercise is during the day on weekdays. So I've been thinking of getting some exercise in during my lunch break. Any suggestions that won't make me all sweaty and smelly?

Walking would probably be your best bet.. although any form of exercise is going to make sweat a little