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Played 8 years of organized sports and was in the army for about a year. I understand exercise and I understand nutrition. My immediate plan is 35, 40 minutes of cardio a day, Some very basic weight training 3-4 days a week And start with eliminating processed foods and any drinks with sugar. I figure that’ll get it kicked off

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was in the army for about a year.

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I bet that’s a story.

Whatever you decide to do just keep at it.

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My immediate plan is 35, 40 minutes of cardio a day, Some very basic weight training 3-4 days a week And start with eliminating processed foods and any drinks with sugar.

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This plan right here is the end game for many of us. Don’t bite off more than you can chew starting out. I’ve done that in the past and it just leads to a “relapse.” What finally got it to stick is doing one thing at a time and let it become a habit.

For me:

Cardio
Then sugar drinks
Then weights/gym
Then diet (still battling this one but vast improvements going on year two)

Cut back to 2/3 portions, cut sugar and bread as much as possible, get rid of sodas, eat high protein, low carbohydrate food and walk, walk, walk mixed with weight training, do something every day. You can do eeeeeet!
Post your progress as you figure out what works for you.

Baby steps. Have a long term goal in mind but still pat yourself on the back for any small victories. Don't get discouraged if things aren't happening as quickly as you think they should. It's a long process, you're not going to fix 16 years of bad habits overnight.

I'm rootin' for ya. You got this!

Let's get it, bud! Keep us updated with your progress. I keep updating the same "Inbody" thread on here even though I know no one comments, but its my way to have a form of accountability.

Good luck

If you live in a good area for it, a road bike is a lot of fun and a good way to get in shape.

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My immediate plan is 35, 40 minutes of cardio a day

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definitely would not make this your priority unless you plan on doing it for the rest of your life. make this a lifestyle change.

1. diet
2. lift
3. get up and walk for 10 minutes after most meals

I feel my key to losing weight was a solid 2 months of counting calories to develop an awareness of how many calories I was actually eating and figuring out low calorie options I enjoyed that were easy to make for lunch and snacking. With awareness you can build habit. I sort of accidentally fell into time restricted dieting (people often call this intermittent fasting) where I skip breakfast and only eat from noon to about 8pm. I've found when I wake up, grab a black coffee, and start working my morning hunger goes away and doesn't come back until around noon. If I wake up eat a breakfast my hunger goes away and comes back around noon. If I get hungry at noon anyways might as well skip the calories. With more calories available to eat at dinner I can normally eat whatever I want if I control portion size. So for me I've developed a personal menu of several low calorie snacks and meals I eat at lunch, so at night with the family I eat whatever so it doesn't feel like I'm on a restrictive diet and the family doesn't have to suffer with me fixing only low calorie diet-y meals. Try My Fitness Pal to track your calorie consumption for a few weeks. I started at 203 went with 1500 calories a day and in 7 months I was at 163 losing 40lbs. I stopped actively dieting and trying to lose weight at 170 but it's still coming off as it's now my lifestyle.

ETA The one thing that was the most shocking was how many calories I could consume in sauces, like Chik-Fil-a Polynesian sauce. 110 calories for that little tub of sauce and I would eat 2 of them with my fries. Now my whole lunch can be less than 220 calories of the 2 tubs of polynesian sauce.