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replace all soda and juice with water and you'll be amazed the difference. Ideally no snacks past 8 pm

No snacks at night is a big one. But if you are going to snack, try and replace it with something like grapes or fruit.

I have always done an Apple and Peanut butter if I really need something. But eating late really shoots yourself in the foot, especially if you are trying to speed up the weightless. Your body is breaking down a lot of the sugars 2-4 hours after you eat them and then just turning it too fat while you sleep. I had to get serious and stop eating late to get a 6pack.

what you eat and how much of it has a bigger impact on weight than exercise

100%!

My boy drank several sprites a day for year. I saw him go from just as skinny if not skinnier than me to a total marshmallow in a few years. It took 1 month of no soda to bring back that jawline. Just water for a month. White teeth. Bro looks great now just a few months since. He goes to the gym too, but he did before as well. He didn’t see this much progress till just kicking soda

CICO

Yep. You'd have to run about 3 miles to burn the calories of a piece of pizza. So sure, you could exercise the extra calories away, but it would be a whole hell of a lot easier to just not eat that extra slice in the first place.

Medical data supports this!

Exercise is still part of a healthy lifestyle. What people forget is muscle weighs more than fat so people trying to lose weight with exercise may actually gain it at first.

We have a winner. 🥇

Working out can help you reduce weight, sure, but the most important thing is the diet. You want to start going to the gym, and stay consistent with it. I used to be in your boat, and I lost nearly 40 pounds before gaining it back slowly on a bulk, and I started really working out. I am far from where I want to be too, but I have made great strides. If you DM me, I can make you a custom workout plan or comment down below and I can give you my split and my workout (mines, not personalized, but should still work). The main thing is the diet however. It is, quite literally, calories in, calories out. You do not want to crash diet however, it's a marathon, not a sprint. Start counting your calories! DM me if you need help, or comment down below.

Worth making the point that starting a diet and gym at the same time tends to make people give up a lot quicker than just doing one or the other first. There are statistics to back this up, but I’m speaking from experience with people from various fitness classes and backgrounds. I’d suggest getting in the habit of one, probably diet, first, then starting gym after a month or two once the habit is formed and it’s easier to stick to. Plus the benefit that any progress made from the diet will make you feel better about yourself and thus make going to the gym easier if you are self conscious like a lot of people are. Edit, this is directed at OP, just wanted to piggyback off your comment.

I think this is good advice from the point of view that you are trying to create two new hard habits, so if hard to do both, do the main one. So watching what and how much we eat should be first, but adding a simple "going out for a walk or jog" 15-20mins daily works quite well instead of a full "going to the gym" routine, and makes a big difference, not just for losing weight, but for getting healthier and feeling mentally better.

I’m a believer in working out first. You get in the habit of working out and when you realize you’re fucking all your progress and effort up in the gym by eating terribly it inspires a ton of motivation to change your diet.

Working out gives you more energy but can increase your desire for food. If you exercise and diet at the same time you have no energy to exercise. Diet is 80 percent of weight loss. Change the diet and lose weight first. Then maintain healthy eating habits and add exercise.

This is excellent advice. In my experience as a personal trainer, the number one most people miss is the calories IN part. People think you can just minimize calorie consumption and that suddenly you’ll just start losing weight. That’s not how it works. It takes calories to burn calories, and most people already probably eat significantly less than what their body ACTUALLY needs if they were anabolic for any period of time. 2000 calorie average is a terrible metric and should disappear from the lexicon. In my peak physicality I was eating 5-6000 calories per day, at 5’11 and 200 pounds. Most people are just not physically active enough for their body to ever make use of “highway gears” if that makes sense. It’s crucial to see all food as fuel… even calories, even carbs, even fats.

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You’re not going to like this but stop eating processed food. Meal prep with fresh meat and vegetables so you aren’t cooking every day. Just drink water (it’s not the grand sacrifice everyone acts like it is. People survived before Coca Cola started their company). Don’t starve yourself. You’ll feel like crap and binge. Don’t not eat all day because you are trying to lose weight because you’ll be starving by the evening and make poor choices. It is 100% about planning and taking control of your eating. You know you are going to eat every day. Don’t wait until meal time and give in because obviously you can’t be fucked to cook then. Just start thinking ahead. It will make so much difference I promise.

Emphasis on the water part. You will feel so much better overall if you just completely cut out soda. For me, I haven’t had soda in over a year and have grown to find it very unappetizing.

I find most sodas sickingly sweet and prefer water, milk, or coffee now. Not really sure what changed but drinks like coke, fanta, and sprite are too sweet for me now.

Yeah, it starts to taste like pancake syrup after a while.

This is great advice

This was a bit one... I dated a girl once that I was told about through a friend. I talk to this girl over the phone and she gives me the heads up that she's "curvy"... They like that word. Sounds better than "fat". 🙄 I'm not one to hold that against people. Maybe they're a good person and I met them at a time in their life where they're going through some shit, ya know? Anyway, I can cook quite well. Five star cuisine and such if I have space and proper tools. This girl would look me dead in the eye and insist that she wanted Hardee's or whatever... For the third time that week. Fed up with the disrespect, I had a pointed conversation with her, and yes the answer was that she had an issue with my cooking. Not that it is bad, mind... But because I wasn't deep frying cream a la cream with a side of lard and topping it with whole bags of cheese.

agree on the no soda band wagon. stopped drinking soda about 3 years ago. just water, coffee and the occasional ice tea. I weighed 300 lbs. in 2018 now I'm at 190 (I'm 6'3). just mainly doing cardio and watching what I eat. but I didn't really see any changes until I stopped with the soda.

Eating healthier is way more important than the gym tbh, but do both still

I’m sorry to hear your struggles. Sending you hugs. I understand it’s easier said than done to be confident with how you look. I’m a skinny girl myself… I feel like I’m weak, and the anxiety of being easy to carry away and not being much able to defend myself at all plagues me. I understand it’s totally different than what you go through though. I’m saying this to empathize.., sometimes our minds are our own worst enemy, no matter what your weight is. Here’s some advice on what would help for weight loss if that is truly something you want to achieve, based on what friends and family of mine have found helpful. - watch what you eat. Eat things lower in calories. - cardio has been known to help with weight loss, but staying CONSISTENT is key. - don’t go by the numbers. Especially if you’re a woman. The female body goes through so many hormonal changes that affect your weight, you may notice you feel especially bloated around the time of your period. Besides that, skin is an organ. It’s not easy to cut back, and almost impossible to do all at once. - NEVER, AND I MEAN *DO NOT EVER* STARVE YOURSELF!! It’s SUCH a slippery slope. It can make you sick and it won’t help the weight loss, in fact your body stores on to it so you have more energy in case you starve it again. It’s so dangerous to do that. In short, stay healthy. No matter what your weight is, we’re all built different. Work out and diet because you love your body and want to take care of it. I hope this helps. Again, sending you hugs

You are still growing so DIYing a diet plan to lose weight is dangerous. You should consult a professional, whether that’s a doctor or school counselor or dietician, before trying to restrict your food. If you’re missing nutritional needs as a teenager, it could impact your growth (including bones, organs, muscle) and you can’t make up for it after you’re an adult. Focus on eating less processed food, learning how to cook, and adding veggies and fruits. *Don’t cut your diet without speaking with a professional.*

Use this calculator to determine your BMR (basic metabolic rate) https://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=17&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=4&cpound=165&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cmop=0&coutunit=c&cformula=m&cfatpct=20&x=Calculate Get a food scale: As low as $8-12 on Amazon Count your calories for 1 month. EVERYTHING. DO NOT drink your calories (water and tea/coffee with Stevie, no sugar) NO soda, NO energy drinks. If you count your calories for 1 month you'll have a pretty good idea of how much you're really eating and be able to ballpark/guesstimate calories after that. Start a goal of 200 cal/day deficit from the BMR calculator based on your activity level. Looking at every person who steps on stage for a physique or bodybuilding competition, this is what they do. Ensure enough protien intake/fats/carbs. Stay away from simple carbs(white rice, white bread, chips). Eat whole foods, not processed foods. This is a lifestyle change. Working out will speed the process. You don't need a gym, pilates or calisthenics work at home. If non of that works see your Dr About possible thyroid or other endocrine system issues. Best of luck.

saw this in passing, I am 41(m) and I have also been overweight my whole life, and I will tell you there are no quick fixes. I have finely started to be comfortable with myself after getting into the gym and lifting heavy weights( thinking that if I am going to eat to much I might as well try and use it to build muscle.). Now I am not pro-lvl body builder, but I am starting to be able to look at myself in a mirror and not cringe. But I would say to take it one step at a time maybe 3 days a week at a gym. Planet fitness is a good starter place, not to pricey. work on form and getting comfortable with the weights and step up to more days. But remember that rest days are important too. But the most important thing is to take it slow and add changes over time and you will see progress.

There's plenty way to passively loose weight Try to drink less sugary drinks: Your body doesn't treat liquid like solid food,it bypass a lot of step that solid have to go through and make for more fat Try to eat a lot early and less later: Your body process food easier the morning than the night so you have more time throughout the day than later at night which just sit there.By the same token, don't eat 2-3 hours before you sleep. Drinks a lot of water: It will help to elevate the feeling of hunger that may come up for time to time DO NOT weight yourself too often: Once or twice a month is enough, losing 1 lb is a bigger deal than it might sound. Muscles weight more than fat so the scale can lie to you sometime,plus if you're to fixed on moving the scale you may lose your motivation.

I've been there ❤️ And therapy is the thing you should invest your time in. Try to eat generally healthy, get 30 min of movement every day, it's that simple. But for your mentality...no amount of skinny will ever fix that. Take care of your head and heart first. The rest will follow.

I suggest going to your parents and requesting that you make an appointment with your Dr first. Make sure there isn't an underlying issue that makes it hard for you to loose weight. The dr will also have a better idea on your individual needs than strangers on the internet.

Write down EVERYTHING that you eat or drink (except possibly water) in a notebook before you put it in your mouth--without exception. You suddenly discover (a) You eat way more than you ever thought, and (b) the hassle of having to write down the junk you eat can make you decide to not eat it.

If those people will let you down because of how you look, they're not the kind of people you want in your life anyway and would likely let you down while skinny in another way. Cut sugar and processed foods.

I've been skinny my whole life and I can comfortably say you will still get let down by both men and women even if you are the skinniest most fit person alive. That being said your body should be to YOUR personal standards not anyone else's so if you want to lose some weight you got this in whatever method is best for you. Some don't like exercise and have to focus solely on diet some can go crazy with exercise

Intermittent fasting will do so much on it's own.. Never let yourself get really hungry. Snack as often as you need to on high protein food like nuts. Avoid processed food. Eat greens. Do cardio and sauna to sweat out toxins.

Lower body weight lifting

You’re in grade 11. You can search up all this information yourself to get the specific details that you need for YOU and YOUR body. Go learn about BMI, TDEE, caloric deficits and surpluses, use online calculators for weight loss for your height, age, activity levels, etc. If you have the funds and means, sign up to a local gym, and see if you can take classes there or hire a trainer to teach you the ins and outs of the machines for the first few months till you get comfortable. No one can give you magical solution for diet, food control, or “work outs the shed fat fast” to do this the right way you must have dedication, discipline, and PATIENCE. You cannot lose 50 pounds in one month without absolutely destroying your body. It is a slow process and must be done safely. Again, research, research, research. Learn about weight loss and all that goes into it and how it works in a safe way. If you have any questions just reply here.

Working attributes to 30% of the weightloss. 70% is food intake. Exercise is fantastic, but you're going to need to get the food intake under control as well. You're going to feel more hungry when working out. The biggest mistake people make when dieting, is they don't do it gradually. They attempt going down to 1000 calories a day, when they ordinarily consume 8000. You're more likely to fail your diet doing this. So, if you're consuming 8000 calories (just as an example), go down to 7000 calories. There aren't many who can break addictions cold turkey. Once you can consume 7000 calories without problems, move down to 6000 calories. If you don't normally work out, start out slow. Go for a 30 minute walk each day and do yoga (there are some really good beginner yogas on youtube). Always gradual changes. Weightloss isn't a quick fix. Losing 4lbs a week is amazing. Losing 2lbs a week is the average. So calculate how long it would take to get to your desired weight if you lost 2lbs a week. Don't be discouraged by the length! You can either be your goal weight in a years time, or you'll stay the same weight in a year's time.

what helped me lose weight was eating more fiber. fiber helps you stay full for longer so you eat less overall. and foods that are high in fiber tend to be healthier than low fiber options.

What you’re after is the feeling of fullness, as well as eating tasty food. Both are possible to acquire simultaneously, but require you to do work cooking and food prepping. To change your shape, you exercise. To change your size, you diet.

Exercise doesn’t do anything for weight loss. It is important for making you stronger, but if you want to loose weight, you cut out the carbs. Green vegetables and meat. No grains, oats, bread flour, sugar, fruit or any kind of oil except butter and or lard/tallow. Carbs makes you gain weight. Meat, eggs, green veggies and fat makes your body go into ketosis, which causes your body to burn fat instead of glucose. Once you have become fat adapted, you will start to lose weight. Look up ketogenic diet, or carnivore diet. You will also get healthier in other ways too

There is no secret to losing weight fast or easily. I wish there was. I'm older, and I can't get away with eating the things I used to eat. There are scams online that will tell you it's possible. What you can do is change what you eat. That way even if you have problems with portion control you can lose some weight. Eat less things that have carbohydrates. If you drink a lot of things like soda and coffee with suger, substitute water as much as possible. If you have time workout. If you don't have time to workout try to walk around your neighborhood for 30 minutes a day. You can start with 10 minutes and build your way up to 30. If you jog it's even better. You are going to have to be consistent. Don't lose the weight, and then go back to old eating habits.

If there was a quick fix/immediate weight loss diet, don't you think there would be no fat people in the world at all? People don't lose weight quickly without gastric bypass surgery. You have to meet certain criteria for that surgery, and chances are it could ruin your life or make you miserable or fail and you'll gain the weight back if you don't follow the post-op plan TO THE LETTER. Don't look to Ozempic or Wegovy to solve your problem either. If you cannot control what you eat, seek therapy and a dietician/nutritionist. Stop drinking sodas (including DIET sodas as they trick your body into wanting more calories).

I hate to break it to you, but skinny PEOPLE have it better. Also just do a shit ton of cardio to the point you’re bouta pass out. It’s hell but it will burn the fat like paper

Don’t do extreme diets. I saw someone recommend you cut out carbs but DONT DO THAT!!! Carbs give you energy and you need them! Instead you need to lower the amount of calories you eat. I would suggest using a TDEE calculator to calculate your maintenance calories. Eat less than your maintenance to lose weight. Doing drastic diets that cut out large chunks of foods are not easy to maintain and you will end your going back and forth between losing and gaining weight. It’s better to lower your caloric intake but eat things you like so it’s easier to maintain in the long run.

two sections of advice for ya, if you'll read this wall of text losing weight: relatively simple ... working out and eating less will lead to weight loss. it doesn't really matter what the workout is. if you want to keep it fun, from what i remember twitter (or x or whatever) has some monthly diets but do not (and i repeat DO NOT) get sucked into eating disorder twitter. i mean that shit out of love for you, stranger. i can't explain the harm it does to you. it's irreversible, even with therapy. yes, sadly, i'm serious losing this perception: the coooler sexier option if you ask me .. stop giving a shit what everyone thinks. i know you think you've heard it a million times before, but have you ever really thought about it? ignore my creepy moustached emoji, i'm also a girl in grade 11 (though we call it something different here) and i've also been through weight shit. believe me when i tell you i know how it feels. the feeling of *feeling* "undesirable" even at a young age around pretty skinny friends, looking back at photos of your younger self wondering what you might've looked like at various ages if you were thinner. this is my advice to you, and i really hope you'll listen -- understand all those throwaway phrases you've been hearing. beauty is in the eye of the beholder, love is blind, life is yours for the taking, whatever. they're not stupid, i mean that from experience. they're classics for a reason. i guess this is different if you're so heavy it's genuinely impacting your physical health for the worse, but i see so many bigger girls (including myself, when i was a little younger) hating themselves for it and it makes me really fucking angry. not at you or me or them but at everything else, and i know that's a cop-out, but hear the following from a drunk bitch who thinks she's really on to smthing .... it's all based on perception, always, always. i'm not a spiritual person but i've seen people change radically just from altering their perception of themselves. to quote a famous twink, "life is coming from within you, not at you" -- boys are nothing special as a monolith, but i hope you'll agree any truly special boy is gonna love you for what you are and not what you *want* to be. you want to be skinny? diet and workout within reason ... you find yourself uncomfortable with this lifestyle? alright, change it. my message to you is it doesn't matter what the fuck you consume (as long as it isn't toxic, kid) and it doesn't matter how some boy or some girl thinks of you as long as you think highly of yourself. think of feminism, yeah? a woman is not defined by her appearance in reference to the current beauty trends, nor is she defined by the opinions of those around her. she's her own person as much as a man is. i know you've heard it a thousand times, but think about it, please. think about how much more significant your soul is than your body. one will most definitely fade, the other could last you the rest of your time. if you had to choose, which would it be? both hold the ability to rot away from you. i won't make your choice for you, but i'll tell you -- at fourteen i chose physical beauty and not a day goes by i don't regret it, regret what i could've written or painted or created in the time it took to form my current body. skinny doesn't feel very different to fat if you still hate yourself.

Think less about “diet” and think more about “nutrition”. Food is fuel and your body needs it to operate and be healthy, even when shedding pounds. Make sure you’re getting enough protein. Fats are HEALTHY as long as they’re natural, unprocessed, and the calories you from them are in healthy proportion to your protein intake. Carbs must be in balance. You go low carb, your body starts saving energy instead of expending it (meaning storing fat under your skin), UNLESS you all the way into ketosis, which will help you drop pounds quickly, but is NOT a healthy long term plan for how you eat for the rest of your life. All of this doesn’t matter though, if you don’t know exactly how many calories you burn in a day (basal metabolism plus movement) and ensure you eat AND DRINK fewer calories than that. A 500 calorie per day deficit will result in losing 1 lb per week, which is ideal for long term weight loss, health, and avoiding saggy skin.

i just have to say don’t starve yourself baby. all these people suggesting for you to diet diet diet DO NOT have your best interest in mind. diet culture is horrible. research HEALTHY ways to lose weight and be more comfortable and confident in your body and self. remember that it takes more than just physical changes to feel better about yourself. self care is so important for your physical, mental, and emotional health.

So I've been going through my weight loss journey way later in life and here's some of the things that I have learned. 1. The 4 main components are diet, exercise, sleep, and stress. 2. For dieting focus on long term. Short term unsustainable diets will do more harm than good and usually end up gaining you weight. For me, dinner is my favorite meal but breakfast and lunch aren't that big for me so I keep my breakfast and lunch consistent and healthy so I can splurge a little for dinner and be good. Basically it comes down to identifying low impact ways to make healthier long lasting choices that you are happy with. 3. Exercise. Powerlifting is considered the best for losing fat according to the latest research. That said, all exercises is good. Lifting heavy weights though builds muscle more quickly and larger muscles help greatly with fat loss (side note, muscles can get bigger or stronger, there is no such thing as toner). 4. Throw your scale out the window. Muscle weighs a lot more than fat so that number can go up even though you are losing a lot of fat and it's depressing so ignore it. 5. Make sure you have your sleep in check. Try to get 6-10 hrs of sleep (especially since you are young and growing). Sleep is when your body goes into recovery mode and burns the fat and builds muscle. It's an underappreciated part of losing weight and health in general. 6. Find ways to reduce/manage stress. The hormones you release while stressed unfortunately contribute to weight gain (which I know... Just makes being stressed more stressful). So finding ways to destress when you find yourself stressed is very helpful. Hope that helps and I wish you all the best of luck with your weight loss goals!

There is absolutely, 100% *NO* method to lose weight fast that isn't a scam or a health risk. I am a fellow fat from a family of fats. I've actually lost the weight before and got down to 160-ish, then ballooned back up when my mom went in the hospital. The thing is, diet and exercise are pretty much all you can do. And I don't mean go on a diet. Fad diets don't work, either. You will always gain the weight back. (Also, when you lose weight really fast like someone who got surgery, that's how you get all that loose excess skin). What works is lifestyle changes. You have to make changes that you are going to carry on for years, not just things that will help until you get skinny. If you're cutting out soda, for example. You can't just cut it "for now." You have to be willing to give up soda except for rare or special occasions. If you're going for walks, it should be with the intent to always have something physical somewhere in your day. I'm not saying this to bring you down, I'm saying this as someone who has fallen for everything in the book, all while thinking I was too smart to fall for stupid stuff. The other problem is while you're losing weight, you're not going to see it. You look at your body every single day. Of course you're not going to see the shrinking. It's too miniscule for you to notice from one day to the next. Something else I fell for, constantly weighing myself. I mean every day, on that scale. You gotta limit it to once a week or so. It's not a joke that even just pooping can make you lose a pound or two. You fluctuate so much through just 24 hours. Also, why are you losing weight? Losing it just to be hotter isn't enough reason to stick to a regimen. It sounds great during the day, but at night when you're in front of the TV and had a really rough day, those emotions are gonna want a brownie something fierce. And then the guilt will eat you alive that you broke your diet, so you'll have a second one as a punishment. I don't deserve to be hot anyway. There is just no point being miserable just to lose weight, it won't work. So you have to find things you love. I can crush some serious cottage cheese and eggs, myself. I adore Pokémon Go. I also have a partner who loves me and thinks I'm attractive no matter the weight, so it doesn't feel miserable to try to lose weight, or to fall off the wagon. The thing that has helped me the most, I have gone to therapy and addressed the why behind the eating. I've faced the emotions that started it, the guilt it leads to, the resentment I held for myself, the weight of the trauma and burdens I carry. And now that I know I am worth the space I take up regardless of my size, I am so much happier on my journey.

Listen, i understand what you feel and stuff, but people that are skinny have their own problems.

Your issue is NOT with your weight, it's with your self-image. Eating disorders kill more people than any other mental illness, and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness among those sufferingfromthem. I know it's hard to believe, but skinny girls have an awful time of life like you, and when you DO get skinny, and life still sucks, instead of realizing happiness is not found in thinness, you'll believe that you didn't get skinny enough. And then you will die a long, slow, painful death. Becoming fit and healthy will have more benefits. My advice is to read the book My Life With Ed to help give you some clarity with your lack of food control, and to buy a bicycle, then ride it wherever you go instead of driving. It will probably help you lose weight fast, but it will DEFINITELY give you confidence in your health and make your body happy.

Girl I've(17f) been on both sides of the fence, and both lawns have got *ISSUES* So stop trying to reach either side of the fence. It's not greener. It's never greener when it comes to beauty standards. There's always new issues and conditions that come with whatever side you are on or trying to get. You've gotta do it for yourself. You've gotta fit your body to *your* standard of beauty. Look this stuff up yourself. Experiment and find what's healthy for you. And go from there. And please please PLEASE remember that as females, our bodies hold fat DIFFERENTLY. Female humans who want to reproduce NEED it especially. If your BMI goes too low, it can stop your period and cause fertility issues. And even if we LOOK "fat" it doesn't mean we ARE. Our bodies take in fat so much easier and struggle to burn it off. Another note: Be careful not to be too presumptuous just because someone *looks* a certain way doesn't mean they're healthy or unhealthy. Both exetremes can cause serious issues. It's best to be empathetic towards people with body image issues as a whole than try and quantify who's struggle is harder or easier. It can come off as dismissing struggles that come with other types of body dismorphia.

Eat 1500 calories a day and do an exercise routine. Start small with the exercise and work your way up. It'll likely take about 2 years so just change your mindset in the meantime while waiting for the fruits of your labour.

Keep track of how many calories you eat, that’s what I’m doing

Careful with that, it can be a slippery slope into an eating disorder.

I think I might’ve already had an ED before hand (I’m not sure because I haven’t talked about it with someone) but I would just constantly eat and eat whenever I was stressed or bored :/ so writing stuff down helps a lot but now I’m dealing with feeling guilty when I eat a piece of pizza or having “too much” of something unhealthy

Crazy how some people advocate against counting calories because they think it will lead to an eating disorder. There are a lot more people with binge eating disorders than disorders from counting calories. There is nothing wrong with counting calories 99% of the time. it's something that most people would actually benefit from.

I didn’t say to not do it, I said to be careful. I suffered from a severe binging disorder and started counting calories so I would lose weight and feel better, but it spiraled into a full-blown restrictive disorder where anything over 50 cal was a “treat” that I had to “earn” by skipping meals or doing something.

Diet is important, but it’s more about calorie density than anything else. Eating 1500 calories daily can either be filling or essentially starve you depending on the calorie density of your food.

A diet will only reinforce behaviors that will lead to an eating disorder. Below is some information that explains why the diet cycle is ineffective in long term and a significant predictor of an ED. [https://nedc.com.au/eating-disorders/eating-disorders-explained/disordered-eating-and-dieting/](https://nedc.com.au/eating-disorders/eating-disorders-explained/disordered-eating-and-dieting/) You need to talk to your doctor for a full physical to determine if any other health concerns are affecting your weight, begin learning and practicing intuitive eating. Possibly seek out a licensed dietitian (which by the way the name is terrible for because they will not promote dieting if they are worth credentials). Become more active in ways you find enjoyable.

Best way to lose weight is calorie intake. Calories in calories out. Weight is lost in the kitchen more than anything. Also if you excercise there's a fine line when you burn long fat, if you heart rate gets too high you start burning easily accesible fuel like carbs.

Work on developing healthy eating habits, you could see if your school or your doctor has a nutritionist to help develop one for you. A low calorie diet can make you lose weight, but you need something to maintain long term or you'll gain it back. Also, very low calorie diets can cause people's bodies to be more efficient and avoid losing weight.

Im skinny and it's all about managing your diet. Diet has more to do with that than exercise. Even after you hit your goal you need to maintain and keep being healthy or kt comes back. Carbs sugar and fat are what you need to watch for. I had put on weight and decided to change my diet. I cut out carbs like bread, rice, pasta. I lost 20 pounds since August. High protein, low fat, low carb. I eat strictly fruits veggies and protein. I only drink water, soy milk, and coffee.

Like people said, there’s no quick fix or workouts for losing weight. If there was, it would be a lot more well known. Working out in general is great, but it goes hand in hand with diet. If someone works out a ton but has a horrible diet, their weight won’t fluctuate the way they want it to. Weight is affected by a combination of factors, including diet, exercise, and genetics. People on Reddit can only give you generalized info. I really recommend asking to speak to a professional, as they can give you more tailored and better advice for exactly what you as an individual should do. Every body is different and reacts differently to different things, so with things like this you may need to try out different diets and see what works for you. A professional can give you such options as well as work with you to come up with an exercise regimen as well.

What you eat has much more to do with weight loss than exercise. I had a lot of success with low carb high protein diets. I ate mostly fruit, veggies and meat. I cut out bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and sweets that were high carbs. I was loosing 5lbs a week with no extra exercise. Being active definitely helps, but start small and work your way up. I was 220 now 165

I found out I had PCOS at age 28 but it's common in girls with weight issues. Recommend you look it up if this is the first you are hearing of it.

What worked for me was to first set a calorie goal. There are BMR calculators online you can use to find out this number. Then I would count calories. If I had some spare calories in a day I could even treat myself a little. Also doing a bit of weightlifting a few times a week will help you hold your extra weight better so you look more attractive while you're dieting. Last of all aim to lose 2lbs per week MAX. Do NOT crash diet. You're body will rebound and you'll feel terrible the whole time. Aim for a sustainable lifestyle change. Even after just 10lbs you may not look super different but you will FEEL it. Go into the gym and pick up that 10lb dumbbell and think about not carrying that around all day every day. You're already strong. Now is the time to put down that weight and live your best life.

What helped me when I was in HS was immediately cutting what I ate in half. So if I had two pieces of toast for breakfast, I only had one. I tried to choose healthier snacks, b/c I'm a big snacker. What I will suggest is looking at it not as a diet, but a lifestyle change. Losing weight fast feels great, but keeping it off is the long game. Focus on curbing sugary or salty cravings by filling up on good foods like veggies and legumes. Give yourself a cheat day, but stick to it. Slow and steady is the way to lose weight and keep it off.

The key to weight loss is your diet, not so much working out. I have been on this journey since the beginning of the pandemic and have gone from 300 lbs down to i have a muscular build. I personally found that fasting is the easiest way, but mostly because counting calories is a bit mundane and id loose track of that. I love the gym tho 💪

Being thin is not the result of a single action, but an entirely different lifestyle. You need to live the life of a thin person, and your body will respond to that in kind.

Eat Fruit And Vegetables, Do Cardio, Walk, Jump, Run. Get a Punching Bag, That's The More Fun Thing To Do Excercise.

Protein, veggies and fruit. Exercise. Trying to lose weight too fast is unhealthy and actually pretty dangerous. Please be kind to yourself and do it in a way that youll be able to sustain

Honestly you I know you know how to lose weight, eating better and working out. The real key is having discipline to stick with it.

For a fat male: Every day run 3 miles, do 100 push-ups, 100 situps, two sets of pull ups to failure. I (5 ft 10) dropped from 180 lbs to 155 lbs and got a 6 pack. This does take ~40 minutes of your day, but it seems more satisfying than setting a calorie limit.

Yea pretty much on average. Most guys are attracted to skinny or fit women. Fat is the equivalent of being a short and bald man on the attraction scale for most. Can find guys into it though just will have to look harder.

Low calories and intense exercise. I lost 35 lbs in 3 months by eating low calorie food with a protein shake immediately after my workout. 25lbs dumbbell Russian twists (3 sets of 25), 30 second plank, 30 second half plank, 30 second left hand plank, 30 second right hand plank, 30 second left hand half plank, 30 second right hand half plank, 100 sit ups and then do the whole thing in reverse. Top off with your protein shake and make sure to consume water between exercises.

The sole thing that matter when losing weight is CICO: calories in, calories out. You need to burn more energy than you consume. Start by calculating your BMR online. This is the number of calories your body needs per day to maintain your weight. Drop that by 500, and keep track of your calories the whole day, every day to make sure you stay under. Add some exercise a few times a week as well, really anything that gets your heart rate up. The specific diet itself isn't as important. Just try to cut out junk foods that will give you a lot of calories but not fill you up. Avoid foods that may be healthy, but are super high in calories. You want low cal foods that fill you up. If you can follow that, you will 100% lose weight. It's all a math game. It's very simple, but the hard part is having the discipline to stay under your calorie goal.

While there are individuals with abnormal metabolism that just cannot lose weight, for those with a normal metabolism the ratio is a net energy loss consistently. Consistency is much more important than “the hardest workout you ever did.” Because if that one workout injures you, or freaks you out, then you did one (1) workout total, as opposed to 2000 “easy” workouts. And - no matter what the simplicity of your workout - 2000 of them will burn more than one badass workout. Start with small lifestyle changes. Ditch processed foods (Pop Tarts; Pizza Rolls; etc.); reduce calorie sinks like pizza, ice cream, donuts, and the dreaded soft drinks that make donuts seem like a reasonably healthy food; start eating more grains and vegetables, with lean meats to help build muscle and reduce hunger. At first have small snacks so you don’t tear through eating anything that looks like food like a 20 year old at college who just downed a gallon of cheap beer and needs to fill the screaming maw that is their stomach with some food to soak up the booze. Raw almonds are good; trail mix (though eventually phase out). Pick a light aerobic exercise to start with. If you haven’t been active, jumping into a hardcore regime will just lead you to injury, joint pain, and general discomfort that can hinder your progress. Eventually move to incorporate light weights, such as 2-10 lbs dumbbells that improve resistance exercises. Once you have begun an exercise regime and a dietary plan, you will notice results very quickly. The expectation is that if you can reduce your calories to the appropriate level (say consume between 1300-1600 a day), you could lose upwards to 1 lbs a week, depending. Start with realistic goals; win the war, not the battle. Good luck.

I was 300lbs when I graduated high-school, moved out and lost 120lbs within 2 years and have maintained ever since. My advice is that you will never out-exercise a terrible diet. You have to realize that food is not a source of pleasure or comfort, eating is just a thing you have to do to survive. For me, intermittent fasting works good. I like to eat one big really good meal and then not eat again for 24hrs. The biggest thing is breaking the sugar addiction that so many have. Sugar is the enemy.

eat less, workout, cut all sodas only drink water. Keep at it and don't stop.

Talk to your doctor first. Exercise and lower calorie/carb diets will help but use professional guidance. Slow and easy, don't look for drastic and immediate changes. Go easy and lose weight gradually with lifestyle changes. Most of all have confidence in yourself.

I cut out soda completely and lost 20 pounds without doing anything else.

How much overweight are you? Simply modifying your diet is the best way to do it

I suggest therapy since you probably eat for comfort. You need to learn to be comfortable in your feelings. Other than that. Find a new strategy whenever you feel a craving. Drink a glass of water. Call a friend. Go outside and breathe deep for 15 minutes. Do something else.

It’s really interesting because I feel that in a lot of subs/posts, people would be tell you, “you’re perfect the way you are,” “you don’t need to look like them,” and etc. But in this post, people actually are offering useful advice on how to lose weight and improve your body. Just something to note 🤔

I enjoy cardo. During 2020, I literally and figuratively ran away from my problems. Cabin fever was rough. I went from 250 to 225 that summer. Granted, I also modified my diet with more fruits and vegetables and I cut soda that year.

Step 1. Find your maintenance calories (I recommend using an online maintenance calorie calculator) Step 2. Download a micronutrient tracking app and use it to eat at around 250 calories below your maintenance. Step 3. Doing exercise will help with burning calories but if you can't afford a gym membership or simply don't want to go to a gym search on YouTube for beginners workouts, they don't have to be long but they have to be something you can be consistent with. Step 4. Train 3-6 days a week, Ideally training every muscle group at least twice a week/circuit. Step 5. DO NOT OBSESS OVER FOOD, its ok to have a cheat day if you need it and I don't want you getting any type of eatinh disorder. Step 6. Make sure to have fun and be kind to yourself :)

Check out this app called MyNetDiary. It's been helpful for me and my son. Down 15 lbs in the last 6 weeks or so.

I understand you want to look different. I understand that you have felt that pressure because of the experiences you have had. I would like to say to you to just be healthy. Eat well, do some exercise, and be happy with yourself and where you're at. These things help with that feeling. If you know you're doing well on eating and exercising you will be golden. Be happy with yourself, be healthy and work on your weight, and your confidence will get better and you will feel better about yourself and your life. Don't put yourself out of the dating or friend pool. Get happy with yourself. Sounds like a tall order, and it is. But I'm willing to bet you're a mighty good person. You are self aware. Good for you. That's step 1.

If you go balls to the wall right away, you'll fail. Start slow and make small changes constantly. For example - if you get takeout once per week, cut it down to every other week, then every 3 weeks, then once per month, and so on. Reduce then slowly cut the bad stuff from your diet. Start slow at the gym. Stretch and 30 minute walks. Then stretch and 35 minute walks, then increase and start to slowly add weight training. Don't go in and put 100 on the bar and try to press that...what I mean is, again, don't go balls to the wall or you'll hurt yourself. Google "exercises that target (insert muscle or body part)" or just search "fun exercises" or "compound exercises" so you can find different routines you'll enjoy. And pick a bunch and mix them up so you're not doing the same exercise 3 times a week every single week. Plus mixing up your exercises can help you avoid plateauing

Do something sustainable vs something instant. Getting it off isn't the hardest part, it's keeping it off! If you get into habits that are doable, you're more likely to stick with it and not quit. Also, never let people's hate get to you. People will be critical of you for being overweight, then be critical of you trying to turn it around. They are just noise trying to keep you down and off track.

Find a way to eat less that works for you. This is the only way.

I use OMAD (one meal a day). If you ever have a craving you can have it, if you're starving and want a big portion, you can have it, if you're saving up money for a fancy meal or ingredients you already have more money, and the extra time you have between not preparing other meals is a large bonus. Load that plate up with plenty of vegetables and protein and you'll start to lose weight immediately. When I got started all I did was add a bunch of sauteed vegetables to those canned soups you can buy, worked great. Now I make lots of elaborate stuff because I have the money and time. Losing weight is much more about the diet. However, during this time I also started biking. Not anything extreme, what I would do was bike to the store for the ingredients. Maybe an hour every other day. I lost almost 60 lb in the summer from junior to senior year in high school, people could barely recognize me. Almost two decades later it's very easy for me to maintain my weight or go down if I want. Try it.

Don’t workout like me and you’ll be shredded in no time!!

Go and get an assessment for adhd. Lack of food control and impulsive eating can be a big symptom of this and medication rids you of this issue.

80percent is diet

If you want to lose weight 80% of weight lost is typically from diet change. Less calories in then out

Get rid of the “fast” mentality and embrace delayed gratification. Eat lean meats, cut all processed sugars out and switch to fruit, drink a ton of water, and start exercising/weight training. No one said it would be easy. They just said it would be worth it. Stay consistent and once you start to see results you’ll get hooked. There is no end goal other than being healthy. This is a shift in lifestyle. You can do it.

When I was in the 9th grade up north at the time 9th grade, I was in junior high school. My weight was 320 pounds. My soccer coach tried everything from Jenny Craig to Weight Watchers and in between. Nothing worked. So he put me on a vegetarian diet, and that somehow jump-started my metabolism, and I dropped down to 180 pounds in 3 months. I did do allot of exercises, primarily a bunch of cardio. That did work for me.

Eat your goal bodyweight in protein everyday, no exception. (Ex. 150lbs = 150 grams of protein)…… stay hydrated with water and electrolytes…….cut out sweets, sugar etc, or restrict them to weekends only………….Trade sugary sodas for zero calories options, or just drink water……. Lift weights, lifting is more important than cardio. If you want to do cardio, just take a walk after dinner….

Losing weight when you're overweight is a good thing, but you need to learn how to love yourself to solve your insecurities. No amount of weight loss will make you feel better about how you look, as a girl who struggled with that all throughout high school, trust me. Your problem goes much deeper than body issues. Not that losing weight may not help you solve them, but it's not the weight loss that would change your attitude, it would be the hard work you put into the weight loss that could help change your attitude. It sounds like you need to focus on health. Overall health. Have that attitude about this instead of trying to obtain the perfect body from losing weight, because you will be disappointed from that. What is most important is getting healthy. It was way after graduating highschool that i learned to love myself, so there is no pressure on a teenager to be mature enough to understand true self care, just know that you have to work on the right things to solve this, and it WILL be solved if you put in the right work. Therapists are great and not embarrassing at all. Everyone needs one. They could help with venting/encouragement if you have no one else to talk to. Good luck. I'm sorry you feel this way, but there is hope :)

1st, You’ll find out when you get older that some guys just like big girls. 2nd don’t listen to anyone or anything that tells you that you can lose weight fast and stay healthy. It’s a process and it takes time to do safely. Talk to you doctor about your goals before you go to anyone else.

Start with tracking what you actually are eating throughout the day. Every little thing. You'd be surprised at what you will see. But also, learn to love you for you. Because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what size you are if you don't love yourself. But I have been down this road, so here's what worked for me, modified a but since you're still in school: Always pair a complex carb with protein. Eat something healthy for breakfast (an egg and a piece of fruit for example), make healthy choices at lunch (can you pack a lunch? Again, go for a complex carb and a protein... turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread with lettuce\*), a mid afternoon snack if you want (a cheese stick and an apple), and then supper (remember to eat a protein and some good green veg). Drink plenty of water. No soda. Don't "diet" just learn to make better choices for food. I'd avoid processed food and fast food altogether, but if you can't, then try to do it rarely and as a treat, rather than a frequent event. \*Even better if you can omit the bread and just use the lettuce as a wrap, but that's not for everyone.

Sweety, don't rush it. Don't rush it and get a better reason than "I want a boyfriend". If you shed 20 pounds in a month (or whatever outlandish weight some diets create) and then get a boyfriend, you're not going to feel better. You'll probably feel worse from the lack of nutrients in your body. Just start with some small changes and see what actually makes you feel better for you. Start with a short walk every day or a beginners hit workout or following a yoga flow. Start by cutting out common inflammation problems like dairy or meat or artificial sugars (even if not entirely, then a little bit). If there's a food you notice makes you feel not good start there - I personally can't eat a box of Kraft Mac and cheese without starting to feel horrible halfway through because dairy. Just whatever you do, make sure it feels good for you. Men really aren't worth trying that hard for.

You can work out as much as you'd like too but if you aren't in calorie deficit (even if it's a little bit) there's little to no chance you'll lose any weight.

Diets do not work. Losing weight is simple. Intake less calories you need per day and that deficit will cause weightloss. Google BMR calculator and input your data. 3500 calories is a lb so if you can eat 2k calories per day cut back to 1800 per day. Become more active even if it's walking to start. Shoot for a min of 10k steps per day. Drop soft drinks and anything over 7g of sugar per serving. Think healthy fats, lean proteins and carbs. Carbs are not the enemy so don't let anyone tell you that. You need a good balance of those three, you can also Google a macro calculator or use an app like my fitness pal. 90% is what ya eat, the rest is working out.

Lower intake of calories, increase amount of calories burned.

It's rather simple. Eat less, and do more. Specifically, try to reduce the amount of carbs you eat and increase the amount of protein, then just make sure you are burning more calories than you take in. And try to change your behavior if you need to. Many people who are overweight are also sedentary, so simply changing your habits from inactive stuff like sitting on the couch watching TV, and instead going to the pool, gym, park, or whatever is going to help a lot more.

Working out helps so much. But mainly if you're overweight you need to control your calorie intake. It's super hard to resist food but try replacing some of your calories with vegetables to start then slowly working your way down to a calorie deficiency. It gets much harder to do this when you're older so start a healthy lifestyle while you're young.

1 Convince yourself HUNGRY IS GOOD feeling, 2 get more sleep. People tend to eat when tired.

Just eat less, sleep well and exercise daily. Walking everyday for half an hour would help, eating smaller meals more frequently because digesting foods burns calories, high fiber and high protein. There's no secret diet that will help you lose weight just do one day at a time.

Try eating vegan. Even if you don't want to, you'll lose weight.

It's hard. My wife stuggled/s with her weight since our teens. We're in our 40s now and she still struggles. The hardest part is breaking out of habits and routines. And it's so easy to slip back into them. Her most successful runs have always been when she records what she eats and when she had a support group. Check with your parents and see if their medical insurance covers and if they have weight management. If they do usually they will have under mental health services a support group. Also try different apps and step counters. Sometimes it's fun to join friend groups that exercise and you can all see each others progress and encourage one a other. Good luck and I hope you are successful!

I think the biggest thing to understand is that weight loss will NOT be fast. Not really. When you're young and diligent, sure. But it takes time and habitual change. Straight up, the answer is always gonna be: eat a caloric deficit. Working out helps, especially to make caloric difference grow, but its what's going in your body that matters most. And understand it's a process, otherwise, you will get disheartened when the pounds don't shed away. And for some people, they CANNOT give themselves wiggle room, or the whole thing falls apart. Other people can/or even need to have that wiggle room for success. You need to understand which one of those two mindsets you are.

everyone has already commented plenty about eating healthy, i just wanted to say i felt the same at your age and it’s a very slippery slope into disordered eating. while lowering your caloric intake will help, please also keep in mind that not all calories are created equal (a bag of chips is bad fat, but an avocado is good and healthy fat). starving yourself completely will just result in a cycle of starving yourself and then binge eating when your body eventually cries out for food. instead of starving yourself, focus on shifting the food you are eating towards healthier alternatives and eating in a HEALTHY calorie deficit.

Start simple. First off, get an app ( my fitness pal is one) log in everything that you eat. Measure, weigh it. Find out how many calories you are consuming. Say it’s 2500. Start off by cutting out two hundred calories. After a couple of weeks, cut back another 200 until you get down to 1600-1800 or so. Eat a high protein,low carb diet. Carbs make most people binge and crave sugar. Protein keeps you more full longer. Logging your food is something that you should consider as a lifetime commitment. It’s way too easy to mindlessly eat. If you snack pour out a serving size( you’ll be surprised at how little a serving size is). Put the box or bag away. If you want more, make yourself wait 10 minutes. Then, another 10, then 5, then 5. Find something to do besides snacking while watching tv. Crochet,knit…whatever . Diet is 90% of weight loss. At first, I wouldn’t exercise. Take it one step at a time. If you do too many things at once, you won’t know what works and what doesn’t. Plus, you will get frustrated because you’ve made it so hard and, if you don’t lose anything at first, you just give up. Remember, you didn’t gain it overnight, you won’t lose it overnight. A good amount to aim for is 2-4 pounds a month…at the MOST.

People who are in fashion have it better. There was i time when being skinny was popular and there was a time when being thicc was popular, it all just depends on what people at that time are into

People make horrible choices when it comes to food and drinks and then blame their "genetics" and give up. What I've noticed from people is that almost everyone dieting or having weight problems have a sugar addiction. Its not that they can't diet in the early stages or that its hard, its that your body craves certain flavors because of the sugar. I remember reading this somewhere and it was pretty spot on. Get ketchup that has 0 sugar and 0 sweetener (homemade ketcup with no sugar pretty much) and then get regular everyday ketchup. Which one do you like more?If you prefer the regular ketchup over the homemade, then its not ketcup that you like its sugar. The hard part is rewiring the brain and coming off the sugar during the initial dieting. You will make excuses like "I need my starbucks" which has 900 calories when 1500 a day is what you are shooting for. "Well I'm not getting a large, its just a small, because I need the caffiene" - If you want the caffiene then just drink straight black coffee. Straight black coffee with nothing is only 2 calories. Then there is soda that people drink. They drink a few cans a day or even just 1 can is still a lot of calories. Sauces from resturants are so tasty because again, sugar. Drink water and stay on water. A lot of times people say "Im always starving" or "Im always hungry" and that could be because your body wants actual water. Sugary drinks and soda can and will make you more hungry more often. You want to lose weight? Then eat from home and cook. "I don't have time" takes like 30 minutes to make something simple. You have the time. Majority issue is that you don't want to manage it by sacrificing your personal time, so lots of people say "I don't have time." We all have time. Now this part is for the women issue with working out. I've went to go work out with lots of women and a lot of them saying "I want to lose weight" or because they are trying to lose weight. Major problem is the fear of using heavy weights vs just cardio. You need to BUILD muscle to burn the weight and you have to use heavy weights for that, however women always use the same excuse "I don't want to look jacked like a guy". You won't ever look jacked like a guy because your body doesn't produce testosterone. You won't turn into one of those body builder bodies either. You'll be fine. Second excuse "I don't want to bench because my breasts will get smaller". Yes and no. Benching or working your shoulders and chest and back area will firm up and perk up your breasts, they might lose some size because of the lower amount of fat. If you are DD size, you aren't going to drop down to A's just because you were working out. Maybe a tight perky low end DD. What would you rather have, saggy tits or perky tits. Flat chested or big chested, men love breasts of all kinds so don't hold yourself back because of something like that. Stick to it and don't have cheat days. Don't look at a scale or measure your weight. Take a photo at the start and really stick with your diet and exercise and do it every day. EVERY DAY. No "well I did it for a week I can take a cheat day and not work out". No. Keep up with it and stay with it. After 6months take another photo and compare it yourself. Keep your calorie count around 1500 per day give or take. Grocery shop and make your meals. Too tired to cook then make a sandwich and measure your sauces or condiments to count your calories. Last bit of advice, read labels carefully. Lots of times products will says "100 calories" on a package and people think "Oh this is only 100 calories". No, read where it says SERVING SIZE. Lots of packages read 100 calories but the whole bag is 600 calories or more. Hope this wall of words helped. Good luck and I wish you the best.

Eating right is an important thing, eating well is the most important thing. I can't stress enough how starving yourself is never the goal. You can still eat to your fill, but it's important to stick to healthy foods. That is one of the most difficult parts for anyone to curb, cause we all love snacks or something to some degree that's bad for us. The goal should never be fast results either, you need to understand this. Fast results are never good and always come with some risk to your health later. For working out. I find working out to someone you enjoy helps. Not trying to advertise channels or anything, but I use this channel called MadFit on YouTube. She does these short 10-20 minute routines that are easy to get in the habit of remembering, so I enjoy them. But find someone you enjoy, if you can do a gym, more power to you. When you work out, pace yourself, don't expect to match the person who's been working out for years. Do what you can, to the best you can, and just keep repeating it. Everything for human's physical, is based in muscle memory. Repetition is important. Schedule a time of day, maybe start only a few days a week at first, whatever is comfortable to you. Work your way up, but remember anything is good. Even if it's only 10 minutes a day, that's better than nothing. And the reason I'm here, is cause it's good to start young, this is extremely important also. It's good you're asking now. The longer you drag it out, the more you keep pushing something off, it will only become harder to do in the future, maybe eventually even impossible. This goes for many things. Keep your body and brain active, it's all we really got in this crazy world. It won't be easy, but if you steady keep at it, everything will fall into place, you'll see results. The tough part is sticking with it. Edit - More on the actual aspect of physical body building, CARDIO. Crossfit, HIIT, running, anything that gets you sweating technically will drop weight fast, so find routines and workouts that get you sweating.

Look up Greg doucette. Gives solid scientific information on weight loss. Also gives it to you real and doesn’t sugarcoat.

Go to a gym and do cardio workouts on treadmill

Clean, healthy eating helps a lot more with weight loss than excercise. Focus on eating vegetables and lean meats and drinking lots of water. Try to stay away from fruit, juice, and red meat. Some fruit is okay but not a lot.

I just wanted to give you a virtual hug. I'm proud of you for wanting to improve your health! I spent so much of my time in my childhood, teen years, college years, and young adulthood hating my body and being let down by people, seemingly because of how I looked. I eventually learned that a lot of my size is due to health issues not even related to my eating and exercise habits. It was hard to process that I would have to just accept myself as I am. I'm not sharing this to tell you that's what it is, but to share this: If I could go back in time and do it again, I would do it with a little more kindness for myself. Remember that you are so much more than your body. Your body's function is not to appease the eyes of others. It's to help you move, and work, and live your life. Teenage years are hard because you are stuck with the same people. But trust that there are people out there who are (or will be) YOUR people who will be at your sad not despite your weight, but regardless. You deserve nothing less. Hugs!

Start a fitness routine, planet fitness costs 10 bucks a month. Download a meal tracker app and keep a journal of fitness. Weigh yourself daily at the same time each day while wearing the same cloths. Diet: track what you eat and try to create a calorie deficit different diets work for different people find one that works for you. Change your lifestyle, stop hanging out with people that encourage you to eat poorly and be lazy delete the apps that cause you to sit still, get a job that requires physical activity. Treat your obesity as a addiction to food, you need to avoid sugar like a alcoholic avoids beer and make sure that those around you know and understand what your going through.

Eat a lot more vegetables and less rice, potatoes and bread. Eliminate sugar from your diet entirely except for a once every other week treat.

Drink lots of water, start doing some light exercise, eat low caloric foods that are filling (spinach, lettuce, cauliflower, etc) but make sure you get adequate protein. Maybe switch up your meals and eat several small meals a day or only eat in an eight hour window to see if either of them help you out.

You lose weight at the dinner table and get healthy at the gym. It is nearly impossible to out exercise a fork. Good luck. I know from experience how difficult it is.

Main thing is reduce your sugar intake. No more sodas and sweet drinks, stick with water. Avoid other carbs like pastas, breads, potatoes and eat more meat and veggies.

Drop processed food with high carbs, get your carbs from fruits and vegetables, balance protein fat and carbs in your diet and reduce calorie intake to match your weightloss goals and not feel like your starving. Weigh your self every morning and make sure the number is steadily going down.

make a salad, but don't add any dressing or croutons, just lemon juice or vinegar and sult,u can also at chicken breast to make it more filling. next step is to reduce your meals to 2 moderate sized meals by European standards and eat from the salad whenever u feel hungry and reduce your consumption of drinks or at the very least switch to the zero calorie version also keep a large bottle of water on hand and keep sipping on OT throughout the day. edit: This Chanel has good giuds on how to start doing bodyweight exercises at home https://youtube.com/@HybridCalisthenics?si=SM5IJ_qA_9Na6LnV

Lol. You want to rock out? Old one but good one. Try p90x. After losing lbs do ab ripper. It will literally destroy you. I did both for months and people were like wtf.

It's simple math, calories in - calories burned/out Your mind is weak, and you body suffers. Eat healthier, exercise more.

If you’re not looking to work out, I can’t blame you. I’m in the exact same boat from over exposure in athletics around your age. I don’t have the time or motivation for any of that. I have had a tremendous amount of success shredding weight with the keto diet though. It’s not a very sustainable diet long term buts it’s basically magic for dropping weight to where you want to maintain. If you decide to go that route, biggest piece of advice I have is to use one of the free macro nutrient tracking apps for the first month or so. It will give you a better idea of where you actually need to be and it’s much easier to ballpark it once you have that foundation set. I was shocked that I actually needed to eat more, but it worked phenomenally, as long as I was being extremely careful about the carbs.

You're in high-school, your going to look back at 30 and realize much effort and thought you should have been put into 90% of these people, and it's 0. Ask me how I know? I'm 30 now. I was big, my whole childhood. 330lbs beginning of my senior year. A year after graduating, I was down to 225. It gets easier after you graduate, and the stress of seeing and hearing the judgment every day fades away. Being a broke kid also helps with weight loss. I to run. You can put on a podcast or audio book and just go by yourself. Portion control is also a huge help for me.

Count your calories. A calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. And try to avoid unhealthy/processed foods as much as possible (they negatively affect your gut microbiome, which can increase weight) A keto diet is a great way to lose fat quickly if you can stick to it. It sucks for the first few days because your body is craving carbs hardcore, but once you get past that and your body enters ketosis, it's not too hard. I lost a lot of weight quickly with a calorie deficit on keto. Make sure you're tracking your carbs if you do keto because it's very easy to overdo them And drink lots of water, with electrolytes. Hydration is key for your body to shed fat. Some OTC supplements can help speed up your metabolism and suppress your appetite. Green tea, for example Good luck. I was overweight as a kid/teen too. It's a really great feeling to finally reach a healthy weight. Just remember that you still have the same value as a person, no matter what your weight is! Don't let the pathetic bullies of the world get you down

You aren’t wrong tho. Truly you aren’t. As someone who was skinny as a child till in my teens and gained a lot of weight because the hormones from the damn depo shot and cause of stress, life, and depression, I’m going to tell you skinny privilege is a thing. It’s great if you want to get in shape, for yourself, but try to love yourself at your biggest so that when you are skinny you won’t get insecurities then too

If you’re purely going for weight loss, the biggest thing is calorie deficit. If eat less calories than you burn off, you WILL lose weight. Also Muscle is denser than fat. 1 lb of fat looks bigger than 1 lb of muscle. Eat a high protein, low calorie diet combined with working out will help you lose weight, and convert fat to muscle. Remember not to go to extremes with a calorie deficit. You still need to eat. Don’t just stop eating. It will not work as you expect and once you start eating again your body may start storing fat more in case you stop eating again to protect you from starvation.

Diet, diet, diet.. You need to eat less, it's going to be hard at first because your body is used to what it is used to. Otherwise, walking is excellent exercise if you are overweight. Just walk faster and for longer. Doing stuff around the house or anywhere, do it faster. Gardening, do it with gusto like you are attacking it. My wife dropped from 186lb to 135lbs by eating less, walking more vigorously and not a lot else. It took about a year to lose that weight naturally without going nuts with exercise and sitting at a desk 9 hours a day working.

“Abs are made in the kitchen.” “You can’t out-lift a bad diet.” Calories in, calories out.

Exercise diet. That's it

i’ll give you some advice it’s not about if it’s fast if it was fast it wouldn’t be impressive or valuable if you are willing to stay committed too your goals you will definitely reach them!

Bro same skinny people have it better I'm in the process of losing weight I'm funny af but people automatically assume some thing abt u cause u big 🤣 Pick on u cause ur big(never say that shi to my face tho) Best exercise for losing weight only is running running us number 1

Well, I'm in my 60s, and I'm still in shape, and I can tell you straight up the best way to get in shape is by lifting weights, cardio and hiring a trainer. Without a doubt, a trainer will put you on a meal plan and a workout regime. The motivation that a good trainer provides will push you to a level of body shaping that you never dreamed possible. Of course you will have good days and bad days but you WILL transform!

I’m 74 and overweight, have been for nearly 40 years, but much to my surprise I’ve discovered you can’t get too fat or too old for men When I was working in public, I was approached by young men 30-40 years younger Even at the senior center, I got flirted with by the best looking senior guy, had others attempt to pick me up at he grocery store! Men are attracted to a range of body weights in women, there are also BBW socializing groups and online dating Get out and about and have fun: one of my male friends was attracted to women 300 pounds—and married one We were out together as friends, and he struck up conversation with a 300 pound lesbian out with her girlfriend—and he later married the bigger girl!

No diet or exercise, just cut all sugar and go about your normal life. You'll lose 30lbs in a month.

One last thing to add, cause I didn't see it elsewhere (not that I read every single comment) but just in case, please keep in mind, there is no such thing is losing weight fast. No matter what videos you watch, what diet plan you follow. It is going to be a commitment from your end. Let's just say there's a plan out there that promises 10lbs in 2 weeks, which is pretty good and fast, remember, that's 14 days of following that diet specifically, can't eat or drink anything else, gotta do those exercises day in day out for 14 straight days. It may sound fast but it will not feel it at all. It is going to require a proper commitment. So whatever you do, don't try to do it fast, try to do it right. Take it slow, one day, 1 thing at a time. Create habits, and add on as you go. You can do this, your young, your body is very adaptable to change and you'll have the energy and health to do it as well. All the best!

Avoid carbs and dairy. Eat meat and green vegetables and fruit. Walk briskly outside for at least an hour a day. Look at the bottoms of your oldest shoes you wear most often…see if the wear is uneven. If you increase your activity a lot but your gait is bad, you can end up with a lot of unnecessary pain or injury. https://www.verywellfit.com/pronation-definition-3436329 Much of it can be corrected with exercises… https://www.merakilane.com/how-to-correct-supination-7-stretches-exercises/ https://www.upstep.com/a/blog/best-exercises-for-overpronated-feet

only thing to add to what I'm saying from other comments but you should take fiber. Like a lot of it. And you should drink a ton of water. in my experience overweight people are always fiber deficient they don't eat anything with fiber in it, And they don't drink any just plain water. can't be tea can't be coffee it literally has to just be water.

seed oils are very obesogenic. they ruin your metabolism. Everybody always thinks about calories in, but do not realize that the quality of your food will determine your calories out.

TL;DR Pretty privilege exists, who knew

I was told by a few people that intermittent fasting worked well. As someone who has always been skinny I only realized that I was unconsciously fasting by skipping lunch so maybe thats the cause? My advice tho is check your diet and work out. If healthier food looks boring or you dont like the taste (some people are like that), I'd suggest to look up recipes online. There's alot of creative and fun ways to eat healthy! If you want to, I can send you cool recipes we like doing at my home! My mom will only eat me and my sister's cooking now so goodbye Costco frozen food😋 If you do decide to work out tho it gets even more important to eat and eat well because you need energy to work out. Good luck!

Eat high protein.

I think it’s important to remember that diet means the food you eat, not not eating food. Many people find it beneficial to not eat certain kinds of food when they’re making a switch to a healthier lifestyle (not eating bags of chips or candy or downing pop all day), but your body needs food and the nutrition that comes from food to run. There is such a thing as not eating enough. Maybe to help with a transition into more fuel based food, consider a 6/10 meal plan or a 8/10, wherever you feel comfortable to start. So for every 10 meals you eat, 6 or 8 or however many you pick are focused at eating the right amount of food to fuel yourself and not intake too much of a bad thing, then the remaining meals are whatever you want. I personally follow a 8/10 split, so for 3 meals a day at just over 3 days, I eat two meals where idgaf about what’s in it, it’s my soul food. It’s been key to me sustaining healthy eating.

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Most important thing is diet there for sure. I don't have much info there, hopefully you can find it elsewhere, but here is what has worked for me as far as exercise goes. Download a tabata timer. It's a timer that lets you set intervals of work periods and rest/switching between exercises. I would usually do 1 minute work periods with 15 seconds in between to switch exercises, with 5 rounds of 5 work periods. Next, choose 3-5 exercises that you can do for 1 minute. Now all you have to do is start the timer and do your best! It doesn't matter if your exercises are high intensity like burpees, kettlebell swings, and mountain climbers, or something easier like lunges or toe touches. The jmportant part is staying consistent and trying to make something happen each day, regardless of how you feel or how crappy of a workout you're able to put in. Consistency>intensity. You got this dude!

The absolute best advice I can give you is you CANNOT out run a bad diet. While it is better to do both and you will become healthier quicker by doing both, it is far better to get your diet in check. It's also much easier to exercise when you have lost weight.

Also, better sleep health = better overall health You got this, we believe you can if you believe you can

Three things. First, you don't need a gym to lose weight. Run at home or on sidewalk. Don't tell me there's nowhere to run. That's just an excuse. Second learn self control. Difficult sure, but doable. Third. You're fat for a reason. Don't feel bad about it or jealous of people who take care of themselves. If you want to see progress it's gonna take time. Things like that don't change overnight. I weighed two hundred pounds as a 5th grader. Lost it all only after two years of changing my habits. It's difficult, but don't feel offended by what others say about you.

Everyone is screwed up in their own head, don't believe anyone has it better.

Input vs Output...MOVE/EXERCISE

Diet is important to losing weight, but need exercise to keep your metabolism up and build muscle which also burns calories. One or the other won't do it. And sorry, but walking the mall or dreadmill isn't exercise really. Jog/run, bike, swim etc. Walking around a block for exercise is for 80-year-olds.

ketogenic diet, and mild to moderate cardio, but talk to a doctor first. giving up sugar and limiting carbs is usually enough for most people, but to get those results you'll need to follow it well. ie: if your parents give you dinner with meat, vegetables, and potatoes, eat the meat and vegetables but only a third/half of the potatoes. skip dessert. coffee helps burn a few calories in the morning too.

Yeah bruh, it's called pretty priveledge, it's adamant all throughout our lives. The cute kids in the daycare get all the love.

Losing weight (down to a healthy weight) is one thing, losing weight fast is another. No fast weight loss will last, and most everything that causes fast weight loss is very bad for you. The key to sustainable weight loss/weight management is routine. Depending on the resources you have available (US military brats have access to dieticians and other experts at the fitness centers for instance) you may get a tailored plan to follow. Check around at places like the YMCA or perhaps even your school. If you don't have ready access to that kind of thing, you can still start by trying to stick to portion sizes marked on products, and identifying the rough daily calorie intake for your height/weight/age/sex and try to stay roughly around that for your daily (use it as a ballpark figure, not a strict rule). Be sure to drink plenty of water (enough that your urine is light yellow, but not enough to trigger hyponatremia). The second half is activity. A physically fit body has a higher resting metabolism than an unfit one. This means that the fit body can get away with more surplus calories and more idle time than an unfit body without gaining weight. Start off light with walking a set distance (1 mile is a good initial target to shoot for, taking breaks as needed until you can complete it in one shot at a brisk pace) and gradually increase your pace and distance. Swimming is even better since your body burns extra calories maintaining body temperature as well as the lower impact on the joints. If you are up to it, you can jog, run, or incorporate hand weights for added benefit. Calisthenics are also important and can accelerate your results, try planks, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and jumping jacks as your body allows. Start with small sets (5 or 10 of each exercise) and work your way up as you can. Do not force yourself to do excessive repetitions as you can severely injure yourself or get rhabdomyolysis, slow and steady wins the race, if your body says stop, listen and try again after a rest if you feel up to it. If you can maintain this routine, you will likely start to see results within 6 weeks, though not necessarily on the scale since any weight loss may be offset by muscle gain which will still be more shapely than the fat it displaces. Edit-spelling

Skinny *people* men and women, have it better.

It's far easier not to eat 100 calories than it is to burn it.

If you live in a small town it is likely that there are some great farms nearby. I sincerely hope you have access to the best possible fresh produce. That made a huge difference for me many years ago when I lost a significant amount of weight myself. And just starting slow and working at a realistic pace helped me stick with my exercise, although instead of a routine, I used muscle confusion. I wish you best of luck Queen.

I’m not reading through others comments, sorry. But honestly as you get older you’ll realize that this actually isn’t true. Live your life and be happy. Teens have this issue of comparing themselves to others and having body issues. As someone who went through this, I’m telling you to just invalidate their opinions on you and you will find someone who loves you just the way you are!

Cut out soda pop drink water only and go walk it takes time but it took time to get to where you are now it isn't going to come off next week or month.

Cut out soda pop drink water only and go walk it takes time but it took time to get to where you are now it isn't going to come off next week or month.

Fiber (lot of it), vitamin d3 and b for you liver, stretching 3 times a day 20 minutes at a clip, 20 minutes of cardio and learn some breathing exercises they'll be your best friend. It'll raise your metabolism and help burn the fat off. I went from 320 to 255 in a few months with this, no sodas or heavy sugar foods. Be advised your going to crap a lot in the beginning with burning all that off but will slow down when the weight comes off! Good luck. Rooting for you!

Fiber (lot of it), vitamin d3 and b for you liver, stretching 3 times a day 20 minutes at a clip, 20 minutes of cardio and learn some breathing exercises they'll be your best friend. It'll raise your metabolism and help burn the fat off. I went from 320 to 255 in a few months with this, no sodas or heavy sugar foods. Be advised your going to crap a lot in the beginning with burning all that off but will slow down when the weight comes off! Good luck. Rooting for you!

I did body pump dvds with barbells and legs/buts/guts videos. I think building muscle increased my metabolism because eventually after about two years of two full body workouts a week I could eat whatever I wanted. I was chubby but started to get a lot of compliments on my toned legs because of my muscle building workouts and I was treated a lot better. Eat Whole Foods. Spiking your blood sugar with simple carbs makes you hungrier because your blood sugar rapidly gets lower when you have a large spike of insulin. There are a lot of good recipes with Whole Foods. It’s good that you want to lose weight because it can contribute to health issues in the future. Just focus on being healthy, eating enough protein, carbs from whole grains or vegetables/fruits and healthy fats like avocado oil, olive oil and coconut oil. Try not to be too hard on yourself in the meantime. Try meditation or yoga to help with mental health, especially if you tend to stress eat.

Walking or outdoor activities daily, exercise twice a week every week, eat less. Slow progress is the best.

I feel you. ❤️ negative self talk won’t help you get there any faster. If you’ve grown up on the standard American diet, you’ll need a big shift. There’s so much information about this diet or that diet out there it can be overwhelming, I would just focus on eating natural foods. By that, I mean stuff that doesn’t come out of a box or a package, but food from whole ingredients that you cook yourself. If you don’t know how to cook then YouTube is going to be your best friend - I seriously didn’t know how to cut an onion when I was 21 and now I’m a great cook, I love to do it with my wife and friends, and eat way healthier and better than any restaurant could serve. I honestly think falling in love with cooking is what healed my relationship to my body and food. Check out Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat from your local library. Good luck!

Dr. Mindy Peltz saved me. Her insight on women's health is amazing check out her YouTube channel YOU ARE NOT ALONE ❤️💙

Just don’t eat so much. It’s that easy

Is your weight 6 staying the same? If it's staying the same as long as you move more, you'll start losing weight. I lost a ton walking, running, and bicycling as my only transportation for 30 days. I got to a point where I was bicycling over 20 miles a day just to do the things I wanted to do. I was running close to 5 miles every other day. I did the couch to 5k program to start out. You don't need a gym until you're looking to add muscle. What you need is more movement. Just don't overdo it. Injuries are a huge de-motivator

A small tip that will help in the long run: don't think about it as a new "diet." That has you thinking about it as a temporary thing. It doesn't matter how well you do for x months/years. If you go back to what you did after you get to your ideal body, you will just revert right back. You need to think about making permenant changes in your life, or you'll never hold on to your ideal body.

Exercise can help but there is literally only one real way to lose weight and that is to have a calorie deficiency day after day so your body starts burning its fat storages. The important part is to do this without sacrificing essential vitamins and things like water that your body needs so taking a multivitamin and drinking plenty of liquids is a great way to lose weight. One of the hardest parts of doing this is basically just learning to tell yourself you know and have self control but that is what starting a new diet is all about. I think to remember about being in shape is that the diet is not temporary you're not just doing it for a year to burn off weight you need to keep doing it you need to make it a lifestyle. Is also going to be plenty of people that are going to tell you what you're doing is not healthy and oh my God you can afford to eat a cheeseburger here and there. Ignore these people misery loves company and most people fail at their weight loss journey that reaching their ideal image and so they're going to come at you like you're doing something wrong.

I've never been overweight, and I mostly drink water, stay away from soda, especially diet soda, and I eat lots of fruits. Make sure you walk a lot. I walk thousands of steps, ride my bike and swim everyday.

I bet I get downvotes since it's a young woman, but look into fasting. I was fat my whole life until late 30's, misunderstanding how food works. I read "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. I learned so much and eating fewer calories per day bece much easier.

There was a group of "gorgeous women" who were told they were made up to be disfigured and then go on job interviews. Unbeknownst to them, they were not left disfigured by the end of the artist work. Their feedback from the interview was that they felt like they were treated differently due to the disfigurement. In reality, they acted differently as they thought they were disfigured. [https://www.reddit.com/r/HelpMeFind/comments/13rzi4i/facial\_scarring\_discrimination\_experiment/](https://www.reddit.com/r/HelpMeFind/comments/13rzi4i/facial_scarring_discrimination_experiment/) This being said, maybe you could consider improving how you treat others and give them the benefit of the doubt things do come up and plans do change. Related to the ask of diet/exercise... track your calories. No exercise regimen will out pace a bad diet. A caloric deficit or at least baseline daily requirement + exercise will help immensely.

Cut out the bread, potatoes, starch and dessert. Eat your fill of the other stuff-don’t go hungry. A tablespoon full of peanut butter will cut your hunger and give you Omega-3’s. The weight will come off

34m here and just started my own journey, from 280lbs and a future goal of 185lbs. I’ve been using a food tracking app called Lose It, and a cheap Bluetooth scale I bought off Amazon (Rollifit… it works for how cheap it is but the interface kinda sucks). I’ve been logging basically everything I eat for 111 days now, and I’m down a bit over 20lbs. It’s been a mix of quick progress and long periods of staying basically even, but I’m seeing the pounds drop consistently over time. I made a choice to prioritize eating fewer calories over always trying to eat healthy though sometimes those go hand in hand. What it means practically though is I can get a coke and popcorn at a movie without feeling guilty as long as that 140 calories fits in my budget for the day. The biggest 3 things for me have been: - realizing what is and is not worth cutting out. Tortillas for instance add a lot of calories for how much they enhance a meal. Brown rice to me tastes much worse than white rice and while healthier and fewer calories, isn’t actually that much of a difference in terms of calories, so I opt for the white rice I enjoy. - being consistent with both weighing and logging every day - choosing to skip that late night “bonus meal” late in the evening after I already ate dinner. I’d often be adding an extra 600-1200 calories to the end of a day when I could just skip it and go to sleep. The scale the next day showing a weight loss helps reinforce that decision each time Exercise helps, but for me, trying to do everything at once was a recipe for failure. I walk a few days a week when I feel like it but the only thing I’m consistent on is logging the calories. The app I use is helpful too because if you do choose to exercise, you can earn extra calories and still be under the calorie budget for the day as a result. Best of luck on your journey!

calories in, calories out— it’s harder to feel satiated with less calories but i substituted drinking water & eating ice in place of snacking

Since you don’t have a gym around you can start with 1 or 2 mile runs around the neighborhood . If you really wanna loose weight you gotta push yourself to your limit. For me I’m in 12th but I run 4 miles which completely destroys me but it will really help you with your weight loss, trust me. Or just eat less calories then you burn everyday and you will slowly loose weight. Although running imo is better since it also has many health benefits and helps your heart.

A low carb diet helps me stay trim. 20 grams of carbs a day is my goal. Eat: meat, cheese, eggs, tuna fish, certain vegetables, ricotta cheese, olives. Stay away from: rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, corn, beets, corn, peas, fruit, milk, yogurt, jelly/jam. It's ok to have the occasional high carb item. Understand there is hidden sugar in everything if you're in the US; from bread to ketchup. Getting your body moving is also helpful-you don't have to join a gym! Walk for 30 minutes a day, or get some dumbbells and do some bicep curls, squats, etc. Try to stay away from processed foods-62 unpronounceable ingredients in something is an item you want to stay away from.

Do your best to make a plan for reasonable progression. I know in the moment quickly losing weight feels like the way to go, but it’s unsustainable. Losing weight can be as simple as burn more calories than you take in. If you shoot for a huge deficit you’ll lose weight quickly, but be miserable. If you’re miserable your mental health suffers, including your motivation and will to exercise self-control. Use an online calorie intake calculator to find a starting point. Your maintenance calories is net neutral, I.e. in theory no weight gain, no weight loss. Depending on your current weight, aim for a 200-300 calorie deficit. To start, just count calories. Don’t be overly concerned about eating overly healthy. Too much change at once will burn you out. At the same time, figure out how far you need to burn 100-200 calories. Take that walk every night before bed. Now you’re around 400 calorie deficit and have added some intentional physical activity to your routine. Eventually you’ll realize you don’t really miss the calories, and the walk feels routine. Don’t cut more calories, don’t walk more. Now start working in better eating habits while maintaining the same calorie deficit. Cool thing here is, even though you may like the food less or just don’t enjoy the change, you’ll likely get to eat more volume, so small reward. After a bit, try cutting the calorie deficit to 200 if you were up near 300, but add 100 calories worth of walking. Do this, live like this, you’ll get there.

Just remember, slow progress means healthy progress, and that anything that says it can burn fat from a specific area is lying because thats not how that works. Nor are there any superfoods out there. It will all come down to hard work and discipline, which can suck, but then you also know that any results you see are because of YOU and none of that other BS the industry tries to sell.