100 lb loss goal! new member needing assistance

Hey all any advice really appreciated :)

im 300 pounds 5'9 and my goal is 200 pounds

my calorie target is 2100 (seems high)

and my calorie burn in sediatary is 2800

so my question are

1.  I started 3 days ago and kept around the 2100 calorie mark for calorie intake, will my body protect itself and slow my metabolism? (I had no regards to my intake previously)

2.  If my exercise is really low is this still feasible? (according to tools I have a deficit of around 700 calories a day naturally)

3.  I dont schedule my meals, I just eat when I feel hungry (every 2-3 hours) but I make sure I stay in range of 2100 calories, will this affect me?

4. Does anything besides the Calorie In vs Calorie Out phrase factor in? eg: fatty food, sugary food.

Thanks in advanced :)

Everyone is reacts differently to diets. You should lose weigh if you watch your calories. At 2100 calories your body should still lose weight, if you starve yourself that is when your body will go in starvation mode and make it harder to lose weight. I have been eating around 1600 calories a day on average. Depending on my activity for the day. If I'm moving a lot I will eat more if I am sitting a lot I will eat less. You need to find out what works for you. Keep track of how your body loses weight at 2100 calories, maybe you will have to lower it to lose a little faster.

If you are able to exercise try to find things that you enjoy. I hate exercising so I have been finding ways to exercise and have fun, or get stuff done at the same time. Just today I worked in my yard for about 3 hours. I defiantly got a workout and I accomplished something. Also I played with my son and that was the fun part. I also flew a stunt kite for about 30 minutes. All these things were enjoyable and time just flew by. If I was exercising I would have never lasted over 4 hours. Try to move as much as possible, it build muscle and will make you feel more motivated.

I find if I eat a little less at night that helps me lose weight. I have a bigger lunch and a smaller dinner. Eating when you are hungry is good as long as you don't eat too much before bedtime.

I really try to stay away from sweets. I find if I give them up for the most part I don't crave them as much. I love sweets but know they are not good if you are trying to lose weight. I have really tried to increase my fruit intake. I found out that when I don't eat as much refined sugar I enjoy fruit a lot more.

We are starting a new group tomorrow. It is our first weigh-in and we will be weighing in every week. Also it is for support. Try posting there tomorrow.  It will be under Mega Heavy Goals and called Weigh-In week of June 8th.

2100 calories a day will probably make you lose 1-2 pounds a week on average.  If you want to lose a little faster, maybe bring it down to 1900 and start with 20 minutes of exercise, 5 times a week.  Build up to 45 minutes to an hour.  When you increase your activity, increase your calorie intake by about 200 calories (probably to about 2100 where you are now).  Your metabolism should be just fine at that rate.  Also, the cleaner the foods you eat (aka non-processed foods), the better reaction your body and metabolism will have to your diet.  You won't feel the sugar highs and lows...You will just always have a little more energy from properly fueling your body. 

If you are comfortable eating 2100 calories, then keep on doing that for a period of weeks, at least a month, before you try anything else. Be patient and take it slowly, don't expect fast dramatic results and you won't be disappointed.

According to the experts here, it doesn't really matter what you eat as long as you keep your calorie goal. Also, making lots of radical changes all at once leads to eventual failure and weight rebounding. If you are used to eating mostly sugary processed foods, you should try incorporating more healthy foods into your diet, one at a time, a little at a time.

Exercise is good, and with a 700 calorie deficit already, any exercise you do on top of that is going to benefit you. According to the smart guys here on CC, you should not have more than 1,000 calorie deficit daily. This averages out over the week, so keep a careful food log, and then see what your week's average might be.

If you're not used to exercise, you are going to want to start slowly and gradually build up...recumbent biking for a few minutes, something easy. I like wii fit myself.

Above all, don't give up, keep coming back. Use the tools on CC, and look for support in the forums, groups and through your journal and friends' journals. The community here is just wonderful.

EVERYONE DIFFERENT SO DO WHAT WORKS FOR U AND GREAT LUCK ON THIS JOURNEY

 WHAT WORKS FOR ME SO FAR IS I TRY TO SAY WAY FROM FATTY, GREASY, SUGAR FOODS CAUSE THERE JUST BAD FOR U AN NEVER BEEN A BIG FAN OF THEM, ALSO BREADS NOW THERE'S WHAT MY PROBLEM IS :)

ON THE SCHEDULED MEALS DURING THE WEEK I DO CAUSE I WORK AND HAVE CLASS AND THAT WORKS FOR ME BUT ON THE WEEKENDS I JUST EAT WHEN I'M HUNGRY BUT STILL WATCHING MY CAL. INTAKE

 WORKING OUT I DON'T AND DO MY JOB IS VERY HIGH PACE WALKING AND RUNNING AROUND THAT I FOUND OUT THAT AT WORK JUST DOING WHAT I DO I EASILY BURN 3,000+ CALS. SO THAT'S MY WORK OUT DURING THE WEEK CAUSE I COME HOME AND DROP MIND U THAT I'M RUNNING FROM CLASS TO CLASS TO. ON THE WEEKENDS I WORKOUT TO THE WII BETTER THAN NOTHING AND IT DOES HELP

U JUST GO TO DO WHAT WORKS FOR U I'VE BEEN WERE U AT AN THEN SOME WHEN I WAS 300+ I JUST STARTED CUTTING LITTLE BY LITTLE AND I SWAM ALL MY WEIGHT OFF AN HOUR OR LAPS IN THE POOL NON STOP 5 DAYS A WEEK GREAT LUCK HOPE THIS HELPS

It's been over a month now,  how are things going for you?   Are you keeping up with the changes and losing the weight?

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Why are you spamming this website with this crap? 

things are going good

im at 264 atm, im sort of plateauing

going to incorporate some more walking and up my calories a bit to play around with my metab

any other advice appreciated :)

Original Post by downdeep:

Why are you spamming this website with this crap? 

Yes, I believe it constitutes as a spammer at this point. Do we have mods here?

I'm sorry you feel so bad about yourself that you are unable to recognize when someone is trying to incourage and help you. Good luck any way.

No one feed the trolls please. It just makes them talk more.

Rychiemaro - 36 pounds in 2.5 months, thats great!  What have you been doing? I'd like to hear a bit about your diet and what kind of exercises you've been doing.

very clean eating (1500-2000 calories a day) and I try to eat alot of protein (beans, tofu, sirloin steak)

and 0 additional exercise

but If I want to buy something I try to walk to stores that are close by.

Im hoping 8 more months to hit my goal?

cheers, Richard

Just an update

im at 253 lb now, just beat a plateau,

:)

side note: did not incorporate any real exercise yet,  but plan to on the next plateau I hit

cheers, Richard

Rychiemaro,

WoW....is that 47 pounds? Just since June???!!!! That is absolutely super.

And think.  You wondered if it would work for you.   Keep up the good work!!!!!

So three more pounds and you are half way, you should really celebrate with a nonfood treat of some kind.

Maybe take in a movie with a friend.

Great job!

Now that the weight is coming off,  are you still eating the same amount of calories that you were eating when you started? 

Downdeep,

So nice to meet you.

I am still eating around the same range 1700-1900 give or take a few

but im not as worried about counting the calories as much

I just guess,

heres a typical day

breakfast/lunch @ work (eat parts of sandwich/fruit when im hungry)

2 sandwichs (both usually turkey + mustard) = 80 cal (4 slice turkey) + 320 cal (4 slice of bread)

1 apple (100 cal)  1 banana (100 cal)

1 whole can chunky soup (around 350 cal)

That's about 950 calories for the day then

+ 800-900 calories budgeted for supper/after work snack (I like to eat a lot when I get home :P )

also I like going rock solid on this calorie thing so I can allocated more calories to unexpected events

eg: family gatherings, birthdays ( I usually eat alottttt during these events, guessing between 4-7k calories)

but hey I figure if i don't give myself a cheat day normally, I will have more leeway to splurge when its necessary :)

also I never do consume liquid calories.  eg: 3 burgers, but no coke, just water for me

any input would be great and wish me further success and I wish the same to you!

Hi Rychie,

I think doing what you know works for you is a great thing. However, I don't think it works if you eat lighter the days before and after (although we all do it anyway) a splurge day - calories just don't work like that. Anything that isn't getting immediately used for your body is expelled and turned to fat. What does work is burning off those calories the day you eat them.

I like to eat way under my "allotted" calories that Calorie Count gave me, and my "splurging" is usually eating up-to those calories. It's best if we try to push past the urge to overeat, because in the end that is what is going to get us. We need to learn to eat sensibly even in the face of copious amounts of yummies!