Having a lot of trouble losing weight.

Start with small goals. The first thing you need to do is educate yourself about weight loss. If you lose weight in an unstable or quick fix way, you will almost certainly gain it back.

The first thing you need to know is that one pound is equal to 3,500 calories. This means that in order to lose one pound per week, you must eliminate 500 calories per day through a combination of diet and exercise. A healthy amount of weight for a standard 150 pound woman to lose in one week is 1-2 pounds. Because you weigh considerably more than this, you will likely lose 4-5 pounds each of your first few weeks. This is because your extra weight acts as resistance and it is easier for you to burn calories by engaging in simple activities, like walking, since your body requires more energy (aka calories) to move said weight around.

If you can combine light aerobic activity (walking a mile a day) with a healthier diet, you should be able to see and feel results within a few weeks. Try to cut your food intake slowly to 1800 calories per day. The best way to start this process is to make yourself a profile on thedailyplate.com or a similar website. Use this website to track both your weight and daily eating habits. On your first day, log every single bite you eat, down to the last hershey kiss or cucumber slice. Once you determine how many calories you are eating per day, you can slowly cut back by eliminating an extra 100 calories per day until you reach your goal of 1800.

Try your best to eat a cross section of fruit, veggies, and protein in your new diet. Protein-rich foods like peanut butter and chicken have tremendous staying power and will hold you over if you are hungry. Remember to pay attention to portion size since calories can add up quickly, especially when eating out. Also keep in mind that you can't cut out certain foods altogether, because then you will feel deprived. If you're dying for a piece of chocolate, just walk an extra half mile to earn it. Always have healthy snacks on hand to curb cravings. If you can, try and cut back on alcohol as it can add hundreds of empty calories to your daily tally.

If you can successfully incorporate walking and healthy eating into your daily regimen, keeping in mind that you need to up the exercise once you begin to see results (since you will no longer have that resistance weight), then you should be on the right track. Using a pedometer (you should be walking 10,000 steps per day) and registering with a calorie counting website will be the two best things you can do for yourself in this process. You don't need any fancy food or equipment, just two legs to walk on and a little bit of education on nutrition. Remember to reward yourself when you reach certain goals (i.e. a new pair of earrings for the first 10 pounds lost) and try to shake things up in your routine when you hit a plateau.

Feel free to message me anytime for more info, and more importantly, GOOD LUCK.

Take it from someone who is constantly trying to knock off that irritating fifteen pounds, I know it can be hard when you have no motivation to change and no support. But my boyfriend, who has never been fat but did get a little chubby there for a while, lost almost 40 pounds this year.

First, cut out sodas, tea, etc. Water, baby, water. You'll lose more than you think that way. Then, the snack foods. Don't buy cookies, chips, frozen burritos, hot pockets. If you need a snack, go for Triscuits, granola bars, yogurt. And don't eat out. That's where so many of us get in trouble (it's how I put on thirty pounds in college; McDonald's after the library). Eat healthier foods, like fish and shrimp and chicken, with broccoli and carrots or corn, not potatoes or rice or pasta. No sauces, no butter. Use olive oil if you need to cook with something. And fruit, too. Make sure to eat six or seven small meals a day, with about 1500-2000 calories a day coming in. You could do it easily, trust me.

Then, exercise. Start small. Walk an hour a day, in a park, at a track, somewhere. Don't let yourself say you're too tired one day, or too busy. Do it constantly, everyday, and form a habit of it. When you feel ready, find something else to add to it, something you like. Believe it or not, my cardio is DDR on a high level. It's fun, it gets me moving, and it does burn calories. They even come with work out programs now. So does the Wii. Find a sport you like, such as Tennis.

It's all about finding a plan you like, that you can stick to without feeling as if you're forcing yourself to lose weight. If you like walking, you'll do it. If you like fish, you'll eat it.