I want to loose weight! Where do I begin? :)

[Anonymous]

I have always been very happy with my body, but I woke up this morning with a new thought: I would be happier if I lost 25 pounds :)

I am 5'8, I weigh around 145-150 (havent measured lately, but to be safe, last time I measured I was 143. I FEEL like I have gained weight since that was about 8 months ago)

I'm 20 years old, if that matters.

This is a picture of how my body LOOKS link that's not me. she's 5'2, and I'm 5'8, so I don't pack as much on my tummy or back and my butt is larger lol. hopefully, you get the picture :)

Anyways, I want to loose weight, but I do not know where to begin! I do not have a timeline, but I would like to have lost all the weight by March of next year (in time for graduation!) I would also like to have lost some weight by Christmas time (because clothes are cheap then haha)

I DO NOT eat pork or cow. I only eat chicken and fish.

I do have access to a gym :)

Help me out! what should I eat? Do you have helpful websites?

Updates

+1 y

I totally forgot to mention my fitness habits lol! I walk to and from school (quickly) every day at least 4 times, each takes 30 minutes. I run with my dog for half an hour every other day, and I work at a retail store as the person in the stock room who puts all the unloaded goods into the store. So I do a lot of walking lol. So far, thanks for the advice! I do not count calories and don't understand it very well. if you can explain this to me, I would appreciate it!

[Belgie]

It's not what you eat, so much as how much you eat.

3000 calories of salad a day, will make you fat. Even though it's salad.

Basically, you want to do some light to moderate exercise, every day. This will increase your metabolic rate, prevent muscle loss, and increase the amount of calories that you'll need to burn every day.

For a girl like you (your age and weight) that's typically around 2000 calories per day.

Get on a diet that allows you to eat 1500 calories a day. That way, you can reasonably expect to lose 1lb of fat every week. 25 weeks from now, you'll have lost the weight you want, and you'll keep it off, because you won't have crash dieted. You'll have built up good eating habits and exercise.

[Asker]

Good point! I buy all of my cheese and turkey slices from the deli.. and the veggies I buy also don't have the calorie information :( where do you think I can find this?

[Belgie]

You can find it online.

Google things like "calories in 1g of cheese" and you'll get some basic figures. It doesn't have to be an exact science.

[Mellinda]

focus on getting healthy, not on losing weight, it will only destroy you, know this from experience. check out livestrong.com they have some cool articles on there.

Basically drink a lot of water, 100% fruit juice every once in a while and cut out pop. Eat vegetables, fruit... you know the basic healthy stuff... stay clear of anything fried and don't forget to eat lean protein (you don't need protein powder or stuff like that) lean fish or meats.

Find a physical activity you enjoy. Expect to see results slowly, don't get impatient and please please please don't focus on your weight, I've seen people make themselves really unhappy that way... good luck! :)

[Asker]

Truth be told, I LOVE my fries and onion rings! ha ha I will cut this out though :)

But that is a good point, I almost pushed myself to develop bulimia when I was younger because I was so obsessed. But I have changed a lot since then, so getting healthy is still a better goal. thanks!

[Mellinda]

calorie counting does work, but I would not recommend it, it's good to had a rough estimate, livestrong.com can give you this information and also tell you how many calories you need, but I would focus on a healthy lifestyle

[Mellinda]

if you have a tendency to bulimia, do NOT count calories

[Asker]

I don't think I would develop bulimia again lol! I just got my braces off and I LOVE my new smile, I also hate throwing up. And I don't have that same family pressure I used to get. I only developed bulimia because everyone was making fun of my weight, which is not the case any more :)

but thanks for the concern!

[sweetyetspicy]

more exercise.. more veggies (seriously it's more about what you eat) less factory food..

keep working on building lean sexy muscle.. also nice butt.. basics? :p

i think you already knows it though...