@momofthree020409 Noooo now that you said it I'm triggered noooooo. Going to have to present you with a downvoterino 
What’s the best way to lose a lot of weight
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momofthree020409
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@dojoloach Slight caloric deficit. Don’t crash diet. Easy peasy!
@dojoloach Start counting your Calories. It sucks ass but it helps big time. High protein foods low in fat. Not by any means a sales rep for this but check out built with science on YouTube by Jeremy Ethier. I don’t like any fitness “guru” or “influencer” but this guys program helped me lose close to 10 pounds in about a month and maintain the current weight I’m on. This is with just changing my eating habits and minor home workouts
@newscctv Honestly, with an app counting calories is pretty easy. I use the myfitnesspal app and after a while realized i mostly eat the same things. And if I don't log a meal it gives me a reminder. Pretty much every day I forget to log in my breakfast and while I am eating lunch see the notification and just log my breakfast and lunch at the same time.
@jangja I have MyFitnessPal too. What makes it tough though is the eating out aspect of it. You can weigh your food at home but you can’t when you’re going out to eat. Gotta just assume the weight when you do. It’s a great app though. It helped me realize I was eating a lot of high fat foods with not enough protein and even with low calorie foods I still wasn’t getting enough protein. It helped me switch things up and start looking for cleaner leaner foods and making me plate my meals better with more protein
@jangja That’s another thing it helped me do. I only eat out maybe 1-2x a week for work lunch when I don’t pack anything because of them not having many options of where I eat out from. I try to get healthier lunches from places and since I’m in NYC there a ton to choose from that unfortunately aren’t on the app. But when it comes to those meals I just estimate what I think are my macros for the meal
dinafrancis
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@dojoloach You don't want to go too fast.
Losing 1-2lbs a week is solid progress. I wouldn't want to exceed around 1% of your bodyweight per week else you're really risking muscle loss, and, depending on your TDEE, it could mean you're eating too little to hit your nutritional goals (ie, getting enough protein and fats in and still having some veggies/fruits for micronutrients and fiber)
https://thefitness.wiki/weight-loss-101/
Drinking water instead of drinks with calories is a great start
Losing 1-2lbs a week is solid progress. I wouldn't want to exceed around 1% of your bodyweight per week else you're really risking muscle loss, and, depending on your TDEE, it could mean you're eating too little to hit your nutritional goals (ie, getting enough protein and fats in and still having some veggies/fruits for micronutrients and fiber)
https://thefitness.wiki/weight-loss-101/
Drinking water instead of drinks with calories is a great start
mommajulesberry
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@dojoloach 0.7g/lb protein less calories/more normal activity. 4-8lb/mo is probably reasonable.
@mommajulesberry Someone recommended that I try to eat 200g/Day of clean protein since I'm at 235lbs. He said something like "try to eat your own weight number but in grams" Its super hard to hit that goal. I'm going to the gym 4 days a week to lift weights. Mon/Tue - Thur/Fri. Chest, back, chest, legs. Rest Wed and weekends. I'm 6'1". This is all new to me but what do u think? Does that protein intake seem straight?
mommajulesberry
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@uthoko 1g/lb a nice ideal target. it can help with hunger and will probably build incrementally more muscle than 0.7-0.8/lb. it probably isnt an effect size you will worry about unless you are super dead set on becoming a neurotic semi-optimizer like me and spending 5+ years approaching your maximum drugfree muscular size potential. it is also something that will pale in comparison to half decent programming and sleeping more
hopefullady78
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@dojoloach Use my fitness pal app. Log calories. Be honest. Eat in a deficit and work out.
@dojoloach The best way? A calorie deficit and regular exercise.
biologyrules
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@dojoloach Calorie deficit and getting your steps in.
@dojoloach Different things work for different people and their situations.
You already work out a fair bit, so telling you to try to sneak a few push ups or sits ups in your day is not really the answer. That being said I do advocate slipping in a walk over a drive as much as possible.
You should get almost no calories from beverages, in my experience. Based on your job, your weight and the fact that you work out three times a week I would say it's mostly portion control.
Take a picture of everything you eat and drink then try to add the calories, and try to be honest especially the calories of sauces. It's way higher than you think.
One tip that I think works for almost all, time your last meal so you end up going to bed a tiny bit hungry. Not starving, just a bit peckish. That can save 350-500 calories a night. That's a pound evey 7-10 days alone.
You already work out a fair bit, so telling you to try to sneak a few push ups or sits ups in your day is not really the answer. That being said I do advocate slipping in a walk over a drive as much as possible.
You should get almost no calories from beverages, in my experience. Based on your job, your weight and the fact that you work out three times a week I would say it's mostly portion control.
Take a picture of everything you eat and drink then try to add the calories, and try to be honest especially the calories of sauces. It's way higher than you think.
One tip that I think works for almost all, time your last meal so you end up going to bed a tiny bit hungry. Not starving, just a bit peckish. That can save 350-500 calories a night. That's a pound evey 7-10 days alone.
@dojoloach Use a calorie counting app like Chronometer or MFP. Set for a 200-500 calorie deficit, log everything you eat which is a hassle at first but gets to be pretty easy after just a little bit. Smartwatch that connects to the app helps to account for activity and allow more food is a good idea as well.
wwwhousechurchdirectory
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@dojoloach I think Keto can help some people lose weight fast, but it's really dependent on what you like to eat. If you hate red meat and there's not enough to eat, it gets old really fast. I have done it and had success with it, but as I have gotten older. I just can't do it anymore. I find it's far too restrictive for me to maintain.
I also lost a lot of weight doing cardio and going on a strict diet, low carb (not keto), cutting out unhealthy fats, and not eating past 730 pm.
I also lost a lot of weight doing cardio and going on a strict diet, low carb (not keto), cutting out unhealthy fats, and not eating past 730 pm.