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Anonymous
Hey /fit/,

I originally weighed 315 pounds. This was about 6 months ago.

I stopped drinking soda and dropped my weight down to 285. I still don't drink soda but this is where I am now.

I've finally decided to become serious about losing weight. I'm pretty much an idiot when it comes to fitness. I've had a membership to the YMCA that I never use so I thought I could just go and run around, play hoops, etc every day while eating well.

Any protips?
>> Anonymous
Your idea is good. Eat lots of veggies
>> Anonymous
Cut out refined sugars (google them for the whole list of them) and trans fats. Read labels to make sure it doesn't have trans fats. If it says partially hydrogenated -whatever- oil, put it down and walk away.
>> Anonymous
you definitely need to get your body used to exercising before you go all out, in that respect i think doing some less intense shit like jogging or just doing push-ups/sit-ups would work well. Also, start eating right ASAP, but dont be afraid to give yourself a small (NOTE: SMALL) treat once a week or so. Part of the reason people find diets so hard to stick to is that they dont get to eat their favorite foods anymore.

Eventually you'll just become used to your diet and the things you used to crave a ton (soda, mcdonalds, pizza, fried foods in general) won't look all that appetizing anymore, but until then dont be worried about a slice of pizza here and there. They key here is definitely moderation. ALSO: DRINK WATER, lots of it

When you do start to hit the weights (which should be a week or two after you start your routine) stick with free weights, and stay the fuck away from machines. Machines lead to a whole slew of problems that i don't feel like getting into right now. But seriously, stay the fuck away from machines and use free weights
>> Anonymous
i'd suggest reading two books, which are incredibly easy to find, Body for Life, and the South Beach Diet.

the only weak link in the Body for Life book is that it doesn't help you too awful much if you're not a decent cook. lots of talk about what's good and bad, and even a few recipes for good stuff (much more on their website) but it always felt like a lot of it assumed that you already knew how to cook decently.

i followed Body for Life and was surprised when a cardiologist i worked for suggested these books in tandem to patients. i later asked him "why south beach?" and he said, to cover all the bases - you don't want to assume that they know how to cook healthy, especially if they're coming to see a cardiologist for health problems.
>> Anonymous
Yeah..one of my big problems is that I have 0 income and can't cook. While I'm going to school I basically just have to eat what is around the house.