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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As things open up, if you can afford it, invest in a personal trainer [/quote]

This is one of the great mistakes.  Diet is 98% of weight loss.  Fitness is 2%. Working out burns very few calories. Obviously, it’s great for health and strength, but it’s NOT going to help you lose weight.

Try this - it’s all doable:  No snacking after dinner.  No snacking during the day.  No soda ever.  No chips.  No French fries.  Avoid refined foods.  No deserts.

Here’s where I’ll get criticized - skip breakfast every day.  Just eat lunch and dinner.

Make all this a routine and you should be all good.

Eat good healthy foods!  Fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, eggs, whole grains.[/quote]

Regular, recommended levels of exercise contribute more like 20% of weight loss if someone is eating healthy. [/quote]

[b]Eating less isn’t sufficient especially if you are considerably overweight because your metabolism just slows down accordingly with fewer calories.[/b]

Joining weight watchers is helpful for support and learning things like portion sizes.

If you are trying to start a family, I don’t recommend diets that can’t be followed by everyone.  meal planning is important, a cookbook like this for example can be helpful:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Mediterranean-Cookbook-Vibrant-Kitchen-Tested/dp/1940352649/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=easy+mediterrean+cooking&qid=1591802258&sr=8-4

With physical activity, start small.  Maybe in the morning or evening (when the temperature is cooler) walk around your block.

Small steps and build.

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This is absolutely not true. Weigh is lost through a calorie deficit. Eat less, lose weight. Exercise is great for cardiovascular health and strength training will allows you to lose less muscle mass as you lose weight, but it is not necessary for weight loss.  Your metabolism does not change if you eat fewer calories. As you lose weight your body will require fewer calories, but that is because you don't need as many calories to maintain say 150 lbs as you do to maintain 200 lbs not because eating fewer messed up your metabolism.  [/quote]

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