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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The main thing is to pick a strategy you can live with and actually do, and then not try to do everything all at once.

Start with calorie counting on an app like MyFitnessPal, and figure out what your calorie deficit should be. Then increase steps taken each day. Then maybe add in 2 walks/runs a week. Then maybe add in weights class (can do online) to have 3 workouts a week. Then add in something new the following week or two. If you hit a plateau where you don't lose, reduce calories by 75-100, nothing extreme, so you don't feel deprived.

Look at it like a longterm lifestyle change, and don't try to rush it - you didn't gain all the weight in 3 months, so it will take longer than that to lose it. Shoot for 1 - 1.5 lbs a week. The important part is to un-diet at the end. Once you hit your weight goal, increase your calories 75-100 slowly to see what you can do while maintaining that weight. That way, you don't put back on the weight you have lost, instead you learn what your body needs for that weight. Also, be kind to yourself. You don't have to make every day 'perfect' for this to work. [/quote]

And pick exercise you actually like - if you hate running, dance or bike or whatever. And DO NOT eat back your workout calories. Try to separate working out from dieting, so it's something you do to feel good, vs something you have to do to lose weight. [/quote]

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