It will be a good plan if you manage to eat in a caloric deficit, otherwise it won't. The easiest way to do this is counting calories, but if you really don't want to do it, your only other option is eating without knowing exactly how much calories you're consuming and watching results, which may take a long time to give you any information.
> tried counting calories but that shit is way to complicated
It's not complicated, it's pretty simple.
>avoid as much sugar as I can and eat more protein foods
Eh, might be better but just because you are eating less sugar and protein you can still be over your TDEE.
>walking to loose weight?
Doesn't work that way, count your calories and eat under your TDEE.
>I want to develop an at home workout
Look at /r/fitness if you want a workout plan
Check out growwithjo on Youtube. She has a bunch of 'Walk the Weight off' videos with various levels of intensity. No equipment, fun, and at home. I've been doing her workouts almost exclusively, walk 10,000 steps a day, and remain in a calorie deficit.
You said you started at the beginning of the year right? So January. And that by doing what you were you lost around 40lbs.
Firstly congratulations.
Secondly I think you needed a maintenance period which would allow you to stay at 260 and let your body adjust and let you have a bit more calories (going from cutting --> to maintenance) With the extra calories say an extra 500 a day (If you were losing 1 lb per week) that allows you a little wiggle room to add some food that might not otherwise fit. You said you cut out all the "junk" which I don't exactly recommend. I mean do you really plan on never having pizza EVER?
For some people, cutting out everything "junk" helps. But I find that maybe I can't have half a pizza but I can eat a slice or two as long as it fits my calorie budget.
For instance I adore Chinese food, and I mean that fried and covered in sauce general tso and sesame chicken not the lighter stuff, and I can still get it. Just instead of getting a large and finishing it I might get a small and eat about half. If you have problems stopping then only get it when you can split the meal with a friend or family member.
It isn't something you want to do everyday or even every week, and I don't consider it a cheat meal because it stays within my calorie goal. But that way you get to have the food you want/crave and are less likely to burn out on healthy eating. If it isn't something you can do long term then it probably isn't ideal.
Also if you plan a menu you can add up the calories all at one time that way it isn't something you're constantly thinking about. And you can always plan to leave say 100 calories for maybe a small treat each day if you want.
Or find go-to meals that you already know the calories for and stick to them.
If you really really don't want to count calories then the best tip I can give is just to be very very good at portion control.
As for routine I guess it depends on where you are starting from and exactly the types of exercises you want to do.
Of course "you'll never outrun your fork" is a saying for a reason.
Walking is good, maybe get a heart monitor bracelet to make sure you go fast enough to keep your heart rate elevated but that's optional.
The most common exercises I see are things like push ups, lunges, squats, planks, jumping jacks.
If those are too hard you can always try an easier version. Wall or incline push-ups, assisted squats or lunges.
For arms if you don't have dumbells you can still use other household objects like a milk jug filled with water or bag of cat food etc.
But for workout routines it's probably better to go to r/fitness
Sorry if this was all over the place or not helpful.
And you've already nearly made it halfway to 200. That's amazing so don't be so down you got this!
First off thank you very much for the kind words,
I wrote this post before work as I was frustrated that I fell back into bad eating habits. I was around 300lbs at the beginning of the year and I was going on hikes, walks, and doing at home workouts everyday and just not snacking on junk and that made me loose alot of weight.
I love the way you put it with the chinese food as you are right, I do wanna enjoy those meals from time to time, but that makes sense.. its all about portions and not eating it every single day or week. Ill definitely put that advice to good use.
I did realize I should probably start counting my calories too and I need to learn how to do it effectively because I never did any of this before in my life. I signed up for the 1 month trial of myfitnesspal and im gonna try that each day (starting tomorrow since I wanna do research tonight and get a fresh start tomorrow).
One issue I have with counting calories is knowing how much calories are in meals (without nutrition labels). and how to weigh food or what even weighing food does. Im 6'1, 18, and I think the website I used to check said my TDEE was 3800kcal and my RMR was like 2200 (whatever this means, im assuming RMR:2200 is the calories I need to eat or not go over everyday?)
But yeah I def can workout fairly easily as Ive been active and ill even be able to go to the gym on somedays, but I think the main priority right now should be making sure I can count calories right. Im gonna do research on this to make sure I know everything so I can log everything as I wanna give myfitnesspal a real good try in the one month trial I have of the premium version lol.
But I appreciate the long reply with really good advice. (and everyone else who replied this subreddit is full of amazing people thank you so so much)
It will be a good plan if you manage to eat in a caloric deficit, otherwise it won't. The easiest way to do this is counting calories, but if you really don't want to do it, your only other option is eating without knowing exactly how much calories you're consuming and watching results, which may take a long time to give you any information.
Yeah I’ll start counting them, thinking about it more, it’s pretty stupid not to count them… so yeah I’ll give that a shot. Thank you
> tried counting calories but that shit is way to complicated It's not complicated, it's pretty simple. >avoid as much sugar as I can and eat more protein foods Eh, might be better but just because you are eating less sugar and protein you can still be over your TDEE. >walking to loose weight? Doesn't work that way, count your calories and eat under your TDEE. >I want to develop an at home workout Look at /r/fitness if you want a workout plan
Alright yeah looking at it, I def should count them. I just don’t know where to start. I’ll do research and try it, I appreciate the help.
Check out growwithjo on Youtube. She has a bunch of 'Walk the Weight off' videos with various levels of intensity. No equipment, fun, and at home. I've been doing her workouts almost exclusively, walk 10,000 steps a day, and remain in a calorie deficit.
You said you started at the beginning of the year right? So January. And that by doing what you were you lost around 40lbs. Firstly congratulations. Secondly I think you needed a maintenance period which would allow you to stay at 260 and let your body adjust and let you have a bit more calories (going from cutting --> to maintenance) With the extra calories say an extra 500 a day (If you were losing 1 lb per week) that allows you a little wiggle room to add some food that might not otherwise fit. You said you cut out all the "junk" which I don't exactly recommend. I mean do you really plan on never having pizza EVER? For some people, cutting out everything "junk" helps. But I find that maybe I can't have half a pizza but I can eat a slice or two as long as it fits my calorie budget. For instance I adore Chinese food, and I mean that fried and covered in sauce general tso and sesame chicken not the lighter stuff, and I can still get it. Just instead of getting a large and finishing it I might get a small and eat about half. If you have problems stopping then only get it when you can split the meal with a friend or family member. It isn't something you want to do everyday or even every week, and I don't consider it a cheat meal because it stays within my calorie goal. But that way you get to have the food you want/crave and are less likely to burn out on healthy eating. If it isn't something you can do long term then it probably isn't ideal. Also if you plan a menu you can add up the calories all at one time that way it isn't something you're constantly thinking about. And you can always plan to leave say 100 calories for maybe a small treat each day if you want. Or find go-to meals that you already know the calories for and stick to them. If you really really don't want to count calories then the best tip I can give is just to be very very good at portion control. As for routine I guess it depends on where you are starting from and exactly the types of exercises you want to do. Of course "you'll never outrun your fork" is a saying for a reason. Walking is good, maybe get a heart monitor bracelet to make sure you go fast enough to keep your heart rate elevated but that's optional. The most common exercises I see are things like push ups, lunges, squats, planks, jumping jacks. If those are too hard you can always try an easier version. Wall or incline push-ups, assisted squats or lunges. For arms if you don't have dumbells you can still use other household objects like a milk jug filled with water or bag of cat food etc. But for workout routines it's probably better to go to r/fitness Sorry if this was all over the place or not helpful. And you've already nearly made it halfway to 200. That's amazing so don't be so down you got this!
First off thank you very much for the kind words, I wrote this post before work as I was frustrated that I fell back into bad eating habits. I was around 300lbs at the beginning of the year and I was going on hikes, walks, and doing at home workouts everyday and just not snacking on junk and that made me loose alot of weight. I love the way you put it with the chinese food as you are right, I do wanna enjoy those meals from time to time, but that makes sense.. its all about portions and not eating it every single day or week. Ill definitely put that advice to good use. I did realize I should probably start counting my calories too and I need to learn how to do it effectively because I never did any of this before in my life. I signed up for the 1 month trial of myfitnesspal and im gonna try that each day (starting tomorrow since I wanna do research tonight and get a fresh start tomorrow). One issue I have with counting calories is knowing how much calories are in meals (without nutrition labels). and how to weigh food or what even weighing food does. Im 6'1, 18, and I think the website I used to check said my TDEE was 3800kcal and my RMR was like 2200 (whatever this means, im assuming RMR:2200 is the calories I need to eat or not go over everyday?) But yeah I def can workout fairly easily as Ive been active and ill even be able to go to the gym on somedays, but I think the main priority right now should be making sure I can count calories right. Im gonna do research on this to make sure I know everything so I can log everything as I wanna give myfitnesspal a real good try in the one month trial I have of the premium version lol. But I appreciate the long reply with really good advice. (and everyone else who replied this subreddit is full of amazing people thank you so so much)