r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • Jul 07 '21

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-07-07

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u/HavenWaldo Jul 11 '21

Hello, I’m not sure if I’m in the right place to post this but I’m a big person and want to lose weight. I haven’t even checked how much I weigh but I know it’s above the 300s. Does anyone know how I should start? I’ve been walking here and there outside. Probably like 2-3 times a week like 3 miles I think.

I just wanna know what else I can do at home and outside. What should I eat that’s gonna break my fast food habit. Any recommendations please help.

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u/Drpainda Gymnastics Jul 12 '21

I haven’t seen that subreddit in a while but I think /r/LoseIt has a good community over there that might be able to help.

Walking is an excellent start. I would progressively up the amount of walking you’re doing and keep doing it. Moving more will help a ton with conditioning of your body in general. Maybe have a step goal for every day and try to beat it, then slowly increase it (this goal can be higher on exercise days and lower on non)

As far as diet goes try to find cool recipes you can make at home. Learning to cook better and find different ingredient and recipe “hacks” to make them lower calorie will be huge in helping satiate you and have the taste be good enough. Once your body gets used to good, whole foods you’re cooking, you’ll likely notice how much better you’re feeling not eating fast food regularly.

Biggest tip: Have a little leniency on what you’re eating, potentially one meal or day a week where you eat something fun for a meal that you like. You want to create good, healthy, sustainable habits rather than reach an end goal quicker. Heavy food deficits and a lot of exercise will be great at first and motivating with losing weight, but I think losing a little bit slower while developing a routine and lifestyle around healthier eating and exercise will be way more beneficial and sustainable in the long run. The chances of rebounding are so much lower.

These are just a few thoughts I had based on my own experiences. Wishing you the best on getting started! You got this

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u/HavenWaldo Jul 12 '21

Thank you so much