Does anyone have any tips/strategies for weight loss. I started exercising again for the first time in a year recently. I’m at home for the minute but might go to the gym when they reopen in my area. I’ve improved my eating but I still wouldn’t call my eating ‘good’.
Want to feel healthy ya know haha
Like everyone here has said, it's calories in, calories out. You want to be in a caloric DEFICIT. To do this, eat a little less/healthier (i.e, eat a well balanced diet of protein, carbs and healthy fats), and also exercise to build muscle. GET A BATHROOM SCALE, if you don't have one already. Track your weight every week. If you're not losing weight/making progress, eat a little less, or do more cardio. If you're losing too much weight too quickly, eat a little more, or do less cardio. Cut out sugar to the best of your ability, if you have a sugar tooth. For weight loss, I think the healthy amount is about 1% of your bodyfat should be lost per week, but I could be wrong. For example, if you weigh 170 lbs, and you are 25% bodyfat, that's 42.5 lbs of fat, so you should try to lose around 0.4-0.5 lbs a week. Food wise, just be sure to get your fruits and veggies, and don't try to abandon carbs and fats from like meats, oils, and nuts and such because you still need those. Hope this helps. Good luck comrade!