fed up of being a yoyo!

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paulblakeman

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Hello, I am 19yo who weighs 194lbs at 5"8. Before the summer, I was 207;bs, but then lived in France with a family looking after children and got down to 180lbs. Back at Uni now, I have put it back on (too many nights out and takeaways!). I really want to lose this again as my target weight is 170lbs, I was so close before but just let it go! Any help would be appreciaited, and I am here for help, perhaps a weight loss partner, and just to meet people with similar goals :)
 
Hi there!!


It's so easy to put weight on when you're in college, I can certainly relate. It's also hard to resist the peer pressure when everyone around you wants to eat takeout food and go out all the time! Argh, I know that way too well...


Your best bet would be to watch your calories - cook at home if you can, and if you go out, try to either go to restaurants that have calorie values of food listed on the menu (Olive Garden, for example. I think McDonald's does that too?), or get a smartphone app for logging your meals - LoseIt! is a decent one for the iPhone. There are many more too, but most suck
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You can also start a journal online - I did it, and it was a tremendous help for my weight loss!! There are decent free ones you can use, like MyFitDay or LiveStrong. They all have a food database that includes most restaurant foods, so if you want to know how many calories you are about to eat, you can search for that meal and find out.


Also, get into sports. University is perfect for that. I ran track back in my college days - it helped me lose 12 pounds, and also made me a little more popular
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Good luck with everything!
 
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