Well, I'm determined to lose some weight and get my body a bit healthier, but I have no idea how to start.
I'm a 22 year old girl. I'm 5 feet 8 inches, and 280 pounds. Until about a year ago, I never had problems with my weight. Then I ended up needing some medications, and almost every single one I've been on has caused significant weight gain. The worst was Depakote, which had me gaining 40 pounds in less than a month. I'm off of that now, and am currently on Seroquel, which is causing a bit of weight gain as well. All together, I've gained 130 pounds in the last year to year and a half, with no changes to my diet (except for cutting out soda and sweets). I have had issues with exercise, when I was on the Depakote I was too weak to get out of bed by myself for example so obviously I wasn't exercising then, but since I've been on other things my activity level has been pretty much the same as usual as well.
I want to eventually get to a healthy body weight. No matter how well I eat or exercise, the medication I am taking will be making the results harder to get, I understand that. So, taking that into account, I don't care how long it takes to lose the weight, so long as I am consistently making some progress. I'm not looking for a miracle diet or exercise.
Basically, I'm looking for advice on formulating a diet that is sustainable for years to come and takes into account what my body needs and doesn't need to function long term as well as short term (I don't want anything that cuts out something important to my body, like no-carb diets do), and an exercise routine that does the same. I know that's a big order, any help would be great.
I'm a 22 year old girl. I'm 5 feet 8 inches, and 280 pounds. Until about a year ago, I never had problems with my weight. Then I ended up needing some medications, and almost every single one I've been on has caused significant weight gain. The worst was Depakote, which had me gaining 40 pounds in less than a month. I'm off of that now, and am currently on Seroquel, which is causing a bit of weight gain as well. All together, I've gained 130 pounds in the last year to year and a half, with no changes to my diet (except for cutting out soda and sweets). I have had issues with exercise, when I was on the Depakote I was too weak to get out of bed by myself for example so obviously I wasn't exercising then, but since I've been on other things my activity level has been pretty much the same as usual as well.
I want to eventually get to a healthy body weight. No matter how well I eat or exercise, the medication I am taking will be making the results harder to get, I understand that. So, taking that into account, I don't care how long it takes to lose the weight, so long as I am consistently making some progress. I'm not looking for a miracle diet or exercise.
Basically, I'm looking for advice on formulating a diet that is sustainable for years to come and takes into account what my body needs and doesn't need to function long term as well as short term (I don't want anything that cuts out something important to my body, like no-carb diets do), and an exercise routine that does the same. I know that's a big order, any help would be great.
