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Buffettfan82

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Hello all, I have been searching for a good forum for quite a while now and I believe I have found it here.

I am 26/m around 290 maybe more, it has been a while since I weighed myself. I will get pics up of myself as soon as I can.

my goal is to get some weight off and get ready for my police officer exam coming up. My problem is I do not have a gym membership right now and I am not completly sure what diet to begin on. I have had success in the past when I was younger with atkins but when I tried it again I had alot of trouble staying on it. Weight watchers worked as well but being unemployed I dont really have alot of money to play with for food.

I look forward to responses and getting to know everyone.
 
Welcome to the community.

My first suggestion would be to ditch the rigid diet mentality. You don't need a prepackaged plan such as atkins or weight watchers. For many, they actually cause more frustration than anything else.

For others, they work well.

Your best bet would be to spend some time reading through the sticky threads found at the tops of the various subforums here. Loads of great advice and information about the fundamentals have been compiled there. I'd start with the Words of Wisdom thread found here:

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/topic/11337-words-wisdom.html

Once you understand the basics, you can structure a way of eating that is conducive to your individual preferences and lifestyle. That tends to be the most tolerable and long lasting course of action.

If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask.

Best to you.
 
Hey man Fins up!!!!

Welcome to the site, you certainly came to the right place. there's a lot of good info on here (Steve being one of them). Read a lot and post often. Stay motivated and you will reach that Margaritaville we all look for.

Matt

PS. I'm assuming by the name you are a fan of Jimmy Buffett.
 
YES SIR, Jimmy is my own form of therapy. I have been searching the threds and learning my way around the site. There is def alot of good info around.

Thanks for the posts and replies, hope we can all someday reach that Margaritaville we all search for!
 
Hey glad to see you are still here. Just to say again, Steve is right with his post. Start by reading and developing a plan. Stay motivated!!!!
Not too many parrotheads around here so stick around.

Matt
 
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