Posted by katte

Hi everyone. I’m new here. About four years ago I lost 20 lbs on ww and have gained it plus ten back over the last two years. I have a desk job for about ten hours a day and live about 30 miles from work, so figure 11-12 hours sitting on my butt everyday during the work week. Plus, I travel a lot..so hotel food etc.

I just don’t know where to start. Should I do WW again? I’m 5′11 and weigh 180, female. How many calories should I aim for to loose 1-2 lbs a week. I would like to have this weight off by XMAS as I have a family beach vacation. yikes. Plus, I am the biggest I have ever been and it just doesn’t feel good.

So where do I start? Currently breakfast is a Kashi Granola Bar (180 calories I think, 6 grams of protein). For lunch I usually have a veggie sandwhich or turkey sandwhich from the cafe at work. I try to stay away from the chips and cookies, but its hard to resist. I drink green tea, unsweetened, throughout the day. Seems like around 3-4 I get hungry.

Dinner is a crapshoot. I don’t know what to do here. I tried those super supper places where you make a month of meals, but DH doesn’t like them. I don’t like to cook. We eat out a lot and I think this is the problem. Even ordering off the kids section, its got to be too many calories. I will eat veggies if they taste good…meaning not just heating up a bag of frozen grean beans. I like some fruit, but I just seem to never eat it. So, I know what I eat needs to be changed.

So any advice on how many calories and what I should be eating, specifically. What are some good dinner ideas? The other thing is I have such a sweet tooth - always craving sweets.

What about exercise? How much and what kind. It seems like I wear out so quick.

I want to loose this weight, but I just don’t know how to get started. Any advice?