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Welcome to the boards. The most advice I can give you is to make your diet something you can live with for the rest of your life, no quick fixes, no dieting fads ...no nonsense. No one can stick to a carb-free diet for the rest of their life...it's not possible. You probably have a pretty good idea of what kinds of food would be considered healthy...stick to those. Choose whole grain breads & pasta...eat lots of dark green vegetables, and drink TONS of water. Main things to watch for is high sugar content in products, check the ingredients...try to find things that are high in protein. Be careful with salad dressings, gravies, sauces, ketchup etc..a lot of them are either high in sugar or high in fat.
What I do to help keep track of the amount I should be eating is keep a spreadsheet using Excel. I eat 1500 calories a day, so I portion out my foods so they equal that amount. My fat content is never higher than 50g/day...my carbs sit around 220g or so...and my protein around 130g. I drink 3 litres of water everyday too (I have a 1L bottle that I refill throughout the day so I know how much I've drank).
As for workouts...weights and cardio. But most importantly in weight loss is your food..that is #1 thing to work on. You can work out as much as you want and be eating crap..and you won't get results.
Personally, I allow myself to have one "cheat meal" a week...I try to keep the meal around 800 calories or so...so that I am able to feel normal lol. Sometimes we'll have tacos using ground turkey and fat free sour cream along with veggies & salsa...or we have a couple slices of pizza...etc. Don't deprive yourself or you'll never stick with it...chances are you'll give in. Just plan ahead and work the foods into your calories for the day.
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