need 80-100 lbs to lose . is 21 day fix worth it ?!

I'm finally getting serious about getting back to being healthy and being inshape , went to the doctor a few days ago and being 5'2 the scale said I weighed 218 . Over the past year or 2 I've gained close to 100 pounds.

I keep seeing these infomercials for 21 day fix and want to know is it worth the hype ? I don't even know where to start with kick starting my weight loss , some help would be really great

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unknown

21 day fix is just calorie counting. you put the foods in the corresponding colored containers. you will not be "fixed" in 21 days.

unknown

Why not just lose it in a safe steady sustainable way?

unknown

Okay yeah no I don't expect to fixed in 21 days lose a few pounds sure but not expecting a miracle . Well that doesn't seem that great . Does know of any books or websites that can tell me how many calories and what kind of foods and how much of them I should eat to lose weight and fat ?

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999tigger wrote: »

Why not just lose it in a safe steady sustainable way?

I plan to I was just asking about the whole idea of it the food containers and workouts they give if there was anything else to it besides eating right and working out . I just don't know where to start or how to

unknown

Have you entered all your information into MFP? If not, do that and eat the number of calories allotted. No need to over-complicate it with special containers. Log your normal intake for a couple of days then start to reduce a bit to see how you can bring yourself in under your daily calorie goal. Add some kind of exercise - walking's great to start if you're not currently exercising - and you WILL lose weight.
Good luck!
ETA: Also, read this: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

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moya1219 wrote: »

999tigger wrote: »

Why not just lose it in a safe steady sustainable way?

I plan to I was just asking about the whole idea of it the food containers and workouts they give if there was anything else to it besides eating right and working out . I just don't know where to start or how to

you start by signing up for a calorie counting website like myfitnesspal and logging what you eat.

unknown

Read some of the "getting started" forum posts for some good information: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest

unknown

I have 108 lbs to loose so I set up mfp to loose 1.5 lbs a week

At 5 ft 1 and 227 lbs my calories need to be 1390 also my activity level is sedentary

unknown

In a word NO

unknown

I know people who have had success with 21 day fix, but from my perspective it is just a fancy way to enforce portion control. If you want to buy fancy containers then go for it. Can you learn to control your portions without it? Absolutely.

unknown

21 day fix is a good program. The workouts are really great if you can commit to them. The containers are a little goofy but it may help you with portions. The MFP way is more concerned with calories in and calories out while the 21 day is more restrictive.

The idea of planning meals ahead with the containers is really useful to many.

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dramaqueen45 wrote: »

Read some of the "getting started" forum posts for some good information: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest

This is great advice, that post is incredibly informative and pretty much gives you everything you need to know to be successful on MFP, for FREE! I love free personally......

unknown

I'm doing 21 day fix! I've done 4 rounds and have lost 25lbs. I also drink Shakeology! But.... With that said you can do it on your own just weigh and measure everything you eat I also do weight watchers all together I have lost 95lbs.