Hey everyone. new to the forum.
I just wanted to throw some background on myself to you.

I am 19 years old, and weight 260lbs.
When I was 15-17 and in highschool I was 180 and a track runner. I was involved in every sport the school had to offer and was VERY active in life. I jogged EVERY day and evening and I loved it more than anything.

Then I got a job as a programmer, and let myself slip. I stopped running and started eating fast food.
Before long I had gained 80 pounds and lost ALL confidence in myself and life.

I've gained my confidence back through a lot of hard work, but I have not been able to drop any weight.

I am looking for a program that lays out EVERY meal.
Something that says: "Eat this, this and this every day and you will lose weight".
I would start jogging again but my shins can not handle the extra weight and I find myself in lots of pain.

I know I need to make a lifestyle change. I've known it for a long time. The problem is I lack motivation.

I need a program that lays it out in black and white. No points systems, no "trust" programs that give you freedom. I need a STRICT set of things to do and I will do them.

I hope someone can help me out.

Thanks so much for listening! :tu:

I doubt someone is going to make one for you.

What you need to do is do your own research like the rest of us, that is something we can give.
Diets differ from person to person. A certain diet might work for someone but not work for someone else. Same with training.

You can look at John's food logs and start from there... Then as you go, you will see what works for you and what doesnt.

Make adjustments until you have your own personal diet.

If you're looking for something that specific, you might as well go to John's website and just follow the food log's for any day in like the month of August. That is the best thing you are going to get in terms of someone telling you exactly what to do. He details what he eats every hour. Don't follow the food logs in the beginning months as he has stated many times that he was eating too little calories at first. In august he was eating like 2400 calories, which might be good for you to start with.

I was having trouble finding the right foods and I took a lot of examples from John's logs.

However like Jim, said, you really cannot have someone make all the decisions for you. Go to the nutrition section of the Forum and browse and read as much as you can. You will start to carry a list of rules in your head of food to stay away from. But you really have to decide to do it. If you lack motivation, make a list of the goals you want to fulfill, make them specific. Don't just say, I want to be thinner, I want to look better. Pick a date that you want to weigh a certain amount by and then work towards it. Using the strategies you read about here. If you need a place to start, start here
http://www.fatlosstips.com/

The above posts are right on, also, read the South Beach Diet. It's a good way to begin a healthy lifestyle and breaks down nutrition well.

Good luck.

Sorry, I wasn't nessicarily asking for anyone to MAKE me a diet. I was just asking in general if anyone knew of anything.

I'm here to learn like everyone else.

Bradmad get the book "Body For LIfe" by Bill Phillips, it outlines what to eat and what excercises to do, its a great starting point and can be later adjusted to fit yourself after you start to learn more. :tu:
ljwlker

Bradmad,

I know how you feel. It was hard for me to start anything unless I had an exact plan.. and I wanted it tailored to me. So, I kept searching until I found something that worked.

The program I found is called "Forever Fit". I have been on it for 2 weeks, and have went from 205 to 190. Some of that was water, and the rest was fat. I am amazed at what the program has to offer. It has an online health club called the "MVP Health Club" that asks you a few questions, then it creates your eating and exercise program for you.

Anyway, it works great for me. You can check it out at www.monarchhealthsciences.com

Good luck!

Also, look over on Mens Health.com. It's a great site, with another great messageboard that offers great help