weight loss help: What can one do when they are considered overweight. - Help.com

I’ve always been a skinny guy, but I’m 24 now and am just starting to gain some weight in my stomach area. I know why: it’s because of my diet and lifestyle. My work always has free high-sugar snacks in the break room, and I’ve basically had no life for the past 4 months, so I haven’t been getting any excercise.

I think if I stop eating sugary foods, stop drinking soda, and exercise at least 3 times a week, then I can reverse this and probably even get into better shape than I was before.

Whatever you are doing now, do more, and keep at it!

Well I know sugar is a major factor in weight gain as well as salt which makes you retain more water weight and then your carbs and starchy foods.
I can’t stand the taste of the fake sugar so I just eat alot less sugar, fruits have natural sugar, that i can deal with. I don’t add salt to my food normally unless it really needs it and then I use sea salt since it’s better for you supposedly and I only use very little. I don’t like really salty foods, nor friend foods, I do have an addiction to egg rolls and barbque chicken chunks from walmart lol but I rarely do indulge. Those are 2 big no no foods.
Exercise has been less lately than it was before due to lifestyle (major) changes but i’m restarting a new plan to work around it. I wish it was just my tummy area though, my arms my thighs my tummy are my worst spots. Another thing I hate… stretchy jeans, like you buy a size 6 and in reality you really wear like an 8 or 10 but since they put the stretch in them you can squeeze into them. I mean I like it because it makes me feel thinner but if i don’t buy jeans with the stretch they dont fit and i’m like but normally i wear size “” and now i have to go up a size sheesh!! Makes things worse.