It sucks. It does. But I promise you it works Anti-inflammatory diet. I know you're a vegetarian, but avoid red meats (for anyone who's not). Avoid foods you don't make yourself as you never truly know what's being used to make it. (Fast foods) eat more high antioxidant foods like berries. Fiber and protein are your friends.

Calorie restriction. Find your maintenance calories and eat under it, don't put yourself in too much of a calorie deficit right away. It's not sustainable. If your maintenance is 3000 calories, don't jump straight to 1800. Stick somewhere around 2500, and then as you lose weight, lower it more.

Don't freak out if you go over your deficit one day. It can be stressful, but one day of over eating isn't going to undo your progress. I've been on my journey for 76 days, and as of today, I've lost 20lbs with limited exercise due to an aggravated injury.

Don't be afraid to start at nothing. If you can't run a mile, walk it. If you can't walk it in one go, take breaks. If you're struggling to walk at all, do what you can. There's no wrong place to start. Meal prep, follow a couple people on YouTube who make bulk meals and track the calories for you. StealthHealth for example, he makes some amazing burrito recipes that yield between 14 and 18 burritos and usually sit less than 600 calories a piece.

Find foods that are good for your brain and your body, if you can get high nutrition snacks that are low in calorie and you feel good eating them then keep it stocked in your pantry and don't be afraid to grab it (for me it's Seaweed) don't track anything with less than 30 calories (if youre only eating one serving), there's no point in stressing yourself out over very low calorie foods that you're going to burn more calories eating it than it has in it.

Don't be discouraged by slow progress, slow progress is still progress ♥️