<human>: Hi, I'm a recent college grad, and in college I went from ~230 - my current 260. I am not fit, but I do love my body. Months of inactivity from my final project left me without stamina. And I want to be [strong] I want to be able to:

- swim a mile (attempting the 0 - 1650 swim program this summer!!)
- run a mile in 15 minutes.
- look into gyms with better equipment and learn to lift?
- lose 30 lbs by the end of the summer, and figure out where to go from there.

History:
4-8 years ago, I didn't want to count calories because I did not want to become obsessed, so I started making sure I was eating when I was hungry. Unfortunately, that turned into only eating enough to get by.

A big eye-opener was when I went out to dinner with some friends, and I must have had so little protein in the weeks before that I got sick trying to digest a burger. After that I started having eggs, fresh fruit, and tea for breakfast, and made sure I got enough protein every day.

2 years ago I started counting calories (which I have done on and off with both LoseIt and MyFitnessPal, settling on the later) and cooking my own meals, keeping processed food to a minimum. I did some small workout programs, with 5lb dumbbells and calisthenics, but nothing that lasted more than a few months.

And I still managed to gain 30 lbs in college. But now I'm done. I have free time. I'm 100x less stressed. I need to exercise. I joined a fantastic pool/gym. I've been going on 1-2 hour walks and gardening. But I still need a program/schedule.

I know nothing is easy, but it always seems like the answer is clearer for everyone else.

Hopefully steady exercise is what I was missing, and this summer will be the combo-breaker.

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<bot>: did 'everything right' for years, still gained weight from stress/lack of exercise. Finally exercising/counting calories again, starting a program soon.