Hello My Name is Leticia and I am 24 years old with 2 kids! I am 5'0 150 pounds. I would like to be 105-110 but i have a hard time figuring out what i should be eating! So i am reaching out to you all to help me make a diet plan that will help me lose the weight! Lately i havent been working out much, but i am ready to change everything I just need a little guidance! Thanks so much
Hi Leticia, Welcome
Losing weight is really 80 % diet, a good diet & training routine combined will give u the best results. There really isn't a "one diet fits all" we all react differently to different diets, but it does come down to calories in vs calories out. You first want to start loging all you eat, a good site for this is (Fitday.com) it will break down your total cals, protein. carbs, fats.. this will help u really see how many calories you are really eating now.
Your TDEE based on your stats is Roughly (1,766) so this is what your body requires if you wanted to mantain your current weight, if trying to lose weight u want to aim for 300-500 calories under this, I would start at 300 & add some cardio & weight training, u can start with 20 min cardio like (Power walking, jogging, bicycling, etc) & u can do a simple weight training routine, strength training will help u build muscle & speed up your metabolism, so you'll burn more fat.
As far as what u should be eating, it's hard to generalize, as it depends on your lifestyle & personal taste...
but u want to at least eat a gram of protein per body weight, good sources of lean protein are (turkey, chicken (skinless), lean red meat, fish, eggs)
You want to eat unrefined complex fibrious carbs, like: Brown rice, sweet potato, oatmeal, whole wheat multi grain bread & whole grains) You want to stay away from Refined carbs, they have little nutritional value.
Fibrious carbs are your veggies like: Brocolli, spinach, green beens, asparagus, lettuce, etc.
And you need good sources of fats (Monounsaturated fat & Polyunsaturated fat) Like: Olive oil, avocados, nuts, peanut butter, olives, fatty fish like Salmon & tuna, flaxseed.
And make sure u drink plenty of water....
Hope this helps u

Best of luck to u !