Good diet plan to lose 70 pounds?

I'm 5'3 and as of this morning 193.3 pounds. In the next year I would like to lose 60-70 pounds, and today I started my diet and exercise plan. So far today I ate 1 cup of cooked ham, string beans and potatoes and I think it came to around 250 calories. I also did laps in my pool for about 15 minutes and the other 15 minutes I was walking/speed walking in it. Later I plan on walking until I burn about 400 calories(an hour or so). And tomorrow I plan on doing laps again but for 30 minutes and then going on the stair stepper for 15 minutes, then doing a mix of 50 squats/lunges with 5 pound weights in each hand. Is this a good way to start out? Also how do I lose 15 in a month, and if that's even possible?

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How you are going to lose a lot of weight depends a lot on what you have tried before. People with a lot of weight to lose have often tried many methods and found out they are not helpful to them. And the approach that works for you may no be the same as the one that worked for me. It's possible to lose 15 lbs in a month, and for some people you need to lose weight fast to keep motivated when you have a long way to go. But other people may really enjoy the journey of discovering new recipes and healthier alternatives to eating a high fat, high salt diet, and they choose something like Weight Watchers and stick with it all the way to the end. I know lots of people for whom this worked perfectly. I wish it had worked for me, but maybe it will work for you. It will not produce 15 lbs of weight loss in a month, except maybe the first month. If you have success with diet and exercise methods, some of the best advice can be found on established online communities such as Sparkpeople:http://www.sparkpeople.comIf you find yourself struggling to lose even 1 lb per week with conventional methods, and you keep losing hope, you might consider researching VLCD. I explain how I decided to go down that path in this question:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Alc771qSCmkIbVC60E5xIBzsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20130729105433AA4XixKAs for exercise, as long as you feel comfortable with your activity level, and you're not in pain after your workout, (aren't experiencing severe aching and muscle weakness or limping) then keep it up, but be aware that the heavier you body, the more gentle you should be, and as you lose weight you can add more vigorous exercises or a group sport that is fun to you and keeps you engaged.

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• Eat meat, hunt meat(without weapons) to burn what you gained from meat! Eat the guts eat the heart the best part! Howl, hunt, live,
• Ham is very fatty, stop eating it. Potatoes have a ton of carbs, eat in moderneration. String beans are fine. If you continue eating 250 calories a day, your body will go into starvation mode and will store all the fat and you won't lose weight. Eat more. But congrats on swimming, try jogging also.