What Other Factors (Besides Nutrition) Help You Succeed?

steviebooth13

Try some sleepy time tea and go to bed at a reasonable time and do not sleep too late in the day. And keep yourself busy doing the day. Also if none of those things help you can try lavender oil I have a friend who swears by the stuff some people do medication. Also stay off anything electronic one hour before bed. Another never eat a heavy meal before bed. Best of luck to you.

Stevie Booth

akerra27

*Youtube motivational speakers
*Developing everything including exercise, packaging food into a routine
*Sad to say this but I had to become selfish. My focus the last 5 1/2 months has been on me.
*Cut negative people out of my life in 2 seconds without second guessing.
*Ingoring jealous people, comments, judgement about anything I was doing.
*Learned not to rely on anyone but myself (this mainly included workouts alone..gym alone etc)
*When I got in a funk I found a way to get out of it quickly. Stayed positive even when I didnt want to stay positive.
*Rewarded myself with big events I was unable to do at my highest weight. My final one will be skydiving.
*Forced myself in social settings to be positive, happy. I learned after doing this awhile it becomes natural.
*Encouraging others they can do it. This I found also kept me motivated.

crazylibraluv

LCHF
Walking

Koldnomore

I keep it as simple as possible. Eat less and move more. Log everything. No restrictions, no fad diets, pills , cleanses or teas. I eat full fat, full calorie home cooked foods as often as possible and forgive myself when I can't. If I mess up, I move on. Just try to do better every day.

I may not be at my goal, but I'm closer than I was when I started. I have still lost almost 80 lbs from my heaviest and even though I have a ways to go I have to remember how far I have come. When I get discouraged I look at old pictures and remind myself that I KNOW how to do this! Don't sweat the small stuff!

adoette

Exercise. I go walking in the woods and challenge myself to cut down my mile time or walk further than I usually do. I also started going to the gym to lift weights.

I can't get the weightloss rate I want through diet alone, so I have to exercise to supplement my deficit through calorie burning.

Changing my habits slowly, one at a time. Am I perfect? No. But I am better.

Bixbyonline1

I've been on LCHF diet for 20 wks. The weight is slow to come off, but I remain totally committed to the diet. The main reason is the results of my lab test taken at 14 wks. My doctor could not believe them. I think she was more excited than I was. I had been eating lots of saturated fat, very few carbs (under 20 grams a day) and moderate amounts of protein for over 3 months. My cholesterol was at an all time low, except HDL which was an all time high! I was no longer newly diabetic, or even pre-diabetic. My advice is to find a healthy diet and get some blood tests, the best incentive ever. Good luck.

12Sarah2015

Logging food, cutting biscuits and sweet stuff. Exercise, Leslie sansone helped at the beginning, Jessica smith tv and bikini body mommy helping now as well as running outside. Joining mfp challenges.

Annamarie3404

Encouragement from family and friends.

pescetarian_love

Not eating past 7 or 8 pm. Self discipline, balancing eating and working out, if you are plateauing , keep going!

misssmadalyn

I lost 100 pounds by

- replacing soda/pop with water
- replacing extremely unhealthy foods with healthier
- Staying within my calorie goal of 1,700-2,000
- Using exercise as a time to actually have alone time and think
- Finding favorite things to do at the gym. Ex: I started to LOVE running and now I go running everyday just to clear my mind
- Finding 2 or 3 people to tell your weightloss progression to. DO NOT TELL A LOT OF PEOPLE it makes the whole thing feel like you HAVE to do it vs actually wanting to do it.
- Notice your progress and get EXCITED about it.
- Stay a bit more active during your day, so if you usually sit on the couch from 1-2, get up and take a little walk or something
- Be nice to yourself and rewards yourself with material things, not food. After I lost 60 pounds I promised myself a purse, so I saved up while losing weight and after my 60 pounds I got to buy this beautiful purse!!!!
hope this helps!!

Katzedernacht

Not going with the mainstream of CI=CO I still prefer to choose whole , more nutritious food than those that just fit my macros. cool for people who do it! but it's not for me,no sir.
Weight lifting

Jackie_Paper

getting rid of an "all or nothing" mentality that frequently had caused me to fall off the wagon of logging. now i log every day, even if it's not perfect.
...ie my food log contains mcdonalds and pizza but when i lay it out for myself i see where i can balance it with healthier foods and if i go over goal on a day, i dont get mad at myself/life and just give up like i used to. Basically just participating and making an effort has led to losing some fluff so at the end of every day i dont go to bed being exasperated at my fatness. Instead i think "well i actually tried today" almost 50 day streak!

also going on more walks outdoors

vllarson1

Lost 30 pound in 3 months

Eating slooowly
Tracking emotion and stress levels

phyllisann26

Great info!!!

Livematthew25

drycountyguilt wrote: »

Having a wonderful partner at home that goes to the gym with you and helps you make awesome, healthy meals. Support at home is #1.

For some, getting beyond this is key. When I finally stopped relying on other people to motivate or support me, and decided that Jesus and I got this with or without them, is how I stuck with it through the good and bad and lost 85 pounds.

Livematthew25

DanSTL82 wrote: »

My computer wallpaper is a rotation of guys who have the body I am striving to have myself. When I get the craving for ordering a pizza, then I see the six-pack guy on my desktop and think maybe I shouldn't. Google "Ryan Reynolds body" and see the kind of images I'm talking about. Sounds corny but it's good motivation.

When I made it beyond that is when I lost 85 pounds. Fighting for freedom, not a certain look.

humblestumble

At my heaviest, I was probably around 170, but I stopped weighing myself once I was creeping up to 150-160 range. I'm only 5 feet tall. I've come down to 120 now, and just a few months ago I was at 115 (pre wedding.) I'm working to get back to that, and this is how I do it and what works for me.

Keeping a physical journal and having a set plan for every day ahead of time. Having clean workout clothes, and putting together food for the WHOLE next day on the previous night - and sticking to it. I like checking things off my list that I have set for myself.

I also really like having a streak on my fitness pal. I log my food and water here every day throughout the day. I also have a fitbit and seeing the green as often as I can gets me excited. I'm not competitive except for with my own personal best, so I like to see if I can beat that as well.

I also don't like giving myself slack to make excuses. If I don't work out one day, I try to make up for it the next, but I only add 30 min to my workout. If I miss two days, I do NOT stack. I cut myself a little slack and just add 30 min to the next days workout. It's good to be kind to yourself and not beat yourself up for not sticking to a goal 100%. For over a year, I was chanting, to myself, "right now is a fresh start" so that I would not get caught up in "oh well, I ate Burger King, so now I can eat bad all day."

Now, I just always try to choose the healthiest option because it's the healthy thing to do, and I am learning to cook healthy foods in tasty ways. That REALLY helps. Pinterest also helps to find "bad" foods which are made "good"... like healthy chocolate chip cookie dough recipes - stuff that mimics the bad. I limit stuff like that to twice per week, and I allot it in my calories. I also eat every few hours.

I guess I have a lot of things that keep me on track! The best thing to do is just to monitor it - at least for me Monitor and try not to judge! Just adjust!

Anabug81

Having a supportive spouse
Being self motivated
Being the type of person who sets goals and accomplishes them.

rightoncommander

Key for me was finding exercise that I enjoy for its own sake, and not as a means to an end to lose weight. I now exercise vigorously about 5 times more than I used to, and I know that I am in shape.

I needed to track in order to lose, and by tracking I spotted a couple of unhealthy eating habits that I eliminated (snacking after my evening meal and packing too much in my lunchbox), but I doubt I would have kept off 30lbs without the exercise habit that is now just part of my life.

LinCharpentier

Throw out the negative. Let the positive in. Keep telling yourself I can and i will do this.