What works for you?

ohmijord
ohmijord Posts: 25 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
That is the question! What works for you? What have you done and seen the pounds drop off?

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Just vigilantly weigh, measure and log my food, and the weight started falling off. Simples :smiley:
    Until I joined MFP nothing worked!
  • shaleeny88
    shaleeny88 Posts: 29
    Wearing ankle weights around the house ( if you're not shy also wear them around town). Even when watching tv on the sofa, just lift your legs up and down slowly whilst sitting down and you'll also tone your legs.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    Eat in a deficit. (At first I did this on Weight Watchers. Now I do it here.)
    These have helped with my body composition (and given me more calories to eat): lift weights and run and hike.
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    Tracking every single nibble. Exercising allowed me to eat more, but it was being honest and tracking everything that got the pounds off. I just need to get my head back in the game and work harder at keeping it off now
  • internaldialogue
    internaldialogue Posts: 1
    Just counting calories. Pretty straight forward, honestly. I count everything that passes through my lips and make sure I'm running a deficit; Even if it's just a slight one, I'll lose, and that's enough for me.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Eat less, move more. Weigh and measure everything and be patient.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Precise and obsessive weighing and measuring.

    Finding a liking for exercise and training.

    Realizing that in terms of foods nothing is out of bounds, that anything can be made to fit in with my daily calorie and macronutritional goals and that deprivation will ultimately lead to failure.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    Strict logging. Every bite.

    I have a lot more freedom because of it too. The food I'm cooking is delicious and more balanced so I don't feel like I'm missing much. And to have peace of mind knowing if I do want some candy I can have it without guilt.....I'm over calories today but still at a deficit. It's very freeing to know all I have to do is accurately log my food.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    AmazonMayan wrote: »
    Strict logging. Every bite.

    I have a lot more freedom because of it too. The food I'm cooking is delicious and more balanced so I don't feel like I'm missing much. And to have peace of mind knowing if I do want some candy I can have it without guilt.....I'm over calories today but still at a deficit. It's very freeing to know all I have to do is accurately log my food.

    I've been wanting to ask this for a while. How can you be over, but still be in a deficit? If I go over my calories then I'm in maintenance

  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    I assume it's over the calories the individual has set themselves.

    Maintenance is 2500
    You set yourself 2000 for a 500 deficit
    You eat 2200
    You're still in a deficit of 300.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    I have a lot to lose so my deficit is big. Occasionally I'll use up a little of it but still be in deficit. I don't even think I could eat my maintenance calories at this point lol.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Aah ok. My deficit is tiny as I'm down to my last 8lbs. So no room to wiggle for me :disappointed:
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