Best (reasonable) weight loss tip you've used- go!

try2again
try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
An eating cut-off time.
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  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    Get your mind in the right place or you're going to fail. Successful weight loss and maintenance mostly happens in your head. The rest is as easy as calories and math.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Patience
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    herrspoons wrote: »
    Consume fewer calories than you use.
    I think we'll just assume that.
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    try2again wrote: »
    herrspoons wrote: »
    Consume fewer calories than you use.
    I think we'll just assume that.
    Actually, no. A lot of people don't realise that and think they have to eat special 'diet' food in order to lose weight.
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    If I go way over cals and don't burn enough to cover, don't feel defeated and give up - get back on the horse and start again :)
  • ArvinSloane
    ArvinSloane Posts: 80 Member
    Motivation only gets you so far. Make it a habit, and you'll begin to find you don't need as much "motivation" 24/7--it just becomes something you do.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    try2again wrote: »
    herrspoons wrote: »
    Consume fewer calories than you use.
    I think we'll just assume that.
    Actually, no. A lot of people don't realise that and think they have to eat special 'diet' food in order to lose weight.
    Fair enough. More accurately, I will just assume that. :)
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    ArvinSloane wrote: »
    Motivation only gets you so far. Make it a habit, and you'll begin to find you don't need as much "motivation" 24/7--it just becomes something you do.
    Love this. Similarly, I don't think a person necessarily has to be "motivated" to begin a weight loss program if they are willing to start with one small change and stick with it.
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Only make changes you can really see yourself doing forever.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited April 2015
    Intermittent fasting to make sticking to a deficit easier.

    Forge about "forever" - focus on 12 weeks at a time.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Moderate your expectations and actions. (Don't expect to weight every week, don't expect to lose all your weight quickly, don't cut your calories to the bare bottom, don't go from sedentary couch potato to a full out exercising 2 hours a day 7 days a week straight out of the starting gate.)

    Pretty much, inch by inch, row by row.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    Patience, patience, patience.
  • glassgallm
    glassgallm Posts: 276 Member
    Once you've lost the weight, you are not done. It's a lifestyle change and you need to keep logging as long as you want to keep the weight off.
  • greenlizard72
    greenlizard72 Posts: 76 Member
    Don't let excuses or rationalization interrupt my plan for food or exercise.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Eat all the food. Seriously, I was crippled by not knowing what to eat with all the conflicting diets and info. Once I accepted that I could just eat it all and count my calories, it was magic.
  • dwpendar
    dwpendar Posts: 2 Member
    Cutting out soda and not eating after 8pm.
  • JonKinarthy
    JonKinarthy Posts: 44 Member
    Homemade super low-cal soups in big batches. Google "zero point soup" Serious I lost 60 of my 90 pounds because of it.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Count your calories and eat less than you burn. Only advice I seemed to need.
  • benjaminhk
    benjaminhk Posts: 353 Member
    CI/CO.
  • noobletmcnugget
    noobletmcnugget Posts: 518 Member
    Don't get discouraged by fluctuations on the scale.

    (and of course CICO, but that's a given) :blush:
  • sweetteadrinker2
    sweetteadrinker2 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Log in everyday. Even if you had a binge day or one where you barely felt like eating, log everything. Don't give up on logging.
  • rocknlotsofrolls
    rocknlotsofrolls Posts: 418 Member
    Keep your eye on the prize. For me, it's looking HOT in a bikini, fitting back into my clothes, and feeling and looking my best, not to mention cutting down on my risk of diabetes,etc.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    JonKinarthy wrote: »
    Homemade super low-cal soups in big batches. Google "zero point soup" Serious I lost 60 of my 90 pounds because of it.

    Big fan of soup! Would eat it every day if my family wouldn't rebel.
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Patience

    This one is important. You have to be ready mentally.
  • jazzine1
    jazzine1 Posts: 280 Member
    Create a deficit to lose weight, no need to jump or leap through hoops.
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    Start with small goals. For example: make it to the gym 3-4x a week. Lose 10 pounds. Lose enough to fit comfortably in that tight dress. Eat as healthy as you can for a whole week. Lose 2 inches on the belly. No alcohol for a month. Obviously these are just examples, do what works for you. Once you've achieved the small goals make bigger ones!

    Good luck :)
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    Oh here's another: Don't weigh yourself 10 times a day. Don't even weigh once a day. Do it once a week and measure yourself and keep track.
  • dwpendar
    dwpendar Posts: 2 Member
    That is a very good one Jazmin....you'll go nuts.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    jazmin220 wrote: »
    Oh here's another: Don't weigh yourself 10 times a day. Don't even weigh once a day. Do it once a week and measure yourself and keep track.
    Agreed. Notice a couple of commenters mentioned "patience"? Nothing makes me more impatient than jumping on the scale looking for miniscule decreases! I'm encouraged that I actually meant to weigh in this morning for the week... and I forgot! :)
  • Lexicpt
    Lexicpt Posts: 209 Member
    Give yourself small goals instead of focusing on the whole amount you want to lose. This one was most helpful for me because I am easily discouraged.
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