Just Curious!!

noella01

Hi Guys!
I've recently started incorporating diet into my exercise regimen and I'm a month in now (v late considering when I started exercising) I'm just curious to see what other people have been doing to contribute to their success in weight loss so I can get some fresh ideas

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

Eating at a calorie deficit. It's really all you need.

PixelPuff

Yep, just a caloric deficit. Eat less than you burn. MFP will help you figure out how many calories will suit your needs - I'm going super cut at 1200 calories and exercising. Though I've been having trouble actually HITTING 1200 lately!

RBracken34

Yup. Eat fewer calories than your body uses in a day. Simple as that.

blankiefinder

Use a food scale.

Sued0nim

So your goal is weight loss and until a month ago you weren't focusing on diet?

You know your diet (as in food consumption as in calories) is 90% of the solution to being overweight and that you can't out exercise a bad diet...right? Right?

That said if you have fitness goals too you must eat appropriately to fuel your body

May I ask what your goals are exactly

Merkavar

Kick boxing
Walking
Weights
Eating at calorie deficit

That's about it.
Still sit around on my computer for many hours, still eat "bad" foods in moderation.

terbusha

Train hard with resistance training, HIIT cardio, and flexible dieting. Works every time.

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rabbitjb wrote: »

So your goal is weight loss and until a month ago you weren't focusing on diet?

You know your diet (as in food consumption as in calories) is 90% of the solution to being overweight and that you can't out exercise a bad diet...right? Right?

She's right. 90%, if not more, of weight loss is about diet. Consuming fewer calories than you burn.

That said, I found something that really helps me in this regard: walking. Every morning, for 45-60 minutes, before I have breakfast. When I do this every day, when I am consistent with it, the fat burns off.

belinda_73

lean protein and vegetables every meal, omega oil fish, shrimp. a couple of fruits a day. limit processed foods and simple carbs. it's mostly what you eat. I try to do more calories during the day and cardio in the evening to reduce appetite and eat a smaller dinner. usually I have to do intervals with my calories, like 2 days of 1200 after exercise, then one day of 1500. cuz I get hungry.

noella01

rabbitjb wrote: »

So your goal is weight loss and until a month ago you weren't focusing on diet?

You know your diet (as in food consumption as in calories) is 90% of the solution to being overweight and that you can't out exercise a bad diet...right? Right?

That said if you have fitness goals too you must eat appropriately to fuel your body

May I ask what your goals are exactly

It's not that I completely ignored dieting, I know it's an 80/20 thing. I tried but time and time again I failed so I stopped for a while and now I'm starting back again and this time I plan to keep this going so I was just wondering what others do to keep motivation and how they go about their diet.

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

Edit: Post disappeared. All is right with the world.

WeddedBliss1992

i traded some "trashy" foods for fruit. what i call trashy would be chips, chee-tos, mac&cheese (in excess) cinnamon toast (OMG i can eat my weight in cinnamon toast!)
i have been eating so much fruit and it has made me feel so much better about myself + it has so much fewer calories than the other foods i used to eat, so i can eat more of it! that is just one tip that i am using

noella01

Thank you everyone who replied

ashtonladkins

Being prepared has been really helpful for me. I've always been good at meal planning, but I never really planned for the weekends, but I have been planning more for the weekends and I've been able to lose more consistently.

Also prepping healthy snacks to have throughout the day plays a big role in my success.

My motto has been to do the best I can on the days I can. Some days are really easy and I can stay below my deficit and get my workout in. Other days it just seems more difficult, but I still do my best. I try to avoid binges and using food as a reward.

Good luck!

Need2Exerc1se

Eat less, move more is my plan. I only occasionally "exercise" but this time of year I am pretty active with yard/garden work.