In your opinion.....

sherbear702

tennisdude2004 wrote: »

"If I quit now, I'll soon be back to where I started. And when I started I so desperately wanted to be where I am now"

Good one

whmscll

For me, it's a change in mindset. It's realizing that I can't eat the way I used to when I was younger (I used to be able to eat pretty much anything I wanted with no significant weight gain.) It's being honest with myself about what is most important (eating vs. being a healthy weight). It's overcoming emotional eating (my big downfall). For me, it's all mental.

Bshmerlie

1. Eat at a deficit.
2. Weigh everything.
3. Don't do anything too extreme with your food choices. Eat what you've always eaten just less of it.
4. Try and really limit how much you eat out.
5. Do an easy exercise routine that you know you can stick to.
6. Be patient. This is not going to happen overnight.
7. Slow down your pace if you begin to struggle.
8. Never stop just keep going. You can lose weight on any diet If you can stick to it, but it has to be one you can stick to.

ninerbuff

idrinkalotofwater wrote: »

When you know you shouldn't eat something - don't

That's vague though. If I had room to eat a donut after meeting macro and micro goals, are you saying I shouldn't eat it?

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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

PaulaWallaDingDong

Don't turn your life upside down to lose weight. The point of losing is to make life easier, not harder.

Kalikel

I focused on getting healthy and the lifestyle changes just fell into place. I shop for healthy foods and prepare them in ways that taste good. I do exercises I enjoy.

I paid attention as I lost weight, so I figured out some things and found what works well for me.

I stick with the basics - eat right and exercise - and finding the right way for me. I enjoy trying new things, but I don't try anything that doesn't fit into my overall plan. If a bunch of other people do it, but I don't think it's for me, I skip it.

We all have to lose our own weight, so we all have to do it our own way. If you keep trying, you'll find the way that works for you!

Most important: Do not give up. Stumble, fall, pick yourself up 1.000 times, but NEVER QUIT.

MondayJune22nd2015

PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »

Don't turn your life upside down to lose weight. The point of losing is to make life easier, not harder.

I agree, I have failed many times because I tried to change my entire lifestyle, in a day. No more, for the 1st 3 months; I am going to just create & tweak healthy recipes. Then I'll spend another 3 finishing with building my home gym. Finally I'll start logging my food consumption & exercise endeavors.

TuffChixRule

Start with small, even tiny changes. Drink one less sugary soda a day, if you drink sugary soda. Say no to that second helping of dessert. You can't go from eating over 2500 calories a day to 1200 and expect to stick with that for more than a few days at best. Even now, 276 days in, I still set my calorie goal to 1970 calories a day, knowing I probably could not eat that much a day but I take comfort in the fact that I could and not feel guilty.

And the number one thing is patience, which is in short supply in most "diet plans." In my opinion, I'm not on a diet, I'm changing my lifestyle for good.

glitzy196

meal plan. meal plan . meal plan.
I log my dinner and snack and coffee in the morning at the same time. and then I see what I have to work with for the rest of the day, that way i never 'run out' of calories. since those are my 3 favorite things..they are my priority, I also find eating the same things (that i like) really help. it also keeps me from just eating everything...or wandering what i'm going to eat. my breakfast is almost always honey nut cherrios. i love them. lunch is usually an uncrustable or a mini pizza (I eat like a toddler) BUT it works for me, i like it...i could never be like now i will eat egg whites and salad. I would rather be fat. seriously. plus i know what to expect from my calories bye keeping my meals the same. Or finding lower calorie alternatives to things you love. like bacon, the pre cooked stuff is 4 slices for 70 calories. so bacon sandwiches find their way on my plate a lot.

Machka9

DeguelloTex wrote: »

Calorie deficit.
Realistic expectations.
Patience.

Yep ... that about sums it up.

andympanda

Don't let bad day's get to you. If and when you slip up for a day and go over, just move on and keep on tracking your calorie deficit.

Mellieanne1019

The most important thing is nutrition. My trainer made a very very great point. There are people who work out all day at the gym and just keep burning and burning calories. If you not properly putting the calories back in your body then you will never get big. Think of it that way

Healthy eating is the most important
Working out helps shape and build muscle to look leaner

So so true "you are what you eat"

Hope that helps

BWBTrish

No life style change

I succeed because i want to succeed. Sounds big headed i know. But i took a decision and i stick to it. I made a promise to myself. And i keep my promises.
Because i told myself that i have no excuse to not lose the excess weight

The tools i use to accomplish this are:

1. My stubborn nature and persistence
2. patience
3. MFP for counting
4. My food scale
5. And a healthy dose of common sense.

47Jacqueline

Replace judgments about the characteristics of food with a behavior that brings you in line with your best wishes for your well being.

tomatoey

Other people have already covered the important stuff, so I'll just give a few concrete suggestions re meals- for *me*, food choices really help keep my calories down. Main thing is - my hunger is basically dealt with as long as I have a good chunk of meat at every meal.

(Vegetarians must manage somehow, but it takes more skill than I've got. Any day I rely *solely* on beans and cheese for protein is a day I'm a) hungry and usually b) over on calories.) I'm trying to cut down a bit on especially red meat, and to supplement that smaller chunk of meat with beans and legumes, but I can't see completely letting it go.

Focus on protein, basically, is my tip.

(Also pasta 's a calorie bomb compared to rice, bread, and especially potatoes (and less filling imo).)

tomatoey

glitzy196 wrote: »

meal plan. meal plan . meal plan.
I log my dinner and snack and coffee in the morning at the same time. and then I see what I have to work with for the rest of the day, that way i never 'run out' of calories. since those are my 3 favorite things..they are my priority, I also find eating the same things (that i like) really help. it also keeps me from just eating everything...or wandering what i'm going to eat. my breakfast is almost always honey nut cherrios. i love them. lunch is usually an uncrustable or a mini pizza (I eat like a toddler) BUT it works for me, i like it...i could never be like now i will eat egg whites and salad. I would rather be fat. seriously. plus i know what to expect from my calories bye keeping my meals the same. Or finding lower calorie alternatives to things you love. like bacon, the pre cooked stuff is 4 slices for 70 calories. so bacon sandwiches find their way on my plate a lot.

This is helping me a lot as I'm having to cut my calories down more than I'd like. I really hate pre-planning but it makes a huge difference.

lorrpb

Consistency.