Something about diet / fitness you wish you'd known beforehand?

myheartsabattleground

Intensity, not time!

fr33sia12

That everyone's different and what works for some people may not work for you. And when you've found what works for you don't let negative people deter you from it.

pebble4321

myheartsabattleground wrote: »

Intensity, not time!

Time, not intensity!

I think you're talking about exercise though, whereas I'm talking about making changes to eating and exercise habits.

For me, the key is to accept that this is a long term (ie. life long) process. Not a diet, not a "journey", not a program, not a product.
Just healthy changes that I can stick to forever.

upoffthemat

That there isn't certain foods you have to eat or avoid to lose weight. Eating healthy doesn't have to be expensive, exotic, or intimidating... and you don't HAVE to eat healthy to lose weight. I choose to mostly eat healthy because I feel better when I do and perform better mentally and physically, but eating junk at times isn't incompatible with losing weight. Stop stressing over being perfect about it

Sued0nim

fads, of any type, are ridonculous

it categorically IS down to you if you're overweight or unfit - you are not a victim in your own life, it isn't because of this or that medical condition, it isn't because of this or that life trial, it's because you are not prioritising yourself and putting in the effort consistently

PoundChaser2

That you will never really get a break from dieting/exercising.

kristen6350

That it's how much you eat, not what you eat.

geminiswede

Just how important food scales are. I would've gotten one so much earlier.

Bad days happen, especially if you learned bad habits as a kid and never really knew differently. It is possible to keep these as bumps in the road rather than completely losing the path.

ARGriffy

That my boobs would become non existent!

Chef_Barbell

K.I.S.S!

Machka9

I just wish I had started using a food scale years ago.

cecsav1

That exercising can actually be fun, and I'd be grumpy on days I have to miss my workouts!

myheartsabattleground

pebble4321 wrote: »

myheartsabattleground wrote: »

Intensity, not time!

Time, not intensity!

I think you're talking about exercise though, whereas I'm talking about making changes to eating and exercise habits.

For me, the key is to accept that this is a long term (ie. life long) process. Not a diet, not a "journey", not a program, not a product.
Just healthy changes that I can stick to forever.

Yes, exercise:)

RainaProske

I wish I'd known that when they say it's hard to lose weight when you're older, they lie.

Orphia

That MFP existed a few years before I found out about it.

Gallowmere1984

That doctors are generally just as clueless as any random you could pick out on the street. They're just better at pulling things out of their *kitten* when asked a question that they don't have an answer to.

icemom011

kristen6350 wrote: »

That it's how much you eat, not what you eat.

That. Although i enjoy my clean, organic, home made food. But the real portions sizes were an eyw opener. Also, if i only knew, how easy it was going to be.

DresdenSinn

If your going into bodybuilding the earlier you start the better, it takes a long time to put on quality muscle mass the natural way.

Veryana

Just how bitter people will become when you can do what they have failed doing for years...

Enjcg5

How many calories are actually in stuff that I've been eating for years. Mind boggling.

Francl27

That I'd have to do something I hate (lifting) to have a tiny hope of achieving the look I was aiming for. I always thought it was just about eating less calories...

Didn't realize I would get so much loose skin either. So basically... that you have to be realistic in your expectations.

That it's perfectly ok to aim for health and not a bikini body (still struggling with that one... body image issues).