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Living the Lifestyle 8/17/16
Rachel0778
Posts: 1,701 Member
Everyone says it, but just how do you do it? How do you take the guidelines of the WW program and turn them into a lifestyle you can live every day...from now on? That is what we are here to explore. Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion. Newbie? Join in! Veteran? Join in! Your thoughts may be just what someone else needs to hear.
Monday -- GadgetGirlIL (Regina)
Tuesday -- goldenfrisbee (Chris)
Wednesday -- Rachel0778 (Rachel)
Thursday -- misterhub (Greg)
Friday -- Jbrack381us (Joe)
Topic: What routines have you put in place that you feel have helped the most with weight loss/weight maintenance?
Monday -- GadgetGirlIL (Regina)
Tuesday -- goldenfrisbee (Chris)
Wednesday -- Rachel0778 (Rachel)
Thursday -- misterhub (Greg)
Friday -- Jbrack381us (Joe)
Topic: What routines have you put in place that you feel have helped the most with weight loss/weight maintenance?
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My boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practices make sure that I get plenty of activity. It's hard to skip because then I'm being a bad team member (and wasting money). Plus when I exercise, it seems to be a catalyst for eating healthier.0
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I have maintained for quite a while. I tend to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch, almost every day, so no thought or planning is required. I also go for a long, fast walk almost every morning.0
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Walking. Definitely walking. My weight, coupled with the results of some previous athletic injuries, have limited some of my movement. But, walking is leading me back to a path where I can, hopefully, participate in some more demanding activities. Burning calories is a nice side effect.0
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Eating less.1
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I've always exercised and eaten healthy foods, even at my highest weight. My problem is binge eating - I can pack away an enormous amount of calories in a short time and sometimes my binges go on for weeks. If "not binging" can be considered a routine, this has been the most important thing for me, getting a handle on binging. The longer I go without one or the shorter I can make it if I am having a problem, the better I do at weight loss and maintenance of any lost pounds.0
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Definitely tracking. This time around instead of using the Simply Filling technique I'm counting everything on the MFP app and finding that it is not burdensome. I really like being able to eat any type of food I want and I always know if I'm on target for the day. If feels pretty good to be able to have an ice cream sandwich at the end of the day and know that I"m still on track.0
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Weighing & measuring my food. I haven't counted a point in years. But I still weigh and measure when at home. Guess I intuit how much a serving should be in advance and go from there.
My off switch when eating is not well developed. Even after all this time.0 -
Running, lifting, biking. Staying on an activity plan has helped the most.
Question for another day: do I over rely on doing more and under rely on eating less? (Spoiler alert: the answer is yes).
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I weigh, measure and track as much as possible. When I do not do this everything falls apart It is just what I need to stay focused.0
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Yeah walking, biking, eating same breakfast,lunch daily plus also weighing daily. I don't rely on moving more to "offset" eating more but I am sure it doesn't hurt either.0
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Yeah my DW brought home a humongous bag of leftover Doritos from the beach which my daughter had purchased for her son and friend. She didn't want to bring them home as the son didn't like the flavor. Uh we didn't need them either.
I ate too many the night I got home from the beach with the bag in my purview. Bag got tossed next day. My DW is not so much a trigger eater of chips etc. We had no "need" for them either.0 -
Weighing daily and recording what I eat.0
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Daily weight for me too! It helps me see the true story!
And weighing and measuring my food. Even when I'm not tracking (and I am right now, for the last 5 weeks today, Go Me!!!), I still tend to weigh and measure food. It really is a habit!0 -
I still track everyday and measure/weigh many of my foods. It's become a habit and I do it without much effort or thought. I am in my 4th year of maintenance but currently slowly trying to lose about 5 more pounds but I never really changed much once I hit goal.0
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Almost too many to list. I will list my top five Lifestyle changes:
1 portion control
2. No mindless snacking
3. Exercise regularly 4X a week
4. No fast food
5. Eating HEALTHY0 -
Tracking, tracking and tracking!0
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Tracking. Working on the exercise part.0
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Making dinner at home instead of ordering in or going out a lot has been a big help. That also allows for having left-overs for lunch, and therefore not having a heavy lunch every day!0
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Being active and tracking. I tend to make better decisions0
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I always eat healthy and in reasonable amounts before 5pm-ish. I generally have a high level of activity, also. problem areas are eating/drinking too much in the evenings, particularly when coupled with a decreased activity level.
I know that sounds all common sense, but it's the flexibility of my routine that allows me to maintain it... until I don't.1 -
Eating a lot of the same foods during the day and tracking them. DW cooking healthy meals also a huge help.0
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* Staying focused
* GOAD
* Tracking
These three things have been successful strategies so far. Oh yeah, add being realistic to the list. I will not claim that ' I've got this ', probably ever.
It's a little strange to me that I got as fat as I did before deciding that was enough and then like a switch flipping, I just decided I was as committed to getting part of my life back as I had been to eating and drinking as much as I previously did. Maybe it's like smokers or drinkers quitting cold turkey but of course with food, that's not possible. I continue to stay focused on the objective which is now to keep the weight off. One day at a time is the best I can do, but I've come to realize it's really all I have to do. One day after another and I can be successful.
GOAD has been where so much of my weight loss reality has been learned and it started the day I joined WW. I spent a couple / few hours getting my head on straight following the link to the other GOADie site, and reading old GOAD threads. From there, I realized so much of this was going to be about adjusting my brain, maybe more important than adjusting my eating (though that would obviously follow). With the help of GOAD, I realized the importance of noting and adjusting behaviors. This is a concept I continue to use today.
Even though I live out in the sticks with a slow internet connection, the phone tracker works. That has really helped provide the structure for me to know my limits on food intake. I accept the tradeoff that for the little bit of inconvenience it costs, I got to achieve the weight I wanted and now I get to keep it off--at least for today. I know a lot of people lost a lot of weight tracking with paper or even not tracking at all, but for me the modern day version has provides the guardrails I need on a daily basis.1 -
Guard rails- I like that. Never thought about tracking with this thought in mind. Just a simple, glamour less tool to keep you on the road.0
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goldenfrisbee wrote: »Guard rails- I like that. Never thought about tracking with this thought in mind. Just a simple, glamour less tool to keep you on the road.
Absolutely. And for me, it does Chris.0
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