What's the best piece of advice you would give about successfully getting to your goal weight?

newstart1988

What advice would you give?

canadianlbs

"don't panic".

i'm a douglas adams fan, so.

BurgerLovinBulker

Over everything - macros, vitamins, fancy suppliments, fad diets, exercise routines - the only thing that matters is creating a caloric deficit. The larger the deficit, the more weight loss that will occur.

dragonfly_66

Get your mind right and don't try and go too far too fast. Trying to lead a lifestyle you haven't developed yet is destined to fail. Small steps work wonders! I lost 70 lbs this way without any B.S.!!

Ademann1

Curiousity. I started out by just wondering what would happen if I did some excercise each day and stopped eating till I hurt.

I also had goals, but it was more like "I wonder if this goal will mess with my head or help keep me dedicated?"

Curiousity about different ways of eating instead of my decade-long dogma that low carb is the only way I can lose weight led me to a more sustainable socially-adaptable way of eating I am enjoying right now.

toolzz

Don't try and reinvent the wheel. All you are doing is eating less and possibly moving more. Yes, it's harder for some than others but it's still just food and eating. It doesn't have to be a complicated process.

alcomer

take baby steps, you will be amazed at how small changes to your lifestyle can make a difference. For me, I cut out fried foods, bought an air-fryer. I also cut back to one diet pepsi a day, with lots of water. Move a little more, eat little less! You can do it!

ninerbuff

Just one.........................BE CONSISTENT all the time.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

quiksylver296

Food scale
Calorie deficit
Baby steps

cmriverside

Log your food, your weight, and exercise.

All are important to see in writing. Trends start to appear, and there is no arguing with numbers. Having a written record to look back on becomes really important over time. Lack of discipline was always my problem and it's so easy to fall back to previous patterns.

debisjazz

Make changes that you can maintain long term.
As I have learned in the past , short term extreme changes are not maintained, so make the changes that I can commit to long term to be successful and maintain that success.

rachelleahsmom

Great tips!

Luna3386

Patience.

Consistency.

Use a food scale.

Lying to yourself only hurts yourself.

Machka9

newstart1988 wrote: »

What advice would you give?

Make it a doable habit and stick to it.

jordandills

Be honest with yourself. If you're in a consistent deficit, one night of celebration or a family BBQ won't hurt your goals, but sneaking bites and tastes and estimating portions rather than weighing and measuring properly adds up over time. Even if you're not keeping track, your body is.

laurenebargar

Once you get a handle on logging your calories accurately and moving more, weight loss isnt that hard. Mentally it can be tough and frustrating sometimes, but its a simple process and before MFP I thought losing weight would be something that was terribly hard and I could never do it. Compared to that, counting calories and moving more is easy.

cheryldumais

Find something you can do for life and stick with it. (Don't crash diet)
Move more. Find something you enjoy.
Log what you eat no matter how bad you were.
Remember your body counts calories perfectly so no matter how you fudge the numbers your body isn't fooled.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

Make small changes, one at a time, over time... Don't just think your going to go from McDonald's every day to suddenly being a vegan overnight...

There is a stronger healthier you just out in front, and you have to chase him down if you ever want to become him...

Just the same, there's a weaker, less healthy version of you just behind you... And they're one skipped workout away from catching you...

SafioraLinnea

It is not a race to your goal weight. Slow steady loss is ideal. 1% if your current body weight weekly as a max goal, but 0.5% is a very comfortable rate of loss for me.

Take intentional diet breaks of eating at maintenance - plan them around holidays or celebrations. It won't kill you to take one more week to lose the weight 2-3 times a year. Trust me. The reboot feeling is fantastic.

rosebarnalice

Patience--with both your weight-loss and yourself.

Carnhot

Persistence

ElvenToad

ninerbuff wrote: »

Just one.........................BE CONSISTENT all the time.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

This!

jessiferrrb

once the weight is lost, the game isn't over. maintenance is work too. goal weight feels so good! and can slip away rather quickly.

cwolfman13

Be consistent...be patient...it's a long haul...there is no such thing as quick.

ocnldy

Baby steps. Be patient. It comes off slower than it goes on. And remember you are worth the change and the effort into making a better you

ccrdragon

Be patient, be consistent, be persistent.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

You don't have to be perfect, just pretty damn good!

Jeff Cavalier athlean-x

baylie1114

jordandills wrote: »

Be honest with yourself. If you're in a consistent deficit, one night of celebration or a family BBQ won't hurt your goals, but sneaking bites and tastes and estimating portions rather than weighing and measuring properly adds up over time. Even if you're not keeping track, your body is.

This! Perfectly stated.

2y2k

Lost over 140 lbs. "Consistency is *EVERYTHING*". If you consistently eat well (to lose weight) & exercise (to gain muscle), you WILL see results. It's not a matter of "if", but, rather– "when". Wishing you well!

dramaqueen45

Don't let one meal or one day derail you. Get back on the horse. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

mskimee

It's not gonna happen over night!!

If you have a "good" day on monday, it does not mean you can have a "bad" day on tuesday. Don't undo all your hard work!

Be realistic. Sure, cutting out bread, pasta, processed food etc might seem like the correct approach, but is it really sustainable?

INSTRAGRAM IS NOT YOUR FRIEND!!!! THOSE MODELS WITH THEIR SKINNY TEA AND PILLS ARE GETTING PAID TO PRETEND THEY USE THAT PRODUCT!!!!!!