#1 rule for losing weight?

Rje58

Simple answer - harder to execute. Burn more calories than you eat.

notreallychris

WinoGelato wrote: »

nosugar1978 wrote: »

well so it doesn't work but it worked for me I wss 330 now 240 following his plan plus I take jim stopponi supps.....IF works great witb extended fasting....debunk or not it works

It works because you used that approach to create a calorie deficit. It wasn't the IF or the supplements that caused your weight loss, they were tools to help you achieve the calorie deficit which is the ONLY requirement for weight loss.

This!

ETA: For you OP, be honest and accurate with your logging. And make sure you're in a deficit!

apullum

You don't need to avoid bread, pasta, sugar, or any other food.
You don't need to work out at a particular time, or even work out at all.
Meal timing doesn't matter.
Supplements do not cause weight loss.

The only thing that causes weight loss is eating fewer calories than you burn.

Accurately logging everything you eat will help you ensure that you're eating fewer calories than you burn.

WinoGelato

Goal179 wrote: »

All of the above. You have to figure out what works for YOU which may take some experimentation. Start with simple Calories in Calories out (CICO) to get started and then clean your diet up from there. If CICO doesn't work or you find that you are gaining the weight back or having issues with BMR, then you may need to start looking at keto or low carb or sugar free, or paleo....you may need to eat specifically for your hormones or other specialized issue that fits with your body. If you are healthy with no insulin resistance and a good metabolism, you should be fine with focusing on healthy eating and CICO as the #1 place to start.

CICO is a fundamental energy balance - it isn't a diet, a way of eating, or an approach to weight loss. It is overarching to all of the other things you mentioned - keto, low carb, sugar free, paleo, etc - if you lose weight doing any of those, then CICO is effect. Guess what, if you gain weight doing any of those, then CICO is in effect.

93pear93

deficit of calories + workout
no rocket science
no needed any doctors books or whatev

juliet3455

@SydEKat This is my standard cut and paste post for someone new to MFP.

Some links to discussions in the Forums that have been voted/declared as the Most Helpful Posts.
In the Main Forums you will see all the Sub Forums.
In each of the Sub Forums you will see a post near the top labeled Most Helpful Posts - which applies to the Topics in the Forum.

Getting Started
The first 3 in this Forum are must reads in my viewpoint.
The one by sexysteff about Logging Accurately and Picking Food from the database, that even though it is dated since MFP changed the way items are marked as verified - the concepts are still valid so it is a good reference.
Calorie Counting 101 by vismal and Logging Accuracy by sidesteel are also good reads.
also by sidesteel http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Food and Nutrition
General Diet and Weight Loss Help

From the MFP Blogs a few links that might help you start in MFP.

Meal Planning
Healthy Eating Tips
The 11 Most Common Weight-Loss Blunders Dietitians See
17 Weeknight Dinners That Registered Dietitians Actually Cook
Weight Loss 101: What’s Actually Happening Inside You? [Infographic]

This is just a small compilation and may seem rather intimidating - take it in small pieces and slowly apply them into your daily routine until they become a habit.
There is actually a multi - part Blog about Habits that was quite good but I can't find it and have lost the link to it.

missysippy930

For me, #1 rule, consistency staying at, or slightly under my calorie budget, eating less calories than I burn.

ladyhusker39

nosugar1978 wrote: »

check out dr jason fungs obiesty code....

I was wondering when you were going to bring him up...

ladyhusker39

JaydedMiss wrote: »

#1 rule- Just keep trying to take more steps forward than backwards. Rest is just tips but this is how i succeed long term

This might just the best piece of advice I've read on here in a long time. Reminds me that we have a lot of days to do this and no one is particularly important.

And also, Dory "Just keep swimming..."

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Grabber116

I heard a story once about a women that was a 500 calorie/day diet for one month. She lost a considerable amount of weight. When she began to reintroduce food back into her diet she did so by only upping it to 1000 calories / day. She gained five pounds back the first week. The point being where caloric intake is indeed important equally important is assuring that your metabolism doesn't go into starvation mode for long term success.

urloved33

malibu927 wrote: »

Burning more calories than you consume (over the entire day) would be it. It isn't necessary to avoid certain foods save for medical reasons, exercising isn't required (but is great for other reasons), and meal timing is a personal choice.

yep yep yep. and water water water.

malibu927

Grabber116 wrote: »

I heard a story once about a women that was a 500 calorie/day diet for one month. She lost a considerable amount of weight. When she began to reintroduce food back into her diet she did so by only upping it to 1000 calories / day. She gained five pounds back the first week. The point being where caloric intake is indeed important equally important is assuring that your metabolism doesn't go into starvation mode for long term success.

Starvation mode doesn’t exist. The weight gain she likely experienced was due to the increased calories replenishing glycogen stores, thus increasing water weight.

ladyhusker39

Grabber116 wrote: »

I heard a story once about a women that was a 500 calorie/day diet for one month. She lost a considerable amount of weight. When she began to reintroduce food back into her diet she did so by only upping it to 1000 calories / day. She gained five pounds back the first week. The point being where caloric intake is indeed important equally important is assuring that your metabolism doesn't go into starvation mode for long term success.

So are you're suggesting that she gained 5 lbs by eating an additional 3,500 calories in a week? That math is nowhere close to right. Where do you thing the other 4 lbs came from?

Gillibean425

It literally comes down to burning more calories than you take in. Now things like metabolism can effect how you burn calories or salt intake can temporarily lead to more water weight etc., but at the end of the day it comes down to calories in vs calories out.