Name one thing you did that helped you get to you goal..

NewLIFEstyle4ME

Honestly and TRULY humbling myself (DAILY admitting I can/may be wrong about many and even most things I've been taught/trained/indoctrinated/programmed to believe what is "good, true, right" ALL my life is wrong, that the greater majority of everything I've ever been programmed to believe (in/of this world) is true is actually a lie and being trained/taught/programmed to calling "good evil and evil good"--that my ways are NOT His Ways at all, it's not about doing nor being "good " it's about denying myself, taking up my own cross and following Jesus and obeying Him in ALL things, not merely things that appeal of my flesh or selfish nature and that actually "cross" His Way, His True and His Life.

Truly seeking The Only True and Living God DAILY for His Guidance and Direction (via His Word, His Way, His Truth and His Life, Jesus) and then repenting (not merely changing my mind about my entire way of thinking and living but ALSO sincerely being sorry/regretting my wrong way of thinking/living/being/doing, for my sinful way(s), being truly sorry for being "self-righteous", self-centered and just plain selfish AND especially for being "religious" and counting my being "religious as SIN. Meaning trying to live for God (The God of The Bible) WITHOUT God at all, just knowing "about" Him, and "agreeing" with Him and His Way, His Truth and His Life/Jesus is merely being a religious "hearer" and not a doer of The Word at all AND is truly NOT knowing Him personally at all.

Once I did that 198 days ago, (Thru/by The Power of His Holy Spirit, not merely my "will"), BAM! He's now truly having His Way in me and ALL kinds of Most Excellent changes are happening in my entire life...not merely weight-loss (I'm no longer obese, now I'm overweight and half-way to my goal). BUT, also the "underlying/root" issues of my being/living "fat" is being marvelously dismantled, one pound and one thought, one day at a time. Like being unhealthy weight wise for so many years, so being "religious" for so many years is a thing of the past and I'm so GLAD it is! This TRULY is what is helping me to get to my goal!

kpk54

sstout02 wrote: »

What’s one thing, exercise, meal, diet routine you did to get to your goal/s..what did you stop doing?

It has already been mentioned. I stopped quitting.

rainbow198

I stopped drinking calories.

Once I learned how much empty calories I was consuming from liquid calories I cut back, then completely cut them out and saw a lot of benefits...

My skin eventually cleared up. I saved money. I felt better (less headaches, no more caffeine jitters, better sleep, less bloating). Plus I was able to eat more food.

cwolfman13

I was just consistent in hitting my calorie targets...I didn't jump around from plan to plan or this or that...I remained consistent in the process and trusted the process, knowing that it was going to take time.

Ainadan

I stopped beating myself up when I wasn't perfect. I have a huge problem with wanting to do things well or not at all. Same with this. I would want to exercise 5-6 days a week, or not at all. Eat super healthy, or junk food.
Give yourself grace. Don't talk yourself out of doing something because you aren't good at it yet.

lemonjune

learning to cut back on things like condiments and sauces. maybe it's not for everyone, but i can eat plain old skinless chicken breasts with buffalo sauce (0 calories!) 4 or 5 days a week. realizing i didn't need all the oils and sugar-filled sauces and instead finding substitutes really made meal prep easier and it cut out so many empty calories from my daily diet without making food feel like a dry, bland punishment.

gophermatt

Learned to forgive myself for a bad day or bad weekend. It’s different than not being accountable to myself and my goals. Prior efforts ended in discouragement and disappointment. When forgiving myself became a habit, the bad streaks would end with hope and renewed effort.

DebLaBounty

I stopped denying myself my favorite foods.

lorrpb

I stopped eating whatever I wanted whenever i wanted to. I started moving.
I stopped making excuses, even valid ones. I started making new habits.

Oma827

I put myself first. My health does not take a backseat to anything. Social occasions, cruises, business luncheons - I inquire about the options and bring my own food if necessary. Every. Single. Time.

I’m not fixin’ to do this journey more than once!

Going to a friend’s? Ask if I can bring a dish to open a conversation about the menu. My wonderful friends are happy to serve what I eat.

Cruises? Arrange with headwaiter to pre-order the night before. Protein and veg without sauce are no problem. Treadmill is available, which I don’t have at home.

Business luncheons? When RSVPing, request protein and veg with no sauce. Don’t visit the buffet station.

Christmas Eve traditional lasagna? I will be bringing a protein and veg for myself and sharing wonderful time with my family.

** This is a dr.-supervised eating plan, not the usual CICO. I just want to share my approach: “this is what I eat now and I will arrange for it to be available.”

Thank you for this positive and motivating thread!

Magnum_Opus

Being consistent is key. Whatever you can do consistently is the best approach. Over the years I've developed a knowledge around food coupled with healthy eating habits so no matter where I am in any scenario I'm still able to eat according to my goals.

I've also trained my mind to a state where not working out is painful. I'm not obsessed with it by any means, I train 4 times a week however I appreciate the practice/discipline and what it does for my psyche and my body.

It's all about developing habits so anything outside of that is a foreign invader.

girlwithcurls2

Portion control (logging it all) and moving more. I tell myself that driving to the pool is "what I do." Before long, I found myself driving there after work out of habit. Well, dang. As long as I'm here, I might as well work out... Now, if I miss a swim, I feel like I'm behind in my week. But if I do, then hike, walk, run, whatever. Just move more.

c50blvdbabe

Stopped expecting perfection and beating myself up when I didn't "achieve" it. I consciously make decisions about what goes in my mouth.

quiksylver296

Tacklewasher wrote: »

Food scale.

Yep. And honest logging.

quiksylver296

joseejolie wrote: »

sardelsa wrote: »

Lifting weights (in particular following a proper program).. I stopped waffling around doing random exercises

Where did you find your program?

I believe @sardelsa uses the Strong Curves program.

callriter

I'm not at goal yet but have lost 45 pounds. The one thing I think is helping me is that I know tomorrow is another day, so if I go over my calories today, tomorrow is only a night's sleep away.

sneakypackrat

Portion control. Learning to understand when I'm really full from a meal and getting a better grip on emotional eating habits.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

I plateaud hard after losing about 100 lbs, then lost another 80lbs after giving up soda

jacfoote

Logging calories is one of the biggest game changers for me. It’s amazing how much more accountable that makes me. We are also going on a cruise in a year and that has been a huge motivator for me. Finally, heavy lifting and going into the gym with a plan.

ryenday

That the MFP user “portion control” and don’t eliminate tasty treats method was surefire disaster and hangry making fest for me.

Eliminating some high calorie/low nutrition foods allow me to eat portions of foods that can fill up my stomach and stop my hunger. Bread, pizza, ice cream, cake etc will be one serving special occasion only foods from now on.

Short and sedentary older ladies like I am t trying to maintain on <1400 calories might just have to sacrifice a sweet treat for the luxury of eating to satiety. At least that is how it works for me. An extra helping of lean chicken and sweet potato fills me up way more than a desert brownie would.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

ryenday wrote: »

That the MFP user “portion control” and don’t eliminate tasty treats method was surefire disaster and hangry making fest for me.

Eliminating some high calorie/low nutrition foods allow me to eat portions of foods that can fill up my stomach and stop my hunger. Bread, pizza, ice cream, cake etc will be one serving special occasion only foods from now on.

Short and sedentary older ladies like I am t trying to maintain on <1400 calories might just have to sacrifice a sweet treat for the luxury of eating to satiety. At least that is how it works for me. An extra helping of lean chicken and sweet potato fills me up way more than a desert brownie would.

I agree with this, what's the point of losing if you're still going to eat junk...

eastsiderapids

Started using a food scale.

rajeshvvcool

Intermittent fasting. Period.

MyRoadto195

I agree Rajeshvvcool, Intermettent Fasting just works, worked for thousands of years and it working for me. 26 lb down and 74 more to go..

Orphia

Being honest with myself.

That meant logging everything, and logging accurately. This allowed me to eat whatever I felt like, in portions that kept me at my calorie limit, so I felt satisfied and achieved success.

Frater_Nox

I listened to my wife. She was right about everything.

jelleigh

I stopped expecting weight loss to be fast. Once I was okay and even felt successful with one pound a week, it helped me view health and weight loss as a long term process. Before I would feel so discouraged seeing such small progress, or not understanding normal weight fluctuations.

Mewwwww

Overeating. However, if you stop working out and continue to overeat, you can realllly screw yourself LOL.

Forever_Primed

I implemented a daily eating structure to follow so whether I'm tracking or not the structure has a built in way of ensuring I hit my caloric needs. I also scraped being a perfectionist. Not only was it messing with my gains it was causing me to stress over the smallest of things which ultimately had little to no bearing on my overall outcome. Lastly I only track my protein and calories. I shoot for my required protein amount and then I let the carbs & fat fall where there may according to my appetite for the day. I do end up eating a substantial amount of carbs as I lift weights 4 times a week. That said a day of a ridiculous amount of fat consumption is not unheard of for me.

Weight loss is pretty simple if you strip away the garbage attached to it via the media and "fitness professionals". Find what world best for you and roll with that.

callriter

I finally became realistic about weight loss. You cannot lose 10 pounds a week. I am now happy to lose a pound or 2 every two weeks and don't give up if the weight fluctuates or stalls. I've lost almost 50 pounds in a year and am very happy with it even though I have a lot more to lose.