What's the biggest small change you've made?

NadNight

Weight or fitness goals are the result of small changes and efforts made daily. What small change did you make that had a huge impact?

For me I cut out sugar from my tea, reducing my daily sugar intake by around 10 teaspoons (at least 5 cups a day, 2 sugars each) which I think helped massively!

Steff46

I stopped adding sugar to my coffee. I'm only three days into it but I'm hoping to feel better. I was abusing the sugar with at least two sweet coffees a day.

quiksylver296

I bought a food scale.

UltraVegAthlete

Eating breakfast later in the day, so I end up only eating 2 meals a day.

Lisa8823168

Upgraded butter and oils as well as salt to options with a lot more beneficial nutrients. (Ghee butter and MCT Oil and Pink Himalayan Salt) If I am going to have them...let them have some benefits.

steveko89

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I bought a food scale.

^best $9 I've spent

others receiving votes:
- switched from heart rate monitor to TDEE spreadsheet for account for activity/exercise in July (down ~7lbs, doesn't sound like much but I'm just trying to lose vanity weight/get lean, that's almost a 4% total body weight loss)
- make a point to minimize the number of small bills/change I have on me to keep from hitting up the vending machine
- switched from evening to morning workouts, I know it's not for everyone but it helps me stay more consistent and fewer things get in the way early in the morning.

KelGen02

Logging my calories daily as well as eliminating white flour and added sugars as much as possible.

ojules9

First think was NO fast food and no excuses. Pre-make meals on weekends for those long day don't wanna cook nights.
Didn't realize how much money I was going to save too! Added bonus!

AmNestor

drinking 3 litres of water a day! sounds like a given, but really try and do it!

SanaAnum

I really dont eliminate any food group.
That is the best part.

OHammykins

I started tracking what I was eating properly. Really made me think about what I was eating and the value I was getting from my food.

jvcjim

using my food scale and tracking what i eat. made all the difference down 189lbs, 132lbs of them were since i started using mfp daily in september 2016!

sardelsa

Stopped feeling guilty and trying to be perfect .. after letting go and going with the flow it all became easier to stick to

Good_Morning_Glory

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I bought a food scale.

Me too. High five!!

JetJaguar

Swapping regular Coke for Coke Zero. That's hundreds of calories a day right there.

emcclure013

I stopped buying lunch at my work cafeteria and started bringing my own. Before, I was easily eating 1000 calories for lunch. Now I'm pretty regimented under 400 every day.

acorsaut89

I have dealt with binge eating/emotional eating for years, so about 4 years ago I started meal prepping on Sundays for the whole week. I am single so I don't need to worry about anyone else in the house eating my pre-made meals.

I also am a home owner on a single income so meal prepping/meal planning was a double bonus: I save a whole lot of money and I stop eating out. Lunch will easily cost me $10/day and when I only spend $50 - $60/week on groceries for 3 meals per day + 2 snacks that's a huge additional cost to me.

Eating home made meals has really helped me. Sometimes the emotional eating wins, like when I'm on my way home from a really hard day . . . even though I work from home most of the time, I am in the office like once or twice a week and when I have those hard days it's rough to want to eat a nutritionally sound meal when chicken nuggets, fries or burritos are calling my name. I have found home-made alternatives - like making my own burrito sauce and making burrito bowls at home - to give me those trigger foods with less calories and more nutrition. The biggest small change I've ever made was to prep my meals for the whole week on Sundays. 3 hours, approximately, once a week has made such a huge difference.

nowine4me

Learned portion sizes. Like ONE pop tart is a serving.

JaimeLaRae

Cut out the majority of white carbs (with an indulgence here and there), upped my veggie intake. Down 16 pounds since August.

snowyne

Perfect timing for this question! All I did was quit adding half & half to my coffee and I dropped 3 stubborn lbs. in 2 weeks. I made no other change to my diet or exercise. I typically drink 3-4 cups a day and I figure that was easily adding up to at least an extra 100 calories a day. So I figured I could either save the 700 calories a week or run an extra 7 miles. Hmmm....black coffee it is!

callriter

Started reading labels and made a conscious decision to raise fiber count.

LivingtheLeanDream

Watching portion sizes in general and stopping eating when I'm feeling satisfied rather than full.

Lpaul50

I cut off on Breads, cookies, chips, bars, cakes, donuts, candies, heavy pastas, white flour and all fast foods and fried foods. Iam down 35 pounds since Sept 11,2017.

Angieve1

I used to eat alot of Spaghtti so I changed it for Spaghetti squash. I found it taste so much better and barelly any calories. Since november 2017 I lost 21lbs.

laurenebargar

I stopped buying family sized packs of desserts (cupcakes, a whole cake) for a two person family. I still buy desserts but just one cupcake or a slice of cake instead.

I stopped buying soda and havent had any since last march because of this.

ms1allie88

Stopped ordering take out, maybe do it once every two weeks now and make much healthier choices. Another big one was no drinking during the week, I used to have wine almost every night.

DebLaBounty

I stopped making excuses!

cwolfman13

Doing some exercise most days, even if it's just 30 minutes.

Xiaolongbao

DebLaBounty wrote: »

I stopped making excuses!

My favorite inspirational quote is "You can have results or excuses - you choose."

dramaqueen45

Drinking water all day long.

pmaia

I drive with my pocketbook in my trunk, so when I have a feeling about going to Dunkin donuts or fast food..it is too much work. I can't go through the drive through