If you could...

CaityGracie67
CaityGracie67 Posts: 64 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
If you could talk to your younger self before the start of your weight/diet/health journey, what would you say? What advice or knowledge would you give yourself?

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,588 Member
    edited July 2019
    Way to go! Keep up the good work! :)
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    You don't have to be perfect every day. As long as the majority of the time you stay within your calorie allotment, you will make progress.

    Don't get discouraged when your efforts aren't reflected on the scale. You will eventually be the weight you deserve to be, just not necessarily on the day you earned it. :)
  • Phirrgus
    Phirrgus Posts: 1,894 Member
    Listen to that second thought you're having. It just might be worth it.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Trust your first instinct, and never look back.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Learn how to cook.
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    Don't starve yourself it's pointless and not working anyways,don't EVER start drinking alcohol.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Don't change a thing. You will make a few mistakes but you will learn so much from them.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,510 Member
    In addition to "don't marry him" :lol: I'd have to add "start lifting NOW!"
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    Enjoy that size 4, it won’t last forever!
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    You have no idea how strong you are. Find something you love. Do it for you. And love your strong body for what it can do for you. For now. The future makes no promises.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,160 Member
    To my 20-something self: Start calorie counting as soon as there are workable apps, and keep your *&^% weight under control however you can manage. Your life may be 10% less fun in the moment as you turn down the extra ice cream, but it'll be at least 80% better when you're 50+.

    To my pre-adolescent self (1960s): So what if there really aren't many women athletes, and that those who exist are mostly treated as freaks? Don't let the idea that women can't be strong and active limit you; and don't fall into the (then) common belief that you can only be a brain or a jock or various other narrow categories, but that you can't mix and match those to be a better-rounded person. Try stuff, have fun, work hard, surprise yourself!
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    Food is not the problem. Don't make it the solution.
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    That crash diet you're about to start on is bad news. It's going to lead you to orthorexia and cause you all kinds of health problems. Starving yourself is dangerous and unnecessary. Go slow, safe, and smart instead.
  • lgfrie
    lgfrie Posts: 1,449 Member
    "Go easy on yourself if you have a bad off-day; in fact just embrace the madness and enjoy the time-out, but never let an off day turn into two off days, because then they will turn into an off-month and possibly an off-year. Just get back on the damn scale the morning after the food-fest and start logging immediately and all will be OK. Do this one thing and you'll spare yourself 30 years of yo yo dieting. PS If gorge-festing is happening more than once a month, you're pushing the diet too hard or not eating the right foods."
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    I would say

    "Be patient. You're 25yo. Taking it slow over 3 years and being healthy, trim and fit by 28 may seem like a long journey but it's a damn sight better than spending 15 years vainly trying to do it quickly and still being obese in your 40s and having to do it slow anyway.... And buy Bitcoin!!!!!"
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    Don't start "dieting" it will start years of deprivation and misery and an unhealthy relationship with food. It is not an all or nothing deal..in moderation you can enjoy the things you'd like.
  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,772 Member
    You are not ugly and you do not need diet pills or amphetamines! Treat your body like a temple and take care of your health. Count calories and do not starve, it is not the answer. You can achieve your goals if you be honest with yourself and do the right thing.
  • gottswald
    gottswald Posts: 122 Member
    In truth, I probably wouldn't listen to my older self anyways. Part of my issue was always knowing what to do, but there is something that makes one ready for change and I have no idea what causes it.
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    I would not eat so much candy.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Some of these are really inspirational. Thanks, all. A MD gave me advice at 22 that I ignored, and another Dr gave the same advice at 40. I didn't take the advice until I was close to 50, and I wish I had taken it in my 20's. If I didn't listen to my Dr then, would I have listened to older me? Probably not.

    Lift weights. That was the advice. "You may never gain muscle/bone easily, but it will never get easier than it is in your 20's."

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