Whats ur secret?
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I moved last fall and managed to break some habits with a change of scene. For example not buying candy/snacks in my new grocery store and eating at the Kitchen table instead of on the sofa.2
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1. Logging every thing I eat & trying not to exceed 1,400 calories.
Some days I do, but that's okay. Its happening less and less now that I am more conscious of what I am eatting
2. Gym 3 days per week for weight training.
Currently Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Full body workout (approx. 75 min.) Plus 10 min. cardio warm up.
Cardio the other 4 days a week min. at home. I like to put on a show and do intervals on my treadmill. So 45 min.
3. Drinking 3-4 L of water daily.
4. Intermittent fasting. I eat between 2pm-8pm Monday-Friday. On the weekend I do 12-8pm.
5. Only weigh in on Monday morning.
Currently down 17lbs. Started Jan. 6, 2020.
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As the others have said, there really isn't a secret to this, it's pretty boring actually. Set up your profile on MFP, follow the calorie allowance it gives you and try to do more to create extra exercise calories whilst also thinking about trying to meet macros. That's all I've done and I'm 5.5 months in and 72lbs down. Only another 108lbs to go.
To be honest I've tried to stick with eating habits that I'll be able to live with once at maintenance so I want as much for my calories as I can get. The only thing I'd consider that helps is to add loads of water! I drink between 3 and 4 litres a day on average and I know when I haven't drunk enough because my weight loss will slow or I'll gain a little. I weigh every day because I like to see the fluctuations but don't do that if you're likely to stress over it. If it upset me I'd weigh weekly or even monthly. Good luck.7 -
My main secret was to stop believing there were secrets. Obesity is everywhere. If there was an easy cure it would not be a secret it would be major news.
When I was gaining weight I made 8000 mistakes and good decisions 2000 times. To lose weight I need only to make 8000 good decisions and accept that it is okay if I make 2000 mistakes.21 -
The #1 thing I consistently do that's helped me the most is prepping my work lunches on the weekend.
I found that lunch was the hardest meal to find something healthy to eat and I was always most likely to "Fall Off Wagon" if I had to drive and buy lunch somewhere everyday. The Fast Food temptation is too easy when you're starving at lunch and there's nothing else really to eat.
Making my lunches has absolutely helped me reach my daily calories/macro goals by having a great meal ready to eat and I already know and accounted for the calories ahead of time.
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My main secret was to stop believing there were secrets.
Cheers to that. People have been working at this for a long long time and tons of money has been invested in it and yet simply put, there is no miracle answer!
You want it... you get it. You just have to do it the old fashioned way. Put in the work....
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Log calories and eat in a deficit, weigh myself regularly, patience.4
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I practice sugar/flour/alcohol avoidance and log everything. I try to stay under 1400 calories, and I find that without sugar, I’m just not nearly as hungry as I used to be. I love sparkling water and tea. 75 down since June 2019.6
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No secret. Calorie deficit, drink LOTS of water and exercise 5-6. Its what's worked for me. I've gone from 210 to 121. 4 kids.7
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jperdomo79 wrote: »No secret. Calorie deficit, drink LOTS of water and exercise 5-6. Its what's worked for me. I've gone from 210 to 121. 4 kids.
How long did it take?0 -
I lost 80 pounds and 6 dress sizes without a gym membership, a trainer and didn't follow any diet plans. I'm in year 7 of keeping it all off and still going strong. There were no secrets...
- Calorie deficit
- I plan and track my meals
- Light meal prepping on Sundays to save time during the week
- Everyday I move/exercise
- When I was losing I weighed in every Friday morning and took measurements once a month
- Consistency with all of the above
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117 lbs lost
No big secret. Calories in/Calories out. Patience. Dedication. Keep to your limits set on the log. Tenacity. Keep up the work. Don't give up no matter how long you go without losing a single pound....
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I've lost 40 pounds lost from February last year. I've been in maintenance for around 6 months - I'm now around 140 pounds, with a BMI of just over 21.
I was diagnosed with borderline diabetes, hence the diet. It worked - the diabetes is in remission. I am aware that not everyone is a fan of all the steps I took, but they are working for me. The steps were:- Logging calories in and calories out, and being at or below target pretty much every day
- Going teetotal. I find if I drink, one pint leads to another and then I'll eat a kebab. So hitting target calories was hard with drinking
- Exercising a lot. I average 18,000 steps a day at the moment; and I also go hiking, swimming, climbing and lift weights.
- Avoiding processed sugar and cleaning up my diet. I have a sweet tooth, so if I eat 1 doughnut, a second is likely to follow. So I abstain rather than moderate.
- I weight daily, and use the Libra app to track the trend. This stops me getting hung up on any individual result.
The key one of these, of course, is hitting target calories. The other ones are steps which (for me) make it easier to achieve that main goal.5 -
I've lost 40 pounds lost from February last year. I've been in maintenance for around 6 months - I'm now around 140 pounds, with a BMI of just over 21.
I was diagnosed with borderline diabetes, hence the diet. It worked - the diabetes is in remission. I am aware that not everyone is a fan of all the steps I took, but they are working for me. The steps were:- Logging calories in and calories out, and being at or below target pretty much every day
- Going teetotal. I find if I drink, one pint leads to another and then I'll eat a kebab. So hitting target calories was hard with drinking
- Exercising a lot. I average 18,000 steps a day at the moment; and I also go hiking, swimming, climbing and lift weights.
- Avoiding processed sugar and cleaning up my diet. I have a sweet tooth, so if I eat 1 doughnut, a second is likely to follow. So I abstain rather than moderate.
- I weight daily, and use the Libra app to track the trend. This stops me getting hung up on any individual result.
The key one of these, of course, is hitting target calories. The other ones are steps which (for me) make it easier to achieve that main goal.
WOW!!! That's awesome!!!
I'm not even hitting 5000 yet, and it's taken me 2 months of evening walking to get there. In my defense, I'm 68, blew out 5 discs 2 years ago, and had 3 spinal surgeries last year. For the 1st month, every step was agony due to sciatic nerve impingement, but that's getting better now.
My biggest problem is how long it takes to walk 5000 or more steps, and for me, running is no longer an option.6 -
Siberian2590 wrote: »WOW!!! That's awesome!!!
I'm not even hitting 5000 yet, and it's taken me 2 months of evening walking to get there. In my defense, I'm 68, blew out 5 discs 2 years ago, and had 3 spinal surgeries last year. For the 1st month, every step was agony due to sciatic nerve impingement, but that's getting better now.
My biggest problem is how long it takes to walk 5000 or more steps, and for me, running is no longer an option.
Well done staying active. My Dad broke his back a few years ago. He is becoming reasonably active again, but it's definitely not been easy.
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@SoHowLongIsThisGonnaTake .... my journey started Dec 2012 and ended May 2013.....approx....5 months of exercising 5-6 times a week for (60 min), counting calories on (MFP) 1300-1500...I'm 5'4 and a quarter and drinking 8 bottles of 16.9 oz.of water. I hope that helps.1
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My secret is setting priorities and sticking mostly to behaviors that align with them.
I simply want health and fitness - with all it's pros and cons (feeling energetic, looking good = pro, doing consistent physical work, having to exercise self-control with food intake = con) MORE than I want the alternative (eating dessert as primary food source, sitting on my butt all day = pro, feeling sluggish, looking weak and run down = con,.)
Whenever I think about it, I just feel like the pros of the former far outweigh the pros of the latter. And the cons of being fit and healthy aren't even that bad; after awhile they even start to feel like pros, too. The cons of "Unfit and Unhealthy Me" are never going to be good. So "Fit and Healthy Me" easily wins.
But that's just me. Not everyone is going to have the same priorities, and that's OK. Just figure out what's more important, analyze whether it's worth it to you, and then work towards it. This isn't a quick fix. It's a long term commitment.
It's all mindset. Do I really want it, or not? So that's my secret. That's what keeps me in the game*.
*Maintaining at goal since 2011.2 -
Patience3
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Zero carb OMAD (one meal a day) and weight training. Muscle is the most metabolically active tissue in the body so the more muscle you have, the more you get to eat No calorie deficit since I'm maintaining1
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Sylphadora wrote: »Zero carb OMAD (one meal a day) and weight training. Muscle is the most metabolically active tissue in the body so the more muscle you have, the more you get to eat No calorie deficit since I'm maintaining
On a zero carb diet, what do you typically eat?0
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