Write just 1 tip which triggered your weight loss.

mtins71

"What was the 1 thing which started your weight loss or helped you in losing weight?"

At age 67 being totally repulsed by weighing 315 pounds, being 5'8" tall, with numerous (on medication) "ailments" and being told pretty directly that unless I corrected my weight and health I wouldn't have much of a future. Lost 145 pounds over about 14 months (315 pounds down to 170 pounds; down 7 men's suit sizes). Working my way to 160 pounds.

I have maintained at 170 pounds now for well over 3 years. Off medications and was just approved for "best of class" life insurance rates.

My "secret"? Balanced nutrition (and nutrition coaching), calorie and portion control, macro management, exercise, self-accountability, learning how to eat healthy AND being introduced to MyFitnessPal!! I am currently at 1745 consecutive days logging and assessing everything I eat and how it impacts my well being.

Sorry . . . this was a long "1 thing" answer.

swimmom_1

mtins71 wrote: »

"What was the 1 thing which started your weight loss or helped you in losing weight?"

At age 67 being totally repulsed by weighing 315 pounds, being 5'8" tall, with numerous (on medication) "ailments" and being told pretty directly that unless I corrected my weight and health I wouldn't have much of a future. Lost 145 pounds over about 14 months (315 pounds down to 170 pounds; down 7 men's suit sizes). Working my way to 160 pounds.

I have maintained at 170 pounds now for well over 3 years. Off medications and was just approved for "best of class" life insurance rates.

My "secret"? Balanced nutrition (and nutrition coaching), calorie and portion control, macro management, exercise, self-accountability, learning how to eat healthy AND being introduced to MyFitnessPal!! I am currently at 1745 consecutive days logging and assessing everything I eat and how it impacts my well being.

Sorry . . . this was a long "1 thing" answer.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Minihaha77

Two Chi for stress relief.

JBU_SCZ

It all started with a growing interest in how sugar works. That was the start at the beginning of this year - with the implementation of a few tips to keep the sugar curve flat, the weight also went down. In the meantime, I question more and more what I eat (not necessarily how much - that's just a side effect). And the best way to optimise behaviour is to put it into figures - and that's where MFP came in.

Melwillbehealthy

Being diagnosed with diabetes. It was a shock. Now, I count calories every day. I look at everything I do for myself in life differently. I am determined to get healthy.

xmusicloverr

Working my job as a dental hygienist and knowing that it will be so much easier on my body if I have some muscle in my arms and back and if my body is smaller

JaysFan82

Started my journey at age 40 weighing 388.6 pounds.

I'm now 217.2


Find an exercise that you enjoy. Don't make working out a chore. I LOVE running. I run 4-5 days a week plus play baseball. I look forward to both each time.

mlrtri

What made me decide to start this time?

Seeing pictures of myself and being horrified. I knew I had some weight to lose but surely I wasn’t THAT big, right? It must be the angle 😟.

What was helpful when I started?

Committing to logging food - the good, the bad, and the ugly - so my data is real. Then using this data to help me decide how to reduce calories and how I need to eat to feel full and maintain energy. This has helped me figure out what works for me. An important part of the data is weighing daily.

Looking at it as “data” and not a hard line calorie restriction has helped. If I went high on my calories one day I didn’t feel defeated. I just knew that if my results weren’t what I wanted that week I could see why. And I usually tried to bump up my activity level or compensate somewhere. But I have loved seeing my weight go down so I naturally try to stay at or under. But it’s not a giant FAIL if I don’t.

Jumping into a “diet” I read about always resulted in me failing, getting frustrated and feeling like I could not lose weight. I will never again put myself through that madness.

cfisherd0406

Had heart palpitations out of nowhere, saw my doctor and realized at the bottom of her notes it says "overweight' and to incorporate walking or aerobics into my daily life, I'm actually very active and I don't "look" overweight but I know I could look and feel so much better! Started doing yoga, mainly because I feel sooo stiff but I actually love it and started to feel more energized and ready for my day.

spacetreemonkey

Change your snacks, and stop eating so many dates! I also made a new account and made sure all the food entries I was logging were accurate.

simlovgin960831

My trigger was counting calories and staying at around 1200 calories a day. The minute I go over that, I start gaining weight so that's my loss and maintenance level. I'm on psychiatric medications so weight loss and maintenance is extremely difficult.

MacLowCarbing

I've lost about 80 lbs over the last year + but it went in stages, I'd drop 10 lbs then stall, then drop 5 then slip off, then start up again a couple months later. On and off a lot, but thankfully not regaining, I drew the line there.

Every time I cut carbs a little more, things got better. Once I adopted high fat/very low carb, and started focusing on my macro balance instead of calories, all the pieces seemed to fall into place.

I'm shedding the weight steadily, off a lot of meds, diabetes is close to being reversed, inflammation is at all-time low, labs are good, cravings/food addictions are more under control than ever, mental health has improved, even menopause symptoms have improved, and working on physical fitness slowly but surely-- I'm doing another round of physical therapy because I have some mobility & health issues with the back & joints.

It's been good overall, I found my sweet spot.

Lullaby2021

CrazyMermaid1 wrote: »

High protein breakfast was a game changer.

Yes it is, once I switch from carb breakfast.To a high protein breakfast. It set the tune for a more successful day.