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Singrgal19
Singrgal19 Posts: 6 Member
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Tell me that calories worked for you! I’m trying to keep this simple & just do calories. I’d love to hear your success stories of just counting calories, no strict diets!

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,687 Member
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    There are a bunch of them. Go look in Success Stories, you'll find plenty.

    Direct link here to the "Most Helpful Posts" there:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300359/most-helpful-posts-success-stories-must-reads#latest

    Some of those are about other things, some people used tricksy diets or something, but lots are just calorie counting.

    It worked for me: I didn't change the range of foods I ate (just portions, proportions, frequencies) to lose weight. I didn't change my exercise routine to lose weight. I just ate fewer calories. In less than a year, I lost from class 1 obese to a healthy weight, have maintained a healthy weight for around 7 years since, after about 3 previous decades of overweight/obesity.

    Still, I think good overall nutrition is important. (I was eating pretty well in that sense while staying fat.) I also think being active is a wonderful, health-promoting, fun, and beneficial thing. (I was very active athletically while staying fat.)

    But calories - calorie balance - is what determines bodyweight. The mechanics are simple, but the practice can be difficult.

    Best wishes.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,504 Member
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    Calorie management worked for me, but alas, I did more than that.

    Calorie management was the reason I lost the weight I wanted to lose. Making sure I ate foods that provided good nutrition helped fuel my body while doing so. Choosing foods that kept me from feeling too hungry helped me to stick with my plan. Being active helped to improve my fitness.

    So maybe the answer is no, but the real answer is HELL YES!
  • JaysFan82
    JaysFan82 Posts: 851 Member
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    I lost 154 pounds this past year and hit my goal a little over 2 weeks ago. I started at 388.6 and am currently at 235.

    Just stuck to the plan, pushed myself in terms of exercise (I'm getting ready for my first 5km race in over 15 years at age 40)

    If you're serious about it and want it bad enough it's possible.
  • FieldHockeyGirl18
    FieldHockeyGirl18 Posts: 12 Member
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    @jaysfan82 awesome 5K’s are so much fun
  • JaysFan82
    JaysFan82 Posts: 851 Member
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    I'm soooooo excited. I'm currently up to 6 mph for 35 minutes on the treadmill so I should be in good shape. It's not until April.2 so I'm hoping break 30 minutes
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 7,761 Member
    edited February 2023
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    My profile pic is my Success Story.

    Four and a half years ago there’s no way I could have gotten my obese self up without a wall for support and a whole lotta doubts.

    It was super simple: Calorie counting and movement.

    Your profile shows you’ve been here five weeks now. Hope you’ll check back in and let us know how it’s going, and how we can support you. (No wall pun intended rd there!)
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,068 Member
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    Counting calories is the only thing that works. And, you said you wanted to keep it simple? Yes and no. It's not really all that easy to count calories in any kind of accurate way, but you can get close enough.

    Guide to counting here on this site: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

    another one: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

    Food scale: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

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