What are the top 5 things you recomend to do to lose weight?

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  • judyde
    judyde Posts: 401 Member
    Bump for the awesomesauce
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    1. Be consistent.

    2. Get enough sleep.

    3. Don't diet.

    4. Learn how to portion.

    5. Be happy and enjoy life.


    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • eazy_
    eazy_ Posts: 516 Member
    1. Never refer to your weight loss as a "journey".

    2. Measure and account for everything that you put in your mouth.

    3. Adopt a strength training routine that incorporates progressive overload training with heavy lifting to preserve muscle during weight loss.

    4. Don't adopt a nutrition plan that has you eliminating foods because you've been told they're not good for you. Do your research about nutrition and understand that what really matters is the macronutrient breakdown of your total daily intake as well as your fiber, and micronutrient intake.

    5. Eat the foods you love, without going over your calorie goal, make sure you reach your protein, fat, and fiber minimums every day
  • rorae
    rorae Posts: 34 Member
    BUMP
  • Stargrace2
    Stargrace2 Posts: 48 Member
    1. Keep trying.
    2. Weigh and measure everything.
    3. Don't "diet" because when you go back to your 'regular' eating habits, your body will not be pleased. IIFYM
    4. Don't be afraid of talking to everyone in your life (and strangers) about your healthy accomplishments. Over and over. You will be surprised how many others are motivated by what you're doing even if no one says so.
    5. Learn portions.
  • Bernadette60614
    Bernadette60614 Posts: 707 Member
    1> Set your environment up for success. Shop with a list, have the right kitchen tools, keep healthy snacks on hand.

    2. Weigh and measure/know the calories of what you are eating. It is a drag, but is more of a drag to put in effort, become frustrated and then realize that morning latte is actually 400 calories and not 150.

    3. Move. It doesn't have to be a gym. My mother lost 100 lbs using free weights, reducing her calories and marching around her basement for 30 minutes each night.

    4. Accept that it won't be easy. Easy is eating what you want when you want it in however great a quantity you want.

    5. Be kind to yourself. Failure is a step in learning, and there is no such thing as "failure" unless you give up trying.
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    Just three things as far as I'm concerned:

    1. Be honest about what you're eating and how much-- if you can't do that, you aren't ready to start losing weight.

    2. Knock off the fad diets; work on constructing a balanced and nutritious diet rather than just cutting out all the "bad" foods that are so totally bad because er... reasons.

    3. Lift weights and get your cardio in.
  • vikramtag
    vikramtag Posts: 67 Member
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  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
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  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    1. want to lose the weight
    2. be proactive / organized
    3. download MFP app
    4. log the food
    5. get under their TDEE and fit their macros
  • Pamelaniamh
    Pamelaniamh Posts: 611 Member
    Bump for later.
  • red0202
    red0202 Posts: 37 Member
    1) Drink lot of water
    2) Eat within the calorie guidance
    3) walk/workout atleast 30min a day (7 days a week)
    4) Never let the scale overcome you.
    5) patience
  • loveswalking
    loveswalking Posts: 355 Member
    Thanks for all of the great advice here.
  • dvdadie
    dvdadie Posts: 193 Member
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  • susanrechter
    susanrechter Posts: 386 Member
    :smile: eat less
    :blushing: move (your body & your bowels)
    :happy: lift
    :smokin: measure:
    :heart: be grateful
  • YsanneIniss
    YsanneIniss Posts: 9
    Been here since April 2013. Down 20 kg or 44 pounds, my goal is 62kg or 136 pounds. I'm 172cm = 5.7.

    1. Calm down, don't stress. = The most important thing, in my opinion, is the right frame of mind. Freaking out won't get you anywhere. Do your stuff calmly.
    2. Be patient, but consistent. = Think about what you want, then DO it, no excuses. Don't ever stop.
    3. Find an activity/exercise you think is FUN. = Extremely important. Seriously, find a hobby. Don't let other people pressure you into doing miraculous exercises you genuinely despise. If ten people tell you that lifting heavy is the best thing you can do for your body, but you seriously don't like going to the gym, then don't go. Find something else, something that will become a passion, something where exceeding your own limits will actually become something to look forward to. I can't stress this one enough. Find something you enjoy. Seriously. Becoming active is the best advice I personally could give to anyone. It relaxes your mind, keeps you happy, takes care of your body, allows you to eat more, makes you look better. There are zillions of sports out there. No way you won't find at least one to love.
    4. Find food you like, then eat it in reasonable amounts. = Don't deprive yourself. Don't eat miraculous crap you hate. Yes, there really are people who really don't like broccoli or Greek yoghurt. If you're one of them, find something else instead. A few takeouts won't kill you. Just find your balance.
    5. Enjoy your body and your successes. = PRAISE YOURSELF OFTEN. Look at yourself in the mirror and be proud of what you've achieved. Don't bring yourself down, chances are most of the people you know are nowhere near as educated about being fit as you are. And you're only going to get better. You are proficient at something, and that always counts.
  • clownofpink
    clownofpink Posts: 5
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  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    1. Meal plan. Figure out what you're going to eat on a daily basis, always have it in the house, and cook the basics ahead of time if you're rushed for time. Pack a lunch and snacks for work/school/travel the night before.

    2. Eat before you go to social events so you aren't hungry, then eat something small as slowly as possible.

    3. Steamed leafy greens are low calorie, high in nutrients, and keep you full for hours.

    4. Drink water. Buy a good water bottle and carry it around with you, Put lemon or other fruit in it if you don't like plain water. Some hunger is actually thirst.

    5. Exercise!!! Do what you can when you can. Something is better than nothing. Find an exercise you like so you'll stick with it, Find ways to work exercise into your daily routine -- walk or bike to work, walk to the store for small items, mow your own lawn.
  • maddy_smiles
    maddy_smiles Posts: 36 Member
    Great stuff. Love this thread. Thanks for all of the great advice here.
  • ChrisM8971
    ChrisM8971 Posts: 1,067 Member
    1. Buy a digital food scale
    2. Weigh and log everything you eat (there are no free foods) and be honest, if you drink alcohol then log it, if you eat chocolates log them
    3. Set a realistic weight loss goal
    4. Meet your Net MFP calorie goal, you don't need to eat under it because it is a deficit
    5. Eat what you want (processed foods, carby foods, fatty foods etc) just in moderation so they fit in with your calorie goals

    Thats it really, exercise is not really needed to lose weight but is fantastic for fitness
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    This is repeating what others have put-

    1 be patient (this should be something you want long term, it takes a while to change bad habits)
    2 fuel your body properly - eat enough calories!!! Make healthier choices a little at a time
    3 move! Find activities you enjoy, join a class, sports, try something new
    4 log everything. You'd be surprised how many calories are in some foods, drinks and sauces.
    5 know that you're human! Like other addictions there may be relapses. If you fall down you have options, either stay down or get up and continue.

    Being unfit is hard, being fit is hard. Pick your hard!
  • edwardkim85
    edwardkim85 Posts: 438 Member
    1. SUSTAINABILITY - can you do this for the rest of your life?

    2. LONG TERM GOALS - losing weight is only the first step, 95% of people regain the weight back within 5 years. Losing is only the first step. Don't celebrate too early.

    3. DO IT FOR YOURSELF - don't do it for someone else. If you do, you will fail.

    4. LIVE LIFE - diet and working out is not everything. Have a beer, have a pizza, have that ben & jerries ice cream.

    5. CALORIES OUT > CALORIES IN - paleo diet, atkins diet, banana diet, chicken diet, whatever it is, it's all a sham. I can come up with a pizza only diet and still lose weight if I follow calories out > calories in.

    Hell, I'm 100% sure I can lose weight if I follow an ice cream diet and eat tubs of ice cream as long as it's calories out > calories in.

    Then I can write a book about my ice cream diet and become a millionaire?
  • mamma_nee
    mamma_nee Posts: 809 Member
    1 = Commit
    2 = stay focused
    3= If you fall - pick yourself up and start over
    4= always plan ahead
    5= never ever give up
  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
    You're ALL AWESOME !! thanks for sharing.

    bump.
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    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
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  • 1Cor1510
    1Cor1510 Posts: 413 Member
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  • Jojosdiet1963
    Jojosdiet1963 Posts: 7 Member
    1. Drink a lot of juice and water.

    2. Exercise every day atleast half an hr. it could even be light cleaning.

    3. Eat small portions, I like the lite frozen dinners you can zap in the micro-oven.

    4. Eat big salada, they fill you up and measure the dressing, don't put too much dressing and try to use the lite kind.

    5. Weigh and measure yourself every morning and log your food and exercise in every day.
  • melissaw78
    melissaw78 Posts: 214 Member
    1..Drink. More. Water. Even if you don't so anything else, drink more water. Your skin, hair and nails will look better, your digestion will get better, and it will keep you from putting other things that you should not be having down your throat.

    2. Set aside a time (like 2 or more hours) going through the grocery store reading nutrition labels. You will find some things, ahem, less appealing than before, and you will find a handful of things that you never realized were great choices.

    2A. Spend some of that time in the spice aisle. You won't believe how you could make, say, chicken every night for a week and have something very different every time.

    3. As far as exercise goes, it all counts. As we learned in grade school, an object in motion tends to stay in motion. Anything that kids would call "doing stuff" is exercise. Most of my workouts for the last 4 months have been doing softball drills with my DD13.

    4. If you go over your calorie goal but stayed under your TDEE, you still won. Worry about neither on holidays or vacations because A) That's called having a life and B) It won't be long until having better(and better prepared) foods and smaller portions is what you prefer anyway!

    5. Be realistic (and open to modification), but DO have some type of concrete or tangible motivating goal. For example, I'm getting your portrait professionally done in 6 months. Don't know if I will lose 15 or 45 lbs by then, but doggone it, I will look a lot better than today!
  • Stella_Mayfair
    Stella_Mayfair Posts: 226 Member
    1) Exercise
    2) water
    3) Fibrous meals (keep full longer)
    4) Vegetables!!!
    5) Do all you can not to stress (kills your metabolisms, try watching funny cats or dogs on utube etc)

    "Frowning causes wrinkles and stress causes pimple, so smile and get dimples."-unknown
  • mandez19
    mandez19 Posts: 179
    Bump

    This bump only took 7 months to work

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