What small changes are you making to lose weight?

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  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    More water & I cut out soda. :)
  • MRL1107
    MRL1107 Posts: 74
    Trying to make sure I'm eating more veggies instead of pasta's/breads...Little swaps for things that really are doing nothing but making my waistline grow. Definitely cutting WAY back on fast food and packing my lunch during the work week. I'm just trying to make smarter choices.
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Probably am going to stop eating back my exercise calories.
  • emmyles
    emmyles Posts: 16
    I switched out regular white bread for small whole wheat pita.
    I started using the Eat to Live logic that salad is the main part of the meal but added on that 'meats and carbs are sides'.
    When going out to eat I check out the menu before hand and have planned what I am eating and I share a dessert with friends and/or family.
    Instead of soda pop, I started drinking sparkling water with lime.
  • Najib54
    Najib54 Posts: 2
    Besides what you are doing already and exercise I would check out the information @ http://bit.do/dvBu The folks that are on this program are losing weight quickly but safely.
  • tlh2661
    tlh2661 Posts: 3 Member
    Whole wheat ISO white, leave off cheese when ordering sandwich or salad, parking farther away to increase steps, drinking 100oz of water a day, and logging everything on MFP!
  • hotjodels
    hotjodels Posts: 118 Member
    I have been upping the water intake and I'm only allowing myself one soda a week.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    I have cut out soda - regilular or diet - I get a weight spike when I drink either one. And I changed my full fat half and half to fat free at home. They provide the full fat at my office so I use half what I use at home.
  • bugaha1
    bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member
    I give my dog the crust off my pizza =)
  • smoofinator
    smoofinator Posts: 635 Member
    Less meat-n-cheese, more fruit-n-veg: leave off the cheese sometimes, go for the veggie wrap instead of the turkey or roast beef sandwich.

    Replacing side of fries or baked potato with a salad if we eat out.
  • Siobhan108
    Siobhan108 Posts: 80 Member
    I have done several things but the first was the most important....I told myself I" I CAN DO THIS ! Then I gave up drinking anything but water. I do not put anything in it either, just good old water. I pretty much eat anything I want, just not all in the same day. If I want a steak and baked potato for dinner I eat it, but I don't eat heavy earlier in the day. If I go out to lunch I have the waiter or waitress bring me a box when they bring my food and I put half away before I start. I also go to the pool 6 days a week instead of 3 and I ride my bike if it's to windy to be in the pool. Living in Arizona I can be outside almost everyday so it makes it easier. I absolutely hate going to the gym so I only go when all else fails.
  • claudiaguajardo9699
    claudiaguajardo9699 Posts: 2 Member
    The main change is that I've started to check the calories and sugar in the food I'm about to eat, portion control is key. In three weeks I've lost 7lbs!!!!
  • christinepeterson505
    christinepeterson505 Posts: 7 Member
    I am avoiding artificial sweeteners and even most "natural" sweeteners such as sucralose. So...no more diet soda or flavored waters. Just straight up water for me.

    I would have found this suggestion absolutely repellent six months ago, and I would have replied that it wasn't really necessary since there are no calories. However, since I have cut this out of my diet, I find that I am so much less hungry and crave sugar so much less. It makes sticking to healthy eating so much easier.

    It was a very difficult thing to give up at first--VERY difficult. I loved me some of that diet pepsi. But I've been off of it for four months now and so when I do have a sip, it tastes very odd and metallic to me. I've lost not only my cravings for it, but my taste for it as well.

    Believe it or not, what was harder to give up was the non-fat Greek yogurt--they are loaded with these sweeteners. I've been trying to get used to the taste of Siggi's, but it's not quite the same. Still, once you have cut these sweeteners out of your diet, you really do become exceedingly sensitive the artificiality of their taste.
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    Counting calories, and…oh wait, that's all I'm doing. :drinker:
  • drmcglone
    drmcglone Posts: 80 Member
    I cut waaaaaaaay back on fast food! I don't even like most of it anymore :happy:
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    I cut waaaaaaaay back on fast food! I don't even like most of it anymore :happy:

    More for me! :drinker:
  • jlar09
    jlar09 Posts: 99
    Physically measuring my food helps me a lot. I've guesstimated and eyeballed a cup of rice or a tablespoon of peanut butter. Now I actually measure it before I put it on my plate. It clears my conscience because I know I'm eating the exact amount of calories I say I am eating and helps me understand portion sizes a little bit better.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    Walking the 1.7 miles to work an extra day in the week rather than take the bus.
  • einzweidrei
    einzweidrei Posts: 381 Member
    -Husband and I started to force ourselves to walk 2-3 nights during the week and then take longer walks on the weekends.
    -Forcing myself to stick to portions/log my food.
    -Giving myself a break once a week. I still log but I eat what I REALLY want to eat. (Yeah, I'm talking to you pizza and ice cream.)
    -Limiting the purchase of foods that I will binge on (why oh why evil salt n vinegar chips) and sticking to my second point, if I'm going to have salsa and chips, I take out a serving right then and there and put the rest away.
    -Never keeping snacks from myself. I always have something around so that I feel like I'm getting my daily dose of junk. (Popcorn, pretzels, ice pops, fun size candy, etc.)
  • lovemuffin6
    lovemuffin6 Posts: 49
    I'm guilty of spending wayyyy too much time on my computer, so I set a timer for 20 mins and then get up and walk while I listen to a song.

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