What's helped you to be successful thus far?

reginachapman35

So far I've been successful because I do not stress myself out when I go way over my calories. I do eat frozen meals, but I also cook my own food, eat more fruit and vegetables, and exercise. Also, I don't deprive myself. If I want to eat a hot dog or fried chicken, I do it. Plus I've been very patient with my weight loss. I don't put pressure on myself to lose a certain amount per month.

wayander

Myfitnesspal was one thing that kept me losing wieght.

keeping track of everything i eat, and then having people say well done, was the encouragement i needed.

learning to deal with my hunger when i ran out of calories for the day.

if anyone wants to add me as friend please do.

FabulouslyMade

Thanks everyone!

Elsie_Brownraisin

So far I've been successful because I do not stress myself out when I go way over my calories. I do eat frozen meals, but I also cook my own food, eat more fruit and vegetables, and exercise. Also, I don't deprive myself. If I want to eat a hot dog or fried chicken, I do it. Plus I've been very patient with my weight loss. I don't put pressure on myself to lose a certain amount per month.

This.

I try to only eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full, which took a while to get used to as I'd managed to override my hunger/fullness sensations over the years (I eat terribly when I'm revising for exams or I'm bored/stressed at work). Even if this means being under or over the calorie allowance.

I read something a while ago that helped - imagine being in a cafe with some friends and spotting a lush baked cheesecake; you are hungry and that cake has your name on it. But, you can't just eat a slice of cheesecake for lunch, can you? You have to eat a 'proper' lunch, because your friends are having something else and it's just not healthy to eat nowt but cheesecake, is it? So you order a salad or sandwich, dutifully munching through it with only the cake in mind and you don't enjoy the meal because it's not what you want. Sadly, you don't enjoy the cheesecake afterwards, because you are full before you even start eating it. So you end up eating twice as much food as you planned and don't enjoy any of it as much.

Nowadays I just eat the cake

And patience, yes. It's taken me 18 months to get this far and I anticipate that it'll take another 12 to finish. At the start, I had almost 50% of my body weight to get rid of and I did not want to do this quickly as it would be unhealthy and unsustainable.

I exercise a lot, eat when hungry and try not to when I'm full. I give myself some slack and eat a bit of what I like often.

bobbijodmb

The things that helped me the most:
*Making small changes over time, so I never felt 'deprived'
*Paying attention to everything I eat and aware of calories
*Stopped going to fast food and stopped eating a lot of fried food
*Became very active

happysherri

Trying new healthy recipes and still eating treats in Moderation. Finding exercise i like, volleyball is my fave.

I think when people hear 'trying to lose weight' we cringe. But if you find healthy food and exercise you enjoy, it doesn't have to be so hard.