We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

What are you're top 5 suggestions for success?

Jaegee817
Jaegee817 Posts: 27 Member
edited February 10 in Health and Weight Loss
For all of you that have had success in losing weight what would the top 5 suggestion be to Newbies? I'd love to hear what you think has helped you?

Thanks!!!!!

Replies

  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    1. Log everything.
    2. Stick to your calorie goal, and eat half your exercise cals if you're doing the MFP method.
    3. Weigh food with a digital scale.
    4. Read forum threads and learn from people that have lost weight the right way.
    5. Having patience and being realistic go a long way.
  • Mustgetbuff
    Mustgetbuff Posts: 267 Member
    1. Weigh, measure, and log everything you eat to stay under your calorie goal
    2. Determine what your calorie goal actually is (more often than not, it's not 1,200 calories!)
    3. Make exercise a priority in your life. Plan your workouts for the week and don't cancel them; think of it as cancelling plans with a friend. You wouldn't do that, would you?
    4. Make changes slowly: add exercise slowly, lose weight slowly, make diet changes slowly, and in the end, you'll have longer success.
    5. Commit to a lifestyle change, not a diet, cleanse, detox, or whatever is the latest health and fitness fad currently floating around.

    Also, have fun and be patient! :tongue:
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    Log everything use a digital scale
    Do Some sort of exercise/strength training
    Read about TDEE, BMR, and all the good stuff to help you succeed
    Know how water weight works
    This isn't a Tv Show
    Patience, Patience, Patience
  • Krista916
    Krista916 Posts: 258
    1. Be 100% honest in your logging
    2. Move often. Get some kind of exercise every day.
    3. Don't beat yourself up if you have a bad day/skip a work out. You can't change it after the fact so just move on.
    4. Do not expect overnight results. It didn't take over night to become overweight.
    5. Don't restrict foods. Eat what you like but refer to #1.
  • Jaegee817
    Jaegee817 Posts: 27 Member
    Thanks, it appears that all suggestions are very similar! It's hard when you want to see results NOW! I'll have to refer back to this post and read PATIENCE!

    Reading about your success stories is very inspiring and very motivational! Thanks again,
This discussion has been closed.

Categories