WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST TIP FOR WEIGHT LOSS

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  • Noogynoogs
    Noogynoogs Posts: 1,028 Member
    Watch you portion sizes
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    slight caloric deficit.
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    Stop making excuses!

    Ding, Ding, Ding!
  • newpalfan
    newpalfan Posts: 17 Member
    Log in to My Fitness Pal everyday. Carefully chart your food intake. Find an exercise you love and follow through. When you get to the maintenance after weight loss, continue the program. If you have a bad day, pick yourself up and keep going.
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    Look at your diet, and replace calorie dense foods with lower calorie substitutes wherever you can. Little things like low calorie mayonnaise, diet soda, and of course replacing entrees like cheeseburgers with something like fish or chicken will let you be just as "full" as you're accustomed to, while taking in fewer calories.

    And you have to track the calories, of course.
  • jenniferarnold619
    jenniferarnold619 Posts: 68
    Forget "dieting". Don't think about what you CANT have.

    Focus on eating food that nourishes your body. The quality of your calories will affect your weight loss more than we all like to believe. 300 calories of cake is no where near as easy to work off or useful to your body than a 300 calorie snack of fruit slices, cheese and nuts. (admittedly its not as "good" but when you start eating these foods we need, our cravings lessen a HUGE amount)
  • klaff411
    klaff411 Posts: 169 Member
    :noway: If you had only one tip to offer for weight loss, what is your tip and please don't say "eat less." :noway:

    eat less.

    weight loss is a science.


    BMR (base rate) since I'm 169 my BMR is: 1514

    Then you determine your TDEE which is the total daily energy expenditure. Mine is around 2081 since I run every day and do training 3x days a week.

    Next is body fat %. Theres like a dozen ways to find this out. Since I'm in the navy we use a different calculator. But for the sake of being simple I'll use basic BMI which is 38%.

    So if I chose to eat 1200 cals a day, I would be looking at around a 800 kcal deficit. Which would account for a 1.1 lbs a week loss. Now that's somewhat unrealistic for me at this point. But for someone obese or morbidly obese that's not a bad idea.

    A lot of people would find that challenging. But unfortunately you can't cheat the laws of thermodynamics and self-discipline.
  • brookeokelly
    brookeokelly Posts: 3
    Cut out the processed foods and sugar. Bread, pasta, white flour, sodas, etc. (even diet soda, the artificial sweeteners are terrible for you-except Stevia). You can stay under your calorie goal and eat crap and very little of it at that and your results will come, albeit very slowly. Or you can fill up on veggies, avocado, nuts, seeds, lean meat, greek plain yogurt, a bunch of other stuff that's yummy and makes it difficult to go over your calorie goal bc it's all nutrient dense foods. SUGAR makes us fat!!!
  • TattedInStilettos
    TattedInStilettos Posts: 331 Member
    Get a group of friends with similar goals that supports you... and gives you the truth good and bad...
  • JoshD8705
    JoshD8705 Posts: 390 Member
    1. Find a workout buddy.
    2. Schedule it, and do it.
    3. Make it fun (swim, play sports, dance class, mall walk.)
    4. Eat what you love, but do it in proper portions.
    5. Don't get discouraged if you slip (most people slip)
    6. Remember why your doing it.
    7. Celebrate your progress
    8. Don't over do it (if you're just starting out ease into it)
    9. Take a before picture and document progress.
    10. Buy a set of clothes for the size you want to be.
  • jasminemars01
    jasminemars01 Posts: 27
    Screw everyone and live life for yourself. Do not allow external
    pressures to influence your emotional responses to food.
  • prettyface55
    prettyface55 Posts: 508 Member
    Drink only water! cut out all sugary drinks.. eat whole foods, limit processed foods as they tend to make you hungrier.
    Take a multi vitamin, workout and get enough sleep!
  • iknowit
    iknowit Posts: 8 Member
    Diet, diet, diet. You can run on the treadmill but cannot out run your diet.

    And word #2: Consistency
  • Freedomgurl585
    Freedomgurl585 Posts: 196 Member
    Learn how what your eat affects your metabolism. An educated mind makes for smaller thighs. Just sayin.
  • JackieRL55
    JackieRL55 Posts: 144 Member
    ALWAYS PREPARE AND PLAN AHEAD. Makes all the difference in the world.
  • eileen0515
    eileen0515 Posts: 408 Member
    As you forge ahead, study! Learn to recognize what is real science, and what is crappola, concerning successful weight loss.
  • JLHNU212
    JLHNU212 Posts: 169 Member
    Bump so I can read when I get off work!!!
  • tomwatso
    tomwatso Posts: 1,304 Member
    Right down everything you eat. Period.
  • jkuhnen
    jkuhnen Posts: 14 Member
    Moving the fork to the mouth fewer times.


    LOL this ^
  • Left4Good
    Left4Good Posts: 304
    portion control, eat slower, cardio
  • crazie4lulu
    crazie4lulu Posts: 762 Member
    all your small changes produce BIG results!!!!
  • DragonflyBoudica
    DragonflyBoudica Posts: 28 Member
    eat clean- well balanced, weight train, run. Be consistent!
  • ackman2002
    ackman2002 Posts: 69 Member
    Biggest tip? Organ Donation. Got an extra lung and kidney, give'm away. Spleen, Gall Bladder, pancreas - not needed....Donate 60% of your liver while you're at.
  • Kaosgeneral
    Kaosgeneral Posts: 7 Member
    Stop fixating about the number on your scales, in fact only weigh yourself every week. Too many people get discouraged and quit because they weigh themselves every day
  • GlitterrMagpie
    GlitterrMagpie Posts: 302 Member
    Find the balance that you can live with for the rest of your life.
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    my biggest tip: take it one day at a time.. and make that day count.:drinker:
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    My biggest tip is right on my profile page..............

    "You want more then you have now?............PROVE IT!!!"
  • nicolemviolette
    nicolemviolette Posts: 105 Member
    I have a few.
    Learn to read food labels. Count calories. Track EVERYTHING you eat, no just some of it.
    Eat lots of fresh vegetables and some fruits.
    Work out. But also make sure to take a rest day.
    Treat yourself to a cheat meal once in a while so you dont binge.
    When you feel like giving up, think about yourself a couple weeks, OR months from now and imagine if you stuck to your plan, how much closer you could be to your goal.
  • November_Fire
    November_Fire Posts: 165 Member
    Get a toddler.

    Keep it with you at all times.

    When you want to eat, you will obviously have to share it with the toddler (unless you want it to explode with rage, or you want to lock yourself in the bathroom to eat a snack, and that would be a bit sad, wouldn't it?)

    So, choose your snack. If you feel uncomfortable giving half of it to the toddler - because it's high in salt, sugar, because it's really crappy food - make another choice, something you'd be happy to share. Now you've eaten something good.

    If you're happy to give some to the toddler, give it half. Now you've eaten less.
  • SpicesOfLife
    SpicesOfLife Posts: 290 Member
    on top of everything else thats been said, you could try this:

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/440614-weight-loss-from-lemon-honey-cinnamon/


    i drink it daily, it makes me feel good. :) cant say if it actually helps with weight loss, but it makes sense, so why not!


    also found this additional info on it:

    The only true cinnamon is Ceylon cinnamon from Ceylon.

    Cassia cinnamon comes from a different plant, the Cassia tree, that grows in parts of China and Asia. The plants are related, however, they offer vastly different health benefits.

    Both plants offer heart health, and blood regulating health benefits but where they differ is in their level of coumarins. Cassia cinnamon contains high amounts of coumarins. Coumarins help blood to coagulate.

    Ingesting too many coumarins, which are found in Cassia cinnamon, can pose health risks for some people.

    Many people don’t know this and they mistakenly ingest large quantities of Cassia cinnamon which contains high amounts of coumarin.

    If you use cinnamon often make sure it is from Ceylon.

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