WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST TIP FOR WEIGHT LOSS

QueenofGuac

Don't eat carbs and sugar everyday.

donnat238

Adding more protein to my diet - keeps me satiated and I don't crave carbs as much.

Valereee

For me, I don't weigh every time I go into the bathroom and see the scale! In fact, I put my scale in the basement. Weight can fluctuate according to retaining fluids. I get disheartened when I don't see immediate results, or if I go up a couple pounds. Now, I only weigh at the doctor's office. In fact, I go there every couple of weeks just to weigh. The nurses and receptionists are very willing to let me go back there and weigh myself. That way, I usually see positive results. Good luck to you!

rhileyschubbygranny

1. Weigh and measure everything you eat that isn't already premeasured
2. Log everything little thing you eat
3. Buy a heart rate monitor to get the best accurate account of the exercise calories you burn per workout
4. Have a fun exercise DVD at home for those days you can't make it in to the gym or are to lazy to go there.

skinnyskl

Eating for nutrition. Eat the most nutrient dense, low calorie foods you can (green foods, green smoothies, salads) and fill up along with good protein. Feed your body what it needs and you won't be craving junk. Strength train - muscles burn more calories even at rest and muscles take up less space in your body so you look slimmer and high intensity interval training.

WaterBunnie

Find activities you enjoy - you'll never keep up doing something you begrudge.

Treat every day as a new day. If you have a cheat meal don't compound matters by making it a cheat day.

freddi11e

KEEP GOING! No matter what. If you have a "bad" day, let it go and start again tomorrow.

Wiseandcurious

Get started. Today.

It's the single most important thing I wish I had done years ago.

In case you already have started:

Modify if you must, but never give up - it's for life.

AlwaysInMotion

Do some form of physical activity. Preferrably every day. In the long run, health is more important than weight. Optimally, both are in harmony and we are rewarded with longer, healthier lives.

Blue801

KEEP GOING! No matter what. If you have a "bad" day, let it go and start again tomorrow.

This
And a Reasonable calorie deficit, not like trying to eat 1200 when more is much more easy to stick to.

Edit: oh! But don't start again the next day! Start again right now, soon as possible. No end, it's just life, and eating is part of it.

pinksmama

Portion control.. weighing or measuring out your food really helps you understand how much is plenty of food and how extremely easy it is to overeat. I think it's silly to count out 13 almonds but simple measuring and weighing goes a long way to understanding.

Still enjoy your food, it doesn't need to be reduced to a dirty word or a chore.

Big Picture.

PinkyFett

Don't give up on yourself.

brenn24179

be willing to do the work because it is hard, hard learning to balance it when you maintain. It is easy to go back to your old ways so you have to be willing and not be lazy. I admire my thin friends who don't have to worry about this but that is not me so I have to do the work. I have to work at seeing why I am emotionally eating, work at counting calories, work at finding filling foods.,exercises, etc etc.

pinksmama

Don't eat carbs and sugar everyday.

Moderation, not removal.

anakaren4564

Find a workout partner or weightless partner!
Someone you can talk to every day, share food and lunch ideas, get motivated with on those days you don't want to workout. Thankfully my sis and i are on this journey together and for the most part when she gets lazy i convince her to come hiking with me, etc.

ClaudiaTheNice

Eat things you enjoy, but mind portion size.

poohbah4

Log every grape you eat. Most of us eat more than we think. Weigh or count everything. It's a pain in the butt, but it works for me.

PDarrall

Controlled and sensible calorie deficit.

caminoslo

:noway: If you had only one tip to offer for weight loss, what is your tip and please don't say "eat less." :noway:

Ditch, bread, rice, beans, chips, tortillas, crackers cereal, granola. and forget about high frutcose corn syrup

mshippiequeen

plan your entire day's meal plan either the night before or first thing in the morning and log it! or write it down. journal it SOMEhow. knowing what your foods throughout the day are in advance gets rid of the improvising where so many of us slip up.

butterfli7o

Don't expect major results in a freakin' week.

Be consistent.

Don't be glued to the scale.

Oops, that's three.

kawookie

Record keeping.

It is easy to get discouraged if you don't lose. Keep records!

What exercise you do each day - log it. What you weigh each weigh -in. How much you lose from week to week. When your ToM impacts things. Your measurements. Anything to see progress beyond pounds on a scale.

Often it feels like nothing is happening when something is. It just isn't fast enough to be noticeable without lots of data.

imjolly

1 tip = EXERCISE

2= Eat healthy...no soda, junk food or desserts. OK maybe once in a great while but it should be a treat not daily occurrence.

IsMollyReallyHungry

Success is never giving up when the going gets tough! Making changes is a lifestyle change and not a diet

_TastySnoBalls_

"Diet" with the most amount of calories possible.

Hlschrock1212

Tracking my intake has produced 1.5lb loss for me this week! Love being accountable to only me and see the graphics that help me tweak my combinations of fat, protein, and carbs! Keep checking your self the first month! Great job just tracking, I love it!

brandi712

Everything in moderation.

BarbellBlondieRuns

Be consistent even when you don't feel like you're making progress.

ktsmom430

Stay at or slightly below your daily calorie amount and log everything you put in your mouth. Make sure you weigh and measure your food accurately. Do this and you will lose weight.

Froody2

You can eat anything you like, as long as it fits your calorie goal. Anything. You. Like.