What was the first thing you changed?

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sarainiowa

Tracking not only my food but details about it. Like how much food, even those little bites while cooking or when "grazing" throughthe fridge. So I guess, it was being honest about my food.

momof2boyz832

Significantly reduces wine intake.. Not exactly what I wanted to do but the desire to lose the weight was more important..
At the same time I logged all food and drinks and exercised on a daily basis.. It helps to keep me focused..

alyjb1121

Me it was lowering my love/hate relationship with bread ...

have you tried the sara lee brand wheat and multi-grain bread and buns. Only 90 cals for two peices of bread or 80 for a hamburger bun and I get to keep some fiber and iron in my life....YAY!

My first changes were: not as much (almost none) diet soda. no aspartame. no more alcohol every other weekend haha. also the biggest change was being aware of portion sizes and measuring everything for accuracy.

Kelly_Runs_NC

I did baby steps....first to go was soda...then sugar in my coffee....then small things here and there like hash browns...one piece of bread instead of two...more veggies and fruits...etc...

the MFP! That's where it all really came together for me.

FatNFightingIt

First thing for me was I cut soda out of my life. Even if I'm sick, I have a hard time drinking 7up because I conditioned it so hard that it was not helping me.

jadedarr

1 - Stopped drinking pepsi/cola
2 - Cut out pasta and bread most of the time
3 - Forced myself to exercise. Even if only for 10 min

mariai_martinez

I started tracking my food intake. For me I have always guesstimated, and told myself it would be too much work to actually keep track. Well I have made several lifestyles changes since Dec. 2012, one of them was working out consistently and I lost 30lbs. I am continuing to lose weight, but its slowed drastically. When I punched in all the items I eat in a normal day I was only consuming 950-1,000 calories!!! My poor body was starving, I am feeding it now though, and am looking forward to this journey!

suremeansyes

I remember the very first change we made, going from two large size bag of chips a week to one. lol, it seems so funny now, but we knew in our house we had to go slow and steady.

Every week or two we stopped bringing something else into the house, no more soda, no chips at all, no more ice cream. Also, we started introducing more produce into the house. It worked for us, my husband lost 100 pounds and has maintained for about six years or so.

We only have junk on the weekends, and I track it all, the good, the bad, the ugly. And the tasty.

sfbaumgarten

My mindset. I really needed to prepare mentally for all the changes to come. The next thing I did was start logging everything.

52dave62

Replaced colas with water, Cut out the white carbs, bread, potatoes and pasta. Stopped shopping like a kid in the candy, cookie and frozen treats sections of the store. AND drove by the fast food places without stopping at the driving thru window.

krennie8

I started tracking my calories and kept them under about 1400. Was trying to stick to MFP's 1320 recommendation but I generally went over by a small bit. My initial motivation was to control my food intake. I had NO drive to exercise & I knew if I tried both at the same time I'd give up b/c imho it's extremely difficult to change all aspects of your life at one time.

So, first 3 weeks, food adjustments only. Then I added some exercise b/c I was starving, lol. Then upped my net calories to 1500-1600, still losing so stopped exercising. After some issues going on now stop I plan to start exercising again.

MiqGallegos

I gave up soy and almonds. That was the very first thing.

mollybuck

Drive through fast food

NoMoreStretchyPants

It was many years ago, but I stopped eating anything processed. If it had a shelf life, it was gone from my pantry.

TattedInStilettos

My way of thinking... negative to positive...

Chipidies

I cut out sugar. I figured if I could tackle the hardest thing first, everything else would be easier because it would train me to really pay attention to labels and what I was eating/drinking. It worked!

DLo_122

I started logging my food intake daily, T25, cut out soda.....and staying within 1200 calorie a day diet.

It's not easy, but it works and I feel great!

tomwatso

exercise regime.

Laquincy

Logging, stopped drinking my calories, so mostly water 95% of the time, and stopped the Oreos w/ milk and cakes...but they are so tempteing :-)

freckledjezebel

I started making healthier choices to stay within my calorie limits. Added exercise later.

dlkingsbury

Tracking via MFP. Once i saw how many calories were in certain things and how everything added up, it became a lot easier to say yes and no to certain foods.

chaemd

The first thing that I did was I cut out all the white stuff - white pasta, white rice, white potatoes, white bread, sugar - and substituted for brown - multigrain pasta, brown rice, sweet potatoes, wheat bread, cane sugar. If I ate out and there was only white stuff, no brown options, it meant that I couldn't eat it. I learned to prepare the stuff I could eat at home. That meant fewer calories because I knew what went into my food - less butter, salt, etc. The first six months I refused to start moving - NO exercise. I lost 27lbs. Then I started the exercise, because I realized I had to do more. Years later, things have changed. I exercise six days per week. It's just what I do, out of habit. I know that my weight goals and success are 75% - 85% dependent upon getting the eating right. If I don't eat properly, I can exercise all I want, the weight is not coming off and I am likely to gain because my body is used to the activity. There's a delicate balance between my intake and my output. Don't let anybody tell you different - it's all about the chemistry. You have to find what works for you and keep putting one foot in front of the other. Dont' forget to keep tweaking it to overcome the plateaus.

allotmentgardener

Cut out the fizzy drinks and crisps and started drinking more water... feel loads better now.

ottermotorcycle

Wow, um... must've been the switch to diet soda, when Coke Zero became a thing.

CarolinkaCjj

Removed snack items from the house and especially from next to my chair. Replaced them with carrots and apples (I ate SO many carrots at the start and apples too - I was a veritable Mr Ed).
Snacks have made a return to the house as I have gotten better at portion control (thanks to the food scale). I try to choose healthier options and definitely tastier options and keep them away from my chair. Still love carrots and apples.

williamshl10

Used to drink 2Liters of Mountain Dew a day or more 880 calories just to drink. That doesn't even include the Coffee Coolatas I used to get a few times a week. And I used to eat a whole bag of Knorr noodles.

dunnodunno

The first thing I changed was lowering my portions of food & trying to eat a bit healthier while still enjoying my treats.

grillnchill

Upped my water, moved my culo a lot more, cut back on drinking alcohol dramatically.

Therealobi1

i started to exercise everyday. shock to my system but worth it