Psstt....What's your secret?

MissingMinnesota

I don't beat myself up for having an endulgence. I do not believe in restricting but knowing what I am eating before I put it in my mouth. Moderation is the key for me.

girlruns

Patience.

porcelain_doll

Keeping a food diary.

ashleynicoleb

40-60 minutes of cardio 5 or 6 days a week! And eliminating DIET soda and drinking a bunch of water.

heatypablo

Planning ahead, I find myself having problems sticking to healthier food choices when I don't have my meals already thought out. It's easy to stop at a fast food restaurant when you know there's nothing "ready" at home to eat.

bubbaduts

Lose weight not "try" to lose weight when you try something it gives you an excuse to fail. I learned this while I was quitting smoking. When I failed i'd say oh well I tried this time I'm losing weight not trying to lose weight!

sempernova

Tracking, drinking loads of water and spin classes!

jkestens63

1. Burn more calories than I eat.

2. Treat myself to what I want every Friday.

3. Write it all down

4. Try to always ask myself: IS THE CHOICE I'M MAKING RIGHT NOW MOVING ME CLOSER TO OR FURTHER FROM MY GOAL?

ash15nicole

the phrase "nothing tastes as good as skinny/healthy/fit/_____ (insert own word) looks/feels!!" I ask myself that when I eat something...will this ice cream taste better than I will look if I didnt eat it? or will it taste better that I will feel after I eat it?

MFP has been a huge help!

definitely LOTS of water

and something i need to do more- keep a healthy snack with me at all times!

Firesign

More cals going out then coming in! And no sugar !

Bearface115

WOW I LOVEE THIS POST! BuMp :-):laugh:

ranree

These are so great tips. Bottom line, do what you need to do. I'm on my second day, don't have a strategy yet but working on it.

andyarena70

Gum is my tactic for keeping my mouth busy during the day.

pijan

1. Ensure calorie deficit of 500 veryday
2. Low sugar diet
3. High Intensity strength training
4. Interval Training every other day

RFrick

Being accountable to a group. Having people that really care and understand to share victories and defeats with.

AnaNotBanana

Eating my meals with chopsticks.

This is the most brilliant idea ever!! I bet it forces you to slow down you eating and let's your brain have a chance to send the "I'M FULL!!!" signals.

YeaILift

Gum, planning my diet a day in advance, and slowly lowering my caloric deficient over weeks at a time so I don't plateau.

Scorpiomom222

Low carb meals and snacks, cutting out sugar, and drinking lots of water.

PLUMSGRL

Water, Vit C 500-1000mg/ twice daily, easy quick workouts with a good cal burn (walking DVDs and Kettlebells), eat foods I like and try to budget for what I eat

mishamae

My secrets revolve around staying motivated.

My major motivational trick is to remember what it felt like to be at my goal weight or atleast my lowest weight. That feeling alone gets me back on track and ready to work out.

If I'm feeling really unmotivated I watch a weight loss show, like "Biggest Loser" to give me some inspiration. Or read success stories on here! Inspirational!

Lastly I keep a personal journal and write about how I physically and mentally feel while going through the whole weight loss process. I don't make it a chore or anything, sometimes I don't write in it for a few days and then I come back and write a couple pages. It helps looking back on it some days and in the end I'll have something to look back on and really be amazed with myself

darkrider42

Lose weight not "try" to lose weight when you try something it gives you an excuse to fail. I learned this while I was quitting smoking. When I failed i'd say oh well I tried this time I'm losing weight not trying to lose weight!

I've thought that about one of my friends every time she's told me in the past that she was trying to quit smoking. Yoda really did say it best and most succinctly: DO OR DO NOT. THERE IS NO TRY.

Sweet13_Princess

Creating a balance between strength training and cardio. I also use interval training for my cardio sessions, since I get bored easily, I often switch from machine to machine, doing weight lifting in between. I am for one hour of exercise a day. Journaling food also helps.

Shannon

Nicolletta

Good-old fashioned calorie counting and exercising 6 days a week.

HerbieSue

Jillian Michaels!

priskar

weight loss surgery (vertical gastric sleeve) which is only a tool. The biggest part is regular exercise and focusing on my VSG diet.

bbygrl5

Reminding myself everyday why I want this. ..why I work so hard, why I don't give up.. I pump myself up every single day to do this.

yanicka

Tight pants..... It help me remember why I am doing everything that I do.

lisafrancis629

Using a salad plate instead of dinner plate for my meals. With smaller portions, my plate doesn't look so empty.

Snacking less. I was never a big meal eater but I more than made up for it with my snacking ALL DAY LONG. Now my snack is popcorn at night and maybe a piece of fruit between lunch and dinner. I am make better food choices for my meals so I don't need or want to snack like I used to.

sk4399

Drinking water.. lots of it!!!

How much do you drink per day?