What is your #1 weight loss tip?

ItsCasey

My best tip is very simple ... DO NOT QUIT. People don't fail at losing weight because they "can't" do it. They fail because they quit. They give up. I was that person for a very long time. I "tried" to lose weight, and when it didn't happen right away, I quit. But 1 year, 2 months, and 23 days ago, I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't quit this time. Today, I am half the size I was when I made that promise to myself.

With about 20 lbs to go before I enter the maintenance phase, the best advice I can offer is to keep going. There will be good days and bad. There will be days when you will go to sleep knowing you gave it your best effort, and there will be days when you will have trouble sleeping because you'll feel guilty about eating something you shouldn't have or not doing your workout as planned. Nobody is perfect at this. Nobody makes the right decision 100% of the time. And that's okay. All that matters is that you don't let the occasional bad decision prevent you from making good ones, too.

amfmmama

Protein keeps me from getting hungry.

sarah44254

DRINK MORE WATER



This one thing has been the most helpful change I have made to myself in the past 4 months.

bluk30

Don't be afraid to do things contrary to what you read. All that matters is that your plan works for YOU.

kayemme

dblpst.

kayemme

though a number of things combined make the biggest difference to me, i htink not drinking soda was the number one thing that has contributed to any successes i may have.

and it's not because of the soda itself, which is pretty crappy. but the fact that i was constantly going tot he store for it. while there, i may have pickd up other things like chips or chocolate.

i also quit smoking, so now i almost never go to the store except for groceries, but taht's only once a week, too.

the next biggest thing was to cut out all processed foods. anything with a barcode gets the once-over. if it has more than one ingredient, i pass on it.

i don't keep any junk food in the house. if i want a snack, i eat granola, nuts, celery or carrots. sometimes cheese, too. i dont' have a tv, so i'm not tempted by commercials showing "tasty" food (which is really just food dipped in salt and a side beverage of sugar).

we grow much of our own food, joined a CSA. We're in it for our health.

i sold my car almost 4 years ago and now ride my bike everywhere i go. i burn about 1000 cals/day because i commute 20miles (rt).

but maybe mroe than anything else, i don't beat myself up too much. i try to be happy with who i am at every moment.

alex215

don't just do cardio strength train as well.

mamagooskie

watch what you eat (particularily portion sizes)