What are your Top 3 Tips?

End6ame

1. Planning: Have a plan (exercise plan and nutrition plan) don’t just wing it.
2. Consistency Stick to your plan 90% of the time, a 10% margin for mistakes and indulges is fine.
3. Goals: Set realistic, objective goals. Something that can be measured and is not based upon perception.

These three simple tips can apply to many other areas of life a well.

ShaneT99

What are your Top 3 Tips for losing weight?

1. Make sure you burn more than you eat (or eat less than you burn). That sounds very simple, but with hundreds or thousands of different diet plans out there it really all boils down to that. Eat less than you burn and you'll lose weight. Don't and you won't. Period.

2. Realize that you're going to have bad days. The key is not to let a bad day turn into a bad weekend, or a bad weekend into a bad week, or a bad week into a bad month. Have your bad day when you have it and then get back on track the next day.

3. Losing weight is like running uphill. It's hard. Sometimes very hard. Just put your head down and keep putting one foot in front of the other. Eventually, if you don't give up, you'll get to the top of your hill.

AEROBICVIC

1. Surround yourself with positive ppl who truely want you to succeed and be healthy

2. Use common sense...if you think it may be bad for you, skip it and choose another food. then research to find out the nutritional value later if you can't at that time

3. Get a workout partner or someone who has the same interests as you. it may be time to clean out your friend list. get rid of the ones who don't support you....drinking buddies, eating buddies who don't care about their health, the ones who tell you not to worry about it and eat what you want, the ones who tempt you because you are bettering yourself and they aren't, ect.

Reisse62

Workout first thing in the morning, you lose weight more quickly, set yourself up for a good day of eating and you won't make excuses at night that you are too tired to work out.

Drink Water

Get enough sleep. Your body will refuse to shed weigh if you have not had enough sleep.

I know this is number 4 but write or in this case type, EVERYTHING you eat! Even that Krispy Kreme donut(like I did 2 yesterday my birthday and i logged it . And don't beat yourself up if you have a bad day. You just need to learn what works and what does not!.

You CAN do it!

hillview2

Well I am a long time water drinker so here are my top 3 not including that

1) Get exercise 6 days a week. A 1 hr walk works wonders -- add other things as you can but get moving -- see if you can find something you can look forward to (I am liking yoga now)
2) Lose the carbs -- I eat no white carbs and low whole wheat carbs (my food diary is public)
3) Lose the sugar (for me it is very tied to the carbs! I eat sugar in fruit but avoid anything that has sugar added (I also dropped coffee with milk and sugar in favor of green tea).

elliecolorado

I could probably list a lot more then 3, but here are my top 3

1) Watch the sodium! The lower I keep my sodium the more steadily I lose!
2) Exercise, even on the days you don't feel like it
3) Don't be obsessed with the number on the scale, just worry about being healthier and more active. Stick to it and the scale will move

CeejayGee

1 - Eat wholesome, natural foods (because you'll get to eat way more of it and feel less hungry)
2 - Move your body, but find exercise you enjoy
3- Stick with it, no matter what.

CeejayGee

Oh, and I totally think the MOST important advice was posted above: don't see this as a diet, but a lifestyle change.

When my goal has been online to diet and lose weight, I've failed. This time, for some crazy reason, it's stuck and it doesn't feel like much of a challenge. I think it's b/c my goal is more mindful, more internal, and more than just weight loss. My goal is to be in touch with my body, treat it well, and help it perform.

NickiStone

1. Log all Food and Exercise (calories in vs. calories out)
2. Find your SoulMate Workout
3. Strength Training 3 times a week
4. Take Pictures and Measurements! They will inspire you.


Since 2 and 3 are pretty similar I added the 4th.

jugglingjon

1. Understand portions, and log everything honestly in myfitnesspal
2. Mix in strength training to keep that metabolism ramped up
3. Do fun cardio to keep yourself motivated

Side note: Remember to log your weight in myfitnesspal, so it updates your calorie requirements accordingly. Otherwise you'll be eating an amount off food appropriate for your old weight instead of your current weight, and you'll plateau.