Best Weight Loss Advice You Have Been Given

samissa

So recently I was lucky enough to attend a weight loss seminar and I learned a lot of things...but the things that hit home with me are these three simple things.

1. You can't change the past. Don't waste precious energy feeling guilty over it. Instead use the energy to start again.

2. Live in the moment. Deal with the things that are happening right now, don't worry about what will happen or what has happened.

3. If the moment you are living in is a tough moment, focus on the things that you can control in that moment.

This has helped me so much during this last holiday weekend, that I thought I would share...

What is the best weight loss advice has anyone ever given you?

melizerd

I use the ask yourself one question method.

Are you hungry or are you bored? If you're not hungry then food is not the answer.

When it comes to workouts, which will you regret more? Going or not going? If you will regret not going tomorrow then go and do it now.

Also this is not a diet it's a lifestyle, that means nothing is off limits I just have had to learn my limits.

godroxmysox

You don't have to cut out your favorite foods completely; it's all about moderation.

ppiinnkkmmoonn

do what works best for you. we all work different and so does are bodies

stormieweather

Don't give up.


( I had a plateau that lasted many, many months).

getnfitn2011

Time is gonna pass and there is NOTHING we can do to hinder that by a second....I can however decide what I am going to do with the present moment given to me. This jouney is all these moments strung together.Make a good choice for this one moment take a breath then repeat!

getsveltEagain

You don't have to cut out your favorite foods completely; it's all about moderation.

Ditto!!

darrcn5

Make it a lifestyle change, not a diet, if you want the weight to stay gone.

ChristyP0303

Eat less, move more!
It's so simple, yet so hard...

bjs06

1. eat to live, don't live to eat.
2. nothing tastes as good as how skinny feels.
3. A boiled dinner will make you thinner, but run and hide from one that's fried

TNAJackson

My wonderful husband just the other day told me, "Just do it! Forget about the goals, forget about the weigh in's, just do it!" and as much as I didn't want to hear it, he's right. Now personally, I can't forget about goals or weigh in's because seeing progress is what keeps me going, but he's right in the fact that I've been making excuse after excuse and I need to be like Nike and "Just Do It!"

chevy88grl

Best advice is actually things I learned:

Not everything works for everyone. Don't be afraid to tweak things until you figure out what works for YOUR body!

Everything in moderation. It's a lifestyle change NOT a diet.

Be honest with yourself. You didn't gain 20lbs overnight, you can't lose 20lbs overnight.

HotMamaByVday

Being a mom, the best advice I have gotten, given and use daily is - "noone will be saved from starvation by the scraps of food left on your child's plate." One bite of mac and cheese, the crust from a slice of pizza, one chip - it all adds up and doesn't taste so great anyway. Leave it, let the kids scrape it into the trash or give it to the dogs.

McghanK

1. You didn't take a pill to get fat, what makes you think your gonna loose it and keep it off that way.

2. Is about moderation and listeneing to your body.

3. There is a big difference between being skinny and being healthy.

Elleinnz

Never eat in anticipation of hunger - wait until you are actually hungry - or it is your regular eating time....

You can easily sit at home for 2 hours and not snack - so you do not need snacks when you go to the movies, or go on a 2/3 hour road trip......break the habits

Elleinnz

Being a mom, the best advice I have gotten, given and use daily is - "noone will be saved from starvation by the scraps of food left on your child's plate." One bite of mac and cheese, the crust from a slice of pizza, one chip - it all adds up and doesn't taste so great anyway. Leave it, let the kids scrape it into the trash or give it to the dogs.

So true - my mother always said you are not your child's trash can...

kopykitty

Such good advise! My best advise was/is if you feel that you failed with the food- drink LOTs of water and wait a day or two before you step on the scale.

kopykitty

2 2 cute........thanks

HotMamaByVday

Never eat in anticipation of hunger - wait until you are actually hungry - or it is your regular eating time....

You can easily sit at home for 2 hours and not snack - so you do not need snacks when you go to the movies, or go on a 2/3 hour road trip......break the habits

LOL, I am conditioned to eat at the movies. So now I bring my own air popped popcorn and buy a bottle of water, sometimes a pickle. But you are right. Its a habit.

Larius

It was probably "don't drink alcohol". I might know for sure once I actually listen!

mgmlap

You will never lose weight until it bothers you. When it bothers you enough..then you will do something about it..otherwise...the weight will just be there..the eating habits will be there...its all about lifestyle change....

jeffrodgers1

I don't know that I have any single one piece of great advice...but I'll list a few and feel free to use them if it helps.

1. Its often not what you eat, but how much you eat. Someone explained to me that your dinner plate should be 2/3rds veggies, 1/4 starches and the remainder lean meat.

2. Know Your Portions. Portion control helped me lose a large amount of my weight... I used to eat a huge 12 oz TBone and now know I should only have a 1/3 rd of that. A portion of lean meat should only be about the size of a deck of cards. A portion of cheese is only about the size of your thumb etc.

3. Know that thirst and hunger are often mistaken for each other. If think I am hungry, I'll have a glass of water and wait 10 minutes.

4. Identify why you eat. When do you eat? Can you change the behavior to reduce your intake? In my case,if I felt the munchies coming on... I would go for a walk. You can't eat when you aren't next to the refrigerator.

5. Move it to lose it. See above. I have travelled over 2800 Km since I changed my lifestyle. Some of it running, some of it walking. But If you see my wife, tell her I am ok and will eventually make it home. :laugh:

6. Exercise is as good a cure for many of life's problems as any medicine will ever provide. Exercise builds muscle, flushes toxins, burns fat, makes you more attractive to the opposite sex and reduces stress. I doubt you could find a single pill that will do all of these things for you.

7. Read the label on everything... sometimes it helps knowing what crap you are putting into your body. If you can't pronounce it, is it really good for you?

8. Put your fork down between bites. It will help you feel satisied on less food and actually gives you more time to talk with the people you love.

9. Remember to Play. As adults we get so engrossed with work, that we often forget to play. When we play, we tend to be active and enjoy life more.

10. Don't go shopping while hungry... you are more likely to buy the bad stuff like cookies and ice cream and donuts when you are hungry.

11. Don't give in to temptation... Earn it! Reasonably rewarding yourself for exercise and weight loss is OK! When you don't reward yourself, you open yourself up to failure. Just be reasonable. Eating a quart of Baskin Robbins for losing a pound just isn't reasonable.

Anyways... just a few things I have learned in my quest to be a smaller me. I hope someone can use these.

TNAJackson

Being a mom, the best advice I have gotten, given and use daily is - "noone will be saved from starvation by the scraps of food left on your child's plate." One bite of mac and cheese, the crust from a slice of pizza, one chip - it all adds up and doesn't taste so great anyway. Leave it, let the kids scrape it into the trash or give it to the dogs.

So true - my mother always said you are not your child's trash can...

Favorite one so far and my own new motto! "I am not my children's trash can!" Thanks for that one!! :laugh:

katijjane

i haven't got any advice but i love all these so much! thanks guys may go print them out and stick them on the fridge now haha

_Jessica_

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