What are your "secret diet weapons"?

hamncheese67

Having pictures of my old fat self around. Reminds me of what I don't want.

mike_hill

For me it has been water and my food scale. Obviously MFP to help keep track of it all, but that is a given

caroln3

honesty with myself and mfp

chatterbox3110

Porridge for breakfast - low in calories and fills me up so I don't want to snack mid morning, which is a danger time for me!

My food weighing scale - boy, does the brain underestimate calories when just using the naked eye LOL

adrian_indy

Equipment: Food scale, measuring cups, eating on small plates

Food:Chili using ground turkey or chicken, bananas, lean ham

Exercise: 3 days a week circuit training, 2 upperbody, 1 lower. Walking. My secret, secret weapon is to randomly carry my 30 lb son on my shoulders while either walking or shopping for extended periods of time.

goron59

Keeping happy.

If I'm not happy, I'm very unlikely to care about my weight or fitness.

So if being happy means doing something bad, then it's going to be positive in the long run.

ambercanfly

The baseball bat I keep beside my fridge to hit myself with if I'm so tempted as to go in and eat a "bad snack"...:laugh:

I need myself one of those!!! :laugh:

bcattoes

Zumba!!!!! Though I don't keep it secret. I pretty much tell everyone about it whether they want to hear it or not. :ohwell:

LiveEnjoyEndure

My Bowflex.. and water, and well this may be obvious, but MFP.

I miss read this as bowelflex! The mind boggles! Glad I did not google it

I am so annal! So when MFP (before it was livestrong.com) says I cannot eat more than X amount of calories I do not go over... Period! So my secret weapon has been exercise... Mostly cycling, but as necessary swimming, rope jumps, weights and walking. This combined with some extreme cycle challenges (via dailymile.com) which has been an additional motivation to put my butt in the saddle ad clock some miles :-)

Espressocycle

My bicycle commute: The one exercise I can't skip without getting fired. Big Salad: Several days a week I make a gigantic salad of iceberg lettuce, fat free ranch, tomatoes, red cabbage and carrots with some chicken and real bacon bits. ac

cacraft

Meal planning. Definately meal planning.

I often plan my meals several days in advance and prepare some things ahead of time when I can. Helps on busy days because there's no decision to make.

HerbieSue

Jillian Michaels! She talks the talk AND walks the walk..................and gets results!

ninerbuff

My mind and discipline. That's all.

MamaBear05

Finally finding the right motivation to make me stick to my new lifestyle.

HMonsterX

Not cutting anything out, thus having no cravings.

Fun size Choccy bars.

Rediscovering Badminton leagues.

wackynunu

Food Scale

MFP

Running

Excercise classes at the gym

Low Fat Low Sugar High Fiber High Protein Diet

Water

Leahmcox

I like to keep around things that fill me up without the calories. Things like walnuts and chia seeds. I also make sure to run the stairs at work every day. It only takes 10 minutes twice a day and I burn 220 calories!

yukimiyazawa

my water bottle. before i eat anything, i drink a full 24oz of water. my stomach fills up on liquids, so i eat much less food.

my ipod + going for walks. if i'm really wanting to binge, i'll leave the house with my ipod and walk until i'm exhausted. it never feels boring as long as i have my music. it distracts me from food, i feel more motivated by the time i come back having burnt off some calories, and my cravings are usually gone by then.

diet pop. yeah, people whine about how ****ty it is for you, but it has helped me lose tons of weight.

black coffee. wonderful in the winter time. the warm liquid is incredibly filling. 0 calories of heaven.

this website, or another type of food diary. when i keep track of what i eat each day, i feel much more accountable if i go over my allotted calorie limit.

twitter. the only reason i use it is to chat with fellow dieters. when i'm wanting to binge, i vent my frustrations immediately on my phone. getting responses and support from people instantly helps immensely.

food porn. instead of eating whatever i'm craving, i'll look at photos online. sometimes this causes people to binge worse, but it satisfies me and i find my appetite will decrease.

Erin_26

Tupperware, Egg whites, White fish, Measuring cup, Water, planning planning planning!

Bluestar083

Food scales
Digital scales to weigh self
MFP
And going to bed really early. Like 8/830pm. No more late evening snacking
It was by chance I discovered this, had a new role at work that meant I could no longer go to 930am classes so now go to 615am gym classes and am so tired I go to bed early and haven't had a late night meal once since (3 weeks)

liteNOTSObrite

Salads and/or roasted veggies as the main portion of any meals i have. I roast a mix of yellow, red, and orange sweet peoppers, yellow onion, garlic, zuchinni, and lemon juice. I serves as a GREAT filler for any meal. For instance, i made bbq pulled chicken sandwiches for my boyfriend. Since i am dieting i ate a portion the size of half of a chicken breast over a giant bed of roasted veggies. That way i could still get the taste of the main course but got full without the extra calories of the hoagie roll, mayo, and cheese i put on his plate. I do this with most of my dinners. That is how i marry the struggle of cooking for the other half who osn't dieting and fulfilling my diet. It seems to work. 17 lbs lost since Aug 15th. If i am crqving a snack it is usually greek yogurt with a berry medley poured over it.

shakybabe

diet patches to help the cravings when i got my monthlies so I don't go too far over my calories

Wii - making exercising fun!!!

the internet - for the all diet tips!! (including MFP!) :flowerforyou:

juchtmann

i find logging in every day to MFP uis my secret weapon, it makes me realize how many calories I am consuming. I dread to think how many calories I had prior to MFP.

craig1970

Definitely MFP everyday. Logging food helps me avoid over-eating.
Avoiding temptation. Sorry Greggs Bakers, your steak bakes are soo bad for my weight.
Drink water
Exercise daily if possible
Daydream about that beach body I'm gonna get!

:bigsmile:

sugarbone

-fat free frozen yogurt, small with no toppings (eat it slow, so good! high sugar though, have to account for that)
-200 cal huge chocolate flourless cake
-logging ALL my food everyday - I don't binge or overeat or have unnecessary treats because I can't bare to put myself in the red (except for protein)
-delicious chocolate protein shakes
-food scale for sure, who knows how many calories I'm guessing wrong
-high protein

Cdcaldwe

MFP everyday
Food Scales especially when i eat proteins and pasta
Heart Rate Monitor
New Tennis Shoes every month
Egg Whites in a jug
Water........lots of water..........when i grow tired of drinking water i drink more water

lazyspice

Kitchen scales, smaller portions and my pedometer - and MFP on my mobile was a godsend while I was on holiday! Maintaining my food diary kept me on the wagon

mike20603

Nike+ (sportsband and website)
Tuna
Almonds
Water
My trusty NordicTrack elliptical...it accepts no excuses for weather, time of day, darkness, etc...
Actually, I hate that fu**ing thing. But it works.
Greek yogurt.

Lozzy_82

Water
Green tea
Greek yoghurt
Chicken
Eggs
Walking
Zumba

FlyFishinX2

MFP,Water , My bicycle