My advice to newbies
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Take it slow faster is not always better.0
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1. You do not talk about Fight Club.
2. Zombies need love too.
3. The grass is never greener on the other side.
4. The world is round.
5. Casinos are the best place to make a living.
6. Hank Williams Jr always knows what to say and when to say it.
7. The Detroit Lions are going to the Super Bowl this year.
8. 272-268 = 10
9. People's feelings CAN in fact be hurt on the internetz.
10. Socks with sandals are really NOT OK. (Brought to you by kennethmgreen...thanks bro)
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GREAT advice! Really knowing yourself and what you are capable of is huge.
I'll add one of my own that is a game-changer once you embrace it...
It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get back up. Don't let a slip up, a lazy day or a binge ruin your day or your week, just shake it off and keep going. example: My mantra the past three days is Fudge Happens. Literally, ROLO FLAVOURED FUDGE. Like, twice a day. But I ate lots of veggies and didn't binge on EVERYTHING, just the fudge, so I'll survive! In the past, I would have figured that my day was "shot", so why not just eat a pizza for supper. Or if I knew I was going out for supper in the evening, I'd just eat crap the entire rest of the day because it was going to be "shot" anyway. I've slowly accepted that it's not a pass/fail grading system, that it actually matters how MUCH you fail by, so just cuz you're going to go over your calories is NOT a reason to go over them by 4,000!0 -
NEVER give up!! There WILL be ups and downs. It happens, realize it and more on.0
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I am going to build on the "be honest with yourself"
1) You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you select the lowest calorie count food match in the database, even if the calories are obviously incorrect.
2)You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you select the highest calorie burn exercise from the database, even if the calories burned are obviously incorrect.
3) You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you log housework, walking around at the mall or walking from the car into the store as exercise. We all want to be able to eat more and lose weight, but even though it's good to move around, but if your scale isn't moving and you are logging every single move you make as exercise so you can eat more, you are only cheating yourself.
YES to #3!!!!!!! Ugh I feel like people log every single move they make. It's so infuriating to me.
I agree to an extent. House work, parking lot walks, etc is over doing it. Those are likely going to be included in your estimated daily energy expenditure. But walking around the mall for 2 hours when you never go to the mall? That's actually walking exercise outside of the norm. THAT is something I would count.
Edit:: Also... Newbies... please use the search function! It's hip! It's stylish! It works!0 -
OxyClean is great for removing goose poop stains.0
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1) You do not have to stop eating the things you like, and you do not have to eat rabbit food to lose weight! Make very small changes, especially at first, that way it will seem far less daunting.
2) Educate yourself. Learn what is in your food. See how many calories the things you like have in. Treat your daily calorie allowance as your currency.
3) There is no quick fix. At least, not one that doesn't require a scalpel or anything unnatural inserted into your body.
4) Don't exercise for the sake of burning calories. Find someone you enjoy, and do it. That way you're burning calories as a by-product of doing something you want to do anyway!
5) Never make a topic about the following:
Should i skip breakfast?
How much water should i drink?
Should i eat my exercise calories?
Is peanut butter ok?
zomg i heard xxx causes cancer!
...think that's about it.
Oh, and make sure you have sufficient thick skin to post on forums
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1) be kind to yourself. change takes time, and we are not perfect beings
2) educate yourself. there is a lot of knowledge to be had for those who look
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again0 -
TAKE EVERYTHING PEOPLE SAY WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. THEN LOOK AT YOUR SODIUM INTAKE....
NEVER GIVE UP BECAUSE YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE
SOME PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO TEAR OTHERS DOWN, IGNORE THEM
IF YOU FEEL DISCOURAGED DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP (AT LEAST FROM ME)
DRINK YOUR WATER, GET YOUR SLEEP, AND WORKOUT
DEVELOP THICK SKIN FOR THE FORUMS
PLAY WITH YOUR DIET, INTRODUCE NEW FRUITS AND VEGGIES
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN ANY DIET
TAKE A COLLEGE NUTRITION CLASS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING DRASTIC WITH YOUR BODY
READ AND WATCH DOCUMENTARIES ON NUTRITION
HAVE FUN AND MAKE LOTS OF FRIENDS!
P.S. I'M SARAH AND I USE CAPS LOCK ALL DAY0 -
Such great advice in all these responses. Also if you are not really active I would recommend getting a pedometer. It's a great way to see just how many steps you take a day and then increasing. Wear it for a couple of your "normal" days and see what your average is. Then make a goal of increasing it every week until you are at least 10,000 steps per day average. This really helped me get started moving.0
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Always wear clean underwear in case you're rushed into hospital for some reason - medical staff abhor skidmarks :happy:0
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This may seem completely counter-intuitive and might even (gasp!) irritate some people, but here you go:
Embrace the fat of you.
The second I started using terms like "my big fat *kitten*" and ditched "Rubenesque" and "BBW" my whole outlook changed. As fat folk we have a tendency to not want to admit that yes, we are porkers, thunder thighs, what have you. We hide from mirrors, we dress in black, we think that when we suck in our gut we are actually sucking it in. It doesn't. I've tested it.
I got rid of the shame and the guilt by simply asking "Do these pants make my fat butt look even fatter?"
I am also not going to lose 100 pounds in a week. So right now, I'm still fat. Fat and counting calories and doing some sit-ups because I'd like to do some stuff that being fat makes hard to do. I am not ashamed or embarrassed. I've got a pretty face AND wide load hips. Whoopee doo!
We don't need to have national fat acceptance (so not a fan of that movement) - we need to accept who were are where we are today, in the moment.
Say it with me - "Today, I am fat."
Don't you feel better?0 -
namasteTAKE EVERYTHING PEOPLE SAY WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. THEN LOOK AT YOUR SODIUM INTAKE....
NEVER GIVE UP BECAUSE YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE
SOME PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO TEAR OTHERS DOWN, IGNORE THEM
IF YOU FEEL DISCOURAGED DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP (AT LEAST FROM ME)
DRINK YOUR WATER, GET YOUR SLEEP, AND WORKOUT
DEVELOP THICK SKIN FOR THE FORUMS
PLAY WITH YOUR DIET, INTRODUCE NEW FRUITS AND VEGGIES
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN ANY DIET
TAKE A COLLEGE NUTRITION CLASS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING DRASTIC WITH YOUR BODY
READ AND WATCH DOCUMENTARIES ON NUTRITION
HAVE FUN AND MAKE LOTS OF FRIENDS!
P.S. I'M SARAH AND I USE CAPS LOCK ALL DAY0 -
I'm new on here but reading all these inspirational tips is great, a real motivational start,
Thank you x x0 -
What is your advice?
Never not give up! Even when it seems like the scale is not moving..
^This means to always give up... lol0 -
Keep a water bottle or something around you all the time and keep drinking it.
Never ask: how can I replace my fat with muscle? or: "I just want to tone up, how do I get long lean muscles?"
Don't beat yourself up if you make a "mistake" and eat something "bad." It is not a mistake, it is a choice you made and it's part of living. If you're going to guilt and shame yourself over every action and morsel, you're going to be miserable. Own it and move on.
Identify your triggers and try to avoid them.
Learn some basic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Lift heavy, but learn proper form first. Ditch the pink dumbbells. Learn from Mistress Krista at www.stumptuous.com
MOST IMPORTANTLY: remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint!0 -
1. Eat a healthy diet.
2. Exercise regularly
3. Don't take nutrition advice from a personal trainer, fitness website, anyone's blog or most people on MFP.
4. Find a diet and exercise plan that you can live with forever, because that's how long you need to do it.
5. Don't sweat the days you go off plan. That's just life. Something else you have to do forever.0 -
My foot hurts.0
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Have many friends and join challenges. Get to know people.0
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1. You do not talk about Fight Club.
2. Zombies need love too.
3. The grass is never greener on the other side.
4. The world is round.
5. Casinos are the best place to make a living.
6. Hank Williams Jr always knows what to say and when to say it.
7. The Detroit Lions are going to the Super Bowl this year.
8. 272-268 = 10
9. People's feelings CAN in fact be hurt on the internetz.
10. Socks with sandals are really NOT OK. (Brought to you by kennethmgreen...thanks bro)
Excellent, though I'm not sure about no. 4 ... I believe it's an oblate spheroid. Or a donut. Not sure 0
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