ONE THING

taso42

Making a decision and sticking to it.

CaptainGordo

Tae Bo

lemonadem

Making my health a priority and learning more about how my body works (TDEE, calorie deficits, etc)

jacquiomy

"If every day were like today, in five weeks you'd weigh 225" The first time I closed out of my MFP diary.

When I read that, I got a thrill, and then I decided to "prove" it was going to be wrong. No way, I thought. Ya Right!, I thought. Let's just see if that's true, I said to myself.

That was 3 years ago, and you see my ticker now :blushing:

Thats awesome ^^^

CakeFit21

commitment

sxynanaplay

Feeling my confidence re-gain!

jetscreaminagain

Having lots of friends here who are smarter and futher along than me and being willing to learn from, motivated by, and entertained by them. I don't know half of what they know nor have I accomplished anything like what they have. They educate and inspire me.

epona_mus

Seriously? For me it was deciding that I was going to do it. I had sat around feeling sorry for myself for almost 2 yrs. Once I decided to tackle my weight/fitness problem "FOR REALZ" it's been relatively easy.

summer827

Tracking what I eat.

Rae6503

persistence

This. If I have a bad day, I do better tomorrow. Previously I'd start again next week, or next month, then it'd be 3 months and I'd gain back any progress I had made.

susanswan

The one thing that made the difference for me was realizing that I had been a quitter my entire life. When I got hungry i quit the diet. I remember reading a People Magazine featuring "How they lost Half of their Body Weight" scanning it furiously looking for the "secret". I found it. The secret was they never gave up! Simple as that! I decided to make my own plan, do what works for me and then FOLLOW THROUGH and NEVER GIVE UP until I got to my goal. Sure, I got derailed a few times and backslid here and there but I never gave up! I kept searching for answers that would work for ME! I found them! I am now 3.8 pounds away today and I am so excited to be seeing this through! And what I like most about this being a 4 year journey is that now I know that I must keep up my good habits forever. I can never think I am "done". I will never be fat again! = D

becca3211

persistence

what he said!

savlyon

Drinking nothing but water.

Seriously cuts down on 200-500 calories a day.

That change alone (with no added exercise) could lose you 20-50lbs a year.

Boom!!!!...Sexytime.

kiwiburger those are sexy abs for sure!

SergeantSunshine_reused

Will power

savlyon

Friends at the gym. I had anxiety attacks daily, same time, every day, until I started going to the gym. It was pure loneliness. Now that I am at the gym daily the attacks are gone because I look forward to seeing those same people. Also my relationships outside the gym are better because I am more positive and energetic!

zoe4friends

Belief that I can do it.

MrsSmith1112

Tae Bo

ahhh....i see what you did there...you're funny! :devil:

BeccaB1981

Before I joined MFP I thought I ate reasonably well and couldn't figure out why I couldn't lose weight. Logging everything I eat is what opened my eyes and made me realize just how many extra calories I was eating before. I am going to lump logging food and exercise calories together as the ONE thing that has helped me be successful because they go hand in hand and of course I would have never started logging if it hadn't been for MFP

krist3ng

MFP MFP MFP

Seriously, I would either be rudderless or left scrawling what I'd eaten in a tiny notebook and guesstimating calories. (which I've done and, well, I tend to lose tiny things, notebooks included.)

LaurieEReid

Drinking nothing but water.

Seriously cuts down on 200-500 calories a day.

That change alone (with no added exercise) could lose you 20-50lbs a year.

Boom!!!!...Sexytime.

Yes, not drinking my calories.

Toxictwist

dedication

Maggieq87

This is going to sound awful, but I moved away from home! I moved over a couple provinces, had to restart my pantry/fridge... had to budget for groceries, few friends, less dinners out, got a part-time job at a gym instead of a restaurant, my boyfriend is thousands of miles away... so, starting fresh, definitely. I actually found it quite easy to lose the weight, and now that it's gone for the most part, I think I'll be motivated to maintain once I go home..

HAHA this^^ I moved to a new country, different lifestyle and I'm too broke to eat now!

PoochPottery

I love that part of MFP!! "If everyday were like today you would weight ______ in 5 weeks!" Love that motivation!

WifeNMama

"If every day were like today, in five weeks you'd weigh 225" The first time I closed out of my MFP diary.

When I read that, I got a thrill, and then I decided to "prove" it was going to be wrong. No way, I thought. Ya Right!, I thought. Let's just see if that's true, I said to myself.

That was 3 years ago, and you see my ticker now :blushing:

Some days, I log in just so I can see that message. Lol

2April

Procrastination...I exercise, waste time on MFP and plan meals to put off doing school work (law school).

Minnesnowtagurl

commitment

ninerbuff

CONSISTENCY

Circa1964

Deciding to do it and not quit.

sara709

MFP.

Agreed

WifeNMama

We sound like a commercial for MFP. Lol
Or "Body Breaks With Hal Johnson and Joanne Mcleod"... Participaction!

There's some old school Canadiana for ya.