Tips for Newbies

Deanna051

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btworthen

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osorio1

Bump- Great Post!

Tahirsmom

I love this post! One of my favorites.:flowerforyou:

sandown12

Great post thanks

PurplePookie

this is great advice - thanks!!!

acoleman9

This was a great post! Please anyone add me. I'm new to this and could definitely use the encouragement. I started grad school in 2007 and I put on almost 50 pounds and I really need to get it off. My goal right now is to lose 40, so Im trying this out.

maryrr88

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whitneyann0

BUMP!!!! :happy:

vcorbin01

Great post! I'm not new to the site but I loved everything you said and you were dead on

mangoriverblue

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Another tip to add, ties in with #10. Weight loss is NOT linear. Your body doesn't understand the concept of days or weeks, it doesn't care if you pick a specific day to be "weigh-in day." You always have to think in terms of averages, trends and the big picture. If you lose 8 pounds one week, and then nothing the next 3, you're still averaging 2 pounds a week.

Also, a lot of people say to keep changing things up, just keep in mind, it takes about 6 weeks to see any results from activity. So change things up when they lose effectiveness, but if it's only been 3 days, that's just silly.

EXCELLENT points to make.

mangoriverblue

oops trying to figure out how to bump! Anyone? Yaiyaiyai....lol

jenniejengin

Thank you so much for all the help that you have provided me.

Elizabeth_C34

Bumping for the new folks.

BosLady1

Awesome post... love the explanation of the TDEE and BMR and the need to eat back exercise calories. All the acronyms on this site were kinda confusing, but now I understand this all a lot better! So glad to have read this!

Off to exercise and then eat some or most of it back lol!!

Susabelle64

Elizabeth, This an awesome post! Thanks so much, I can tell myself some of these things, but it is so nice to see them all here laid out so nicely!

Elizabeth_C34

Thanks ladies. I'm glad you found it useful.

Bigjayinga

Thanks for the info, your a big help.

Pinky1147

Love it! thanks!

invested73

Thanks for posting...always good to find tips for newbies

Meloyelo2010

Awesome!

Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim

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meeky81

Thank you so much for this post. You've made some really great points and its much appreciated x

tanimis

Thank you so much. Just started the weight loss journey

Pimpmonkey

Excellent advice from an excellent mindset!!!

weightloss06

Thanks for sharing, this is where i am at i think. Need to up my calories and stop been scared to eat back my exercise calories. Thanks heaps!!!!

iCupCakeNZ

wow, great post

awdamm

great post. some good advice.

hottfarmchick724

im so glad i read this! i was deff down in the dumps about my weight loss efforts and this helps me see it in a new perspective! but i have a question. this is my first week on here, so i am still eating my 'normal' foods to see how bad it really is for me. mfp has set me at 1400 cal/day with 1 30min workout each week(im pretty lazy ill admit it, haha but then if i do other activities each week, i also feel better about myself!) ive been swimming 2 days this week with my friends nephew and yesturday, i ate back my calories but went over just a little(maybe 100) is that really bad? is it ok to go over if its just a few? or will that hinder my weight loss?

Cgrnlaw

Thanks for the great tips....I missed this when I signed up.