All u successful people: What are your top 3 tips for weight

jazzalea

Eat healthier.... not less

move more..... and move more often!

Track EVERYTHING...... it's not just accountability.... it's learning what happens when you do THIS with YOUR body..... and what happens if you do THAT...........

good luck

miller0438

Awesome advice I can contribute one thing thats finally clicking for me and thats you have to truly love yourself!! Ive always believed that if I hated myself enough id lose the weight.....so wrong!! It all starts with love for yourself

chelsea_thatsme

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mrb_9110

1. Log everything - that means EVERYTHING - and be honest about it.
2. Eat your exercise calories - at least half of them.
3. Strength train - you can increase your resting metabolism and look better!
4. Get more protein - the MFP guidelines for protein are too low I think. I try to get close to 100g a day, especially with exercise your body will thank you.
5. Drink more water - I feel better and look better and perform better when I'm hydrated.

^this. Plus I would add, Eat clean 80% of the time, and give yourself some slack for the other 20%

Captain_Tightpants

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emstgm

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Bellemorte24

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RunHardBeStrong

1. You have to fuel your body so eat enough calories NETTING over 1200 cals. I actually net 1400-1500 and have lost 101 lbs and still losing. The healthier the food the better.
2. Log and accurately measure everything. Even condiments.
3. Find a steady balance of cardio and strength training.

Caylee320

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TheFitHooker

1. no fried foods
2. no fast food
3. Track EVERYTHING even if you know you shouldn't have had it still track it. It's a teaching tool.
4. me personally I like games and I like challenges so I challenge myself weekly goals and monthly goals, when a goal is reached and I busted the walls of my challenge, I reward myself with something like shoes, purse, something I want that isn't food. We aren't dogs so don't reward yourself with food.
5. Cardio is great calorie burner, but add some strength training, and ab work with it, you might not see the scale go down but don't freak about the scale my tape measure has become my best friend.
6. Find what works best for you, just because someone eat's back their calories they burn works for them, it might not for you. I know I'll probably get slammed for that, but I'm living proof that after 102 pounds lost, it doesn't work for me. I do not nor will I eat them back unless I stop losing and need to figure out what's going on.

Shellyyy7928

Love this thread! Awesomes stuff:)

meljaniya

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bademasi

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bunny1006

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OpenHeaven

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MrsM1ggins

I'm sure I heard it from someone else on here but, don't reward yourself with food. That's what you do when you're training a pet. You're not a dog!

kindra3434

I don't eat anything at all 2 days out of 7 each week.

^^^What in the world???:huh:

LOL

proctor78

Love it!!!

nataliefallbach

What I have done that has worked:

1) water, water, water and more water
2) no soda, not even diet
3) go to the gym 5-6 days a week, even if you only have time for 20 minutes
4) no excuses, EVER! Just keep pushing yourself, losing weight is not a sprint, its a marathon, NEVER GIVE up on yourself
5) log everything and if you forget something, go back and log it later even if you already submitted it
6) Do it for the right reasons, for yourself and you will be successful even if you aren't seeing the results as fast as you want
7) If you can't pronounce the ingredient in your food, chose something else, its processed garbage crap, do this at least 90% of the time and you will see a difference!

Good Luck!

nullmom

Everybodys right!!!!
1)eat less but more often (I eat 3 small meals and 2 snacks a day)
2)exercise (you have to work your body and your heart rate needs to increase to reduce risk of heart attack the more sweat the better!!)
3) Log everything (IF YOU NIBBLE IT YOU HAVE TO SCRIBBLE IT)
4) Drink water water water

Do these four things and you will get there!!! And remember if you are working out you might lose inches and not pounds at first so dont stress so much about the number on the scale. Inches lost is more important than pounds lost.

Best of luck to you!!!

mtcHavingItAll

Awesome topic! BUMP!!!

DoingthisforChris

Great Post Good Luck Orig Post

egiakatt

These are great to read! Thanks for sharing... And thank OP for asking

watboy

1. Eat lean foods
2. Lift heavy and often
3. Try for cardio at least 3 times a week
4. Don't litsen to advice on MFP

sorry that was 4

emhtx

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scorpiomfs

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janeite1990

1. Eat clean...eat foods your great-great grandma would recognize as food, not processed crap.
2. Cardio, at least 25 minutes, as many days a week as you can.
3. Some kind of strength training to build muscle.

sllm1

1. Log every bite (and measure it whenever possible).
2. Exercise - get an HRM for an accurate calorie count.
3. Eat back some of your exercise calories - I do a zig zag approach with this, eating all of them some days and very few other days. Your body needs FUEL.
4. Don't rush it - there's no fast way to do this.
5. There's nothing you CAN'T eat - just eat in moderation or "wait 'til tomorrow" if you're out of calories.

persilcolours

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DeanneLea

1) Track every bite
2) Don't do anything now that you are not willing to do the rest of your life. Make this a lifestyle change. Are you going to deprive yourself of foods you love the rest of your life? Probably not. Eat them in moderation.
3) Exercise at least 30 minutes a day, 5x per week
4) Eat at least half of your exercise calories back
5) Be happy with your choices exercise and food wise. If you aren't happy, you probably won't keep it up.