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

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LorinaLynn

Take photos in a bikini or underwear and don't delete them no matter how much you hate them. They'll help you see progress when the scale isn't being cooperative.

Even if you can't eat everything you want, you should want everything you eat. Don't eat stuff you don't like just because it's "good for you." Find stuff that's good for you that you DO like.

Food is fuel. Eat it. If you're hungry, you're doing it wrong.

adriana_hackney

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.

Awesome tips!!! Thanks!

Whaleluvr

Excellent post!!!! Lots of good info here!!!! Thanx all!!!!

Sl1ghtly

1. Be patient.
2. Don't over complicate things.
3. I don't have a number three.

minnesota_deere

My weight loss has been very slow and inconsistent; with many gains, loses and weeks with neither. This last week has been particulary rough and I feel like I don't even know where to go from here or what the right choices are anymore. As a result, I found myself asking, "What are the people losing weight doing that I am not?" I would love to hear from all of you who are having success and are losing those pounds and inches. What are the top 3-5 things you have done to achieve successful and healthy weight loss?

Thanks everyone!!

i only need 1, stop eating so much food. (26 pounds lost in 45 days)

wapan

Love these. Thank you!

LeenaRuns

My top three tips:

1. I drink 8-12 glasses of WATER a day.
2. I eat a primarily plant-based diet with tons of fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
3. I work out 20 minutes on week days and 60 minutes on weekend days.

marycmeadows

1. No fast food.
2. Exercise.
3. Keep food diary.
4. Be patient.
5. Stay positive.

These are all very true.... but to get more specific....

*eat lots of protein -- drink tons of water -- calories aren't the only thing that matter -- I track sodium too because that makes you retain water weight.... I try to get most of my sugar intake from veggies and fruits. I always try to eat a ton of fiber too!
*Make sure you're eating enough calories. I've plateaued a few times, and what broke my plateaus was increasing my calorie intake - every time.
*strength train 2-3 days a week -- rest a day in between sessions. you can do cardio on 'rest from strength days'.... don't be afraid to lift heavy just because you're a girl (i.e. avoid barbie'bells)
*your weight fluctuates. a lot of times when you see a gain it may just be water weight.... women have these awesome hormones that fluctuate on a DAILY basis that affect your weight as well!

SW: 303.4 1/1/11
CW: 199
stats: 29, female, 5'6''

JCeagle89

All great advise. I would add one more. Watch what you drink there are hidden calories in drinks and it adds up, especially juices and teas. I am giving up soda even diet for lent. This will be a real test.

FITnFIRM4LIFE

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wendylee01

I think it's pretty much covered here already. But here's just one more person to reinforce what has been said.

1. be realistic with your food choices - don't cut any food group out, but do log it in -it's amazing the impact of seeing what you're putting in your mouth has, especially those favourite cheats - automatically makes me re-think how much of something to eat or if I really should eat it. But if all else fails and I really want something I have it. and then get back on track right after

2. Find an exercise routine that you are comfortable with and fits into your lifestyle. Start slow and work up to a goal. Then switch it up a bit, again if you miss a day or can't do the whole workout you have set - don't beat yourself up about it. It's one day you have the rest of your life to move forward.

3. Positive self talk and write it down. I have a list of goals on my file cabinet at work. I see it a hundred times a day - and it never fails to re-affirm what my objectives (long and short term) are and that I can achieve them.

Good luck - you can do it

Bean615

love this! so motivational! bump

msmithevv

Just one - Patience!

Patovader

1. Weigh your food
2. Dont assume the calories on the database are correct, check for yourself ( food packaging can be misleading and there are tons of mistakes, people often misinterpret the calories when inputting the product!)
3. Eat your exercise calories
4. Allow yourself treats (in moderation), otherwise whats the point?
5. If you fall of the wagon and have a bad day or two, don't worry, just get right back on it!

I hope this helps, A ;-)

TinaLTaylor79

As a person who has lost 83lbs and kept it off a year..here is what worked for me!

1. Giving up is NOT an option
2. Log everything you put in your mouth
3. Get at least 4-5 days of workouts in a week
4. Never NET below 1200 & always try and eat back most of your workout cals
5. Never stick with the same workout routine for more than 12 weeks at a time, change things up..keep your body guessing!

Good luck to you!

Patience is the key...its better to be going somewhere slowly than nowhere fast!

wendylee01

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

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

<--- has lost 1 average human being

Are you nuts - this is a set up to major disappointment in the future not to mention all the possible health implications, do some research on eating disorders, and swing diets. Not healthy and not safe - 1400 calories sounds reasonable but I don't know the rest of your history (weight, height, age, activity - lifestyle, so it's not fair to comment, we're all different)

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2dayirun4me

1) I try to plan my meals out for a week. Sundays I do most of my cooking and I freeze my food in single serving containers.
2) I try and stay positive and focused on the prize at the end remember why I want to do this.
3) If I feel myself getting comfortable in a workout I bump up the burn and push myself harder. I workout almost every day not because I feel I need to but because I love how I feel after a good sweat.
4) I don't eat anything containing sugar for at least 2 hrs after my workout. Sugar slows down the body's ability to continue with the calorie burn.
5) Support! I don't think I would have made it this far without a great support team I have a great group here and we motivate encourage and congratulate each other on our accomplishments.

Laoch_Cailin

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But my 3 tips to succeed would be :

1 = Don't get too obsessed with the scales
2 = If you go off track, enjoy it and get back on trackt the next day - I often (maybe even 1 day in the week) have a weekend to myself and eat what I want, without stuffing myself and then get back to it on the Monday.
3 = Find an exercise you enjoy and challenge yourself - I entered a 5k then learned to jog now I'm aiming for my first mini-marathon.

Good luck and you can do it. See it as a life choice rather than I wanna be a certain weight, because when you get there it can be hard to maintain (you'll miss the buzz of losing). xx

garbudebb

I have only been using MFP for a few weeks the second time around, and I must admit, some days I have been struggling.

I am taking all of my advice from diets/healthy eaten plans that I have done before and have been very sucessful with.

1. If you are hungry and counting the hours down until you can have your next meal treat yourself to a can or glass of diet coke. Empty into a glass and wait for all of the fizz to die down. When it has little or no fizz in it drink it in one go. It will keep you full until your next meal. Be warned though, that I do not recommended more than 2 cans of diet coke a day.

2. When you have a craving for something sweet, brush your teeth. You will be surprised how much it works.

3. Try not to eat anything after 6pm, you body would have digested your evening meal properly by the time you go to bed.

4. If, like me, you live on a very budget, go to the supermarket about an hour or 2 before the store closes, if you can, to pick up some bargains.

I also have not got the money to enrol at a gym but I am still getting plenty of exercise. I take the dog for a 30 minute brisk in the morning, and i am starting to go walking on my lunch break at work. I am so lucky to work were I do. If I walk around the perimeter fence around the outside it is 4 miles both on hills and flat. I am suffering today as I walked for 40 minutes solid yesterday.

Good Luck everyone, and if you wish to add me to your friends list feel free.

Debbie x

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stephabef

1.) Get in the groove of working out. Make that time for it, and slide it into your routine. The most important part, though, is not to stop! Once you do, it's super difficult to restart.

2.) Set mini-goals, and not just about the number on the scale. This makes a lifestyle change feel much more attainable.
3.) Let yourself have a serving of what you crave, and fit it into your macros. For me, that's nut butter. I have one serving a day, and my desire to munch on junk is much lessened!

Shayyy01

1.) Patience, work with your body not against it.
2.) Clean eating, when i first started i cut out everything that i knew was bad, or slightly bad, i mostly at raw foods. As i progressed in weight loss i started adding other foods in, so i could make this a life style not a diet. I still eat clean, i just eat more then i was. Eating the right amount of calories can make a difference.
3.) Busting my *kitten* 6 days a week. I did insanity, and now i'm doing p90x and half marathon training.

Setting mini goals is a great way to keep you interested and focused.
Good Luck

Ant_M76

1. Get an Electronic food scale
2. Get a HRM
3. Increase exercise duration and intensity as much as porrible and mix things up, not doing exactly the same routine every day at moderate effort levels. Do a LOT of exercise!

beccas753

1. Figure out your BMR and base your caloric intake on your goal weight.
2. Try to balance carb and protein grams
3. Don't eat back all your excercise calories until you get into maintenance mode
4. Build muscle in addiiton to doing cardio
5. NO BOOZE!
6. Measure when you are unsure of portion size.

Patovader

1. Figure out your BMR and base your caloric intake on your goal weight.
2. Try to balance carb and protein grams
3. Don't eat back all your excercise calories until you get into maintenance mode
4. Build muscle in addiiton to doing cardio
5. NO BOOZE!
6. Measure when you are unsure of portion size.

No Booze? Why deny yourself a tipple if you enjoy it? I have a drink two days per week (and sometimes as much as 12 beers at a time) and I have managed to lose 42 pounds in 13 months. Its simple, if you want a drink then just log it like everything else and go for a nice long walk the next day.

PS that was not meant as an attack, I just feel that people are already changing lots in their lives when they choose to go on this journey and they don't need the added pressure of also becoming tee total.

Signed, the drunken Scottish Guy....

MJ7910

1. ask yourself if you are hungry when you find yourself thinking about food. most people eat out of habit and not because they are hungry. if you're not hungry, do something else until it passes.
2. if you find yourself eating too much or "binging" just step away and stop. even if you go over calories, you can stop yourself and not make it worse by continuing to eat more when you're not hungry. A day is not blown by 1 slip up, you can get back on track.
3. never eat less than 1200 calories. for me, this slowed my metabolism down and made it harder for me to lose the last 10 lb. i know this is controversial, but for me eating so little made me irritable and hungry all the time. i would say 1400 would be the lowest i'd intentionally go if i was going to do this again.