If you were pressed to offer just ONE PIECE OF ADVICE . . .

Frederi825

If you were pressed to offer just ONE PIECE OF ADVICE to someone seeking to lose weight, what would it be?

Don't cheat! Just ONE PIECE OF ADVICE per post.

Here's mine: if you drink alcohol or fruit juice, cut it down to one glass per week.

Sidesteal

Focus on hitting your end of day targets in calories and macronutrients above all else.

robot_potato

Buy a food scale. You're probably underestimating what you're actually eating.

falsecho

Move as much as possible

AntWrig

Focus on hitting your end of day targets in calories and macronutrients above all else.

Damn you!

People can start here. READ and get enlightened!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981

taso42

Only follow a program that you can envision following for the rest of your life.

Sidesteal

Focus on hitting your end of day targets in calories and macronutrients above all else.

Damn you!

People can start here. READ and get enlightened!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981

Hehe.

I'm going to eat a couple of sandwiches to give you time to even the score.

pamelad77

If you fancy a little treat and it fits in your limits, then go for it. If not you'll end up feeling deprived and binge.

almc170

Be realistic about your expectations.

1996gtstang

control portions

rdsxgrl28

take it one day or even meal/workout at a time. The BIG picture can be overwhelming.

DeenieWeenie

Here is my advice To the younger crowd.. What you do and don't do now, will affect you when your older.

shakenit

Wake up hungry. Different from going to bed hungry when the last meal was just a few hours back. In the morning, It seems that your body should be hungry 8-12 hours after its last meal... unless that meal was too big. I consider waking up hungry a great signal.

chuckiephudd

keep a positive attitude so you can stay on track during your weight loss journey!!!!

mrsstr0501

Don't forget to watch for the NSV's.....Non scale victories. Some days/weeks you may not see progress on the scale but remember that there are other ways to determine weight loss. Loss of inches, fitting into those jeans that were once to small, etc., all add up!! Keep up the good work everyone

NaomiWhite77

Your journey is a life change not a diet.

elsinora

Be brutally honest about how many calories you are ingesting

carrie_eggo

Eat less calories than you burn.

luvmycandies

Find an exercise buddy and keep each other accountable!

DADMUTH

water lots of water

HeidiRene

Listen to YOUR body. There are a lot of "experts" on here. So many people tout the "right" way to lose weight. Unfortunately they miss the fact that people are different and an eating plan that works for one person doesn't work for another. There are very few absolutes in dieting. Get ideas from everyone, experiment, and then do what works for you.

One personal example is "you have to eat breakfast" because you will eat more later if you don't, you need to jumpstart your metabolism...whatever. I am example of someone who has had great success (before I gained a lot of weight these last 6 months from excessive night eating -oops) losing weight and staying thin long term on a meal plan where I consistenly and almost always skip breakfast. I tried breakfast of many sorts and skipping it is absolutely best for me. (besides my coffee and skim milk)

So, some tips I get on here work for me...some don't and that's just life.

AEB_WV

Don't diet. Change your ways.

douglasmobbs

A lifestyle change has to start by getting it right in your head

Trophyyf

Don't starve yourself !

alise_lmx

Learn as much as you can about nutrition and what a healthy diet actually involves. Understanding your body and what it needs is really important when you're trying to lose weight. I've had the best success when I actually feel like I know what I'm doing, not just eating this or drinking that bc someone told me it would help me lose weight.

taunto

Stop making excuses, stop wasting time trying to get the perfect "theory crafting". Get up and move it!

mohanj

Never give up.

ninerbuff

Be CONSISTENT.


A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

natalieg0307

Read labels. Don't just look at the calories....look at the serving size. Who knew that bag of chips you ate with your sandwich should really be split between 3 people?

bloodguilt

If you were pressed to offer just ONE PIECE OF ADVICE to someone seeking to lose weight, what would it be?

Don't cheat! Just ONE PIECE OF ADVICE per post.

Here's mine: if you drink alcohol or fruit juice, cut it down to one glass per week.

Change your mindset, eating habits and lifestyle because our mental attitude is the most important part of staying fit and healthy.

lmelangley

Every person is different- don't gauge your success in comparison to how other people are progressing.