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

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  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Move more and faster, eat less.
  • TanyaCurtis
    TanyaCurtis Posts: 630
    DON'T BINGE :)
  • xandra
    xandra Posts: 101 Member
    Hard work and dedication.

    Thank you Dolvett :wink:
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    Learn to loooove veggies and take your biggest weakness see it as poison for you body and give it up forever so that you never go back once you have reached your goal. It is a lifestyle change and training your brain comes first. Oh and move your body.
  • HJCsDaddy
    HJCsDaddy Posts: 419 Member
    Bust your *kitten*!
  • brits111383
    brits111383 Posts: 55
    Get your nerd on and treat this little weight loss adventure as an experiment. Your metrics (weight, body fat %, etc) are data -- don't be emotional if your data is funky on one outlier day. It's just data, and if you're sticking to a good plan, the trend should be good over time. If you're not getting the intended results, instead of getting frustrated, tweak a few things here and there and measure the results again. There are a lot of moving parts, and this is a process.

    I personally like to weigh myself daily first thing when I wake up so that I have lots of data about fluctuations. For example, I have been tracking everything on MFP pretty diligently since the new year and have had pretty good but modest results (3 lb loss). There are lots of fluctuations, especially because I weigh daily, but everything seems to be doing okay. Out of the blue last week, for no reason I could see, I was back up to my starting weight! Instead of getting discouraged and quitting, I tried to just be curious about it and still logged the disappointing numbers. I kept at it and the next day or two my weight was back on a downward trend where I had left off earlier. Whew! I can only imagine if I were taking my weight and body fat measurements weekly and kept catching weighing in at the wrong time. Thank goodness for lots of data!
  • christschild2
    christschild2 Posts: 97 Member
    THINK!!! THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING. And I do mean everything!!!. Then do it for YOU!!!
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    My one piece of advice is: go and read all of the advice on the MyFitnessPal forums.
  • danibabs
    danibabs Posts: 298 Member
    Drink water.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    "Don't put that in your mouth; you don't know where it's been."
  • stevenleagle
    stevenleagle Posts: 293 Member
    It's not a race
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    Lift heavy things...
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    Build activity into your lifestyle.

    For example: Instead of always looking for the closest car parking spot, look for one a bit further away.
  • WeighAhead
    WeighAhead Posts: 42 Member
    Trade the elevators for stairs.
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Focus on daily calorie intake. With that under control. The rest will take care of it's self.
  • Peanut0711
    Peanut0711 Posts: 88 Member
    Have Lots of Sex...Burns Calories, and you have fun!!!! :devil:
  • mrsvatitagain
    mrsvatitagain Posts: 275 Member
    Stay encouraged, all journeys have their moments.
  • MinnesotaManimal
    MinnesotaManimal Posts: 642 Member
    One piece of advice? Don't report people for quoting lines from "The Jerk" circa 1979, with Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters, and accuse said person of being racist for sharing said quotes as advice....
  • l_oudman
    l_oudman Posts: 373 Member
    You can't rely on anyone else to make the changes you need to conquer your demons!
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Eat slightly less than you expend/burn.... that's it.
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    Don't reward yourself with food you're not a dog.
  • claresusan
    claresusan Posts: 121 Member
    Every morning plan what you will be eating for the day, log it correctly by weighing it all and then stick to it religiously.
  • RavenWordsmith
    RavenWordsmith Posts: 2 Member
    Drink water!! at least 6 glasses a day.. we often mistake thirst for hunger...
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    this is a process in which you have to learn and change old habits, won't happen overnight so don't beat yourself up when you mess up.
  • garyobesedeleted
    garyobesedeleted Posts: 117 Member
    sort ya head out
  • fitnessyeoja
    fitnessyeoja Posts: 357 Member
    bump
  • japruzze
    japruzze Posts: 453 Member
    Listen to your mother and eat your veggies!
  • nickyfm
    nickyfm Posts: 1,214 Member
    MFP's caloric allowance to lose isn't the be all and end all, if it means you're starving! (Still trying to come to terms with this one, lol)
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    Count every single calorie and don't cheat yourself!

    A lot easier said than done. Do you continue doing this once you reach your goal weight? How does it work for you? Most people that work very long hours will find this almost impossible to do.

    You prep the food the night before and have it bagged up. Thats what I do... and bulking I eat 7000 calories per day.
  • jamesblood13
    jamesblood13 Posts: 175 Member
    be patient
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