What's your biggest health/weigh loss tip?

superdonna

I have collected many different facts and thoughts in my journey...care to share a few more? Best of luck to all.

GauchoMark

Log everything you eat. period.

bcattoes

Exercise!! Regularly and intensely.

dirtsurfer2002

Don't just log everything you eat. You also need to log whatever you do for exercise. If you hit a plateau, you can go back and see what you have been doing and research how to change it up, to get things moving again.

terri0527

Exercise, exercise, exercise...nothing else works for me!

Toxictwist

"Write before you bite" Log everything!!!!!

TeddyBear47

Do what works best for you, try to enjoy and educate yourself on this jourmey.

jg627

Patience and persistence. It's not about how much you can do in one day, it's what you can do over a long period of time.

BobbieLee1959

My best advice is "Hang in there, it will keep you from hanging "out"!

coullmom

do some sort of excercise, whenever, whereever! It all counts. I park farther from the mall, when I am downstairs I go all the way upstairs to use that bathroom and vice versa. Whenever I use the bathroom, at home or at work, I do 5 squats and 5 lunges. I try to fit it in whenever I can get a minute. It really has helped. Stand on one leg to brush your teeth, do some fast feet for a few minutes when waiting. Absolutely anything you can think of!!

AsaraFuriosa

Change is key!

Changing it up will help you not to plateu! Change up your workouts, change up your foods, change your calorie intake daily! (Calorie cycling) I've lost 68lbs this way. Hope this helps!

Good luck on your fitness journey!!

crisanderson27

Pick heavy things up, put them back down.

Repeat.

No other single aspect of fitness makes such a huge difference in bodyfat when combined with a healthy diet (and sometimes, even if not combined).

stayxtrue

I would say your mindset is your biggest barrier... Without changing this you wont see effective or long lasting changes

ericgAU

Dont eat sugar or anything that contains high amounts of sugar. Replace these foods with fruit and veg, wholegrains etc.

giggitygoo

Drink lots of water, and drop the diet soda habit.

mhotch

Track, everything that passes your lips!

Weigh, and measure everything that goes on your plate!

get your daily liquids in.

Exercise

Don't get hung up on "diet", but change to healthy {Just because something is labeled low fat or diet , does not necessarily mean healthy}

and look to this journey as a lifestyle change and not a diet

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

Lift HEAVY weights & stop thinking that you'll look like a female Arnold if you lift 20lbs. or more.

mrscarrey

Ditch as much processed food as possible.

SergeantSunshine_reused

Get adequate protein.
1g of protein per pound pf lean body mass

thelovelyLIZ

Cutting out ALL soda, including diet, has been the single most significant thing I've done. I lost 20lbs after I did that doing little else.

After that, my advice is to lift, and lift fairly heavy. I have definitely made more weight loss progress on months I lifted versus months I didn't.

Kristy_Elizabeth

Set clear goals and re-evaluate them regularly. I have exercise and weight goals both to be me engaged and motivated.

Pinoy_Pal

Find out what works/doesn't work for YOUR body.

AvonLucyR

Surround yourself with encouraging MFPs...they will keep you from getting discouraged along the way...and make sure you have a combination of new and old members so you have people to encourage you and people you can encourage! :flowerforyou:

pastryari

Don't count washing dishes & such as exercise. It's not!

Hezzietiger1

Be accountable.. and let others in on your journey. They will keep you on track and also be inspired by you. As you get healthy and thinner, your friends and family will follow.

fruitful9

CUT SUGAR!!! CUT WHITE FLOUR!!!

themommie

1. be consistant, dont give up
.2. Log everything and mix things up every 3-4 weeks.
3. Write down why you want to lose weight and refer back to this when you need motivation.
4. write down specific goals

bm99

Lose ten pounds.

Then lose ten pounds.

Then lose ten pounds.

Then lose ten pounds.

And so on until the goal is met. When I think about the fact that I have ONE HUNDRED TWENTY pounds to lose it's just a tad overwhelming :brokenheart:

Byrdsong1920

Track, everything that passes your lips!

Weigh, and measure everything that goes on your plate!

get your daily liquids in.

Exercise

Don't get hung up on "diet", but change to healthy {Just because something is labeled low fat or diet , does not necessarily mean healthy}

and look to this journey as a lifestyle change and not a diet

love it !! #knowledge

themommie

Lose ten pounds.

Then lose ten pounds.

Then lose ten pounds.

Then lose ten pounds.

And so on until the goal is met. When I think about the fact that I have ONE HUNDRED TWENTY pounds to lose it's just a tad overwhelming :brokenheart:

this is so true, I just concentrated on 10 lbs at a time and bought myself a new pair of earrings for every 10 lbs I lost. I have now lost 100 lbs which seemed impossible in the beginning

wackyfunster

The diet/fitness regimen you can enjoy and stick to without "cheating" is a million times better than an "ideal" one that you are unable to maintain with consistency.