Lost tons of weight without surgery??

SWilkins75

How did you do it?!
I want to hear from people who have lost lots of weight from dieting and exercising alone

alleycat88

Most people will say by moving more and eating less. Good luck with your weight loss.

laineymburnett

How did you do it?!

By cutting out rubbish, not snacking on junk and exercise... smaller plate and small portions and low fat food

SWilkins75

Most people will say by moving more and eating less. Good luck with your weight loss.

Well yea smarty pants. But I see people that have lost 80+lbs, so I want in on their weight loss secrets lol

mirandamayhem

Go to the success stories and read through the posts.
There are no magic pills, quick fixes. Though hypnotherapy can be helpful I guess.
But it really is hard work and making sensible food choices. Working on calorie deficit, exercising, drinking plenty of water.
The most important thing is to change your way of thinking, this is what I've grasped. It won't come off overnight. It might take many months or years, but if you make lifestyle changes and new habits, it will happen!

laineymburnett

How did you do it?!

By cutting out rubbish, not snacking on junk and exercise... smaller plate and small portions and low fat food

This is the only way hun, as the previous poster has said it is also mind over matter and changing how you view food

Elleinnz

Most people will say by moving more and eating less. Good luck with your weight loss.

Well yea smarty pants. But I see people that have lost 80+lbs, so I want in on their weight loss secrets lol

^^^^^ Exactly this - no secrets - got my butt of the couch, and started eating less crap - more vegetables, good protein, very little sugar ;-) ......

Smaller portions, weigh and log everything you eat, count calories........and exercise to get fit and healthy and strong (and be able to eat more)

astraldream

I think remembering it wont happen over night too. It took me 6 yrs to get this fat, so if it takes me 2 yrs (this is my target ) then i think thats pretty good going. Eat less, move more. go for the healthy option over the junk.

kazzsjourney

I lost over 180 pounds...it took me 6 years (and still have at least another 20 pounds to lose)...i did it by clean eating...exercising 4 times a week...i ate 1800 cals a week and zigzagged my calories. I also tried to avoid eating grain carbs at dinner most nights

uwdawg07

I've lost 91.5 pounds by cutting calories and exercising. I watch what I eat, measure/weigh everything and count every calorie that goes into my mouth. I exercise 6 days a week.

Good luck!!

mirandamayhem

I lost over 180 pounds...it took me 6 years (and still have at least another 20 pounds to lose)...i did it by clean eating...exercising 4 times a week...i ate 1800 cals a week and zigzagged my calories. I also tried to avoid eating grain carbs at dinner most nights

only 1800 calories a week?

Swissmiss

There really are no big secrets. Just do what these people are saying. It is living healthy for the rest of your life. No one is hiding some sort of miracle from you.

helenx55

I have a gastric band (unfilled) never lost with it...the reason? no education. This site has been an eyeopener for me, i no longer eat grains,wheat and my health has improved no icky female infections (tmi)
I try and eat as close to nature as possible.

Topsking2010

Focus on the food choices you make and surround yourself with positive people who live a healthy lifestyle.

chocl8girl

Most people will say by moving more and eating less. Good luck with your weight loss.

Well yea smarty pants. But I see people that have lost 80+lbs, so I want in on their weight loss secrets lol

There are no secrets. Seriously. Eat less and better, move more. End.

kazzsjourney

I lost over 180 pounds...it took me 6 years (and still have at least another 20 pounds to lose)...i did it by clean eating...exercising 4 times a week...i ate 1800 cals a week and zigzagged my calories. I also tried to avoid eating grain carbs at dinner most nights

only 1800 calories a week?

Yep...I wasnt exercising much in the beginning and I have PCOS so weight loss is more of a struggle.

kazzsjourney

oh no.! lol Not a week...1800 cals a day

richx83

Haha no secrets sorry just move alot and then move some more

tross0924

Most people will say by moving more and eating less. Good luck with your weight loss.

What she said.

Eat less. Move more.

That's it. Play with different things to eat so you feel satisfied. Try 3 big meals a day, or 5 little ones, or 1 huge one. Try low carb, or high carb. Try running, walking, biking, lifting.

Then eat the way you like, and exercisie doing what you like.

Add some time and there ya go.

marycmeadows

pretty simple, believe it or not (no one ever really seems to want to hear this but here goes).

eat right. lots of lean proteins, fresh foods, no fast food or packaged foods, healthy choices when eating out, limited alcohol. tons of water.

exercise. strength training and cardio - exericse 5-6 days a week - every week.... get more active in your regular life. take the stairs more, park farther from the store, stop being lazy.

that's it.

george29223

i did it with porn and pretzels eveytime i felt hungry i ate a pretzel then looked at porn .. other than the always being thirsty the near blindness and the unusally hairy palms i stand by this method.....

mirandamayhem

oh no.! lol Not a week...1800 cals a day

LOL, that makes more sense!

Bronx_Montgomery

Its not about eating less but eating the right amounts of good clean foods. What some folks fail to realize is that you can eat the same amount of food (portions / amounts of times you eat) but if you eat clean you are taking less calories and less fat. For example lets say you eat 6 times a day but your constantly eating McDonalds well your going to gain a significant amount of weight. But if you eat 6 times a day and your eating Chicken, small portions of rice, vegetables, fruits, tuna, eggs etc well in theory you will lose weight as your fat and calorie intake are less. Too many people focus on eating less and only eating 1200 calories when they should be focused on what they are putting in their mouths instead.

Oh and doing some sort of cardio (walking, running, HIIT, biking etc) at least 6 times a week for at least 20 mins a day helps as well

AlphamaleBAMF

How did you do it?!

Diet and exercise.

Here is some advice from Dr Rudi from life support.

http://youtu.be/h-jy3OtZAss

Shrinking_Moody

I've been looking for a "secret" since my teenage years - and now at 31 I've finally found it with the helpf of MFP.

I exercise 6 days a week (with a HRM) and I try to add variety to my workouts and track the calories of everything I eat. I've just upped my calories to 1350 - and I eat back about half of my exercise calories. I haven't lost 80 lbs yet - but I'm well on my way to my goal of losing 112 lbs. I've lost 15.2 in 55 days. It's a lifestyle change for me because I've learned that diets just don't work. I wish you the best in your journey - you can do anything you put your mind to - you just have to work for it but that's going to make the victory that much sweeter!

mirandamayhem

Its not about eating less but eating the right amounts of good clean foods. What some folks fail to realize is that you can eat the same amount of food (portions / amounts of times you eat) but if you eat clean you are taking less calories and less fat. For example lets say you eat 6 times a day but your constantly eating McDonalds well your going to gain a significant amount of weight. But if you eat 6 times a day and your eating Chicken, small portions of rice, vegetables, fruits, tuna, eggs etc well in theory you will lose weight as your fat and calorie intake are less. Too many people focus on eating less and only eating 1200 calories when they should be focused on what they are putting in their mouths instead.

Oh and doing some sort of cardio (walking, running, HIIT, biking etc) at least 6 times a week for at least 20 mins a day helps as well

No if you're like me a lot of it IS about eating less! I know about the "right, clean" foods, and I eat a lot of those too, but I also like more common foods, and less is the key there. One slice of pizza instead of the whole thing, a handful of fries instead of a plateful. That sort of thing. Baby steps. Yes we should all eat less processed crap but this is about lifestyle changes, and these need to be manageable and in stages.

Elise_healthy4life

pretty simple, believe it or not (no one ever really seems to want to hear this but here goes).

eat right. lots of lean proteins, fresh foods, no fast food or packaged foods, healthy choices when eating out, limited alcohol. tons of water.

exercise. strength training and cardio - exericse 5-6 days a week - every week.... get more active in your regular life. take the stairs more, park farther from the store, stop being lazy.

that's it.

I did it exactly this way just watch your portion sizes and eat as clean as you can an move more I started just half hour three days a week now I do an hour sometime more six days a week

jasperann

A lot of what everyone else has said. Move more and eat less.

I was told very early on in a class I took about nutrition, not to start something (ie diet) that I couldn't do for the rest of my life. Because if you do then the chances of gaining the weight back are high. He taught me how to modify my food so that I could still eat things that were similar to what I loved, but they were better for you. A lot of it is changing how you think about things. Change one thing at a time. Like add a cup of fresh veggies to dinner and remove some of the starch, or drink 8 glasses of water a day and cut out any liquid that has calories in it, or exercise for 30 minutes a day. That is basically how I started out, I changed one thing and focused on that for a week or two then added in a new thing to change while keeping the first thing I changed going as well. With that method it was more about me changing my habits than losing weight at first. I ignored the scale for the first few months, although I did lose weight during that time. Now I measure everything and log it 'before' I eat it, that way if I decided that I don't want to spend the calories on a food I won't eat it. I still have pizza and birthday cake (if I want it...), I can still eat out, I still live my life I just make better choices. If I were to tell myself that I couldn't' do any of that then I would have failed in this journey not long into it.

Kimmer2011

Nope, no secrets. Just eating right (good carbs, good fats, lots of protein, lots of fiber, watch the salt), with occasional splurges, and plenty of walking. Oh, and PATIENCE. It doesn't happen overnight, or in a week, or in a month, or in a year. It happens for the rest of your life, so get used to it.

DietFemme

Another eat less, move more proponent here - it really is the only way.

I'm nearly 50lbs down now, after 7.5 months, the next 30-40lbs will be much slower but I'll get there hopefully by the end of next year.

And to maintain that magical 130lb goal weight I will have to eat the way I eat right now for the rest of my life. It's not a "diet", it's a lifestyle. I've already done the hard work of changing my diet and exercise regime drastically so now it's just a waiting game while my body catches up, that's how you have to look at it I think.

MosierTim

How did you do it?!
I want to hear from people who have lost lots of weight from dieting and exercising alone

Here is how I did it.

I started small. I worked on making small changes like not going back for seconds and cutting back on how much I put on my plate. Then I added in changing what I drank to 90% water (or more). Then I moved on to changing my food choices. I had to make it realistic so that I stick to it. It is not realistic to me to say "I am never going to eat <insert favorite food> again". As soon as I say it, that food is the first thing I want and when I give in and eat it I go overboard with it. Because of this mentality, there is litterly NOTHING off limits for me. Now don't get me wrong, I have still drastically cut back on all of the horrible stuff I used to eat but when I want pasta, I eat pasta. I pick a healthier pasta (higher fiber) and I have a smaller portion, but I have it. I have found that as I have progressed in this, I want these things less and less because I have found equally as fulfilling healthy foods to take there place.

The second half of this is the exercise portion. Again, start small. Walk around the block, Park at the back of the parking lot at the grocery store so you have to walk a little farher. Then work up from there. There are a couple keys here to me. 1) CONSTANTLY work toward doing more. While the small start is great, you will not achieve your goal if you just do the small stuff. 2) Vary your exercise. Your body builds up an endurance to any exercise you do so you need to switch it up. 3) Strength train, strength train,strength train. This was huge for me. Now I am not talking about becoming a body builder but in addition to cardio, you NEED to add strength training into your exercise! Why? Because Muscle burns calories even when you are not exercising. This does not need to be done at the gym. You can find many programs online or DVD's what allow you to do it at home with resistance bands or small weights

The final thing is DO NOT GIVE UP! You had a candy bar? SO WHAT, get back on track. You went to an all you can eat buffet for dinner and got kicked out for eating to much? SO WHAT, get back on track. You went completly off the wagon for a week and gained 5 lbs? SO WHAT, get back on track. The bottom line is that some of these things WILL happen. Learn from them and get back on track. “It’s not how many times you fall that matters; it’s how many times you get back up.”