Best and Worst Dieting tips

supergirlie00

Subject lines says it all. Share the best or worst advice you've gotten when it comes to diet and fitness. I hope there's not another post like this floating around but oh well if there is

My Best : Banana's are a MUST when you're trying to shed some pounds, no matter how many crunches you do you will not get achieve those perfect abs without doing cardio.

My Worst: Replace breakfast with diet supplements.

bring on the information! :flowerforyou:

majasmi

Best: ...hmmm.... dont eat dense/heavy foods 3-4 hours before sleeping. instead eat veggies or fruits.

worst: herbalife (replacement shakes) is the answer to long term weight loss... so drink them 5 times a day and dont eat solid foods....

Hailey

So far I only have a best and it is to drink at least 8 cups of water a day!

It was a challenge for me in my group. I have been drinking at least that much water every single day since the 3rd of November. It helps me not to drink anything else bad! I've had maybe two glasses of pop since then too! The first couple days you have to go to the bathroom lots though!

supergirlie00

great tips :]

keep em comin'

BrendaLee

Best: Quitting isn't an option. You screwed up? Oh well, move on. When you realize this is a life-long thing, you accept that you're going to have moments of weakness, downfalls, weight gains, and all the rest, but you know that you can't give up, and that there's always a new day waiting for you tomorrow.

Worst: Eat no more than 1200 calories a day AND exercise to burn even more on top of that...which equates to living on 600 or 700 calories a day. Crazy.

MisoSoup79

Best: (for me, anyway) Measure your condiments! Dressings, mayo, BBQ Sauce, etc. I am surprised at how much I used to slather on and how many calories I can save by measuring now!

Worst: Nuts and olives are nothing but fat - avoid them. When someone tells me this, I can guarantee their idea of the optimal weight loss "diet' will not work for me.

angiegeary08

BEST: "You can have it all, just not all at once." It's all about balance and not depriving yourself. I have lost 12 pounds in a little less than 4 months, which is a little slower than I would like, but I haven't sacrificed the things I love to eat like chocolate and french fries. I just try to eat less of those things or balance them with exercise.

BTW, I read a fantastic book with LIFESTYLE tips for being healthy in your weight - Naturally Thin by Bethany Frankel. 10 tips that make so much sense.

WORST: Any "fad" diet - Cabbage Soup, Tuna & Salsa, etc. Temporary results at best. Nothing I could live with as a lifestyle.

kerrilucko

WORST I've ever been told: burn more calories through exercise than you eat in a day. so... eat 1500 calories, you have to burn all of them off on a treadmill. needless to say, this outlook led to seriously lacking nutrition as I assumed I had to take in as few calories as possible.

FireMonkey

Best: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Diets don't work; a slow but steady lifestyle change does.

Worst: any diet plan that cuts out an entire food group (and yes, chocolate is a food group )

jdavis193

Best; Splurge once a week and eat everything in moderation. I never deprive myself I always eat what I want but not all the time. I had a baby 7 months ago and I weigh less then before pregnancy. I gained 26lbs lost almost all of it in the hosptial then i had 4lbs left i Lost than after that I lost 14lbs since June. of my regular weight. I count calories and exercise.

Fieldsy

Best: (for me, anyway) Measure your condiments! Dressings, mayo, BBQ Sauce, etc. I am surprised at how much I used to slather on and how many calories I can save by measuring now!

Worst: Nuts and olives are nothing but fat - avoid them. When someone tells me this, I can guarantee their idea of the optimal weight loss "diet' will not work for me.

ugh........nuts and other healthy fats are GREAT for you



Don't pay attention to this person

thedreamhazer

Best- Be HONEST with yourself and try your best to write down everything you eat. Keeping a food journal holds you liable to yourself for everything you eat!

Worst- Don't eat before you go to the gym....you'll just throw it up. (I always have something before I go to the gym or I won't have the energy).
Also, not diet related, but this gym has to be shared: "Work out at the gym for at least 3 hours a day, run for at least 1.5 hours, or it's not worth it. " (For me, if I followed this advice I'd stop working out after a week because I wouldn't have time and I'd be bored to tears. I find that it helps a lot to listen to my body, and to change up my exercises frequently so that it stays fun!)

jdavis193

When I was in college I would workout in teh gym for 3 hours a day and I lost a lot and I was obsessed that I got bored with it and lost my muscle I was frustrated so thats when I majored in personal training to help me understand more things.

TheMaidOfAstolat

Best: (for me, anyway) Measure your condiments! Dressings, mayo, BBQ Sauce, etc. I am surprised at how much I used to slather on and how many calories I can save by measuring now!

Worst: Nuts and olives are nothing but fat - avoid them. When someone tells me this, I can guarantee their idea of the optimal weight loss "diet' will not work for me.

ugh........nuts and other healthy fats are GREAT for you



Don't pay attention to this person

She knows that it's good fat...that was her 'worst tip' that she received.

Mamakatspokane

Best - Two words...portion control

Worst - Not sure it's "diet advice" but the phrase "Just one won't hurt, here try one......Come one just eat one" (hate those people)

savvystephy

Worst - Not sure it's "diet advice" but the phrase "Just one won't hurt, here try one......Come one just eat one" (hate those people)

Oh God, I hate those people too. :laugh: "Just one thing won't kill your diet.." It sounds like my family.

Best: This is a lifestyle change, not a temporary "diet". This is how I plan to be for the rest of my life.

I will think of a worst later.

Fieldsy

Best: (for me, anyway) Measure your condiments! Dressings, mayo, BBQ Sauce, etc. I am surprised at how much I used to slather on and how many calories I can save by measuring now!

Worst: Nuts and olives are nothing but fat - avoid them. When someone tells me this, I can guarantee their idea of the optimal weight loss "diet' will not work for me.

ugh........nuts and other healthy fats are GREAT for you



Don't pay attention to this person

She knows that it's good fat...that was her 'worst tip' that she received.

ooo I see lol....I thought she was saying do not eat nuts and healthy fats

Sorry!

supergirlie00

Best: Quitting isn't an option. You screwed up? Oh well, move on. When you realize this is a life-long thing, you accept that you're going to have moments of weakness, downfalls, weight gains, and all the rest, but you know that you can't give up, and that there's always a new day waiting for you tomorrow.

Worst: Eat no more than 1200 calories a day AND exercise to burn even more on top of that...which equates to living on 600 or 700 calories a day. Crazy.

I love your best! Very inspirational

supergirlie00

Thank you all for posting your best and worsts! they're awesome and I hope to see more people adding :]

MisoSoup79

Best: (for me, anyway) Measure your condiments! Dressings, mayo, BBQ Sauce, etc. I am surprised at how much I used to slather on and how many calories I can save by measuring now!

Worst: Nuts and olives are nothing but fat - avoid them. When someone tells me this, I can guarantee their idea of the optimal weight loss "diet' will not work for me.

ugh........nuts and other healthy fats are GREAT for you



Don't pay attention to this person

She knows that it's good fat...that was her 'worst tip' that she received.

ooo I see lol....I thought she was saying do not eat nuts and healthy fats

Sorry!

It's all good! I can see how I might have been misunderstood. I was trying to emphasize that people who tell me to avoid nuts and olives like the plague are crazy. I LOVE nuts and olives (and other healthy fats) and I feel pity for those that "fear" them as if they are deep fried chocolate covered twinkies.

Fieldsy

Best: (for me, anyway) Measure your condiments! Dressings, mayo, BBQ Sauce, etc. I am surprised at how much I used to slather on and how many calories I can save by measuring now!

Worst: Nuts and olives are nothing but fat - avoid them. When someone tells me this, I can guarantee their idea of the optimal weight loss "diet' will not work for me.

ugh........nuts and other healthy fats are GREAT for you



Don't pay attention to this person

She knows that it's good fat...that was her 'worst tip' that she received.

ooo I see lol....I thought she was saying do not eat nuts and healthy fats

Sorry!

It's all good! I can see how I might have been misunderstood. I was trying to emphasize that people who tell me to avoid nuts and olives like the plague are crazy. I LOVE nuts and olives (and other healthy fats) and I feel pity for those that "fear" them as if they are deep fried chocolate covered twinkies.

yea, the word fat should just be changed when it comes to healthy fats lol. I used to be like that :grumble:

MercuryBlue

Worse advice: "Colon cleanses are great for you, and will help you lose weight! "

I even tried the Master Cleanse... didn't last long.

I talked to my doctor about this and he basically said that cleanses were bunk. That there's nothing in our body that couldn't be 'cleansed' with lots of fibre and water. And that the weight lost on these plans were mostly water and poop, and that it will be gained back in no time.


Best advice: Plan your meals in advance. That way you're not staring hungrily into a cupboard wondering what to fix for dinner, only to resort to Kraft Dinner. Again.

supergirlie00

another best: chew your food slowly, scarfing leads to a munchies attack later.

another worst: using laxatives while dieting. Yes someone REALLY told me that. ickk!