looking for tips to keep me on track!!!
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I've been trying for what feels like forever to lose 30 to 40 lbs. I want to get in shape so that I can be a healthier me. If anyone can help with some tips to help keep me motivated I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance!!
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you're off to a good start with a MFP account.
Use the food diary, and log every single scrap of food that you eat - even one potato chip, a bit of ketchup, or a carrot stick. Everything!
Take all your measurements, and measure once a month - they will often show progress when the scale doesn't budge.
Get an accurate scale, and weigh once a week - but don't obsess.
Track your physical activity, and enter it into the exercise diary - or get a Fitbit (I don't get commission - but I LOVE my fitbit) and use that to track physical activity. Try to do something active every day if you are not used to it - and gradually increase your time spent being active (even a gentle walk is better than sitting on the sofa).
Eat back your exercise calories.
Set a modest first goal (maybe 5 pounds) and reward yourself when you achieve it - maybe a pedicure, or a movie?
good luck - lots of people here have some amazing success stories, no reason you can't be one of them!0 -
Any suggestions on how to keep "stress eating" at bay???? Thanks for making feel better about using this site!! :happy:
really hard to express anything on the weight-loss front to DH.0 -
Any suggestions on how to keep "stress eating" at bay???? Thanks for making feel better about using this site!! :happy:
really hard to express anything on the weight-loss front to DH.
I don't stress eat.. I take a walk (or a run). But logging EVERYTHING will help you keep yourself more accountable for stuff that you shouldn't eat.0
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