We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

What changes have you made? part 2

tracypk
tracypk Posts: 233 Member
edited January 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I posted a thread asking people what changes they have made that created the most success for them. I adopted some of what related to me and I just wanted to thank everyone for sharing. Your contribution allowed me to look at what I have been doing that I knew was stalling my progress. I was in denial because I didn't want to admit that those changes would have made a difference. So I'm going to share what new changes I have made that have made a difference:

1-Stopped drinking alcohol, this has had results I wasn't prepared to see. I have more motivation, I eat less overall, I sleep better and my mood is awesome it was a big one for me. I did it initially thinking it was a way to cut out some of the calories I was consuming. I highly suggest making this a goal for at least a short time.

2-Get moving anything is better than nothing. I told myself that if I coudn't do a whole DVD of insanity I wasn't going to do anything because what's the point. Lame! I started just lifting weights, doing sit ups, push ups and jumping jacks in my living room. I continued (with my new motivation) to run. It's contagious. I have to keep moving.

3-Focus on health instead of the scale. The scale is a way to measure progress but it's not the holy grail of weight loss measurements. I use to worship it's readout. EVERYDAY! Now I step on it occasionally just out of curiousity. When I see what it says I say to myself, "huh, that's interesting," and move on. It's been so liberating. I feel like I can stick to what will work for me in the long run knowing that I am gaining victories I don't see on the scale.

4-Count calories in and calories out. This is the most basic one, but I feel like I was making it more complicated. I have read a lot. I have learned a lot. What I have learned is being healthy is a choice for a lifetime. If you want to lose weight consume less calories than you burn. Simple. If I want to live a healthy lifestyle those calories come from healthy foods. Why did I make it more complicated than that? I'm not sure.

Please share any changes you have made. I gained so much from the last post (as I'm sure others did). You are all so awesome!

Replies

This discussion has been closed.

Categories