What's your secret!?

Mverdecia1

Come on.... I know the only thing that really works is diet and exercise... but I am sure everyone has their little secrets/short cuts to success!

Do share.

(And feel free to add me :flowerforyou: )

Maddie

shadowsaround

Coffee before workouts and lots of water.

Jonalee1977

Hard work, sweat, determination, and dedication.

deb3129

Lots and lots of whole foods and water. And keeping moving as much as possible.

erinpooh

Making working out my highest priority and the first thing I do every day. Exercising usually paves the way for a successful day of watching my diet. I aim for burning 1000 calories doing cardio every morning. I listen to books from Audible on my iPhone and the time passes quickly.

yoovie

half assing it.

j4nash

There is no shortcut.

The secret is being able to maintain, therefore crash diets will never work. Develop habits.

AussieTrainer

if you eat it, YOU LOG IT.

Never eat less than 1400 calories (my bmr) , ever.

brittaney10811

having my fellow cf'ers hold me accountable!! that keeps me coming back!

T_R_A_V

Go hard in the mutha effin paint

Or go hard or go the f%^k home

bgtorres

Hard work, sweat, determination, and dedication.

This!

dantrick

1) switching up my workout routine regularly.
2) getting plenty of sleep.
3) drinking lots of water.
4) logging what I eat.
5) using this website.

_Peacebone_

1. Drink a lot of water.
2. Plan your meals and snacks.
3. Stick to an exercise schedule.
4. Don't deprive yourself of your favorite foods. Enjoy them in moderation.
5. Be consistant and don't give up.

shutterbug282

Green tea with Peppermint! (:

clemsonsaint

Weight Watchers and Running.

underwater77

the gym isn't an option. my going there is non-negotiable.
drinking tons of water.
not bringing crap into the house so i have no options for bad decisions.


also going out and having fun! eating a nice dinner, enjoying wine or a craft beer. just know when to when!

LoraF83

I refuse to ever feel ashmed or guilty because of a food-related decision I made. I am not "good" or "bad" - I eat foods. Most of the time, I eat nutritous foods that are under my calorie goal. Sometimes, I eat more than my calorie goal. Sometimes, I eat foods that aren't so nutritous. But, I don't feel guilty because it's simply not worth the energy and effort required to make myself feel bad about something so simple.

currierand

Spanx.

peteotero

Cut carbs after 4, and turn to Green Veggies. Eat your carbs early and make sure you get some cardio in early so you can use your carbs for energy, and not get stored for fat.
Do High Intensity Training for your workouts, and get a good Hear Rate monitor to help you monitor your HR while working out.
Use your food as fuel, and dont eat when you are bored.

Good luck

korygilliam

I do average daily net for the week, instead of focusing on every day. (So if I eat low on Monday, I can eat more on Tuesday...but if I do bad or eat up all of my calories Mon-Fri, then I don't get to splurge on the weekend)

This has been good and makes me not feel so much like I am on any kind of restriction.

tcunbeliever

Changing up the workouts every month...otherwise I get bored and don't do them.