What has worked for you and what hasn't?
srey0701
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What is the best/biggest change you've made since beginning your weight loss journey? What has worked for you? What hasn't?
Here's mine:
I've started drinking shakes for breakfast, eating clean and cutting out pastas, rice, breads etc. If I add those back in, I stop losing. Also, I find myself frequenting the gym MUCH more in the past month (and ALWAYS doing cardio!!).
Here's mine:
I've started drinking shakes for breakfast, eating clean and cutting out pastas, rice, breads etc. If I add those back in, I stop losing. Also, I find myself frequenting the gym MUCH more in the past month (and ALWAYS doing cardio!!).
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shakes for breakfast worked well for me too, I never used to have time for breakfast and would get on the train at 7.30am by 8 i was starving so i would head to the nearest cafe and have a piece a cake an a moca every morning! and i wondered why i was fat!0
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i have aso cut breads pasta even brown rice! as my guts don't agree with gluten, now i some times have a bit of sweet potato but any more than that eg: gluten free pasta etc i stop loosing0
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Changing what I eat has been an ongoing process, but I have had the best success since resetting my cals and macros according to the information in this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912914-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
I started it about a year ago, and have steadily lost the last 10lbs and more, and lots of fat and inches as well. it's been an expensive year, buying new clothes for each season, but I'll take it! :drinker:
The best part is it's a sustainable way to eat, not a temporary diet, no cutting certain types of foods or anything - it's for life! :bigsmile: I only wish I had found that topic when I started three years ago!0 -
pre planning! I cook about once a fortnight, breakfast and lunches, bag it all up in individual serves, and then never have to wonder what i'm eating.
Structuring my gym program into my life... discovering my gym opens at 5.30AM has been fantastic for me, I get in there and smash out a great weights routine and a run before work, job done, no guilt later on about being too tired to go.
I say planning is EVERYTHING.... I never fully understood the importance of this before.0 -
Changing what I eat has been an ongoing process, but I have had the best success since resetting my cals and macros according to the information in this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912914-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
I started it about a year ago, and have steadily lost the last 10lbs and more, and lots of fat and inches as well. it's been an expensive year, buying new clothes for each season, but I'll take it! :drinker:
The best part is it's a sustainable way to eat, not a temporary diet, no cutting certain types of foods or anything - it's for life! :bigsmile: I only wish I had found that topic when I started three years ago!
Did upping your cals help you?!0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.0
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What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
Me too! Any sense of deprivation and I tend to dive stright into the chocolate...0 -
Whole wheat bread for breakfast - home made 1-2 slices
Nothing with high fructose or MSG. Once I heard what those are and how they work I really stopped wanting them. I will have a little every now and then but definately work it out of my system.0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
YUP!0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
YUP!
heyy :drinker: me too! Also a combination of no purposeful cardio and strength training. I find as long as I keep moving & don't end up with lazy days on the couch watching horror movies, this works really well for me. Also, cooking everything from scratch. I eat anything that fits into my macros.0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
This is what works for me too.0 -
eating breakfast #1! never did before. eating a ton of protein with my lunch #2. if i dont, for some reason i binge like an animal at night. #3 water. im drinking tons more water than i ever had before i started a month ago. but most important is #4...logging EVERYTHING i eat into mfp. even the binges...
this site and all of your posts have kept me on track...and i know ill get to where i want to be in time.0 -
I plan out the week in advance. I have a Sunday ritual of getting up early and going to Whole Foods, doing all my grocery shopping while it's nice and quiet and the shelves are well-stocked. Then I come home and prep/cook/pre-package as much as I can for that week. I don't know why, but it's a relaxing day for me and I love it plus it sets me up for making the right choices all week. Meals during the week are easy and there is nothing in the house that isn't a part of my meal plan to derail me.0
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What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
Yep.
Half pound a week off, slowly and steadily. Just got to stick to the programme and be patient!
Takes focus and discipline.0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
Me too
Also lifting harder and heavier than I ever have before, and making sure I get lots of protein has changed my body and given me a more muscular look than I ever had, even in my 20s.
What DIDN'T work for me was trying to eat 1200 calories...I tried that when I started here over a year ago. I barely lasted 2 weeks with that misery. Then I increased to 2000, and never looked back. 0 -
Planning ahead: I find I really need to plan ahead to meet (not exceed) my calorie goal and hit protein targets.
Not having tempting foods in the house: This week I bought Kraft Carmels.... big mistake... I can't have just 1.
Lifting heavier weights: I was afraid of bulking up so I was doing light weights/high reps. Now, I do heavier weights and less reps. That has made a huge difference.
LImiting processed food: I am having fun trying new recipes and using "real" foods instead of Lean Cuisines, etc.0 -
what worked for me:
- eating TDEE - approx 20% when obese, then TDEE - 15% for a while, now only a very small calorie deficit as I'm well within the healthy body fat percentage range.
- lifting heavy weights, 5-8 reps to failure
- not depriving myself of anything, i.e. fitting what I want into my macros, as long as my body's getting all the nutrition it needs (i.e. enough protein, healthy fat, fruits, veggies, water)
- eating what I like on special occasions, but not being silly about it. i.e. eating what I want without stuffing my face.
- focusing on body fat percentage and body composition not weight
- focusing on being strong more than on what I look like0 -
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What works:
- weigh/measure food
-portion control
- keep a food diary
What doesn't work:
-eliminating certain food groups or macros (ie: no wheat, no meat, no dessert, etc.)
- eating back exercise calories0 -
What has worked for me:
- water, water, water
- eliminating bread, rice, pasta and potatos as a source of carbs..
-adding back apples, bananas and avocados
-adding back nuts
-focus on adding more steps to my day , along with wii yoga and Barre3 at home work outs
What didn't work for me:
-quinoa... triggered seconds and thirds for the first time in 15 months... Quinoa is very tasty, I just didn't stop at one serving.
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What worked for me was a new perspective on what a meal is. It used to be a sandwich, a fruit, and a side with a drink for lunch or a meat, a large helping of starch, a small serving of vegetables, and a soda at dinner. Now I choose one thing, whether a sandwich or whatever and just eat that. Then if I'm still hungry I can have a side of crackers or fruit or whatever. I find that I fill up rather quickly whereas before I would just eat until I was about to burst. This is important for meeting my calorie goal of only 1480 calories per day.
Going to the gym is also working well for me, I love going and it makes me feel like I'm doing something good. Plus I get to eat back any calories I burn.
I never really tried to cut anything out entirely, but I have a feeling that that would never work. After all, I'm not on a diet. I'm just eating at a calorie deficit for the time being.
Also, I used to eat a ton of bread. I realized that that was a source of a lot of extra calories, so I cut back. I really haven't missed it.0 -
Being realistic has made a world of difference.
Telling myself I was going to work out twice/day and eat next to nothing (1200 calories *cough* 1200 calories)...UNrealistic.
Eating balanced meals-eating when I'm hungry and avoiding constant munching...working out 5-7 days/week including more strenuous exercise as well as more moderate/enjoyable exercise (walking our dog)...much more realistic. Allowing myself to have a drink once in a while...a dessert once in a while...a slice of pizza?
I'm maintaining which is honestly the best I have been able to do on hormonal birth control...and I fit into my clothes/look good in them...and look pretty darn cute in my bikini.
I'm happy....if I can just maintain and tone I'm alright with that. Trying to get into a size 2? Again...unrealistic.0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
^^ this0 -
I set up reasonable caloric and macronutrient goals.
I hit those macros as often as possible.
I lift things that are relatively heavy for me. They get heavier over time.
I rest
I repeat
And I don't complicate things beyond that.0 -
Changing what I eat has been an ongoing process, but I have had the best success since resetting my cals and macros according to the information in this topic: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912914-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013
I started it about a year ago, and have steadily lost the last 10lbs and more, and lots of fat and inches as well. it's been an expensive year, buying new clothes for each season, but I'll take it! :drinker:
The best part is it's a sustainable way to eat, not a temporary diet, no cutting certain types of foods or anything - it's for life! :bigsmile: I only wish I had found that topic when I started three years ago!
Yes...this!! Enuf said 0 -
What works for me is eating at a relatively small deficit (250-500 calories below maintenance), not cutting out anything I like, staying active, and eating back my exercise calories.
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This.
Also, eating my fruits and veggies. And doing HIIT instead of low intesity cardio.
And, yes, I'm one of those who has used the "In place of a road map" post and it changed my life. I used to do 1,200 cals a day and I was tired and moody and couldn't find the motivation to exercise. Now I'm on 1600+ exercise and I feel so much better! (I'm 5'1")0 -
What is the best/biggest change you've made since beginning your weight loss journey? What has worked for you? What hasn't?
I started eating less than what I burned off.
Also notable was the fact that I started lifting weights so the weight on the scale that I was losing was mostly body fat instead of lean mass.
All the other minutia don't really matter.0 -
I just started about a month ago but I find logging everything on mfp helps a lot. I am drinking a lot more water. I started eating breakfast as I used to only eat once a day. That was my biggest problem with me losing weight. Now I am eating three meals a day and two or three snacks a day and have been going to the gym at least three or four times a week. I have lost 5lbs in just over a month so something is working.0
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I WANT MORE CALORIES0
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What has worked for me:
*Weighing/measuring/logging all food.
*Playing around with meal timing to find ways of eating that suit me.
*Not cutting out any particular food and still regularly eating my favourites.
*Increasing protein.
*Increasing vegetable intake (not so much for weight loss, but for feeling fuller, and making sure I get plenty of micronutrients).
*Making small, gradual changes to my diet that I can stick with long-term.
*Strength training.
*Running.
*Making sure I'm active most days.
*Small calorie deficit & giving my body enough fuel
*Forgiving myself when I go over my calorie goal, or eat way off what I'd planned; not considering it a "diet" or consdiering myself to be "on the wagon"; learning from my mistakes; not giving up
What has not worked for me:
*Not logging.
*Being too restrictive on the kinds of food I eat.
*Large calorie deficit.0
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