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mommamills
mommamills Posts: 437
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What's something important to your success that you ARE doing now, but WEREN'T doing before????

Mine is taking my vitamins!!! I've started a daily routine of taking the following:

Fish oil
Flaxseed oil
Daily multi-vitamin
Osteo Biflex

What about you? What's helped you begin to see more improvement? Either in numbers or overall being.....

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  • spiralgirl71
    spiralgirl71 Posts: 374 Member
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    The quality of food that I put into my body. If two foods have the same caloric value and one is made up of junk and the other will do something positive for my body I now go with the more healthier option. I know this seems like a no-brainer but it's amazing the way I would distort my thinking in the past to justify eating the lesser healthy option.
  • sonjavon
    sonjavon Posts: 1,019 Member
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    Good topic!

    Water! Drinking my water has become one of the single most important things to me...it makes me feel more "alive" - totally has an effect on my weight loss and keeps me from being quite as sore.

    Music... I notice that when I have music playing in the background I just move more... and we all know that moving more burns more calories.

    Logging calories - honestly, I had no idea what a "serving" of most things was until I started MFP. Just being aware of what I'm eating has made a huge difference!

    And of course.... Exercise - I don't go to the gym and sweat it out for hours... my exercise consists of walking on the treadmill, playing with the WIi or my favorite... mowing the grass (we have a big yard and non-self-propelled push mower).
  • DanOhh
    DanOhh Posts: 1,806 Member
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    Knowing what I'm eating before I eat it. If I have to go to a restaurant that doesn't have a nutrition chart for their food I don't want to go there.
  • mirgss
    mirgss Posts: 275 Member
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    Logging calories for sure!! It's helped me be more aware of my portion sizes...I still haven't gotten to the point of portioning out my food with a measuring cup or weighing it - but I am definitely more conscious of what I am eating.

    Also drinking less alcohol. I've drastically reduced my alcohol (and pop for that matter) intake over the last 6 months. I think it's had a huge impact!
  • RedneckWmn
    RedneckWmn Posts: 3,202 Member
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    This reminds me, I need to take my fish oil! :laugh:
  • pamela35
    pamela35 Posts: 14
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    Drinking 8 or more glasses of water a day, eating more fruits and cutting out the greasy foods and just eating better, makes me feel better!
  • crking
    crking Posts: 175
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    Portion control..I don't really diet but watching portions has been working really well for me! I am seeing even more of a change.
  • LilMissAngi
    LilMissAngi Posts: 127
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    no soda and no fast food
    I started to drink at least 8 8oz
    dropped like 3 pounds in a week when I stop putting those into my body!
  • CreativeRedhead
    CreativeRedhead Posts: 2,166
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    One thing is actually caring about what I am eating, how much and when. Before I never gave a thought to any of it. Another thing would be staying active, now I have alot more energy than I ever have or so it seems. Before I was lazy and wasn't really concerned about exercise...my excuse was "It's not my thing!" Lol! Thirdly just staying focused on being as healthy as I can be not so much about the number on the scale. I'm still overweight but I feel 100% healthier which I love! :flowerforyou: Great topic!
  • jdavis193
    jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
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    Knowing what I'm eating before I eat it. If I have to go to a restaurant that doesn't have a nutrition chart for their food I don't want to go there.

    I am the same way. If we do I just get a salad.
  • MattySparky
    MattySparky Posts: 771
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    Definitely eating clean is of utmost importance to me. I've been taking Krill oil and I just switched to Mercola Whole food multivitamin supplement from the GNC Mega Men supplement I was taking.

    Whole foods
    No preservatives
    No Soy period
    No hydrogenated oils and fats
    Good fiberous carbs....
  • MattySparky
    MattySparky Posts: 771
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    Knowing what I'm eating before I eat it. If I have to go to a restaurant that doesn't have a nutrition chart for their food I don't want to go there.

    I am the same way. If we do I just get a salad.

    be careful, lots of restaurants will use potato whitener on their lettuce to keep it looking green and fresh.
  • SimonLondon
    SimonLondon Posts: 350
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    Nice topic!

    For me it is watching what I eat but also to be able to turn down that double quarter pound burger for a jacket potato as I did last week. Never had that willpower before. It is also the time I spend in the gym. Working out is now a really important part of my day and is my stress reliever.

    My confidence is now so high and I finally feel in complete control of my life.
  • Elokyn
    Elokyn Posts: 448 Member
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    I think the biggest things for me are tracking what I eat and drinking water.....I feel so much better and it's only 8 lbs so far. It's great :)
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
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    Good topic!

    Water! Drinking my water has become one of the single most important things to me...it makes me feel more "alive" - totally has an effect on my weight loss and keeps me from being quite as sore.

    Music... I notice that when I have music playing in the background I just move more... and we all know that moving more burns more calories.

    Logging calories - honestly, I had no idea what a "serving" of most things was until I started MFP. Just being aware of what I'm eating has made a huge difference!

    And of course.... Exercise - I don't go to the gym and sweat it out for hours... my exercise consists of walking on the treadmill, playing with the WIi or my favorite... mowing the grass (we have a big yard and non-self-propelled push mower).


    YES MA'AM!!!!! I'd have to agree with ALL FOUR!!!!!!
  • lesley1981
    lesley1981 Posts: 329 Member
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    Preparation!

    I used to leave the house in the morning not knowing what I was going to eat during the day (and not really caring if I'm honest), but now I'm completely prepared. I bring my breakfast and lunch to work along with a 2lr bottle of water and I have a couple of cereal bars in my drawer if I'm a little bit peckish! Beforehand, I would have been sitting at the desk wondering what I fancied for lunch and talking about it with the others... and that usually resulted in a trip to the local fast food outlet!

    Also, I think it's important to ensure that you don't do without.... If i crave something, I'll have it, but in moderation :wink:
  • raelbee
    raelbee Posts: 219
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    Eating clean has been SO important in my weight loss, as well as exercising.

    I've also committed to being active every single day....and it's made me feel so energized! Just a few minutes ago I was sitting at my desk feeling like a slug, staring outside wishing I could get out there....so I jumped up and went down to the plaza level of my building and climbed the stairs from the bottom to the top of my building. 4 flights later, my heart is pumping, and I'm feeling much better!
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 21,650 Member
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    What's something important to your success that you ARE doing now, but WEREN'T doing before????
    Mine's the reverse. I'm not doing something now that I was doing before. I used to have a cheat day every other week, and I don't now. I think that has helped me be successful mentally, which translates into being successful physically. I agree with all who say it's not good to feel deprived, but what I found was that incorporating a cheat day made me feel like I was depriving myself all the rest of the time. This is the way I live now, not something to do temporarily until I hit some magic number, and that means I still enjoy a bit of dark chocolate and a glass of wine daily. However, I very rarely have chips, cookies, brownies, ice cream, fattening restaurant food, etc. It has made all the difference in the world.
  • mommamills
    mommamills Posts: 437
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    Preparation!

    I used to leave the house in the morning not knowing what I was going to eat during the day (and not really caring if I'm honest), but now I'm completely prepared. I bring my breakfast and lunch to work along with a 2lr bottle of water and I have a couple of cereal bars in my drawer if I'm a little bit peckish! Beforehand, I would have been sitting at the desk wondering what I fancied for lunch and talking about it with the others... and that usually resulted in a trip to the local fast food outlet!

    Also, I think it's important to ensure that you don't do without.... If i crave something, I'll have it, but in moderation :wink:


    ABSOLUTELY~~~~ My husband laughs at me every morning because I basically take the fridge with me!!! lol

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