What are you doing that is working for you?

ChantalGG
ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What program, meal plan, workout regimen or just small changes you have made that are really giving you results?

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  • PurpleTina
    PurpleTina Posts: 390 Member
    Being utterly honest and logging everything that I eat.

    Using a HRM to measure my calories burned through exercise (and eating most of them back).

    Other than that, weighing food, especially pasta and rice.
  • Dr_Waffles
    Dr_Waffles Posts: 141 Member
    What Tina does. Plus I stopped lying to myself. So far its working. I'm in it for the long haul not some short term fit into my prom dress kind of diets. (Note: I never wore a prom dress, for example only)
  • jdhoward_101
    jdhoward_101 Posts: 234 Member
    Yep, i would say logging has been the basis of my success so far. I've been logging everything and staying under my (net) daily calorie goal. However, i work out every day, which does allow me to eat more, and is great for keeping my motivation up as it makes me feel like i am actively achieving something. When i come out of the gym an hour later, sticky and sweaty and aching like mad, it would feel like a total waste of my time and effort if i then when home and pigged out on cake and crisps :p
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    Using the IPOARM spreadsheet and math has made the BIGGEST difference ever for me. Finally losing, and it's been super easy.
  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    log everything you eat and drink including water

    exercise as often as you can

    monday gym personal trainer
    tues gym X2 ( weights am cardo pm)
    wed karate
    thur gym X2 ( weights am cardo pm)
    friday gym
    sat karate or a walk
    sunday Orienteering every 2nd week or walking

    don't eat the same foods day in and day out, week in and week out.... change it up like your exercise

    if you don't have the cals, earn them before eating/drinking the treat food you want

    eat your earnt cals or at least some of them


    get your head sorted, read quotes and books or listern to tape to get your head in the right frame of mind

    quote like this
    "If you did have a million-dollar racehorse, would you let him stay up half the night drinking coffee and booze, smoking cigarettes and eating junk food?" "Would you treat your 10-dollar dog or your 5-dollar cat that way? What about your billion-dollar body?"

    Everyday you have the choice to get closer to your goals or farther away from them. You have the choice. It's up to you and only you.

    "I workout, because I can. When I get tired, or I am short on time, or I want to quit...I think about how lucky I am to be healthy enough to workout daily. Be grateful for your health and your ability to become STRONGER. Don't ever take it for granted!"

    We can reverse years of damage to our bodies by deciding to raise our standards for ourselves, then living differently. Old wounds heal, injuries repair, and the whole system improves with just a few changes in what we put into our bodies and how we move them.

    Be specific in what you want, and use specific words. Empower yourself, and become the person you dream about



    anyone can add me
  • KatjaNZ
    KatjaNZ Posts: 186 Member
    Logging all food and a month ago I started Jullian Michaels 30 day shred, which made a big change fitness and body wise.
  • blobby10
    blobby10 Posts: 357 Member
    What has worked for me was going away with my sons rugby team for about 30 hours at the weekend. Had so much to drink I couldn't face food on Sunday and had lost 4lbs by yesterday morning (since Friday!) . Kept under 1000 calories yesterday and lost another pound this morning - only 0.3 to go before I am under 168!

    Yes I know its not a proper way to lose weight and I'm certain it won't last but it's a good feeling for the moment given that I have worked so hard all year and not lost anything!
  • Katrinadionne1808
    Katrinadionne1808 Posts: 95
    Logging! It makes me accountable for what I eat and helps me to know where I can be better. I weigh everything I make and I count everything I eat, that spread of butter.... all adds up.

    I always try to exercise at least 3 times a week at the gym and I mix it up with a variety of classes - really loving getting into weights. I do kettlebell at home where possible.

    One thing my 80+ days of logging has taught me... how to have a better diet and how to continue improving so that it is a change for life and not just to meet a goal and have done on the same diet as I was before.

    Good luck!
  • SGSmallman
    SGSmallman Posts: 193 Member
    Dedication and truthful logging no matter the good or bad days.

    Also this is a lifestyle change not a temporary diet/ fix so What works for you in your day t day life and is sustainable that is key to losing the weight and maintaining the weight :)

    Good luck
  • brit_ks_89
    brit_ks_89 Posts: 433 Member
    95 % gluten free, 80 % paleo, lift and cardio ..
  • AnJulNZ
    AnJulNZ Posts: 186 Member
    I've only been here for 5 weeks, but I've lost 4kg in that time.

    I think what's working for me (for now!) is just the simple awareness of calories in vs calories out.

    I am much more careful about what I eat (and how much) and I try to log everything. I don't generally weigh or measure my food, but I may start to do so when what I'm doing now stops working.

    Also I've upped my exercise significantly so I can still have treats and indulgences (they taste so much better when you've worked hard to earn them lol). I'm doing the 30 day shred and that has made me so much stronger and fitter, and changed my body shape already. I still have a week to go!

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