success tips that helped you the most

bushokie

What tips have you learned through the weight loss process that would help others

workaholic_nurse

Don't ever give up, give in or quit! You are worth every last bit of effort that you can muster!

MelsAuntie

Logging everything I eat. No cheat days ( I hate that term!) Staying under my calorie goal every day. Eating what I want, but in sensible amounts. Exercising..... living on a farm, that comes easy. Knowing that the only one responsible for my progress is me, the choices are mine to make. AND MOST IMPORTANT---SELF CONTROL.

Celeigh12

Use a food scale and weigh everything.
Track every day - the good ones and the bad ones.
Be patient and consistent.
Just focus on each day as it comes, not the whole big goal.
Don't try to be a superhero, each day just aim to not exceed your calories and to do something active.

redhead1910

Give your body rest days and dn't be afraid to indulge every once in awhile!

rosemaryhon

I agree with all the tips listed and would add: be prepared ~ shop so that you have plenty of the foods easily available to you.

credessa

Drink lots of water...thirst is often mistaken for hunger.

bushokie

great thanks

Buff2022

1. Believe in yourself.
2. Find a good support person besides yourself
3. Look at the progress you made. Don't worry if you can only walk 10 min,. Weeks from now you will be walking 30 min. and amazed that it only use to be 10 min.
4. Take pictures. Sometimes that is where you see the change.
5. Don't be in a hurry. Eat right and work out..the weight can't hold on forever.

mama2mila

meal plan
eat the rainbow daily
drink water - lots of it!
weight train (plateaued with just diet/cardio; lifting propelled me to lose again)
eat clean
its not a diet, its a lifestyle change
you can't exercise a bad diet

magpie0

Get to the point where your stomach shrinks a bit and it no longer becomes a diet.

9jenn9

Don't let yourself get too hungry or you'll be more likely to binge.
Moderation, moderation, moderation!
The best exercise program is one you enjoy and can stick to.

Lrdoflamancha

No matter how high or mighty the throne... The thing that sits on it is the same as your own.

cwolfman13

Focus on the process of change...changing your habits, changing your overall dietary lifestyle and fitness lifestyle.

Focus on the change and you will always see the end results; focus on the end results and you will rarely see the change.

viragoeap

All the above are great and I would add the following:

Mix up your exercise so your body doesn't get used to the same old routine.

Try and eat some protein with every carb snack/meal you eat.

Mix up your meals. Who said you can't have veggies for breakfast!

Be prepared to adjust goals when necessary, there's no shame in it!

Turnaround2012

Listen to your body. I have found that after working out for 7-10 day straight it is "OK" to just take a 20 minute walk and let your body recuperate.

Get plenty of sleep!

JessiBelleW

When you change how you eat be prepared for when you get hungry to change too. I used to be good from lunch till 6.30 - now 5pm comes along and I am starving! I am less hungry later for dinner though and less likely to snack all evening!

ItsCasey

1. Educate yourself about how weight-loss happens. Learn the science. Read reputable sources, question them, and read some more.

2. Go ahead and accept the fact that it's going to be hard. If you think it's going to be easy, you will give up at the first sign of difficulty.

3. Learn the difference between "training" and "working out." This one blew the doors off everything for me.

4. Embrace heavy lifting. It doesn't have to be your only routine, but if it's not in there somewhere, you're not going to reach your potential. Getting stronger makes you better at everything else.

5. Eat good, delicious food. Adherence trumps dogma in the dietary realm, so invest the time and money into learning how to prepare things you love to eat.

6. If you make plans now, you won't need to make excuses later.

That's all you're getting for free.

bushokie

awesome thanks

dianuhmonkey

You only fail when you quit trying.
And it is definitely NOT A DIET but rather a LIFESTYLE CHANGE.
If you continually think that you can't have a certain food because you are on a diet it makes it much worse. Try the mindset "I am choosing not to put that in my body because my new lifestyle, health is worth more than that piece of *insert crap food here*"
I also find that I look at the calories in many options and decide which calories are worth it.
I can eat 400 calories of this awesome healthy food and be filled up for a few hours or I can indulge in a 400 calorie piece of cake or whatever and be hungry a half hour from now. Choices like that are just becoming second nature.

kymkan

measure, measure, measure!!! I see so many people get discouraged when the scale doesn't go down and quit! I think that measurements are more important that what that scale says!

dustybainter

Slow and steady - Don't get discouraged - It took some time to get in the shape you are in, it will take some time to turn it all around.

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PapillonBleu72

Do not focus on the scale but see what you look like in your old clothes!!!
Take pictures when you start helps see the progress .
SLEEP WELL ( this is when the magic happens)
Do it at your own pace.
No pressure.
Eat things you like.
Do NOT starve yourself ( your body will cling to the fat as a survival effect)
Drink lots of water.

EmilyOfTheSun

To not cut out "bad foods." Eat what you like as long as you stay within your calorie limit.
Buy a food scale to make sure you're accurately logging.

There's lots more, but those were the most helpful for me.

TinaBean007

My personal rules...even through pregnancy they are helping me:

1. Breakfast! Every day with protein and as early as possible.
2. Complex carbs and lean protein (egg whites, chicken and fish) at every meal
3. Drink water in ounces equal to 60% of your body weight in pounds PLUS 1 oz for every min of cardio.
4. Cook meals ahead of time.
5. Measure everything including condiments
6. Eat every 2-3 hours.
7. Log every bite and every sip. (Also, food scale and HRM are my best friends.)
8. What can I do today to exercise!

ron2e

Seafood. Generally low cal particularly shellfish.

hardyjessicag

For me, it was realizing how fast the time was going by, and how I wasn't getting any younger. Time seemed to fly when I was eating bad and not exercising, and now that I'm eating right and exercising it has slowed down a lot (which can be kind of frustrating at times). But I always think of how fast time was going by, and how many of those months I had wasted *wishing* I was fit and healthy, and how I couldn't do anymore wishing; I just had to do it, or it was never going to happen, and I couldn't live with that.

CassandraChloeJ

Patience, patience, patience!! It's not about how fast you lose it but whether or not it will say off. The "slower" you lose it the more likely the loss will last.
It is a lifestyle change.
Find an activity you like! Make it part of your routine. (I bike to work 2-3 days out of the wk. I get my exercise and save gas $.)
Exercise is not an option. It is mandatory. The more you do it...the more you will WANT to do it. It WILL make you feel better!
Drink lots of water!!
Research!! Learn how calories, nutrients and the like support you as well as how your body works. People will tell you things to do and little tidbits of information and they will be wrong!! Learn what is right!!
Don't be afraid to count your calories in public. My family hates it when I research before we go out or at the table! Better safe than sorry I say.
Don't let anybody else make you feel like what you are doing is stupid, won't work, crazy! If it works for you then do it!

soontobemomma

Focus on the process of change...changing your habits, changing your overall dietary lifestyle and fitness lifestyle.

Focus on the change and you will always see the end results; focus on the end results and you will rarely see the change.

Loved it! Jotting it down in my motivation journal right now!

No_Finish_Line

Honestly i think that drinking water is by far the greatest tip.

Often people will mistake thrist (dehydration) for hunger. This sounds really stupid because when you say 'thirst', people of the dry mouth feeling you get from exercise. Dehydration doesn't really manefest itself like that when you are sitting on the couch, and the sensation of needing water honestly seems a lot like being hungry, and you may even crave foods that have a lot of water in them such as an organe or ice cream.

Obviously drinking water will help you stay hydrated and avoid this possible mishap of thinking that your hungry when your really dehydrated.

I'm no doubt in the best shape of my life. But if i don't drink enough water in a given day, i feel like ****.

For that reason, i'd have to say that drinking water trumps exercise and eating right even when i just comes to your overall SENSE of health and well being.

jody664

Stop saying "when I lose this weight, I'll _______ <fill in the blank.> Enjoy your life now....not someday! Don't put your life on hold until you've achieved the body you want. Enjoy it now! Enjoy the process. It's going to take some time, so you may as well learn to enjoy it.