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!