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Healthydiner65
Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,552 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I love to get ideas from my MFP friends.What is the one most important piece of advise that has helped you get to where you are?
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  • orishp
    orishp Posts: 214 Member
    It takes time for your body to adjust to what you are doing, don't expect a miracle loss, and don't freak out if the scale says you have gained 2 lbs in one day since its not real.

    Be patient, stick with it, and sooner or later results will follow
  • zombiemomjo
    zombiemomjo Posts: 494 Member
    Frankly, it was an OB Gyn who told me that no matter what I did, I would always be fat. To prove him wrong, I did what I had to do. It took a few starts and stops, but I finally figured out what works. :)
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    It's a tie between "log absolutely everything, good and bad" and "purchase a kitchen scale as soon as you can afford it".
  • jmeyer925
    jmeyer925 Posts: 326 Member
    Don't expect overnight results :heart:
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,552 Member
    Frankly, it was an OB Gyn who told me that no matter what I did, I would always be fat. To prove him wrong, I did what I had to do. It took a few starts and stops, but I finally figured out what works. :)

    Makes me so mad when Doctors say such ignorant things!
  • Limbo2012
    Limbo2012 Posts: 170 Member
    Log in every day (whether it's good or bad), try new foods, drink all 64 oz. water or more and get the sleep you need! Good luck! :)
  • SyStEmPhReAk
    SyStEmPhReAk Posts: 330 Member
    I love to get ideas from my MFP friends.What is the one most important piece of advise that has helped you get to where you are?

    Most important for me was to learn how to calculate MY SPECIFIC CALORIE NEEDS and then choose a caloric deficit and stick to it. Everyone on the site should be familiar with the word "macros". Know how to calculate your macros and you will hit your goal.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Fat loss leads to weight loss!
    Weight loss doesn't always lead to fat loss!

    Diet smart and within your own bodies limitations!
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • zombiemomjo
    zombiemomjo Posts: 494 Member
    Frankly, it was an OB Gyn who told me that no matter what I did, I would always be fat. To prove him wrong, I did what I had to do. It took a few starts and stops, but I finally figured out what works. :)

    Makes me so mad when Doctors say such ignorant things!


    Yeah, me, too! Used it as fuel, though, so I should thank him for it now. :)
  • NextChapter60
    NextChapter60 Posts: 78 Member
    I'm just getting started, but I heard a quote I think of often: "Your past is not your destiny." The person I was last year is NOT who I'm going to be NEXT year!
  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    3 things: Do lots of cardio, lift weights, eat well (reduced processed foods). If you do all those at the same time, you'll see the weight come off and you'll see your body change. It may start slow (a few weeks before you see results), but keep at it. If you stay the course, the results will be real and lasting.

    Good luck!
  • lisamarie2181
    lisamarie2181 Posts: 560 Member
    I would highly suggest trying to work on the mental as much as the physical. It shouldnt just be about weight, when it is most people look at it as a diet. When you realize this needs to be for life, i think it helps a whole lot!! You need to believe that this time will be the last time and you will succeed because you have faith in yourself and you are worth all this effort :)
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,552 Member
    I'm just getting started, but I heard a quote I think of often: "Your past is not your destiny." The person I was last year is NOT who I'm going to be NEXT year!

    I love this. Thank-you!
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Nothing changes if nothing changes!
  • ldalbello
    ldalbello Posts: 207 Member
    Eat less and move more
  • Heyyleigh
    Heyyleigh Posts: 268 Member
    SLOW AND EASY WINS THE RACE! Realize it will take months to get and see results, realize your weight loss will be slow, eat all your calories, exercise every day, calories are not created equal, make smart choices, drink lots of water, stay moving...............RESULTS WILL FOLLOW. Above all remember there will be an occassional set back, who cares- move past it.
  • Culley34
    Culley34 Posts: 224
    You didn't put the weight on overnight. So, its not coming off overnight.
  • WickedBean
    WickedBean Posts: 244 Member
    Stay out of the forums... they only serve to piss you off, misguide you or confuse the shit out of you.
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    You don't HAVE to work out everyday. Just remain a calorie deficit and you will lose.

    You didn't get fat overnight so don't expect to get skinny overnight. It takes time.
  • TheEmi
    TheEmi Posts: 40 Member
    I would highly suggest trying to work on the mental as much as the physical. It shouldnt just be about weight, when it is most people look at it as a diet. When you realize this needs to be for life, i think it helps a whole lot!! You need to believe that this time will be the last time and you will succeed because you have faith in yourself and you are worth all this effort :)

    Yes! Yes! Yes! Absolutely work on the mental along with the physical.
  • conniehv40
    conniehv40 Posts: 442 Member
    L O G I N your calories!!! That has been huge for me to understand my weight gain/loss!
  • skinnyskittles
    skinnyskittles Posts: 96
    For those creeping cravings that attack you every now and then or sometimes more often than not -
    suck your stomach in so hard it hurts for 30-60 seconds- hold your breath for a little bit then a take a BIG BREATH and feel the calm :)
  • catkid
    catkid Posts: 9
    My weight fluctuated but in the past but when I was at my lowest I read the labels and calculated the calories constantly and even was a bit OCD about it.

    But it worked so my advice would be to read the labels and know exactly what you are eating. read!
  • chanson104
    chanson104 Posts: 859
    To not expect an achievement to improve my self esteem. A love for self and knowing that I am worth it will make achievements (improved health) more easily obtainable.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Find a way of eating and exercising that works for you.
    Then do that for the rest of your life.
  • katiejarr
    katiejarr Posts: 251 Member
    If you bite it...write it :bigsmile:
  • kjw1031
    kjw1031 Posts: 300 Member
    To calculate my lean body mass and to eat that many grams of protein every day. Very helpful.



    Totally unrelated to weight loss, but also very helpful in life: Every family has at least one crazy person. If you think your family doesn't...........it's you.
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
    The absolute BEST advice anyone ever gave me...


    "STOP LISTENING TO THE ADVICE ON THE FORUMS & DO WHATS BEST FOR YOU!!"

    :bigsmile:
  • katiejarr
    katiejarr Posts: 251 Member
    AND.....its NOT a diet...its a way of life :bigsmile:
  • MisterGoodBar
    MisterGoodBar Posts: 157 Member
    that its possible.

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