Best piece of fitness/weight loss advice you have...
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Pick something that works for you and stick to it.
For ever.
I'd suggest the opposite - be flexible. This isn't to say you should give up on healthy ways before they've had a chance to work; rather, check in with your body, see what works (however you define working), and adapt as necessary.
Also,Give a Damn!
Love this ...You should care about and for yourself
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You reap what you sow - you get out of your journey to good health what you put into it....you fill your vehicle with lemonade - it isn't going to perform very well - put the premium stuff in it - you are going to cruise baby! Put into your program thinking about the results you want to see - it will happen 0
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If you look as "pretty" as you did before you worked out after you finish, you're not working hard enough.
Love this quote Joanna!0 -
I have several that I learned the hard way:
1. Patience. Remember that even though your coworker/girlfriend/buddy/mom/etc. is dropping weight faster than you on that crazy cabbage soup/HCG/ex-lax diet, you'll get there and more than likely stay there while they most likely won't. Don't be jealous. Focus on you. Remember the tortoise and the hare story? Yeah, it's kinda like that.
2. Compete with no one but yourself. Every person's goals, starting points, and lifestyle is different.
3. Enjoy yourself. Don't starve yourself. Eat well, move a lot, and have fun with this!
4. Don't eat food you really hate or think you have to do a workout that you hate. There are lots of alternative foods that taste better and other forms of exercise that are more fun.
5. Remember, in the end, it's about living better. Don't forget that.0 -
Instead of setting one big goal like "I'm going to lose 45 pounds" set a million tiny goals like "I'm going to lose a pound this week" or "I'm going to be under my calorie goal today" or "I'm going to work out for two hours today."
You'll feel like you are accomplishing something instead of just thinking about how far away from your big goal you are. And as these little things keep adding up, you'll watch your big goal get closer and closer.0 -
take measurements of your body and don't rely on the scale alone! especially before starting a new cardio / weight routine muscle really does weigh more than fat and your muscles retain the water as they repair themselves. 0
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue tht counts"
You will never truly succeed until the end. Just because you have succeeded at the immediate goal doesn't mean you journey is over. Just because you "fail" doesnt make you a failure. Pick yourself up, learn from your mistakes, and in all things find the courage from within to continue on and achieve you goals. Make it count.0 -
"What you eat in private you wear in public"0
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I didn't tell anyone I was trying to change my eating habits, I didn't want anyone to try and tell me what I should do. I knew if I really wanted to succeed I had to find my own way. For the first month I didn't do anything but decide what I was willing to give up as far as food, what type of activity I was willing to add, and what healthier food options I could use as swap outs. I also promised myself that I would never say, "I am not going to put the weight back on this time." I always say that and it always comes back on. So now I tell myself if I start to gain back the weight its ok, I'll just get back on the right path as soon as my head is back in it. Also I still haven't added working out, I am not very good at being able to do more than one thing at a time. Once I stop loosing the weight with just diet then I plan to slowly add a work out plan (I move around alot at work, not a sit down job). Last but not least I log my food everyday. Since I have started I was unable to log during a huricanne for a few days but kept a written log of everything I ate. After we got internet back I logged the food. I always try to plan what I am going to eat the day before so if I want taco bell I can eat lower calorie healthier options through out the day so I can still stay under calories. I try not to have what most people call cheat days, I do eat McDonalds and go out to eat, I just try to base my calories around that meal. I try to limit the days I go over my calorie intake to once a month and when I do, its usually not by much. FYI if you have a absolute fav that you have to have see if you can find a go lower calorie option. For example I love ice cream, weight watchers has several low calorie ice cream options and walmart has a 100 calorie ice cream bar. I also incorporated non food rewards, every two weeks if I have done well I go and get my nails done, a pedicure and my eyebrows waxed. I set my first three goals at every twenty five pounds, now that I am in the final stretch my goals are now every five pounds because I know those are going to be harder. I treat myself to a nice new outfit or a few new nice shirts (not tee shirts). I never reward myself with food.0
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In my view, the Top 4 are as follows:
1. Fit as many of your favorite foods as possible into your daily macros.
2. Construct an exercise routine that you love and try to include some form of strength training and cardio in it.
3. Food and exercise are dose dependent, like medicine: if you get too little of each, it won't work; if you get too much of each, you'll have bad side effects. Find the right dose.
4. Protein, protein, protein.
I completely agree with all of these tips. This is exactly what I've been doing the past couple of months and have yet to "fall off the wagon" because, simply, that wagon doesn't exist any more. Binges don't come because I literally have a bit of ice cream every day and exercise isn't a problem because I only make myself stay long enough to do 20 min of cardio and strength training.0 -
Eat clean. Train dirty. Rinse. Repeat.
Don't feed your appetite, fuel your body for performance.
One workout won't make you skinny, and one hamburger won't make you fat.0 -
Choose a routine you can stick with.0
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You have to want it, if you don't you won't succeed.......you can't outexercise a bad diet!!! you have to eat clean to get results, well awesome results, if I had eaten cleaner from the beginning I think I would have been there by now!0
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Don't underestimate yourself. You are stronger, faster, and tougher than you think.0
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Eat clean, be consistent, all things in moderation.
Celebrate every lb/inch lost! (just not with cake) lol0 -
In my view, the Top 4 are as follows:
1. Fit as many of your favorite foods as possible into your daily macros.
2. Construct an exercise routine that you love and try to include some form of strength training and cardio in it.
3. Food and exercise are dose dependent, like medicine: if you get too little of each, it won't work; if you get too much of each, you'll have bad side effects. Find the right dose.
4. Protein, protein, protein.
^^^^^^^^I like all of this. Definitely right on.
I just posted this on a different thread but I will paste it here as it is the most common advice I give to people.
Losing fat anywhere on the body is more to do with a calorie deficit than any particular exercise. With that said the fat will burn off from wherever the body decides. You can not control this and it usually comes off in the reverse order it went on.
To lose "weight" put your calories in a moderate deficit. Notice I said "weight". To make sure the majority of your weight loss comes from "body fat" you will need to do resistance training. Muscle is very expensive to maintain, calorie wise. If you do not convince your body that the muscle is necessary it will get rid of it. This can look great on the scale but is terrible for body composition. This site is full of people who reach their weight loss goals and are not happy with the way their bodies look. This is usually do to excessive calorie deficit (from severe dieting or excessive cardio) and no resistance training (lifting relatively heavy weights).0 -
Eat healthy it will keep the weight off drink tons of water Lol.
It will not happen overnight it took a while to get on and its going to take
some time to get off commit yourself to something and dont stop it
until you get to your goal and even then Stick to it especially if it worked for you..
Their are a lot of factors that go into weight gain carbs sugars salt. ect.0 -
You can have excuses or you can have results but you can't have both. Choose carefully.0
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you can't outexercise a bad diet!!!
this is my new mantra!!!!0 -
Don't go on a diet. Change your lifestyle in a way you can sustain forever that includes all the things you love in moderation.
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If you get on the scales and the result is not want you wanted, ask yourself if a) Am I doing something about it and b) DO I know what I am doing.
The scale does not know you, only what you weigh at a particular point in time.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/traumatic-dieting/201111/are-you-weighing-yourself-the-wrong-way
Don't let the scale dictate your feelings. Keep on going!!0 -
this ^If you look as "pretty" as you did before you worked out after you finish, you're not working hard enough.0 -
You didn't gain the weight in a month, don't expect to lose it all in a month. It's all about making healthy choices and lifestyle changes. Quick fixes will get you nowhere but back to where you started again.0
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Persistance.0
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"What you eat in private you wear in public"
LOVE THIS! So True:noway:0 -
Be real!!!! everyone cheats or fails at eating right sometimes!!!!! Miracles happen everywhere except weight loss so don't turn to a miracle in a can/pill/powder/drops/anything and lastly being skinny is great but being healthy is much much better.0
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I'm paraphrasing, so bare with me. It basically goes as such: it isn't a race so don't compare your level of fitness (and feel inferior or insecure) to to the next person.0
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1. If you're hungry, eat. Losing weight doesn't mean crying in the bathroom because you're so hungry your stomach is eating itself.
2. Carbs are not the Devil. Unless you have a medical issue with carbs, they are okay to eat, even the Bad Ones (white bread, rice, potatoes, etc.).
3. Self control can be learned. I did binge and boredom eat. I know how damned hard it is to not eat a can of Pringles or sleeve of cookies. I learned that by having a little bit of candy/chocolate/chips, I can say no to the rest of the package.
4. Portion control (weighing and measuring food) does more than you think. I'd say 90% of my weight loss is due to portioned out foods. A tablespoon is more than you think.0 -
My motto is, "giving it my best shot". I try to do that with my running time/distance, my weight training routine, or appetite control. I set a goal and try to do my best. I want the best from myself...and don't want to be cheated. My best is NOT the same every day. I'm terrible at eating clean, but I do my best at trying to control my appetite in order to meet my daily calorie goals. So far, it's working.0
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue tht counts"
Oh I like this one!0
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