MFPers with alot to lose 150 or more question

I've lost just under 100 lbs over the last 5 years and still have about 75 to get to my goal. I average out to about 1800-2000 cals per day - feel free to check out my food diary.

For me, these were/are some keys for me:

- I don't look at it as a diet because that means there's an end to the diet and then I can go back to what I was doing before and that obviously didn't work. So I'm not on a diet, I'm changing my lifestyle.

- Make 1 or 2 small changes at a time. If I tried to change everything at once it was just too overwhelming.

- Start moving. And small changes count here too. Park farther away at the mall or the grocery store. All those types of little things add up. And then work your way up to exercising on a regular basis.

- Become more aware of NORMAL serving sizes and their caloric value

- It's a marathon, not a sprint. You didn't gain it all over night, and it's not going to go away over night. Slower is better, and your chances of keeping it off are better.



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for me, even just paying tight attention to my food (after I went to the dietician) was enough to get a slow loss going- when we have so much to lose, just diet (not a diet, but nutrition) can play a good starting roll. after a couple weeks of just being hyper about food and seeing 1ish per week, i *wanted* to start moving more to speed it up a bit. then I started more 1.5-2 lb...

I've been on this since the end of May and have noticed the following:
-Drink tons and tons of water. This helps me stay full longer
-It helps to eat something every couple of hours.
-Log every single drink or food that you eat. Even if you'll go over, at least you know what you have to change for the next day.
-Decrease portion size. This way you can still eat many of the same items, just a lot less. This helps with cravings.
-Exercise as often as you can but don't beat yourself up if you can't fit it in. Just be happy when you do and treat it as an extra added bonus.
-I do not eat back all of my exercise calories. If any, I may eat under 100 of them. Otherwise, what's the point? Especially if you can't get to the gym every day.
-DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP OR PUSH TOO HARD. Beating yourself up does not accomplish anything and pushing too hard will just burn you out. This goes for both diet and exercise.
-Accept that you will not always lose each week knowing that you're body will adjust by the next week as long as you're doing the things that you should be. Especially being female and our hormones!
-Good luck on your life changing journey!

I've been on this since the end of May and have noticed the following:
-Drink tons and tons of water. This helps me stay full longer
-It helps to eat something every couple of hours.
-Log every single drink or food that you eat. Even if you'll go over, at least you know what you have to change for the next day.
-Decrease portion size. This way you can still eat many of the same items, just a lot less. This helps with cravings.
-Exercise as often as you can but don't beat yourself up if you can't fit it in. Just be happy when you do and treat it as an extra added bonus.
-I do not eat back all of my exercise calories. If any, I may eat under 100 of them. Otherwise, what's the point? Especially if you can't get to the gym every day.
-DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP OR PUSH TOO HARD. Beating yourself up does not accomplish anything and pushing too hard will just burn you out. This goes for both diet and exercise.
-Accept that you will not always lose each week knowing that you're body will adjust by the next week as long as you're doing the things that you should be. Especially being female and our hormones!
-Good luck on your life changing journey!

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Excellent advice! I was going to write what the Poster wrote but she already said it! When you eat something every 2-3 hrs you keep your blood sugar up and you will not be hungry. I have to do this because of hypoglycemia and the symptoms are brutal if I do not. I sent you a Friend invite.