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Give us your most useful weight loss secret!!!

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    My weight loss secret is portion control. I am still eating everything I like, but I'm weighing and measuring it, logging it into MyFitnessPal, and staying in within my calories recommendation nearly every day.. I've gone over a couple of times. I already had a good grasp of nutrition, so adding portion control is just what I needed.
  • Best secret is: PLAN YOUR MEALS AHEAD OF TIME! I will make a 7 day plan each week and write it down or use myfitnesspal to enter my meals. I use another app for my grocery list to enter all the items from my 7 day plan. Use the grocery list at store come home then enter the meals in myfitnesspal using the barcode scanner which tracks all the calories and other info. I hardly ever waste any food since I have planned my meals. I used to grab a few of each like apples, oranges and other fruit but now in my cart I have one of each and I know exactly the day I will eat that item. It's not only good for weight loss but also on the pocket book. I try to keep it simple also. Too many healthy meal recipes call for too many items so I search the internet for the most easy recipes that are healthy. Before I planned my meals I used to go through the process of illimination of what I wanted to eat.
  • Buy lots of measuring cups and measuring spoons. If they are always handy it's easy to not "guess" at serving sizes. I agree about planning in advance too.
  • Xaspar
    Xaspar Posts: 726 Member
    Love yourself enough to take care of yourself!
  • Eat less calories than you need. Voila, instant weight loss!
  • Shaydayglam
    Shaydayglam Posts: 45 Member
    water 10x
  • My most useful secret: do not eat between meals. Ever!






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  • Eat less calories than you need. Voila, instant weight loss!






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  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    Patience and persistance!
  • NursRatchett
    NursRatchett Posts: 39 Member
    I LOVE to swim! I do laps about three times a week for 45-50 minutes each time. It not only boosts your stamina, but it tones you like crazy!
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    the secret is no secret at all, it's simple math. Take in less calories than you burn = weight loss
  • candypa
    candypa Posts: 73 Member
    Bobbie and others you are inspiring. Thank you for your wealth of knowledge.
  • Gerald_King
    Gerald_King Posts: 2,031 Member
    use a smaller plate
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