What is the most useful tip anyone has given you?

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  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    A little bit of exercise every day is better than a lot of exercise once in a while. I got this bit of advice a long time ago, but it was crucial.
  • strongmind_strongbody
    strongmind_strongbody Posts: 82
    You can't out-train a crappy diet.
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    There are NO excuses..
    Be deliberate
    Be obsessed

    One contraction at a time..which is only metaphorical in this context but was the best advice a midwife gave me during the birth of second baby and stuck with me for next three births. But I often think of this when I'm having a tough day and need to get through it one task at a time.
  • glitteredgrave
    glitteredgrave Posts: 194 Member
    "Don't give up on a goal just because of the time it will take to complete it. The time will pass anyway."
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    The most useful tip I've been given was to read this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Been making progress ever since then, losing fat & inches and enjoying food! :drinker:
  • millipedey
    millipedey Posts: 41
    fridge pickers wear bigger knickers... lol
  • tekwriter
    tekwriter Posts: 923 Member
    try my fitness pal!
  • millipedey
    millipedey Posts: 41
    "Don't give up on a goal just because of the time it will take to complete it. The time will pass anyway."

    i love this! i used to be thinking about losing weight for so long, but knowing it would take a long time thinking it wasn't worth it. then in a year's time, i would think, i could have lost this by now!
  • Ready2Serve
    Ready2Serve Posts: 113 Member
    You didn't get the body you have in a day, month, or year. Why do you think you will lose it that fast?? Be patienent
  • rdcphone572
    rdcphone572 Posts: 75 Member
    eat real food. not too much. mostly plants.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    F$#@ the scale.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    You can't out-train a crappy diet.

    I had to learn this the hard way. Bleh. Still hate the reality.

    But I think the best advice I got was don't let a slip up make you give up.

    Also, find what works for you and if something stops working find something else that does work.

    Also, don't reward yourself with food, you aren't a dog.

    So much great advice I've gotten on this site especially, can't pick just one!
  • RamoZimm
    RamoZimm Posts: 95 Member
    Control your insulin release. All the rest is easy in comparison. Insulin rips off muscle mass faster than you can replace it. I wish I knew that years ago. Now that I avoid insulin spikes, it is easy to retain muscle mass.
  • RamoZimm
    RamoZimm Posts: 95 Member
    Any tips on how to regulate insulin release, patentguru?
  • kcatlin9
    kcatlin9 Posts: 321 Member
    Funny but true!
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    Lift.....Heavy!!

    I have weighed less than this, but my body has never been as tight as it is now.
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    One of my first days on this site I saw a poster.....male...very buff.......very hot...the kind that makes your teeth sweat tell another poster.......

    JUST DONT STOP!!


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  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,978 Member
    Eat food that's high in volume and low in calories. Sounded simple enough.

    This was told to me the first week I started WW in 2011. It's stuck with me ever since.

    What are some examples of High volume, low in calorie food you ate?
  • patty1138
    patty1138 Posts: 196 Member
    Bumpdity bump
  • SummerNights32
    SummerNights32 Posts: 86 Member
    Don't starve yourself.
  • Jackskip
    Jackskip Posts: 6
    Keep away from the carbs!:smile:
  • Marmitegeoff
    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
    Make sleep a priority and LOG LOG LOG your food/exercise (hence, the beauty of MFP)

    ^^^^^ This
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    I have a few -

    It doesn't matter how slow you go, so long as you do not stop.

    If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the answer

    And eating 1200 calories when your BMR is way over is silly. Know your BMR and TDEE and eat between the two.

    wisest words so far! :)
  • runningwiththepups
    runningwiththepups Posts: 64
    Not personally given to me, but Jillian Michaels in her Yoga Meltdown - "Get comfortable with being uncomfortable". Whenever I think I'm going to quit during a workout, that's my mantra!
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,978 Member
    "Don't give up on a goal just because of the time it will take to complete it. The time will pass anyway."

    I love this!
  • HappilyLifts
    HappilyLifts Posts: 429 Member
    Believe in yourself and have patience.
  • ChrisC_77
    ChrisC_77 Posts: 271 Member
    Most useful tip? Never to give up and always do your best.
  • salsagal36
    salsagal36 Posts: 91 Member
    The body achieves what the mind believes!
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Eat fat, it is good for you.

    I fell victim to the low-fat hysteria of the 1980's.
  • hoff0900
    hoff0900 Posts: 2
    That numbers on a scale dont mean everything. Look at inches, physocal fitness, what you are putting in your body.

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