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What's the best weight loss / fitness advice you ever got?

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  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Beer aids in weight loss. JACKPOT.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Mine was "don't take advice from strangers on the internet".
  • backpacker44
    backpacker44 Posts: 160 Member
    Someone posted on mfp:

    If you aren't hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren't hungry....

    wow-that rang true as I am a mindless night snacker!!!!

    That is SO good.
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    "You can't out-exercise a bad diet."

    ETA - "Bad diet" I have taken to mean, simply, too much!
  • JanaCanada
    JanaCanada Posts: 917 Member
    "The tape measure is always a better friend than the scale!"
  • barbaratrollman
    barbaratrollman Posts: 317 Member
    Best one so far was to use MFP.

    I really never believed it would help as much as it has. I'm very grateful. :)
  • carissar7
    carissar7 Posts: 183 Member
    Fat doesn't make you fat!
  • lachesissss
    lachesissss Posts: 1,298 Member
    Pick heavy things up and put them down. It took me a long time to come to the mountain on that one.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Just do it. Yeah, I don't want to right now...but just do it. I'm always happy I did it later, so just do it. Whatever IT is, whether its a session at the gym, a walk, another glass of water, another healthy meal instead of a trip to Mickey D's, whatever. Just decide and just do it.
  • kingscrown
    kingscrown Posts: 615 Member
    Regarding exercise..."Stop you're whining and just do it."
  • reneelee
    reneelee Posts: 877 Member
    Food doesnt have to wow your taste buds, it just has to taste just so .
    This statement made me think, if my taste buds are wowed I'll want more. Itsfine to wow your taste buds, but it doesn't have to be every day.
  • mccorml
    mccorml Posts: 622 Member
    moment on the lips lifetime on the hips
  • bekkadillon
    bekkadillon Posts: 200 Member
    Just do it!

    Don't give up, don't ever give up. ~Jimmy Valvano
  • AllAboutThatTreble
    AllAboutThatTreble Posts: 156 Member
    TDEE - 20% is at the top of the list. No more deprivation diets. I've lost the most weight since I started trying 3+ years ago and I'm not hungry all the time.

    Also:
    Inches lost > pounds lost. In the end, how I look & feel is what matters most, not what the scale says
    Lifting heavy weights = looking and feeling strong & sexy.
  • melmckay99
    melmckay99 Posts: 358
    "A year from now you will wish you had started today."

    "You can have excuses, or you can have results, but you can't have both."

    And my all time fave:

    "Eat clean, train dirty!"
  • jkgillia
    jkgillia Posts: 8 Member
    Someone posted on mfp:

    If you aren't hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren't hungry....

    Wow, amazing advice- I've never thought of it, but I will certainly keep it in mind from now on.
    Many days I see the scale and feel like it's never going to move again- it just makes me want to eat a box of cookies. But I pretend it is because I'm hungry. This is a pretty good motivator- just tell myself if I want to eat a dozen apples, then I may.
  • goombasmom
    goombasmom Posts: 70 Member
    "Eat way more veggies... and just a little bit of the white rice. Too much rice and you get fat." my mom

    Should have listened! Although the bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups probably didn't help, either...
  • rdcphone572
    rdcphone572 Posts: 75 Member
    My grandmother:

    You can't become what you wish to be if you remain as you are.

    Once a task is begun, never stop until its done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.

    Pollan:

    Eat real food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

    Jillian:

    Move!
  • aldousmom
    aldousmom Posts: 382 Member
    From my straight-taking doc: "I don't care what numbers you throw at me, if you aren't losing weight, you're eating too much".

    ;) He was totally right.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    Even if you fall from grace, get back on it the next day.
  • k916and
    k916and Posts: 27 Member
    It's a lifestyle & everyday counts!
    We are all human & can't be perfect 100% of the time but the better choices you make the healthier you will be!

    When I want to eat bad I remind myself that "Although it may not hurt me it won't help me!"
    When I want to quit I remind myself "If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up!"
    When I feel lazy I remind myself that "You're one workout away from a good mood!"

    One funny saying that I love is "you're not a dog, don't reward yourself with food."
  • dj7879
    dj7879 Posts: 22
    What you eat in private, you wear in public.

    Your body keeps an accurate diary, regardless of what you write down.
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,429 Member
    Something I just learned today and will apply to my life:

    For us girls/ladies...when it's "that" time--DON"T weigh yourself at all, just wait until it's over. I'm going to do that starting NOW!

    Some others are:

    Don't stop when you're tired...stop when you're finished.

    You can't outrun your fork AND you can't out exercise a poor diet.

    Sweat is fat crying.

    Being Fat and flabby is not only unattractive, it's unhealthy--think about this and then do something about it EVERYDAY until it's gone and you're slim and trim!
  • 777twist
    777twist Posts: 75 Member
    Eat to live, don't live to eat!

    Yup... if you can achieve this mindset... your life will be a lot healthier.
  • JoanB5
    JoanB5 Posts: 610 Member
    "Don't tell anyone else what you are doing."

    --Meaning, this is a personal journey. Others comments/opinions don't do it for you. This is your health. Embrace it. Own it. Do it. It's yours.
  • fight_for_fit
    fight_for_fit Posts: 137
    "Don't pace yourself, Push yourself"
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
    Log your food. I'm a glutton when I don't write it down!

    I must admit I hate logging my food but I believe it is the only way i CAN DO IT!
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Eat less. Exercise more.


    ^^this^^ Move more, eat less.
  • bdkglk
    bdkglk Posts: 67 Member
    Set small attainable goals for yourself to start out with. When you reach these, set new small goals to keep from becoming discouraged. Never think 5 lbs doesn't make a difference. Try carrying a 5 pound bag of sugar around with you the next time you do not feel like this is much.
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,429 Member
    "Don't tell anyone else what you are doing."

    --Meaning, this is a personal journey. Others comments/opinions don't do it for you. This is your health. Embrace it. Own it. Do it. It's yours.

    This is toooooo deep! My boyfriend ( my hubby of 32 years and of course he still has the same fabulous body he had in high school :love: :ohwell: :smooched: ) LIVES by this and tells me this ALL the time in regard to my weight loss adventure....deep!
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