what worked for you for losing the most weight?

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  • adorable_aly
    adorable_aly Posts: 398 Member
    portion control and weighing food :)
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    Reducing my carb intake helped me stay within a good calorie goal, as I found for me personally it reduced appetite and cravings. I was keeping it around 70-80g/day, but I haven't been lately and I've noticed the difference.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    Reducing my carb intake helped me stay within a good calorie goal, as I found for me personally it reduced appetite and cravings. I was keeping it around 70-80g/day, but I haven't been lately and I've noticed the difference.

    70-80g a day?! That's intense, I have trouble sticking to 180g a day! That's some iron will right there.
  • Alwayssohungry
    Alwayssohungry Posts: 369 Member
    Eat less - move more ~ sounds simple enough and it's worked for me

    Fortunately I always ate good foods, just way too much.

    I made the decision to walk to work 4 days a week, then adjusted that to walking the long way (1 mile vs .25 mile)

    Then I took control of portion sizes - that was the big one for me.
  • symonspatrick
    symonspatrick Posts: 213 Member
    The only thing that has worked for me is to eat and drink less calories than my body needs. With total starvation you will lose the most weight but it is not as healthy as eating more and losing at a slower rate. Eating more calories has never helped me to lose weight faster. My personal preference is to eat more protein and fats and cut back on starches and refined carbs because it helps me to eat less calories. I realize that it would not work for everyone that way.
  • trophywife24
    trophywife24 Posts: 1,472 Member
    Sugar for me, including 'natural' sugar from fruit. One serving a day and that's it. Sugar = satan.
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    by cutting out all sugar do you also mean natural sugar like fruits? for example i'm always way over my sugar limit because i have a banana almost every day, but i don't drink pop or eat candy. because i'm still having problems losing weight and i was wondering if its because of the natural sugar in the fruit i eat

    It's not the sugar in your fruit. It's calories. You're either eating too many or too few. Too many is obvious, a surplus adds weight. Too few can slow your metabolism and make it more difficult to lose.
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    Literally the tracking and exercising has been really easy for me to lose weight. I also don't drink soft drinks anymore and only water. I cut out fast food, if i do eat out..i always check the calorie count before i choose an item.

    I have my calories set to 1350 and exercise about 4-5 times a week.
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 17,689 Member
    eating less.
    getting off the couch also helped.
  • abbyherrington
    abbyherrington Posts: 16
    For me it's been most about reducing instead of eliminating foods. When you decide to completely eliminate something, I find you get much more discouraged when you eat it, even if it's just once. I have REDUCED processed foods, red meats, sugar, and carbs. I've been eating mainly fish and poultry for meat, more eggs where I used to eat carbs, and overall have been avoiding processed foods. Realistically we all get busy and eat foods that we shouldn't, it's just a matter of controlling those foods and knowing that it's not the end of all your fitness dreams if you eat a microwave dinner one day because you forgot to make a lunch.
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    eating clean, eating lots n running
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    portion control and weighing food :)

    This plus moving more.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Weighing/measuring food
    Keeping a food diary
    Eating less than I burn
    Moving more
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    We all know how we should do the weight loss thing, but I'm going to answer your question the way it was asked: This is the most effective weight loss I've ever had in my life and I felt great - I went to one of the many "diet centers" that were popular in the 80s and 90s. I was put on a diet of 500-700 calories a day. I worked my way up to what they wanted me - 1400 calories. Man did I look good. BUT.....here I am
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    Figuring out my BMR and TDEE.
    Eating at a deficit.
    Lifting heavy.


    This!
  • ken_hogan
    ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
    Cut out alcohol & soft drinks....and tracked my calories.
  • TendaiMa
    TendaiMa Posts: 72 Member
    Weighing all my food and sticking to 1,350 calories per day...eating no carbs after lunch and exercising 6days/week.
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Creating an average weekly calorie deficit through exercise and moderate eating. And I sustain this "lifestyle" by NOT worrying about:
    1. Eating "clean".
    2. Starvation mode.
    3. Meal timing and frequency.
  • 5n0wbal1
    5n0wbal1 Posts: 429 Member
    I don't cut out foods; I just have them in moderation. Eating less and moving more really has done it for me. That being said, eating less has been a bit of a challenge. Instead of eating breakfast in a bowl, I eat it in a coffee cup. I eat one sandwich for lunch instead of two, with yogurt or fruit instead of chips.

    I'm studying to be an accountant. The way I see it, you have a finite amount of assets, and you want to use them in the best way possible. If I have 2,000 calories a day (actually 2,100 because I'm nursing but still trying to eat at a slight deficit), I want to spend them in the best way possible. I don't look at something and say "oh noes! It's 500 calories!" If it's dinner and it's good quality stuff, whatever. By contrast, I don't say, "Oh well, it's only 100 calories." I got into that trap with soda; a can of Mt. Dew is only 170 calories--but that's a lot of wasted, empty calories to be consuming on a regular basis. I used to drink 5 of those a day.
  • SJVZEE
    SJVZEE Posts: 451 Member
    Alternate day intermittent fasting for me :)
  • mtnhiker1
    mtnhiker1 Posts: 114 Member
    Mind set and calorie counting. It was getting started, rarely going over my daily calorie limit and absolutely NEVER going over my weekly calorie limit.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Figuring out my BMR and TDEE.
    Eating at a deficit.
    Lifting heavy.
    This. Although my "heavy" isn't as heavy as I'd like, but I do the best I can at home with dumbbells. But the TDEE method has been the best for dropping the fat. :drinker:

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