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    Favorite piece of advice

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    • Posts: 9,026 Member
      keep it simple
    • Posts: 99 Member
      Much of my food problem stems from what I call an addiction to chocolate.

      The best piece of advice ever was "I don't take the first bite, I don't begin, I don't have any problem". That's from Stephen Gullo's book "Thin Tastes Better", in the section about going cold turkey on foods you have a history of binging on the most.

      If I don't start eating chocolate, as in I don't take even one bite, I do so much better keeping calories in check. If I start eating any chocolate, I eat a lot of it. I find it easier to just not start, though it's still hard.
    • Posts: 61 Member
      DO NOT reward yourself with food, you aren't a dog.


      I didn't even realize how much I would say, "I can eat this cause I earned it with my workout today."
    • Posts: 2,276 Member
      that I don't have to have huge deficits in order to lose weight, and that losing weight isn't as difficult as I have always imagined or made it out to be.

      log food accurately and measure with a food scale
    • Posts: 1,422 Member
      A year from now, you'll wish you had done it.
    • Posts: 151 Member
      Bump
    • Posts: 4,926 Member
      DO NOT reward yourself with food, you aren't a dog.

      I love that!
    • Posts: 4,926 Member
      Keep your eye on the big picture rather than the minutia of the day to day. It's about "lifestyle" not "daystyle" or "weekstyle"

      Another keeper!

      One biggie for me was from a WW leader: "It really is just math."
    • Posts: 308 Member
      Well, it wasn't advice, but I keep telling myself that I AM NOT A GARBAGE BAG
      So my responsability is not to finish my plate or the kids plate or all the left over, or to eat just because it's there.....
    • Posts: 73 Member
      If it's not hunger, food won't fix it.
    • Posts: 1,946 Member
      I was advised to read the article below (which caused me to slow down for most of my training runs):
      http://philmaffetone.com/180-formula
    • Posts: 129 Member
      Track food intake honestly. And move a lot.
    • Posts: 574 Member
      Most definetely-USE A FOOD SCALE or you won't like your body weight scale!!!
    • Posts: 813 Member
      eat to live, not live to eat.
    • Posts: 263 Member
      Only eat when you're hungry.
    • Posts: 27 Member
      These are all wonderful!! Keep them coming!!
    • Posts: 59
      1. "Sometimes you hate it, but you still have to do it." -My mother
      2. "Do it for yourself, not for others"- Also my mother lol

      I hate getting up in the morning to go exercise, but I have to do it because I refuse to stay still and not do anything. So those quotes pretty much are the reason I get up and move my butt.:blushing:
    • Posts: 151 Member
      The best piece of advice ever was "I don't take the first bite, I don't begin, I don't have any problem". That's from Stephen Gullo's book "Thin Tastes Better", in the section about going cold turkey on foods you have a history of binging on the most.

      If I don't start eating chocolate, as in I don't take even one bite, I do so much better keeping calories in check. If I start eating any chocolate, I eat a lot of it. I find it easier to just not start, though it's still hard.

      Ooh I am stealing this one for sure. It definitely resonates with me b/c I convince myself every week that I can buy a pint of ice cream and have a spoonful and walk away.

      I know you can't outrun a bad diet, but I am someone that eats better when I am exercise, so a good piece of advice that I got early on was to follow your exercise plan no matter how you ate during the day. I am really an all or nothing kind of girl (working on it), so I try to follow a workout plan and let it be separate from my diet. That way I build the habit and it inevitably makes me eat better. If I don't follow the plan, then I eat horrible and it's a downward spiral. It's sooooo easy to say, I had a 300 cal donut today so I am not gonna exercise and order takeout.

      Hope that makes sense.
    • Posts: 233
      If it's not hunger, food won't fix it.
      Much love for this one, Thank you. :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 986 Member
      LCHF
    • Posts: 138 Member
      log everything. "if you bite it, you write it" I thought that was cute but realized how true it was when I logged a stick of gum and a cough drop. What the heck? lol

      This. I was appalled with the results one time when I logged a lollipop. Needless to say, I haven't had one in awhile. I mean, you have to pick what to 'indulge in' and well...that lollipop put a LOT into perspective.
    • Posts: 238 Member
      Don't focus on one number but your overall health.
    • Posts: 174 Member
      Wight loss happens in the kitchen. Maintenance happens in the gym.
    • Posts: 116 Member
      If you won't eat it today, it's still gonna be here tomorrow.
    • Posts: 398 Member
      'You never fail if you keep trying'

      It's not specific for weightloss but I think it's a great quote because it reminds me to always be self compassionate.
    • Posts: 530 Member
      *This is a lifestyle change not a diet - fuel your body with whole, nutritious food and enjoy your treats in moderation, nothing needs to be cut, just moderated - it takes practice and time which leads me to
      * Patience - weight gain didn't happen over night and won't be lost overnight/in weeks either - in many cases expect it to take longer than even you desire - there will be pitfalls along the way but its all part of the process - of changing your lifestyle and not only getting down to the weight you would like but having a whole new outlook on what you put into your body and how you feel about yourself. :)
      And lastly don't beat yourself up/guilt yourself over mistakes, pick yourself up and move on, log everything to stay accountable...you can do this!

      ^Snippets of advice I have gotten a lot since I joined here, this site has really helped me with my journey. :)
    • Posts: 308 Member
      If you have a problem and you eat over it, then you have two problems!
    • Posts: 529 Member
      Be kind to yourself. Forgive yourself for slips in your plan since that's the best way to move past them and get back on track.
    • Posts: 1,171 Member
      If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you
    • Posts: 133 Member
      My very favourite and the one that rammed home form me just how weight loss could be is:

      According to the law of physics e=mc2 it is physically impossible NOT to lose weight if you are consuming less than you are burning.
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