Whats been working for your weight loss

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  • AngelsFly74
    AngelsFly74 Posts: 7
    I've had to change my eating habits slowly, More water (less sodas) more fruits and veggies (Fresh) not canned and the main thing I gotta say is Walking and working out with weights. At my heaviest I was 299 rite now I am 263 it's taken me about a year because I have so many health issues and body pain...but I just take it one day at a time and keep moving forward :)
  • Efflictim
    Efflictim Posts: 147 Member
    For me, I'm on a high fat low carb diet. I eat less than 20 grams of carbs a day. It works great for me. I also don't eat more than 15 grams of sugar a day.
  • laurelboynton
    laurelboynton Posts: 104 Member
    I'd say that exercise actually helped me lose weight rather than changes to my diet. My diet has never been excessive.... I found just by moving more and really getting into exercise, I wanted to eat to fuel my body and started to take in an interest in energy in and energy out..


    Find a workout program you enjoy!

    Also, little things like swapping sugar for natural sweetners such as honey etc, reducing cheese intake, grilling and steaming veg and chicken and fish.

    Good luck. Stay positive and don't give up!
  • eblakes93
    eblakes93 Posts: 372 Member
    I second what everyone else says, plus the following for me:

    Stand up instead of sitting! I'm in college, so I'm always working at a desk/on the computer. I read that you burn more calories sitting then standing, and that it is better for your blood circulation. I found out that my bed (slightly lofted) is at the perfect height to use as a work surface while standing. Sometimes I'll stand and do work for 3 or 4 hours a day. I also find I have more energy this way.

    Vegetables! I eat sweets and pastries and all sorts of foods that are less nutrient dense, but I always feel like i'm making a good choice when I load up on raw/steamed veg. Plus a good source of water + fiber, and psychological satisfaction of making good choices.

    SLEEP. This is crucial for me. Sleep deprivation = less will power + more depression + less caring about food = less of a desire to workout and more binge eating! I need to get enough sleep each night to have the energy to eat right and not binge and exercise. I also find that exercise is reinforcing in this area. If I exercise in the AM, I sleep better at night, which means I have more energy after a sleep, which means better exercise, and so on and so forth.

    Good luck with everything!
  • tink11464
    tink11464 Posts: 119 Member
    The only thing I drink with carbs is an occasional Total Lean premade shake for Breakfast - otherwise I drink no carbs. I don't think of it as a "diet" - with MFP it's more of a challenge or game for me to eat within my number. I don't eat "clean" - I eat what I want - in moderation. I don't really exercise - I have a fitbit force and I keep track of my steps walked, my calories burned, etc.. have never reached 10,000 steps a day. And it works - calorie deficit is key. But definitely a change of mindset about the word "diet". Good Luck!!
  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    As everyone else has stated above, calorie deficit is the bottom line. How you go about doing that really depends on where you're starting from. For example, I maxed out around 185-190 lbs in my early 20s. When I noticed my weight had gotten that high (I didn't notice the gain until I went up a pants size), I cut out Wendy's (and all Wendy's-like fast food) and lost 20 lbs right off the bat. However, when I started refining my diet and exercise about a year and a half ago at 165 lbs, I couldn't just cut out Wendy's because I wasn't eating it to begin with. What worked for me then to maintain a deficit was snack replacement (e.g., remove pop tarts, insert raw almonds and apples), diligence in my logging and portion size, increase fruit/veggies, and walking. Now I'm at 142, and what's working for me right now is slightly refining my good eating habits (increasing 'super foods'), interval mod/high intensity cardio 3x/week plus field work, hiking, and being active in general. And patience is very important, never give up!
  • nseantae
    nseantae Posts: 29 Member
    Yes to that. I have had people bake me cakes on my weight loss journey. This is not helpful, but now I don't have that problem as I did not put the world on notice that am out to lose weight. When they find out it will be because they see results!
  • nseantae
    nseantae Posts: 29 Member
    eblakes93 wrote: »
    I second what everyone else says, plus the following for me:

    Stand up instead of sitting! I'm in college, so I'm always working at a desk/on the computer. I read that you burn more calories sitting then standing, and that it is better for your blood circulation. I found out that my bed (slightly lofted) is at the perfect height to use as a work surface while standing. Sometimes I'll stand and do work for 3 or 4 hours a day. I also find I have more energy this way.

    Vegetables! I eat sweets and pastries and all sorts of foods that are less nutrient dense, but I always feel like i'm making a good choice when I load up on raw/steamed veg. Plus a good source of water + fiber, and psychological satisfaction of making good choices.

    SLEEP. This is crucial for me. Sleep deprivation = less will power + more depression + less caring about food = less of a desire to workout and more binge eating! I need to get enough sleep each night to have the energy to eat right and not binge and exercise. I also find that exercise is reinforcing in this area. If I exercise in the AM, I sleep better at night, which means I have more energy after a sleep, which means better exercise, and so on and so forth.

    Good luck with everything!

    Your completely right about standing vs. Sitting. I actually work at a University gym ( I manage funds) and a GA of our did a presentation on "Sitting is the New smoking". We now can stand at meeting (if we choose) do walking meeting on the track.
    Thanks for all.of you suggestions!
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