What would you tell your old self?
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cherrychubbs
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For those who have lost weight, if you could go back to the beginning with what you know now, what would you tell yourself? (If that makes sense).
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Basically I would tip off my long-ago self about MFP ... Although that really wouldn't work because I don't think it's been around for years and years ;-)
Seriously though. Counting calories has worked for me amazingly well and I feel like I could have been under 200 lb my whole adult life instead of pushing 300 most of the time.0 -
That I am and will always be beautiful and the scale doesn't change that. Would've saved me some self loathing and more focusing on the real goals: improving myself in lifting and self control.0
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To stop wasting money on diet book after diet book after diet book. If I could have all of that money back.... :happy:0
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First, I would go back and thank myself for getting my crap together early in life.
Second, I would say to start strength-training sooner.0 -
I would say this is so much easier than I first thought and I will have wished I hadn't quit after a week in 2010. And to read the foums, there's a lot of good info on there!0
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If could go back to three and a half years ago when I first starting being healthy I would impart all my knowledge about nutrition etc, I could have been done in half the time I bet! If only I could go back 10 years to 17 year old me and get the ball rolling there, But no point in thinking like that, just gotta concentrate on making a great future.0
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I would tell myself that you can't eat like you did in high school. I would have started eating better and moving more.. if I had done it ten years ago instead of 2 things would be so much better.0
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Winning lottery number0
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Start losing weight earlier. Also, join a sport/start lifting.0
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LIFT HEAVY!0
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Weight come off easy. Just quit smoking.0
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I would be gains are made in the gym. I would get my cardio walking there.0
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That we should have done this a long time ago.0
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1) Don't stop being your active self.
2) Don't eat like you're a 7 foot tall football player.
3) Go to a dentist and have your sweet tooth removed. :bigsmile:
$) When you gain a couple of pounds, change your eating pattern and get them off right away.0 -
Don't start drinking soda. Stay a pescatarian. If you're going to eat fast food, get a healthier option like Pollo Tropical or Subway or Panera. How did you eat all of that junk?!!?!0
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GET OFF YOUR *kitten* AND GET MOVING! LIKE RIGHT NOW! Yes, I did mean to yell. LOL!0
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Find something that you LOVE!0
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Don't become vegan. You'll end up, after 10 years, with a serious carnitine deficiency that will endanger your baby's life from the minute he's born.
Learn about portions. A bowl of pasta is not a serving. Neither is a bowl of rice.
Just because it's fat free doesn't mean it's calorie free.
Bulimia is not a weight loss plan.0 -
"You'll never get the butt you want by sitting on the butt you have."
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"Suck it up now so you don't have to suck it in later."
(saw those in another thread, apologies to original posters - I've forgotten who you are!)
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-Get some friends your own height. Maybe then you'll see that you're not fat...or "big boned"!
-Starving yourself and diet pills are not a good plan for weight loss.
-Don't let yourself get too hungry. It causes most binges.
-No! You didn't gain 5 pounds in 2 days! Your weight fluctuates due to water retention Ect.
-Dont give up just because you fell off the wagon.0
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