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    WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST TIP FOR WEIGHT LOSS

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    • Posts: 18 Member
      I think everyone is different so find what works best for you that you can do for the rest of your life.

      For me it's counting calories, eating very low carbs, and working out at minimum 3x a week with cardio and weights. If the workouts go, the weight comes right back.
    • Posts: 14
      Eat less move more
    • Posts: 2,745 Member
      Log!

      Log log log log log.

      Even if you can't bear to log calories, still, log.

      Second place: don't just eat less, eat more. MOAR VEG. And more protein, definitely a help too; for me, more veg is the big thing. If I stuck with a diet centred round carbs and fat and tried to just eat less, there's no way on earth I could stick to it. You want to be full. Your body wants those vitamins, fibre and water. Win win.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      I would say that "commitment" is the biggest tip for weight loss. :smile:
    • Posts: 19 Member
      There's many good things come out in this thread, and yes many people are right to say a calorie deficit as this is technically right.

      My best advice for mentally/emotionally maintaining a long term healthy eating plan is not obsess about food! If you're thinking about it, in any way shape or form, you will want it. I have had a busy morning at work which has distracted me nicely and by the end of my lunch I have only 500 calories so far today.

      Hobbies, exercise, work will help distract you and make it much easier not control/curb your eating habits

      Good luck! :)
    • Posts: 766 Member
      Lots of veggies, fruit, lean protein, water and less sodium. Weigh and log your food. Find a workout routine you will actually do.
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Living by the pacific Ocean makes it easy to burn lots of calories, also have 2 sets of dumbbells. I bought them from Sports Authority for cheap. We all have the caloric total right. With exercise, burning the extra calories added to our total through exercise is a good thing.
    • Posts: 840 Member
      eat nothing but bacon
    • Posts: 1,999 Member
      Think about what the person you would like to be does on a daily basis (what he/she eats, how he/she works out, etc.) and then do that--starting now. So with this approach, you're not thinking of who you will become. You are healthier the minute you start. Eventually you just morph into that person you want to become by living like they would...or at least I am.
    • Posts: 36 Member
      Weighing my food has been the biggest eye-opener for me, at the start of what might be a long haul. I didn't know that my idea of a portion was often so much bigger than it should have been - not so much with proteins but having a bowl of cereal, for example, I would routinely fill the bowl and that actually meant three or four portions rather than one!

      Also accurately logging EVERYTHING I eat (the app is so useful there). Leaving it until the end of the day makes it easy to forget the bag of sweets shared round at work, that drink or piece of fruit.

      if you're inclined to absent-mindedly grab a biscuit, handful of nuts or piece of fruit between meals, just don't have them available.
    • Posts: 120 Member
      When all else fails meet your calorie goal to maintain weight and strength train. Mood swings, headaches, guilt trips, binge days. Pump some iron and meet your goal. Add on from there
    • Posts: 7
      Tracking. Bite it, write it. You are only cheating on your own success when you aren't being honest with your "Dear Diary" entries. Good Luck on your weight loss journey!
    • Posts: 588 Member
      1. Eat in a calorie deficit
      2. Log everything. I don't care what you eat, but your body will react to it whether you log it or not.
      3. Don't focus on weight loss, but look at body comp as well
    • Posts: 61 Member
      when you go home...don't put on your biggest sweats. As a girl I put on my skinny jeans and watch my gut hangover.....nothing kills an urge to snack like a gut hanging over the waistline.

      stay positive. It's what you do a majority of the time that counts!

      Have to try this!! I know it'll work!!
    • Posts: 201 Member
      Bump again! Brilliant thread.
    • Posts: 75
      eat more (so many people eat too little)
    • Posts: 199
      Correct portions
    • Posts: 221 Member
      Eat clean (no processed food).
    • Posts: 632 Member
      When you decide to have something high calorie, don't go crazy and throw out the whole day. If you really want a burger, don't get fries too (but if you must have a few, ask someone to split them with you ahead if time). If the meal comes with an unhealthy side, ask to substitute, even if it costs a bit more. Use this principle when planning by our own meals too. If you are having barbecued ribs, have them with brown rice, and grilled veggies.
    • Posts: 30 Member
      love yourself so much that you only want the best for your body
    • Posts: 325 Member
      Ask yourself are you truly hungry? Or are you just bored, thirsty, tired etc...
    • Posts: 45 Member
      PATIENCE!! The weight is not going to come off over night. Have realistic goals.
    • Posts: 9
      I should be ashamed to say this, but, I am a senior citizen, sooooo, I have been around a while
      Hang around with fit friends, not overweight friends.
    • Posts: 9
      :smile: I should be ashamed to say this, but, I am a senior citizen, sooooo, I have been around a while
      Hang around with fit friends, not overweight friends.
    • Posts: 192 Member
      Discipline, and think about that day and not all the days left, worked for me :)
    • Posts: 16
      http://www.eat-real-food-paleodietitian.com/support-files/Paleo-FODMAP-food-list.pdf

      ^eat as much as you can from that list.
    • Posts: 25 Member
      Don't drink your calories. Amazing how many extra calories you can save by drinking tea and water.
    • Posts: 259 Member
      Get a food scale. And use it.
    • Posts: 23
      1. Log everything and stay within your calorie limit.

      Oh I have two, sorry

      2. Have a cheat day now and again and don't eliminate anything from your diet for good.

      Wow, maybe that was like 4? :/
    • Posts: 1,930 Member
      love yourself so much that you only want the best for your body

      This. Exactly this.
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