Something Fun! Things Not Do While Trying To Lose Weight!!!

manimani93
manimani93 Posts: 12
in Motivation and Support
One of the things I would start with Is never let someone with bad eatting habits tell you how you should eat.
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  • cindysess
    cindysess Posts: 36 Member
    never go to grocery store when your hungry:smile:
  • Mogiamby
    Mogiamby Posts: 12
    Don't (and this is hard) bang on to other people endlessly about your diet. Seriously, no one likes that person ;)
  • amwbox
    amwbox Posts: 576 Member
    Don't eat at a restaurant. Especially a buffet place.
  • amwbox
    amwbox Posts: 576 Member
    Don't (and this is hard) bang on to other people endlessly about your diet. Seriously, no one likes that person ;)

    This. I have to remind myself to just not talk about it. Nobody wants to hear about your diet. So i come here and talk at you people about it lol.
  • manimani93
    manimani93 Posts: 12
    Another is never think about how its going to take lose your weight. It will drive you mad.
  • Ambergrace24
    Ambergrace24 Posts: 34 Member
    Don't (and this is hard) bang on to other people endlessly about your diet. Seriously, no one likes that person ;)

    This. I have to remind myself to just not talk about it. Nobody wants to hear about your diet. So i come here and talk at you people about it lol.

    I am terrible at this! Definitely need to work on that more! I guess I do it subconsciously so maybe my loved ones would consider dieting to eh?
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    There are lots of things not to do while trying to lose weight. Basically whatever it was that made you gain in the first place. Over eating and being sedentary.
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    Don't (and this is hard) bang on to other people endlessly about your diet. Seriously, no one likes that person ;)

    This. I have to remind myself to just not talk about it. Nobody wants to hear about your diet. So i come here and talk at you people about it lol.

    I need that shirt that says "No one wants to hear about your diet. Just eat your lettuce and be sad."
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    I saw a guy running here in 90 degree weather (unseasonably cool for us) in a big black trash bag, with a ratty sweat suit over it. Don't be that guy.
  • Mgypsygirl
    Mgypsygirl Posts: 37 Member
    For me:
    -Don't stop trying ever...
    -Eat regularly during the day or you will spend the evening mining for food in the fridge.
    -When shopping stay away from the middle of the grocery store or you will go home with junk calories.
    -Do reward yourself with items other than food. This helps me stay motivated.
  • feedmedonuts
    feedmedonuts Posts: 241 Member
    Don't eat a million calories one day and hardly anything the next day to "make up for it"
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Don't eat at a restaurant. Especially a buffet place.

    I agree with stay away from the buffet. I will still eat in restaurants though.

    Don't stop!!! You can always do something to improve even after you are at your maintenance weight.
  • 2kellymike
    2kellymike Posts: 75 Member
    Don't go around in baggy clothes. As you lose weight, replace as needed. I get mine from thrift shops, to save money. How your clothes feel on your body is a great indicator of weight changes, either way up or down. Baggy clothing adds visual weight to your frame, defeating your efforts to look slim and trim. You don't have to go skin tight, just well fitting.
  • tabbyblack13
    tabbyblack13 Posts: 299 Member
    Don't denie yourself something really good.
    Don't get rid of all of your big clothes. Keep one pair of pants and when you are not feeling motivated put it on. Then see how far you have gotten and how far you can go.
  • Hell_Flower
    Hell_Flower Posts: 348 Member
    Don't do it for anybody other than yourself.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Don't eat at a restaurant. Especially a buffet place.

    I agree with stay away from the buffet. I will still eat in restaurants though.

    Don't stop!!! You can always do something to improve even after you are at your maintenance weight.

    eh I have eaten at a buffet since I started here..quite frequently actually...but I chose the "buffet to go" option. 5.95 a lb...well worth it imo...take it home weigh it out and have leftovers for the next day.

    I can't really think of anything except don't stop...
  • Cereal_Snacker
    Cereal_Snacker Posts: 63 Member
    Don't eat when stressed and emotional, recognise the negative feeling and find something else to make you feel better/happy. Eating only give you momentary happiness followed by guilt!
    For me taking my dog to the beach helps :-)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Don't go from Dec 31 lying on the couch eating Burger King to Jan 1 working out 2 hours every day in the gym and eating dry salad. You WILL burn out if you do that.

    (have seen way too many people try that approach)
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Don't punish yourself for going over your calorie limit. You didn't get fat in one day, so just log it and move on.

    Don't try to find substitutions for everything you deem to be too high calorie, high fat, etc. Trying to make a recipe healthier is one thing, deconstructing a food until it is only a shell of its former self in order to make it "healthy" is another. It will generally only turn out to be yucky and sad. Just eat less of the real thing and be happy.
  • DAM5412
    DAM5412 Posts: 660 Member
    Don't set yourself up for failure by expecting quick results, perfect workouts and easy nutrition.

    Don't give up the things you love (wine, chocolate or bread) completely. Just scale back and count for them in your daily calories.

    Don't let other people bully you into things you are not interested in, classes, food choices, etc.

    Don't be afraid to take a break or have a cheat meal.

    Don't give up.
  • emmanap91
    emmanap91 Posts: 300 Member
    Don't set yourself up for failure by expecting quick results, perfect workouts and easy nutrition.

    Don't give up the things you love (wine, chocolate or bread) completely. Just scale back and count for them in your daily calories.

    Don't let other people bully you into things you are not interested in, classes, food choices, etc.

    Don't be afraid to take a break or have a cheat meal.

    Don't give up.

    I agree with everyone in this thread, but I had to quote this post for wine, chocolate and bread! I'd switch out the wine for beer, but otherwise I'm so with you :drinker:

    I'll add one that I don't think has been said (though I may have missed it) - don't eat out of boredom or procrastination. I'm not so much an emotional eater as I am a bored one. I use food to amuse me but also to help me put off doing coursework.
  • Awesomers
    Awesomers Posts: 144 Member
    Don't go to a restaurant with your non-dieting friend and tell her that her appetizer is 1200 calories.
  • MegE_N
    MegE_N Posts: 245 Member
    Sitting idle. Idle hands can pick up food or alcohol and put it in your mouth - what an easy and thoughtless way to destroy a whole day of planning!
  • emmanap91
    emmanap91 Posts: 300 Member
    Don't go to a restaurant with your non-dieting friend and tell her that her appetizer is 1200 calories.

    I'm terrible about this - I try not to do it, but sometimes my non-dieting boyfriend asks me to estimate how many calories are in something.
  • lucyford22
    lucyford22 Posts: 198 Member
    Don't go to a restaurant with your non-dieting friend and tell her that her appetizer is 1200 calories.

    I need to remember this one.
  • DesDawn24
    DesDawn24 Posts: 147 Member
    Don't go around in baggy clothes. As you lose weight, replace as needed. I get mine from thrift shops, to save money. How your clothes feel on your body is a great indicator of weight changes, either way up or down. Baggy clothing adds visual weight to your frame, defeating your efforts to look slim and trim. You don't have to go skin tight, just well fitting.

    I'm so guilty of this that my boss made me promise to sign over my baggiest sweater when I hit my goal, so she can chop it into tiny pieces.

    My biggest "Don't" is don't spend an entire hour trying to find a valid excuse to not work out, when you can spend that hour working out! Sometimes just getting up and starting is the hardest part, and it's smooth sailing from there.
  • SaraD79
    SaraD79 Posts: 9
    I need that shirt that says "No one wants to hear about your diet. Just eat your lettuce and be sad."
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    I'd buy that shirt!! lmao!
  • Mogiamby
    Mogiamby Posts: 12
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  • Mogiamby
    Mogiamby Posts: 12
    Don't (and this is hard) bang on to other people endlessly about your diet. Seriously, no one likes that person ;)

    This. I have to remind myself to just not talk about it. Nobody wants to hear about your diet. So i come here and talk at you people about it lol.

    Ha, well that's what we're here for! :)
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Don't (and this is hard) bang on to other people endlessly about your diet. Seriously, no one likes that person ;)

    Yeah, but the only other subject I'm interested in is politics (and all but one member of my family are on the other side of the political spectrum), so they're fine with me going on and on about everything new that I've learned about food.

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