What are the top 5 things you recomend to do to lose weight?

1. Drink plenty of water

2. Get the junk food out of the house.... your family will survive

3. Only have your plate (and use a small plate so it will look like you have more) of food on the table so you actually have to get up if you are thinking about seconds

4. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day

5. Always leave the table a little bit hungry

1. Have patience. This doesn't happen over night

2. Be honest with yourself (log accurately, learn from your habits, set small goals)

3. Move. Lift heavy (for you) and don't skip your workout.

4. Plan. (Plan your food and workouts a week in advance.... You will learn to adjust them on the fly. It becomes easy)

5. Love yourself. (Don't ever ever think you can't do it.... We are all sexy b's)

Xoxoxo Dibsie

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1. I don't weigh myself daily. It saves me from unnecessary stress.
2. I don't drink Soda/cold drinks. I never liked them. Not even Juice (added sugar), except fresh ones. I drink a small glass of tomato juice right after jogging or some green tea.
3. I am never strict with my daily calorie goal. I eat minimum 1200. If I eat more, I try to exercise more, either day before or day after. If not, not. Don't beat yourself just because you had a fight with your partner and you had two bowls of vanilla ice cream with some almonds and caramel. It's fine on that day, not on the next day.
4. Don't make all the changes all of a sudden. Start with a slow step. I started jogging 4 Kms/day and one time a week. Now I am jogging 6-7 Kms/day and 3-4 days/week. It all depends on my schedule.
5. I try to eat healthy and never drink water while eating or 1 hour after eating. I drink a glass of water just before eating my food.

Love this thread!

Just have to remember:-

Water, and lots of it!
Exercise at least 5 times a week, and vary it keep it interesting!
calories in vs calories out
It's a marathon not a sprint so be patient!
Log everything!
If you fall off the wagon then jump right back on it!!!

1. Don't compare your path with somebody else. Be proud of your own accomplishments.
2. Drink enough water. My doctor told me you should drink half of your body weight in ounces.
3. Keep active. Try to walk, go to the gym, or stay active with projects so you are moving.
4. Log your calories.
5. Don't give up. we all have days we struggle but try try again.

1 - MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE your food !!!!!
2 - Drink WATER!!!
3 - Log intake
4 - Find support!!!!!!!!
5 - HAVE FUN!!!!! if you do workouts that you dread you wont do it !!!

1. Log everything you eat and drink
2. Drink plenty of water
3. Get a hold of emotional eating. Therapy, exercising, the gym, and naps can all help.
4. Screw other people's expectations. this is your body and you have to live in, might as wll make it nice.
5. Find workouts/activities you can do at home, outdoors, at the gym, at the pool. Explore new workout ideas such as tennis, rock climbing, biking, water jogging, swimming, weight training, skiing, elliptical training, trail running, zumba, mma, kickboxing, arc training, jumping rope, race walking, rowing, skating, basketball, kayaking, spinning,
etc.
6. Maybe have a goal like obtaining a group fitness license or signing up for a 5k, 10k, sprint triathlon, Zumbathon, and work towards that.
7. Start off with 10 minutes and work your way up to where you want to be. Just tell yourself you'll do 10 minutes and you'll probably last much longer
Don't be afraid of splitting up your workouts, that can be fun, energizing and effective, for example do your run, swim, bike ride, elliptical in the morning or afternoon, and do your run, swim, zumba class, walk, etc at night, hey it's a tip.8
8. Try new recipes and new foods.
9. Maybe have workout videos, bike and/or elliptical at home, jump rope, workout shoes etc if you can't or don't want to go outside or to the gym. Even gardening and raking leaves is a workout. Avoid people that make you want to binge or rbing you down.

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1. Get a food scale. Start weighing everything. I learned I had serious portion distortion when I started weighing food. What I thought was a portion was really 2 or 3 portions... yikes.

2. Weigh regularly. Keeps me accountable if weight starts creeping up. Fluctuations are normal, but if the fluctuation doesn't fluctuate back down it's no longer a fluctuation - it's weight gain!

3. Move more. I got an activity tracker (Jawbone, but I've heard great things about FitBit) and that little thing motivates me to increase my steps everyday! Parking further away, taking short walk breaks at work, walking around the block with the kids after dinner... anything to get more steps in!

4. Follow the 80/20 or 90/10 rule. Eat right most of the time, so you can splurge a little. Keeps me motivated during the week so that I can have a dinner out or takeout or all you can eat sushi (love!) without gaining weight.

5. Get enough sleep! The world is just so much brighter when you have enough sleep! Not to mention it's easier to exercise, be more active, stick to the food plan when you feel rested and alert.

For me these have been the most helpful

1. Drink more water
2. Log everything you eat, whether you were over or not
3. Allow yourself junk food sometimes or else you'll feel deprived and binge out and feel guilty about it.
4. Don't get mentally bummed out over a plateau or a tiny loss for a few weeks - it happens to everyone and it'll pass
5. Remind yourself how far you've come with frequent measurements, pictures, clothing changes

Great post idea and very informative and inspiring.

1. It is like marriage, forever.
2. Eat same breakfast and lunch menu everyday. Statistics says people who do this lose more weight.
3. Exercise every day
4. Weigh once a week only
5. Chart progress and goals and read them every day to stay accountable and never underestimate the value of selfies as you begin your different life style.