What habits help you succeed?
kookla33
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Please share the most important habits that help you succeed!
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more recently I have realized what helps me is not taking a day off. If I do then I think oh one more day off wont hurt. Getting out of routine breaks me.0
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Hitting the gym right after work. I pack my gym bag and bring it to work so that way I don't have an excuse to stay home. If I go home, I'd sit down and skip the gym.0
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Having more tiny snacks and not meals.0
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Exercising at night! Nighttime is when I tend to rome the kitchen cabinets out of bordom. If I save my workout until 7 or 8, I'm either too busy, or my endorphins are going crazy, and I feel too good to cheat.0
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what has helped me is writting in a calendar a couple of month worth of workouts. i dont have to think what to do today and i do not mark the day until i do my workout. eating 6 meals a day (3 meals and 3 snacks) keeps my energy up through the day. also a protein shake after a workout i love. you dont over eat after working out and its satifying and you know you are getting what you need to fuel your body.0
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I've gotten into the habit of planning out /preparing my meals in advance, that way it's easier for me to stick with healthy eating.0
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Logging in here EVERY day! It keeps me motivated and my plan on my mind. It's a great way to start and end the day.0
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working out everyday. Even light walking, no matter what get something in everyday. I have eaten great and really bad. None of it mattered as long as I was working out.0
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I have a pretty obsessive personality. Having to do lists I can check off keeps me on track. Knowing that I have to record everything I eat really helps. I use a different website, http://dontbreakthechain.com, to log everyday that I exercise and a few other healthy habits. Seeing progress keeps me motivated. So I also have an Excel file where I record my weight each month.0
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Never eat standing up. Thats when you do most of your snacking!0
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I workout right when I get home from work and I go grocery shopping when I'm not hungry. I don't even go down the snack isle. if it's not there I can't eat it. Lots of water really helps too. Hope that helps!0
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read your food labels, focus on what a serving is, weigh and measure your foods. the best thing i personally do is prelog my foods, either first thing in the morning or the night before. if i see it in black n white it is easier for me not to binge eat. remember it is not set in stone u can aways change it. always check the calories of foods u order at restraunts before u eat. restraunt tip ask for a togo plate before the first bite and divide meal in 1/2 - 1/3 and put all except on portion in tray, then you have 1 - 2 meals for later. add me if u want.0
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Exercise has been my greatest habit.0
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Fasted cardio. Running any other time of the day yields only maintenance. Running every AM at least 40 minutes at 80% HR yields a 2 pound per week loss like clockwork.0
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Measure everything.
Log everything.
Keep a regular exercise schedule.
Eat slowly.
Don't deny myself anything I'm craving, just find a new, healthier way to enjoy the flavor.
No regularly scheduled cheat meals (and no full days of cheating ever) - the only exception to this rule is when I'm on vacation, that's my freedom time and I enjoy myself those days.
Have water with me at all times.0 -
Journalling my cals even if I know I have eaten way over my cal goal... Drinking lots of water.
The preschool I work for prepairs lunch and snacks, so eating what they serve and not going to get fast food..0 -
Tracking everything I eat BEFORE I actually eat it. Helps me decide if I should skip something all together or adjust my portion size. My perception of calories consumed was very off from actual calories. This works particularly well when eating out. I use the mobile app at restaurants while looking at the menu. Helps me make choices ahead of time and avoid regrets later.0
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Tracking everything I eat BEFORE I actually eat it. Helps me decide if I should skip something all together or adjust my portion size. My perception of calories consumed was very off from actual calories. This works particularly well when eating out. I use the mobile app at restaurants while looking at the menu. Helps me make choices ahead of time and avoid regrets later.
Yes, I always log my food before it goes in my mouth. I usually have meals logged before it's even close to that meal time and I typically map out snacks as well so that I can see how my day shapes up on a whole.0 -
Thanks everyone for sharing, i found many of your posts quite helpful :flowerforyou:0
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Planning meals in advance and MEASURING EVERYTHING. While I've gotten pretty good at eye-balling, I don't trust my eyes, so I measure. Lately my eyes have been underestimating anyway, so measuring lets me add MORE food to my plate. Bonus!0
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Never let myself get too hungry. That's when I make bad decisions.
I started weighing everything I eat. Very eye-opening to controlling portion size.0 -
i work out like crazy (5/6 days a week, various classes, strength training, c25k, hiking, etc) and i eat ice cream (the good stuff - coldstone - cake batter ice cream with cookie dough and chocolate shavings) once a week.
i've learned to love working out and crave the great feeling of accomplishment it brings. i must have ice cream. if i don't allow myself to have it, i binge.0 -
Thank you so much everyone! I have been going through some stress lately and fell off the bandwagon, after losing 6 pounds. Frustrating! I've been planning my weekday meals but forgetting to keep my plan in front of me. And then, I've also been bombing way out of my calorie range on the weekends because its not my regular routine, and I get distracted.
I am going to work on applying all of your tips! Another one too is getting more sleep. I feel like I'm hungry all the time when I'm tired!0 -
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Remembering that I am logging every bite makes me think twice before taking a bite.
Keeping my breakfast and lunches just about the same everyday so that I don't have to worry too much about dinner calories
Being active at least 30 mins a day. ( I only missed 3 days in January~ which has never happened before.... it used to be I was lucky if I did something 3 times a month!)
Remembering this is a journey, not a destination. I didn't just wake up fat one day... it took me years! So I won't be thin tomorrow (darn!)
Measuring my food. Invested in a food scale. Love it!0 -
Carrying my fancy blue hippie water bottle with me everywhere.0
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Exercising when I'm cold. Great way to keep warm without spending money on heating!0
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only drinking water...i love 0 calorie life water because it tastes sweet and curbs my sweet cravings...my fave flavor is strawberry kiwi lemonaide!0
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Another one too is getting more sleep. I feel like I'm hungry all the time when I'm tired!
I had that when I was driving OTR. Nibbling would help me stay awake behind the wheel. And put on pounds. Eat more protein with each meal as well as fiber and you will feel full longer. Protein(1g for every 20cals in the meal) keeps the metabo smooth and not spiking and crashing. The crash is when you feel hungry and it's usually for carbs. "Negative calorie" foods like pickles and celery b/c you burn more calories digesting them than they contain. Pickles have sodium, tho so drink some water to compensate.0
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