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mandamama
mandamama Posts: 250
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
What are the things that you wish someone had told you at the beginning of your weight loss journey? Tips, tricks, dos don'ts etc etc :)

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  • cacrat
    cacrat Posts: 336 Member
    I wish someone had told me about Lyle McDonald a long time ago.
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    drink lots of water, dont over do the exercise
    almonds are a great satisfying snack
    try not to weigh every day, I got very stuck on it... its not worth it , try once a week
  • bhb301
    bhb301 Posts: 338 Member
    Eat the lest amount of processed food as you can. Its not good for you,natural is so much better. I'm still working on this
  • mallorybriann
    mallorybriann Posts: 1,380 Member
    MEASURE!!!!!
    I wish soo bad I would have measured.
    I also should have taken a photo of myself and posted on my fridge. I probably would have started months and months ago!
  • MissAllison
    MissAllison Posts: 33
    YES - MEASURE!!!
    and water, water, water!
  • acknan
    acknan Posts: 261 Member
    Take a day off from exercise here and there...

    Pushing too hard for too many days in a row resulted in slumps, soreness, and injuries and thus became increasingly counterproductive. Now I take a day or two off after 3-5 days on so that I'm not forced to take 4, 5, 6 or a week off.

    Good Luck!
  • alink24
    alink24 Posts: 2
    Measure, measure, measure!! Sometimes the scale doesn't tell all... a lot of times your body isn't losing weight but it's losing inches! It's just another way to track :)
  • Sarahr73
    Sarahr73 Posts: 454 Member
    No matter how unmotivated you feel on certain days, find something to motivate you and keep up with the exercise and diet plan.

    I have tried and failed 3 other times at diet and exercise. I picked a source of motivation for this time and am sticking to it. It's hard somedays, but I keep going. I actually feel more satisfied when I work out when I am tired and don't really want to do it. I overcame the obstacle and usually work out harder those times too.
  • mandamama
    mandamama Posts: 250
    great advice!
    I get weighed and measured, I DO NOT and WILL NOT own a scale, I am being weighed and measured every 4 weeks. I find my worst time, is night time, I am a night time eater. I fight cravings literally from 7 pm until I go to bed. it sucks. LOL
  • mandamama
    mandamama Posts: 250
    what (or who) is lyle mcdonald?
  • chazspk
    chazspk Posts: 159 Member
    :happy: Bump...
  • cacrat
    cacrat Posts: 336 Member
    Nutritionist guru that explains the biophysiological responses of foods. I find the stuff amazingly interesting, but that's probably only for nerds like me. I had been looking all over for places that would help me learn about the impact of carbohydrates, protein, and fat on the cells, outside a nutrition class I mean, and Lyle was the guy.

    He's has a blog that he posts on various topics related to nutrition and exercise at www.bodyrecomposition.com
  • mandamama
    mandamama Posts: 250
    awesome! I will defintily check it out! I too think I would benefit from know why things happen, and what causes what to happen!
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