Key Habits of people who successfully have lost weight

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  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Pre-logging my food has helped me bunches. That way if I want to fit something in (like peanut butter) I have plenty of time to work around it. Also, it helps me to know exactly what I'm having for dinner so I'm not staring into my fridge when I get home from work and then trying to do math calculations in the middle of my kitchen at dinner time.

    Also, I only eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.

    So far I lost 42 pounds so I guess it's working.
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  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    I don't have cheat meals. If I want it, I plan my day so I can have it in my macros.
    I lift heavy weights.
    I stay motivated and always help others stay motivated.
    I'm not married to the scale.
    I love my body. No matter what.
    I eat to get my nourishment even though I'm iifyming it
    I do an exercise I love for cardio. Like walking or dancing.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited November 2014
    Enjoy all foods in moderation, portion control is key.
    Plan meals ahead of time.
    Pre log your whole days menu so you know how much you're likely to eat and stay within allowance.
    Find an exercise you like, one which you see yourself always doing...then aim to commit to do it 5 or 6 days a week.
    And finally.. mfp is a great tool - I've learned so much about calories and energy expenditure over these past few years ..knowledge is power!! ☺
  • 89Madeline
    89Madeline Posts: 205 Member
    In general: Being honest to yourself. Don't cheat on yourself, and log it all. If you have a bad day, accept it. Move on, tomorrow is another day.

    Some practical tips:
    - I put on my work out clothes right after dinner. It motivates me to go out!
    - Straight forward skipping fast food isles in my supermarket
    - Save one treat for the end of the day. For me, it's a bit of dark chocolate.
    - Take the time in supermarkets to read the food labels. Learn what you're buying, learn what you're eating. If you do want that Ben & Jerry's, just go get it :) Just know how many calories you're eating, and like I said at first: be honest and log it.

    :)
  • hermann341
    hermann341 Posts: 443 Member
    Plan on having a cheat day or cheat weekend once in a while. Burning lots of calories with cardio helps get past those days. Plus, DO NOT dwell on mistakes or slip ups. They happen to the best of us. The key there is to not make a habit of cheating.
  • alexishil00
    alexishil00 Posts: 3
    I agree with most of the above, is working so far (47 day streak, lost 10 lbs, slow and steady wins the race):
    - especially not beating myself up and trying to understand what causes the trip-ups
    - still eating (mostly) the same food but in smaller quantities
    - trick to get myself to the gym to just say "I'll only go for 20 mins and I don't even have to try hard." Once I'm there and get going, I usually end up working way harder than that but if not, it's my body saying no and that's ok.

    One major thing I didn't see anyone else mention: turn off the TV. It's not just the fact that I am sitting there - it's the mindless snacking and the food ads that trigger me to feel hungry. This has been huge for me! I always thought "I'm tired, I'm just going to rest and watch TV." But actually I've discovered I'm not that tired, it's just an excuse. And if I really am tired, I go to bed and get some real rest.



  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    I was listening to a story on the radio today about a study which shows that obese people may have less sensitive tastebuds than people without weight problems. The theory posed is that obese people eat more because their food satisfaction comes from volume instead of taste. This really made me think about slowing down and savoring every bite I eat. I'm sure it's not as simple as that, but I do find that I eat less and am more satisfied when I eat things that I truly love, and savor them.

    Also, it made me think about being offered free food at work...the stale doughnuts, the cold pizza...and how it should be so much easier to say no to those, and walk down to Paul's Bakery one block away and get a single, very fresh, soft, hot doughnut and enjoy the crap out of it, instead of eating several of those hard stale doughnuts just because they're there.

    I guess what I'm saying is that we should all slow down when we eat, savor the tastes and textures, and stop eating things we don't love. If your'e going to splurge at all, make it count. I would much rather eat just a couple of squares of sweet potato pie chocolate with my boyfriend, than a whole bag of crappy Hershey's bars.

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  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
    Be honest with yourself about what you are eating and how much

    either eat the cake log it and move on or say no thank you, don't him and haw over it. This causes stress and feelings of deprivation

    If you have a bad morning or eat fast food for lunch, don't throw the rest of the day down the drain and eat whatever. Salvage the day the best you can and try harder tomorrow.
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
    Sometimes I complete my journal early or brush me teeth right after dinner so I'm less tempted to snack later.
  • chriscolh
    chriscolh Posts: 127 Member
    So much good information on here! Just wanted to add quickly that the thing that helps me the most is to pre-plan my meals. I've got a dry-erase board on the side of my fridge where I keep track of meals I will cook during the week (I plan one week at a time). Sitting down beforehand to plan them helps me keep them balanced and adds variety. I am horrible when it comes to being hungry and not knowing what I want to eat - I will graze all day! Another huge benefit: I only have to go to the grocery store once a week. Saves money, saves temptation to impulse buy.
    All of these ideas are great, but this one is key for me to be successful!
    Good luck!
  • Archon2
    Archon2 Posts: 462 Member
    • Accurate logging with MFP
    • No grazing, esp after dinner
    • Go to sleep instead of late night snacking/leftovers
    • Don't finish my kids leftovers! Always tempting...
    • Just don't give in to hunger pangs when you know you have eaten enough
    • Exercise helps, but control diet is 90% of the effort
  • v27pig
    v27pig Posts: 12 Member
    Just wanted to add... I've always had a stash of chocolate in the fridge. I've not cut it out but found that if I knew it was there then I didn't crave it as much and therefore didn't binge on it. But also had things that you could just take a bit of like malteasers or my fave toblerone. And when I needed a chocolate hit I had just one chunk or a few teasers. It stopped me eating a whole bar. But agree with not cutting any food out, just things in moderation (serving suggestion on the back of the packet always helped)

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