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  • subversive99
    subversive99 Posts: 273 Member
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    dougpconnell219 wrote: »
    Sweat is my fat crying.

    Haha, this is good. :)

  • RachelYun27
    RachelYun27 Posts: 89 Member
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    Weigh everything, log before eating.
  • Jolinia
    Jolinia Posts: 846 Member
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    Eat for energy, not entertainment.
  • Patrieee
    Patrieee Posts: 6 Member
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    working out and eating right
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
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    Eat less than you burn.
  • AlisonH729
    AlisonH729 Posts: 558 Member
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    Small decisions, big picture, simultaneously.
  • EmmaFitzwilliam
    EmmaFitzwilliam Posts: 482 Member
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    Knowledge is Power
  • pixie_please
    pixie_please Posts: 20 Member
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    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Take the easiest way out.

    What do you mean by this?
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
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    Lift heavy, ignore the scale
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
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    Only eat when you're hungry.
  • uvi5
    uvi5 Posts: 710 Member
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    "I'm stronger than I know"
  • EmmaFitzwilliam
    EmmaFitzwilliam Posts: 482 Member
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    Thoroughly enjoy calorie dense foods.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited February 2015
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    pixie_please wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Take the easiest way out.

    What do you mean by this?

    Take the easiest way out of being overweight, pick the easiest diet to stick to, the easiest exercise program to enjoy, the easiest habits to implement. No need to torture yourself with something when you can achieve the exact same, or similar, results with something else. The easier things are, the easier it is to turn them into habits.

    Example 1: getting enough protein is important. I do not like most meats and I'm mildly allergic to egg whites, so most of the protein sources I enjoy have a hefty serving of calories attached per protein gram. I could torture myself by forcing meat and fish down my throat, and I would be eating enough protein this way, but how long will I last before I break down? With the amount of weight I have to lose, not long enough. I would rather have as much protein as I could comfortably handle, even if it isn't up to standards, and lose the weight than elbow my way through and quite, staying overweight.

    Example 2: During the winter I tend to eat more and move less, so I choose to maintain (rather than lose) during winter months and switch back to weight loss during the summer. It's slower, yes, and not ideal, but it gives me a much needed break and helps me soldier on.

    Example 3: Restricting calories every day is a bit limiting and hard for me, so I either do a variation of intermittent fasting, or calculate my calories as a weekly total because it's easier and more flexible to have the things I want in quantities I want in exchange for having a lower calorie/higher exercise day sometime later to make up for it. In the end, the result is the same and less poking at 12 chips wishing I could have the whole bag.

    and so on... basically, you don't need to be perfect. You can easily adapt things to fit your habits and personality to make your diet as comfortable as possible.
  • azneee
    azneee Posts: 25 Member
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    i feel like we have some good bumper stickers here...
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Be flexible, reasonable, and honest.
  • freegrace
    freegrace Posts: 11 Member
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    There's no gaming the system
  • Smallc10
    Smallc10 Posts: 553 Member
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    water, lift heavy, five meals
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
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    There's nothing wrong with beer.

    (I know it's a contraction - I cheated)
  • wyattj99
    wyattj99 Posts: 454 Member
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    Can't exercise a bad diet.
  • abelcat1
    abelcat1 Posts: 186 Member
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    Everything in moderation, except excersice :D

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