What is your recommended small change to make?

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  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    edited March 2015
    • Take it one day at a time
    • Realize weight loss is NOT linear
    • Understand weight fluctuates due to...well damn near anything
    • It really all boils down to math and thermo dynamics
    • I hate being told NO, so moderation is key
    • Each individual has their own struggles
    • In almost a year I have yet to find out what the mysterious "toxins" are that body wraps help with.
    • I also realized a person not ready to make a lifestyle change will ignore 9 people in a thread with sound advice, and ask the one that either agreed with the op or gave the easiest way to make an excuse.
    • Food scales are needed especially if you do not have much to lose
    • Find what you love for fitness, it makes it much easier to make it a part of your life
    • Loose, Lose and loss are extremely hard for 50% of mfp to grasp...
  • Hitesc
    Hitesc Posts: 86 Member
    walk up the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    _KitKat_ wrote: »
    • Take it one day at a time
    • Realize weight loss is NOT linear
    • Understand weight fluctuates due to...well damn near anything
    • It really all boils down to math and thermo dynamics
    • I hate being told NO, so moderation is key
    • Each individual has their own struggles
    • In almost a year I have yet to find out what the mysterious "toxins" are that body wraps help with.
    • I also realized a person not ready to make a lifestyle change will ignore 9 people in a thread with sound advice, and ask the one that either agreed with the op or gave the easiest way to make an excuse.
    • Food scales are needed especially if you do not have much to lose
    • Find what you love for fitness, it makes it much easier to make it a part of your life
    • Loose, Lose and loss are extremely hard for 50% of mfp to grasp...

    this this this.

    Honestly, small changes aren't going to cut it (literally). You have to make a change, a big change, or you're just going to coast along getting no where.

  • gbjess204
    gbjess204 Posts: 27 Member
    golfgirl99 wrote: »
    Logging prior to eating out. I look up and make a selection before I go. If left to my own choice while hungry I'm doomed. Same thing goes for bringing my lunch to work. If I don't and eat at work it's usually a bad idea and hard to track.

    I do this to. I weight and measure my lunch every morning. I always look over menus before i go out to eat and pick the meal I want. I will add my all my meals for the day mid-afternoon just to see where I will be at and sometimes I will have give or it will motivate me to push harder or go an extra 10-15 min.
  • jstockler
    jstockler Posts: 15 Member
    Weighing in and logging no matter how imperfect the day before. That way, I don't stick my head in the sand, which is what got me to the poundage in the first place!!
  • sigsby
    sigsby Posts: 220 Member
    I no longer use elevators and escalators when possible or reasonable.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves wrote: »
    _KitKat_ wrote: »
    • Take it one day at a time
    • Realize weight loss is NOT linear
    • Understand weight fluctuates due to...well damn near anything
    • It really all boils down to math and thermo dynamics
    • I hate being told NO, so moderation is key
    • Each individual has their own struggles
    • In almost a year I have yet to find out what the mysterious "toxins" are that body wraps help with.
    • I also realized a person not ready to make a lifestyle change will ignore 9 people in a thread with sound advice, and ask the one that either agreed with the op or gave the easiest way to make an excuse.
    • Food scales are needed especially if you do not have much to lose
    • Find what you love for fitness, it makes it much easier to make it a part of your life
    • Loose, Lose and loss are extremely hard for 50% of mfp to grasp...

    this this this.

    Honestly, small changes aren't going to cut it (literally). You have to make a change, a big change, or you're just going to coast along getting no where.

    I disagree. Small changes at first lead up to big changes. You can't start with a big change, or you will get discouraged.
  • AmbitiousButRubbish
    AmbitiousButRubbish Posts: 246 Member
    Focus T25 has supercharged my lose and Keep the calories light but filling in the morning. My wife cooks great dinners so I like to keep extra calories free for them. I still like to feel full during the day so oatmeal and protein power helps fill me up and keeps me full while keeping the calories low.
  • AmbitiousButRubbish
    AmbitiousButRubbish Posts: 246 Member
    Also lots of water
  • StacyG2013
    StacyG2013 Posts: 2 Member
    I just got a FitBit since I have a desk job and I am astounded at how sedentary I really am. I'm using it in conjunction with MFP and T25. I just started about 1.5 weeks ago seriously on my weight loss, so I haven't seen significant results yet, but have to stay positive!
  • jenlo1971
    jenlo1971 Posts: 49 Member
    I half my restaurant meals. The rest of my family usually eats the leftovers.
    I try to move more. I have a Fitbit and sometimes I just walk around my house at night more in order to reach my goal.
    I exercise 3-5 times a week.
  • NikiChicken
    NikiChicken Posts: 576 Member
    Track everything - good, bad or ugly. You can't control your consumption if you don't know what and how much you are consuming.
  • lbetancourt
    lbetancourt Posts: 522 Member
    skipping breakfast
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    Log your food night before
  • ceevee6
    ceevee6 Posts: 10 Member
    I cut out adding sugar/sweetener to my coffee and tea! I've learned how sickeningly sweet many coffee beverages (see Starbucks lattes) are made to be.
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    Eat less of ALL the types of food I've always eaten, without cutting anything out. It's the only way I've stuck with this. Oh... and having my goal at 0.5 lb loss/week, that way I have a lot of calories to eat while losing weight.

    This was the biggest help to me this go-around and this go-around has been much more successful than anything in the past.

    Also, finding an exercise that you enjoy and sticking with it and not trying to force yourself to do something you hate doing.

  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Kitchen scales. Tiny change - massive difference in actual calorie intake!
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    make special food shopping trips just for you. This way you will always have your "go to" foods available.
  • Tikibar72
    Tikibar72 Posts: 93 Member
    I can echo so many other's comments - water, moving more, moderation of portions, kitchen scales, etc. Mine would be lowering your sodium intake, and eating more foods that are naturally high in potassium.
  • salemxo
    salemxo Posts: 96
    Drinking lots of water, and swapping regular tea or coffee with herbal tea.

    Also swapping treats I like with a healthy alternative is helping. If I want candy I'll have some fruit I really like (strawberries, raspberries, pineapple) or crisps or chocolate I'll replace with a low calorie alternative such as Weight Watchers 100 calorie versions etc etc.
  • LovingLife_Erin
    LovingLife_Erin Posts: 328 Member
    For me: Snack well. If I snack when I'm hungry, then I don't feel blah because my blood sugar is low, or I'm hungry. It also means that I'm not starving at meal times so I will eat a reasonable portion, and I don't have to worry that I'll be hungry later and binge if I know I can have a snack. It means I'm eating all the time, but eating controlled portions, and never feel like I'm restricting myself.

    It's not for everyone, but it's a small change that has helped a lot for me.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Weigh everything
  • MFD7576
    MFD7576 Posts: 271 Member
    Thank you everyone for the tips, I decided Im going to go down the list and try a new one every day or week depending on the tip :) See what works
  • Wiseandcurious
    Wiseandcurious Posts: 730 Member
    3laine75 wrote: »
    Kitchen scales. Tiny change - massive difference in actual calorie intake!

    This, for me.
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