Best (reasonable) weight loss tip you've used- go!
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Weigh once a week. Take your waist measurement every morning before you eat. Weigh your food to ensure caloric deficit. Stop eating several hours before you go to bed.0
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Don't quit.0
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Oh here's another: Don't weigh yourself 10 times a day. Don't even weigh once a day. Do it once a week and measure yourself and keep track.
This reminds me of my other bit of advice: What works for your friend may not work for you. Whether that's weighing once a week vs. weighing daily or running vs. elliptical or SL5x5 vs. doing yoga or following SL5x5 vs. Strong Curves, everybody is different and not everything is one size fits all. Ask around to get general advice but experiment to figure out your own best practices.
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Two parts: 1) It takes 3500 calories burned to lose a pound and 2) you'd burn 12 times your weight in 24 hours if all you did was lay in bed. Using those two, I budget my calories (to 12 x my goal weight) and try to do more than lay around in bed all day. (And I put it all in a spreadsheet.)0
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It's a lifestyle, not a diet.0
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girlviernes wrote: »Only make changes you can really see yourself doing forever.
This. If I can't see myself doing it forever, I'm not going to stick with it.0 -
herrspoons wrote: »Consume fewer calories than you use.
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Someone told me that this is not something I have to do, this is something that I get to do for myself. No one is going to be devastated if I'm not under my calorie goal or don't go to the gym or jiggle when I run or continue to wear a size 16/18. This isn't a work deadline that my boss is demanding or a famly obligation that is a huge time suck. Making the decision to change my body means I get to focus on me and put myself first. It's kind of nice. :-)0
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Choose exercise that you actually enjoy.0
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girlviernes wrote: »Only make changes you can really see yourself doing forever.
Focus more on how much of something you eat, not so much on what you eat, as long as you get sufficient nutrition.
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Kida_Adeylne wrote: »Choose exercise that you actually enjoy.
This too! I hate exercise if I don't have fun with it.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »Only make changes you can really see yourself doing forever.
Focus more on how much of something you eat, not so much on what you eat, as long as you get sufficient nutrition.
Don't be pedantic
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Another MFP member said this to me and it really hit home
This is a journey not a race.
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Understand that weightloss is NOT linear ... it is an ebb and flow experience. Don't overthink everything. Make a commitment and stick to it. Believe in yourself. Forgive yourself. And MOVE your body in a way that makes you feel good about yourself.
Everybody is different. My 149.5 pounds is not someone else's 149.5 pounds. It is just a number, and unless you share it like I just did, nobody knows your number. So ... focus on the things that make your eyes shine!
Find the thread on here about the unexpected results of weightloss - read it regularly. People here are inspirational!0 -
ashesfromfire wrote: »...3) "Saying 'oops I ate something I shouldn't have, better give up for today' is like saying 'oops I dropped my phone, better stomp on it until it breaks'"
Haha - I love this!
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ncboiler89 wrote: »
I also think the appropriate frequency of weighing depends a bit on your personality, do you have a tendency for obsessiveness? Daily weighing could be problematic. Do you have a tendency towards avoidance and wishful thinking? Daily weighing can greatly help your focus.
I weigh every morning. It is helpful to really see the trends and see through the fluctuations. It also helps me to stay focused.
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Eat less move more0
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I'm not a weigher (but I have to - so, once a week for me). About the weighing: be aware of trends. Know (females) what havoc your period (week before ... week of) has on your number. Know that you may weigh more the day after heavy weightlifting and less after a 10-mi run outside in July ... but keep track of you-specific trends.0
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Make changes that you can live with forever.0
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