Best Weight Loss Tips!

SavannahStClair
SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone! I know that there is not "secret" to weight loss and that it's only a matter of calories in/ calories out, but I was wondering if everyone who has a tip or two, wouldn't mind posting their favorite one here!
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  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    I'll start! My favorite thing to eat when I'm craving sweets is Wonka Runts; they are relatively low in calories (60 for 12 pieces) and they take a while to eat because they're a hard candy so I get to enjoy the taste for a while when I eat them.
  • aleycat1
    aleycat1 Posts: 18 Member
    I ask this question alot myself and the only thing I ever hear is "calorie in calorie out" . there must be a few tips out there right??
  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    In order to trick myself into exercising, I have been watching movies while on the elliptical- it passes the time really well!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Keep it simple.
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    edited August 2015
    1. get a digital food scale and weigh all your foods.
    2. realize that there are no good or bad foods. Yes, you should eat nutrient dense foods, but there is nothing wrong with eating ice cream, cookies, pizza, as long as it fits into your calorie/macro/micro targets for the day.
    3. Log everything that your eat
    4. Try to be as accurate as possible; however, realize that there are going to be times when you go out to dinner, have a party, go on vacation, etc, that you cannot be accurate and that is OK.
    5. make sure you use correct MFP database entries
    6. don't eat back 100% of exercise calories because most estimates are off on the high side
    at the end of the day it comes down to CICO.


  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    Thanks, @UltimateRBF ! I've seen those before, what I'm really after is personal stories about how individuals deal with the every day challenges of losing weight. I've shared a couple, I shall continue to share more.
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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    My biggest tips are as follows:

    PRELOG YOUR FOOD! it helps you stay on track and you can move around calories as necessary throughout the day if you want a treat.

    Eat low calorie micronutrient dense foods to bulk up your meals.

    Don't eat back your exercise cals. Select an appropriate activity level instead. Unless you have a REALLY wild day.

    Track your calories as accurately as possible by weighing.
  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    One of my favorite snacks to fill me up is Jello's Fat Free, Sugar Free instant chocolate pudding made with skim milk. 76 cals/ serving, one packet makes 4 servings.
  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    I really don't like cardio workouts, so, rather than doing high-intensity, short (30-60minutes) workouts, I've been working long walks into my day.
  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    Sometimes when I feel hungry, in order to postpone eating, I do an activity that is incompatible with eating like painting my nails!
  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    Thanks, @rainbowbow ! I do most of that... Except pre-logging! That's a good call! I'm going to start right now :-)
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    SavannahStClair wrote: »
    Thanks, @rainbowbow ! I do most of that... Except pre-logging! That's a good call! I'm going to start right now :-)

    definitely do! That way you know what is going where and if you're out and about and want something, you can decide whether it's worth cutting out "x" you have logged for that day. ;)
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
    The most productive change I made was switching to whole foods dense in nutrients.


  • skittlsv2
    skittlsv2 Posts: 85 Member
    I always take a Fiber One bar in my purse when I go out. It helps curb a lot of cravings I get when I see others eating what I use to eat like junk food and fast food. If I'm going shopping I look for the menus for restaurants in that area and plan on eating what I select as lower in calories. I stick to that even if I'm dining out. I look ahead at menus.
  • skittlsv2
    skittlsv2 Posts: 85 Member
    I always have my water with me too. It's a must for me.
  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Forgive yourself for a bad day/bad meal and move on. Know WHY you want to eat. Bored? Stressed?

    Exercise is literally the first thing I do when I get out of bed. Take my little boy, we both get dressed, and out of the house in 15min. First thing I think to do because if I don't do it then, it won't get done.

    Fall in love with any exercise. That will help you remain aware and consistent in your other choices.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Eat right, exercise and don't quit!
  • softblondechick
    softblondechick Posts: 1,275 Member
    Stay out of bars, give up drinking, go to the gym.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Low carb reduces cravings, improves health, and makes weight loss easier. That advice worked for me.

    ... and in the first week of low carb, don't have treats in the house. LOL
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    Pre-log. Yup.

    I also weigh calorie-dense food and load up on veggies, but i don't always weigh the low-cal veggies. Almost never would be more accurate, i guess.

    And if i just want to eat everything in sight, I'll get a bag of low calorie hard candy, which can 51st forever to eat, so i can't just mindlessly stuff my face, lol
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I drink diet soda to curb sugar cravings and the carbonation fills me up (more so than just plain water would).

    I also pre-log. I also, pre-portion out meals as soon I as I finish cooking something. Packing and putting away the leftovers stops any second helpings.

    When I can, I postpone my dinner to eliminate my evening snack. My dinner becomes my evening snack, which saves me several hundred calories!

  • GardenGirlie
    GardenGirlie Posts: 241 Member
    Good days, bad days. Good weeks, bad weeks. Etc. Never ever ever give up.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    SavannahStClair wrote: »
    Hello everyone! I know that there is not "secret" to weight loss and that it's only a matter of calories in/ calories out, but I was wondering if everyone who has a tip or two, wouldn't mind posting their favorite one here!

    Eat at a calorie deficit.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    1. get a digital food scale and weigh all your foods.
    2. realize that there are no good or bad foods. Yes, you should eat nutrient dense foods, but there is nothing wrong with eating ice cream, cookies, pizza, as long as it fits into your calorie/macro/micro targets for the day.
    3. Log everything that your eat
    4. Try to be as accurate as possible; however, realize that there are going to be times when you go out to dinner, have a party, go on vacation, etc, that you cannot be accurate and that is OK.
    5. make sure you use correct MFP database entries
    6. don't eat back 100% of exercise calories because most estimates are off on the high side
    at the end of the day it comes down to CICO.

    And this.
  • Homemaker57
    Homemaker57 Posts: 106 Member
    You dont need to weigh every single bite IF you know the total and will eat it over several days. For example i make quinoa in a portion of four servings. I weigh the initial lot, then I log 0.25 of that each of four times that I eat it. It doesn't matter if
    I ate exactly 0.25 each time. Maybe i guessed poorly and ended up eating 0.3/0.3/0.2/0.2. It evens out over the course of four days and ends up correct.

    I do that with ice cream pints too. If I'm going to eat it in three sittings I'll log a third each time and call it good.
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    Learn about food.

    Learn that food has many more attributes other than the caloric value.

    Thinking CICO only is a very very simple way to look at your eating strategy. Too simple.

    So start simple and learn more about how exercise, protein, carbs, and things like drinking 2 Cokes a day effect you.

    Start simple and build up a set of tools to use. Learn exercises, nutrition, and how your body responds to those things.

    It may be your first week. But it is the first week of a lifelong journey.
  • in2cakes
    in2cakes Posts: 3 Member
    There is such thing as bad calories. Eating one cup of fresh vegetables is not the same as eating one cup of fried foods. Eating as many fruits and vegetables as you can and not eating processed or deep-fried foods is the best. Calorie restricting is the best way to lose weight.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    in2cakes wrote: »
    There is such thing as bad calories. Eating one cup of fresh vegetables is not the same as eating one cup of fried foods. Eating as many fruits and vegetables as you can and not eating processed or deep-fried foods is the best. Calorie restricting is the best way to lose weight.

    sorry, that is wrong. There are bad diets, but not bad foods.

    100 calories of vegetables = 100 calories of fired foods from an energy perspective; however, they are not the same nutritionally.
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