What are some ways you lose weight?

Weigh your food with a food scale, log on MFP consistently, log accurately, move more. That's all I do.

I eat less calories than I burn, works a charm.

ultrahoon wrote: »

I eat less calories than I burn, works a charm.

Use a food scale and log accurately. It's do-able. I lost 1.5 pounds per week every week for around 6 months, until I transitioned to maintenance 6 months ago.

Kalikel wrote: »

Eat right, exercise and get enough sleep.

People post all the time that they eat right. That is so vague, it's barely helpful. If you're not tracking your intake, your results will vary wildly.

And thank goodness sleep is not required for weight loss, or I'd have never succeeded.

queenliz99 wrote: »

qubetha wrote: »

I think OP was looking for a bit more than 100 comments saying CICO.......CICO can be tough for some to stick to, surely those who have already commented have techniques that help them to stick to their daily limits? What about mentioning some of those? Wouldn't that be helpful too?

What idea do you have then?

I mention mine earlier! :-) I think drinking lots of water/liquids helps keep me feeling fuller...

When I'm in weight-losing mode, I weigh and record everything I eat and weigh myself every morning and record the results, including weight and estimated body fat and muscle percentage. If I hadn't lost weight after a few days I'd realize there was something inaccurate about my records, perhaps the food actually had a higher calorie count than listed. (I try to stick to foods with listed calorie counts). I would make changes and monitor the results.

I use the deficit that works. If I used MFP's guidelines, I'd never lose any weight. Their suggested calorie maximum is too high for me.

I try to be active, but I don't kill myself with exercise. Exercise, while a good habit, isn't that important in weight loss. I just do what I can.

A couple of times a year, I go on a one- or two-week Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF), an extreme, low-calorie, low-carb, low-fat, high protein eating regime.

I drink a lot of no-calorie liquids, primarily water, and I try to keep busy to distract myself from food.

I also take a daily multivitamin and other supplements in moderate amounts.

I keep some low calorie items in the frig for the times that I just "NEED" something to eat.

I stock a lot of 80-150 calorie yogurts. (well...there are also some 100 calorie ice cream bars in the freezer...just as healthy as yogurt...right???)

I try to keep tuna or chicken salad made to eat on crackers.

Coffee will sometimes satisfy me when I "THINK" that I "NEED" something to eat.

I also find that if I exercise/take a walk first thing in the morning I am not nearly as "snacky" all day long.

Patience and consistency.

zyxst wrote: »

qubetha wrote: »

I think OP was looking for a bit more than 100 comments saying CICO.......CICO can be tough for some to stick to, surely those who have already commented have techniques that help them to stick to their daily limits? What about mentioning some of those? Wouldn't that be helpful too?

Okay, you want a step-by-step, simplified guide to weight loss.
- weigh food with a food scale
- log food accurately in a diary
- stay as close to the calorie goal MFP gives you
- be as active as you can doing things you enjoy
- do the above daily until it becomes a habit

Was that what you wanted to read? Logging all you eat is a PITA at the start, but it gets easier and faster once you have things already in the database for you. Granted, I don't have fancy pictures from my cell phone to enhance this post. I can give you a finny gif though:

This is really the answer.


But some tips I have found helpful for being able to do the above.

Make sure you are hydrated-we often think we are hungry when we are really thirsty.

Be well rested. Sleep is when your body repairs itself. Lack of sleep can make it harder for you to repair damage from exercise. Plus being tired from lack of sleep can be misinterpreted as needing more calories for energy.

Don't drink your calories. Keep high calorie beverages to a minimum.

Eat lots of veggies. Not just because they are healthy but because you can have a huge filling meal made up mostly of veg for not a lot of calories, leaving more room in your budget for that high calorie snack you really want.

Don't deprive yourself. If you like pizza, chocolate chips or whatever be sure to include them in your meal plan at least a few times a week. You will be a lot less likely to loose control and binge.

Don't be in sch a rush. A smaller deficit means slower weight loss but you are going to have an easier time sticking with it over the long haul.

Be patient. Even when the numbers won't move or you gain a few pounds stick to the plan.

Be honest. Log everything, even if it gives you the angry red numbers at the end of the day. Remember, even if you do go a bit over you are probably still at a small deficit or at least at maintenance.

Give yourself permission to eat a smaller deficit or maintenance for a few days now and then. Remember you are working to gain new healthy eating habits for life. This is not a temporary one time fix.

If you fall down. Acknowledge your mistakes. Learn from them. And get back up and keep going. One bad day is not the end of it all. The only way you fail is if you stop trying.
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shadowfax_c11 wrote: »

zyxst wrote: »

qubetha wrote: »

I think OP was looking for a bit more than 100 comments saying CICO.......CICO can be tough for some to stick to, surely those who have already commented have techniques that help them to stick to their daily limits? What about mentioning some of those? Wouldn't that be helpful too?

Okay, you want a step-by-step, simplified guide to weight loss.
- weigh food with a food scale
- log food accurately in a diary
- stay as close to the calorie goal MFP gives you
- be as active as you can doing things you enjoy
- do the above daily until it becomes a habit

Was that what you wanted to read? Logging all you eat is a PITA at the start, but it gets easier and faster once you have things already in the database for you. Granted, I don't have fancy pictures from my cell phone to enhance this post. I can give you a finny gif though:

This is really the answer.


But some tips I have found helpful for being able to do the above.

Make sure you are hydrated-we often think we are hungry when we are really thirsty.

Be well rested. Sleep is when your body repairs itself. Lack of sleep can make it harder for you to repair damage from exercise. Plus being tired from lack of sleep can be misinterpreted as needing more calories for energy.

Don't drink your calories. Keep high calorie beverages to a minimum.

Eat lots of veggies. Not just because they are healthy but because you can have a huge filling meal made up mostly of veg for not a lot of calories, leaving more room in your budget for that high calorie snack you really want.

Don't deprive yourself. If you like pizza, chocolate chips or whatever be sure to include them in your meal plan at least a few times a week. You will be a lot less likely to loose control and binge.

Don't be in sch a rush. A smaller deficit means slower weight loss but you are going to have an easier time sticking with it over the long haul.

Be patient. Even when the numbers won't move or you gain a few pounds stick to the plan.

Be honest. Log everything, even if it gives you the angry red numbers at the end of the day. Remember, even if you do go a bit over you are probably still at a small deficit or at least at maintenance.

Give yourself permission to eat a smaller deficit or maintenance for a few days now and then. Remember you are working to gain new healthy eating habits for life. This is not a temporary one time fix.

If you fall down. Acknowledge your mistakes. Learn from them. And get back up and keep going. One bad day is not the end of it all. The only way you fail is if you stop trying.
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this was good, but no cute gif at the end bummer