What is the best advice you have heard so far on your journey? Im looking forward to reading these

girls_read_comics
girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

For me it was

A day of junk food will not make you fat
Just like a day of salads will not make you fit

I have a difficult time being nice to myself and letting myself make mistakes.
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  • sunandmoons
    sunandmoons Posts: 415 Member
    edited November 2015
    Buying and using a food scale.
  • girls_read_comics
    girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
    sunandmoons wrote: »
    Buying and using a food scale.

    I have one but have not used it yet! I might give it a try
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Food scale is so helpful, I have two. one I keep at work and one at home. Digital with a tare function.
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
    Don't let one day turn into one bad week turn into one bad month to one bad year. Everyday is a new chance to make the right decision.
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 550 Member
    Advice that is helping me is along the lines of "I didn't gain all the weight in a day, and I'm not going to lose that weight in a day", and if I mess up going over calories, don't panic, just start fresh tomorrow. Other things that have helped me is understanding reasonable weekly weight losses and gains that people here in this forum have experienced.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Find what balance of macros keeps you the most satisfied.
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    Yeah, food scale.
    Stop talking about losing weight and just do it! The more you talk about it the longer it will take.
  • girls_read_comics
    girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
    ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »
    Don't let one day turn into one bad week turn into one bad month to one bad year. Everyday is a new chance to make the right decision.

    This is gold!
    I need that tattooed on my forhead.
  • girls_read_comics
    girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
    ASKyle wrote: »
    Find what balance of macros keeps you the most satisfied.

    I have no idea what exactly a macro is :/
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited November 2015
    Weight loss is not linear. Don't put a timeline on weight loss. Good luck everyone!
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  • girls_read_comics
    girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
    Fursian wrote: »
    Advice that is helping me is along the lines of "I didn't gain all the weight in a day, and I'm not going to lose that weight in a day", and if I mess up going over calories, don't panic, just start fresh tomorrow. Other things that have helped me is understanding reasonable weekly weight losses and gains that people here in this forum have experienced.

    It took me years to drop the 80 i have lost so far and I need to lose 20-30 more and it feels so far away .

    Teaching yourself to be reasonable is one of the hardest parts. When i first started losing I was in the mindset that the biggest loser was normal for weight loss. Like 30 lbs a month
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    Stop being so hard on yourself.
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    Get enough protein (1 gram for every pound of lean body mass) and add some strength training to lose mostly fat and preserve lean muscle.
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    You need to consume 3500 calories above maintenance to gain a pound. The scale may bounce higher because of fluid retention associated with higher glycogen levels after that big carb day you had, but it's definitely NOT a pound of fat. Calm the eff down.
  • rockmama72
    rockmama72 Posts: 815 Member
    "You don't throw yourself down the whole flight of stairs when you trip on one step."

    "Never put anything that isn't delicious into your mouth."
  • saraonly9913
    saraonly9913 Posts: 469 Member
    Slow progress is still progress. KEEP GOING!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Don't give up on something just because of the time it will take to achieve, the time will pass anyway.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Also, getting on the right track with how much to eat and finding a workout I love helped the most. Here's an outline I wrote a few years ago that has helped others
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach#latest
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Make things a win-win - e.g., if you get off track, it's an opportunity to figure out what lead you off track and get practice getting back on track.

    Be on guard for avoidance. Identify that feeling you get when you want to "ignore reality" and use that as a cue to lean in and do the thing you are avoiding. e.g., avoiding logging? LOG!
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    satanicbunny wrote: »
    ASKyle wrote: »
    Find what balance of macros keeps you the most satisfied.

    I have no idea what exactly a macro is :/

    Short for macro-nutrient measured in grams, they are protein, carbohydrate, and fat. Micro-nutrients measured in milligrams such as vitamins and minerals.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    sunandmoons wrote: »
    Buying and using a food scale.

    Yes ... probably this. That was quite revealing.

  • justrollme
    justrollme Posts: 802 Member
    sunandmoons wrote: »
    Buying and using a food scale.

    I'm yet another +1 on this. Weigh/measure/log everything, learned so much just by doing this every day. Good luck and congrats on your fantastic progress so far! :)
  • soulofgrace
    soulofgrace Posts: 175 Member
    "Get a scale" is also my vote for best advice. And I will add, develop sustainable eating habits. This is for life. It's not a race. It's good that you're taking you're time. Congrats on your progress!
  • ashliedelgado
    ashliedelgado Posts: 814 Member
    The concept of "flexible" dieting changed my world. Just the idea that there is no such thing as good or bad, just not enough and too much. Made this a lifestyle and not something temporary.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    All the good advice I received was from this forum, actually. :)

    -Don't be afraid to eat.. you can eat more and lose weight.
    -Don't be afraid of eating fats.
    -Do resistance/weight training and little cardio.
    -Weigh your food.
    -Don't get bent out of shape if I slip up and binge. Log it and move on.

    And for all the above, I am very grateful. Thanks guys. :)
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    My answer changes every few months..lol..I'd say there are three"best" tips that I've learned and found worked for me....first Buying a digital food scale. If you haven't done so already and are eyeballing, but can't figure out why you're not losing weight? That could be it. Second thing was to eat more. I was consistently undereating, without realizing it. Because of some bad allergies, I had to remove quite a few things from my daily diet...in so doing, I wasn't eating enough, and wasn't losing. THE MINUTE I upped my calories, I had greater success, consistently. The last tip, and it really did take me 46 yrs to figure this one out. Don't take it all so seriously. It's not life and death! (unless you are morbidly obese, which I haven't been in a long time). Some days will be great, other days will suck....We just gotta learn to roll with it. xo
  • girls_read_comics
    girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
    I love all of these so far!
    Another one I adored was
    Saying fat makes you fat is like saying broccoli will make you green
  • girls_read_comics
    girls_read_comics Posts: 46 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    All the good advice I received was from this forum, actually. :)

    -Don't be afraid to eat.. you can eat more and lose weight.
    -Don't be afraid of eating fats.
    -Do resistance/weight training and little cardio.
    -Weigh your food.
    -Don't get bent out of shape if I slip up and binge. Log it and move on.

    And for all the above, I am very grateful. Thanks guys. :)

    Binging is hard for me it seems if i let myself slip up I go full on
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    satanicbunny wrote: »
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    All the good advice I received was from this forum, actually. :)

    -Don't be afraid to eat.. you can eat more and lose weight.
    -Don't be afraid of eating fats.
    -Do resistance/weight training and little cardio.
    -Weigh your food.
    -Don't get bent out of shape if I slip up and binge. Log it and move on.

    And for all the above, I am very grateful. Thanks guys. :)

    Binging is hard for me it seems if i let myself slip up I go full on

    Likewise. The only difference now is that I don't beat myself up over it and give up. I cannot remember who keeps saying 'log it and move on', but that helped SO much. One day is just a tiny portion of the journey.
  • mysteps2beauty
    mysteps2beauty Posts: 493 Member
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    My answer changes every few months..lol..I'd say there are three"best" tips that I've learned and found worked for me....first Buying a digital food scale. If you haven't done so already and are eyeballing, but can't figure out why you're not losing weight? That could be it. Second thing was to eat more. I was consistently undereating, without realizing it. Because of some bad allergies, I had to remove quite a few things from my daily diet...in so doing, I wasn't eating enough, and wasn't losing. THE MINUTE I upped my calories, I had greater success, consistently.

    The last tip, and it really did take me 46 yrs to figure this one out. Don't take it all so seriously. It's not life and death! (unless you are morbidly obese, which I haven't been in a long time). Some days will be great, other days will suck....We just gotta learn to roll with it. xo


    Love this....
    I hit a food binging slump this past weekend, and it got me in a funk. But I'm not giving up, and it's nice to know it's okay to mess up...it's gonna happen more than once, so just get over it and get back on track.

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