What is the best advice you have heard so far on your journey? Im looking forward to reading these
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Not stressing over every little gram/ calorie I ingest. I avoided social outings and family dinners because I was too worried about the content. Life is too short to be that nit picky. I learned how to enjoy myself and still my mindful and healthy. I ended up losing more weight the more comfortable I got with allowing myself not to track every little thing. You can't let your diet take you over.....cause it will, I've been there and it's stressful. Allow yourself to enjoy your life with your friends and family, just be health conscious.
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satanicbunny wrote: »sunandmoons wrote: »Buying and using a food scale.
I have one but have not used it yet! I might give it a try
Yep and always keep it in grams.0 -
goldthistime wrote: »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.
No one seems upset or not calm I don't know why you needed to say calm the eff down???????0 -
I believe the poster is saying this was advice given to him/her at some point that was appreciated. Remember that is the subject of the thread.porterparkermom wrote: »goldthistime wrote: »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.
No one seems upset or not calm I don't know why you needed to say calm the eff down???????
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Food scale was a huge help
But this quote hit hard considering how quick a year flies by:
A year from now you will wish you had started today!0 -
Eat slowly, try to chew each bite at least 6-10 times.
Use the stairs instead of escalators.
To maintain your weight, you manage your calories, no matter what your calories come from: fried or greasy food; beer, wine, or spirits; sweets.0 -
Best advice I gave myself when things got tough? "Hang in there".
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Eat less--move more. No excuses--never give up (no matter what).0
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It's ok to tell yourself NO. "oh look, there's a Reese's Fast Break, I haven't had one of those in ages". NO. "Oh, I'm at a bar and they have the beer I've been wanting to try but I've already had 2." NO.
Learn self control. Learn patience. Learn that this isn't a short term deal.0 -
Train insane or remain the same0
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Be consistent.0
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"Don't let the number on the scale control you or your mood for the day"0
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Stop putting things off until tomorrow (or next week, or whenever).
Gone completely off track at lunch or with a snack? Get back on track for dinner instead of going overboard then too.
The big one I always told myself had to do with stairs at work. I always thought I couldn't do all of them so I'd just start doing them when I lost more weight or got more strength. Now I just go for it. If I can't do them all, I go as far as I can and then take the elevator the rest of the way, or if I'm early enough I'll just take a break for a mnute and then continue up the rest of the steps.0 -
When I first started with my trainer, he looked at my diet weekly and this is the conversation that changed things for me.
Me "I was bad this week, I had pizza, French fries and beer this week"
trainer "It's not bad, is it realistic that you will never have those things again? You are never going to eat pizza again? We are working on a way to change your eating habits forever, so we need to find a way to work them in...just not everyday."
It was when I stopped making any food forbidden.
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porterparkermom wrote: »goldthistime wrote: »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.
No one seems upset or not calm I don't know why you needed to say calm the eff down???????
pretty sure this was the advice given to the poster...like as per the subject of the thread...i don't think the poster was telling anyone to calm the eff down...0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »I heard this long before I needed to lose weight, but the best advice I've heard was from Nike. "Just Do It"
It's brilliant advice.
I can't think of anything else I've been told that has been helpful.
For years it was always tomorrow or next monday for megeminiswede wrote: »Stop putting things off until tomorrow (or next week, or whenever).
Gone completely off track at lunch or with a snack? Get back on track for dinner instead of going overboard then too.
The big one I always told myself had to do with stairs at work. I always thought I couldn't do all of them so I'd just start doing them when I lost more weight or got more strength. Now I just go for it. If I can't do them all, I go as far as I can and then take the elevator the rest of the way, or if I'm early enough I'll just take a break for a mnute and then continue up the rest of the steps.
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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.
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Only a LCHF dieter would need this advice but after being stuck on a low carb diet for a couple weeks someone told me to up the fat... I lost 3 lbs the next week when I did that and it's been going since then so "eat more fat" was my best advice0
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stop making excuses
patience
be realistic
food scale
honesty
There are no good/bad foods.
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Get rid of your big clothes, don't save them for just in case.
**I'm going to add an epiphany I just figured out these last few weeks. I have been able to wear my current size 18s for the last 30lbs. Yes, they are definitely looser, require a belt and/or don't fit well, but I still can wear them. No wonder I was able to fool myself as the scale inched up 30lbs, I was still able to "fit" into my clothes. I am working my way down sizes in my closet and am in between the 16s and 18s I own, but the second I can fit into at least 2 more pairs of my 16s, I'm getting rid of all my 18s and so forth as I work my way down. The differences between sizes isn't so great once you get into the 10 and the single digits, but I've learned my lesson and won't keep anything greater than a 12 in my closet once I get below it. (and only keeping these particular 12s due to vanity sizing. arrgh)**0 -
Along with using a food scale, the best advice I have received is to make sure that I'm choosing the correct entries in the food log. Both of these together make it a lot harder to eat more than I think that I am.
I also learned the hard way to not let what others say or don't say get to me. I'm doing this for myself, not for them.0 -
It's OK to eat at maintenance once in a while was the best advice for me. Sometimes staying in a deficit can be exhausting and usually leads me to burnout. Taking a month to still count calories but being able to relax a bit for vacations/birthdays/ect helped with the stress and gave me a mental jump when I ate at a deficit again.0
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porterparkermom wrote: »goldthistime wrote: »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.
No one seems upset or not calm I don't know why you needed to say calm the eff down???????
Oops. Sorry, that was meant to be self talk. I had a history of being upset when I had disappointing results on the scales. Sometimes to the point that I wanted to quit the diet! Being confident in the math behind it has really helped.
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You're probably gonna be alive in 2 years anyway, so you might as well spend the time between now and then getting in shape so that 2 years from now you don't have to look back and say "Damn, I wish I had started then...".0
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"We're all different. What will work for one may not work for another. Don't invalidate any potential or you're leaving yourself open to missing the method that will work for you. And when you do find what works for you, do not place any greater emphasis on your method than others because everyone is different!"0
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You have not "failed" unless you've given up.0
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It's not going to be easy, but it'll be worth it.0
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Food scale is the bomb. What a wake up call.0
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You don't have to stop eating after 7 pm.0
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When I first started with my trainer, he looked at my diet weekly and this is the conversation that changed things for me.
Me "I was bad this week, I had pizza, French fries and beer this week"
trainer "It's not bad, is it realistic that you will never have those things again? You are never going to eat pizza again? We are working on a way to change your eating habits forever, so we need to find a way to work them in...just not everyday."
It was when I stopped making any food forbidden.
ThatWeight loss is not linear. Don't put a timeline on weight loss. Good luck everyone!
Yes yes yes!You don't have to stop eating after 7 pm.
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