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    If you could give just one tip on how to lose weight...

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    • Posts: 128 Member
      Eat for your body.......not tongue!
    • Posts: 285 Member
      Measure yourself. Seeing the progress is VERY motivating!!!!
    • Posts: 249 Member
      I recommend free writing. It doesn't have to happen every day or even every week, but take ten minutes to start writing in a journal or on your laptop about how you're feeling, if you had a tough week, if you've been sleeping less, feel happier, fitter, frustrated. Sometimes its hard to recognize what we're thinking until we see it on paper, it's helped me realize "oh no! i'm tired and frustrated, I should go nap it out before I eat it up!"
    • Posts: 232 Member
      CICO - caloric deficit and enjoy whatever type of exercise you choose to do.
    • Posts: 284 Member
      A plateau is not a ceiling to stop you, it is a floor to help launch you to the next level of weight loss.
    • Posts: 14,261 Member
      edited December 2015
      Be reasonable in your expecations as far as the speed at which you'll lose weight.

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    • Posts: 1 Member
      I would say that you would have to stay consistently active. What do I mean? Pick up a rigorous sport that you love, anything, at all, but you have to be active almost daily. It has to be a part of you life. Actually I think that is the key determinant. You physical workout cant be a workout. It has to be a way of life. You cant just change your weight you have to change your mind, how you think about yourself. My wife started playing soccer in her mid 20's and along with this program http://cort.as/a29r shed 50 pounds over the course of a few months. Its definately possible, but she had to eat breath and sleep and live as an active person. Good Luck!
    • Posts: 12,344 Member
      Don't quit. Seriously. Literally everything else can be figured out along the way.
    • Posts: 853 Member
      KISS. It really is simple.
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      rybo wrote: »
      Don't listen to 90% of the advice u get

      I'm going to assume you mean outside of this thread :wink:
    • Posts: 1 Member
      More vegetables! Trust.
    • Posts: 45 Member
      Scale. Green tea. Coffe.
      Once a month get "hammered " ha! ;)
    • Posts: 140 Member
      pislari_poljnamd wrote: »
      Scale. Green tea. Coffe.
      Once a month get "hammered " ha! ;)

      Got to agree with that tip!
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Replace one food item a day, once a week or two, with another that is less calories.

      Example: BLT > ham and cheese > just ham > chicken wrap > chicken pieces + bread roll > chicken pieces + fruit salad.

      That's 500 to 270, an improvement of 230 for one item at lunch!

      That's my secret.
    • Posts: 1,145 Member
      Phrick wrote: »
      keep an open mind to new ideas - be willing to learn

      This. The more you understand, the less the obstacles.
    • Posts: 406 Member
      blambo61 wrote: »
      Intermittant Fasting. You can eat tell your full (stuffed even) every day and still loose weight.

      This is a big one for me too. I found eating on a 16:8 schedule helps me feel more satisfied at each meal. Though after a few days of eating all day long, I find my stomach is needing to readjust. I definitely was just about deliriously hungry by my usual start time of noon today.
    • Posts: 543 Member
      sobiakhatoon wrote: »
      Eat for your body.......not tongue!

      Nope - find a way to eat for both.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Patience.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      No drinking alcohol
    • Posts: 2,171 Member
      Be completely honest with yourself. About how much you eat. About meeting your nutritional goals (macros, micronutrient, fiber, salt etc). About how much you move. About how much your willing to move, and capable of moving. That number on the scale, the size of your pants, that's your body being honest with you. Return the favor.
    • Posts: 1,030 Member
      Strength training is fun.
    • Posts: 261 Member
      Set your mindset to life long. Slow and steady = maintainable.
    • Posts: 128 Member
      sunfastrose wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Nope - find a way to eat for both.
      You are right! I just had a small cookie :tongue:

    • Posts: 2 Member
      Come up with a plan and I know you want to drop the pounds fast but its always better to go slower to let your body get use to the changes remember the faster you loose it the faster it comes back set goals like so many pounds a week or every 2 weeks I hope your journey is full of success -Tiff
    • Posts: 260 Member
      Believe in yourself.

      You may have 10, 20 or even 50+kgs to lose, but if you do not believe that you can do this journey, you won't.
    • Posts: 518 Member
      Be consistent.

      It doesn't matter if you screw up today, as long as you recommit you will get there eventually. :)
    • Posts: 174 Member
      edited December 2015
      jennifer_417 wrote: »
      Don't quit. Seriously. Literally everything else can be figured out along the way.

      I've read through all of the tips and I think this one's the most important. As long as you are always advancing towards your goal, you can figure everything else out as you go. Never give up!!
    • Posts: 219 Member
      Remember that this s not a temporary "diet". It's a life change for the better. Therefore eat and exercise in a way that you know you can do long term.
    • Posts: 214 Member
      MEAL PREP
    • Posts: 44 Member
      rybo wrote: »
      Don't listen to 90% of the advice u get

      LOL, so true. We all think we know, but everybody is different. Find what works for you!
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