What I wish I knew when I was just starting out
allunits
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All of you amazing life-changers who have succeeded in amazing ways, what do you wish you knew sooner/when you were just starting out? Might be a nice way to share with those looking for inspiration and a helpful nudge this New Year.
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CICO. This would have saved me two ish years of sheer frustration!13
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How much better I feel eating healthy and being more active10
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How to ignore bad advice from others when what I am doing is healthy and is working for me.
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These are the myths I wish I would've ignored-
Carbs are bad they make people gain fat - myth( some people with medical conditions may need to worry about carbs ) but carbs do not cause people to gain or prevent them from losing.
You must eat only 1200 to lose- myth
( I suffered for a while be cause I believed I had to starve to lose ,its not true . again, if someone was very old and very short then maybe they would have to eat 1200 but I'm neither )
Its all about the scale - myth.
I've saw people at 110 lbs look terrible, loose hanging skin and flab ! And I've saw people at 180lbs with abs ! So its not all about just seeing a loss on the scale. Those people that are only concerned with seeing a fast loss, may be in for a rude awakening once they hit goal weight. Incorporate a strength training program early and slow and steady weight loss !
So save yourselves the grief and don't believe the myths. For weight loss, cico ! Don't fear carbs. There's some evangelists on here that will claim keto and low carb cures every ailment and caused them to lose tons of weight. Don't be fooled by these derpers , they are as crazy as they sound !
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IILikeToMoveItMoveIt wrote: »CICO. This would have saved me two ish years of sheer frustration!
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IILikeToMoveItMoveIt wrote: »CICO. This would have saved me two ish years of sheer frustration!
THIS!! Only instead of 2 years, make it 20+!6 -
Just be kind to yourself. No matter what, do not punish yourself or "whip yourself into shape!" Just be kind and keep listening to yourself. You know will figure out what works for you.30
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godlikepoetyes wrote: »Just be kind to yourself. No matter what, do not punish yourself or "whip yourself into shape!" Just be kind and keep listening to yourself. You know will figure out what works for you.
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Great advice!1
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Great advice. But what is CICO?
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That its not actually that bad to diet. I thought i'd be suffering but i can still enjoy most of the things i usually eat. Just gotta cut out the snacking and bad drinks.6
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Don't eat back your exercise calories (most days)
Weight loss is not linear.
Water weight is a pain in the *kitten*.
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That there is more than one way to achieve your goals and as long as you are still heading in the same direction it doesn't matter how you change the way you eat to fit your life at that time.
Also fitness goals give you more satisfaction than a number on the scale.7 -
It all comes down to the basic math of calories in and calories out. Burn more calories than you take in, and how many more you burn will determine your rate of loss. Accuracy matters. Don't half a s s this *kitten*. Don't listen to what others say about 'counting calories is unhealthy.' Counting your calories accurately by weighing with a food scale, and using a heart rate monitor to give you a more accurate calorie burn during your cardio workouts will give you the best results.10
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i wish that i would have known to take it one step at a time and to not listen to what people say and that you dont have to leave everything that you want and the most important thing portion control its a game changer3
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I keep trying to think of something but I can't. I had fun learning everything along the way.2
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Just keep at it - a blip is nothing more than that, a blip. It's not a derailment so keep at it :-)9
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Love your body while working toward the body you want! Take it one day at a time or else it can be overwhelming and easy to get off track. Know that you can do it by yourself and don't listen to bad advice! You know your body listen to it and do what works for you!12
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