What 'food rules' or 'life rules' do you live by to maintain your weight?
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Calories in< Calories burned. And 10,000 steps a day.4
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Over guesstimate the calories of foods I'm unsure of
Use a food scale
Use a bathroom scale
Drink 3 liters of water a day
Only eat when I'm hungry, not bored
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Hit 100g of protein every day
Adjust calories depending on activity
If jeans get tight, start dieting
Thats pretty much it...lol2 -
I plan my meals in advance, and I follow the plan.3
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- Wake up every morning and go STRAIGHT to the gym.
- No sugar AT ALL, ever (I actually cannot digest it, so this intolerance makes it VERY easy to not consume sugar)
- Drink lots and lots of calorie-free liquids
- Probiotics & Digestive Enzymes are a must
- Animal protein (salmon/fish, chicken, turkey) the focal point of every meal
- I got rid of the scale 5 years ago. I don't define myself by a number
- I don't eat breakfast
- I have a standing desk so I don't sit in front of my computer all day (I allow myself to sit after dinner, ha) - This had helped my back A LOT!!
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Everything in moderation... including moderation.11
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Track (mostly) everything.
Weigh-in once a week.
Don't skip workouts because I don't feel like it. 5x / week
Eat healthy meals with one element I truly enjoy in moderation. Salad for lunch? Better have a serving of feta or something like that.4 -
Mine are embrace where you are and your daily journey
Avoid empty calorie foods other than "celebration times"
Keep up with healthy living such as cardio and strength training 5 of 7 days
No food off limits but keep the 80/20 rule
Don't obsess about blood sugar or weight...it's the trends...
Started at 212 April 2015 now 138 at goal April 2016. Diagnosed with T2D last April.7 -
Fast one day a week. Double my workouts in Saturday!
Burn off what i eat.0 -
Jesusjohnjames wrote: »Fast one day a week. Double my workouts in Saturday!
Burn off what i eat.
Stay in the 155-160 range.
Would love the 150-155 range tho
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I weigh myself daily
Sleep well and takes naps on the weekends
Don't forget to eat a healthy snack in between meals
Remember "everything in moderation"
Drink a lot of water
Log everything I eat and drink
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Tiptoetherat wrote: »I try to avoid eating good tasting food.
That sounds terrible! I enjoy maintaining while enjoying eating MORE good tasting food.9 -
It is interesting how different we all are (and that is not bad).
Lots of tiny meals does not work for me. I have tried it and it makes me miserable and sad. I like to eat less often and take in more volume in a sitting.
I eat 3 times a day with absolutely no snacking. Snacking turns out badly for me so I am not a fan.
I don't get overly hungry in between meals but I am ready for my next meal when it gets close to time. Even if I get a little hungry I don't fear it. I am not going to die from a minor hunger twinge. My philosophy is "I don't snack between meals". It is non negotiable for me so I don't even have to debate myself over it.
I have played around with the split but at the moment I split the bulk of my calories between breakfast and lunch and have a very small evening meal, often just a dessert.
I started to go to gym but it made me very hungry. I have cut back on gym for the moment while I get rid of the last pesky 4kg and stick to moderate exercise and walking. I will pick it up again when I have more calories.
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I make sure i eat dairy, grains, fruits and veggies moderately and make sure i work out 2-3 times per week (at least). If i eat sweets or anything bad, i try to remain under my daily calorie count and plan to work it off.1
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In maintenance, I loosen up my tracking. I still log everything, but I'll guesstimate on low cal stuff I'd have weighed otherwise.
I try to eat lower cal during the week because I know that there'll be probably be unexpected tastiness over the weekend. That way, I can indulge a bit.
I keep up with exercise. Actually, I do more because I recover better when I'm well fed.
I weigh at least every couple of days and tighten up my logging, etc, if I'm more than a couple of pounds over. Needless to say, I've yet to find myself a couple of pounds under
Funny, I was way more uptight about bulking than maintaining. I guess because I was putting in a lot of effort, I really wanted to see a good result.1 -
Clearly, I disagree with Carnhot about legitimate chocolate. If one has 150 to 200 calories remaining at the end of the day, whatever you choose to use them for is legitimate. Me, I find that keeping half an eye out for a couple/few squares of Really Good chocolate as a day's-end treat helps me stay within bounds.1
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Simple: Don't eat more than my body needs.
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Never eat at a place called Mom's.
Never play cards with a man named Doc.
Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.3
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