Tell me your secrets

BlueberryJoghurt · May 2016

So this post is not necessarily food or exercise related but general tips or tricks or motivational things you did during your weight loss?

Any skin treatments to help it tighten? Buying some new clothes every milestone? Measuring yourself?

So yeah just really anything fun/silly or generally helpful you discovered or hoped to discover earlier? (:

dramaqueen45 · May 2016

Some things I've learned along the way (lost 56 pounds over about 18 months):

Don't try to change everything at once- make small changes that you can live with and when you get used to that- make another small change
Lift weights to change your body shape- I didn't start this until about 5 months in
Find an exercise that you enjoy- if you hate it you won't keep doing it- and do it for heart health and to feel good
Eat back about half of your calories that MFP gives you to exercise off- when you get within 10 pounds don't eat them back at all
Drink a lot of water- always have a bottle with you
Prep veggies one day a week to have to throw on salads, wraps, etc because if you come home tired you will eat anything that's quick and sometimes it's not really what is best
Eat high protein to keep you feeling full
Eat high fiber foods with low sugar such as oatmeal, fruit, veggies
Plan plan plan- plan meals, bring healthy snacks with you to keep blood sugar levels even and so you don't find yourself really hungry and end up binging
Keep trigger foods out of the house- for me it's cookies, potato chips and sweets- they are easy to eat in excess especially when you're hungry
Make no foods off limits- this isn't a diet as much as it is a new way to eat- it's okay to have a piece of pie every now and then, you just can't have high calorie treats daily (well you can but you have to cut back in other areas to make it fit, and some people do this)
Thrift stores are your friend- buy clothes along the way because there's nothing like fitting into smaller clothes for motivation, but to avoid the expense shop thrift stores. I've bought clothes during my in between phases and then donated them back when they got too big
And finally- use that food scale. It really helps as you have less and less to lose.

hzl22 · May 2016

I mix unsweetened vanilla almond milk with regular milk to lower my calories and it's delicious

hzl22 · May 2016

Pork rinds have zero carbs

meritage4 · May 2016

walk with a friend, wear a fitness monitor, play basketball with the neighbours.

Eat less and do more

SisterSueGetsFit · May 2016

dramaqueen45 wrote: »

Some things I've learned along the way (lost 56 pounds over about 18 months):
Don't try to change everything at once- make small changes that you can live with and when you get used to that- make another small change

Lift weights to change your body shape- I didn't start this until about 5 months in

Find an exercise that you enjoy- if you hate it you won't keep doing it- and do it for heart health and to feel good

Eat back about half of your calories that MFP gives you to exercise off- when you get within 10 pounds don't eat them back at all

Drink a lot of water- always have a bottle with you

Prep veggies one day a week to have to throw on salads, wraps, etc because if you come home tired you will eat anything that's quick and sometimes it's not really what is best

Eat high protein to keep you feeling full

Eat high fiber foods with low sugar such as oatmeal, fruit, veggies

Plan plan plan- plan meals, bring healthy snacks with you to keep blood sugar levels even and so you don't find yourself really hungry and end up binging

Keep trigger foods out of the house- for me it's cookies, potato chips and sweets- they are easy to eat in excess especially when you're hungry

Make no foods off limits- this isn't a diet as much as it is a new way to eat- it's okay to have a piece of pie every now and then, you just can't have high calorie treats daily (well you can but you have to cut back in other areas to make it fit, and some people do this)

Thrift stores are your friend- buy clothes along the way because there's nothing like fitting into smaller clothes for motivation, but to avoid the expense shop thrift stores. I've bought clothes during my in between phases and then donated them back when they got too big

And finally- use that food scale. It really helps as you have less and less to lose.

All of this is perfectly stated. Best of luck.

foreverslim1111 · May 2016

Two or three days per week, I drink weight loss protein shakes - with almost no other foods, it ends up being maybe 900 - 1100 cals and I'm satisfying my macros on MFP. Sort of like IF but without the F. Not trying to push any brand. My shakes have 180 cals of protein 10 grams. But, I feel full on these. And I usually drop 1 or so lbs per week. I don't feel hungry during those days and I think its a lot better for your bod then IF (intermittent fasting. I've lost 20 lbs with this method. The other days I stick to under about 1400 cals. But I'm an older female so you have to calculate the right cals for your body. I'm within 5 lbs of my goal of 150 and I'm 5'9".

I realize this is not a long term solution to weight loss and I also know that the only real answer is life style change to your intake of food. I know that I will be logging in some form for the rest of my life. This is just my input and what has worked for me. Maybe just a crutch - but it worked for me.

MissusMoon · May 2016

hzl22 wrote: »

Pork rinds have zero carbs

And 154 calories per ounce, plus a not insignificant amount of fat and salt. CICO.

xmichaelyx · May 2016

Don't eat anything at work that I didn't bring myself.
Put on workout clothes immediately upon coming home from work. That way I'll feel like a douche if I don't work out.
Count calories during the week; eat whatever on the weekends.
Get plenty of sleep. Being tired makes me hungry and apathetic.
Buy in bulk; cook in bulk. Make stuff that freezes and thaws well.
Don't eat back your workout calories unless you're a marathon runner (and I'm not).
Lift, bro.

carriejglenn · May 2016

My epiphany gets me through. Telling my 5 year old granddaughter that grow ups get to choose how their body looks and functions struck a cord within and I realize I DO get to decide what my body will look and feel like for the rest of my life. And 10-12 coups of water per day! The first 29 weeks I have averaged .5 lbs weight loss per week. Now that I'm drinking enough water, it's now over 2 lbs per week! That's an increase of 340% for results. Go go H2O‼️

dutchandkiwi · May 2016

For each person it is different; for me it was not having a huge goal, but small achievable mini goals whilst thinking in the back of my mind I would love to be where I was at 22.
It has taken me 2.5 years but I am getting close to being a lot like my 22 year old self again.

Another thing that helped me is to keep my hands busy as I noticed that really my snacking in the evneign had more to do with idle hands/boredom than need for foods. My knitting and sewing production has been going through the roof as has my reading books quota.

MrsDogLady · May 2016

dutchandkiwi wrote: »

For each person it is different; for me it was not having a huge goal, but small achievable mini goals whilst thinking in the back of my mind I would love to be where I was at 22.
It has taken me 2.5 years but I am getting close to being a lot like my 22 year old self again.

Another thing that helped me is to keep my hands busy as I noticed that really my snacking in the evneign had more to do with idle hands/boredom than need for foods. My knitting and sewing production has been going through the roof as has my reading books quota.

That was one of the strategies I adopted too! If I'm sitting and watching TV (after a full day of good diet, getting a walk in, etc), if I'm sitting, I'm finishing off a cross stitch project. I'm almost done with a project now and ready to start another. I don't choose small projects either, I like the huge complicated ones. Usually takes me a year to do one. REALLY can keep my hands busy !

ChampCrucial · May 2016

Workout with coworker on lunchbreak Tuesday to work a section of the body ex lower. Workout solo or with a friend at night for another section ex upper. Core cardio and stretching for the days in between. On the next day switch up the sections you worked. Work core, cardio, and stretching the next day.

meritage4 · May 2016

Have a pair of pants or a dress or both-hanging in my washroom-waiting until they fit and look great.
Try on periodically.

tcunbeliever · May 2016

Take pictures - even if you never show them to anyone else, it's amazing what a photo will show!!!

aprilkorn · May 2016

@meritage4 I really like that idea. Think I will try that

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