Best lifestyle change

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Things I can stick with for life. That means no cutting out food groups, or pizza, burgers, beer/wine/cocktails, desserts, etc. It took some trial and error, but I've found what works for me - eating as MANY calories as I can while still losing and/or maintaining my weight. Doing so I've dropped 25lbs, reached goal weight, but more importantly - dropped fat and inches and have kept it all off for around 4 years now.
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    Realising leaving food on the plate is OK. I don't have to eat it all.

    CICO, good fat is OK to eat, anything can be eaten in moderation.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    edited July 2016
    If I had to pick one thing, it'd definitely be lifting weights! Discovering that passion and seeing results like I'd never seen before.. it sparked an interest in nutrition and in, well, nourishing my body instead of depriving it. Before now I'd never really thought about it in this light, but lifting is definitely what started this lifestyle change for me!
  • chiptease
    chiptease Posts: 70 Member
    Best change was learning how to count calories, serving sizes, and macros. I was surprised at how much I was eating (even though it didn't feel like a lot). I've sustained -35lbs for the last year and a half. Another change was learning how to jog properly. I enjoy it and I can almost say I'm addicted to it.
  • kristysaurus
    kristysaurus Posts: 91 Member
    The best change for me was realizing that it wasn't "all or nothing". I can make mistakes and not give up

  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 700 Member
    Buying a food scale and using it to track my food intake on MFP.

    Oh and letting myself everything I want as long as it doesn't go over my cals for the day.
  • Will_Run_for_Food
    Will_Run_for_Food Posts: 561 Member
    Immersing myself in what a proper portion size is. MFP helped with that. Now I just have to keep it up!
  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
    Learning to eat in moderation: it has helped smooth out the yo-yo'ing of my weight loss.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    I reduced sugar and carbs... increased vegetable varieties, and protein. and have added a whole lot of exercise (7 days/week)... steady state cardio,and weights 4x/week and HIIT 3x/week... along with trying to average 10K steps/day. Only a couple years ago I didn't think it was possible to find the time to get 1/2 that much exercise in. To get to this point, my only sacrifice has been sitting in front of the TV (even when there was nothing worth watching).
  • codename_steve
    codename_steve Posts: 255 Member
    I got addicted to distance running. Now I choose the foods and amounts necessary to sustain my running. I stopped drinking soda on a regular basis (now very rare) because it was negatively impacting my running. I tend to eat a lot of carbs and protein because they fuel my running/recovery.
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Soda pop free
  • Annamarie3404
    Annamarie3404 Posts: 319 Member
    No sodas, no fast food restaurants, no processed meats. I keep a low sodium diet with lots of vegetables. If I eat meat, it's baked or broiled fish.
  • _piaffe
    _piaffe Posts: 163 Member
    Incorporating calorie tracking into my life as a habit. It's right up there with brushing my teeth. Portions, macros and intake. Being aware of how much I consume, when and why - and how much energy I expend.

    In a word, metrics!
  • dlkfox
    dlkfox Posts: 463 Member
    Dairy free sucks. I'm truly allergic and I can't imagine going through life voluntarily not having dairy if I could eat it. Besides, at social occasions I have to be THAT person who is "picky". Everyone is nice about it but I get tired of explaining myself.

    As for the better change? Counting calories and exercise. One is for losing and maintaining the loss. The other is for fitness. I will fit in all the things I like to eat in the moderation that my body is built for.

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