What Other Factors (Besides Nutrition) Help You Succeed?
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Believing in yourself enough and knowing you are worth it. Being positive about everything and I mean everything.3
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OlyCapitalChick wrote: »1) removing toxic horribly abusive people from my life
2) changing jobs
3) 10k steps a day
4) joining a gym and hiring coaches/personal trainers
5) MFP app using macros and going lowish carb high protein
6) daily vitamin
7) haven't watch TV in 2 years (except for seahawks at the bar)
8) learning to like myself and being alone
9)therapy
10) lots of self work
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no carbs1
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I think it helps a lot to have an accountability partner or group - both for the support and the sense of letting someone down, which for some reason is a bigger motivator than letting myself down (sadly!). Also, it helped me to be scared of becoming diabetic. But probably the most important contributor to my success was recognizing that this is a permanent lifestyle change and not just a temporary fix.4
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Limit my calories intake, havr positive mumind and try to enjoy your life while still can. I manage to lose 15kg within 1.5 months with strict diet.Btw.. im satisfied with the result and i try to maintain my weight and MFP help!0
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Interesting friends and activities! I joined a triathlon club and have made lots of friends that are very active and that motivate me to get out and get some fun in my day. Lots of fun activities! Staying busy keeps me going. Also taking my "trigger" foods out of the house.2
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Kullerva I laughed really good at the sugarless jello Lord and Savior bit. I will try it because I just die for something sweet.0
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Quiet and Kullerva. Sugar free strawberry jello ( 10 calories) with Chocolate Redi Wip( 15 calories). It satisfies the sweet tooth big time!!!3
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Getting a Fitbit and making sure I always walk 10k steps a day, ideally 15k. I love walking now and I do it all the time, I even go out of my way to walk by getting off the train a few stops early in the mornings. I raised my calorie goals and now I eat to fuel my body instead of starving myself. I also learnt about macros and what I actually need! I've started a progressive weight lifting programme and learnt that the only way to get to my goals is to lift, not just tons of cardio! I've seen a huge difference in my body over the past couple of months but more importantly, I FEEL so much healthier and happier.4
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Acceptance. I don't go to the gym because I "have to", because "I will be fat", or because I'm at war with my body. I go to feel good, have fun, and stay more awake in class. If I went on the stairmaster groaning about how much I hated the pain and my butt, I'd release a lot of cortisol... but when I go and blast my favorite song, I feel like I'm flying.2
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ubermofish wrote: »Marinated mushrooms (without oil) are awesome too.
What do you use to marinate mushrooms?
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Planning & preparing meals a day or two ahead. Staying just under daily cal goal.
Weigh in the AM almost daily. Light exercise.
Garcinia cambogia. 3 liters water. Stay grateful for every oz of progress. Quality sleep.0 -
Understanding the maths of weight loss: 3500 calories = 1lb of fat. Which means there is no quick fix (e.g. jumping on the scales to see how many pounds I've lost since yesterday) just genuine lifelong change. 55lb lost and maintain.3
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Being honest about what I was eating really helped me. I was eating very healthy most times, but I didn't realize how out of whack my ratios and portions were. Also, I'm doing this for me, accepting the fact that I'm beautiful at my size, and that I am only doing this to have a healthy and happy body and soul.2
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The key to my success is My Fitness Pal. Today marks 800 straight days of tracking!14
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I don't know if anyone ever looks at it from this angle, but if you don't have your own kitchen, then you can't cook heavy meals, and if you can't afford food, then you flatout don't over eat. ha ha0
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Fixing sleep and reducing stress!1
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Visualising and keeping my journey in the forefront of my mind1
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1) Learning to look at food in terms of sugar content and nutrition-per-calorie instead of how much I feel like I want it at the moment.
2) Joining a gym, getting a personal trainer, and feeling like there is someone who will be disappointed if I don't exercise today. I'm better at follow through for other people than for myself.
3) Really paying attention to the connection between metabolic syndrome and healthy age and trying to think of my future self as someone whose life will be severely impaired by bad decisions I make today.
4) Eating a mostly lower-carb, higher-fat diet.
5) Giving up baking. If I bake something, I feel entitled to eat it, and I can't ever eat just one.
6) Finding life goals powerful enough to combat a lifetime of using food as a reward, food for comfort, food to show love, food to connect with others, and food as a way to enjoy leisure time.
7) Discovering that I really enjoy what it feels like to work hard at the gym, and making gym time part of my self-care routine.
8) Discovering that self-care is a daily necessity, not a reward for good behavior.
9) Scheduling gym time in my calendar, just like all my other obligations.
10) Intermittent fasting.
11) Weight training plus cardio.
12) Learning to love coffee without sugar. Using caffeine and stretching instead of sugar to combat daytime sleepiness at my desk.
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Simplifying the process was the biggest one to me. As soon as I stopped worrying about eating the right foods or doing the right exercises I was able to make it work. I ate things I enjoyed that kept me full and did exercises I enjoyed.
Second biggest was to stop trying to lose weight so fast. Two pounds per week didn't give me nearly enough calories and once I decided on slower weight loss I was able to stick to it.
This! Eating what I want, just not as much! And finding exercise that works for me. I love my jIllian michaels dvd, she is real. And saves on gym membership, no excuses!!1
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