its first day of dieting

tinachapman417
tinachapman417 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 15 in Introduce Yourself
any ideas

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  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    Here is advice I've gotten from others that helps me:

    Instead of "dieting", make life style changes. Make those changes gradually for long term success.

    Log everything.

    Remember that it's not a race and it takes time.

    One day off target doesn't "wreck everything, and equal failure". It's when we revert to the old life style completely that we don't achieve our goals.

    Using a food scale to weigh out things helps with accuracy. It literally adds 1-3 minutes to an entire meal prep.

    Log everything.

    Watch out for drinking your calories. It's usually not satisfying or filling, and adds up quickly.

    Log everything.
  • pamfgil
    pamfgil Posts: 449 Member
    Also remember you don't have to be perfect. You will have really good days and not so good days. The trick is to think damage control on the not so good, rather than I've blown it so I might as well ...
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  • jedibeau82
    jedibeau82 Posts: 24 Member
    Don't diet, it does NOT work. Eat whole foods for 80 - 90 % of the time. Log everything! Eat to be healthy and fuel your body. Exercise 3 - 5 times a week. Enjoy a small treat if you must a couple times a week. Those are my top tips and if you follow them you can't go wrong. Good luck!
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  • jedibeau82
    jedibeau82 Posts: 24 Member
    Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »
    jedibeau82 wrote: »
    Don't diet, it does NOT work. Eat whole foods for 80 - 90 % of the time. Log everything! Eat to be healthy and fuel your body. Exercise 3 - 5 times a week. Enjoy a small treat if you must a couple times a week. Those are my top tips and if you follow them you can't go wrong. Good luck!

    These are YOUR tips for YOU.. i lost 110+ pounds, i didnt do any of these things

    Is that not what I said??? "Those are my top tips" What part of that is confusing to you?? It will work with anyone, even you! Doesn't mean it's the only way. Chill the hell out.
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  • jedibeau82
    jedibeau82 Posts: 24 Member
    edited February 2017
    So telling someone specifics is harmful? Please. Everyone can exercise 3 days a week. All it means is to move your body, go for a walk, take stairs instead of elevator, dance while cooking, etc. Eating whole foods is the ideal way to lose weight and isn't complicated. Eat stuff that doesn't have packaging and has the actual thing as the main ingredient, ie, rice, carrot, chicken. This is the only way to lose weight AND be healthy. If you just want to lose weight then all you have to go is eat less but it won't result in health and MOST people fail on diets and regain all if not more weight. I don't know what you eat so maybe you are the exception and will keep it off. I hope you do. In my opinion eating to be healthy makes sense because eating processed foods has been linked to a whole host of diseases and there is no point losing weight if you still have clogged arteries or diabetes. I would guess that the second highest reason for people wanting to change their diet aside from "looking better" is to live longer and feel better. Maybe I am wrong, but I doubt it. My advice is nothing like "Doc Oz", he is a *kitten* artist and a charlatan who has sold his soul for money long ago. I am giving solid advice that will work, period. So don't call me out for telling someone what has been proven to be an very effective way of losing weight and becoming healthy just because you don't think they can handle the info.
  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    edited February 2017
    Good points above illustrating that there are different "roads to the top of the mountain".

    Experiment with different ideas and suggestions to find what works for you.

    A couple more things that works better for me. One is to set my calorie goals to lose the max 2lbs/week. If I go over a little bit (like today), I'm still at a deficit. I do better eating 5 times a day in smaller amounts (unlike today).

    Maybe it works for you. Maybe another variation works better for you.
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  • jedibeau82
    jedibeau82 Posts: 24 Member
    So it's okay for you to tell people your way of eating in response but not me? I get called out for giving a road out just because mine is not in line with yours? If someone doesn't want to follow my advice fine but that doesn't mean it's not valid. You are right about eating within your calories for the day will result in weight loss. I had ice cream yesterday and will likely again this week. I won't argue anymore about health issues connected with food because I suppose it is besides the point to the OP. I will say though that you should not assume that someone doesn't want info just because you would have failed. Good luck on your journey.
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