What is the one change you've permanently made?

Miz_T
Miz_T Posts: 150 Member
edited November 16 in Food and Nutrition
For those who have been here a while, what is the one fitness or food change you've permanently made in your life? Mine has been that since 2013, I eat one large raw carrot a day. If I don't, I can feel it.
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  • Miz_T
    Miz_T Posts: 150 Member
    *High fives* Marie!
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    Exercise. I never did it before, now I love it. Even in high school we had to do at least 1 push up and 1 pull up to pass gym class. I barely did it then, but could do them in my sleep now.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I don't actually think I have made a permanent change. I do something different than before for a while, then do something even more different.
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    marieamethyst wrote: »
    Exercising regularly and cutting back on the alcohol - I still eat whatever I want in moderation. :)

    That part.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Daily exercise.
  • CiaIgle
    CiaIgle Posts: 72 Member
    Difficult answer in my case, I detected cycles in my journey of weigth loss.

    At the begining I tried more salads, curiously I reduce them drastically without impact in my progress. After 4 months I replace them (as side orders) by alternatives like souercrout and "pico de gallo"

    One deifinite change is whole breads most of the time. No more white bread (except for fast food :smile: )

    One trend I am noticing is that my diet is becoming more "paleo" so reducing a lot the rice and pasta.

  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    edited February 2017
    I haven't really changed a whole lot, besides portion sizes, but I have made the permanent switch from regular soda, to diet soda.
  • rosey35
    rosey35 Posts: 150 Member
    Saw working out as fun as oppose to something I have to do
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Lifting weights regularly
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    All of them...
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Not to demonize food. There is no bad food, only food that has gone bad.
  • shaynepoole
    shaynepoole Posts: 493 Member
    Eat more veggies :) and cook at home more (like all of the time now)
  • TwntyOnePointTwo
    TwntyOnePointTwo Posts: 22 Member
    No more cream and sugar in my morning coffee:-).
  • DiamondDiva914
    DiamondDiva914 Posts: 50 Member
    No more dairy, no white sugar, eating breakfast every morning, and water, water, water!
  • Fallfrenzy
    Fallfrenzy Posts: 118 Member
    Drinking more water and making most meals at home.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    Before: Mindless eating.

    After: Intentionally balancing energy in and energy out.
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    Cooking at home and exercising regularly...
  • Tum22
    Tum22 Posts: 102 Member
    I gave up fruit juice at meal times as it supposedly had too much sugar. It hasn't made me lose weight though and I do think it might have stopped me eating a pudding so I might go back to it.

    I also, like you, eat a carrot or half a day. I think it's a good appetite suppressant, high in fiber and all that munching calms me down.
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    Drinking mainly water instead of soda
    Consistency with food and exercise, not perfect but huge change with this since 2013.
    Doing what I want to do. -this may sound selfish but I used to be too much of a people pleaser, and took A Lot to change this
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Replacing my seven cans of Mtn Dew a day by drinking water when I'm thirsty.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Not eating directly from the container (things like chips, nuts, snack crackers, etc.) But that was always the case with me and didn't keep me from becoming overweight, so it's really more of a pet peeve than anything, I guess!

    Most foods you would normally munch directly from the bag or box are fairly calorie dense (which makes eating measured portions even more important).
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    I have not been on Mfp long, I just use it to count calories for our program at work. I used to use LOSEIT.

    Changes made many years ago? Exercise. Every day. Intense cardio plus strength training. Been doing that regularly for 30+ years. Weigh every single morning. No excuses.

    Changes made in the last couple of years? Water. Lots of water.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    Counting calories/logging on MFP. And skipping breakfast.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    Weighing and logging - changed my life for the better. Its the tool I need to keep me on track - I cant eyeball stuff, I dont have that skill.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I do a thing for a while until I get bored, then I do another thing.

    I hope, at least, I have changed my attitude about food.
  • Calibrate
    Calibrate Posts: 52 Member
    Exercise, good food choices, all of that. But, the biggest change I have made is to change the way I think about food and exercise. I now exercise and eat a healthy diet so I can live a long happy life. The other stuff, like fitting into a smaller pair of jeans is secondary.
  • fidangul
    fidangul Posts: 673 Member
    Replacing sugar in my hot beverages with artificial sweeteners. And diet soft drinks instead of the regulars. This way I'm not drinking my way through my daily calorie allotment. Makes more room for food.
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