What Other Factors (Besides Nutrition) Help You Succeed?
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Staying the course - you will have bad days, good days and days in between forever! After a bad day, just move on! Also, my son who is an MD, said to me that what I eat is MY CHOICE! No one is forcing me to eat anything or not eat anything, It is just food and it is my choice. This has been one of the biggest factors for me; for some reason it just clicked and made sense. He said this during a health conversation we were having...he is not a primary care Dr, he is a specialist in an entirely different field, so don't worry he would say that to a patient!2
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Remembering this is an ongoing journey, and it will not be perfectly linear.
Planning, buying and preparing good food on the weekends so I can have a healthy week.
Occasional treats.
Weighing myself a couple times a week.
Faithfully tracking.
Watching success for other people.
Getting enough sleep.
Journaling to deal with frustrations, joys and gratitude.
Tracking movement every day.
Mindfulness.
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Eating breakfast
Drinking more water
Getting better sleep
Eating regularly4 -
By being mindful of everything I eat and understanding that there are consequences if I overeat.
Trying to balance what goes in to vs. calories burned and not limiting certain foods completely because I don't want to feel deprived.
Working out and making a schedule so that I can stick to working out at least a few times a week without overdoing it.
Interacting with MFP friends so that they keep me on track.2 -
I was transformed by a health scare. A year ago I suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage - bleed in the middle of my brain, I almost died - but didn't. It wasn't until then that I realized one cannot take life for granted and I wanted to live longer, I woke up to my whole family surrounding me and realized they weren't ready to let me go. I totally changed my eating habits, my triglycerides were off the charts, bad blood, etc etc etc. After about six months I believe I had lost 47 pounds and all of the bad blood, all counts completely normal without medication. However I have lost so much and I am within a normal weight range, that my blood pressure medicine is really lowering my blood pressure, I may be taken off of that as well. I feel like I have accomplished something which I could only wish I could help everyone do. I never eat unhealthy foods, always only healthy stuff, no grease, cholesterol, etc.
Good luck to everyone in your journey - your health is worth the change7 -
I am looking at it as a "lifestyle" change instead of a diet and trying to lose weight. Seems like since I took the pressure of just losing weight off of my shoulders that it's becoming easier every day. I'm eating better and squeezing workouts when I can. I just take it day by day. And I'll have set backs and cheat days but that's okay bc I'm human.
Also once I figured out YouTube actually has good and FREE workout videos, that really helps bc I can workout whenever I want.1 -
I don't actually know! One day I just decided to meal plan, eat healthy (or do my best to!) and TRY to get my activity levels sorted! I joined a cheerleading squad and never looked back. Go Platinum team!! Hahaha, MFP has also been a huge motivator. It's so convenient!0
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I really appreciate many of the responses that you have received especially "removing toxic people "
For me it is a combination of things. Mind, body, soul, and spirit. Just having an overall balance of good, positive and healthy things and learning from all things and situations.
Finding your balance and keeping it is a journey within itself. Everything that you face can be an enjoyable learning experience.
Stay the course.2 -
The nsv ( non scale victory) thread. I find it inspiring and reading that thread when I want a snack mindlessly helps me make better choices.5
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Also I pulled out my vintage dishes the bowls and plates are much smaller (and more pretty) by using smaller pretty dishes the same amount of food feels like more3
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Having a supportive accountability buddy who is just as enthusiastic as me makes all the difference! Someone who's there to cheer me on and to help me through hard times, who I can tell my secrets to and have fun with.
I am also successful when I write things down! Not only my goals and accomplishments, but also when I make a fitness calendar for my workouts. Putting a big red X on my calendar when I finish that day's workout and seeing a month of X's is so encouraging!1 -
I watch YouTube videos made by healthy people who used to be overweight. They are so inspiring. Check out OBESE TO BEAST and FAT MEETS FIRE. It has helped me tremendously!4
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Learn how to cook vegetables, and try a lot of different kinds of them. A lot of us grew up disliking vegetables because they were badly cooked or not fresh. But they really are delicious if you prepare them properly. Eating plenty of them really helps with weight loss, and with general health too. And your eating plan will be a lot more fun if you really like what you're eating.4
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This is a really cool part of the app that I just found after 9 days with the program. I'm going to come here often!2
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Eat at a deficit.
Don't guilt over going over one day.4 -
CrabNebula wrote: »Self-discipline.
Hands down the most difficult, cheapest, and most effective!2 -
Periodic, short, dog walks. As they are Pomerainians.
Walking around Walmart or another store after having eaten.
I know many people see things as. "You have to burn heavy for progress." But the little things count as well. Mini walks helps with joints and aids in proper digestion.
And thanks to mini dog walks, our very old Pom of 13+ years was given about three months to live. That was roughly three years ago. Our vet is SURPRISED he's still living and healthy. He's had a type of mini stroke a few weeks ago, and his back legs are now stiff because of it, but he still insists on having his daily walk.8 -
Journaling. I found that being more mindful of my whole day is helpful. For me, it was so easy to get lost when your day is not purposeful. I track not only my food (on MFP), but in a physical journal I track my planned activities/chores, my mood, my sleep habits, mini-goals I set for myself (for example: in April, I am trying to be mindful of increasing my veggie consumption and decreasing red meat, so I am trying to go vegetarian 3 times a week to try new recipes/foods/etc)- all sorts of things. I also try and log a daily gratitude item, something that I am thankful for on a particular day. Many people have mentioned that this is a lifestyle, not a diet and so I found that best represented when I wasn't mindlessly going through the motions of my day (it can be startling to realize a month has passed in your work/sleep/eat cycle and feeling like nothing has happened in that time). It is not just about eating and exercising intentionally, but doing everything more intentionally. I know this is not for everyone, but it has helped me a great deal recently.
Good luck to everyone! You all are so inspiring6 -
Penthesilea514 wrote: »Journaling. I found that being more mindful of my whole day is helpful. For me, it was so easy to get lost when your day is not purposeful. I track not only my food (on MFP), but in a physical journal I track my planned activities/chores, my mood, my sleep habits, mini-goals I set for myself (for example: in April, I am trying to be mindful of increasing my veggie consumption and decreasing red meat, so I am trying to go vegetarian 3 times a week to try new recipes/foods/etc)- all sorts of things. I also try and log a daily gratitude item, something that I am thankful for on a particular day. Many people have mentioned that this is a lifestyle, not a diet and so I found that best represented when I wasn't mindlessly going through the motions of my day (it can be startling to realize a month has passed in your work/sleep/eat cycle and feeling like nothing has happened in that time). It is not just about eating and exercising intentionally, but doing everything more intentionally. I know this is not for everyone, but it has helped me a great deal recently.
Good luck to everyone! You all are so inspiring
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Penthesilea514 wrote: »Journaling. I found that being more mindful of my whole day is helpful. For me, it was so easy to get lost when your day is not purposeful. I track not only my food (on MFP), but in a physical journal I track my planned activities/chores, my mood, my sleep habits, mini-goals I set for myself (for example: in April, I am trying to be mindful of increasing my veggie consumption and decreasing red meat, so I am trying to go vegetarian 3 times a week to try new recipes/foods/etc)- all sorts of things. I also try and log a daily gratitude item, something that I am thankful for on a particular day. Many people have mentioned that this is a lifestyle, not a diet and so I found that best represented when I wasn't mindlessly going through the motions of my day (it can be startling to realize a month has passed in your work/sleep/eat cycle and feeling like nothing has happened in that time). It is not just about eating and exercising intentionally, but doing everything more intentionally. I know this is not for everyone, but it has helped me a great deal recently.
Good luck to everyone! You all are so inspiring
And we all have our own way in our lifestyle. What works for one person may not work for another.1
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