Best Tip You Received?

Exercise so you can eat.

Don't let more than 4 hours pass without eating or your metabolism exits its best state of continuous burn.

Set realistic expectations otherwise you are setting yourself up for failure.

It was recently actually:

Being fat is hard. Losing weight is hard. Choose one.

That put things in perspective for me and actually got me out of the house and into the gym. When you say "I don't want to work out today" or "I can eat a little more" you're choosing to stay fat. The difference between these choices is that one gets easier the more you continue to choose it, the other gets harder.

Other than this little piece of inspiration, I think the best tip I ever got was to "set small goals and don't worry about any other goals or other peoples goals until you reach yours. Then move on to the next small goal. Continue this until you're where you want to be".

Don't log what you eat, eat what you log.
Worked a treated for me

more like a discovery i made on my own: "if you take it to work, you will eat it." no matter how unappealing last night's leftovers look at 5:30 am

saved me from a whole ton of 'oh crap i'm starving, better just hit the food court and have done with it' meals.

Portion control

Focussing on macros rather than calories.

Same end result, but doesn't trigger obsessive behavior for me.

Keep it simple. Listen more.

to "keep momentum going" with both exercise and diet, always been one for losing a few lbs and thinking i'm now ok to have (for example) that KFC or Pizza again cause i've lost weight then get back to square one. Been strict for just under 6 months and lost 2 stone with no intention of putting it back on

You must be consistent, and you must be patient.

Progress, not perfection
Small changes over time make a huge difference
Forgive yourself
Listen to your body

I've a few that have really helped me.

1)You can have a weekly deficit and cycle your calories if your lifestyle doesn't fit with a daily deficit. So I maintain on average Friday, Saturday, Sunday and have a 500 deficit on average Monday to Thursday for half a pound loss. Not for everyone but works for me.

2)Unless you have a specific dietary need (athletes or medical conditions) fat and carbs aren't evil, but getting adequate protein is beneficial for maintaining muscle.

3) Water weight fluctuations can both mask and exaggerate weight loss, you can still weigh every day but look for long term trends month by month.

4) Start doing strength training whilst you're losing don't wait till you've lost (I've hit the same body measurements 10 pounds heavier than the last time I lost for my wedding doing cardio alone)

What you eat in private you wear in public.