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Name one thing you did that helped you get to you goal..
sstout02
Posts: 65 Member
What’s one thing, exercise, meal, diet routine you did to get to your goal/s..what did you stop doing?
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Logging every bite!28
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Acknowledging that I wasn't going to give up high-calorie foods, but that I was going to moderate portion sizes and plan ahead for them.
You can pry my frosted shortbread cookie and two pieces of potato kugel from my cold dead fingers... but knowing that I can totally have those means I don't go back for cake and rogelach (or two more pieces of kugel).29 -
being consistent and understanding that having a one-off day wasn't the end of the world.
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I stopped drinking soda, now I just drink water or squash which is only 9 calories per 500 ml so pretty much all of my daily allowance of calories can be used towards food and I feel much less bloated.11
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Developing habits - I don't need to be motivated to go to the gym now that it's just "what I do" every lunch time.21
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Food scale.
Surprised it took this far in to get mentioned.25 -
Realizing that consistency counts and trying to be a perfectionist leads to failure.28
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I do some form of activity every day- walk, dvd, gym, sick day stretch, something.
I eat a fruit or veggie at every meal. I've also made it a game of finding the best low calorie substitute or best portion size vs. calorie bargain possible. I'm a volume eater.
Corny and cliche as this will sound, I gave up quitting. I get sidetracked, I backslide. I forget my "why" and lose motivation. But I get over it and keep on going. I don't look at the time it takes to get to goal, it will pass whether I do something or not. But I'd rather spend it doing something productive.39 -
estherdragonbat wrote: »Acknowledging that I wasn't going to give up high-calorie foods, but that I was going to moderate portion sizes and plan ahead for them.
You can pry my frosted shortbread cookie and two pieces of potato kugel from my cold dead fingers... but knowing that I can totally have those means I don't go back for cake and rogelach (or two more pieces of kugel).
LOVE this! This is my approach in a nutshell, and MFP is the tool that helps me do it. This isn’t a short-term journey - this is my life now. Thanks to MFP, I’m much more aware of the choices I make. There isn’t anything I’ve forbidden myself from eating but there are definitely things that I no longer want either because I don’t have the taste for them or the calorie load just isn’t worth it.10 -
Consistently logging all my calories and moving a bit more.
Consistency pays off
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I logged my calorie intake into MFP every day. I read the Success Stories thread for the inspiration to keep consistently logging and exercising. Saw that these habits resulted in reaching my mini-goals of losing about four pounds a month and finally reaching my goal weight.24
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Oh, and I stopped making excuses.15
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I’ve stopped eating fried foods daily.10
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Counting calories and weighting portions for each meal, Increasing my fluids in take, gym at least 4/5 times a week with a 300/400 calories burned.7
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Finding an exercise I could do every day with no excuses. For me it was the stationary bike, since I don't have to get dressed or go anywhere, and it doesn't depend on the weather, and doesn't hurt my joints, and I can do it at a lower intensity if I need to. But at least fifteen minutes of moderate activity every day, rain or shine. More activity is even better, but I can do fifteen minutes even when I really don't feel like doing anything.14
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I glued (not really) a water bottle to my hand. Always carried it around to make sure I was intaking enough water each day. The more water I drank, the better I felt.
The other thing that helped me accomplish my goals was by joining an accountability group. After accomplishing each challenge, I felt that I was getting better and better. It was worth it!10 -
Simple! Great Job!1
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Dedicated to the Fit Life / Embraced the Frustratingly-Rewarding Journey!2
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Lifting weights (in particular following a proper program).. I stopped waffling around doing random exercises7
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Seeing everything as better habits to be formed and built. The logging, the weighing, the exercising, I have fewer bumps in the road and they are smaller bumps because I focused on the repetition early on.6
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Intermittent fasting (5:2) was the key for me. When one only has 8400 weekly calories (1200 a day) life is just so much better and satisfying — now rhat on normal days (5) I have almost 1500 calories.6
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I switched to a whole food plant based diet
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I stopped focusing on all the confusing different diets and stick to eating 1200 calories a day and exercise 30 minutes a day every other day. It’s not fancy and it might not be the “best” way but it worked for me after baby #2 so instead of complicating the process and stressing myself out - I eat what I want and stick to my calories goal.17
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Honesty in logging - even when you don't want to admit it. That and not stressing the small 'oops' moments. :flowerforyou:3
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And running.
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being totally honest in my logging and with myself4
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Agreed!1
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Consistency with following my plan. No. Matter. What.5
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stopped listening to random advice and researched myself about dieting2
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