What's the biggest small change you've made?

NadNight · January 2018

Weight or fitness goals are the result of small changes and efforts made daily. What small change did you make that had a huge impact?

For me I cut out sugar from my tea, reducing my daily sugar intake by around 10 teaspoons (at least 5 cups a day, 2 sugars each) which I think helped massively!

Steff46 · January 2018

I stopped adding sugar to my coffee. I'm only three days into it but I'm hoping to feel better. I was abusing the sugar with at least two sweet coffees a day.

quiksylver296 · January 2018

I bought a food scale.

UltraVegAthlete · January 2018

Eating breakfast later in the day, so I end up only eating 2 meals a day.

Lisa8823168 · January 2018

Upgraded butter and oils as well as salt to options with a lot more beneficial nutrients. (Ghee butter and MCT Oil and Pink Himalayan Salt) If I am going to have them...let them have some benefits.

steveko89 · January 2018

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I bought a food scale.

^best $9 I've spent

others receiving votes:
- switched from heart rate monitor to TDEE spreadsheet for account for activity/exercise in July (down ~7lbs, doesn't sound like much but I'm just trying to lose vanity weight/get lean, that's almost a 4% total body weight loss)
- make a point to minimize the number of small bills/change I have on me to keep from hitting up the vending machine
- switched from evening to morning workouts, I know it's not for everyone but it helps me stay more consistent and fewer things get in the way early in the morning.

KelGen02 · January 2018

Logging my calories daily as well as eliminating white flour and added sugars as much as possible.

ojules9 · January 2018

First think was NO fast food and no excuses. Pre-make meals on weekends for those long day don't wanna cook nights.
Didn't realize how much money I was going to save too! Added bonus!

AmNestor · January 2018

drinking 3 litres of water a day! sounds like a given, but really try and do it!

SanaAnum · January 2018

I really dont eliminate any food group.
That is the best part.

OHammykins · January 2018

I started tracking what I was eating properly. Really made me think about what I was eating and the value I was getting from my food.

jvcjim · January 2018

using my food scale and tracking what i eat. made all the difference down 189lbs, 132lbs of them were since i started using mfp daily in september 2016!

sardelsa · January 2018

Stopped feeling guilty and trying to be perfect .. after letting go and going with the flow it all became easier to stick to

Good_Morning_Glory · January 2018

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I bought a food scale.

Me too. High five!!

JetJaguar · January 2018

Swapping regular Coke for Coke Zero. That's hundreds of calories a day right there.

emcclure013 · January 2018

I stopped buying lunch at my work cafeteria and started bringing my own. Before, I was easily eating 1000 calories for lunch. Now I'm pretty regimented under 400 every day.

acorsaut89 · January 2018

I have dealt with binge eating/emotional eating for years, so about 4 years ago I started meal prepping on Sundays for the whole week. I am single so I don't need to worry about anyone else in the house eating my pre-made meals.

I also am a home owner on a single income so meal prepping/meal planning was a double bonus: I save a whole lot of money and I stop eating out. Lunch will easily cost me $10/day and when I only spend $50 - $60/week on groceries for 3 meals per day + 2 snacks that's a huge additional cost to me.

Eating home made meals has really helped me. Sometimes the emotional eating wins, like when I'm on my way home from a really hard day . . . even though I work from home most of the time, I am in the office like once or twice a week and when I have those hard days it's rough to want to eat a nutritionally sound meal when chicken nuggets, fries or burritos are calling my name. I have found home-made alternatives - like making my own burrito sauce and making burrito bowls at home - to give me those trigger foods with less calories and more nutrition. The biggest small change I've ever made was to prep my meals for the whole week on Sundays. 3 hours, approximately, once a week has made such a huge difference.

nowine4me · January 2018

Learned portion sizes. Like ONE pop tart is a serving.

JaimeLaRae · January 2018

Cut out the majority of white carbs (with an indulgence here and there), upped my veggie intake. Down 16 pounds since August.

snowyne · January 2018

Perfect timing for this question! All I did was quit adding half & half to my coffee and I dropped 3 stubborn lbs. in 2 weeks. I made no other change to my diet or exercise. I typically drink 3-4 cups a day and I figure that was easily adding up to at least an extra 100 calories a day. So I figured I could either save the 700 calories a week or run an extra 7 miles. Hmmm....black coffee it is!

callriter · January 2018

Started reading labels and made a conscious decision to raise fiber count.

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