What's the biggest small change you've made?
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Watching portion sizes in general and stopping eating when I'm feeling satisfied rather than full.
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I cut off on Breads, cookies, chips, bars, cakes, donuts, candies, heavy pastas, white flour and all fast foods and fried foods. Iam down 35 pounds since Sept 11,2017.18
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I used to eat alot of Spaghtti so I changed it for Spaghetti squash. I found it taste so much better and barelly any calories. Since november 2017 I lost 21lbs.16
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I stopped buying family sized packs of desserts (cupcakes, a whole cake) for a two person family. I still buy desserts but just one cupcake or a slice of cake instead.
I stopped buying soda and havent had any since last march because of this.18 -
Stopped ordering take out, maybe do it once every two weeks now and make much healthier choices. Another big one was no drinking during the week, I used to have wine almost every night.14
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I stopped making excuses!25
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Doing some exercise most days, even if it's just 30 minutes.12
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DebLaBounty wrote: »I stopped making excuses!
My favorite inspirational quote is "You can have results or excuses - you choose."28 -
Drinking water all day long.5
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I drive with my pocketbook in my trunk, so when I have a feeling about going to Dunkin donuts or fast food..it is too much work. I can't go through the drive through53
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At high end restaurants I take a look at appetizers and see if there's a yummy lo-cal option to match with a green veggie to make my entree. Last night it was oysters Rockefeller with green beans. So good!22
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I spent/am spending some time getting real clear on why I am doing this. Why do I want to exercise more, why is it important to watch what I eat, etc. For example, by exercising more and watching what I eat, I am more likely to have more consistent energy throughout the day.
Yesterday at work I was headed out to get lunch and had thoughts of maybe a big sandwich, burger etc. Then a thought popped into my head: How do I want to feel after lunch? What will help with my energy levels in the afternoon?
I was excited that lunch triggered those thoughts. With that trigger, I made the decision to eat something that would be filling but not heavy. By being clear on how I wanted to feel, it helped shaped my food choices.41 -
I made exercise a habit. Those few hundred extra calories make a huge difference.18
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Two words.... Flexible Dieting!9
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No fast food or take out. No sugary beverages. One dessert per week. Also embracing the fact that I don't need to to feel full after every meal.10
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I switched from smoking cigarettes to vaping.
I've been smoking for 10 years and I never thought ME of all people would be able to put the cigarettes away. This is the biggest small change I could have ever made for myself. It's been 2 weeks and I feel so great already.27 -
Cutting down the oil I'm using when cooking. A lot of times recipes call for a tablespoon of oil in a pan, I will use half a teaspoon and it works out just as well, never have any problems. This has cut the calories and fat down quite a lot for my recipes!13
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I stopped allowing myself to eating whatever I want on the weekend. I try to make it to the gym one day on the weekend to keep me on track.7
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Walking much more, all the usual tricks of parking further away from the school at drop off in the morning, further away from work, taking 20 minutes to walk each lunch break, choosing the furthest car park away from a meeting venue and taking the children out to the countryside at least once at the weekend (they now love walking!) It soon adds up to 400 calories a day, sometimes I eat them the same day, sometimes I save them up for wine at the weekend. Down from 199 this time last year to 133lbs now and maintaining for just over three months.
@whosshe just started vaping myself this weekend in place of smoking, a promise to myself having lost the weight, going well here too, all power to your elbow!16 -
exercising at least 30 minutes most days of the week. Rarely drinking alcohol. Rarely baking.6
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