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

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    • Posts: 1,559 Member
      Wiseandcurious wrote: »
      Deliberately incorporated walking (uphill, too) in my commute by picking my route and getting off the bus early. Overall I get 9 - 10 000 steps or so only from the commute, if I don't do any walking at lunch (and I normally do). This takes me right up there in lightly active despite my sedentary desk job.

      My history shows that I just can't sustain (read: really really hate) eating below a certain threshold, so the moment I slacken with exercise my deficit gets smaller, and I won't go hungry to maintain it. Now the exercise is built right into my day and I can eat enough to stay sane and lose weight.

      All this just from getting my kitten off the bus at a strategically chosen spot.

      Just had a light bulb moment :smiley: Thank you and love your profile pic.
    • Posts: 531 Member
      I came back. Been tracking for 5 days after a break since late October. On track to eat at/just above my calories for the second day in a row. This is huge, I've been struggling with coming back.

      I'm also cutting out my sugar free creamer in my coffee. Probably will never give up Splenda, but I'm learning to enjoy it without creamer, which is huge. I wasn't measuring, and I'd estimate that I was using a quarter cup or so every day. The sugar free stuff is only something like 15 calories a tablespoon, but I was probably drinking close to 60 calories a day. And not counting it. That's fine now, I have 1860 calories a day, but it won't always be!

      Besides, I buy flavored coffee and the creamer interferes with the flavor. ;)
    • Posts: 110 Member
      UltraVegBabe wrote: »
      Eating breakfast later in the day, so I end up only eating 2 meals a day.

      Me too :)
    • Posts: 32 Member
      Meal prepping, so I never have to cave and mindlessly eat garbage.
    • Posts: 119 Member
      I've started reading labels. I've noticed a lot of things that say "low carb" on the front of a package are not that at all! I pay attention to what goes in to my body. It's kind of obsessive, but mindfulness is important in choosing foods.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      I eat out twice a week. I am cutting it down to once a week. I also have a banana couple of hours before I go out to eat so I dont end up over-ordering/overeating. I have done this only for a couple weeks now but I think this is going to help me.
    • Posts: 646 Member
      I've really focused on drinking 80-100oz of water a day. I feel like it really helps keep that bloated feeling away and it helps me from feeling hungry and snacking throughout the day. I only drink water, except for when I go out and have some wine or mixed drink.
    • Posts: 3 Member
      One minor change that has had major results - no eating after 8:00 PM. That's when I start wanting to snack on junk foods. I started timing my snacks and meals accordingly and have done my best to stay with it!
    • Posts: 466 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 88 Member
      track food, when eating out try and bring some of the food home for next day lunch.
    • Posts: 5,966 Member
      started drinking sleepy time tea at night instead of eating a snack (unless I'm actually hungry)
    • Posts: 949 Member
      I spend 5 minutes on planks or hollow holds several times a week. 5 minutes is a small increment of time for such a big benefit!
    • Posts: 37 Member
      Logging food daily, eating only twice a day, starting my day out at the gym has helped me with both my body and my productivity.
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