What life lessons has losing weight taught you?
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5) If you track it before you eat it you'll never be surprised and it's much easier to remain accountable.21
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I HATE feeling hungry and I go from zero to HANGRY in no time at all, especially on a deficit. I've learned that a small 23 calorie piece of candy (mmmm maple candies) can calm my hunger enough for me to make the meal I had pre-logged.21
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I learned that my relationship with food was completely inappropriate.
I learned that my body was created to move and that food is just fuel. It isn’t comfort. It isn’t a stress reducer. It is fuel.
I learned to talk to myself the way I would talk to a loved one. I quit saying horrible mean hateful things to myself.
I learned that I have a large frame and to quit dieting down to the small frame numbers.
I finally embraced my inner gardener and started growing some of our own veggies.
I learned that my teenage daughter was watching me and how I viewed myself. She was looking for cues as to how she should talk to herself and form her own body image. I learned that I am incredibly strong and broke the chain in that my mother was bulemic and all the body issues she had would NOT be passed to my daughter as they were passed to me.
I learned my husband loves me at any size.51 -
1. PATIENCE!!!!18
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Weight loss has taught me that habits are literally everything. My satisfaction in life has everything to do with how my habits contribute to my feelings of being organized and in control.18
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This journey has taught me this is a lifestyle not a diet. It has taught me to be patient it will come in time as far as weight loss. It has also taught me I am stronger than I think Mentally and Physically.10
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- You need to be brutally honest with yourself. This is the first step. Immediately after, you need to say the words "...and I forgive myself".
- Self-compassion. Without this, you will fail.
- The weightloss journey is a lifestyle change. It's about changing and introducing new habits.
- Those closest to you may not ackowledge (ever!) the mini-goals, NSVs and milestones you achieve. Some will be negative or downright rude. Ignore them. In some cases, eliminate them from your life
- It's not a sprint. If you want to lose 100+lbs in 6 months, see point 1.
- Have fun. Try new exercises, new recipes, new physical challenges.
- Don't restrict or deny yourself. Why deny yourself of dessert, or a particular food? Fit it in!
- It's as much about learning about yourself as it is losing weight22 -
That I could actually achieve something if I just try. Losing weight has been on my new year resolution for 8 years but I just never really tried, always having excuses not to do it. The courage to get out and try is something that I've been trying to work on since then.17
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Even when you've wanted to lose weight for years, you still have to adjust to being a smaller person. I still go to the plus size clothes section, I still turn my body for people to walk past me, I still walk the long way around because I don't think I can fit in a small aisle. The dramatic changes in my body, though welcomed, have still been a drastic change that I am having to adjust to in ways I couldn't imagine.16
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That determination and consistency really does lead to measurable results.16
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That I was overweight my entire adult life while telling myself I was big boned. All along I was overfat and ate too many calories.
That losing weight by counting calories isn’t difficult. But...
Losing weight in a healthy fashion takes time and constancy.
That even at the middle of a healthy BMI, my body isn’t perfect, and I’m coming to the realization that that’s ok.
That I’m not real comfortable when people mention my weight loss.13 -
To take it one day at a time. Being aware of my body - I weigh myself every day due to CHF - it is a must - Love yourself enough to do what is good for your body. I love food - and have changed my eating habits. Recently, I went to lunch with a friend. I ordered a Summer Salad with grilled chicken - due to low sodium diet, I asked for it to be non seasoned and cooked in foil to prevent salt getting on it from the grill - no croutons - my friend replied, You are really rough on your body - and I said, no, I love myself enough to not eat things I shouldn't be. Best of luck! I think we are all in it together.19
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Facing it is the first step. Once your head is on board the rest will follow. Have a plan and stick to it. One mistake will not end the world unless you let it.13
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Great question! I have enjoyed reading the responses.
For me ...
. Its consistency. Not perfection that counts.
. I really can do anything I really put my mind to.
. The real goal us not losing weight. It is to establish and maintain healthy habits forever.19 -
That the consistency and discipline you learn from losing weight and getting healthier can be applied to other parts of your life, such as your finances 👍🏻16
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1.) Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
2.) Eat WHATEVER you want to, WHENEVER you want to, just much much smaller portions than you did when you were obese/overweight and less frequently (sometimes maybe just 1 or 2 meals per day and keep a watch on snacking thru-out the day. Example: You can eat whatever you want to, just include your snack/dessert with your meal. Eat and be done with it. Perhaps skip breakfast and lunch and have a nice big dinner (with dessert) or a nice big breakfast and skip lunch and dinner or skip breakfast have a big lunch (with snacks) and skip dinner or skip breakfast and have a large lunch and small dinner, or sometimes you may choose to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner--just not all the time...there are a million combinations, the bottom line in cals in and cals out--eat less and less frequently and smaller portions when you do eat thru out the day and you will not only forever blast the weight off but keep it off too, because nothing will be off limits--except for portion sizes. Pretty soon, you will grow to LOVE eating whatever you want, just smaller portions and less frequently and see snacking thru-out the day as counter productive to reaching your goals. If you're done eating for the day, and wants something more...tell yourself you can have whatever you want, just not now and drink some water. Patience and self-control is something we must learn/train ourselves to do/be. Water drinking is a fabulous way to deter excess snacking AND will help you to determine if you're really hungry or thirsty. This may not work for everyone, but it super worked/works for me. REMEMBER...what works for some won't necessarily work for others. The "business" of weight blastification is NOT a "one size fits all", no matter how much it may seem to be. Everyone is different.
3.) Have FUN getting this excess flab and unhealthy fat offa/outta your mind, body and soul. The ONLY person you must compare and compete with is YOU. Take your everloving time and do it right and righteously. We didn't get the way we are overnight and it's not going to leave overnight. Haste makes waste. Hurry is of the TAKE YOUR TIME reaching your goals.
4.) There are hundreds, maybe thousands of people here on Mfp that have got it (the flab/fat/excess/unhealthy pounds ounces and inches) off and kept it off...including me. We're NO better or worse than you--if we can do it, you will too--I PROMISE. It's just going to take time! Let patience have it's work and do it's thing in and thru you.
5.) {{{{{ HUGS }}}}}
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There are no excuses in life. “If you think you can’t, or you think you can, your right.”10
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1. Excuses are for people who don't want to change. (I used to make plenty)
2. Moderation in all things.
3. Massive change is the result of countless small changes.18 -
That getting older does not necessary equate to getting fatter.19
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It can really bring out the true feeling of others, especially jealousy. Then someone who should have been in your corner cheering you on turns on you and tears you down because of your success.15
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