Write just 1 tip which triggered your weight loss.

Sabastianni · March 2021

Meal planning so that I actually had a plan to stay within my calorie budget.

dwayneb2020 · March 2021

rosebarnalice wrote: »

When I logged honestly. When I don't log, I lie to myself about how much I eat

Without a doubt this was the main reason why I began losing weight. We are surrounded by high caloric density easily obtainable food and it takes a daily log over a long period of time to really understand where the calories are coming from. Now I can look at most meals and estimate the calories pretty well - but there is no doubt that without logging, eventually most people will backslide.

One thing that was obvious for me was that eating in restaurants was an easy way to take in 1000 calories without batting an eyelash. So now, eating out is a rare event. I like to prep my own meals where I can control the portion sizes.

wunderkindking · March 2021

Hearing someone on youtube say 'your body is a calculator'.

That isn't entirely accurate - too many variables - but realizing so much of it was math and if I knew some numbers I could get somewhere made it much more... doable to me.

saintlmm7689 · March 2021

When my 5 year old grandson poked my chins and said "Squishy Grammie". Out of the mouths of babes. And also counting my calories and weighing everything. Eye opening!

Xiao_Ya_ · March 2021

When I was about 94lbs a couple years ago, I stepped on the scale, and my doctor immediately asked me, "Have you been eating a lot of junk food?" At that time, I was working out for 3 hours a day and eating only a little bit of rice and vegetables. I know I shouldn't take it too personally, but that still really bothers me and I tend to obsess over little things. Since I haven't had any health issues, I've been avoiding the doctor until I'm under that weight. Now I'm trying to eat more than the 500 calories I was having at the time and not exercise so drastically. This year will be my first doctor's visit in almost 4 years, and I'm going to be strong and satisfied with myself even if she isn't.

cpnknight · March 2021

What triggered my weight loss....
Stepping on the scales to discover I was over 25 stone.

mwatson6106 · March 2021

Hitting 85kg once again. never been over that, hopefully never will be.

kenyonhaff · March 2021

Calories in versus calories out...it all comes down to simple math. I'm not some sort of special person that my metabolism works any differently. (Yes, some people its does. Not me.) Awareness, gentle self-love, and just making some relatively slight dietary changes (more protein, less carb, avoid calorie-filled drinks, and healthy fats are my friend. I can't outrun or out-exercise a crap diet. Also I don't have to exercise crazy hard if I'm paying attention to what I'm eating.)

tess77h · March 2021

Realizing I needed to take T2D seriously and having difficulty putting shoes on and tying the laces, being short of breath from a short walk.

cyfehr76 · March 2021

Being put on a statin....

clh72569 · March 2021

I was going to have to buy all new uniforms for work.

charmmeth · March 2021

mwatson6106 wrote: »

Hitting 85kg once again. never been over that, hopefully never will be.

This: except that for me it was hitting 88kg and pushing 89kg (which means pushing 200lb). Intervening has worked: I hit my goal weight today!

chrisscholes3843 · March 2021

I repurposed the NHS fit for 40 campaign for me to be fit for 30. I started dieting and exercising with 6 friends at work at the start of 2020, we all put £5 in a pot and who ever lost the most in that week won the pot. I never won the pot once which was frustating and everyone gave up by March except me, im now down 54lbs. Only 25lbs left to go, if it wasnt for covid and the gyms shutting i'd be there by now.

celticstar0610 · March 2021

Seeing 222 on the scale. Scared the living daylights out of me. I have a most supportive husband, I done WW, Noom,but this time felt different. I'm carrying around 80 too many pounds for my knees and hips. I can do this.

springlering62 · March 2021

chrisscholes3843 wrote: »

I repurposed the NHS fit for 40 campaign for me to be fit for 30. I started dieting and exercising with 6 friends at work at the start of 2020, we all put £5 in a pot and who ever lost the most in that week won the pot. I never won the pot once which was frustating and everyone gave up by March except me, im now down 54lbs. Only 25lbs left to go, if it wasnt for covid and the gyms shutting i'd be there by now.

So you are the real winner, after all!

sijomial · March 2021

chrisscholes3843 wrote: »

I repurposed the NHS fit for 40 campaign for me to be fit for 30. I started dieting and exercising with 6 friends at work at the start of 2020, we all put £5 in a pot and who ever lost the most in that week won the pot. I never won the pot once which was frustating and everyone gave up by March except me, im now down 54lbs. Only 25lbs left to go, if it wasnt for covid and the gyms shutting i'd be there by now.

@chrisscholes3843

It may have cost you a few "deep sea divers" Chris but you won your health.
Well done.

penguinmama87 · March 2021

I realized I wasn't enjoying things I loved anymore - my hobbies, playing with my kids. I was tired and cranky all the time, and it was making me bitter and resentful and I'm still very young! Thinking about continued bitterness and resentment for decades more exhausted me. Thinking that I might die young from stress made me really sad. So far I've been lucky and fatigue and mood have really been the only setbacks from my weight. I don't have any other health complications from obesity - yet.

So, while I can't control when teething happens, or lockdown regulations, or how much my kids fight me on doing school or chores on any particular day, I can choose to take care of myself. And over a few months that's shifted the entire mood. I'm still in the beginning stages of weight loss but I've remembered already that I like being me and the way I live my life, so I need to take good care of myself to do it well. I don't have this hopeless feeling like it's just something being done to me anymore.

WPBullock · April 2021

The scale going over 220. My belt running out of holes.

MadisonMolly2017 · April 2021

RyotaFujikawa wrote: »

When I was about 94lbs a couple years ago, I stepped on the scale, and my doctor immediately asked me, "Have you been eating a lot of junk food?" At that time, I was working out for 3 hours a day and eating only a little bit of rice and vegetables. I know I shouldn't take it too personally, but that still really bothers me and I tend to obsess over little things. Since I haven't had any health issues, I've been avoiding the doctor until I'm under that weight. Now I'm trying to eat more than the 500 calories I was having at the time and not exercise so drastically. This year will be my first doctor's visit in almost 4 years, and I'm going to be strong and satisfied with myself even if she isn't.

@RyotaFujikawa
I’m sorry this happened to you. Is there any way you can transfer to a new doctor?

mylittlerainbow · April 2021

I'm older now, so I lost almost an inch of height and immediately gained in BMI. I already knew I was at least 40 lbs overweight, but this involuntary increase did not help and I finally set to work.

nanastaci2020 · April 2021

Losing weight is science and math. It is not a mystery. Once I thought of it in those terms, it felt like I was in control.

33gail33 · April 2021

RyotaFujikawa wrote: »

When I was about 94lbs a couple years ago, I stepped on the scale, and my doctor immediately asked me, "Have you been eating a lot of junk food?" At that time, I was working out for 3 hours a day and eating only a little bit of rice and vegetables. I know I shouldn't take it too personally, but that still really bothers me and I tend to obsess over little things. Since I haven't had any health issues, I've been avoiding the doctor until I'm under that weight. Now I'm trying to eat more than the 500 calories I was having at the time and not exercise so drastically. This year will be my first doctor's visit in almost 4 years, and I'm going to be strong and satisfied with myself even if she isn't.

Sorry what - you were 94 lbs? And you aren't going back to the doctor until you get UNDER that weight?

fitstrongfitlove · April 2021

One tip that triggered my weight loss is taking care of my mental health and reducing my stress. This was a long process as my stress levels escalated and escalated over the years. Stress helped be gain an additional 20 that was impossible to loose, no matter what I tried to do.

Getting the stress under control helped me get myself under control. I am still working on things but am happy to say that just with tracking, mfp, exercise, and daily weighing I have lost 5.8 pounds in 2 weeks.

I am well aware that if i loose my self to stress again, I am the one who will be hurt. At the very least, I will gain more weight back.

Self care is what is making the difference. Getting real help and holding myself accountable for how I manage stress.

fitstrongfitlove · April 2021

One tip that triggered my weight loss is taking care of my mental health and reducing my stress. This was a long process as my stress levels escalated and escalated over the years. Stress helped be gain an additional 20 that was impossible to loose, no matter what I tried to do.

Getting the stress under control helped me get myself under control. I am still working on things but am happy to say that just with tracking, mfp, exercise, and daily weighing I have lost 5.8 pounds in 2 weeks.

I am well aware that if i loose my self to stress again, I am the one who will be hurt. At the very least, I will gain more weight back.

Self care is what is making the difference. Getting real help and holding myself accountable for how I manage stress.

pridesabtch · April 2021

Like many, it was my blood work (this time). I had been blaming myself for the 50 pounds I gained last year, because I thought I was just being lazy. Now I'm not completely without blame in this, but my bloodwork revealed that my thyroid was extremely underactive and that I needed to increase my dosage. Normal range is 0.4 - 3.5, I was at 9.56 (higher numbers indicate under activity). Oops! But this actually made me feel better, and like there was hope for me once we got this regulated. There was a concrete reason for my lack of energy. It was never that I didn't want to do things, it was just that I was so darn tired. I had chalked it up to depression, which was a component but one I try not to blame things on. It is a state of being for me and one I need to constantly work through. It's like the numbers allowed me to let go of the guilt from the previous year. It's only been a few weeks, but I have had more energy in general and have been more active without being knocked on my *kitten* for the next few days. It feels good to have hope again.

My original and underlying reason was and will always be to set a healthy example for my girls. Seeing mom over the last year has been hard on them. They have asked me numerous times if I'm okay, because all I did was sleep. I want to get back to the mom they are proud of and look to for inspiration. The mom who runs half marathons and races time trials. God I miss her...

criticalheartnurse · April 2021

Seeing a photo of myself that my daughter took. All I could think was, " OMG this is how my kids see me"

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sarahan4 · April 2021

My apple watch being worn on the last clasp! grrrrr!!!!!! That motivated me to loose weight! I look for wins like that! I am currently moved 2 spots from the last one! My next goal is to fit in a bath towel to wrap around me and over lap! One does fit around me but I have a little gap at the bottom!