My advice to newbies

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vim_n_vigor
vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
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1. You know yourself best. What changes can you make?
2. If you truly have binge causing foods, get them away from yourself for a while, not forever, but until you can control those binges.
3. Move. Walk, run, go to the gym, play on the playground. The more overweight you are, the slower you take it at first, but moving helps.
4. You know your personality best. If you are an all or nothing person, do your research and make all the changes you want at one time. If you have a harder time with change, work your way into it. Pick one area to change - maybe adding more fruits and veggies first, and once you are comfortable with that, pick another area to work on.
5. Each person loses weight differently. Some people may gain a little at first, and others can drop 10 pounds very quickly at the beginning. You are only you, no one else. Your path will be different than mine. Comparing us will only frustrate you.
6. Get some friends. There are all different personalities on here. There is bound to be 1 or 2 people at least that you can support and that can support you and keep you accountable.
7. Be honest with yourself.

What is your advice?
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  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
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    Figure out what your issues are (emotionally) and try to take care of them.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/sunkisses/view/working-out-your-inside-closure-why-it-s-your-responsibility-154147
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
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    1. You do not talk about Fight Club.
    2. Zombies need love too.
    3. The grass is never greener on the other side.
    4. The world is round.
    5. Casinos are the best place to make a living.
    6. Hank Williams Jr always knows what to say and when to say it.
    7. The Detroit Lions are going to the Super Bowl this year.
    8. 272-268 = 10
    9. People's feelings CAN in fact be hurt on the internetz.
    10. Socks with sandals are really NOT OK. (Brought to you by kennethmgreen...thanks bro)
  • peteb79
    peteb79 Posts: 386
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    What is your advice?

    Never not give up! Even when it seems like the scale is not moving..
  • IrisGarcia86
    IrisGarcia86 Posts: 27 Member
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    DRINK LOTS OF WATER....I lost a lot of weight from just dropping so much soda-pop and switching to WATER. I still have soda-pop every once in a while. :)
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
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    1. You do not talk about Fight Club.
    2. Zombies need love too.
    3. The grass is never greener on the other side.
    4. The world is round.
    5. Casinos are the best place to make a living.
    6. Hank Williams Jr always knows what to say and when to say it.
    7. The Detroit Lions are going to the Super Bowl this year.
    If theLions go to the Super Bowl, I will go to work naked the next day!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    Before you post something on the forums, know that you do not get to dictate what the responses are, if there are any at all. You may not like some of the advice you're given. You may not like that more people didn't respond. Accept that and move on.
  • CrimsonHellkite
    CrimsonHellkite Posts: 114
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    7. Be honest with yourself.

    What is your advice?

    for the love of god this one! stop lying to yourself! and if you dont do it today cause you say "ill start tomorrow" well wtf are you gonna say tomorrow when u dont do it?

    <3 you noobs and best of luck to you!
  • papa5280
    papa5280 Posts: 80
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    i agree with all of yours...plus here's my $.02

    1. When you say "get your binge food away from you", to me that means give it away or throw it away. It hurts me to my core to "waste" any food. So, when I throw away something that I would love to eat, it really means something to me. It's a big commitment.

    2. Make the commitment. Don't "try". Don't "give it a shot". Decide that this is what you are doing, and DO IT.

    Great quote: "What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now." I've seen it attributed to the Buddha, but I don't know if that's accurate.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
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    1. There is Do and Do no, there is no try
    2. Don't ever engage in the "Muscle is heavier than Fat" debate, it ends at like 3 in the morning with everyone bald and a few people cry.
    3. Don't be hyper sensitive.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
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    8. 272-268 = 10
    Ha! I remember that. Good times. (long, satisfied sigh)
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
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    I am going to build on the "be honest with yourself"
    1) You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you select the lowest calorie count food match in the database, even if the calories are obviously incorrect.
    2)You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you select the highest calorie burn exercise from the database, even if the calories burned are obviously incorrect.
    3) You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you log housework, walking around at the mall or walking from the car into the store as exercise. We all want to be able to eat more and lose weight, but even though it's good to move around, but if your scale isn't moving and you are logging every single move you make as exercise so you can eat more, you are only cheating yourself.
  • ahoads
    ahoads Posts: 3
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    Lions are going to the Superbowl. 4-0, baby!!
  • savethecat
    savethecat Posts: 290 Member
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    If you have a moment of weakness don't use it as a reason to relapse. So... you ate a cookie and messed up your calories and sugar for the day? Whatever, don't go on a binge and totally give up all your progress. (However small the amount.) Do some jumping jacks, drink some extra water, and suck it up. Just don't do it the next day and move on.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
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    Before you post something on the forums, know that you do not get to dictate what the responses are, if there are any at all. You may not like some of the advice you're given. You may not like that more people didn't respond. Accept that and move on.
    This cannot be overstated. Posting something on an Internet forum is not the same as hanging out with your close friends. It is not sitting down to dinner with the family and discussing your feelings. It *can* be like those things, but it rarely is.

    Posting on a forum is similar to showing up at a party where you might know two or three people. Everyone might be there for loosely similar interests, but each person may have their own interpretation of what the party is for and their own agenda for being there. When you post, it is like announcing to everyone at the party what you want to say. Some people will ignore you. Some will be catty. Some will be snarky. Some will misunderstand you. Some will judge you. Some will love you. Some will support you unconditionally. Some will agree. Some will disagree. Some may poke fun. Some will cough nervously.

    You *might* get the answer you were looking for. Often, that isn't the *correct* answer.

    If you are new to MFP, new to the forum, new to online forums in general, think about what you are posting. Actually, do this regardless. Is your agenda clear? Are you wanting advice? Are you giving advice? Are you sharing information? Are you asking for information? Are you opening yourself up, sharing your feelings about something? Are you venting, complaining, whining or bi***ing? Are you being funny?

    Any of these are fine. But I think it will help to know where you stand when you put something out there, especially if you get bent out of shape easily. It will help knowing your own agenda BEFORE typing. It will help you craft your message to others who will better understand where you are coming from. It will also help set your own expectations.

    Finally, no socks with sandals.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
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    Finally, no socks with sandals.

    This is why you are awesome. =)
  • Whitneylol
    Whitneylol Posts: 244
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    I am going to build on the "be honest with yourself"
    1) You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you select the lowest calorie count food match in the database, even if the calories are obviously incorrect.
    2)You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you select the highest calorie burn exercise from the database, even if the calories burned are obviously incorrect.
    3) You aren't cheating anyone but yourself if you log housework, walking around at the mall or walking from the car into the store as exercise. We all want to be able to eat more and lose weight, but even though it's good to move around, but if your scale isn't moving and you are logging every single move you make as exercise so you can eat more, you are only cheating yourself.

    YES to #3!!!!!!! Ugh I feel like people log every single move they make. It's so infuriating to me.
  • elizamc
    elizamc Posts: 285 Member
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    Be patient with yourself, keep moving and don't give up - you owe it to yourself to take care of you for you!
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
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    3. The grass is never greener on the other side.
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    it is however over the septic tank
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
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    Be patient.

    If I don't get the results I want right away, I tend to obsess. I'll start recalculating my TDEE using different formulae and compare them. I'll chart my water weight gain on a day-to-day basis and compare it to my sodium intake and strength training schedule. I'll start reconsidering the brand of fish oil supplements I chose. The list of sublime irrationality disguised as rational thought goes on.

    Then I tell myself to breath and clean the house.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    Try to keep your momentum going. When you stop, it is much harder to start again, so don't stop.

    Oh, and if you don't understand how periods work, please ask your mom.

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