Weight loss

SarahTembo9389
SarahTembo9389 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

Ehat is a healthy approach to weight loss?

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  • melissalmchale
    melissalmchale Posts: 1 Member

    Being nurturing and kind to yourself and even indulge in some supplies if you need them. I can’t estimate food worth a darn - so I bought a scale and measuring cups and spoons. Lots of them! It is also a long term or lifetime commitment for many. Finally, know you are worth it through the ups and downs. Best wishes.

  • Zakimasood1
    Zakimasood1 Posts: 2 Member

    A healthy approach to weight loss = balanced diet, moderate calorie deficit, regular exercise, enough sleep, hydration, and consistency — focus on long-term habits, not quick fixes.

  • Strudders67
    Strudders67 Posts: 1,025 Member

    All of the above. Don't try to rush it by eating too few calories for a sensible rate of weight loss - you're unlikely to learn much for the future and if you get hungry there's more chance of giving up / bingeing. Once you've lost weight and got down to where you're happy, you need to know what you're going to do next. If you just go back to eating what you did before, the weight will just go straight back on.

    If, at the beginning of each month, you can look back and see that you weigh a bit less than you did a month ago, that's a win. It took me 15 months to lose 10kg but that's fine. Five years on, I'm still a healhy weight as I learned what sensible portion sizes were and what kept me feeling fuller for longer so that I didnt need to snack.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,272 Member

    Congratulations on starting your healthy lifestyle journey!

    What others said. Plus:

    1 meal at a time
    1 day at a time
    1 pound at a time

    My suggestions:

    1. Track your food as accurately as possible, but don't let perfection be the enemy of done. In other words, do your best and get this to be a solid habit. 
    2. After two weeks of tracking, look at the data. Is there one small change you can make to reduce your calories IN? Common examples: 
      1. you're eating out 5 days a week —> reduce that to 4 days a week
      2. you drink soda/pop/sugary drink —> swap this out for water
      3. you don't eat any fruits or vegetables —> start adding 1 or 2 servings per day
    3. Make that one small change. Continue to track. After another two weeks or once your small change feels like it is no longer a change, then review your data and identify another small change. 
    4. Rinse and repeat. 

    Additional thoughts:

    Focus on what you can control (calories IN and OUT).
    Give yourself time. Slow and steady progress.

    We are here for you if you have questions along the way. You got this!

  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,760 Member

    Your typo says it all. You either meant to ask "what" or "eat" is a healthy approach to weight loss?

    Yes, you must eat, even when losing weight. You should eat really fabulous food, just not too much. Get to know all the vegetables in the grocery store. I love what @melissalmchale said: you must be nurturing and kind to yourself. The struggle is not to associate self-care with self-destructive behavior, such as overeating (particularly packaged sweets and other less-healthy foods) and drinking alcohol. I struggle with this all the time!

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