WHAT ARE THE THREE BEST...

sarah307
sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
... things you changed to become a healthier "you" ??? (besides using MFP of course)

Mine are :
1. I started eating healthier foods that contained lots of protein and fiber
2. started running :) like two months ago, but I am starting to love it!
3. figured out why I didn't make healthy decisions in the first place.. AND still learning how to change that around :)

so Let's hear it guys... Three best things you changed to become healthier ???

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  • snbridenbaugh
    snbridenbaugh Posts: 9
    1. Not snacking at night slash eating a later dinner so I'm not tempted to snack as much.
    2. Being conscious of carb intake. Those calories add up fast.
    3. Doing shorter, more intense workouts so I don't get bored as easily.
  • jo_marnes
    jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
    1) Exercise. Never used to do any, now I do 60 mins 6 days a week (minimum)
    2) Gluten free diet (diagnosed coeliac this year)
    3) Reduced alcohol consumption
  • zeeeb
    zeeeb Posts: 805 Member
    stopped making excuses

    stopped feeling like a "poor me", "nothing goes my way", "i'll never lose the weigh", "i only have to look at food and i put on weight" attitude

    committed some serious time, money and energy into myself and my health.

    the year i decided to dedicate to myself and my health was the best thing i've ever done. and no way i'm going back, it is all about me, and i can do things for myself whilst still doing all that is required for my family too.
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    1. Started running
    2. Eating better foods, a lot of organic/gluten-free
    3. Learned to love myself
  • Tahoe77Chelle
    Tahoe77Chelle Posts: 16 Member
    1. Biking to/from work (takes only 5 more minutes than driving and burns like 300 calories a day) and walking on my lunch.
    2. Planning meals and cooking food for the work week on Sundays.
    3. Cutting back (NOT cutting out) alcohol consumption.
  • paniologal
    paniologal Posts: 53 Member
    1. Not drinking my calories. Before, I wouldn't be surprised if I drank 500 calories or more a day. Cutting out milk and juice helped even though they were healthy.

    2. Got a job and became much more active

    3. Eating less, or at least healthier, fast food
  • thetiwi1890
    thetiwi1890 Posts: 239 Member
    1. I gave up smoking. It was my crutch during my masters, and I smoked after every meal, with every cup of coffee, while socialising, with friends. Basically ALL DAY LONG. It was my favorite pastime. And I gave it up cold turkey, almost two months ago, and I have no cravings left. Although, I do miss the feeling of stress-relief and comfort (and satisfaction after meals) that it gave me!
    Once I gave up smoking, I was PETRIFIED that I would put on more weight than I already had, so I joined MFP at 144lbs.

    2. I switched to semi-skimmed or 2% milk. I drink a lot of coffee, and a lot of milk in my coffee, and this made a big difference.

    3. I stopped viewing my body as something I wanted to become "skinnier" and now I realise that I want to not just be smaller, but to be more toned and to be fuelling my body with protein and fiber and all sorts of goodness :wink:
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    ... things you changed to become a healthier "you" ??? (besides using MFP of course)

    Mine are :
    1. I started eating healthier foods that contained lots of protein and fiber
    2. started running :) like two months ago, but I am starting to love it!
    3. figured out why I didn't make healthy decisions in the first place.. AND still learning how to change that around :)

    so Let's hear it guys... Three best things you changed to become healthier ???

    1) Measuring everything! i am a strong believer in everything in moderation!! i was just eating 6ft3 boyfriend size portions...
    2) accepting that i have to do exercise to be able to eat what i want and have the body i like

    cant think of a third, but them 2 were the main things!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    1. Found a strength training exercise I actually enjoy (pilates)
    2. Realized you can lose weight with just diet change alone, but exercise sure speeds up the loss!
    3. Paid more attention to my macro-nutrients. After I started tracking on MFP I was noticing I needed to up my protein intake
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
    stopped making excuses

    stopped feeling like a "poor me", "nothing goes my way", "i'll never lose the weigh", "i only have to look at food and i put on weight" attitude

    RIGHT THERE!! is i think what all of us have done :) GREAT JOB
  • karyngrace
    karyngrace Posts: 105 Member
    1. getting enough sleep!!! .........i'm a shift worker, so the less sleep i had the more i ate!!
    2. exercised at least 3-4 times a week no matter what
    3. documented what i ate and made healthier food options
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    1) surprisingly - my disability & learning to cope with it pushed me into researching how my body worked with my condition
    2) necessary physio turned into an enjoyment of exercise games as I got better control of co-ordination.
    3) studying diet and trying different things in a desperation to lose weight, turned into an enjoyment of experimenting with food and recipies, now I actually enjoy eating again.. not just cos I know I have to 'eat something today'
  • Fletch0502
    Fletch0502 Posts: 12
    1) I am a health major, and the more i learn, the more important i see how it is to TAKE CARE of each and every part of our bodies from the food we eat, the the chemicals we expose ourselves too.
    2)CUT carbs & sugar.i didnt realize that being so young and not really overweight, i can still develop type 2 diabetes bc of high carb/sugar intake stressing my pancreas. i have to monitor my blood glucose every morning bc it is high. i dont even have diabetes in my family. crazy.
    3) every time i am about to eat i look at my plate and think "is that what a healthy relationship with food looks like?" like is it too much too less ?? it has helped.
  • Fletch0502
    Fletch0502 Posts: 12
    congrats on quitting smoking. it will be 2 yrs smoke free for me in March. it gets easier and soooo much better not being dependant on something all the time.
  • thetiwi1890
    thetiwi1890 Posts: 239 Member
    congrats on quitting smoking. it will be 2 yrs smoke free for me in March. it gets easier and soooo much better not being dependant on something all the time.

    I LOVE hearing from people who have been through this! Thanks for this, it's given me more hope & sanity!

    :flowerforyou:
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    1) Got back into competitive Badminton.

    2) Got back into DDR

    3) Not really changing what i ate. If i did, I'd never have stuck with it this long. By purely moderating what i ate, it never felt like a diet, and so is much much easier to stick to.
  • sarah307
    sarah307 Posts: 1,363 Member
    1) I am a health major, and the more i learn, the more important i see how it is to TAKE CARE of each and every part of our bodies from the food we eat, the the chemicals we expose ourselves too.
    2)CUT carbs & sugar.i didnt realize that being so young and not really overweight, i can still develop type 2 diabetes bc of high carb/sugar intake stressing my pancreas. i have to monitor my blood glucose every morning bc it is high. i dont even have diabetes in my family. crazy.
    3) every time i am about to eat i look at my plate and think "is that what a healthy relationship with food looks like?" like is it too much too less ?? it has helped.

    <3 i thought the cutting carbs/sugar thing was interesting. i'd like to know more about that!!! cause i would really like to cut carbs and sugar but i am a runner now and need carbs :) haha
    i like the idea of looking at your plate and thinking "is this something a healthy person would enjoy?" :):):)
  • havalinaaa
    havalinaaa Posts: 333 Member
    these are not in order of importance

    1) cutting out soda/candy in large quantities on a near daily basis
    2) eating breakfast - not because I'm one of the believers in spreading out your meals to boost metabolism but because if I don't take that extra 10 minutes in the morning I'm STARVING by noon and will eat whatever I can stuff in my face.
    3) Getting over the idea of needing a starch/carb at every single meal. That was how my mom raised us and how I learned to make dinner, protein, two veg, and a starch/carb. Now I sometimes substitute the starch option with a third veggie or fruit, which often contains carbs but in much smaller amounts. Also, sort of in tandem with this, getting over the idea that the food I cook for dinner has to make my boyfriend happy. If he wants something else, he can cook it!
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