BEST TIPS FOR 2012!!! *Lets share what works for us!*

MissMalinSara
MissMalinSara Posts: 137
edited October 7 in Health and Weight Loss
I figured the general rule for losing weight is obviously exercise and a great diet!

But I also figured, each and everyone of us has a routine/way of dieting and exercise that fits our life and helps us lose weight in our individual way! So lets share our tips as it may work for someone else too! :-)


Heres a tip from me: --- I always drink a freezing cold bottle of water as soon as I wake up as it gets my metabolism going and also refreshes me!

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  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    incorporate weight training..and i'm not talking about the girly pink dumbell lifting.i'm talking LIFTING. to help maintain that muscle mass while losing body fat..so you wont end up 'skinny fat' like i did.
  • MissMalinSara
    MissMalinSara Posts: 137
    Ooh i know what you mean about the 'skinny fat' thing!
  • avesoriano
    avesoriano Posts: 74
    Constant picture of my inspiration.

    I need all the positive feedback that i can. Id love to hear other's tips
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    I outdo myself every time at the gym!
    I recently started exercising again, so I'm starting slow and moving my way up to build my endurance. I set a goal yesterday at the gym for how many crunches and situps I wanted to do; I did 100 crunches and 20 situps to ease myself back into my routine. Now my goal tomorrow is to do 200 crunches and 30 situps. At my best a few months ago, I was doing 50 situps in one sitting! Even when I was a beanpole as a kid, I could never do more than 5 at a time!

    Always gets me hyped up to work out :D
  • appleseeds
    appleseeds Posts: 212 Member
    incorporate weight training..and i'm not talking about the girly pink dumbell lifting.i'm talking LIFTING. to help maintain that muscle mass while losing body fat..so you wont end up 'skinny fat' like i did.

    Do classes where you do lots of body balance and planks etc count?
  • divalivious
    divalivious Posts: 213 Member
    Go to water aerobics twice a week.

    Have a 24 oz water container that has measurements on the side ~ some how seeing how much water I am drinking motivates me. Seeing that water line sitting there at 14 oz and not moving is like a smack in the face I need to drink more.
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    removing wheat helped my tummy shrink and kickstarted my weight loss.
  • mandylooo
    mandylooo Posts: 456 Member
    Accepting that weight loss (and maintenance) is a marathon, not a sprint. There are no quick fixes and you have to be in it for the long haul.
  • PepperRocks
    PepperRocks Posts: 48
    Carrying a picture of Fergie on my phone :D
  • evelyngrice
    evelyngrice Posts: 349 Member
    Keep a close eye on your sodium levels!
    I was not losing much when I first started, but as soon as I started logging my sodium, I started to lose :)
  • mzjessicab
    mzjessicab Posts: 195 Member
    Eating my Carbs in the earlier part of day.. I eat Big lunches and small dinners! :)
  • MissMalinSara
    MissMalinSara Posts: 137
    I think ill put up a picture in my room of someone that I look up to!! And about the sodium - agree there, as foods that contain a lot of salt (sodium) make you retain water and tricks you into thinking its fat!
  • Nitachi
    Nitachi Posts: 142
    Eating my Carbs in the earlier part of day.. I eat Big lunches and small dinners! :)

    Eating carbs at night has no effect on weightloss whatsoever...just saying.
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    My tip: think of your workout as an appt for yourself. You make appts for alot of things, the doctor, getting your car fixed. And be selfish it's time spent for yourself to get healthy!!!
  • mazza2marilyn
    mazza2marilyn Posts: 145
    i have in my kitchen on a window sill ( where i work mostly) the worst, fattest picture of me i could find,.
  • GdeVries
    GdeVries Posts: 232 Member
    Best diet out there? Don't put it in your mouth.
    Best exercise out there? just do it!

    Once I got moving I was amazed by how addicting it becomes. I look for excuses to go bicycling, walking etc. I challenge myself; ie how long can I endure? One more minute? Can I cut my time down by one more minute?

    I'm not going for quick weight loss. I'm going for healthy permanent weight loss. It's all about creating Healthy habits, rather than restrictions.

    I also really like the messages on: http://www.facebook.com/Lean.Clean.Mean
  • Sparklingjae
    Sparklingjae Posts: 2
    I found a couple things are working....
    In my bathroom I have stickers of my weight in lots of little increments, each day I weigh in ( this works for me ) then I take down a sticker with the number on it that I weigh that day, then move all the stickers up so I can see my goal getting closer and closer!!!

    A book I red called set the slim person free really kickstarted me, I had not lost after months of trying. The balance of good fats, carbs and protein as per the book works for my body. I've started walking more and doing light weights too!
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    I have a thin picture of me on my fridge. No point being negativity, positivity all the way

    Drinking at least 2L of water a day. 3L if I can.

    Logging EVERYTHING.
  • mazza2marilyn
    mazza2marilyn Posts: 145
    I have a thin picture of me on my fridge. No point being negativity, positivity all the way

    Drinking at least 2L of water a day. 3L if I can.

    Logging EVERYTHING.


    thats o.k if you have a thin picture!! , my fat picture reminds me, i don't want to go back to the way i was.i still have a lot to lose, as i hate the picture, so far ( i've only had it there for a few weeks ) it's working
  • MissMalinSara
    MissMalinSara Posts: 137
    All these ideas and tips are really good! I can see myself using some of them!!

    Not sure if I want to stick a picture up of myself on the fridge though haha!!!
  • Hotbottom
    Hotbottom Posts: 168 Member
    Look at holidays pictures of your self and getting freaked out thinking you were looking at your friends fat mother. I'm back on here again...
  • debstanley4
    debstanley4 Posts: 208 Member
    Bump! Can use all the help I can get!! Thanks for this post.:flowerforyou:
  • econut2000
    econut2000 Posts: 395 Member
    I was a processed food junkie but I feel so much better now that I'm eating "real" food all the time. On New Years' Eve I ate a bunch of junk and got very sick eating it. This re-inforced that I am doing the right thing by not turning to processed food. I feel much better eating this way even if the scale isn't moving much (I have underlying health issues that are not scale friendly :wink: ). And "I hate cooking" or "I have no time" is no excuse! I hate cooking more than anyone and I made soup for dinner that took less than 10 minutes last night.
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    What works for me may not be ideal for everyone but ...

    1. joining MFP and logging everything
    2. eating back exercise calories - I am not good at starving myself and if I overeat during the day I just burn it off in the gym
    3. keeping a tin of boiled sweets (hard candy) - I take these as either treats (between 20 - 30 calories a sweet), to stop cravings and also to use up spare calories (this has been great for me as I have a sweet tooth)
    4. set small targets - either exercise (sign up for a sponsored walk or race) or clothing (getting into old clothes is great)
    5. not setting too much store by the scales - I weigh in once every 2 weeks officially
    6. reading posts from people who have acheived their goals - huge motivator
    7. swapping from a bread based luch to a proper meal - I get hungry again within 2 hours of eating bread :(
  • MissMalinSara
    MissMalinSara Posts: 137
    Bump! Can use all the help I can get!! Thanks for this post.:flowerforyou:



    No worries hun :)
  • ngr1973
    ngr1973 Posts: 334
    Thanks for the great ideas... I'm starting yet again and made a list of the ideas to start using ... hopefully to stay on track!
  • Daisy80
    Daisy80 Posts: 755 Member
    bump :smile:
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