Your top 3 essentials to your weight loss success

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  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    Exercise
    Food Scale
    Heart Rate Monitor
  • KandieLantz
    KandieLantz Posts: 423 Member
    1) MFP and the support I get here
    2) Patience
    3) DETERMINATION!
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    1. Proper Food Intake
    2. Regular Cardio and Resistance Exercise
    3. Self Study - Health and Fitness Education

    HONORABLE MENTION: Jack LaLanne - 60 years ahead of his time!
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    Aside from MFP:

    1. my running shoes
    2. motivation/support from friends and family
    3. getting away from processed foods
  • poseidon9447
    poseidon9447 Posts: 104
    1. Food and calorie tracking
    2. Exercise as a way of life
    3. Sodium and water amounts
  • addisondisease
    addisondisease Posts: 664 Member
    1. deciding on a goal
    2. no excuses, no cheats, no failure
    3. drugs
  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    1 My Bike
    2 My Garmin Edge 705 HRM/GPS Bike Computer

    and the slightly unpleasant one...

    3. My Best Mate dying of a heart attack and scaring me into getting back into shape!
  • lisaisso
    lisaisso Posts: 337 Member
    love hearing these all from you guys. along with cardio, cal restriction, water, etc. things that stand out for me:
    MINDset
    support
    never giving up, no matter what.
  • mhotch
    mhotch Posts: 901 Member
    1] Tracking of food, and tracking some more!

    2} HRM, exercise, Y membership

    3} digital kitchen scale and measuring cups
  • stablesong
    stablesong Posts: 224
    Water
    Food I can keep in my purse
    Planning meals the night before.
  • JennyAnn35
    JennyAnn35 Posts: 45
    For me it is my food journal, without it I would be lost. A pool, no other workout gets me excited like the pool, and laughing cow spreadable light cheese. I can use it to replace both the cheese and mayo on my sandwich, and each wedge is only 35 cals.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    1) Digital scale (no more measuring cups/spoons....gotta love the tare button!)
    2) MFP.....I haven't gotten into the "friends for support" part yet, but the tracking part is awesome!
    3) Eliminating 90% of all processed foods and/or fast food....I still have Sunday breakfast at the waffle house ("church" as we like to call it!)

    Honorable mentions: 1 gram of protein for each pound of lean muscle mass and keeping my sodium under 2500 mg's.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    exercise
    water
    portion control
  • Mustangsally1000
    Mustangsally1000 Posts: 854 Member
    1. definately MFP..logging and support from great friends
    2. zone protien bars
    3. exercise both the gym, treadmill at home, good weather outside!

    ummm, yeah, patience is key...
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    For me it was:

    1) Dedication
    2) Cardio
    3) Water
  • aagnew01
    aagnew01 Posts: 33 Member
    My top 3 are :

    Step Aerobics
    Hot Yoga
    Tape Measure
  • aagnew01
    aagnew01 Posts: 33 Member
    My top 3 are :

    Step Aerobics
    Hot Yoga
    Tape Measure
    damn,,,can i do 4? TONS and TONS of h20! :drinker:
  • cbirdso
    cbirdso Posts: 465 Member
    In order of importance:
    ==>MFP!!! I have to weigh/measure and log what I eat or my body tells me I haven't eaten in days. I show my body the proof in black and white, my body then agrees and tells me I am not that hungry after all...
    ==>SMALL calorie deficit and the fact that I can eat exercise calories
    ==>Eating 5 to 6 times a day with every snack or meal containing a good fat, good carb, and protein. I learned that eating just the one food group (like just popcorn, or just nuts, or just an apple) always left me unsatisfied and prone to overeating the next time food was within reach.
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    -MFP
    -green beans
    -and my girl Jillian (Michaels that is)
  • Karstenf
    Karstenf Posts: 85 Member
    My top 3 are:


    1) 24 hour gyms ( I like to work out between 4 and 6 am, it's not crowded and gets my day off to a good start)
    2) my ipod ( my music always sets the tempo for my workout)
    3) my heart rate monitor ( I can tell when I'm slacking when I go below a certain heart rate)
  • PixelTreason
    PixelTreason Posts: 226 Member
    MFP (counting calories, in general)

    Digital Scale

    Eating Cleaner (more whole fruits and veggies, less processed foods)
  • Onemoodycuss
    Onemoodycuss Posts: 95 Member
    1. Whole Foods
    2. Cell phone
    3. My wife
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,506 Member
    1) Sister :flowerforyou:
    2) Curves
    3) MFP
  • zanmarie
    zanmarie Posts: 61 Member
    1. The right balance of coffee and sleep. ;)
    2. Motivational music on my mp3 player
    3. Monitoring intake of starchy and empty carbs (but not totally depriving myself either)
    4. Getting enough protein
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    1. Measuring devices for food. Food scale, measuring cups and spoons.
    2.Support! I have found the best support here from the greatest people.
    3.Challenges. Finding a group or challenge that meets your interests helps keep motivation high.
  • Marianna194
    Marianna194 Posts: 145 Member
    Of course, MFP.com is a given :D

    -water bottle (24 oz)
    -treadmill
    -my MFP friends!! :)
  • unicornpoop
    unicornpoop Posts: 178 Member
    1- Not putting myself on a "Diet" (just watching what you eat)
    2- Finding exercise that is enjoyable -ZUMBA!
    3- My refillable water bottle that I carry everywhere.
  • thepetiterunner
    thepetiterunner Posts: 1,238 Member
    My top three essentials:

    1. Making a workout "contract" with myself - I commit to a set schedule of workouts during the week.
    2. Reminding myself of the reasons why I want to maintain this lifestyle (this could be post-it notes I've left myself around the house, pictures of fitness idols, etc)
    3. Logging my food - keeps me accountable.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    1. Sheer determination. I will not quit, even if I screw up more than once.
    2. Support of my friends here on MFP. It would be so much harder for me to do this without support from those who are going through the same journey.
    3. Measuring cups, food scale, and the produce stand down the road from us.
  • musicstardust67
    musicstardust67 Posts: 299 Member
    1. extreme motivation.

    2. things such as the treadmill, a just dance game for the wii and moving more throughout the day

    3. watching EXACTLY what I eat and do my best not to cave in to my guilty pleasures like chips lol.
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