Weight Loss Tips THAT WORK

Isisa93
Isisa93 Posts: 10
edited November 9 in Health and Weight Loss
what are some weight loss tips that work...
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  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.
  • 1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.

    Only tip u will need.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.

    Accurate.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.

    Truth. Though it should be mentioned you need to consume enough to... you know, live on. Find the middle ground.
  • hailzp
    hailzp Posts: 903 Member
    Lots of water :)
  • MamaEdmund
    MamaEdmund Posts: 70 Member
    Move move move!
  • Track everything that you eat or drink, and your exercise here on MFP. It is really working for me, which nothing else has for a very long time. It keeps me honest, and helps me realize where I am doing ok, and what I still need to work on to be healthy and fit. so I track it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly-lol! :smile:
  • myuva
    myuva Posts: 67
    THANK - YOU !!!!!!!
  • Slinkybaz
    Slinkybaz Posts: 312 Member
    I need lots of water too, to both clear out my system and to also make me feel less hungry. I find 8 cups doesn't cut it for me - depending on exercise that day (and this is just for me personally) I find between 10 and 17 cups a day for me.
  • steffiejoe
    steffiejoe Posts: 313 Member
    Eat less, move more...
  • bhaktinstella
    bhaktinstella Posts: 51 Member
    Track everything that you eat or drink, and your exercise here on MFP. It is really working for me, which nothing else has for a very long time. It keeps me honest, and helps me realize where I am doing ok, and what I still need to work on to be healthy and fit. so I track it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly-lol! :smile:

    this is RIGHT ON and true. I agree.
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.

    To make certain this is happening because this IS the no. 1 tip:

    1. Buy a heart rate monitor with a strap so you know what your true exercise burn is.
    2. Measure/weigh what you eat.
    3. Log everything you eat.
    4. Drink lots of water.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.

    To make certain this is happening because this IS the no. 1 tip:

    1. Buy a heart rate monitor with a strap so you know what your true exercise burn is.
    2. Measure/weigh what you eat.
    3. Log everything you eat.
    4. Drink lots of water.

    This. Polat FT60 is a fab hrm! X
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.
    Nuff said.


    A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • MinaAriel
    MinaAriel Posts: 138 Member
    I've got lots of tips.

    1. Eat more whole foods, less processed.
    2. Drink water, a lot of water. All the time
    3. Eat regularly
    4. Carry a healthy snack at all times. You will need it at some point.
    5. Move more than you do now.
    6. Sleep, seriously. Go to bed a bit earlier, don't rely on snooze, make yourself comfortable. Unplug for the night!
    7. Track your food every day. Make it a habit, even if you go 1000 calories over, track.
    8. Make workout or activity plans with friends, even if those friends are online. Online challenges can be great motivators.
    9. Measure your food. Measure it every time until you are sure you can eyeball it. After a few weeks of eyeballing it, measure again. You will probably discover that your eyeball measurements are off the mark
    10. Make a plan. Decide you are going to workout and then schedule it into your day. Decide you are going to eat healthier, print off some healthier recipes, and then go to the grocery store and buy those healthy foods.
    11. Prep in advance. Boil eggs or broil chicken breasts several at a time. Cut fruit and veggies for quick snacks. Make your own single serving packs. Think about the next days meal the night before so you can defrost the meat or pick up any last minute ingreadients.
  • I've got lots of tips.

    1. Eat more whole foods, less processed.
    2. Drink water, a lot of water. All the time
    3. Eat regularly
    4. Carry a healthy snack at all times. You will need it at some point.
    5. Move more than you do now.
    6. Sleep, seriously. Go to bed a bit earlier, don't rely on snooze, make yourself comfortable. Unplug for the night!
    7. Track your food every day. Make it a habit, even if you go 1000 calories over, track.
    8. Make workout or activity plans with friends, even if those friends are online. Online challenges can be great motivators.
    9. Measure your food. Measure it every time until you are sure you can eyeball it. After a few weeks of eyeballing it, measure again. You will probably discover that your eyeball measurements are off the mark
    10. Make a plan. Decide you are going to workout and then schedule it into your day. Decide you are going to eat healthier, print off some healthier recipes, and then go to the grocery store and buy those healthy foods.
    11. Prep in advance. Boil eggs or broil chicken breasts several at a time. Cut fruit and veggies for quick snacks. Make your own single serving packs. Think about the next days meal the night before so you can defrost the meat or pick up any last minute ingreadients.

    In addition to less calories in and move more.... Do this!!!
  • jlambert77
    jlambert77 Posts: 77 Member
    watch the movie Fat Head
    it'll help.
  • itsablondething
    itsablondething Posts: 28 Member
    In addition to some of the other great ones... plan in advance. If I know I am going away, doing something special, etc, I plan in advance for it. A few days ago, I was going away for a conference. I scoped out local restaurants, and knew where and what I'd be eating, and how many calories it had in it before I ever left my house.

    I also have very little time for cooking through the week. As of today, I have all meals/veggies cooked so all I have do is come home and nuke them, lunches prepped and ready to go to work, and my home-made yogurt parfaits stacked up for 2 days in the fridge (that's one thing I only like to do two days in advance, but even starting and scratch making the yogurt takes only a few minutes of hands on time). But making my own yogurt makes it much healthier, and so much better, and I can control the kind of sweetner that goes in it, etc.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    Be consistent. You can't really gauge true progress unless you're consistent.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
    1 Don't treat it as a diet, treat it as a new way of life.

    2 you will have good days, you WILL have bad days. But make sure that you have many more good days than bad.
  • Go to sleep as early as you can, so you aren't tempted to have a "late night snack". Late night snacks are usually a craving for sweets or some sort of junk like chips, which have TONS of unhealthy, unnecessary, calories.
  • Lots of water :)

    and gum... I was eating non stop I quit smoking October 2010 and I found myself eating more after I quit. I think it was having something in my mouth is what caused my snacking since I was not smoking I had nothing to do.. chew gum (it does not work for everyone) but give it a try you will be surprised. I am out of gum right now and I am going crazy
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    Don't bull**** yourself and eat less. The end.
  • use this site to help you track your food intake :laugh:
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    watch the movie Fat Head
    it'll help.

    If you mean that it will help to serve as an example of all the crazy bs that gets thrown around in the name of weight loss, then I agree. While you're at it, watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, to see another example of a misguided approach.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Obviously, calories needed to sustain your life < what you eat < calories out, but I also suggest setting goals for you that aren't scale-related. There is so much more to being healthy than the number on the scale.
  • jlambert77
    jlambert77 Posts: 77 Member
    watch the movie Fat Head
    it'll help.

    If you mean that it will help to serve as an example of all the crazy bs that gets thrown around in the name of weight loss, then I agree. While you're at it, watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, to see another example of a misguided approach.

    I actually thought it was fairly done, though one-sided at times, and learning more about carbs/starches and how they truly affect blood sugar, insulin, etc was very helpful. :) For myself, if I steer away from breads/pastas, I can actually SEE a dramatic difference in my body in a few short days...*shrug* I liked it :)
  • lisakyle_11
    lisakyle_11 Posts: 420 Member
    1. Consume fewer calories than you expend.


    The End.

    Only tip u will need.

    ...then what's all this talk about 'starvation mode' and 'eating more to lose'?
  • sunnyskyjb
    sunnyskyjb Posts: 258 Member
    Thanks!!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    These are the weight-loss tips that I'm doing and it's working miracles in my life (everyone is different and like life, one size does NOT and WILL fit all...so:

    The Mental

    Change my attitude about myself and life (people and situations) in general

    1.) No one owes me nothing in this life and I don't owe anyone anything but to love them

    2.) My weight and appearance (inside and out) is my choice-- No longer blaming or accusing or excuses my faults and failures on anyone other than myself--owning them (no matter how much it hurts or I can't see or understand the who's what's why's and how's of and when things don't go my way or "life" happens and it's out of my control--accepting that and moving ON) and doing the hard work that it's going to take to release and eliminate the negatives and accentuate the positives in my life--starting with my head (mind) my body (obvious) and heart and soul.

    3.) No longer following the crowd, in looking for acceptance, approval (be it my new lifestyle and way of living) but being bold enough to stand alone if i have to and again to blaze my own trail from here on out, in love though. Honestly believing that I'm not any better than anyone else (but no worse either). No longer judging anyone but myself. Being a selfless person more instead of a spoiled, lazy, gluttonous selfish person. Those are HUGE steps for me in my weight-tips FOR MYSELF firstly and if these works for others, cool...if not--move along, nothing here to see :)

    The Physical

    Saying NO to the foods and things that have kept me in the grips of OBESITY and all the yuck that follows (inside and out)

    NO to junk foods
    NO to coffee
    NO to sweets
    NO to artificial and chemical filled foods as much as earthly possible
    NO to Fatty empty calories food and drinks
    NO to soda and sugarly chemical drinks
    NO to dairy (as much as possible)
    NO to beef, pork and very little if any chicken and limited organic eggs
    NO to alcohol
    NO to eating out often
    NO to fatty desserts and things (no matter how "clean")
    NO to driving everywhere--instead walk or ride my bike more
    NO to daily listening and watching negative news and shows that beat down my spirit
    NO to staying up late and no getting enough sleep
    NO to selfishness with my time, attention and affections and YES to being a good mom, wife, friend and neighbor
    NO to listening to gossip and seeking out gossip and being a gossip myself


    YES to organic fruits of all kinds
    YES to organic veggies of all kinds
    YES to exercise everyday...but nothing crazy
    YES to fresh air and sunshine every day walking some
    YES to preparing wholesome homemadfe yummy food
    YES to listening to classical music often
    YES to reading and watching uplifting things
    YES to loving myself and my family and friends more
    YES to sleeping at least 8 hours per day
    YES to cruelty free "clean" and natural and healthy foods of all kinds
    YES to portion control

    YES to life, love, health and happiness! Yes!!!!!!!!!

    Since I've been living like this, just this past month...I've lost 14 pounds, my bodyfat% has decreased more than 10+ percent (from 46+ to today 32% body fat and moving down as I reach my goal(s), I feel less stress and more energy living, thinking, doing and being this way and I'm GLAD.

    Some no DOUBT will say... Poo on you, that's depriving yourself--well my answer is, honey, I've been over indulging in JUNK (physically, mentally and every other way) for too many years (okay, most of my long life) and if this doesn't sit well with you...it's okay...it's working for me and I'm working it! This is a NEW way of life for me and I LOVE IT!
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