If you could give only one tip.....

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  • spankywife
    spankywife Posts: 40 Member
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    Stop eating 2-3 hours before you go to bed at night.
  • MsMargie1116
    MsMargie1116 Posts: 323 Member
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    for someone starting out, what would it be?

    I have two that I preach relentlessly to my co-workers here at work doing the "Biggest Loser" competition:
    - Log your foods, Log your foods, Log your foods... It's the only way you know what you are doing wrong if you have a gain, and the only way of knowing what you are doing right if you have a good loss!!!
    - Don't run from the scale... Eventually, you'll have to weigh in, go ahead and get it over with and face the reality. Chances are, the reality isn't as bad as you had dreaded!!! :wink:
  • Aviendha_RJ
    Aviendha_RJ Posts: 600 Member
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    If you want to be LEAN, you HAVE to use weights.

    Just cardio doesn't do it.

    Good luck :)
  • NajahDaMuslimah
    NajahDaMuslimah Posts: 51
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    STAY WAY FROM POTATOES, WHITE BREAD, PASTAS, AND WHITE RICE! THESE ARE YOUR ENEMIES! DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. EVEN BETTER...ADD LEMONS TO YOUR WATER. YOU'D BE VERY SURPRISED WITH YOUR RESULTS!
  • RaeN81
    RaeN81 Posts: 535 Member
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    Eat less and move more.

    (P.S. The eat less means less calories than you were previously. Often, lower calorie foods can actually be more volume than calorie dense foods. ex. cheesecake versus veggies)
  • MsMargie1116
    MsMargie1116 Posts: 323 Member
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    If you are not hungry, food is not the answer.

    If you bite it, write it.

    Haaa, and if you nibble it, scribble it!!! ;-D
  • TheChosenOne_
    TheChosenOne_ Posts: 72
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    SQUATS!
  • Shannon2714
    Shannon2714 Posts: 843 Member
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    Wait, we're giving just the tip? How many girls actually fell for this in high school? ;)

    *Raises hand*

    Tips:

    1. Put away your scale. Try to stay away from it as long as possible.
    2. Buy a food scale and good measuring devices.
    3. MOVE....as much as possible.
    4. Surround yourself with supportive, uplifting people.
    5. Stay positive. This kind of change takes time.
    6. Do it for YOU. If you do it for someone else, it won't last.

    Feel free to PM me or Friend me!

    Good luck!
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
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    Keep on keepin' on..........no matter what. Excuses are all bullshi t.
  • kimsue123
    kimsue123 Posts: 24 Member
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    Don't drink your calories!
  • eig6
    eig6 Posts: 249 Member
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    Eat 200-300 calories below your goal weight TDEE, as recommended by fat2fit.com. Much easier and more reliable than eating exercise calories (unless you have a heart rate monitor).
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
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    Be patient.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    Don't drink your calories!
    blasphemy! :drinker:
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
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    AVOID mfp Forums. that is all.
  • mandy_lee86
    mandy_lee86 Posts: 103 Member
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    Buy and HRM and don't trust the machine's calculations.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
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    drink lots of water.

    start slow...dont get discouraged if things are going right in the beginning...stick with it.
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
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    Do what works for YOU...Not what others think you should be doing.
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
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    AVOID mfp Forums. that is all.

    They get me through the work day...Id actually have to do stuff I get paid for if it wasnt for MFP forums...
  • Beewallows
    Beewallows Posts: 110 Member
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    If you're not crawling to the shower after a workout, you didn't do it properly :p
  • fitnfancy80
    fitnfancy80 Posts: 251 Member
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    NEVER GIVE UP!!!!

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