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

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  • KeKy4
    KeKy4 Posts: 62 Member
    Obviously you know, since you're here, but if someone on the street asked me, I'd say count calories. It seems like a pain, but you REALLY don't realize how many calories you can consume! For example you think a glass of skim milk, healthy right? A full glass of skim milk is nearly 200 calories! It's like that with a lot of things!
  • eugenenorris
    eugenenorris Posts: 2
    stick to it. stay with an all fiber diet. :smile:
  • justrun52
    justrun52 Posts: 74 Member
    Stay within your calories for the day.
  • achief192
    achief192 Posts: 192
    If what you are doing isn't working, change it up a little until you find the right combination for you! Everyone is different :)
  • mama78loosinWeight
    mama78loosinWeight Posts: 130 Member
    Start today, don't push it off for tomorrow thinking..... this can wait, I can always do it later, it's not that bad. Start today. Keep it up tomorrow and in the future you'll love your self for it.:wink:
  • jfwarman
    jfwarman Posts: 6
    Scales for you and good scales for the kitchen.
    Weigh once a week despite the temptation.

    Keep it basic... If it becomes a hassle you may slip.

    BE HONEST... This is the true secret!! If you lie to the app you are only lying to yourself..
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Take the time to figure out what works for YOU - don't worry about what works for me, your brother, sister, friend, etc. Figure out what YOUR body needs and wants.
  • vltaylor35
    vltaylor35 Posts: 72
    get a puppy. the hours of exercise they need everyday burns calories without you ever having to step into a gym!
  • KenRNhol22
    KenRNhol22 Posts: 28 Member
    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...

    hahaha me too!
  • primal_p90x
    primal_p90x Posts: 13
    It doesn't matter how long, short, intense, frequency of your work outs, if your nutrition plan is bad your results will be bad. This is because the way you look/weigh is 80%-90% based on what you put in your mouth.
  • melusinagr
    melusinagr Posts: 205 Member
    Be patient. Weight loss doesn't happen overnight. It needs time, effort, and a LOT of patience.
  • Jill_newimprovedversion
    Jill_newimprovedversion Posts: 988 Member
    It's on my profile....
    The only way to counter bad habits is to do the opposite.

    I got into trouble because I didn't care and didn't do anything about it.
    I got my life back when I started caring again, and doing something about it.
  • PlumeriaToo
    PlumeriaToo Posts: 188 Member
    Learn to appreciate that unfamiliar feeling of your stomach stirring. Remember how it felt when you'd overeaten? This feeling is more like a tickle that reminds you that you are actually eating for fuel rather than fulfillment. I like to think it is the feeling of the fat burning off.
  • davegruper
    davegruper Posts: 68 Member
    I have learned a few tips:

    Get a good support group to encourage and motivate you and hold you accountable.

    Log your food and workouts consistently so you can see what works and what doesn't

    Track sodium - too much makes you retain water weight

    Eat minimal carbs after lunch unless they are high fiber or fresh fruits and veggies

    Settle in for the long run. Healthy weight loss is slow weight loss. The scale does not always reward the weekly effort but it will eventually. Instead, focus on setting and maintaining healthy eating and exercise habits because consistency will win in the long run. Be the tortoise!
    Good luck on your journey!
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    1) Break down your goals into multiple smaller goals. Instead of telling MFP you wanna lose 100 lbs, say 20 so your ticker doesn't show this huuuge number you still need to achieve. It helped me tremendously and after I almost gave up, this simple thing brought me back

    2) water, water, water. Drink more. I drink anywhere from 9-20 (depending on how much sodium I consumed). Try buying a water filter thing if you don't like the taste of tap water. I know I increased my water intake easily once I got a water filter

    3) Weight lifting. Even if its body weight lifting (like pushups, situps etc). You will notice a difference very fast

    4) Cardio isn't something you do INSTEAD of weight-lifting. You do it WITH weight-lifting. Don't cut out either and keep changing routines and have fun basically (go outside and play a ball game or ride your bike or goot the park with kids and play)

    5) Keep good friends with you on MFP. I have a very small but highly supportive group of friends. It doesn't matter what age/sex/race/how far from goal they are. My friends range from a 60 years old Grandma from Alabama to a 20 years old Asian girl to a 30 years old single father. Find supportive and honest friends who don't just agree with you but rather tell you to move it or slow it down when you need to hear it

    6) Be honest with yourself. Did you really worked out for 10 minutes or did you worked out for 5 minutes and walked around for the other 5? Was that really a single serving of cheetos? Why are you not logging the binge days? You only plan to log the good days? logging is there to keep track of the good and bad, not just the good

    7) Embrace spike/bad/binge days. Just plan it ahead. You're tyring to turn off years and years of bad habits. You're not going to accomplish it right away. If you need that icecream, plan ahead a few days, workout extra and save those calories and then use it on that treat. I go over my calories by 1,000 to 2,000 on my spike days. I workout extra the day before or after and normalize the calories
  • coolbluecris
    coolbluecris Posts: 228 Member
    Educate yourself about your food, your BMR, TDEE, etc. Can't make accurate, reliable, sustainable changes unless you know the numbers.

    How do I do that? Find my BMR and what is TDEE?
  • amnski
    amnski Posts: 251 Member
    Be patient. Weight loss doesn't happen overnight. It needs time, effort, and a LOT of patience.

    Well said :smile:
  • Roseher1948
    Roseher1948 Posts: 2
    Stick with it. It didn't come on overnight and it's not going to come off overnight.

    Water, Water, Water.

    Identify your weaknesses, figure out if you can cut back and if you can't go cold turkey. Some foods trigger some people. If you can do without them, you'll be better off.
    I'm just starting out too I will need to keep this in mind.
  • sizesixorbust
    sizesixorbust Posts: 114 Member
    drink water!
    it's the first thing i told my mom when she started out after she saw how much weight i'd lost. it's the best advice i've heard ever!
  • twinmom430
    twinmom430 Posts: 457 Member
    Buy a food scale, I never realized how much I was over estimating a servicing size!
  • pg3ibew
    pg3ibew Posts: 1,026 Member
    My tip.

    Do NOT lie.
  • misty0413
    misty0413 Posts: 212
    Consistency. Don't think you can be good mon- friday and then drink and cheat all weekend.
  • jforferris01
    jforferris01 Posts: 71 Member
    When exercising use a back supported belt if you have alot to lose. I have lost approx 60lbs and have started to use one... First it makes you sweat more so there goes all your water weight and it supports your back while you exercising like a mad person...and it puts all the fat together so you end up losing more inches faster.... Good luck.
  • jillica
    jillica Posts: 554 Member
    PLAN your meals! Prepare healthy food and snacks beforehand to have them ready when needed. If you don't, bad choices are plenty and are alot more convenient.
  • Byrdsong1920
    Byrdsong1920 Posts: 336 Member
    Love the advice so far....'If you bite it , write it"...'water water water'....'watch hidden sodium and cals'....all great ones!

    I'd say: Visit this site and dont be afraid to eat...making this a lifestyle is key! Its not a race, but steady wins it all!

    http://www.youtube.com/user/EatMore2WeighLess?feature=mhee EAT MORE TO WEIGH LESS

    Happy Journey!!
  • BostonMatt
    BostonMatt Posts: 258
    I'm sure it's been said a ton but journal your food.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    Tell your mind to shut up and push forward. It's a commitment not an interest, take no excuses, only expect results.
  • edabrowski
    edabrowski Posts: 5
    To view your daliy calorie allotment as a type of currency. Each calorie your under is you added to your life savings. (pun intended). But you have to be diligent in recording what you spend (eat) and what your earn (exercise). This has helped me lose 12lbs in 7 weeks it may not seem like a lot but any lose of weight is a good thing for me.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Most important....take all advice on here with a grain of salt.
    Do RESEARCH for yourself...read, Google, etc....
    What works for others may not work for you!!!
  • DieVixen
    DieVixen Posts: 790 Member
    i like more than a tip

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