What is the best weight loss advice you ever heard?
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A moment on your lips and forever on your hips0
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Food is fuel first, pleasure second.
I love this and have been keeping this in mind as I change my eating!! I really don't miss all the junk I used to eat.0 -
Don't open posts about whether you should eat your exercise calories back.
Also, Don't give up what you want MOST for what you want right now.0 -
When grocery shopping, shop the perimeter of the store - don't go down the aisles.0
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A few quotes and statements always stick out to me:
"No matter how slow you're running, you're still lapping everyone on the couch."
"If you're not making it burn, you're not making a change!"
"It's a lifestyle change."
"If you want it bad enough, you'll do what you have to do." -- this obviously applies to more than just weightloss but my brother told me this the other day when I was asking him about weightloss. He said he had gone to the day everyday for a month straight. And when I asked him what he did on the days he REALLY didn't feel like going, this is what he said.0 -
stick to it-do not give up0
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Don't open posts about whether you should eat your exercise calories back.
Amen!0 -
"Check out this website: myfitnesspal.com"0
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Long term weight loss doesn't require perfection.
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Unless you puke, faint or die, KEEP GOING! You are stronger than you think!0
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"If your grandmother wouldn't recognize it as food, don't eat it!"
I was just thinking this yesterday when I saw a kid eating a pink and purple "fruit" snack that looked like rubber.0 -
Mine was simple, "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change".
I took that to heart, changed my lifestyle and lost half the man I used to be. For that, no other advice could ever mean more to me.
Cheers!0 -
Aw I love this thread ^_^0
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"Of course it's hard - anything worth achieving is worth fighting for!" - for those days when I get discouraged.
"It's OK to be proud of yourself for your achievements! This is NOT the time to be modest!" - because of my severe Catholic upbringing. (On those days when I feel like I look great I take a picture of myself!)0 -
Weight loss is 20% gym, 80% diet.
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You can't outexercise a bad diet.0 -
Mine was simple, "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change".
I took that to heart, changed my lifestyle and lost half the man I used to be. For that, no other advice could ever mean more to me.
Cheers!0 -
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. Don't expect to finish quickly."--Unknown
"Anything worth having is worth any amount of effort put forth to obtain it."--Mr. Kreger, my high school Algebra teacher
"Obstacles may slow you down, but the only thing stopping you is you."--Unknown
"Do not let the fear of failure stop you from trying, because the biggest failure is never to have tried in the first place."--Unknown
"Do or do not, there is no try."--Master Yoda0 -
One of my co-workers from Mexico was like "Just don't eat and you will loose weight" and he was serious!! lol lol But, no I think the best advice was "Lift weights to loose weight the more muscle you have the more fat you burn" words I now live by pumping iron is my hobby!!0
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"stick with it"0
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Mine was simple, "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change".
I took that to heart, changed my lifestyle and lost half the man I used to be. For that, no other advice could ever mean more to me.
Cheers!
DEFINITELY this! This advice has made all the difference in the world to me. I no longer deprive myself with diets. Instead I have made positive changes in how and what I eat as well as doing my best to exercise everyday. I'm finally losing weight, eating healthy and not depriving myself of the "bad" food I may want every once in a while.
The other advice that helped me was:
When you go out to dinner at a restaurant immediately ask for a takeout box and put half of your meal in the box. It will keep you from eating twice the amount of calories and double the portions you should be eating. Also, tell the waitress NOT to bring the bread basket! =-0
Also, whenever you are eating a meal drink a LOT of water. If you fill up on water you probably won't eat more than you should and you definitely won't have room for dessert.
Finally, when you think you're hungry and you know you just ate a balanced meal drink 16 ounces of water and wait about fifteen minutes. If you still feel hungry after filling up on water chances are you are truly hungry. If not, then you're probably not. This has saved me from eating needless calories many times!0
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