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08-03-2012, 10:57 AM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 108
S/C/G: 175/150/139. Ultimate Goal:132
Height: 5'6
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Share your #1 Weight Loss Tip HERE!
I thought it would be fun to start a general thread where we can share one or two unique tips that work for us.
I'll go first:
1) Go to the gym during the time you'd normal night-binge-eat, and then go to bed after. You just saved yourself all those calories and burned some!
2) Don't kid yourself at the grocery store and convince yourself that you can buy those [crackers/chips/cheese/etc] and eat them in moderation. If you weren't able to not binge on them last week, chances are you won't be able to have the control this week!
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08-03-2012, 11:23 AM
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There is no try.
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 1,274
S/C/G: 281/T/140
Height: 5'6"
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re:
Don't deny yourself anything - just deny yourself having it all the time.
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08-03-2012, 11:32 AM
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Staying the Same
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Troy, NY
Posts: 6,448
S/C/G: 160+/116-120/maintainer
Height: 5'5
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When you go out to eat, wear really tight clothes...you'll probably stop sooner. Ha.
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08-03-2012, 11:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: North Texas
Posts: 379
S/C/G: 198/161/127 (started 03/2012)
Height: 5'1"
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Keeping positive sayings in mind and empowering statements like "don't eat your gains" and I "don't" eat that versus I "can't" eat that.
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08-03-2012, 11:47 AM
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Sue
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: MA
Posts: 376
S/C/G: 225/185/155
Height: 5'7"
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Journal, journal, journal. I'm sometimes horrified when I'm sure I've been good, then reality hit once I wrote it all down and calculated calories.
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08-03-2012, 11:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Posts: 121
S/C/G: 287/249.6/179
Height: 5'5"
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I agree with positive statements. I love "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" and "One should eat to live, not live to eat." I really try to pay attention to when I'm actually hungry verses when I just feel like putting stuff in my mouth.
And chewing gum... gum has been a life saver.
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08-03-2012, 12:15 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cleveland
Posts: 283
S/C/G: 237/177/175
Height: 5'7
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Take care of your emotional self. It'll make it easier to break from past bad habits. It will be such a struggle to change "on the surface" food and health habits if you don't address the root causes (what's going on inside). Not such a concrete tip but one that's working for me!
Also, write it down. I write down calories, feelings, meal ideas, reactions to food, etc. Might not work for everyone but it's helped so much to be able to go back and re-read. Also keeps me accountable.
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08-03-2012, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 240
S/C/G: 228/ticker/135
Height: 5'6"
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I know its been said, but it bears repeating by as many people as possible: WRITE IT DOWN. Every bite, every time. Even if you know its been a really terrible, no good, very bad day, lol. The only person you're cheating is yourself - and you'll be surprised how much less likely you are to have that bad day again when you've seen it in black and white...
...but also, don't beat yourself up. We are all human and this is a process that takes patience and, most of all, time. It's ok to go off plan occassionally, real life goes off plan occassionally
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08-03-2012, 12:56 PM
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Embracing the suck
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: California - East Bay
Posts: 3,185
S/C/G: 300/234/abs
Height: 6'9"
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Educate yourself
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08-03-2012, 01:01 PM
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camper
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois
Posts: 76
S/C/G: 215/154/145
Height: 5'7 and 1/2
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I have several. First,...don't punish yourself. You have to care for yourself and start loving yourself, even when you don't feel like you deserve it. Go outside of yourself and care for yourself like someone who really loves you would. Second, JUST DO IT. Third, if you mess up, its not over. Don't have an all or nothing attitude. Even if you are 50% better than last year, it will eventually show!
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08-03-2012, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 254
S/C/G: 191/149/135
Height: 5'8
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The top 4 things that worke for me:
Keep a food journal/track calories on my fitness pal or daily plate
Cut out all drinks except water
Find healthy food that you really enjoy eating
Eat plenty of fiber and protein
Last edited by Mer du Japon; 08-03-2012 at 01:03 PM.
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08-03-2012, 01:03 PM
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#12
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I can do anything!
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posts: 2,509
S/C/G: 267/Ticker/150 & BAMF
Height: 5'9.5"
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Don't look at obstaining from unhealthy food as deprivation.
Look at eating garbage as deprivation to your health!
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08-03-2012, 01:03 PM
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camper
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois
Posts: 76
S/C/G: 215/154/145
Height: 5'7 and 1/2
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Oh and I have to agree with everyone else who said journal. I count my calories religiously. I have no concept of what eating normally is like. I MUST do this. Its just a way of life now and habit and I don't even really think about it anymore.
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08-03-2012, 01:05 PM
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Dedicated Yogi
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 894
S/C/G: 269/188/160
Height: 5'8 1/2 :)
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one that i'm currently learning.
don't push yourself. don't over aim. if you need a break? take it. if you're exhausted? nap. if you're hungry? eat. if you're upset- cry.
Why? because if you ignore all of these, they come back five fold. I ate too little calories for too long? Started Binging. Exercised too hard and pushed too far? Injured spine (WHICH SUCKS), Was exhausted and went to work out? Didn't give it my all. Didn't eat when I was hungry? Binged.
Self respect and moderation are the keys.
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08-03-2012, 01:07 PM
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Don't turn back.
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 513
S/C/G: 262/(ticker)/153
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnP
Educate yourself
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yes, yes, a thousand times yes
I would add, be self-aware. Don't lie to yourself, don't cheat yourself, don't bury your head in the sand. And be aware of the good things too, how you feel and how your body is changing. I think a lot of us become overweight by closing our eyes to our own actions.
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