Weight Loss Tips

[nadiaaa_3]

Hey Everyone!

I am currently trying t get back on track with eating healthy and working out. I need to lose about 80 pounds and would like any tips and advice you all have! At one point I lost about 50 pounds, but gained it all back and more. I really need to get this done for my own health. My biggest problem is food. I deinfietly over eat and do not know how to stop. 

Thanks! 

[SteveH]

I have tried to lose weight many times over the years and always put it back on.

The answer for me was using fitbit. I logged all my activity into fitbit and all my food into myfitnesspal. The real trick for me though was that when I reached my target weight I carried on logging my activity and food and I have now been at my target weight for a year and a half.

My strong recommendation is therefore to use the fitbit weight management process as described in this article:

http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-do-I-track-my-calories-make-a-food-plan-and-s...

[HelenaFitbit]

Welcome to the Fitbit Family @nadiaaa_3! I'd love to join you in this journey 

As a personal recommendation, find many types of food, create a meal plan and follow it 24/7; make sure you write down your meals as soon as you are about to get them; this will prevent the moment where you are holding your food log and remembering how much you ate and underestimating amounts. I have a tiny notebook where I write down the meals and their weight, so when I'm ready to write them down, they are accurate.

Get a food scale and measure everything. Increase your water intake and find different sources or variations for the meals you love that won't take a hit on your caloric budget.

Have a rest day! Enjoy your food and don't miss out on the opportunity to eat different.

Good luck! 

[josephz2va]

Most important part is to focus on control. There's 3 aspects to look for in losing weight. Diet, Exercise, and a Personal Training System.

Diet is the first aspect. Maintaining control in your diet food, avoiding extras like Starbucks and DD. I only buy my diet food, limited grocery store food, and avoid going out whatsoever. $120 a week. Going out to the coffee shop. That's $400 a month throwing away money on coffee and pastries they tempt you to eat.

Exercise aspect comes in two parts. Cardio and Weights. I do 2 or 3 sessions of Cardio and 2 or 3 sessions of weight lifting a week with a calendar program from Bodybuilding.com.

Personal Training System is the last aspect. Finding a PT program that works for you. Either the $50 a session program or free. You can use Fitstar or you can choose one of many hundreds of programs online such as Jillian Michaels.

[Trooper]

I got my Fitbit for Christmas last year. I weighed 270 pounds. Now I weight 211 pounds. I use my Fitbit to track how many calories I am eating for every single thing that I put in my mouth. I have given up Soda, Junk Food, Chipss. I still eat bread but I control the portions of how much I eat. Just use the Fitbit as tool to track what your eating and also to monitor your activities. It's hard at first but you will get used to eat. A few minuets ago I went to an all you can eat Chinese Buffett. Here is what I ate: 4 oz Lettuce, 4 oz Tomatoes, 3 oz cucumbers, 3 oz grilled chicken, fajita meat about 2 oz. No Bread and nothing fried!!! and two tablespoons of Fat Free Thousand Island dressing. I also drank a lot of unsweet tea to get full. Feel free to add me as friend to your list if you ever need more help and advice.