If you have one weight loss tip, what is it?

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I'm interested in what has worked for people and what one thing might be the most important.

Some great tips here. I will go from another angle ; don't put too much pressure on yourself. I have actually decided this just today. I've got a wedding in 10 weeks. I know I can lose 10lbs, minimum, but I just tried on 3 outfits, and they all look lovely. If don't lose weight I know I will still look and feel nice. If I do, then I do. Simple.

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Walking, giving up fizzy drinks.

I used to kid myself that I got enough excersise but I really didn't. A 20 min walk per day wasn't nearly enough. Now I walk for an hour each way every evening and stopped drinking coke...which I did quite a lot! I drank two small cans per day and also often ate crisps...I didn't give crisps up totally...but only have them once a week.

I've lost half a stone in the last 2 months.

Gosh yes, number of times I see on here someone say they’re “fairly active” but their steps include a walk to the local shop and they count that as “exercise”. No it isn’t, do your 10,000 steps as a bare min and then add exercise on top.

No processed foods. No sugar. Weight lifting and cardio.

Place marking as having a bit of a wobble at the moment.

Weight lifting 3x a week.
10,000 steps a day.
Hit my protein goal and generally stick to 1700 calories.

Changing the goal from weight loss to gaining fitness.

What that meant for me was getting back into regular exercise and fitness, viewing food as fuel, with more focus on protein and needing to eat quality food.

Other thing that was helpful was remembering that weight gain takes a while so body recomposition takes time too.

Tell yourself you can have that snack - but with/after your next meal. You’ll either end up not wanting it then, or eat less of it. And either way, you haven’t caused that insulin spike in between meals.

No snacks. So no calorie-counted ready meal and a bowl of olives and a packet of crisps and a block of Fruit &Nut afterwards

Also be patient with yourself - if you e.g. plateau don't get disheartened and throw it all out of the window. And agree r.e. seeing it as an approach to improving your overall health rather than specifically weightloss.

Really know what a portion size of the various foods are - weigh everything initially to get a proper, visual idea of a true portion size

Sip water through the day or green or herb teas. I've often found I confuse thirst and hunger.

Log all food and drink as you have them - it's easy to forget what you've eaten if you leave logging in till the end of the day

If peckish a few whole, raw, skin-on almonds chewed SLOWLY helps knock the edge off my appetite

Try and eat mindfully. I find it very easy to demolish a packet of shortbread fingers I thought I could spread throughout the week - which I shouldn't have had in the house to start with.. my Achilles heel...

When I'm at home at dinner time I'll have large portions of veggie soup (with a few pulses and a little cooked chicken) as an appetite stopper.

Good luck! 🌹

Count calories and hold yourself accountable for your eating.

Snack only on fruit, and one ‘treat’ of around 250 calories.

Hunger is often thirst, have a cup of tea or glass of water and wait an hour.

And no 'danger' foods in the house. My kids' snack foods are all healthy or are things that I don't like!

3 meals no snacks.

Count calories: everything you consume. You need calorie deficit to lose weight, however you choose to achieve that. It goes without saying that in order to have a calorie deficit you first need to work out how many calories your body needs and deduct from that - your TDEE. A rough way to work that out is to multiply your weight in pounds by 12.

Want to lose weight more than you want to eat too much.

Harder than it sounds.

Strength training over cardio and meal planning

Download an app and log everything you re eating.. i was actually shocked by how much saturated fat etc i was eating on a healthy-ish diet

Plan what you’re going to eat in the morning and stick to it.
Choose “good” foods that make you feel like you’re not missing out.
I weigh myself every day to keep on top of it.
If I have a bad day I’m straight back on it the next day.
Lots of brisk walking.

I’ve lost 2 stone in 3 months.

Low carb.

I've lost 4st 3lbs since the beginning of the year.

I'm not able to exercise as I have a mobility related disability

Eating an apple mix afternoon is a great way to fill you up and satisfy any sweet craving. Pink Ladies are especially delicious.

1. Tackle any emotional issues
2. Take this on as a long term, slow and steady project. Set a calorie goal that will allow you to lose less than 1lb a week (or whatever 1400 calories a day will allow you to lose). Use MFP to track.
3. Walk everywhere.

weigh things. Cereal, pasta etc - a portion is sooo much smaller than you think!

Food logging and properly weighing everything. You get shocked at the recommended amount of cereal v how much you can chuck in a bowl.

Drink water. Lots of it. That usually cures the snack craving which turns out to be dehydration.

Drink water, at least 1.5 litres a day. Always have a glass on the side. This really works for me