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.

2 meals a day only. (Fast 18 hours) no snacks outside those two meals. (Even milk in drinks etc)

No snacking between meals.

Cut out all refined sugar!

I’ve tried every diet in the book.
Slimming world ect...

Low carb has worked for me. Lost 2 stone since jan. I feel loads better in myself too.

If something works for you - then do that.
I did my own form of intermittent fasting years before it was a thing. Then we were advised to eat regularly because of your metabolism, and so I did, and put on weight.
Now I've realised I shouldn't listen to the latest 'do this, and don't do that's advice, because I know best what works for me.

Carbs in the day, not with dinner. Eat early with kids and don’t eat again until latest breakfast you can logistically manage (8 in my case). Fitness walking video four times a week! It’s working for me!

Oh, and think about all the lovely stuff you can eat, rather than focusing on what you can't eat - and change your motivation to health rather than looks.

Sorry, should say, ‘eat early dinner with kids’

Oh have just put up my own post about weight loss, and then came across this.

Some really helpful tips here!

For those who do 16:8 - in the hours you are allowed to eat, do you have two meals or three?

Consistency
15000 steps EVERY day
Track every meal. Stick to alloted calories EVERY day
80% of the good food and 20% crap allowed EVERY day

4 stone off in 9 months

When you feel like snacking... clean your teeth. It makes food seem less appealing

Sleep for me. I’ve lost weight in lockdown through sleeping longer hours at night and therefore not snacking much and having more energy for exercise.
Also limiting refined carbs.

Just eat a calorie deficit.

I allow everything in moderation but through personal choice the only liquids I drink are 1 Yakut a day, water and tea (no sugar) then like I said moderation. I try not to eat too much sugar, cheese and bread products but often do. I also eat small portions I am 5 foot always been small framed usually size 8. I have been bigger for longer twice size 10-12 bigger for me as I am short. Exercise and not wanting to waste the exercise by then binging had worked for me.

Skip breakfast.

For me, just one thing - fasting. I’ve lost 5 stone in the last year from fasting, no calorie counting etc. and I’ve not deprived myself of anything. Also drinking 3 litres of water a day definitely helps things along...

No refined sugar. Slow but steady weight loss.

Meal planning

@ShirleyPhallus

Heavy weights, protein, steer well clear of faddy programmes like weight watchers and slimming world This person has made a mistake. It should be the opposite way round!

@81Byerley why do you think this? Do you think lifting weights is bad?

This has confused me - I thought @ShirleyPhallus was spot on!

Lift heavy weights, fill up on protein and skip dinner a few times a week although I only do that as I have a chocolate habit. I exercise a lot!

Write down absolutely everything you eat. Weigh everything. You need to be obsessive.

Eat less and only when you are hungry.

Not everyone needs three meals a day, find out what works for you.

emilyjane29 I have two normally. I find this is enough food for me but I have a busy job which takes my mind off food before lunch! At the weekends I am more relaxed, ie if we are going out for breakfast I will have something and enjoy it. But as my body is so used to this way of eating and the smaller number of calories if I have breakfast then I will unlikely be hungry for lunch and will just wait for dinner.

For me, tracking everything on my fitness pal.

Interesting how some people can get away without weighing themselves at all. When I did this it was just a form of denial I think, if I didnt know my weight then it must be alright! When I finally got to it I was 76 kilos at 5'6 so it was time to address that. I now try and stay between 55-57 kilos and if I get towards the top of that I will eat a bit less for a few days, If I get towards the bottom I'll eat a bit more as I look a bit gaunt. I wouldn't be able to use this strategy of weight maintenance without a weekly weigh in.
Daily weighing was really useful when I was trying to lose the weight as I could track a general downwards trend, but I wouldn't both now as it would totally highlight my massive takeaway every weekend!