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General Weight Loss Support Thread
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Anyone else ever find that smaller losses can actually have a bigger impact on the way their body looks?
I lost 2 kg in the first 2 weeks of May, I felt good but didn't really notice a huge difference in progress pics. I lost .5kg since last Thursday and I noticed a huge difference in progress pics.
I'm heading for the stage now where my size 16 jeans are getting quite loose and I've actually thrown out my size 18s and "fat day" clothes
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This is my first time posting here, but think I'm going to start posting more frequently! I am very athletic, competing in girevoy sport (competitive kettlebell lifting). I have gained a lot of strength in the last year and a half, and put on 2kgs. I used to always sit at 54kgs naturally, went up to 56kgs but remained the same size, although an inch smaller around my waist and thighs etc.
Recently I've gone up to 58kgs, and I know that really is not much but I'm struggling to shift it. I know it's fat, my jeans are tighter, and it's getting me down. It's only 4.4 lbs like but it just won't budge. I'm 5'2" so even the smallest gain tends to show.
I know what I have to do, just wanted to rant about it. My triggers for overeating are generally stress related to college/work...I just need to take control again.
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The more control you take of the decisions you make, the less likely you are to feel like a 'victim' and succumb to these forces outside of your control.
Taking ownership of your decisions makes you make better decisions.[/voice of experience]
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Thanks guys! Wise words I'm back to normal today eating wise, and just came home from a brilliant training session. Have to appreciate what the body can do even if I'm not 100% happy with how it looks! I'll weigh myself in about two weeks and see how I'm getting on, although I can always tell from the mirror. 0
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Have been a lurker here for a while! I started to eat better in Feb and have since lost 11 lbs and am down a dress size. Feels amazing going into a shop looking for the smaller size. I've lost 10% of what I need to lose but I'm doing it slowly, a pound a week n hoping it will stay off for good. Have had a few bad days in between and I can feel the difference in my gut when I've eaten crap. Good luck to everyone else with their weight losses 0
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Oh I have not been eating well!
I've been keeping up with exercise, which I suppose is better than nothing but eating badly really undoes any exercise I do. I did to give myself a few days junk food free to break the habit. At least when I tend to binge my body usually does not react well the following day which makes me aware that I need to stop eating junk. 0 -
Just to throw in an update. I'm no longer overweight, I've dropped nearly two stone since March and I'm JUST inside the healthy BMI bracket. All my old clothes fit at this stage which is a good boost.
I still have over a stone to lose to get to my ideal weight, and need to get rid of some stomach fat. After that the 'maintenance battle' starts. I want to get there soon and don't plan to hit the wall with the last stone, hopefully it will be gone in the next few weeks.
The funny thing is I was on holiday two weeks ago and had a hectic week, couldn't believe that I hardly put on any weight, probably because I drank more than I ate
Some things I find helpful:
Drink plenty of water.
Get out for a few runs/walks - 3 times a week even.
Avoid anything processed, salt is your enemy.
Cut down on carbohydrates. I hardly eat any rice/pasta now and used to eat a truck load with my dinner. Don't miss either.
Homemade soup is great. Stick some veg, lentils and a stock cube into a blender/juicer and heat it up on the hob. I usually have tomatoes, chillis, pepper and garlic. It fills you up, it's good for you and is very low on calories.
Stick to bottles of light beer when you're out, pints are very heavy when you're trying to lose weight. There's 100 calories in a bottle of Corrs light compared to 240 for a pint of Heineken which is what I usually drank, big difference when you add it up over a night.
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I thought I might resurrect this thread, since I found it quite useful last time I posted here Although I was much more of a lurker than a poster back then!
If a brand new thread would be more appropriate, mods, no problem.
Background: Over Christmas and New Year's I ate, well, everything. On January 4th I weighed in at 144 pounds. I had told myself in the past that 140 was to be my absolute upper limit, so this kicked me into gear. I decided to lose somewhere between 14 and 18 pounds (F, 28, 5'7). I wanted my jeans to fit comfortable again, and maybe even go down a size.
I started back with My Fitness Pal, and started using Happy Scale as well (you log your weight regularly and it smooths out the data points, so you have a nice downward curve instead of jagged ups and downs all over the place). I've used various calculators online to figure out my calorie goals and I've stuck to that goal ~95% of the time. I think the odd break here and there is good to keep motivation going, and helps the whole process become more of a lifestyle change and less of a short-term "diet". My calorie goal changes as my weight drops.
As of this morning, I've lost 12.6 pounds in 2 months. No major changes to exercise habits; just a weekly pilates class, some physio for a manky hip and walking the dog for an hour 3-4 days a week (my partner does the other days). I've lost a couple of inches on my waist and clothes are generally either fitting better or are too big. I've had a piece of chocolate pretty much every day, takeaway once, a glass of wine or bottle of craft cider 1-2 times a week. Basically, I'm not cutting out any food type entirely. As long as it fits my calories, and I'm getting plenty of veg and protein, I can eat what I'm hungry for.
Hopefully there are some other people out there losing weight without specific programs, and we can support each other along the way 0 -
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I've been using a subreddit, r/loseit, for extra motivation too. I know that internal motivation is key, but having somewhere to check in every day helps keep me accountable. Plus, when people post about having a crappy day, it helps me realise that little blips are normal and nothing to be ashamed of.
The only problem is they work off American time :pac: so I'm asleep when most people are posting, and they're asleep when I want to share! Having a forum like this, that's active when I am, will be more use 0 -
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Anyway, I've started a system of "5 pound rewards," where every time I lose 5 pounds, I get a non-food reward. I was 149 on the scale today, so I get my first reward - manicure and pedicure, I can't wait!
I love this! I'm not far off a 15 pound loss, so maybe I should treat myself to somethings similar. A manicure would be lovely.
Consider your idea stolen
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The greatest weapon in my weight loss arsenal has been My Fitness Pal. I used a few online calculators to figure out how many calories I should take on every day for a sustainable weight loss, and I stick to that. Myfitnesspal will usually tell women to stick with 1200 calories, which isn't always appropriate, so check a few different calculators. I'm on mobile right now, but I'll post links to calculators later.
I log all my food the day before I eat it. On Sundays I cook a batch of food to do me for lunches throughout the week, and my partner and I plan the weeks dinners together. I work out the calories in each portion and plug it into myfitnesspal.This way I know how my calories will be spent throughout the week. Inputting all these recipes into myfitnesspal is tedious and annoying at the beginning, but without that diary to keep an eye on my intake, i would be grazing and picking up snacks in the corner shop and being completely unaware as to how much I'm actually consuming.
I always leave room for a small piece of chocolate everyday. There are some days when I don't reach my calorie limit, and some days when I overshoot. It all balances out over the course of a week.
I don't know if you'll have time to prep meals in advance with the little ones, but even logging your food in myfitnesspal for one week, without making any changes just yet, might give you some insight into areas you can improve. The important thing is to log EVERYTHING, even the snacks or "cheats" you might feel ashamed of. No one else sees your diary. But if you're not being honest with yourself about your eating habits, you'll never see how to change for the better.
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Oh, one other tip! I should have mentioned it earlier: a food scale. I got a digital one in M&S for about. €10, you can get them cheaper off amazon. This is just as important to me as myfitnesspal, because I am TERRIBLE at estimating portion sizes. I weigh everything as I cook, otherwise my calorie count would be all off.
I even weigh my knife, scoop out some peanut butter, and weigh the knife again so I know how to log the peanut butter and ryvita snacks I have occasionally! Last night I snacked on a handful of mixed nuts and I weighed it out before eating. I always weigh my cheese before packing it into my lunch for the day. It's an invaluable little gadget.
I realise the above might sound a little obsessive or neurotic. However, I know I have to be more accurate with my food than just taking the attitude of "sure feck it, be grand" because that's the attitude that saw me gain weight in the past. So, maybe consider a food scale too 0 -
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