Hi everyone!! ❤️
I love this community so much, everyone is so knowledgeable and so supportive of one another.
I wanted to take some time to write my own personal experience losing weight. I started October 28, 2025. Currently it is June 26, 2026. So about 8 months. I am 29F, 5'4. SW: 235.7... CW: 181.6...(Down 54.1 lbs)... GW: 155 (for now).
I have PCOS. This is a quick summary of what I've done so far before I get into the "resting" part of this post:
Low "net" carb diet. This means NO SUGAR, no honey, agave, maple syrup, no desserts with sugar (I still have "dessert", just low carb versions), etc. The only exception to "no sugar" is if I'm going to an AYCE sushi restaurant and the meat dishes have sugary sauces. I try to just push the sauce off and call it a day, but I don't sweat it. I've also had a slice of cake every few months for birthdays, but there's a birthday at least once a month in my life, so more than half the time, I'm turning down cake. No bread, no pasta, no rice, no quinoa, no potatoes *(very rarely sweet potatoes... They take up 1/8 of my plate at most and I think I've only had them twice since I started),* no oats, no beans, rarely fruit (other than berries, I have those multiple times a week), rarely corn, rarely carrots, etc. I know this might be extreme for some, but I know it's been working for me because after 15 years of irregular periods (wildly ranging from 34-58 days), I have completely regulated my menstrual cycle, 27-29 days over and over again since the start of this new lifestyle. My hirsutism has also decreased a good amount.
I eat one meal a day. My eating window is between 4-8pm. Technically, on some days I'm not completely fasting since I'll have a protein coffee (double shot espresso + chocolate protein shake) or protein matcha (matcha powder + vanilla protein shake) in the morning. I've also quit caffeinated coffee recently and I coincidentally dropped 8 lbs in the past 2 weeks after being in a plateau for 8 weeks.
I aim to walk 10-15k steps a day, but realistically I'll only hit 3-5k 2 or 3 times a month.
Resistance training 2-3x per week. My routine isn't fancy, I've been doing the same workouts for the past 8 months. Day 1: Glutes - hip thrusts, RDLs, leg press, abduction machine. Day 2: upper body - lat pulldown, incline dumbbell press, seated rows, regular bench press, and dumbbell lateral raises. Sometimes I do face pulls, but they make my right arm tendon (or something?) click, like literally I feel something inside my arm snapping, so I just don't bother.
ONTO THE ORIGINAL POINT OF THIS POST:
I mentioned early that for the past 2 weeks, I've dropped 8 lbs. The 8 weeks prior, I was in a plateau, ranging from 187-191 lbs. It was pissing me off SO MUCH, but I stayed consistent. Well, in the past 2 weeks, I quit caffeinated coffee. Lost 4 lbs. In the past 3 days, I've been laying in bed all day, sleeping on and off. One day I only reached about 750 steps 🤣. Another day, I reached 2000. Dropped another 4 lbs somehow. I may have ate maybe 300-500 calories less than normal, but that's probably because I just wasn't hungry due to a lack of activity. Another important factor is I'm currently on Day 4 of my menstrual cycle, and we tend to retain water weight leading up to our periods.
Please, let your body rest if you want to see results! Even if it's multiple days every once in a while. I also watched this video years ago, and this really fit dude with a background in kinesiology (or biophysics? I can't remember) mentioned that if you're doing resistance training 4+ times a week, you should be giving yourself a 2-week break, completely from resistance training, once a year!
If you're in this community or reading this, I have so much faith you'll be able to reach your goals if you remain consistent overall. Think of your progress like the stock market! There's ups and downs, but the long term trend line will ALWAYS go up!
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