F age 56, SW 183, CW 163, 5'3
I am now just overweight. This may seem silly to celebrate but I am happy to say I am seeing some progress.
I gain weight very quickly and lose it very slowly. I started back in November, cutting out sweets and my 2 glasses of wine which had become a daily habit. That change to my diet without exercise allowed me to shed 15 pounds in about 3 months. Then it stopped there, no more weight loss. I need to lose more and was still in the obese BMI Catagory so I started counting calories on MFP. I like big portions and do not like feeling hungry, so I eat a lot of veggies that are easy to prepare (spiral beets, spagetti squash, riced cauliflower, green beans), with lean meats. Rarely do I go over and treat myself. For 80 days on MFP I lost virtually nothing. I stopped weighing myself because I would loose a pound gain it back loose 2 gain it back etc. That gets pretty frustrating after hearing people are loosing 1-2 lbs a week and I am not even loosing 1-2 lbs per month ! Today, day 74 I lose a good 5 more lbs for a total of 20 lbs. I checked the BMI calculator and I am now officially Overweight, not Obese. I have another 20 pounds to go so I have hit the half way point. I am not eating that many calories so probably need to introduce more exercise (I walk 3-4 times per week). Just need to be careful as I do not want to start something that I can't or won't maintain. I am really happy to see before and after photographs posted by other members and wish I had taken one at the start of my journey. Just to mention, WW does not work for me as I like veggies and fruit, and the free foods and consume too many calories. Other plans like Keto, SBD, Aitkins are too restrictive. MFP CICO has been the only thing that has worked for me.
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