Hello everyone. I am Miss Twinkleton, and I would like to shed 6 - 8 pounds and maintain my weight loss. I am 22 years old, 5"2 and currently weigh 116 pounds and I would like to weight anywhere between 108 - 110 pounds.
Now that the basic facts are out of the way, let me express my admiration for the will power of everyone on this subreddit. I cannot even fathom losing twenty or forty pounds, let alone 100+. I sense the absurdness of my position and of this post. One would think that accomplishing my goals would be so easy considering how little weight I have to lose, but it seems the reality is anything but. For several years, I have maintained a weight of 120 - 123 pounds. I tried to shed weight many times, but with no success. I would lose perhaps two pounds at most and put them back on a few weeks later. I consoled myself with the thought that I was not overweight.
Quite by accident, I dropped down to 117 over the past four months. In the midst of undertaking an extended audition tour in a big city, I unwittingly fasted, since I did not have enough money to eat three meals a day. I also used public transportation and walked a lot more to save costs. The weight loss was so unintended that I did not notice it until I returned home and others began to make comments. After catching a nasty flu, I dropped down even further to 112 pounds.
Unfortunately, over the past two weeks, the scale has climbed back up to 116 lbs. I have settled back into my home routine. I cook for my large family, and we all share in purchasing a large grocery haul. I am sure that I am eating more simply because I have access to more food. I eat a balanced and mostly vegan diet and have done so for all my life, but I am concerned about quantity. I have introduced gym workouts for three days out of the week, but the scale keeps creeping upwards.
My questions are:
- how do I ensure that I lose weight at a healthy rate? Should I stick to eating 1400 calories a day and keep up with the exercise?
- I have never counted calories in my life! I wonder whether or not I should revert to skipping a meal or two a day, since that method served as the catalyst of my previous weight gain.
- What are some common misconceptions about losing weight? Are there any other subredditors who have experienced dropping only ten or twenty pounds?
It feels frustrating fixating on those insignificant 6 - 8 lbs, and at the same time I am aware I might come across as a complainer, especially considering the number of brave folkswho have shed fifty pounds or more through sheer dedication. I am very grateful for the time you are taking to read this post and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
With thanks,
Miss Twinkleton
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