I have always been a yo-yo dieter, and over-restricted myself unsustainably. Almost exactly a year ago, at my wedding no less, I (25F, 5'4") weighed 200lbs on the nose. I had to have my dress let out, which was disappointing, but I felt no less beautiful on the day. Fast forward a bit, in March my state closed down and I began working from home, which gave me the mental space I needed to revive my past efforts.
I had the most success in the past with CICO, and had recently learned about IF (16:8). These two tools have given me the ability to lose weight sustainably without feeling like I am missing out on anything. I still get to eat the things I want, within reason, and it doesn't require me to add any crazy work-outs. (Although, obviously the more calories you burn in a day means the more calories you get to eat in a day, so I try to get my steps in.) My goal was to eat between 1200-1500 calories a day, but mostly to maintain a minimum of a 500 kcal deficit. (According to my fitbit app, that is the deficit for a projected loss of 1lb/week).
My starting weight at the beginning of March was 192.6lbs. I stagnated in June and hovered around 181lbs. It's been hard for me to stick with it because I don't feel all that different. (Although I recently came across a picture from a year ago, and holy s**t, FACE GAINS). I decided to redouble my efforts at the beginning of July, and today I weighed in at 175.2!
This wouldn't be an overwhelming victory if I didn't mention this detail, I've been overweight, technically obese, the entire time that I've known/dated my husband (26M, 6'1"), so for 6-8 years. Today, I weigh exactly 1.5lbs less than him! I hope by this time next year to have reached my goal weight, and this is one small step on the way to achieving that. Best of luck to the rest of you on this journey!
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