Stats: F27, SW: 183 pounds, CW/ GW: 125 pounds. Start dress size: 14 / 16. Current dress size: 6/8. Height: 165 cm. Been maintaining since the last 10 days.
What: I started the journey of getting fit and losing the extra pounds on August 20, 2020. Consulted a personal coach for nutrition who prescribed meal plans with 1200 cals a day. Have rigorously counted calories. Added walking and (guided) workouts since October.
I do want to express my sincere gratitude to this sub for motivation and helpful tips.
Here are some things that helped me along the journey, I wanted to share with you all. Obviously these are not medical or expert opinion, it’s just want helped me:
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Vegetarian diet is just brilliant for weight loss. I don’t think I will shift to meat after this, at least for a while. Falling in love with vegetables has helped me not just feel full but satisfy cravings!
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Seasoning will be your best friend. But we need to make sure to count calories of these as well. Being partly south Asian was very helpful because a lot of Pakistani/ Indian spices are hella tasty without adding much to calories.
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Progress pictures are so helpful! I used to take one every week. I did that and used a measuring tape to measure me instead of weighing frequently.
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Lemon + hot water or just hot water helps curing eating excessively due to boredom (again this helped me, it might or might not help others).
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Getting clothes for every next size was such a motivation booster. Like when I was 14, I got a dress of 12 and so on and so forth. If you’re like me who loves pretty dresses, this is probably the BIGGEST motivation I had in life.
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Tech: I used MyFitnessPal to count calories for a few months. It’s quite helpful. Eventually you’ll learn to mentally do this calculation, that’s a very convenient habit one develops during the journey. I got an Apple Watch which helped in my movement, reminding to get up once every hour, completing the step count for the day, sharing it with the coach etc. A kitchen scale was a very good buy as well.
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The last one: our journey will be unique. I started this with my partner and his sister. We consulted the same coach and nutritionist. Heck, we had almost the same weight to lose. We’ve all followed our plans sincerely (also, lockdown and covid ensured we don’t go out and eat). Turns out I lost the quickest. They’ve lost a lot as well and are doing great but are still mid-way in their weight loss program. The rate of losing weight/ getting fit depends a lot on your own body, probably genetics as well. This may be discouraging for some people as we might see others losing faster than us and hence, wanted to again remind all of us of this fact!
Once again, thanks a lot to all those who shared their journey and tips along the way!
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