Ladies' weight loss talk: what I've realized

Hello, so for context I'm a F23, 172cm tall and have lost 17.1kg so far (SW 100kg, CW 82.9kg, GW 70kg) within roughly 11 weeks thanks to a very strict no sugar, low carb, IF and recently OMAD diet, plus regular moderate exercise (walking). I've realized quite many things along the way and I hope my realizations can help someone. So my girls, let's talk.

1. Ladies, your weight WILL fluctuate when you're PMS-ing and on your period, even a few days after. One day you will just wake up to see the number on the scale goes up for no reason, when you've been following your diet strictly. Don't fret, it happens and it will stabilize again after your period is gone for a few days.

2. Let's talk craving. Please, do not think of your period as a massive cheat-on-your-diet opportunity. I know people always preach about how your emotional (and physical comfort, if even possible at all lol) is the ultimate priority when you're on period so "go for that entire box of 6 donuts!!!", "have that whole dozen of chocolate chip cookies!!!!!!!", but please remember that being on a diet = discipline.

Yes I guarantee you'll be pissed as fuck on period without your sugar craving sated, but would you rather be pissed for a few days or later regret indefinitely as you see you've gained some permanent, totally-no-just-water-weight pounds. You make your choice.

Yes eat that donut, yes go for that cookie, if you have enough mind power to stop yourself after that ONE single donut or cookie and not stray straight into binging right after that. Remember, (in most cases) your period will come EVERY MONTH, you will feel like swallowing everything within your sight once EVERY MONTH, and just binging for few days EVERY MONTH can literally lead to you yourself undoing all your hard work and effort you've put in losing weight so far.

Satisfy your cravings moderately!!!

1. To all my fellow big girls with irregular period out there: Weight loss will help. Healthy weight loss is not just about that glorious long-overdue glow up in your outer appearance, it's a lifestyle change. I was struggling with irregular period for YEARS, there'd be times where I didn't have my period for half a year straight. And whenever I had one, it'd be super painful and the flow would be super heavy I basically had to wear diapers. However, since I've lost weight and got in much better shape by adjusting my living habits (drinking more water, eating healthily, sleeping on time AND enough, exercising), I've been having regular period.

2. Sometimes you will see your weight go down, but your jeans still fit tightly as ever or you're not going down 2 holes in your belt buckles like you thought you would. It's fine, everyone loses weight in different areas/body parts. My thighs are still massive as ever so except for the waist part getting loose, all my pants/jeans still fit like they used to. Instead, I realized my arms are not that flabby any more, and the huge pile of fat on my back is gone. I can even see my neck and collar bones for the first time in my life. I guess I lost weight there, but my thighs still need a little bit more time.

3. I know the thought of only dieting to lose weight without having to exercise AT ALL is very tempting, but please try to exercise. Or move around, at least. When my weight loss was at the point where I could see the difference with bare eyes, I started seeing signs of me being "skinny fat": I looked like a smaller fat girl. So I started working out moderately, by walking everyday. Some days I do 10000 steps, some days I so 6-7000. Main point is I tried to walk everyday, consistently. I can see my thighs and calves getting toned and my curves are more defined, so that's nice!

4. If no one notices the difference before and after you lost weight, that's fine. Keep going until you reach your goal, because you're doing this for yourself and not for anyone else. And tbh people who don't notice the difference probably never cared about how you look in the first place, at all. It's not that the difference is not showing! My advice is to take progress pics, it's much easier to observe and keep track that way, than basing your entire judgement on someone else's comment!

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