I didn't notice it really, I guess because I don't look at myself all that often, but my spouse said that my love handles are gone. And she's right!
They are dramatically reduced. I hadn't really been able to tell I was actually losing weight besides the scale numbers, and I did drop a pants size. I just couldn't SEE any difference.
But looking at these (and feeling them) and how different they are, it's kind of mind blowing to me in the way I was hoping to see!
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I started this journey at ~250 lbs. Goal weight of 180. Total weight loss so far: ~44 lbs.
I'm currently down to ~206, I don't like to get on the scale too often.
My method so far (until recently) was just intermittent fasting. I started with a 19-5, which is pretty aggressive for starters, but my appetite was already suppressed by some meds, so I didn't find it difficult.
I lost about 30 pounds that way over 3 to 3.5 months, and was continuing to lose weight, but I did end up adding some other things, just to be more efficient. I added calorie counting into it (via myfitnesspal) and had a goal of 2 pounds a week which put my daily calorie goal at 1500.
This was pretty easy to hit as, I just wasn't hungry a lot of the time AND the IF helped me to distinguish between 'real' hunger, 'normal body expectation' hunger, 'boredom' hunger, and 'social pressure' hunger.
I'd advise people try an easy IF course (16-8 as an example) just to experience those differences. It really changed how I look at the hunger signals my brain was receiving (the answer is nearly always "Drink water!").
After about 2 weeks of the calorie counting, I added in some light exercising. Walks and high repetition weight lifting. This was to make sure to tell my body that I need the muscle mass, and it shouldn't use that as fuel too! (I actually hear that wouldn't happen for quite some time, longer than I was fasting for, so maybe this is a non-issue).
All in all, I feel better than ever, and there's finally some noticeable difference!
Anyway, just wanted to share!
TLDR: 80% IF, 10% calorie counting, 10% exercise. Lost around 44 lbs so far.
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