(F37 - SW 170lbs , GW 135 lbs, CW 147 lbs)
I’ve been meaning to post for a while to say thank you to this lovely community for giving me ideas and motivation to lose weight.
I gained about 35lbs carrying my second child and although I lost 20 lbs quickly after the birth, I had 15lbs hanging on for over a year at complete plateau. It meant I still didn’t fit most of my clothes and didn’t feel comfortable but it wasn’t so much weight that I could really motivate myself to start losing it.
January 1st I decided to take the advice of this group and start trying small things to lose weight. I started off by cutting out drinking and doing a 15 minute excercise video each day for a month to kick start everything. I lost 1.5 lbs and it was such a huge relief.
The last few months I’ve been working on what I eat- cutting down very slowly but not cutting out anything totally. I get most of my excercise from walking and running after toddlers but I’ve added a really simple goal to just do 5 mins cardio a day- so a quick excercise video or some aerobics while I wait for the kettle to boil is enough and it is really helping too. I’ve also been paying attention to when I need my calories. I’m hungriest in mid morning and afternoon so where I can really cut down is dinner time. I never deny myself a big breakfast or lunch but sometimes I’ll just have a really small dinner and that has really worked for me- I don’t feel too hungry or like I’m missing out because I cut calories where and when suits me.
I’ve lost 4lbs in total now since January so very slow but I hope this might provide some inspiration to other people who just want to or have to lose the last bit of weight slowly and sustainably.
One person on this sub really helped me by pointing out that you don’t need a massive calorie defect to lose weight. A small deficit will still show differences over time as long as you are content to lose it slowly. My mantra is to keep the weight off not lose it fast- so even if I only lose half of what I planned this year I feel confident what i do lose will stay off.
Thankyou again to everyone on this sub for sharing their stories and ideas and for just supporting each other in general. This is the healthiest weight loss network I’ve ever come across and always recommend it to anyone I know who wants to lose weight. You’re all the best!
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