Stats: 22F, 5'8", SW:177, CW:166, GW:150
Warning: this is loooong!
Hello fellow losers,
Backstory:
This is the 100th day of my weight loss journey. This is my first time seriously trying to lose weight, and I didn't really think I'd even make it this far. I've been unhappy with my weight for a couple years but I didn't feel too bad. I was at 145 when I started college and 165 by my junior year. I knew I was a little heavier than I wanted to be but it was fine. Most of my clothes still fit and I walked all over campus every day. Then, my senior year, COVID hit and I moved home.
The first month of COVID my favorite pair of jeans ripped at the seams. That had never happened to me before, but I mostly ignored it. I lived at home for 5 months (and worked at a daycare where everyone brought in cupcakes for birthdays and we got pizza and ice cream once a week). Then I moved in with my boyfriend.
I didn't think I had gained any weight and I didn't own a scale. But more and more of my clothes were getting tight, even ones I had bought just before COVID started. (I know, that's a pretty obvious sign that I had in fact gained weight). I didn't own a scale, but decided I wanted to lose weight.
So I bought a scale and a food scale on Amazon. I didn't want to wait for them to arrive though so I downloaded LoseIt! and guessed my weight. I guessed 165. When I got the scale I saw that I was 177, and I was pretty upset.
I know I'm losing pretty slowly, but here's how I lost 11 pounds in 100 days:
- Track your food. It doesn't matter how you track: spreadsheet, journal, MFP, LoseIt. Just track your food. Even on cheat days/cheat weeks. I've tracked every day for 100 days and I couldn't do this otherwise.
It helps explain fluctuations in weight, like if I gain a pound one day because I ate a lot of salty food the day before. It also can show you patterns that you many not even be aware of.
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Drink water. Drink lots of water. I don't know why or how this helps but it really does. I also just feel better when I drink more water. I often see people on here that drink like a gallon a day and that's a lot. I can't quite reach that. I try to drink 64 oz and day, which is just under 2 liters.
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Get a hobby. I want to eat when I'm bored even though I can tell the difference between when I'm hungry and when I'm bored. I took up calligraphy and now I play video games with my boyfriend as well. They keep my hands and my mind occupied with something other than food. I know video games aren't the healthiest habbit but it's fun, and I use Ring Fit Adventure.
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Work out. Okay, this one isn't really for losing weight because, as we all know, it's 80-90% diet. But feeling your mental health improve at the same time as your physical health is amazing. And working out makes my mental health so much better!
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Indulge sometimes, in moderation. It's a lifestyle change, and I'm not going to spend of my life not eating pizza, I'm just not. So I have pizza sometimes. I don't eat as much as I could though, and I acknowledge that it's a treat. I plan for those days and save up calories.
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Plan your cheat days/meals. This is basically what I said about pizza but it applied to alcohol too, in my case. If I know I'm going to indulge later I'll track it before I even start, at the beginning of the day. Then I can plan the rest of my day and my calories around hopefully saving enough calories to not go over my limit.
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If you fall off the wagon, it's okay. Just keep going. Don't punish yourself, don't try to make up for it, and try not to let it spiral. Tomorrow is a new day, or even the next meal is a new meal, and just get back on track and follow your plan.
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