SW: 187 lbs, CW: 161 GW: 140
I started my weight loss journey in January by reducing my calorie intake through CICO with a goal of about a pound a week. I was going for the slow but steady & easily maintained route. Worked great. I lost about 20 pounds through about May and then the plateau hit. I think part of it was I was doing some body weight exercises for my back (Foundation Training) and so was putting on muscle. I reached out to this sub for some help and decided that I needed to quit having my Apple Watch add calories to my daily calorie budget depending on my activity level. I would eat my daily adjusted budget and if I burned more than allotted then it was just gravy. I also switched from a daily weigh-in because it was too depressing to a 2x a week to keep myself accountable but not have to face the scale daily.
While I knew this was the right approach the weight loss still slowed way down. But I kept going. I trusted the process. I didn't change anything else. Just was consistent. Then all of a sudden last week things started to change. The whoosh of weight has been coming off. Half a pound here and .7 pounds there. None of this recent weight loss would have happened if I gave up. Don't give up. Keep going even when it seems pointless and wait for your woosh. Even if it takes 2-3 months.
Also, someone on here several months ago recommended the Happy Scale app. I use it conjunction with the LoseIt! app for food tracking. It helps you focus 5 pounds at a time on your weight loss goal. And it helps smooth out the ups and down. When I look back on it, I was still loosing a bit of weight that it was hard to see for those several months. Two tenths of a pound here or there. Looking back on what you have already accomplished helps me keep me motivated to keep going. That and the trip to Hawaii I have planned for the end of Sept ;)
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