Hello friends! I’m a long time lurker in this sub. I want to thank you all for the solid advice I’ve found here! You all are so helpful and helped me find community in this process.
I started my weight loss journey on March 25th, 2024. As of today, I am down 52 pounds and am happy/proud/kind of still in disbelief about how much weight I’ve lost. It’s kind of a mixed bag of emotions lol. My weight hasn’t been this low since I was 22! I am 32F, 5’9, starting weight: 217, current weight: 165, goal weight: 160
My initial goal was actually 165, but I do want to lose just 5 more pounds and start to maintain from there.
It’s honestly surreal seeing myself as a thinner person now, my brain has definitely not caught up quite yet lol. Here are some progress pics (from heaviest to lightest):
I urge you, whoever you are reading this, to KEEP GOING with hitting your goals! I’ve had plateaus and many times where I felt i wasn’t making any progress, but you are, in fact, making progress during those times too!
Here are some things that have I’ve learned to do to help me along my journey:
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CICO!!! For me personally, no other diet fads ever worked. CICO is literally the only way to do this efficiently. I have been counting calories through lose it since I started this process. Every single day. It has helped me to identify specific trends, which foods to cut out, and also adjusts the calorie ranges day to day depending on how much weight I’m losing.
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Weighing myself every day! Before I take a shower in the morning, I make sure to get on the scale. I have one of those smart scales that measures body fat, muscle mass, etc. which has been great! it’s also been super helpful with identifying trends (for example: without fail, the scale goes up a few pounds after a cheat day due to water weight or before and during my period). It helps me predict when I will see the scale go up and I don’t worry about it when it does.
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Volume eating! The r/volumeeating subreddit is also a great community where you can find low calorie recipe ideas for max satiety. The more protein and fiber I can get with the least amount of calories for each meal, the better! I tend to find recipes that I really like and will eat the same thing pretty much every day for breakfast and lunch meals, and then I try to switch it up every week or so. I do track macros, but they’re not the most important thing to me on my journey
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Exercise! In my opinion, the best way to create a bigger calorie deficit day to day is by adding exercise to your routine. I have become a runner, which I never thought I could accomplish when I was at my highest weight, and it feels really really good! Never thought I would enjoy running, but here we are. I now run about 2 miles a day and also walk about 2 miles a day. I’m working on getting some resistance/strength training into my routine now that I’ve gotten to my goal weight! Looking forward to getting more toned.
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Eat a lot of protein! I try to eat at least 110 grams of protein a day. I can sometimes get up to 130-140 grams though! Try to fill your breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner with as much protein as you can. Greek yogurt, fruit and protein powder are great for breakfast (I usually make a smoothie or have a protein bar and a banana if I’m on the go in the morning). Hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese, turkey pepperoni, even low fat string cheese are staples in my lunch meals. Protein chips (from quest or any other company) make great snacks mid day. Def not as good as regular chips lol, but you get used to them and they have good flavors! For dinner, any type of lean meat or poultry works great with a little carbs and as many veggies as you can! Protein shakes are great for desert and low cal frozen Greek yogurt.
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Don’t be hard on yourself! This is absolutely a journey. There will be highs and there will be lows. Do not beat yourself up if you go over calories some days or don’t work out some days. Just get back on the train and keep going the next day. Overall, a few days or a week of extra calories or not working out are not going to damage your progress if you’ve been going at it for a while. Sometimes your body needs the maintenance break! Always listen to your body and do what’s best for you. It will help you sustain your efforts. We are human and have to give ourselves some grace.
Overall, just want to thank this community again and remind you that you got this and you will see changes if you continue to work on your goals. It is all about consistency! We are all rooting for you!
Wishing you all the best!!! Hooray for health and wellness. 😊❤️
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