I am around 5 foot 6 and a half inches woman and was around 195 pounds last winter (considered obese on the bmi scale). I think a large part of this was due to being on lexapro (antidepressant) which made me feel constantly hungry. Last summer, I stopped taking them and without even counting calories or changing much I dropped to 180 pounds in a few months. After this encouragement, I started counting calories and was on a deficit of 1650/2200 calories a day and am now done to 170. I think I have another 10-15 to go to feel really better and be considered healthy by bmi standards but I already feel a lot better about my body.
However, it’s been really hard for me the past months of winter to stick to my deficit of 1650, so the other day I changed it to 1800. I expect as it gets warmer as well I will be more active for sure and outside more. Is this a good idea to increase my deficit by a bit if it’s more sustainable on the long term?
I think i’m okay with losing weight more slowly, because i think losing the rest within a year of eating healthier, less, and being aware of what i’m putting into my body and when i’m full are all small things that make changes in the long run. But I kinda feel guilty it’s so hard for me to stick to the deficit of 1650. If anyone has any thoughts or feedback I appreciate it, because I don’t really talk about my diet/weight loss with anyone or my friends because they would just say I look “normal”.
Thank you!
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