It's been a journey so far and these are a year apart!
What sparked my motivation was me crying in a fitting room because even an XL wouldn't fit
Here's was worked for me:
• counting calories • eating at least 20-40 g of protein per meal • a snack must have at least 10g of protein • high fiber meals (15-20 g of fiber a day at least) at around 1600-1800 cal a day
• watching skinny influencers / skinnytok / weight loss YouTubers. Some are controversial, like Liv Schmidt, but these kinds of videos really helped me lose that last pant size, even if it feels corny to listen to
• holding yourself accountable. Do it every day! I logged calories every day, even if I ate over. At one point, I was logging calories and significantly (700+ calories) going over my restriction for a few months, but keeping at it helped me remember I had a goal
•still ate everything I loved to eat, but only eating 3/4 of my "normal" portion. At first I was still feeling hungry for maybe 15 more minutes, but then after that I would feel content! It's really easy to overeat if it's all you know
• resistance training 2-3 times a week. I joined an f45 class that I go to every week and slimmed in a few weeks. Muscle passively burns more fat than cardio! 3 hours a week is literally all I do
• weighing myself every day. Kept me accountable to my goals
• drinking water when I think I'm hungry. I'll drink 2-3 cups of water before deciding if I'm ready to eat. Never realized how often I was dehydrated rather than hungry. Sometimes I get bored of just water and would add some mío, sugar free electrolytes, or make a tea out of it
More * unethical* ways (can't say I recommend them but they worked FOR ME):
• telling myself "I'd rather be skinny than eat that" when faced with a craving
• Liv Schmidt said something once like "eat something until it stops tasting perfect" and it really spoke to me. I use to find myself finishing things I was bored eating even when it stopped tasting as good, now I'll stop once it stops tasting like that first bite.
• I have a tendency to binge eat, so I avoided events or places that I tended to over eat at. I had to avoid my best friends house for a few months while I was cutting because her family always had the best treats and snacks :/ we still hung out, just not at her place!
I went from a XXL to a medium, Jean size went from a 14 to an 8, and I lost a total of 6 inches on my waist. 26F, 5'10 and currently 160 (started at 190!). I did this all in a year and probably only spent 3 months in total being "strict" but I always kept it in the back of my mind that I had a goal. Good luck everyone
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