I lost 100 pounds over COVID. AMA
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Anonymous
So you work out 200 min a day (includes walking?!) How?? What exercises do you do? |
Anonymous
| How do you manage to spend over 3 hours a day exercising? Is the walking part of a commute? |
Anonymous
| So even though you are exercising and lost the weight slowly, you still have sagginess? |
Anonymous
| How old are you? |
Anonymous
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Man/woman?
Do you have kids? How long were you overweight? |
Anonymous
It was definitely a huge change, and of course the first months I was gassy. But it settled down, and now I actually can't process milk products well. I eat large amounts of kale, broccoli, spinach every day. I usually just throw a few cups into a saucepan every meal. It cooks down to much less. But I definitely use large amounts of veggies as a way to create volume without calories. A typical day for me now (I am still in weight loss mode so it is low calorie) Breakfast: oatmeal (about 60 grams, with 30 calorie almond milk) Lunch: Huge saucepan of kale, onions, mushrooms, peppers, carrots, etc; about half a package of tofu (usually I air fry it with spices to give it texture and flavor); and sometimes some "pretend" cheese for more flavor Dinner: Basically the same And then some snacks. Usually fruit. Every so often I'll have something more substantial like non-dairy yogurt with frozen fruit. |
Anonymous
I work out 80 minutes a day. And I walk everywhere. If I go to the dentist, to the doctor, to the post office. I work full time, so yes, 3 hours a day seems insane. But I realize that I have been a couch potato most of my life, and you're supposed to be active. The risk of death from all causes is highest not for those with high cholesterol or those who smoke. It is actually for those who lack fitness. Which is probably why my smoking mom was able to live into her 80s -- because she swam a half mile every day. I will do long walks and think about something on which I'm working, so it's not like it is 3 separate hours from work. I try as much as possible to incorporate thinking/entertainment into the walks and exercise. So the actual stats (for those interested) are: All cause mortality: Normal risk = 1.0 For those with BMI>= 27, the risk is 1.18 for women, 1.33 for men For those with cholesterol over 240 mg, the risk is 1.16 for women, 1.45 for men For those with systolic BP >=140, the risk is 0.89 for women, 1.67 for men For cigarette smokers, the risk is 2.12 for women, 1.89 for men For those with LOW FITNESS, the risk is 2.23 for women, 2.03 for men. |
Anonymous
56. One kid in college (home during COVID). |
Anonymous
This is not slow weight loss. |
Anonymous
| Congratulations, OP. Do you have a partner, and are they supportive of your weight loss/diet/exercise? |
Anonymous
Not OP but it doesn't matter how slow you go, if you lose 100 lbs you're going to have sagginess. I did it in my late teens, so at the peak of my skin elasticity, and have bad stomach sag. |
Anonymous
Well, starting March to now (end December) is 10 months, during which time I lost 80 pounds. 8 pounds a month is now that fast. |
Anonymous
??? She lost like 1.5 lbs a week. |
Anonymous
I probably drank 10 times over COVID. I'm not a big drinker anyway. When people started hunkering down over COVID, I could see that I might go one route -- the one of watching every Netflix show and enjoying all the beloved snacky foods I loved. But I had a friend who said to me, this is an opportunity. How do you want to come out of COVID? And I realized this one huge issue was the one I should address. I didn't have to commute, which gave me 2 extra hours a day. And I used it to be active and eat better. |
Anonymous
| Great job, op. |