AMA - I've maintained a 50+ weightloss for 10 years 🙂

[Anonymous]

OP here. Wow, some crazy responses.

Sorry I didn’t have time to respond. I was working all day! No, I do not think I have an eating disorder whatsoever. I’m not strictly controlling my food until evening, it just works out that way for me. I’m busy! I don’t work at home, so I don’t have much time to eat! And I’m sincerely not that hungry in the morning!

Here’s what a day of eating looks like for me:

Morning: black coffee when I wake up (5am), 1 hard boiled egg after a morning workout (this morning was a 4 mile run)

Lunch: 11am (for me this was like a breakfast - oatmeal with granola, apples, and cinnamon) Sometimes I’ll have a small snack at work if someone brings in some treats… sometimes I don’t.

Get home: 4:30-5pm: eat dinner, and whatever I feel like I need to replenish my caloric needs. Dinner, dessert, snack, whatever. I don’t really think about it and don’t count calories. I eat plenty, but I don’t overeat. I feel satiated, but not sick. If you want to call that a “binge” then whatever, fine by me. My way of eating just works out this way based on my schedule, and when I get hungry. I’m not overweight or underweight, but strong, athletic, happy, and gonna have a bunch of skittles after I eat my big hearty bowl of lentil soup for dinner.

[Anonymous]

I really believe that exercise is a big key to getting weight off and keeping it off for many. It gets unfairly maligned based on studies that focus on metabolism rather than actual weight loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really believe that exercise is a big key to getting weight off and keeping it off for many. It gets unfairly maligned based on studies that focus on metabolism rather than actual weight loss.

OP here, and I completely agree. I discovered exercise later in life, but it's been SO beneficial for me not just in terms of weight maintenance, but in the mental/emotional/confidence benefits. I firmly believe it's helped my metabolism as well.

[Anonymous]

How old are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow, some crazy responses.

Sorry I didn’t have time to respond. I was working all day! No, I do not think I have an eating disorder whatsoever. I’m not strictly controlling my food until evening, it just works out that way for me. I’m busy! I don’t work at home, so I don’t have much time to eat! And I’m sincerely not that hungry in the morning!

Here’s what a day of eating looks like for me:

Morning: black coffee when I wake up (5am), 1 hard boiled egg after a morning workout (this morning was a 4 mile run)

Lunch: 11am (for me this was like a breakfast - oatmeal with granola, apples, and cinnamon) Sometimes I’ll have a small snack at work if someone brings in some treats… sometimes I don’t.

Get home: 4:30-5pm: eat dinner, and whatever I feel like I need to replenish my caloric needs. Dinner, dessert, snack, whatever. I don’t really think about it and don’t count calories. I eat plenty, but I don’t overeat. I feel satiated, but not sick. If you want to call that a “binge” then whatever, fine by me. My way of eating just works out this way based on my schedule, and when I get hungry. I’m not overweight or underweight, but strong, athletic, happy, and gonna have a bunch of skittles after I eat my big hearty bowl of lentil soup for dinner.

What did you do before to gain the weight? How does your routine differ now than before?

[Anonymous]

I lost 40 pounds and have kept it off for 20 years. My BMI is around 21. I rarely think of food and also typically eat one large meal a day around lunch time for efficiency purposes.

NP. I lost 45 pounds, BMI <20, and I eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks (probably 2000+ calories if I counted). People have different appetites and metabolic rates, folks! I've always been hungry frequently - I just switched to healthier foods and started exercising more to lose and maintain.

DH and DS can easily eat once a day and "forget" to eat and this is very foreign to me.

[Anonymous]

Fat people love to try to shame those who eat a healthy amount and cry eating disorder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow, some crazy responses.

Sorry I didn’t have time to respond. I was working all day! No, I do not think I have an eating disorder whatsoever. I’m not strictly controlling my food until evening, it just works out that way for me. I’m busy! I don’t work at home, so I don’t have much time to eat! And I’m sincerely not that hungry in the morning!

Here’s what a day of eating looks like for me:

Morning: black coffee when I wake up (5am), 1 hard boiled egg after a morning workout (this morning was a 4 mile run)

Lunch: 11am (for me this was like a breakfast - oatmeal with granola, apples, and cinnamon) Sometimes I’ll have a small snack at work if someone brings in some treats… sometimes I don’t.

Get home: 4:30-5pm: eat dinner, and whatever I feel like I need to replenish my caloric needs. Dinner, dessert, snack, whatever. I don’t really think about it and don’t count calories. I eat plenty, but I don’t overeat. I feel satiated, but not sick. If you want to call that a “binge” then whatever, fine by me. My way of eating just works out this way based on my schedule, and when I get hungry. I’m not overweight or underweight, but strong, athletic, happy, and gonna have a bunch of skittles after I eat my big hearty bowl of lentil soup for dinner.

What did you do before to gain the weight? How does your routine differ now than before?

The biggest differences are:

- I do regular exercise that challenges me. Not just walking, but cardio, lift weights that make me wince as the reps build. I exercise 5-6 days a week presently.
- Eat out no more than 1 meal per week. Yes I make exceptions sometimes, but I would say I don't eat more than 20-25 meals out in a year, total
- Because I exercise most mornings, it makes me much less susceptible to overeating at night. I eat plenty and get full, but I'm not stuffed. I eat ALL the things and have never cut out anything (carbs, cake, chips.. I eat it all, just not excessively)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old are you?

Mid 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow, some crazy responses.

Sorry I didn’t have time to respond. I was working all day! No, I do not think I have an eating disorder whatsoever. I’m not strictly controlling my food until evening, it just works out that way for me. I’m busy! I don’t work at home, so I don’t have much time to eat! And I’m sincerely not that hungry in the morning!

Here’s what a day of eating looks like for me:

Morning: black coffee when I wake up (5am), 1 hard boiled egg after a morning workout (this morning was a 4 mile run)

Lunch: 11am (for me this was like a breakfast - oatmeal with granola, apples, and cinnamon) Sometimes I’ll have a small snack at work if someone brings in some treats… sometimes I don’t.

Get home: 4:30-5pm: eat dinner, and whatever I feel like I need to replenish my caloric needs. Dinner, dessert, snack, whatever. I don’t really think about it and don’t count calories. I eat plenty, but I don’t overeat. I feel satiated, but not sick. If you want to call that a “binge” then whatever, fine by me. My way of eating just works out this way based on my schedule, and when I get hungry. I’m not overweight or underweight, but strong, athletic, happy, and gonna have a bunch of skittles after I eat my big hearty bowl of lentil soup for dinner.

What did you do before to gain the weight? How does your routine differ now than before?

The biggest differences are:

- I do regular exercise that challenges me. Not just walking, but cardio, lift weights that make me wince as the reps build. I exercise 5-6 days a week presently.
- Eat out no more than 1 meal per week. Yes I make exceptions sometimes, but I would say I don't eat more than 20-25 meals out in a year, total
- Because I exercise most mornings, it makes me much less susceptible to overeating at night. I eat plenty and get full, but I'm not stuffed. I eat ALL the things and have never cut out anything (carbs, cake, chips.. I eat it all, just not excessively)

Wait I realize I didn't answer fully. I was just always chubby. I never played sports, I didn't exercise beyond walking. I ate out more, ate too much generally speaking.

I also had to untangle a bunch of childhood shit, which I think a lot of obese (or formerly obese) people need to do. Or any of us, really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow, some crazy responses.

Sorry I didn’t have time to respond. I was working all day! No, I do not think I have an eating disorder whatsoever. I’m not strictly controlling my food until evening, it just works out that way for me. I’m busy! I don’t work at home, so I don’t have much time to eat! And I’m sincerely not that hungry in the morning!

Here’s what a day of eating looks like for me:

Morning: black coffee when I wake up (5am), 1 hard boiled egg after a morning workout (this morning was a 4 mile run)

Lunch: 11am (for me this was like a breakfast - oatmeal with granola, apples, and cinnamon) Sometimes I’ll have a small snack at work if someone brings in some treats… sometimes I don’t.

Get home: 4:30-5pm: eat dinner, and whatever I feel like I need to replenish my caloric needs. Dinner, dessert, snack, whatever. I don’t really think about it and don’t count calories. I eat plenty, but I don’t overeat. I feel satiated, but not sick. If you want to call that a “binge” then whatever, fine by me. My way of eating just works out this way based on my schedule, and when I get hungry. I’m not overweight or underweight, but strong, athletic, happy, and gonna have a bunch of skittles after I eat my big hearty bowl of lentil soup for dinner.

What did you do before to gain the weight? How does your routine differ now than before?

The biggest differences are:

- I do regular exercise that challenges me. Not just walking, but cardio, lift weights that make me wince as the reps build. I exercise 5-6 days a week presently.
- Eat out no more than 1 meal per week. Yes I make exceptions sometimes, but I would say I don't eat more than 20-25 meals out in a year, total
- Because I exercise most mornings, it makes me much less susceptible to overeating at night. I eat plenty and get full, but I'm not stuffed. I eat ALL the things and have never cut out anything (carbs, cake, chips.. I eat it all, just not excessively)

Wait I realize I didn't answer fully. I was just always chubby. I never played sports, I didn't exercise beyond walking. I ate out more, ate too much generally speaking.

I also had to untangle a bunch of childhood shit, which I think a lot of obese (or formerly obese) people need to do. Or any of us, really.

What kind of childhood issues did you have to deal with?

[Anonymous]

What are your stats? Sorry if I missed it.
SW?
CW?
GW?
BF%?