Anonymous
02/15/2023 13:53
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Wow, go you! It can be harder after those initial first few weeks when sometimes the pounds come off quickly. And you dealt with the holidays, too! Congratulations, you, and I hope you continue to feel great about the extra spring in your step!
I was hovering around the same weight through the holidays but am 4 pounds within my goal now and feeling pretty good, too. Yay, us!
I was hovering around the same weight through the holidays but am 4 pounds within my goal now and feeling pretty good, too. Yay, us!
Anonymous
02/15/2023 13:49
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:Just came here to give myself a pat on the back and find support to keep going. I really hit rock bottom when that 196 popped up on my scale, and then I spent the month of January reducing sugar/simple carbs, and replacing my diet sodas with water. I ate a cookie every days, but not really any bread or pasta, etc.
The thing is, I am wondering if I can keep it up - I have such a long road ahead, and I know weight loss will slow in time, even if I stick with this routine. So despite my initial success, it is depressing that at 5'1" I still have so far to go.
Does replacing diet soda with water really matter? I didn't think diet cokes were an issue...?
Anonymous
02/15/2023 13:43
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:keep going op if you drop those cookies you'll really see a difference - they're often 300-500 calories each which is a whole meal for me.
Thanks, I don't think that these cookies are 300-500 each, but I have dropped them in the interest of reducing sugar intake.
So down another 5 , for a total of about 15 since I started after holidays. That's only about 8% for me, but I am actually feeling "lighter" already when exercising (which I have done intensely and regularly for about 6 months). Almost like an extra spring in my steps? Or maybe I am starting to feel benefit of improved fitness, regardless of weight, since I started the exercise? Anyway, that is a motivation I wasn't expecting to experience this soon in my weight loss process.
So just wanted to say I am still on track and if you're like me hope you're experiencing this too.
Anonymous
02/01/2023 14:21
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
keep going op if you drop those cookies you'll really see a difference - they're often 300-500 calories each which is a whole meal for me.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 14:22
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Congrats on losing 10lbs--go pick up something that weighs 10lbs (a gallon of milk plus 2 cans of beans, for example) and carry that around for a few minutes--I bet it feels good to put it down, and that's what you did!
You absolutely can keep losing weight. One way is to add rather than subtract: more fruit and vegetables and water and exercise and sleep, for example. Another way is to swap: whole grains for refined, lean proteins for fattier ones.
WW is a good way to do this--the app helps you track, and there's a social component that can get you a good community. I didn't enjoy doing it, and I find that it doesn't help me get the last 5ish lbs off, but it did work for the weight before that.
You absolutely can keep losing weight. One way is to add rather than subtract: more fruit and vegetables and water and exercise and sleep, for example. Another way is to swap: whole grains for refined, lean proteins for fattier ones.
WW is a good way to do this--the app helps you track, and there's a social component that can get you a good community. I didn't enjoy doing it, and I find that it doesn't help me get the last 5ish lbs off, but it did work for the weight before that.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 13:01
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
You need to develop a plan that feels like you can stay on it forever. Your loss will and should slow down and this should all take time.
I recommend reading some materials on overcoming fat bias /developing body neutrality so you can adopt a more neutral stance throughout this journey and reduce the risk that shame will sabotage your efforts.
I recommend reading some materials on overcoming fat bias /developing body neutrality so you can adopt a more neutral stance throughout this journey and reduce the risk that shame will sabotage your efforts.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 12:17
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I started off with a weight over 250 a year and a half ago and realized I had about 100 pounds to lose, and that seemed like so, so much. Didn't know if I could do it, seemed insurmountable.
I'm now working on losing that last 5 pounds, so I can tell you it really is doable. My loss was almost completely through diet, with a little walking thrown in.
Advice: I weighed myself every morning and used a weight tracker app called Happy Scale. It broke down my weight loss into 10 sections of 10 pounds each, so I could see achievable goals every few months.
I found that I did need to adjust my strategies as I went further along. It was a little easier to lose the initial 10 pounds than the last 5 have been. I ate low-ish carb and high protein, which sounds similar to what you are doing. When I first started I was eating 3 meals a day. About 4 months in I changed to 2 meals a day and chose either breakfast or lunch but not both.
Something I did that I think helped me mentally was to occasionally count down my weight loss expectations in the shower, to show it was doable (i.e., count down backwards from the weight I started at to where I wanted to go). Then after that first 10, 20, 30 pound came off, it was really cool to count down what I had already done, and the idea of continuing to where I wanted to go seemed even more reachable.
Anyway, good luck to you, don't listen to the negative folks. You can do this! Stick with it, the big thing is willpower.
Wow, that's awesome! Truly impressive. Here's my advice for the OP, as a person whose weight has crept up slowly over the years. I was probably only 20 pounds overweight 20 years ago, and I was miserable about it at the time. Every year it was a little more, until I weighed in a couple years ago at 200 and determined to change. Every time I was depressed about my slow progress I looked back at pictures of myself from years ealier - at 140, 150, 160 etc and reminded myself how much better I'd feel and look at those weights, however fat I may have felt back then. It's all relative right? One of my biggest regrets is how much time I spent worrying about my weight at those lower weights! So don't wait to live and celebrate. Appreciate and celebrate every 5 pounds you lose along the way. Maybe look at some pictures of your highest weight to remind yourself how far you've come.
This is great advice/perspective! I am currently 210, down from 228. I think my goal is 130, which feels insurmountable. But I realize, hey, it would be great to be under 200. Or when I hit 185, I will be overweight but not obese. 172 is what I weighed before I got pregnant with my second kid--gosh, that was not bad at all! We did family photos at that weight and while my thighs were a bit big, I looked GREAT -- at least relative to now. It is definitely hard in the beginning. I am sure nobody has even noticed my loss yet, but I am feeling it a bit in my clothes and, hey, that's a win right?!
Anonymous
01/31/2023 12:06
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:10 pounds in a few weeks is a lot. You are right that it's not sustainable. You need to eat more or you will get to your lowest weight, realize how much you miss food and gain it back.
You may be right. Like is said, thinking ahead to how long it will take depresses me. Feeling awful about letting it get so out of control. And worried about how I’ll be perceived in the job market when I start looking again this spring, even though of course weight has nothing to do with how hard I work and how smart I am.
Ok, any other advice?
Set small goals. When you have a lot of weight to lose, it's easy to say "I have time, I will start after this meal". Take it day by day and set a month long goal. Download Happy Scale.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:56
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:10 pounds in a few weeks is a lot. You are right that it's not sustainable. You need to eat more or you will get to your lowest weight, realize how much you miss food and gain it back.
Some of it will be water weight as the OP dropped a bunch of carbs from her diet.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:56
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:I started off with a weight over 250 a year and a half ago and realized I had about 100 pounds to lose, and that seemed like so, so much. Didn't know if I could do it, seemed insurmountable.
I'm now working on losing that last 5 pounds, so I can tell you it really is doable. My loss was almost completely through diet, with a little walking thrown in.
Advice: I weighed myself every morning and used a weight tracker app called Happy Scale. It broke down my weight loss into 10 sections of 10 pounds each, so I could see achievable goals every few months.
I found that I did need to adjust my strategies as I went further along. It was a little easier to lose the initial 10 pounds than the last 5 have been. I ate low-ish carb and high protein, which sounds similar to what you are doing. When I first started I was eating 3 meals a day. About 4 months in I changed to 2 meals a day and chose either breakfast or lunch but not both.
Something I did that I think helped me mentally was to occasionally count down my weight loss expectations in the shower, to show it was doable (i.e., count down backwards from the weight I started at to where I wanted to go). Then after that first 10, 20, 30 pound came off, it was really cool to count down what I had already done, and the idea of continuing to where I wanted to go seemed even more reachable.
Anyway, good luck to you, don't listen to the negative folks. You can do this! Stick with it, the big thing is willpower.
Wow, that's awesome! Truly impressive. Here's my advice for the OP, as a person whose weight has crept up slowly over the years. I was probably only 20 pounds overweight 20 years ago, and I was miserable about it at the time. Every year it was a little more, until I weighed in a couple years ago at 200 and determined to change. Every time I was depressed about my slow progress I looked back at pictures of myself from years ealier - at 140, 150, 160 etc and reminded myself how much better I'd feel and look at those weights, however fat I may have felt back then. It's all relative right? One of my biggest regrets is how much time I spent worrying about my weight at those lower weights! So don't wait to live and celebrate. Appreciate and celebrate every 5 pounds you lose along the way. Maybe look at some pictures of your highest weight to remind yourself how far you've come.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:40
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Also -- congratulations on the 10 pound loss! That's such a big achievement and yay to you!!!
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:36
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
I started off with a weight over 250 a year and a half ago and realized I had about 100 pounds to lose, and that seemed like so, so much. Didn't know if I could do it, seemed insurmountable.
I'm now working on losing that last 5 pounds, so I can tell you it really is doable. My loss was almost completely through diet, with a little walking thrown in.
Advice: I weighed myself every morning and used a weight tracker app called Happy Scale. It broke down my weight loss into 10 sections of 10 pounds each, so I could see achievable goals every few months.
I found that I did need to adjust my strategies as I went further along. It was a little easier to lose the initial 10 pounds than the last 5 have been. I ate low-ish carb and high protein, which sounds similar to what you are doing. When I first started I was eating 3 meals a day. About 4 months in I changed to 2 meals a day and chose either breakfast or lunch but not both.
Something I did that I think helped me mentally was to occasionally count down my weight loss expectations in the shower, to show it was doable (i.e., count down backwards from the weight I started at to where I wanted to go). Then after that first 10, 20, 30 pound came off, it was really cool to count down what I had already done, and the idea of continuing to where I wanted to go seemed even more reachable.
Anyway, good luck to you, don't listen to the negative folks. You can do this! Stick with it, the big thing is willpower.
I'm now working on losing that last 5 pounds, so I can tell you it really is doable. My loss was almost completely through diet, with a little walking thrown in.
Advice: I weighed myself every morning and used a weight tracker app called Happy Scale. It broke down my weight loss into 10 sections of 10 pounds each, so I could see achievable goals every few months.
I found that I did need to adjust my strategies as I went further along. It was a little easier to lose the initial 10 pounds than the last 5 have been. I ate low-ish carb and high protein, which sounds similar to what you are doing. When I first started I was eating 3 meals a day. About 4 months in I changed to 2 meals a day and chose either breakfast or lunch but not both.
Something I did that I think helped me mentally was to occasionally count down my weight loss expectations in the shower, to show it was doable (i.e., count down backwards from the weight I started at to where I wanted to go). Then after that first 10, 20, 30 pound came off, it was really cool to count down what I had already done, and the idea of continuing to where I wanted to go seemed even more reachable.
Anyway, good luck to you, don't listen to the negative folks. You can do this! Stick with it, the big thing is willpower.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:24
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Anonymous wrote:10 pounds in a few weeks is a lot. You are right that it's not sustainable. You need to eat more or you will get to your lowest weight, realize how much you miss food and gain it back.
You may be right. Like is said, thinking ahead to how long it will take depresses me. Feeling awful about letting it get so out of control. And worried about how I’ll be perceived in the job market when I start looking again this spring, even though of course weight has nothing to do with how hard I work and how smart I am.
Ok, any other advice?
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:19
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
10 pounds in a few weeks is a lot. You are right that it's not sustainable. You need to eat more or you will get to your lowest weight, realize how much you miss food and gain it back.
Anonymous
01/31/2023 10:12
Subject: lost 10 pounds since holidays, but so far tp go
Just came here to give myself a pat on the back and find support to keep going. I really hit rock bottom when that 196 popped up on my scale, and then I spent the month of January reducing sugar/simple carbs, and replacing my diet sodas with water. I ate a cookie every days, but not really any bread or pasta, etc.
The thing is, I am wondering if I can keep it up - I have such a long road ahead, and I know weight loss will slow in time, even if I stick with this routine. So despite my initial success, it is depressing that at 5'1" I still have so far to go.
The thing is, I am wondering if I can keep it up - I have such a long road ahead, and I know weight loss will slow in time, even if I stick with this routine. So despite my initial success, it is depressing that at 5'1" I still have so far to go.