Hi all. I have been around this sub for a few years. Gave it a few half hearted tries to lose weight, fell off the wagon so to speak, avoided the sub for a few months, repeat ad nauseum. At the beginning of August I hit my all time highest weight. I don't know what it was because I avoided the scale at all costs, but it was the heaviest I have been and I felt terrible. 30 days ago I woke up and something clicked. I don't know what it was, and I couldn't explain it to someone (I have tried) if they demanded it - but whatever it was, I was ready. I was not motivated, I was not on fire. I was ready to do whatever it took to be back to a healthy place.
Where I started: 27 years old. I am 5'4. I am a female. I believe I weighed about 210lbs. I am a police dispatcher and I work crazy hours and shifts (2 days, 2 nights, 4 off). I have a partner who is 6'4 and can eat an insane amount of food.
What I did: I set my daily calorie goal to 1200, 30 days ago. In this time, I have gone over that twice - once was a planned maintenance day. I planned to give myself until the 15th of September before I started adding fitness - I ended up starting to work out at the beginning of September because I felt good and genuinely wanted to move more. I use MFP daily. I try to drink 100oz of water every day.
What I learned:
- I cannot deprive myself and be successful - I have planned certain days around eating 800 calories of pizza at dinner time
- 1200 calories is a lot of food when you include a lot of veggies.
- 1200 calories is brutal during night shifts. This is when I struggle the most not to snack.
- lifesaver popsicles have kept me on track. They are 50 cals and I don't know why but they have helped me immensely
- no one in life can help me do this, my partner can be supportive but he can't do it for me
- some people will not be happy you are making these changes. My sister who has been trying to lose weight for years has said some immensely hurtful things to me this month because I have been successful.
What I have struggled with:
- I was weighing myself daily and found that this was not beneficial for me. Seeing the natural fluctuations made me sad when they went up. I have changed to 1-2x per week
- The world will not adjust itself around your lifestyle changes, you will need to adjust your lifestyle around the world. friends will have birthdays, there will be work functions with sweets, people will offer cookies. You will need to find a way to adjust or learn to say no.
- As mentioned before, nightshifts. I work 7PM-7AM twice a week. I get snacky at some point during the night and it is really tough to say no. I've learned to pack smaller meals on night shifts with a lot of snacky type snacks built right in.
Where I am today: I am still a 27 year old 5'4 female. Today I weighed in at 195.7lbs. My clothes fit better and are not nearly as tight. I am running 3x a week. I just started a 3 month tough mudder training program which should be a lot of fun.
I spend time on this sub most days, it helps me stay focused and disciplined.
See you all again at 90 days! That is my next goal (and will be 13 days before my 28th birthday!)
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