50 lb in 500 days

samwiserabbit

I don't feel like a person who has 50lb to lose, but the scale doesn't lie. I've been working from home full time and wearing a lot of elastic-waist pants, so I guess that's how my weight crept up on me. I'm in no particular rush to loose the weight and clearly need to retrain my perception of portion sizes, so I'm committing to logging my intake and exercise for at least 500 days, aiming for a 1-ish lb/wk deficit, at least at first. Today is day 27. I completed one fitness blender workout plan and started another, my going to town clothes already fit better, and I feel stronger and more confident.

I just wanted to have this thread on record so 473 days from now I can come back and post that I did it

Karyn1120

500 days is definitely doable. I started July 19th and have lost 45 pounds --
Good luck on your journey! And feel free to friend me!

sllm1

Congrats on starting your journey! And on having an attainable goal! You can do it!

ATrain22

I just may take this challenge as well. I'm on week 2 of my work-out, fitness plan, and I have to lose 50 - 70 lbs. I have a full-time job in marketing/communications and I work from home for my side business. I definitely haven't made the time to focus on my health and as you say - the weight crept up on me. Looking forward to seeing your results!

samwiserabbit

Yay! Thanks for the support!

blueboxgeek

Sounds like a good plan! Good luck

bendis2007

Sounds like an awesome plan!! Best of luck - you can do it!! My goal is 20 pounds in 12 weeks. I'm excited to see your post 473 days from now celebrating your victory!

samwiserabbit

Oh Hey! I didn't do it, by the way.

Still working on those last five pounds.

But still, 45 lbs in 500 days might not be as round and pretty as 50, but I'll tell you this, I'm less round and more pretty than I was 519 days ago.

Plus, I got back in the habit of working out regularly, adjusting my intake to match my activity level, eating food that satisfies me better, and not drinking as much wine and beer (which I'm thinking was what made me fat in the first place, in hindsight).

I also recognize that I'm not as young as I used to be and my lifestyle has changed so that I can't just not own a scale and never look in the mirror and eat what and how much I feel like and not gain weight.

So yeah, I failed at the arbitrary goal I set myself but succeeded at the real objective: I'm back to feeling like my attractive and confident self.

I'll take my time with those last five pounds.

SW: 186
CW: 141
GW: 136

(36 yo, F, 5' 8")