CICO WORKS! 180 days of consistently logging food and 29 lbs down! (Pictures Included)

tiffanylacourse

I have been a lurker for YEARS on this board. I love reading the success stories and seeing the transformations. It is SO motivating and I've met some of my best MFP friends on this board.

While I'm nowhere near done with my own transformation, I've consistently logged in here every day for 180 days and have seen a decent loss, so I figured why not finally make a "during" post.

My progress so far:

SW: 210 lbs (6 weeks postpartum - highest weight during pregnancy was 240+)
CW: 181 lbs (-29 lbs)
UGW: 135 or so... May change as I get closer to goal.

Measurements:
Arms/Biceps: 13.75”(- .75")
Forearms: 10.25" (-.75")
Bust: 41” (-2")
Chest (Under Bust): 35.25” (-2.25")
Waist (@ Navel): 40.5” (-2.5")
Hips: 43.5” (-3.5")
Thighs: 26.5” (-2.75")
Calves: 14.75" (-.5")
TOTAL INCHES LOST SINCE 12/23/15: -15"!!!

During the last 6 months, I've:

• I've gone over more days than I can count - some by double or triple!
• I've eaten ice cream, candy, cake, cookies, cupcakes, etc. etc. etc. Everything in MODERATION!
• I haven't yet exercised on any regular basis!
• I've logged ALL of my food every single day without fail since March 8th, 2016!
• I've only missed logging my food 8 days since 12/28/15!!!

Yes, I feel like it's been SUPER slow. Yes, I get discouraged. Yes, I feel like giving up sometimes. BUT, I don't. I take it one day - sometimes one meal at a time. Do I slip up? Yep. Do I regret it? Sometimes. But I jump right back on the wagon and get it done in the next day or meal.

I'm very proud of myself for what I've achieved so far - imagine what's going to happen when I stick to my calorie goal and get regular with my exercise! I'm so ready to make my goals a reality this year!

Now for the pictures:

I don't have ANY good "before" pictures of me, as I was postpartum and was not a fan of having pictures taken when I was so big. Here's one from delivery day:

November 11, 2015



Here's my most recent progress shots - I took them just 6 days apart and didn't realize that I'd done it twice.

June 3rd, 2016



June 9th, 2016




Feel free to send me a friend request, BUT be forewarned - I do NOT add guys on my friends list (sorry - that's not what I'm here for), and I don't always accept requests if you don't send a message and have no picture or profile information.

OOPS! Edited to add my chart as a reminder that it's very much an up and down process. Don't let the UPS get you DOWN!

sadsongkrysy

Great job!

BlendaBrenda

Amazing!! So encouraging, great job!

tracydecicco

Very inspiring!!!

SassyRN_77

Amazing!!!

RoseTheWarrior

Great job!

2011rocket3touring

Amazing!

Noelani1503

Excellent!

Lucy1752

Good for you!

butterfli7o

Congrats!!!

Erephyre

Awesome, you look fantastic!

LilDsMom2

Gosh, your information is so detailed. Very informative, great job!!!!

smkondy

What fantastic progress!! You look great-you should be proud of yourself!!!
Very inspiring-thank you for sharing!!!

TristaOnTrack

You're doing great!

NHDaisy2

It was nice to hear you say that yes you do go over your calorie goal and that you have bad days but, you just keep moving on. This time around w/my weight loss I am trying to realize that sometimes life just happens and that I might go over my calorie goal but, it is okay - the important piece is I have to keep moving on. So, thank you for your post - it just reaffirmed that it can be done and I will remember this post when I get discouraged.

AnneU93

What is CICO?
looks good! :-)

tiffanylacourse

Thank you soooo much everyone! If I'd have waited just one more day, I could have said 30+ lbs down - as I weighed in at 179.4 on Saturday morning!!!

AnneU93 wrote: »

What is CICO?
looks good! :-)

Thank you!!! CICO just means Calories In vs Calories Out - the basic gist of it is just that you have to eat less than you burn. Also that you don't necessarily have to go low carb, low fat, etc or cut out any particular food or food group to lose weight. (For me personally, when I used to try to go without all the foods I love, it was a recipe for failure every time.)

bebeisfit

Way to go!!! I love the weight chart. It just goes to show that one bad weigh in means nothing...it's a long term process and it's the overall trend that really matters. I'm going to send you a friend request (with a note as well! lol).

tiffanylacourse

bebeisfit wrote: »

Way to go!!! I love the weight chart. It just goes to show that one bad weigh in means nothing...it's a long term process and it's the overall trend that really matters. I'm going to send you a friend request (with a note as well! lol).

That's why I made sure to include the chart. My weight has literally been all over the place, but I've lost 30.6 lbs in about 6 months and couldn't be happier about it!

iandanamelia

Fantastic job! Was really encouraging to see your chart too.

rebeccaEsmith

Keep up the good work

tiffanylacourse

Thank you so much everyone! Down to 178.6 as of this morning! So make that 31.4 lbs lost!

tiffanylacourse

LilDsMom2 wrote: »

Gosh, your information is so detailed. Very informative, great job!!!!

Thanks @LilDsMom2 ! I actually have even more detailed information in a spreadsheet that keeps track of my daily calories and macros, as well as my TDEE calculating spreadsheet, weight tracker, measurement tracker, etc. LOL!

cmriverside

All hail spreadsheets.

Well done, tiffany. That before picture of you with your baby in the hospital is precious.

You really look great. CICO. Yup.

tiffanylacourse

cmriverside wrote: »

All hail spreadsheets.

Well done, tiffany. That before picture of you with your baby in the hospital is precious.

You really look great. CICO. Yup.

I'm an accountant - so spreadsheets are my best friend. lol Thank you - I love that picture of us - even if I was SUPER overweight. And yes - CICO every time. Because, Science.

tiffanylacourse

I guess I could add a non-progress photo too:



I was probably about 183 or so when this picture was taken. (June 3rd, 2016)

tiffanylacourse

Shameless Bump!

laylabaca

Oh how I can relate. I just had my son a year ago this last Saturday. My highest weight during pregnancy was 210lbs and 189lbs postpartum. To date I am 163 lbs. I lost a total of 47 lbs since pregnancy and 26lbs since I started MFP in January (This is my second weight loss journey. After having my son I was exactly where I was when I first started. It's funny how things work out like that) . I am also close to my 175 days of logging in. I have a long way to go but it's a work in progress.

It's very encouraging to see your results and to see us women who've had children lose the weight cause it's hard!! Great job... you look amazing!!

tiffanylacourse

laylabaca wrote: »

Oh how I can relate. I just had my son a year ago this last Saturday. My highest weight during pregnancy was 210lbs and 189lbs postpartum. To date I am 163 lbs. I lost a total of 47 lbs since pregnancy and 26lbs since I started MFP in January (This is my second weight loss journey. After having my son I was exactly where I was when I first started. It's funny how things work out like that) . I am also close to my 175 days of logging in. I have a long way to go but it's a work in progress.

It's very encouraging to see your results and to see us women who've had children lose the weight cause it's hard!! Great job... you look amazing!!

Thank you so much! My highest weight during my third pregnancy was 210 and I was at about 170-175 when I got pregnant with number 4. My highest weight during my fourth (and final) pregnancy was over 240 (I didn't want to know!!!), but I'm down to about 179-ish now and still losing.

I appreciate the kind words! It is definitely hard to lose weight - but we got this!

empmmurray

I love your honesty!!!! Idk how to add but you seem awesome and positive!

tiffanylacourse

empmmurray wrote: »

I love your honesty!!!! Idk how to add but you seem awesome and positive!

Friend request sent!