20 LBS down, 80 LBS to go!

tigersgrowl1093

I started in Jan, lost 13 lbs by mid Feb and then took a long break until the beginning of July. Now I'm 20 lbs down, and though it's not a HUGE loss, it's made quite a difference in my tummy.

The tank in the after picture is the same style and size as the beforest pic, just different color.



I can't wait to keep going!

julialavergne

Awesome!

smkondy

That's a huge difference!! Way to go-you can do this!!

forruths

That is a big change-well done

normalicia11

Great progress!!!

superpowers2016

Great job

karema30

Good job

elisa123gal

that's a good strategy..just lose some weight.. maintain.. then start up again when you want.. it will get done that way! great work.

bpp23

Way to go!!

nowine4me

Nice job!

venky2017

I am trying from the same time but I only lost 10 lbs
I regularly eat fruits veggies and does swimming
Can you share any tips or diet plan

tigersgrowl1093

VenkateshKotapati wrote: »

I am trying from the same time but I only lost 10 lbs
I regularly eat fruits veggies and does swimming
Can you share any tips or diet plan

My biggest tip would be to use a food scale and weigh all of your food. Before the scale, I was constantly underestimating the calories in my food.

It would also depend on how much you have to lose - the less you have, the longer it'll take to come off.

cahf

Nice job!

AJF230

Measuring, great point. It is SO easy to mis-estimate nutrition and portion size. What's helped me in my (modest) progress so far is metering my breakfast. I used to just DUMP cereal into a bowl to eat. Then refill it half again later. I'm not talking fruit loops...they were cheerios and rice krispies...but looking at the serving size, I now do a cup of each...plus a cup of soy milk, plus a banana. That's a 400 Cal breakfast, right there. I bet before I was cranking 6-700 Cals. Times 10-12 days....that's a pound of fat deficit right there.
Yeah, I'm really hungry by lunch time. But I realized something....I'm supposed to be hungry for lunch!

tigersgrowl1093

AJF230 wrote: »

Measuring, great point. It is SO easy to mis-estimate nutrition and portion size. What's helped me in my (modest) progress so far is metering my breakfast. I used to just DUMP cereal into a bowl to eat. Then refill it half again later. I'm not talking fruit loops...they were cheerios and rice krispies...but looking at the serving size, I now do a cup of each...plus a cup of soy milk, plus a banana. That's a 400 Cal breakfast, right there. I bet before I was cranking 6-700 Cals. Times 10-12 days....that's a pound of fat deficit right there.
Yeah, I'm really hungry by lunch time. But I realized something....I'm supposed to be hungry for lunch!

This was absolutely me! Even though I've been measuring for a few months, I still tend to underestimate calories when I don't have my scale.

I know that once I get to maintenance I won't be so dependent on it, but it's definitely a nice tool to use during weight loss - it's one less thing I have to concern myself with.

Oh, another thing I use my scale for is to pre-portion meat and snacks for the week. I try to avoid snacking, but it's also nice to have an emergency 100 calorie snack in the cupboard or fridge - since it's already weighed and portioned, it's easy to grab.