What a difference .2 lbs makes!

Sillybee727

I was overweight, at 183 5'6", when I got pregnant six years ago. Since then I've done WW and made other efforts to lose weight but never got below 180 again. For a few weeks I have been down to 180.0-182 and while that is awesome it didn't feel stable enough to get excited over yet.

Well this morning, for the first time in six years I got below that 180 threshold. I am 179.8 lbs. and I didn't realize how much of a difference, psychologically, that .2 lbs would make. Breaking under 180 makes me feel like I actually can get the rest off if I keep plodding along. If I can break the 170 lbs barrier I think it would be lowest in almost 10 years. So excited!!

Leah_62803

I absolutely 100% understand!

My weight normally hung around 160-170. I tried to lose weight sometimes but never put much effort in and always gained it back. Then I got put on a medication that made me quickly get up to 195! I was in denial big time.
So a few months ago I started eating better and trying to be more active. I got into the 180s but it didn't mean much to me since it was still so much bigger than my "normal" weight. Last week the scale said 179 and I felt so relieved! It felt like such a big deal! I'm now at 177 and it makes me feel like I can actually do it.

PrincessMel72

Absolutely!!! Just breaking that next level gives a whole new level of confidence. Congrats!

junodog1

I hear you. I am currently on a quest for The Magical Land of Onederland.

kenzienal

When I hit 149.8lbs, I screamed.

When I hit 147.6lbs this week, I also screamed.

I'll probably just keep screaming in excitement for every pound lower it gets.

I can't help it. This is the first time in my life I am trying to lose weight a healthy way.

Years ago, after a bad breakup, I lost 20lbs in 2 weeks. I felt on top of the world. But guess what, it all came back. Now I have lost 10lbs. I didn't cheat, i didnt starve myself, I didnt stop eating a certain type of foods. I got a better understanding of CICO and just decided to skip breakfast (helps me be less hungry throughout the day.) I started working out more, and now I am just plain out proud of myself. Only 12 more pounds to go!

Its just something about feeling stuck at a weight for so long, then suddenly breaking into a lower weight bracket. Whether it be .2lbs or 20 lbs, its all a win!

Leah_62803

kenzienal wrote: »

When I hit 149.8lbs, I screamed.

When I hit 147.6lbs this week, I also screamed.

I'll probably just keep screaming in excitement for every pound lower it gets.

I can't help it. This is the first time in my life I am trying to lose weight a healthy way.

Years ago, after a bad breakup, I lost 20lbs in 2 weeks. I felt on top of the world. But guess what, it all came back. Now I have lost 10lbs. I didn't cheat, i didnt starve myself, I didnt stop eating a certain type of foods. I got a better understanding of CICO and just decided to skip breakfast (helps me be less hungry throughout the day.) I started working out more, and now I am just plain out proud of myself. Only 12 more pounds to go!

Its just something about feeling stuck at a weight for so long, then suddenly breaking into a lower weight bracket. Whether it be .2lbs or 20 lbs, its all a win!

Sorry, I'm derailing a little... I'm thinking about skipping breakfast too. Or at least waiting until late morning and just eating something small. I've just never been a big fan of breakfast and I really like saving those calories for other meals. I'm also feeling great this time and trying to let go of the diet myths that have been engrained into my head.

To put things back on the scale excitement topic... I didn't scream when I got to 179 but I did smile really big and do a little happy wiggle dance.

kenzienal

mccord62803 wrote: »

kenzienal wrote: »

When I hit 149.8lbs, I screamed.

When I hit 147.6lbs this week, I also screamed.

I'll probably just keep screaming in excitement for every pound lower it gets.

I can't help it. This is the first time in my life I am trying to lose weight a healthy way.

Years ago, after a bad breakup, I lost 20lbs in 2 weeks. I felt on top of the world. But guess what, it all came back. Now I have lost 10lbs. I didn't cheat, i didnt starve myself, I didnt stop eating a certain type of foods. I got a better understanding of CICO and just decided to skip breakfast (helps me be less hungry throughout the day.) I started working out more, and now I am just plain out proud of myself. Only 12 more pounds to go!

Its just something about feeling stuck at a weight for so long, then suddenly breaking into a lower weight bracket. Whether it be .2lbs or 20 lbs, its all a win!

Sorry, I'm derailing a little... I'm thinking about skipping breakfast too. Or at least waiting until late morning and just eating something small. I've just never been a big fan of breakfast and I really like saving those calories for other meals. I'm also feeling great this time and trying to let go of the diet myths that have been engrained into my head.

To put things back on the scale excitement topic... I didn't scream when I got to 179 but I did smile really big and do a little happy wiggle dance.

Don't know if you already know this, but Intermittent Fasting is basically what it is called. I eat between 12pm and 8pm daily. So that ends up being 8 hours of eating, 16 hours of fasting. All I do is skip breakfast. Sometimes on the weekends I will have breakfast, and sometimes during the week I can't sit down for dinner until 9pm. I am not 100% strict on it.

I was eating 1500cals for 3 meals a day, and DYING of hunger pains. I knocked breakfast out of the mix, and suddenly I can go all day on 1500cal (realistically its more like 1300cals a day). Hunger pain? I drink a little bit of water and its gone. Ive lost 4lbs in the 3 weeks I have been doing this.

(sorry for the derailment again)