5 Month Progress in 5 Pictures

mhbrz

Height: 5'11"

I hit my goal weight today! :^) Thought I'd share because seeing other people's stories has inspired me, and it's nice to know people are on similar journeys.

I’ve been watching my macros, and sticking to 1350kcal/day the first 2 months, then I went down to 1200kcal/day for 2 months. I am now slowly increasing the calories until I figure out how many calories work for maintaining my weight. I don’t do any cardio or exercise, but I do walk a lot and average 12000 steps/day.

Words cannot describe how much better I feel today than I did in the first picture! It really was just a matter of changing habits for me. I'd gone down a spiral of binge-eating almost daily, and was basically addicted to sugar. Within 2 months of logging everything I eat and sticking to my calorie-limit, my cravings completely disappeared. I really didn't expect to feel so satisfied whilst controlling what I eat. So worth it! :^)

Good luck to everyone starting!

sargent1976

You're so inspirational. Amazing to see how much can be done in 5 months. I'm very motivated now x

hoffman2300

Wow! totally inspirational - thanks for sharing!

Brans34

This is amazing! Congratulations!!

debtay123

Fabulous- what a blessing- Be Blessed!

cbeutler

Great job, very impressive.

middlehaitch

I was going to post earlier that your set of 5 pics are very inspirational, especially for those who aren't seeing a difference in the early days of weight loss, but was too into lazing in the sun with a cold beer.

I should have.

I have already linked to this post in a thread where someone was feeling a little discouraged by visible results, I hope you don't mind.

Cheers, h.

garlo12

Wow this is Awesome and so inspirational!!!

Debmal77

Amazing transformation!

jamesha100

Wow - great set of photos. Thank you for inspiring me

majess1022

You look amazing!

Morgaen73

That is fantastic. Very very well done

mhbrz

middlehaitch wrote: »

I was going to post earlier that your set of 5 pics are very inspirational, especially for those who aren't seeing a difference in the early days of weight loss, but was too into lazing in the sun with a cold beer.

I should have.

I have already linked to this post in a thread where someone was feeling a little discouraged by visible results, I hope you don't mind.

Cheers, h.

Hey! Thank you! And that's totally cool, I'm happy for my progress to be shared if it gives people the motivation they need to continue (:

Forcing myself to take pictures every few weeks has really helped me continue. Even the 2nd picture was a shock when I compared it to the first! I never would have seen the difference otherwise.

slimgirljo15

Congratulations, awesome job

DanSanthomes

Seriously - this should be a sticky! No fads, no magic pills, no messing, just plain old sticking to calories in/calories out.

That is how it's done, missus. Fantastic job!

VeggieBev

Wow, I'm just starting today and this has made me feel so motivated. Well done!

bizgirl26

Huge transformation. you did awesome

Cando58

Great pics and you are such an inspiration. This tall woman thanks you!!

cizzawizza

Fantastic pics, they are really impressive. Thanks for sharing

serenissima14

Thank you for sharing these --totally inspiring!

ilovejesus21471

Awesome and thank you for sharing...

cowleyl

mhbrz wrote: »

Height: 5'11"

I hit my goal weight today! :^) Thought I'd share because seeing other people's stories has inspired me, and it's nice to know people are on similar journeys.

I’ve been watching my macros, and sticking to 1350kcal/day the first 2 months, then I went down to 1200kcal/day for 2 months. I am now slowly increasing the calories until I figure out how many calories work for maintaining my weight. I don’t do any cardio or exercise, but I do walk a lot and average 12000 steps/day.

Words cannot describe how much better I feel today than I did in the first picture! It really was just a matter of changing habits for me. I'd gone down a spiral of binge-eating almost daily, and was basically addicted to sugar. Within 2 months of logging everything I eat and sticking to my calorie-limit, my cravings completely disappeared. I really didn't expect to feel so satisfied whilst controlling what I eat. So worth it! :^)

Good luck to everyone starting!

Wow! Thanks for sharing.That's very motivating. I'm going to take monthly photos.

mhbrz

VeggieBev wrote: »

Wow, I'm just starting today and this has made me feel so motivated. Well done!

Awesome! :^D Don't forget to take pictures of yourself too! You'll notice changes you wouldn't have been able to appreciate otherwise, which will push you to continue even more.

Good luck, and don't hesitate to add me as a friend if you need advice/support ((:

NeshiaP16

WOW just amazing,
thank you soooo much for sharing! Very encouraging.

mhbrz

Cando58 wrote: »

Great pics and you are such an inspiration. This tall woman thanks you!!

I'm glad I could inspire you! I found it motivating to see success stories with tall girls too; easier to relate to and we're a rare breed! I've always felt like i stuck out with my height anyway, like i had an imposing physique. So being overweight only made that feeling worse, I felt like king kong, it was even masculinising...

I am finally enjoying my height at the weight i am now. Being tall is wonderful, embrace it! ❤️ and good luck to you! Please add me if you need advice/support!

Alan_1964

Fantastic. I'm doing something similar per month. This month I was feeling a bit down as I didn't see a real change in my big belly but these photos will motivate me to carry on and not slide off the wagon.

Thank you for sharing.

ijsantos2005

Did anyone do the math on this?

It looks like it was a loss of 3.5 lbs a week. Whaa??

mhbrz

ijsantos2005 wrote: »

Did anyone do the math on this?

It looks like it was a loss of 3.5 lbs a week. Whaa??

You can ask me. The average is -2.92 lbs/week to be precise.

ijsantos2005

mhbrz wrote: »

ijsantos2005 wrote: »

Did anyone do the math on this?

It looks like it was a loss of 3.5 lbs a week. Whaa??

You can ask me. The average is -2.92 lbs/week to be precise.

Whew, that's fast! 1500 calorie deficit per day is no joke.

blonde20fan

Very inspirational for me! Awesome job! I am also 5'11 and you encourage me to follow my plan and work hard to reach my goals!!

mhbrz

ijsantos2005 wrote: »

mhbrz wrote: »

ijsantos2005 wrote: »

Did anyone do the math on this?

It looks like it was a loss of 3.5 lbs a week. Whaa??

You can ask me. The average is -2.92 lbs/week to be precise.

Whew, that's fast! 1500 calorie deficit per day is no joke.

1200kcal/day is totally doable though! I've been eating 3 x 300kcal meals and 2 x 200kcal snacks a day - i basically eat every 3 hours. I've been finishing my masters degree all summer as well, and I've felt more energetic than when I was eating junk food :^)