Slow Losers (on purpose)

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  • kdbulger
    kdbulger Posts: 396 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    It took me two full years to hit my goal at a measly .3 per week. But a year+ later I’m succeeding in maintenance. Keep doing what you’re doing!

    Very encouraging!! Thank you for sharing!
  • kdbulger
    kdbulger Posts: 396 Member
    radbikerchick wrote: »

    Has anyone here been focusing on the quality of what they eat along with the slower approach? I have a bit over 20 lbs that I want to lose but I am at the point now of the lowest weight that I have historically gotten to before hitting a plateau or bouncing back. I feel like I could try shifting the focus to eating more fruits and vegetables or other changes that might enable eating less but also healthfully and feeling full. I exercise a decent amount and have felt myself getting stronger...

    I follow a program that is basically clean eating + appropriate portions. A bunch of things recently have led me to not follow it as closely as I did in the fall and I'm struggling as a result. With the program, I felt energetic, not hungry at all, and was making fantastic fitness gains. Currently I'm still hitting my calorie goals but I'm hungry/craving more often than I was. I need to get back on track!
  • jennabun101
    jennabun101 Posts: 54 Member
    "Appropriate portions" That has been my biggest downfall in the past. Hand in a bag of chips, mindlessly eating as I watch TV. Now.. I count and measure everything. My husband shakes his head as I count out crackers, but it works for me. Holds me accountable for everything. I track my food even for meals/days I blow it.
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
    I have a goal of losing my final 20 lbs by the end of the year, and it has taken me several years to lose my initial 70. I'm short and in my 40s so I don't get a ton of calories on .5 lbs a week. That means I have to exercise a lot, and I've already reached my daily time limit. I do cardio almost daily for stress relief and strength train. My life is busy! I'm also not willing to cut more food. I'll be honest, I'm a woman who likes to eat and I'm hypoglycemic. I watch my portions and look for good calorie vs. volume bargains. So I'll take the slow road and use it as practice for maintenance.
  • curvygirl512
    curvygirl512 Posts: 423 Member
    My goals include losing 1/2 # per week. If I wanted to lose one full pound per week, I would be limited to a calorie maximum below my BMR. I can't see that as being healthy. My mini loss goals are to lose 5% of my weight. My next mini goal weight is 175#, and I still have a few pounds to shed to reach that goal. The reason I chose 5% is that my doc tells me that for every 5-7% of your body weight you take off, you cut your risk of a cardiac event by 50%. I can see that as very healthy.
  • cynhkr1300
    cynhkr1300 Posts: 14 Member
    jennabun101 wrote: »
    "Appropriate portions" That has been my biggest downfall in the past. Hand in a bag of chips, mindlessly eating as I watch TV. Now.. I count and measure everything. My husband shakes his head as I count out crackers, but it works for me. Holds me accountable for everything. I track my food even for meals/days I blow it.

    I had a coworker a while back, who lost 60+ lbs in a year, and the only program she did was just to write down everything she ate. Somehow just being more conscious of intake did the trick for her. Sounds like it may be the key for you, too. :D
  • radbikerchick
    radbikerchick Posts: 39 Member
    kdbulger wrote: »

    I follow a program that is basically clean eating + appropriate portions. A bunch of things recently have led me to not follow it as closely as I did in the fall and I'm struggling as a result. With the program, I felt energetic, not hungry at all, and was making fantastic fitness gains. Currently I'm still hitting my calorie goals but I'm hungry/craving more often than I was. I need to get back on track!
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    I bet you could get back on it!

    Yesterday I tried an experimental day of splitting my lunch in two and mostly eating fruit and nuts for that meal. It went pretty well - and I wasn’t physically hungry at all! Then mostly vegetables in some soup for dinner... I am still having my carb-y breakfast but it is my favorite meal of the day so not messing with it at this point!

    Hope if I improve the diet I will make more fitness gains as well... what did you consider clean eating?

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