Ten Pound weight loss over three weeks.
cshagam
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Strict 1200 calorie per day vegan diet.
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Great! You must be a shorty! What a difference4
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5’ 5 1/2” . 156>146. Didn’t feel like I was making progress until I saw a picture from three weeks ago. I had a borderline high cholesterol reading so I wanted to make some quick changes4
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Great job. Cable knit sweaters are evil too when it comes to fluff!6
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There was quite a belly hiding under that bulk, lol.5
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You look great! Ten pounds really does make a big difference! Well done!2
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Yes, to be honest, I was surprised how much! Those are the same jeans in both pictures, so just the difference in shape is encouraging . Wanted to encourage anyone who might be thinking ten pounds is not so much. I’ve hit a little plateau after a quick start, but this time I’m really going to stick with it. The next ten is going to be more difficult, I’m sure!4
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Thanks for this, it's actually just what I needed to see at the moment. I've reached the stage where each pound makes a difference in my torso measurements and yet I've been in the same jeans for the past 15 pounds and they're not exactly falling off me yet. It's been confusing and just a little discouraging. Seeing that you're in the same jeans and yet there is such a big difference in your size and shape helps.4
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That’s really the only reason I wanted to post it, because I, too, was disappointed that I was wearing my “same old jeans” until I put them on and noticed how different my shape looked. I probably shouldn’t have been wearing that size before, lol, because they just squeezed my fat up into a nice little muffin top. When I feel a little discouraged at no scale change, I am tempted to eat “whatever”, but I’m saving this picture on my phone to remind me that every little bit matters in the big picture. I’m in that “lumpy stage” where your skin is not stretched out tight with fat anymore, which again, can be a little step back mentally.3
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Even if you feel that this is "only 10 lbs", this is incredible progress! The reduction in your tummy is a huge NSV! The fat loss means more than the drop on the scale.
I am slowly getting back into daily tracking and weekly weigh-ins. I once lost 50 lbs, and regained all of it back. So I'm trying to see the beauty in smaller weigh-ins and smaller drops on the scale.
Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your progress pictures!1 -
Thanks! I have a daughter who went from a size 16 to a size 4 and never steps on a scale and encourages me not to. She only watches her calories and nutrients. I’m learning a lot about the process. The biggest thing I’ve learned losing ten pounds is that I want to lose so much more. Lol1
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Thank you for posting - this IS inspiring for exactly the reasons you say. I am nearly same height and want to lose 10 pounds, but keep starting and not continuing as it seems like it's so much work for not that much change - but this shows it can actually make a big difference. Can you share what you did? You say 'quick changes', so wanting to hear more about that. Thanks!1
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Thanks! Any alcohol? (I love a glass of wine at night).0
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Didn't you post this yesterday? Not being negative about your success but it is against forum rules to repeatedly post the same thing.2
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Well good for you!!!!!1
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I tried to post it under a thread for photos only and it posted on the main success stories. Then when I tried to add a caption, I did post it twice and can’t figure out how to delete it because it looks like the threads are merged. If you can tell me how, I would appreciate it! I couldn’t even find the other one to delete it. First time posting-probs. Lol1
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Didn't you post this yesterday? Not being negative about your success but it is against forum rules to repeatedly post the same thing.
I tried to post it under a thread for photos only and it posted on the main success stories. Then when I tried to add a caption, I did post it twice and can’t figure out how to delete it because it looks like the threads are merged. If you can tell me how, I would appreciate it! I couldn’t even find the other one to delete it. First time posting-probs. Lol1 -
paleviolet wrote: »Thanks! Any alcohol? (I love a glass of wine at night).
None during the first three weeks, but I agree with you! Wine, it does a body good. Lol
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paleviolet wrote: »Thank you for posting - this IS inspiring for exactly the reasons you say. I am nearly same height and want to lose 10 pounds, but keep starting and not continuing as it seems like it's so much work for not that much change - but this shows it can actually make a big difference. Can you share what you did? You say 'quick changes', so wanting to hear more about that. Thanks!
I cut out any processed foods, except Ezekiel bread. No dairy. I have been keeping my meals under 400 calories each, which takes some planning, but worth it. Lots and lots of vegetables -like four or five at each meal. No fruits really except for grapefruit. I sit down to eat and I put everything into MyFitnessPal before I eat and if the meal is more than 400 calories, I cut a portion in half and put it back in the refrigerator. I especially add up the calorie count of a smoothie before I make it, because those can jump higher than you predicted. I got a big container of vegan protein powder at Costco before I started. The only non-vegan thing I’ve had in small quantities are eggs and seafood, oh, and a shredded chicken breast that I added to a pot of vegan three bean chili.
I have three daughters and a son who really take care of themselves and make fitness a priority and one is graduating from law school in May and I had two months to get in “picture shape” because I didn’t want to look like a blob in the pictures. That has been my motivation for really sticking to it. Lol
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Thanks for taking the time to respond! I think upping the veggies will be key. And drinking black coffee- I usually put milk in mine and it adds up... and I like that you appreciate the value of a glass of wine. I feel motivated because I’d been thinking 10 pounds would take months but seeing what you’ve accomplished in 3 weeks makes it seem doable!1
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VERY inspiring! I have the exact same stats and have been sitting at the 155-157 for quite some time. Your current weight is my goal.
I keep blaming lack of progress on being older, but truth is I've gotten lazy about logging and the scale reflects that. Time to get serious again!
Re: the wine - I've found that adding sparkling water to the wine makes it half the calories and you can have more than one glass! Cheers!
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Good reminder, Raebeebaby!1
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paleviolet wrote: »Thanks for taking the time to respond! I think upping the veggies will be key. And drinking black coffee- I usually put milk in mine and it adds up... and I like that you appreciate the value of a glass of wine. I feel motivated because I’d been thinking 10 pounds would take months but seeing what you’ve accomplished in 3 weeks makes it seem doable!
Coffee. You went there. Lol. Sooooo.... for as long as I was employed, I was a high school teacher and worked nights and weekends at a major airline. My hubby, who was a pilot with lots of days off, would sit on the lanai watching the ocean every morning he was home with a cup of coffee topped off with Bailey’s Irish Creme. I always said that when I retired, I would have coffee and Bailey’s every single morning. And I did. Fast forward four years and my morning routine was two large cups of coffee and probably what amounted in total to a 1/4 cup of Bailey’s. So, I don’t do black coffee, and I’m not drinking dairy at all. My new routine : I put a can of regular coconut milk in the refrigerator so the yummy cream chills at the top and while my coffee is brewing, I measure out 1/4 of a cup of just the white cream and whisk it over low heat. It gets super frothy and that amount provides me with two cups of sinfully delicious coffee. I get a little warning each morning that “this food is high in fat” but to be honest, coffee time is my favorite time of day. I have also done the same with coconut milk froth in my afternoon Earl Grey tea. I didn’t realize that’s an actual drink, called a London Fog. So yeah, I feel ya on the coffee dilemma. Lol
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »VERY inspiring! I have the exact same stats and have been sitting at the 155-157 for quite some time. Your current weight is my goal.
I keep blaming lack of progress on being older, but truth is I've gotten lazy about logging and the scale reflects that. Time to get serious again!
Re: the wine - I've found that adding sparkling water to the wine makes it half the calories and you can have more than one glass! Cheers!
I, too, blamed my weight gain on being older and slower metabolism (I’m 54) but I realized I was just eating all wrong. I grew up in the southern US, where dinner could be eight different vegetables and no meat. Until I went away to college (at my same height) I never weighed over 100 pounds... then at the end of college, 115, then babies and life and somehow crept up to 160. So I’ve gone back to eating like I used to when I was young and so many of my little aches and pains left with the pounds. But the real change is how sharp I feel mentally.
The other thing I was doing was eating waaaay more than one serving of things-seriously, there are eight servings in a box of spaghetti?!?! Lol. So now I measure out everything that goes in my mouth. It’s getting easier rather than harder. I had a splitting headache for the first week, but now I really feel great! I’m not going back. I’m working too hard to let the weight creep up again.3 -
paleviolet wrote: »Thanks for taking the time to respond! I think upping the veggies will be key. And drinking black coffee- I usually put milk in mine and it adds up... and I like that you appreciate the value of a glass of wine. I feel motivated because I’d been thinking 10 pounds would take months but seeing what you’ve accomplished in 3 weeks makes it seem doable!
Coffee. You went there. Lol. Sooooo.... for as long as I was employed, I was a high school teacher and worked nights and weekends at a major airline. My hubby, who was a pilot with lots of days off, would sit on the lanai watching the ocean every morning he was home with a cup of coffee topped off with Bailey’s Irish Creme. I always said that when I retired, I would have coffee and Bailey’s every single morning. And I did. Fast forward four years and my morning routine was two large cups of coffee and probably what amounted in total to a 1/4 cup of Bailey’s. So, I don’t do black coffee, and I’m not drinking dairy at all. My new routine : I put a can of regular coconut milk in the refrigerator so the yummy cream chills at the top and while my coffee is brewing, I measure out 1/4 of a cup of just the white cream and whisk it over low heat. It gets super frothy and that amount provides me with two cups of sinfully delicious coffee. I get a little warning each morning that “this food is high in fat” but to be honest, coffee time is my favorite time of day. I have also done the same with coconut milk froth in my afternoon Earl Grey tea. I didn’t realize that’s an actual drink, called a London Fog. So yeah, I feel ya on the coffee dilemma. Lol
I gotta try that! Thanks.1 -
RaeBeeBaby wrote: »VERY inspiring! I have the exact same stats and have been sitting at the 155-157 for quite some time. Your current weight is my goal.
I keep blaming lack of progress on being older, but truth is I've gotten lazy about logging and the scale reflects that. Time to get serious again!
Re: the wine - I've found that adding sparkling water to the wine makes it half the calories and you can have more than one glass! Cheers!
I, too, blamed my weight gain on being older and slower metabolism (I’m 54) but I realized I was just eating all wrong. I grew up in the southern US, where dinner could be eight different vegetables and no meat. Until I went away to college (at my same height) I never weighed over 100 pounds... then at the end of college, 115, then babies and life and somehow crept up to 160. So I’ve gone back to eating like I used to when I was young and so many of my little aches and pains left with the pounds. But the real change is how sharp I feel mentally.
The other thing I was doing was eating waaaay more than one serving of things-seriously, there are eight servings in a box of spaghetti?!?! Lol. So now I measure out everything that goes in my mouth. It’s getting easier rather than harder. I had a splitting headache for the first week, but now I really feel great! I’m not going back. I’m working too hard to let the weight creep up again.
I also grew up in the Southern US and I recall a lot of meals with fried chicken, fried fish, grits, hush puppies and not that many veggies. I didn't have a lot of veggies in my life until we moved to Oregon. I think it must depend on the family because southern cooking is usually pretty heavy and high fat. Sadly, one of the reasons the obesity rate in the southern states is the highest in the country.
That's funny about the servings. A serving of spaghetti is 1/2 cup. What? That's barely worth the effort.
Your coffee recipe with the coconut milk sounds delicious. What do you do with the leftovers after you've skimmed the cream off the top for your coffee?1 -
Great job overall but I find it hard to believe there's only 10 lbs diff between those two pics. Is it just me? Or am I reading this wrong?0
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »RaeBeeBaby wrote: »VERY inspiring! I have the exact same stats and have been sitting at the 155-157 for quite some time. Your current weight is my goal.
I keep blaming lack of progress on being older, but truth is I've gotten lazy about logging and the scale reflects that. Time to get serious again!
Re: the wine - I've found that adding sparkling water to the wine makes it half the calories and you can have more than one glass! Cheers!
I, too, blamed my weight gain on being older and slower metabolism (I’m 54) but I realized I was just eating all wrong. I grew up in the southern US, where dinner could be eight different vegetables and no meat. Until I went away to college (at my same height) I never weighed over 100 pounds... then at the end of college, 115, then babies and life and somehow crept up to 160. So I’ve gone back to eating like I used to when I was young and so many of my little aches and pains left with the pounds. But the real change is how sharp I feel mentally.
The other thing I was doing was eating waaaay more than one serving of things-seriously, there are eight servings in a box of spaghetti?!?! Lol. So now I measure out everything that goes in my mouth. It’s getting easier rather than harder. I had a splitting headache for the first week, but now I really feel great! I’m not going back. I’m working too hard to let the weight creep up again.
I also grew up in the Southern US and I recall a lot of meals with fried chicken, fried fish, grits, hush puppies and not that many veggies. I didn't have a lot of veggies in my life until we moved to Oregon. I think it must depend on the family because southern cooking is usually pretty heavy and high fat. Sadly, one of the reasons the obesity rate in the southern states is the highest in the country.
That's funny about the servings. A serving of spaghetti is 1/2 cup. What? That's barely worth the effort.
Your coffee recipe with the coconut milk sounds delicious. What do you do with the leftovers after you've skimmed the cream off the top for your coffee?
Yes, I’ve seen a LOT of fried foods in the South. We may have been poor. Lol. We used to have fried chicken or a roast only on Sundays and grew all of our veggies in the garden. I just realized something as you said that. My dad was the curriculum director for Phys. Ed / Health for the entire state. His background was a PE/Health teacher and football/baseball coach, so I imagine that had a lot to do with the food that was offered to us as kids. Funny, I JUST made that connection.
I use the remainder of the coconut milk for cooking and recipes. I do a lot of Thai and Filipino dishes, so it never gets wasted. It lasts almost forever in the fridge.1 -
Great job overall but I find it hard to believe there's only 10 lbs diff between those two pics. Is it just me? Or am I reading this wrong?
It’s exactly ten pounds because I waited until I hit ten pounds to let myself buy a new blouse and take a picture. The scale is moving much slower now -because since this picture, in almost one week, sometimes the scale moves down a pound and some days stays the same. A lot of it must have been water because I had more urine then than I’ve ever had in my life -like “wake up four times a night to pee” kind of volume.
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »RaeBeeBaby wrote: »VERY inspiring! I have the exact same stats and have been sitting at the 155-157 for quite some time. Your current weight is my goal.
I keep blaming lack of progress on being older, but truth is I've gotten lazy about logging and the scale reflects that. Time to get serious again!
Re: the wine - I've found that adding sparkling water to the wine makes it half the calories and you can have more than one glass! Cheers!
I, too, blamed my weight gain on being older and slower metabolism (I’m 54) but I realized I was just eating all wrong. I grew up in the southern US, where dinner could be eight different vegetables and no meat. Until I went away to college (at my same height) I never weighed over 100 pounds... then at the end of college, 115, then babies and life and somehow crept up to 160. So I’ve gone back to eating like I used to when I was young and so many of my little aches and pains left with the pounds. But the real change is how sharp I feel mentally.
The other thing I was doing was eating waaaay more than one serving of things-seriously, there are eight servings in a box of spaghetti?!?! Lol. So now I measure out everything that goes in my mouth. It’s getting easier rather than harder. I had a splitting headache for the first week, but now I really feel great! I’m not going back. I’m working too hard to let the weight creep up again.
I also grew up in the Southern US and I recall a lot of meals with fried chicken, fried fish, grits, hush puppies and not that many veggies. I didn't have a lot of veggies in my life until we moved to Oregon. I think it must depend on the family because southern cooking is usually pretty heavy and high fat. Sadly, one of the reasons the obesity rate in the southern states is the highest in the country.
That's funny about the servings. A serving of spaghetti is 1/2 cup. What? That's barely worth the effort.
Your coffee recipe with the coconut milk sounds delicious. What do you do with the leftovers after you've skimmed the cream off the top for your coffee?
Yes, I’ve seen a LOT of fried foods in the South. We may have been poor. Lol. We used to have fried chicken or a roast only on Sundays and grew all of our veggies in the garden. I just realized something as you said that. My dad was the curriculum director for Phys. Ed / Health for the entire state. His background was a PE/Health teacher and football/baseball coach, so I imagine that had a lot to do with the food that was offered to us as kids. Funny, I JUST made that connection.
I use the remainder of the coconut milk for cooking and recipes. I do a lot of Thai and Filipino dishes, so it never gets wasted. It lasts almost forever in the fridge.
I'm from the South too and sometimes in summer it was just too hot for meat. Butter beans and fresh peas and cold sliced cucumbers and cantaloupe and all sorts of yumminess come to mind
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It's amazing on what 10lbs looks like. Fat is so low mass and high volume it's sometimes unbelievable.2
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