First post and finally hit 50 pounds loss

Sivjegoose

I haven’t talked a lot about what I have been doing because I truly hate this emphasis on thin=worth in our society. But since January 2017, I have been religiously logging my food in the free app My Fitness Pal. I don’t have a Fitbit or Apple Watch so I just let the app count my steps.This spring I added Map My Walk and logged my walks around the neighborhood. I believe that by logging my foods, I have been able to note trends and see what my body handles well and what makes me hurt more. I have been officially in remission from Crohn’s disease for a year now. With autoimmune diseases, certain foods just really mess with me, like wheat and artificial sweeteners and other things. But I kept my chocolate and occasionally have wine or my favorite margaritas. I just counted those calories too. I take a lot of vitamins and supplements, but no specific brand. Yay Turmeric and Collagen! I just noted when one seemed to bring benefit or hurt. The ones that hurt got tossed! The ones that brought benefit I cheered! I eat lots and lots of veggies and am pretty passionate about fruits like apples, pineapple, cherries and mango. I am equally passionate about oatmeal and my beloved spinach and beet frittatas. Breakfast today was cauliflower, red peppers and onions, sautéed on my flat top, with coffee of course! Mmmm! I am losing at a rate of about 2.5 pounds per month. Slowly! My doctors are happy with my progress and cheering me on. I will continue this process and be grateful for each day that my body feels good. On the days that I hurt, I don’t feel guilty for not doing the longer walks, because rest is just as necessary to the health of my body. But slow and steady will win the race.

DaddyDave101

Great achievement, 50lb is no small feat and I am sure plenty of people will have noticed.

nowornever0430

Awesome job!!!

mibeans

Proud of you!!!

mmnv79

I am losing at a rate of about 2.5 pounds per month. Slowly! My doctors are happy with my progress and cheering me on.

I think that's the way to success, a healthy, realistic and achievable long term plan, instead of unhealthy and unsustainable diets. Congratulations on your achievement and best of luck with your new lifestyle.

jillstreett

So amazing! We can just tell how elated you are, as you should very well be! Keep it up!!!

jonesite

Congratulations! Sounds like a great plan and it's working.

vanityy99

Awesome job and love your lil mermaid phone case👍👍

DoubleUbea

woo-HOO

solieco1

Now THAT is one heck of a strong 1st post! Fantastic! Congratulations on taking charge of your health in such a positive and no-nonsense way

workinonit1956

So happy for you, and congratulations on the weight loss and continued good health!

futuresize8

Congratulations! Such a smart, sustainable plan! I had never considered losing at that rate, but it sure sounds consistent and doable - good for you for having the patience to find something that works for you!

aapplewh

Great job!

Sivjegoose

futuresize8 wrote: »

Congratulations! Such a smart, sustainable plan! I had never considered losing at that rate, but it sure sounds consistent and doable - good for you for having the patience to find something that works for you!

Thank you! My profile actually has my calorie goal set to 1 pound per week but my body just doesn’t respond that way. My docs have told me that it is because of auto immune disease and I am sure that is true. It has been frustrating over the years because when you only lose such a small amount each month, it is easy to get discouraged and give up. Non-scale victories are so important with slow loss rates. So I rejoice when it is a long time between infections or migraines. I celebrate when a pair of pants that have been in my closet a long time now fit again. That kind of thing. It took FOREVER to finally reach that “50 pound” banner on my feed! I celebrated that for sure! I have been sad at times when I see others losing so much faster than my body will lose. But those other people have different bodies and different “journeys”. I have 50 more to go and it will take a while. But I will keep moving forward.

enilorac1968

Congratulations! You definitely are on the right track and have a very positive attitude which will take you far.