Reached step 1

dolorsit

I started to lose weight (this time) on Jan 1 at BMI 29.6. Today I reached my arbitrary target of BMI 22.5 after 21 weeks. The real goal of course is not to put the weight back on, hence I don't want to say I reached my goal yet. Maybe after a year at target weight or body fat %.

Stats for the last 21 weeks, or 147 days:
Cycled 10km/day (total 1465km)
Ran 6.2km/day (total 916km)
Steps: 15300/day (total 2,252,400)

I only started logging my food on MFP in Feb some time, and haven't been exactly diligent with that, so no figures there. Am glad I logged food though as I now really feel I know what I can eat to maintain. Now need to put on some upper body muscle as I haven't been using anything but my legs in this journey so far.

PeachTye

Congratulations.

dolorsit

Thank you.

wi1234567890

Congratulations! Well done.

jenilla1

As long as the method you used to lose the weight/maintain is long-term sustainable, there's no reason you can't keep it off permanently by simply making it a habit and sticking to it. I've got 10+ years in maintenance so far, so it's totally do-able. Anything extreme that you can't keep up might result in backsliding once you stop. It looks like you've got a pretty intense fitness plan. Make sure you build in some rest time! Yes to getting that strength training started. That's an investment with awesome payoffs. Nice work!

metaphysicalstudio

Great job!

dolorsit

Thanks. I am someone who's always liked to do a lot of sport, but have bouts of doing nothing which puts the weight back on quickly. Have to make sure I keep it up, and figure out a strength training plan now.

sweetdaisy13

Well done on your weight loss @dolorsit.

That's a lot of exercise each day, but I'm like you, I need to exercise daily to be able to lose/maintain. I can't do it with diet alone.

I only started logging my food intake in March and it's been a real eye-opener, but I've learned what I can eat and more importantly, portion control I need to follow to be able to maintain. I don't exclude any food goods, but if I am mindful of portion size I can have the foods I enjoy.

My main forms or cardio exercise are running and rebounding, but I also do strength workouts at home (I'm not a member of a gym and have no intention to join one).

At home I do planks and isometric holds (reps of 30 seconds). I'm just looking to build strength all over and I have found that these exercises help to 'tone' and increase my upper body and core strength, without the need for all the jumping about you get from doing HIT sessions.

dolorsit

Hi sweetdaisy13. Yeah, without exercise I look at the paltry amount of calories I'm allotted and it doesn't look like a lot of fun. I have barely ever been hungry in the last 5 months, and I think that's due to being able to eat quite a bit of volume due to the exercise which is running and cycling. If I have a day off, my go to calorie burn is an hour walk up a hill and back. I have a pull-up bar at home, but that's about it for equipment. I'll look into your suggestions. Thanks!

jenilla1

dolorsit wrote: »

Thanks. I am someone who's always liked to do a lot of sport, but have bouts of doing nothing which puts the weight back on quickly. Have to make sure I keep it up, and figure out a strength training plan now.

You could try Darebee. They have tons of free routines. When we lost access to the gym during the pandemic, my husband and I started doing Darebee strength workouts at home. For example, here's a 30 day challenge: https://darebee.com/programs/ironborn-program.html. You'd want to acquire a few sets of dumbbells. There are straight body weight workouts on the site if you can't get dumbbells. I don't even want to go back to the gym now.

charmmeth

dolorsit wrote: »

Thanks. I am someone who's always liked to do a lot of sport, but have bouts of doing nothing which puts the weight back on quickly. Have to make sure I keep it up, and figure out a strength training plan now.

I use BodyFit by Amy, also very good workouts with a lot of bodyweight options, although I now also have dumbbells and kettlebells.

dolorsit

Thanks for the pointers. I'll look into both of those. I don't have any bumbells right now, but they don't seem too pricey and sounds like it's worth the investment. Thanks!