Down 10 pounds in 2 weeks while still eating my favs!

melody_rq

I am maintaining a calorie deficit of 500 calories a day, and it has shrunk my stomach! Can barely finish my smoothies before I'm full; no need for seconds at dinner anymore! I've always struggled with losing weight since I was a teenager, so to me, this feels and looks like really good progress. I feel lighter and more energized, and it's so easy to go for a run without breathing hard. Here's at the beginning and the progress so far. I hope everyone else achieves their goals because it feels amazing!

memeq2

Great job! I'm also doing around 500 calorie deficit. I was reading about the 4:3 method of IF and started doing that but I found instead of the 80% deficit (which left me exhausted) I went with more calories and doing 5:2 with that. I am down 5 lbs in 1.5 weeks. On my two "off" days I don't go crazy, I still keep about 200 calorie deficit. I'm not having much problem with feeling hungry as I'm eating lots of low cal veggies and lean protein. I feel this is something I can do long term and use in the future.