You WILL Succeed

dancinrascal

Just wanted to share a story with y'all!

So it all started about 2 years ago, I was a competitive dancer and unhappy with my body. I was by no means overweight, but I was carrying some extra fat in my midsection and thighs, and it was highly noticeable on my narrow frame. At first my quest started out purely in a healthy way, but I was stupid and wanted to lose faster, so after plateauing at 119 lbs., which was perfectly fine and the lowest weight I should have been, I began to restrict to 700-900 calories a day in healthy foods, since you can eat more for less calories. I lost to 114 lbs. and eventually to 110 and thought nothing was wrong. I wouldn't touch cake, cookies, peanut butter, or anything I deemed "the devil", which was quite a bit. Stomach was finally flat, which is all I wanted. Eventually, this caught up to me and I began to eat reactively. I couldn't understand why I was binging, and wondered where all of my will power had gone. I gained to 118-120 and stayed there for a while, before ballooning to 132.8, higher than I ever was. Granted, some of the weight was probably muscle since I was basically left with none after my restrictive stint. I tried every single diet to lose weight. Vegetarian, Vegan, Raw Vegan, Keto, Primal, you name it. Nothing seemed to work. I thought my metabolism sucked, and after what I did to it, it probably did. I finally, however, have normal hunger cues, got my period back, know what foods make me feel great, know that an Oreo won't kill me, haven't binged in two weeks, lost excess weight at a healthy pace, and find myself not obsessing about food every five minutes. I can eat 1500-1700 calories while still losing, don't obsess about calorie counting (I counted the first few weeks to make sure I was eating ENOUGH), and don't eat until my stomach says HEY! FEED ME!. I feel so free. So if you keep struggling, don't worry, you will find the secret potion for YOU. Because we are all different. Of course, my Faith has also helped me in this journey, as I pray for strength and the ability to love myself every single day. I hope this inspires you if you think you can't lose the weight, or that you need to starve. Do it the right way the first time and be patient!

acogg

Just wanted to share a story with y'all!

So it all started about 2 years ago, I was a competitive dancer and unhappy with my body. I was by no means overweight, but I was carrying some extra fat in my midsection and thighs, and it was highly noticeable on my narrow frame. At first my quest started out purely in a healthy way, but I was stupid and wanted to lose faster, so after plateauing at 119 lbs., which was perfectly fine and the lowest weight I should have been, I began to restrict to 700-900 calories a day in healthy foods, since you can eat more for less calories. I lost to 114 lbs. and eventually to 110 and thought nothing was wrong. I wouldn't touch cake, cookies, peanut butter, or anything I deemed "the devil", which was quite a bit. Stomach was finally flat, which is all I wanted. Eventually, this caught up to me and I began to eat reactively. I couldn't understand why I was binging, and wondered where all of my will power had gone. I gained to 118-120 and stayed there for a while, before ballooning to 132.8, higher than I ever was. Granted, some of the weight was probably muscle since I was basically left with none after my restrictive stint. I tried every single diet to lose weight. Vegetarian, Vegan, Raw Vegan, Keto, Primal, you name it. Nothing seemed to work. I thought my metabolism sucked, and after what I did to it, it probably did. I finally, however, have normal hunger cues, got my period back, know what foods make me feel great, know that an Oreo won't kill me, haven't binged in two weeks, lost excess weight at a healthy pace, and find myself not obsessing about food every five minutes. I can eat 1500-1700 calories while still losing, don't obsess about calorie counting (I counted the first few weeks to make sure I was eating ENOUGH), and don't eat until my stomach says HEY! FEED ME!. I feel so free. So if you keep struggling, don't worry, you will find the secret potion for YOU. Because we are all different. Of course, my Faith has also helped me in this journey, as I pray for strength and the ability to love myself every single day. I hope this inspires you if you think you can't lose the weight, or that you need to starve. Do it the right way the first time and be patient!

So glad you found your happy place and thanks for sharing!

dancinrascal

Thanks!!