-16lbs in 81 days. (with pictures!)

lustingforfitness
lustingforfitness Posts: 74
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I started this journey in August and I vowed to work out every single day. I kept up with this for 78 days but I got incredibly sick two days ago and had to rest for two days unfortunately. :( I feel great today though and I am back on track, logging my meals and I plan to pick up my workouts again starting tonight. I have lost sixteen pounds since I started 81 days ago and here are my progress pictures! :)

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  • Colexlovely
    Colexlovely Posts: 133 Member
    you look incredible GREAT JOB!
  • mimish21
    mimish21 Posts: 6
    You look great nice job :)
  • srodarte11
    srodarte11 Posts: 21 Member
    Good job!
  • Missyelliotfan33
    Missyelliotfan33 Posts: 65 Member
    Awesome job!! How many calories were you eating to get to your this point to far?
  • carrisaalejandre
    carrisaalejandre Posts: 63 Member
    Great job! I Also lost 16! :)
  • lustingforfitness
    lustingforfitness Posts: 74
    Thanks for the support, ladies! <3
    Awesome job!! How many calories were you eating to get to your this point to far?

    I was eating 1200 calories for the first couple weeks because I didn't know any better, but once I did my research and figured out my BMR/TDEE I upped that to 1500 a day plus my exercise calories. :) I felt so much better after upping my calories, seriously.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    Thanks for posting. You look a lot smaller and fantastic.. I want to lose 20 to 30 pounds and it is helpful to see someone who is doing it and getting it done. You look great right now..can't imagine what you'll look like as you continue to log and work out. wtg!
  • atenin10
    atenin10 Posts: 22 Member
    You look great! Congratulations!
  • phanmale
    phanmale Posts: 25
    well done, what an incentive to us all :)
  • jsj024519
    jsj024519 Posts: 400 Member
    nice job!!!!!
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Amazing difference and great to see you are plenty x
  • kittybear86
    kittybear86 Posts: 341 Member
    Wow,great job :smile:
  • nturner612
    nturner612 Posts: 710 Member
    u look GREAT! god job1!!!!!
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Great transformation!
  • Boocakes08
    Boocakes08 Posts: 33
    Great!!!! Keep up the good work
  • tammytas
    tammytas Posts: 1
    great results!!!
  • Squincha
    Squincha Posts: 1
    amazing! Motivating results! Starting today myself! Im sorry what is TDEE?
    Thanks!
  • lustingforfitness
    lustingforfitness Posts: 74
    Thank you for the support everyone!!!! I love MFP. :)
    amazing! Motivating results! Starting today myself! Im sorry what is TDEE?
    Thanks!

    TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's how much you burn per day including sleeping, sitting, walking around, cleaning, exercising, etc. BMR is how much you would burn if you stayed in bed all day or were in a coma. My BMR is 1500 and my TDEE is somewhere around 2300, so if I eat 1500 + my exercise calories I still have a pretty huge deficit. :) No need to starve myself at 1200!! You should calculate yours too.
  • mkzara
    mkzara Posts: 73 Member
    Great job. You look fantastic.
  • emarty29
    emarty29 Posts: 37 Member
    Did you figure out your TDEE by using a fitbit or some other method?
  • lustingforfitness
    lustingforfitness Posts: 74
    Did you figure out your TDEE by using a fitbit or some other method?

    https://www.google.com/search?q=tdee+calculators&oq=tdee+calculators&sugexp=chrome,mod=0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    I just googled TDEE calculators, inputed my data into 5-6 different ones and took the mean of all of them. :) Same with BMR.
  • gnat45
    gnat45 Posts: 833 Member
    Great job!
  • lustingforfitness
    lustingforfitness Posts: 74
    How do I edit the original post? I meant to edit it it, not make a new one. :( My bad!
  • Amb_er100
    Amb_er100 Posts: 104
    Thanks for the support, ladies! <3
    Awesome job!! How many calories were you eating to get to your this point to far?

    I was eating 1200 calories for the first couple weeks because I didn't know any better, but once I did my research and figured out my BMR/TDEE I upped that to 1500 a day plus my exercise calories. :) I felt so much better after upping my calories, seriously.

    what do you mean by 1500 calories + exercise calories?do you eat back your exercise calories? Btw you look great,i'm just like you were day 1 more or less and i want to get the same body.Any device?
  • JustANumber85
    JustANumber85 Posts: 644 Member
    so what do you do for your exercise?

    Good Job BTW!
  • hollyk57
    hollyk57 Posts: 520 Member
    Wow - you look awesome. Sadly, 16 pounds down on me might make one of my eyebrows look thinner, that's about it. But on you - it's amazing! Great work
  • sam308lbs
    sam308lbs Posts: 1,936 Member
    terrific work!! you should be so proud of yourself!
  • lustingforfitness
    lustingforfitness Posts: 74
    what do you mean by 1500 calories + exercise calories?do you eat back your exercise calories? Btw you look great,i'm just like you were day 1 more or less and i want to get the same body.Any device?

    Yes, I try to eat back my exercise calories, at least some of them. It depends on how hungry I am. But I always try to eat around 1400+ at LEAST because that's where my BMR is. And thank you! I suggest you calculate your BMR and try to always eat at least that. :)

    As for what exercises I was doing, I did the 30 Day Shred for a month of this, bike riding, weight lifting, circuit training, etc. Now I just run and run and run and lift weights afterwards. :)
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    Excellent job. Not only do you look great but you obviously did it in a healthy way. I like that you upped your calories instead of trying to starve yourself. I've found that some people argue against eating back exercise calories but it makes sense to me. Congratulations.
  • fitnwhole
    fitnwhole Posts: 227
    Awesome to see someone with these results. I just joined the EM2WL Group (Eat More 2 Weigh Less). They are firm believers in eating at 15% less than TDEE. My BMR is 1570 and my TDEE is 2100 (at 20% off for weight loss). I just increased my calories yesterday from 1200 to 1500 and I plan to eat my exercise calories as well. I tell you what I feel sated not like I'm punishing my body. People look for quick fixes...I've been there and done that so now I'm taking it slow. 16lbs in 81 days is a nice and steady weight loss.

    You look great! Keep it up:)

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