How did you lose your first few pounds?

My start point was a little strange - quinsy (tonsillitis with a turbo charger....).

As I could barely drink let alone eat I lost quite a few pounds very quickly. But it was of those "eureka" moments where it just stripped away any excuses and left me with the really very obvious conclusion that if I ate less than I burned I would lose weight.

So blaming the person who wrecked my knee twenty years ago for me being fat really couldn't be justified any more, responsibility for my diet and lifestyle is mine and mine alone.

I logged a day, which let me know my actual caloric intake was significantly higher than my goals.
I put in 1 lb/week. I logged everything. I exercised. I ate back my exercise calories. It worked immediately.

I struggled for over 2 years to get my Synthroid dosage to a level where I felt normal and healthy. Once that happened, it was on to tackle the weight. I was going to give it my all, not really believing I was going to be able to lose much, if anything. I started reading the forums on a popular bodybuilding site where I saw hypothyroid ladies with beautiful bodies posting how they achieved their physique by weighing their food and lifting heavy. That flipped a switch for me because I had been resistant to the idea of needing to weigh my food. It gave me a glimmer of hope, which scared me, because I knew if it didn't work I would be gutted.

I dusted off my food scale, found out I had somehow created a profile here a year earlier (no memory of doing this), joined a gym and got a personal trainer. I guesstimated my maintenance calories and tried to end each day with a 300-500 calorie deficit. I lost the first few lbs rather quickly. I believe I was losing 1.5lbs/week*. Got to 5 lbs and thought, this is water weight, it'll slow down for sure. Got to 10lbs I believe around Easter and thought, surely I'm going to stall - there's no way it can be this easy. Once I got to 15lbs, I allowed myself to believe I was really doing it and I actually had a chance to achieve a lean body once more.

As my body adjusted to the increased protein intake, the *ease* I experienced earlier has dissipated into raging hanger. I'm 8lbs away from the original goal weight I set back in February. A goal I didn't think I had a chance in heck of attaining when I set it.

For me, I owe it all to the food scale.

I started logging for calories, cut out most of the junk food, and drink primarily water with a little unsweetened tea, coffee for breakfast, and fresh raw juice. I'm noticing the weight loss now at 12 lbs lost total. It'll come off and more quickly if you increase your activity level. I try to stay under my total daily calorie goal just in case I logged something incorrectly, and have yet to be very hungry. I only work out 2 days per week, up from never. Lol. I'm currently losing about 2 lbs per week! If I can do this then so can you! You've got this!

I started counting carbs and eating within my calories limits.. But I wasn't really exercising and I wasn't really inspired to do it.

But after talking to some friends, I became triggered by their activity (going to gym, running ,etc) realized that I was tired of being this lazy and not proactive. So I did a week long detox (with juice), haterz apart I did lose weight and I was so motivated by it that I decided that I was going to maintain that weight loss and increment it! So I joined a gym, I became serious with the 5:2 diet and I've maintained the weight I lost with the detox and even lost a bit more...

I still have way to go but I'm feeling confident and inspired and I think that is pretty important.

I've probably committed 90%+ of dieting mistakes. I keep learning, but how I think about things is not in weight. "What is going to help me create a better body"

My advice to you is don't believe anything you're just told in summation. You have to read the fine print. The reason why libraries, scientists, and the well educated are most likely to be the first ones exiled when being conquered is because they're dangerous. Being dangerous is a good thing because dangerous means you have the ability to change and to be better.

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Hello all.

My first few pounds were lost from; upping protein and water intake; cutting out a lot of 'junk food'; exercising more; cutting out full fat soda; ensuring I stay at a deficit and the biggie; stopped binge eating after quitting smoking. Only seven pounds down so far but I'm looking leaner and happy with my results.