Motivation needed- How much have you lost so far?
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Before Low Carb
This is not even at my heaviest. It's just where I was before low-carb. Somewhere between 87-92 kg (190-200 lbs) in this photo. I don't know for sure. I did gain more before starting low carb. I started at 92.5 kg. My heaviest was around 105 kg (230 pounds).
After Low Carb
This was a few months back, at Epcot. I was around 71-72 kg (156-158 lbs) at that date. My total loss on low carb had been around 22 kg (48 pounds). I'm still trending downwards but not actively trying to lose more.
I hope this isn't creepy, but looking at your photo, I have such a hard time seeing how you could possibly fall in the overweight category of BMI. Stupid thing.
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I started in February 2015, and am down 38 pounds. I still have 42 more to go, but it definitely feels doable. I have been eating under 20g net carbs, mostly from vegetables. I have had some celebration days where I enjoyed dessert, and that was worth it:).
I have so much more energy, that's the main benefit. I am pre-diabetic, so it's great for my numbers!0 -
nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I hope this isn't creepy, but looking at your photo, I have such a hard time seeing how you could possibly fall in the overweight category of BMI. Stupid thing.
Yeah, I know. That's why I don't worry too much about it. According to the scale, I am at a 26.7-27.0 in that photo. Of course, keep in mind, that before 1998 the cutoff for being overweight, for men was a BMI of 28. That means, I wouldn't have been considered overweight back then. The cutoff used to be 27 for women, in case anyone is wondering. It's also why getting to 74 kg was my original goal. That put me into the "old" healthy range. It was also below my lightest weight (75 kg) doing a calorie-restricted diet.
Even my doctor, who gave me a little bit of hell about my diet and a big packet of "healthy eating" information prefaced her lecture with, "I am not saying you are fat or that you need to lose any weight, but you could make healthier choices."
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nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I hope this isn't creepy, but looking at your photo, I have such a hard time seeing how you could possibly fall in the overweight category of BMI. Stupid thing.
Yeah, I know. That's why I don't worry too much about it. According to the scale, I am at a 26.7-27.0 in that photo. Of course, keep in mind, that before 1998 the cutoff for being overweight, for men was a BMI of 28. That means, I wouldn't have been considered overweight back then. The cutoff used to be 27 for women, in case anyone is wondering. It's also why getting to 74 kg was my original goal. That put me into the "old" healthy range. It was also below my lightest weight (75 kg) doing a calorie-restricted diet.
Even my doctor, who gave me a little bit of hell about my diet and a big packet of "healthy eating" information prefaced her lecture with, "I am not saying you are fat or that you need to lose any weight, but you could make healthier choices."
It's funny, my husband, who is quite fit (but definitely a carb man), hovers right at the cusp of "overweight" BMI. Looking at him, the idea is very laughable.
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137 days in 49 lbs down.0
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Started April 2 at 326, now weighing 297, for 29lbs in 2 months. Also noticed the way my clothes fit, more positive attitude and energy
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This is all amazing stuff!!
One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??
Thanks again,
Marilyn0 -
This is all amazing stuff!!
One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??
Thanks again,
Marilyn
I do not pay attention to calories. I eat when i am hungry and i eat gow much i want. I only know how much i take in because mfp logs them. Most days i am over 1200 some days i am just not very hungry.0 -
I have set MFP to 1860.. Some days I'm unde some right on, some over by 150... I don't think I could eat 1200 cals!! Lol0
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Started Atkins in 2008 at 380, lost 40 pounds. Restarted July 2014 on keto and now I weigh 271.0
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This is all amazing stuff!!
One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??
Thanks again,
Marilyn
I don't count at all. I used to track, without restricting. And, a while ago, I did track for over 30 days for a friend (to show him what my eating really looked like). I average around 2500-2600 calories a day. But, it doesn't matter. Calories are interesting in the sense that they are countable. They're not interesting in the sense that they matter.
The one important measurement is change_in_weight over time (where time is longer than a couple weeks). If that measurement is looking good (negative and with a high enough magnitude for most of you), then there's nothing to worry about when it comes to calories.0 -
I have mine set at 1600.0
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This is all amazing stuff!!
One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??
Thanks again,
Marilyn
I use a keto calc. I'm almost 5'10" and I've counted cals since the 3rd month. I'm currently at 1600, but I'm a little more lax about them on weekends.0 -
4 months in, 7.5 lbs lost, nearly 14 inches. More importantly I've lost the inflammation in my knees and feet (making my heel spurs much more manageable), the daily fear of my BG levels tanking out, the inability to spend a day out with my family out of fear of the BG levels (I used to get nervous going to the grocery store alone and downright scared to go after work). I'll take the slow scale loss if means I gain more quality of life.0
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This is all amazing stuff!!
One more question- do you all also count calories, and if so what is your calorie intake??
Thanks again,
Marilyn
I count. When I don't count, I gain, because regardless of what some people want to believe, CICO DOES matter, whether you're aware of the numbers or not. It's incredibly easy to have your numbers slowly creep up just by not measuring things like butter and cream, and before you know it, you're eating 500 calories above maintenance, while still fully in keto.0 -
45 yo, started (again) 27 days ago at 267.4, today I am 250.8. I am not tired when I am on LCHF and off insulin, nor am I hungry all of the time. I lift weights 3x a week, doing 2 minutes of 90% HR cardio in between each exercise. MY BG was 116 this morning, with Met only. I set myself to 1780 calories, 30g carb, 140g fat and about 90g protein, give or take. I weigh and measure everything so that I learn what the correct size is, but I'm not afraid to go over my calories because I am hungry. I've also learned to listen to my body, and when it says "stop eating" I stop, even if there is only 1 bite left.
I originally started in Jan 2014 at 287.8, and my lowest recorded weight, on June 16th, was 227.4. Then I had surgery, recovery and other RL stressors, gave up and regained 40 pounds. Now Im back 0 -
So inspiring!!!
Can't wait to read some more!
Marilyn0 -
I've stopped counting calories but will count again when I hit a plateau. So far I haven't gone more than a week without a change on lbs or inches.0
