Has anybody lost weight this way?

arinamargarina
arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
edited July 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey, guys! I'm at 58 kg (127 lbs) and 5.7 ft and my goal is to get to 116 lbs. I grew tired of diets and even regular exercising, because I have basically tried everything for so long and I always keep bouncing back. Right now I have a yo-yo kind of diet and I'm looking for ways to develop an eating schedule that's not restrictive nor short-term.
Has anybody lost this amount of weight by not dieting but eating three normal meals a day and the usual snacks? Also, I love exercising, but would riding my bike and climbing some stairs everyday enough? I'm tired of gym.
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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    I eat normal food and still lose/maintain. I don't consider it a diet, but weighing my food and logging are part of my process. Is this what you are wondering?
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    If your three normal meals are the usual snacks have fewer calories than you burn, you'll lose weight. If they don't, you won't.

    Exercise doesn't burn nearly as many calories as most people think. Chances are, you'll still have to restrict how much you eat.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    Tons of people have lost weight eating 3 meals a day with snacks. In order to lose weight all you have to do is eat less than you burn. No fad diets, no elimination of certain foods, etc.
  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @cathipa: Yes, this is helpful. I learned that when I keep track on my meals it helps me restrict to a decent amount of calories, often around 1200 kcals. But some days I just don't and it makes me feel like I lack willpower.
  • husseycd
    husseycd Posts: 814 Member
    116 lbs is underweight for your height. In fact, at 127 lbs, you are at the low end of healthy weight. Why are you trying to lose more? Why 116 lbs?
  • mymodernbabylon
    mymodernbabylon Posts: 1,038 Member
    Please do realise that at 5'8", 117 lbs is at a low BMI (below 18). This might not be a healthy goal for you to have as you are already at a very healthy weight. Have you considered doing a body recomp instead (trying to work on muscle versus lose weight)?
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    husseycd wrote: »
    116 lbs is underweight for your height. In fact, at 127 lbs, you are at the low end of healthy weight. Why are you trying to lose more? Why 116 lbs?

    This is exactly what I was thinking, I thought maybe putting 5'8" was a typo and she meant she was 5 foot
  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @mymodernbabylon: I have tried to focus on building muscle, but I still have a big amount of fat around my stomach and my thighs.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    husseycd wrote: »
    116 lbs is underweight for your height. In fact, at 127 lbs, you are at the low end of healthy weight. Why are you trying to lose more? Why 116 lbs?

    +3. Why?

  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited July 2015
    I was 5'8" and 116 pounds when I was eleven or twelve years old. I don't think many women could go that low and it's off the BMI chart. The reason you keep bouncing back is because your body is going to fight you, it wants to stay healthy.
  • chris_finnigan
    chris_finnigan Posts: 9 Member
    Use the app, track your calories and dont think of it as a diet. I lost the majority of my weight without exercise, working a desk job eating 3 meals and healthy snacks. Just keep to your target calories and adjust portions accordingly.

    I now run 15km per week and honestly, for the effort involved i'm only burning approx 300cal per 5km run. I am much fitter because of it, but i am not losing weight any faster.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    I eat normal food and still lose/maintain. I don't consider it a diet, but weighing my food and logging are part of my process. Is this what you are wondering?

    ^ This.

  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @LBuehrle8 : Actually, I checked again, since we use the metric system here and it was a conversion error, I'm actually 5.7, which is 173 cm? Is that correct?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,236 Member
    As mentioned in another thread, one long term based strategy is to figure out how much food you would eat at your goal weight based on the amount of activity you believe you will be engaged in on a regular basis at that point (most probably lightly active, active, or somewhere in between, for most people).

    Then eat that amount of calories in a manner and while consuming a combination of foods that you can sustain eating....forever.

    Chances are that you will gradually lose weight and approach that goal.

    When you get closer and you stall for 8+ weeks, it will be time to re evaluate where you're at and where you want to go.

    Look up and use a program, app, or website that shows you your trending weight to best be able to evaluate your actual weight because people have a weight range, not a specific unchanging single point weight and because water retention issues often mask smaller underlying weight changes.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    edited July 2015
    arinamargarina wrote: »
    @mymodernbabylon: I have tried to focus on building muscle, but I still have a big amount of fat around my stomach and my thighs.

    Then sorry to tell you but you will have to go to the gym. Lifting heavy will build muscle. Following macros will help you build muscle and minimize fat gains. I can't believe you have fat at your height and weight. Sure it's not just skin?

  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @PAV8888: Thank you!
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Research body recomposition. I think you will be much happier with your body following a recomposition plan.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    @arinamargarina Your ticker says you lost 161 lbs. Is that accurate?
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,236 Member
    And back to the drawing board.

    No it is not 5ft 7", 5ft 8"+ is where 173 is and 52.5 kg is where 116 is.

    You are already at the bottom end of a healthy BMI @ 127lbs and 173cm.

    You should be eating more than 1200 Cal.

    You don't have room to play with losing weight.

    Check out the concept of body recomp.

    Cheers!
  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @loulamb7: No, it's not. I've been meaning to check that error but I haven't managed to get to the end of it. I actually started losing at about 136 lbs.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    WBB55 wrote: »
    Research body recomposition. I think you will be much happier with your body following a recomposition plan.

    Yup...I am the same height and wear a size 4 and weigh 149lbs...not sure how tiny you are atm but ah hello.

    Yes I lift heavy and am firm most places...
  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @PAV8888: Thank you! You were really helpful!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited July 2015
    arinamargarina wrote: »
    ...Also, I love exercising, but would riding my bike and climbing some stairs everyday enough? I'm tired of gym.

    I don't currently have a gym membership and am getting my exercise from gardening, swimming, yoga, walking, and cooking & cleaning.

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,236 Member
    Even if you do have the fat you believe you have, your body also needs muscles.

    In order to build muscles you have to be eating by preference at a surplus; but at the very least at mostly a non deficit (let's call it maintenance level) so that your body spends a longer period being anabolic and building muscles as opposed to being catabolic which is where it systematically is when you're undereating.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    And back to the drawing board.

    No it is not 5ft 7", 5ft 8"+ is where 173 is and 52.5 kg is where 116 is.

    You are already at the bottom end of a healthy BMI @ 127lbs and 173cm.

    You should be eating more than 1200 Cal.

    You don't have room to play with losing weight.

    Check out the concept of body recomp.

    Cheers!

    Agree. Stop focusing on losing weight. You don't need to lose weight. Eat at maintenance and recomp.

  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @SezxyStef: Yes, I figured it was a body composition issue. My best friend is the same height and weight as me and she has lean muscle everywhere. Do you have any suggestions as to where you're supposed to start with the body recomposition? Thank you! :)
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    arinamargarina wrote: »
    @SezxyStef: Yes, I figured it was a body composition issue. My best friend is the same height and weight as me and she has lean muscle everywhere. Do you have any suggestions as to where you're supposed to start with the body recomposition? Thank you! :)

    Start here ... http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
  • finny11122
    finny11122 Posts: 8,436 Member
    shock your system for a week ,Change your diet toatally 100% for a week and drink way more water for a week and then go back to your regular diet. Your body gets used to things fast , so you got to really mix it up sometimes , especially when your in good shape like you.
  • arinamargarina
    arinamargarina Posts: 34 Member
    @loulamb7: Thank you very much!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    arinamargarina wrote: »
    @SezxyStef: Yes, I figured it was a body composition issue. My best friend is the same height and weight as me and she has lean muscle everywhere. Do you have any suggestions as to where you're supposed to start with the body recomposition? Thank you! :)

    you eat at maintenance calories getting in at least 0.8 grams of protein for every lb you weigh and start a structure progressive load lifting program like Stronglifts or New rules of lifting for women.

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