70 lbs down! 223 to 153! :)

Finally got back on track this week and lost 6.8 lb in 5 days! That's a lot of bloat and food in my system that finally went away! Already feeling so much better!

cmurph11 wrote: »

May I ask what your calorie and macro settings were when you first started?

When I first started, I did the usual 1200 calories, and I was losing a bit, but when I upped it to 1400 calories, I was losing 2 lb a week for a really really long time! So tweaking it even 100 or 200 calories can really make a difference! Also I did 50% carb 30% fat and 20% protein which I believe is what MyFitnessPal starts you off at, but I think doing 45% carb, 30% fat, and 25% protein would be even better...I really do think the higher the protein the better. For quite a while I did 40% protein, and only 30% each of fat and carb which is difficult but awesome! So even something in between the two I think would be great...but first starting out you lose easier and faster than once you're further down so it's not as huge of a deal, like I said I still lost a lot with the 50-30-20 macros!!! You just have to play around with it to find what works best for you!! Best of luck!

jessica84younts wrote: »

Congratulations! You are very inspiring. I have given birth to 2 kids and I weigh 224 currently. I hope to be where you are.

You can do it!!!!!

Well my goal was to lose 10 lb in January, and I made it to 9.8 lost, so not too shabby! Gonna go for 4 lbs lost in Feb!