When I realized I was in seriously unhealthy shape last year, I took action, and had great success. In about half a year, I shed about 75 pounds and even dipped below my goal weight. Then, I had a nice meal to celebrate, and another, and another, and next thing I knew, I was gaining weight again.
https://trendweight.com/u/d4f6b66b058f46/chart/1y.png
I've figured out that because I am still exercising a lot, I have been averaging about 3,000 Cal of food per day, and that has kept me maintaining at about 170lbs. If I were to cut back on exercise (or get injured again), this would be about 800 or so calories above my maintenance goal, and I would be back to 225 within about 6 months or so.
That said, I'd really rather be down at about 160, and it isn't realistic for me to exercise more, so I know I need to get my appetite back under control. In the last 2 months or so, I have been having fits and starts and really struggling to find my motivation and resolve.
I know I can do it (heck, I *have* done it), I know I should do it - but why is it so hard to actually do it!?!?!
So I am writing in the forum to create accountability for myself, and to see if anyone wants to join in some group motivation. We are 7 weeks out from the 4th of July (which is a holiday I associated with going to the beach) - so let's use that as a landmark, and try and lose 10 pounds by then. That means running a 5,000 calorie deficit per week (about 715 cal per day). Assuming we set MFP to lose 1.5lb per week... we should be golden. We can all come back to this thread to whine/complain/brag/celebrate along the way.
Any takers?
(alternately, anyone want to provide some motivation/encouragement?)
