Need support! Size 12, goal size 4. Want to cut out all sugar!
ilona212
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Hey all. My plan is to cut all sugar, carbs, including alcohol, so I can go into ketosis. I have done a lot of research and feel like that's the only thing that will work. Anyone out there gone from size 10-12 to a size 4-6? I'm 5'10".
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You also need to exercise. Have you join the gym?10
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stefanyu91 wrote: »You also need to exercise. Have you join the gym?
Incorrect.
For weight loss you just need a calorie deficit9 -
I haven't joined a gym.. why is that important? I feel that gyms are not necessary especially for someone just starting out. I run/jog around my neighborhood and it gives me plenty of cardio I need. I do weights at home.3
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Tavisstock is correct. For weight loss, it's calorie deficit completely. For fitness, you need excersise. Most people have lost even without excersise, as long as they were in deficit.0
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You may not need exercise but it helps tremendously, in many ways. I don't do keto I just minimized my sugar intake, I usually just have it in my coffee, and I never drank alcohol and I went from an 18 to a 7, 6 in some brands. Wish you great success and support it's not easy but it will be absolutely worth it.1
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TavistockToad wrote: »stefanyu91 wrote: »You also need to exercise. Have you join the gym?
Incorrect.
For weight loss you just need a calorie deficit
You are correct for WEIGHT loss you need only a calorie deficit.
However for FAT loss with a minimum of MUSCLE loss you need resistance training (not just cardio). If your body is in a long term calorie deficit it will choose to start to burn muscles if these aren't used frequently at maximum capacity so your body can lower it's metabolism (muscles use energy, fat doesn't)
I am pretty sure she likes to loose her fat not her muscles, you really like to keep as much muscles as possible:
One pound of muscle (in rest) burns the equivalent of 1 pound of fat every three months.
Less muscles will give you a very low maintenance at your goal weight. This is the main reason for the jo-jo effect, this happens if people keep burning mainly muscles over and over again. It will almost impossible to stay at maintenance so people go into an other calorie deficit and burn the very last bit of muscle they can possibly burn, making it even harder to stay at maintenance.5 -
Hey all. My plan is to cut all sugar, carbs, including alcohol, so I can go into ketosis. I have done a lot of research and feel like that's the only thing that will work. Anyone out there gone from size 10-12 to a size 4-6? I'm 5'10".
I went from a size 12-14 to a 6 and ate plenty of fruit and vegetables, which all have sugar and carbs.
Calories matter for weight loss, not the type of food. Ketosis is not the only thing that works.2 -
Have you considered doing intermittent fasting? Then if you want go for a simple walk during your fasted state. Going low carb sounds good, but cutting all is not very long term. The short story about intermittent fast is when you fast, your body uses up it's glycogen stores and will have to resort to burning fat instead. Don't fast past 48 hours though. The most common for weight loss is 16 hours fasted, and 8 hour when you can eat.5
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Size 4 UK sizes?0
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My friend went from. 12 to 6 , without being in ketosis for even 60 seconds2
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Hey all. My plan is to cut all sugar, carbs, including alcohol, so I can go into ketosis. I have done a lot of research and feel like that's the only thing that will work. Anyone out there gone from size 10-12 to a size 4-6? I'm 5'10".
I went from a size 14 to a size 4 (size 6 also depending on brand) in about 8 months. I just followed the calorie recommendation MFP gave me. I still ate chocolate and icecream, just in moderation.
Someone earlier said that you need strength training to lose fat. Not true. I lost A LOT of fat with very little exercise. I exercise regularly now because it makes me feel healthy and I like to eat a little bit more. I'm a little firmer now that I exercise, but I had no problem dropping many pounds of fat through diet alone.3 -
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suzannesimmons3 wrote: »4 uk or 4 us. Vast difference.
I am confused why this matters. Isn't it all relative? I mean, if the OP started as a size 10-12 in UK and wanted to go to a 4-6 -- wouldn't we assume that was UK? Same if they started with a 10-12 in US and wanted to go to a 4-6 -- wouldn't we assume it was US?
Also - up to the OP what diet she would like to follow. However, I went from a 12-14 to a 6-8 and didn't cut out anything. I tracked calories and started working out more. I also eat chocolate chips on cashews almost every single night...1 -
PennStateChick wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »4 uk or 4 us. Vast difference.
I am confused why this matters. Isn't it all relative? I mean, if the OP started as a size 10-12 in UK and wanted to go to a 4-6 -- wouldn't we assume that was UK? Same if they started with a 10-12 in US and wanted to go to a 4-6 -- wouldn't we assume it was US?
Also - up to the OP what diet she would like to follow. However, I went from a 12-14 to a 6-8 and didn't cut out anything. I tracked calories and started working out more. I also eat chocolate chips on cashews almost every single night...
I think it's the fact that a size 4-6 UK size at 5ft 10 would be pretty tiny, probably underweight.2 -
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Cutting out all sugar and carbs isn't really feasible. Maybe you mean cutting out PROCESSED sugar and carbs?1
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Size 14 to start, size 6 now. Unless you want to do it for life, I don't recommend ketosis for weight loss. I have sugar and carbs and alcohol and I'm still a size 6, so clearly ketosis isn't the only thing that works...0
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Not to mention, there's no guarantee you will be a certain size at whatever weight you aim for.1
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I do both intermittent fasting and aim for keto. It's been a good solution for me, though not the only way I've progressed on my weight loss journey. I started at a size 16 US, and am now at an 8. I'm aiming for a size 4, though really for me it's about getting rid of my baby pouch and being able to be comfortable with my body in whatever I choose to wear. Also worth noting, I run between 15 and 35 miles on any given week. Good luck on your journey!1
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i have gone from a size 12-14 (right on the line) to now a size 2-4. I am 5'7". i did start my journey with the keto diet - i followed keto until i hit size 6. from there - i moved to IIFYM on a calorie deficit and started really working out. Lifting weights and cardio - im not moving into a size 2 and just about to my goal weight for a fitness competition.
The keto thing works- but ANYTHING will work if you commit and stick with it. The end rule is calorie deficit - however is easiest/best for you and makes your journey most enjoyable is up to you
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suzannesimmons3 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »PennStateChick wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »4 uk or 4 us. Vast difference.
I am confused why this matters. Isn't it all relative? I mean, if the OP started as a size 10-12 in UK and wanted to go to a 4-6 -- wouldn't we assume that was UK? Same if they started with a 10-12 in US and wanted to go to a 4-6 -- wouldn't we assume it was US?
Also - up to the OP what diet she would like to follow. However, I went from a 12-14 to a 6-8 and didn't cut out anything. I tracked calories and started working out more. I also eat chocolate chips on cashews almost every single night...
I think it's the fact that a size 4-6 UK size at 5ft 10 would be pretty tiny, probably underweight.
^^this. A UK 4 is about a US 0
I would agree that aiming for a size "0" US or 4-6 U.K. may not be the healthiest goal for someone 5'10". I'm just a 1/2" shy of 6', and wearing a size 10. I'm definitely someone you'd say was on the "thin" side of the equation. I grew up very thin, underweight actually, and through my teens and early 20s I was 6' and 120lbs. I wore a size 8 and was getting sick a lot, which I think may have had something to do with my weight (no, I did not have an ED).
Fast forward thirty years and a couple of kids and I stayed stable in the low 140s where I was definitely more healthy and wearing a size 10. Menopause hit early and some weight (25lbs) collected on my middle section and I moved up to a size 14 when I was approaching 50. I joined MFP and lost it just by calorie counting and exercise. I'm back to 145 lbs and size 10, wearing my old clothes and feeling like my old self again. However it's not number of the dress size that mattered, it was my old shape (minus the menopot tummy) that I desired back.
I would say that being really tall *usually* means having a broader shoulders and pelvis to accommodate the height. I'd say that OP should just concentrate on getting as healthy as possible and not use a certain particularly small dress size as the goal. Good luck!1
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