Looking for weight loss twin

juliakhanna3 wrote: »

JusDiana wrote: »

Hi I'm 5'5.5" (almost 5'6"). I started in December at 165. I'm currently hovering at the 132lb mark but I'm trying to lose another 5-10lbs and tone up. (At this point I'd be happy with maintenance as well).
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Wow!!! How did you do it? Very, very impressive.

• Food scale and log everything
• If I'm not at home and don't have my food scale I "overlog" by like 10-20% to be safe- prepackaged food I've found tends to weigh more then the wrappers say
• I didn't exercise at all for the first 20-25 lb weight loss (in the past I tended to go overboard when I tried to shed lbs... workout like crazy, only eat lean protein and veggies... I'd see a huge drop, last a few weeks and be mentally and physically exhausted and give up and gain it all back... so this January I decided to give it a good go to get my eating under control. In my head I said I'd give myself until June when the weather where I live finally gets nice, if my eating hadn't worked I'd look into getting a personal trainer- or seeing a nutritionist or getting some real help (or give up and overeat all summer)- I also told my husband I wasn't even thinking about exercise until June. I didn't want to go overboard and quit. The weight came off quickly when I didn't cheat and logged everything- even if it put me over my calories. The first month was the hardest and then it just became routine, so I had energy and as my weight loss slowed as I approached my goal weight I wanted to help keep it up so I started exercising (I still need to do a ton of work to tone and get leaner) - I am soooo far from having any clue what is the best way to do that haha
• I log my weight in a trending app almost daily - just to make sure I keep myself accountable and I hate seeing it go up, so it's nice to know the overall trend is going in the right direction
• A few times I tried to do the 1200 cal but found it hard - some days I do, most days I'm closer to 1400cal now. I tried a few websites and didn't just take mfp's calculations as accurate
• NEAT exercises I swear by, once I hit that 20-25 lb and started to feel better (around the 140-145 mark) I started parking further away in parking lots, drinking my water and using the furthest bathroom from my desk, sweeping the floor at home nightly even if it didn't need it, adding squats in when I washed my hands, or was folding laundry, if I have to go up or down the stairs I'll do it twice in a row instead of once, those little things really add up over a day/week/month
• I eat back 1/2 my exercise calories now - mainly because I have no idea how accurate they are?!?
• And I found the threads great - they keep me motivated and provide lots of information
• Oh and I don't deprive myself, if you check my diary I have chocolate every day - It's an addiction lol