Restarting my journey, new to the group

LCW_731
LCW_731 Posts: 6 Member
Hello everyone. I am restarting my health and fitness journey before it spirals out of control. Working with a nutritionist last year, and using MFP for a food diary I lost about 60 pounds between July and the new year. I started at 419, and i'm currently 357. My goal is to get back to 250. I've dropped 2 pant sizes and could probably go down a size in shirts. Many clothes that haven't fit me for 2 or more years now fit very nicely! I was able to do it mostly just really watching what I eat, cutting out most carbs and just about all added sugars, and really just eating clean foods and not so much processed and refined food. I look forward to sharing your journeys, and sharing my journey with you.
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  • bvisnich
    bvisnich Posts: 5 Member
    So excited to hear your journey!! Such an inspiration!! Thank you for sharing.
  • lpina2mi
    lpina2mi Posts: 425 Member
    AS OF MARCH 25: I am doing a recalibration too. 15 mos of LCHF--> 12 pound weight gain. Still keeping starchy carbs (grains and food made w grains) low, but I am doubling down on vegetables. This rises my overall carb count, even if I substract fiber for net carbs. net-Carb target is 90-120g/day. Protein is the same 45-60g/day. Fat has been cut to a third of what it was at 20g-30g/day w a more specific target to keep saturated fats below 12g/day.

    I don't have a sweet tooth. I am good with fiber. I have learned where I need to add minerals, including salt to meet recommended minimums. I do intermittent fasting, IF, 18:6 weekdays (2 meals between noon and 6p). Weekends are 16:8 on account my husband like to eat supper late.

    I exercise a minimum of 20 minutes a day. Although my target is 40min I have not been good about staying on track with that.

    AS OF APRIL 25: I lost 4 pounds. I need these kinds of results for at least 6 months before I know whether this recalibration is working.
  • lpina2mi
    lpina2mi Posts: 425 Member
    I hear you--trying to find that forever plan that supports good health and brings vitality.
  • esy10401
    esy10401 Posts: 10 Member
    I am new too, I have 58 pounds to lose. I started working with a personal trainer and have started eating healthy. I feel peaceful too. I am not in a rush. I want this to be sustainable. Thanks for all the support.
  • HeatherAmps
    HeatherAmps Posts: 5 Member
    I'm returning after years of personal neglect. My doctor has recommended clean eating - all organic veggies, grass fed beef, etc. - to help with my host of allergies. I also fell while working out, and I fell HARD. Sprained ankles, sciatica, and the injuries are taking 2 months (and counting) to heal. I can't help but think that the fall wouldn't have been so bad and the healing wouldn't take so long if I weren't so overweight (100+lbs to lose).
  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    Might consider joining the 100+ no surgery group.
  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    I’m not eating 100% clean, but I’m 95% better than before I started. I’m still using stevia.
  • KRSFIT24
    KRSFIT24 Posts: 2 Member
    I am restarting my weight loss transformation.
  • Sharla1114
    Sharla1114 Posts: 12 Member
    Hi!
    I’m also trying to eat cleaner.
    I didn’t care how I looked or felt. Now I hate how heavy I feel (SW240/CW228) and I’m ready to make lifelong changes.
    Feel free to add me.
  • Emmapatterson1729
    Emmapatterson1729 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I’m not eating 100% clean, but I’m 95% better than before I started. I’m still using stevia.

    @Satisfiedwithbetter

    Same, I eat almost 100% clean, but can't give up stevia in my morning coffee.

    I would love to switch to pure monk fruit, but it is over the top expensive and not sold in any stores near me.

    Not ready to part with it yet.
  • lpina2mi
    lpina2mi Posts: 425 Member
    What's up with stevia?

    I tend to use maple sugar or birch sugar or honey--when I want a little sweetner, which is not daily.

  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    Stevia is a crutch!
  • FibroHiker
    FibroHiker Posts: 398 Member
    I'm confused, why would stevia be considered NOT eating clean?
  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    It’s typically highly processed!
  • FibroHiker
    FibroHiker Posts: 398 Member
    It’s typically highly processed!

    Gotcha
  • Emmapatterson1729
    Emmapatterson1729 Posts: 1,296 Member
    aidydh wrote: »
    I'm confused, why would stevia be considered NOT eating clean?

    Stevia, itself, is natural. But it's usually processed with maltodextrin to lessen the bitterness of it. (At least, in US).
  • tfoxymama1965
    tfoxymama1965 Posts: 8 Member
    Hi! Just starting again today. Lots of weight to loose and post menopausal after having a complete hysterectomy 2 years ago due to cancer. The hormone change has sure made losing weight even more difficult and gaining weight a whole lot easier. Looking forward to starting renewed and making lots of friends along the way. I'm pretty much a clean eater leaning towards vegetarianism but every now and again... Oh boy.
  • lillyy23
    lillyy23 Posts: 136 Member
    hey im on here cause like, i dont really have anyone in my life who supports me and im kinda lost i been going back and forth with the clean eating or like counting macros or cals but that just seems very daunting and give up... ive lost weight before, but its slow but at least it comes off just from follow some simple clean eating rules... so i guess ill just go with what I know...
  • hapyfaces2
    hapyfaces2 Posts: 46 Member
    Hello.. I am restarting my journey once again after too much neglect. I am up 30 plus pounds in 2 years and inflammation has gotten worse as well as my the asthma. Just pulled a meniscus in left knee and have trigger finger in my right hand. On the last time around my fitnesspal and groups was invaluable and I lost the needed weight with the love and support of it's family. So I am back to start new and hoping to make friends to also encourage and be encouraged. You can add me to your friends list
  • FibroHiker
    FibroHiker Posts: 398 Member
    hapyfaces2 wrote: »
    Hello.. I am restarting my journey once again after too much neglect. I am up 30 plus pounds in 2 years and inflammation has gotten worse as well as my the asthma. Just pulled a meniscus in left knee and have trigger finger in my right hand. On the last time around my fitnesspal and groups was invaluable and I lost the needed weight with the love and support of it's family. So I am back to start new and hoping to make friends to also encourage and be encouraged. You can add me to your friends list

    Hi! I just recommitted to the anti-inflammatory diet after my 20+ weight gain over the past two years. So far I'm doing well and I'm down 6.8 lbs. I have an open diary and love to see what others are eating to get ideas and tips.
  • stephglindsay
    stephglindsay Posts: 1 Member
    Hi all, I am just restarting like many of you. Early 50s (how can that be??) and tho i have always been heavy from PCOS, I am truly alarmed as i am turning to blubber out of the blue. So many different approaches out there, i have tried most of them. I have found things unique to my own quirky body that seem to help in most of them. The common denominator is veggies. Always more veggies!
  • mamcmurray
    mamcmurray Posts: 8 Member
    Summary from the Harvard Medical School book that reviewed all the diets out there. Their summary: 1) Eat real food 2) Slightly less than you think you need 3) Mostly plants

    That's it... In those three simple statements, you have weight loss, clean eating and most 'real' diets summarized. Some folks will have medical conditions that affect their intake, but most folks don't. Some folks have psychological conditions that affect their intake, but most folks don't.

    The four pillars of healthy lifestyle (open to debate, of course)
    1) Eat healthy (see above)
    2) Exercise regularly
    3) Sleep plenty
    4) Hydrate sufficiently

    Forgetting the mechanics of calorie counting, macro counting, BF% checks, daily weigh ins, etc. All of these are very good, and supportive, and will work for some people. All four of those pillars will work for all people in all health conditions. Regarding 'restarting' your health plan - you don't really get to do that, and that thinking comes loaded with a lot of guilt (but if it works for you, go for it...)

    Try this metaphor: You're the pilot of a plane in Atlanta and are headed for Seattle. Amazingly enough, within 10 minutes of getting airborne, you are off-course! Its true! A lot of factors contribute to it - wind, precipitation, air temp, pilot error, autopilot calibration, etc. Net result - you are no longer headed to Seattle, so you (as the pilot) have a choice. Turn around, land, and try again (restarting your health plan - along with all the guilt associated with 'failing my last diet'). Or instead, making a mid-course correction - recognize that these factors, some in your control and some not, have made an impact on your destination and you need to make a minor change to get back on course. You make the minor change, and what happens - 10 minutes later you are off course again! The fact is, piloting a plane, navigating a ship, catching a fish, running a marathon, etc. - "Life in General" is lived as a continuous series of mid-course corrections. You didn't "fail at losing weight", you simply got pushed off-course and need to make a mid-course correction.

    In the military, we talk about 'owning our mistakes' so we can make fewer of them in the future. Where you are today is a direct result of every step you have taken thus far in life, so you are poised for what's next - own it. Just decide on your destination, and take off, and recognize you'll be making LOTS of course corrections - that's called 'life'.

  • mamcmurray
    mamcmurray Posts: 8 Member
    aidydh wrote: »
    hapyfaces2 wrote: »
    Hello.. I am restarting my journey once again after too much neglect. I am up 30 plus pounds in 2 years and inflammation has gotten worse as well as my the asthma. Just pulled a meniscus in left knee and have trigger finger in my right hand. On the last time around my fitnesspal and groups was invaluable and I lost the needed weight with the love and support of it's family. So I am back to start new and hoping to make friends to also encourage and be encouraged. You can add me to your friends list

    Hi! I just recommitted to the anti-inflammatory diet after my 20+ weight gain over the past two years. So far I'm doing well and I'm down 6.8 lbs. I have an open diary and love to see what others are eating to get ideas and tips.

    Congrats on the weight loss up to this point! Nice job! I tried a 1 year subscription to Clean Eating Magazine to get ideas on how to cook light and clean, and that gave me a ton of ideas and simple substitutions. Or I would Google a recipe I wanted to cook, only adding the words "Clean" or "Healthy", and that would come up with good versions of things I liked.
  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    @mamcmurray - I agree with your analogy, with the understanding success at weight loss is more like 99% mental and 1% physical. With clean eating, exercise, sleep, and hydration.... all falling in the 1%. Learning to control our mind is almost everything. Our thoughts, our feelings, our actions, our results all really come from our mind. Learn to control your thoughts and you can accomplish just about anything.
  • mamcmurray
    mamcmurray Posts: 8 Member
    @Satisfiedwithbetter - Agreed; who was it that said "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right!"?
  • mamcmurray
    mamcmurray Posts: 8 Member
    @hapyfaces2 - How goes your progress?
  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    edited August 2019
    Not sure, but you become what you believe! LOL...
  • glandrum
    glandrum Posts: 2 Member
    It has been a while since I seriously worked on losing weight, or reshaping my body. Have reached a point where I really know that I need to get control. I am approximately 100 pounds over where I need to be and that will be my goal: to get to that point. An alternate goal will be that I reach a waist size of 32 inches prior to reaching the weight goal, I should be where I want to be (that will mean I have lost enough fat and gained enough muscle to get me as lean as I want to be). My wife has been very successful over the past 5.5 years and has been a dedicated clean eater, but I have never gotten on board with it. I have continued to work out regularly, but have not controlled my diet. I know that clean eating is where I need to be.