Weight loss

1.76m and 111kg here. I have lost at least 30 kg (66lbs) in the last ~2 years. Although that is very difficult to say for sure as I was not monitoring myself and I was not very watchful throughout this period. So before I must have been going up/down really slowly. The true change in dieting happened ~3 months ago, when I started counting exactly the calories I take. The last 2 weeks I monitor myself I have lost ~2.5 kg.

My eating schedule is that there is no "schedule". I have a "strict" upper limit on calories (not restrictive, I feel full almost all the time). Studies have shown that eating 1 time per day or 6 times per day resulted to the ~ same weight loss for the same calories. Having many small meals then worked for me because I could really eat when I felt the need to. Eating all the calories in one sitting and then effectively been tossing the coin to see if I will feel hungry or not later is not very nice. I have a daily goal of 1600kcal right now which I do not allow myself to pass (neither do I have the "need" to). In those 1600kcal I am hunting to find nutrient-full options. I don't eat processed foods, I don't eat processed sweets. Everything I want to eat, I prefer making it myself to have full control over the portions (Why buy a whole pizza that is 1200kcal, when I can make my own with 500kcal?).
I think if you add me as a friend you will be able to see my diary here. The first two weeks, when I started calorie-counting, I followed a carb-low diet to clean myself. I knew it was not sustainable and I had seen I was eating ~1200kcal per day (which is by no means advisable for a male), which I had asked for guidelines here for how to increase.

I do walking for exercise. I used the opportunity of the quarantine to take my 1hr out the house to walk (I tried to have a constant pace of 6kmph for 1 hour straight). If I returned home with less than 6km walking I was considering it a failure, and when I returned with more I was considering it a success. However in both cases calories were burnt. Now I can stay a little longer because the lockdown has been lifted. I used apps to count my burnt calories, and I always considered them to be over-estimating the calories by 100% (So if they said 200kcal I assumed it was 100kcal that I burnt and I could include more food for it)

I just recently lost about 15lbs from my third baby from 150-135lbs in about 5 months. I am 5'7". I have gained (on purpose) and lost (10-20lbs) many times over the past 6 years so I'm used to it by now.

meharmahshahid wrote: »

gallicinvasion wrote: »

Female, 30, 5’4”. I lost 100 pounds over about 17 months, and I’ve been keeping it off for about 8 months.

Amazing! What do you do to keep it off?

Mainly, I used the weight-loss period to really discover what kind of eating behaviors and activity I could do for the rest of my life. I didn't cut any food out, I just slowly introduced small changes (logging all my food, hitting a certain calorie target averaged over the week, drinking a certain amount of water each day, deciding what I will get at a restaurant before going there and logging it, etc) to find what made me the most happy within the parameters of eating at a calorie level that was right for weight loss (and now weight management).

I’m 5’0” and I’ve lost about 50 lbs. It took me about 6 months to lose that 50 lbs. I fell off the wagon for a bit and gained back about 10-15 lbs. Took me 2 months to lose that again and now I’m working toward losing an additional 10-15 lbs to reach my goal weight between 125-130.

Including the time I wasn’t tracking and actively focused on losing weight it’s been an little under 2 years since I started this journey. Weight loss is not the only way to track progress though. I also trained for and ran a half-marathon during that time I wasn’t focused on weight loss. And even though I wasn’t losing weight and even gained a bit I was improving my fitness.

brenn24179 wrote: »

I lost 30 lbs in 4 months, 190 to 160, seems like I always do it in 3-4 months but keeping it off is the problem. This time I am weighing every day so 20-30 lbs doesnt creep back on without me noticing it.

I so identify with this!

NovusDies wrote: »

It is not relevant to the OP though. Even if the OP were at the same height you can't just duplicate the specifics of what I have done and expect it to work. It took trial and error to learn how to manage myself.

Obviously!
For example, you mentioned "moderation" and giving in to your cravings because you can't tell "no" to yourself. For example, one should be in position to oppose and win over all the dark voices in their head. People shouldn't only aim for a healthy body, but for a healthy mind as well. Weight loss or lifestyle changes require you to gain control over your urges in one way or another.
Also, to you it might work, but moderation does not apply to everyone (e.g. addicts or people who suffer from binge eating).
So yes, the specifics are personal. BMI is not.

I guess I thought since the OP was asking for journeys the height would be relevant. My thinking is that I am 5'11" starting at overweight (just under obese) bmi and so my journey is not going to be very similar to someone who is starting at obese or to someone who is much smaller than me. My goal weight would be obese for people who are significantly smaller than me.