40 years old + 32 weeks = 50 pounds lost (with photos & tricks/tips)

alisampm wrote: »

michellevt725 wrote: »

I was very, very strict with my eating and, was working out a ton last time around.

Yes, life is different when you are parenting, hopefully, you will find a way to lose without losing your joy while parenting around chicken nuggets and chips. Its a different ball game for sure. Happy to be friends.

Luckily my kids are super healthy eaters. My PCOS is a major hurdle and, I feel like I'm constantly under a time crunch. I'm hoping going to winter hours at work will allow me to feel like I can use that extra hour I'm home early to get a quick workout in. Thanks for accepting my friend request.

Congratulations! You look fabulous.

Your post was incredibly motivating & insightful.

~ From one Alisa to another!
(Not only do we share a name but a current weight.)

Do u ever have a cheat day or go over yr calories?

I have been doing volume eating as well but wasn't sure what it was called. I can stay in a good calorie deficit by eating pumpkin, lentils, broccoli, tuna, chicken, berries, and things like that. I thought it was just a natural response to calorie counting. Once I figured out what some of the lower-calorie foods were, I just kept eating more of those.

Fantastic progress and really insightful and helpful post!

phatShaming wrote: »

OMG I love reading this. I'm stuck! I lost 20lbs almost doing nothing but getting a job and doing normal active stuff. Then I began to workout, watch my calories (walk and run) and I can't seem to lose anything. I'm always between up 1 or 2lbs and down the same 1 or 2 lbs. My goal is 135lbs and i'm now 176. I have small goals like to just see under 170 (169) and 10lb increments. I was easily losing 5lbs per month but for the last 5 months NOTHING! I'm tired all the time now. But I keep pushing it. I dont know what else to do, or how much longer i can motivate myself.

Here you go. Copied from the original post.


“When I am asked for tips on weight loss, this is my response: You need to consistently be in a calorie deficit through diet. Not sexy, but effective. It helps me to take the emotion out of it - no good food. No bad food. Just calories.

“Find a calorie tracker that YOU like (I love My Fitness Pal) and be ruthlessly honest with it and yourself, on everything coming into your body. I aimed to lose 1.5lb a week, which was a doable amount. I did go "up" to a .5lb a week goal for a week and the extra calories were great, but I was ready to hit it harder again.

“A big piece of success for me is learning that I cannot do shakes, tiny portions, fasts, etc. I just love to eat and being full too much (and that is NOT a bad thing). So I learned how to make low calorie but very filling foods. Its officially called volume eating and has made STAYING in a calorie deficit easier, but I still track every calorie. Basically focusing on high nutrition, high volume, non-meat foods most of the time so that I can feel full AND stay under my calorie limit. Its changed my relationship to food and I hope to never go back to mindlessly eating, but making mindful choices and listening to my potato and veggie-loving body. I grew up choosing mash potatoes over ice cream on a regular basis, but now I am able to do it healthily, by skipping the butter, cheese, etc, and still feeling full.

“Syatt Fitness and The Fitness Chef have also been really helpful for me to be patient and to just keep going, even when it feels hard or that its taking too long, or the scale is jumping around. They both have helped me understand weight gain and loss and to avoid the diet crazes that don't work long term.”