Down 10 pounds in 2 weeks while still eating my favs!

melody_rq
melody_rq Posts: 17 Member
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I am maintaining a calorie deficit of 500 calories a day, and it has shrunk my stomach! Can barely finish my smoothies before I'm full; no need for seconds at dinner anymore! I've always struggled with losing weight since I was a teenager, so to me, this feels and looks like really good progress. I feel lighter and more energized, and it's so easy to go for a run without breathing hard. Here's at the beginning and the progress so far. I hope everyone else achieves their goals because it feels amazing!

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  • memeq2
    memeq2 Posts: 92 Member

    Great job! I'm also doing around 500 calorie deficit. I was reading about the 4:3 method of IF and started doing that but I found instead of the 80% deficit (which left me exhausted) I went with more calories and doing 5:2 with that. I am down 5 lbs in 1.5 weeks. On my two "off" days I don't go crazy, I still keep about 200 calorie deficit. I'm not having much problem with feeling hungry as I'm eating lots of low cal veggies and lean protein. I feel this is something I can do long term and use in the future.

  • ferrari1uy1u1u1bg1
    ferrari1uy1u1u1bg1 Posts: 1 Member

    Im on a deficit of 450 calories however i do not excersis that much

  • melody_rq
    melody_rq Posts: 17 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48565279#Comment_48565279

    I used to hate exercising, but I recently found a buddy to go to the gym with, and it's so fun now! You could look into that, but even going for a 20-minute walk could help greatly while you're on a cal. deficit

  • melody_rq
    melody_rq Posts: 17 Member

    memeq2 april 12

    Thank you! Thats a good plan to keep up with, I know some people on there cheat days go crazy and then wondering why the didnt loose as much as they planned, so still eating good on your off days is smart. I hope it is going good!

  • tiki7408
    tiki7408 Posts: 2 Member

    @memeq2 Hello, What is a 5:2? And I don't understand what diet your are doing. Can you explain?

    @melody_rq Hello, is your diet a 500 calorie deficit plan? And exercising. Any specific diet?

    I am trying the Carb Cycling diet. light exercise. Just 1 week in so far. Lost 1.8 pounds. I want it to be more! lol

  • melody_rq
    melody_rq Posts: 17 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48566020#Comment_48566020

    Yes, it is a 500-calorie deficit plan. I exercise for 20 minutes on average a day, sometimes going for a run. I mostly stick to non-fat foods, so no sweets, dairy, white bread, etc., while enjoying any other foods if I want.

  • jodymaro1
    jodymaro1 Posts: 239 Member

    Congratulations on your success! Such an inspiration! I have yo-yoed my weight most of my life and every time I say I'll never gain it back ever again, I do, even if it takes a few years. I have about 10 more to lose and lost 9 so far. Thank you for sharing your inspirational journey!

  • Keepwalkingyoudingdong
    Keepwalkingyoudingdong Posts: 3 Member

    Can you please share your meal plan for inspiration?

  • jodymaro1
    jodymaro1 Posts: 239 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48569101#Comment_48569101

    whom?

  • TDFbound
    TDFbound Posts: 5 Member

    10 lbs in 2 weeks is waaaaay more than a 500 calorie daily deficit. A 500 calorie daily deficit results in about 1 lb per week weight loss. To lose 10 lbs in two weeks, you would need to run a daily deficit of 2,500 calories. That's quite difficult to do without significant exercise, and you'd likely feel pretty terrible if you did that more than a couple days.

  • FaZizzle
    FaZizzle Posts: 39 Member

    Glad you lost weight and feel better. You're two weeks in, and you've lost water weight. That's awesome, but that's what is keeping you motivated right now. You feel empowered to put down the food when you're full and move more. However, I think it's wise to step back when giving advice like this online.

    No, your stomach didn't shrink in two weeks. Your stomach's stretch receptors are more sensitive now, but your stomach didn't physically shrink in a few weeks. No, a deficit of 500 calories isn't going to produce 10 pounds of loss in 2 weeks. The math doesn't math. You likely have been eating fewer carbs overall, which combines with the lower calorie deficit to drop the water weight (all normal for the first few weeks of a new diet). And no, adding in more exercise isn't going to make up the difference. If you weigh 150 pounds, a 20-minute walk is going to burn like 70 calories, and even that is likely an over-estimate.

    Eating better/less and moving more is fantastic, but don't skew the results to come across to someone who is new to the dieting world and now thinks that 20 minutes a day and a 500-calorie deficit is going to make them lose that much weight in such a short time period.

  • melody_rq
    melody_rq Posts: 17 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48571573#Comment_48571573

    Thank you for your information on this topic. I mostly suspect I lost this weight fast because I do naturally have a really fast metabolism, and I didn't want to mention this, but in the first picture, I had been bedridden for almost 7 months from a recent ACL injury. I think my body dropped it all as soon as I got back into motion, like I usually was before, playing tennis, aerobics class, and soccer helped my metabolism get back on track.

  • melody_rq
    melody_rq Posts: 17 Member

    Please take your time on your journey, no rush. Take little steps and in no time you will be at your goal! Its not the same journey for everyone, and bodies are different Im positive you can do this!

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