Quick Weight Loss Success Stories
SweatpantsRebellion
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I don't want to knock people's success. It's hard to understand someone's full story from reading, but I've found that I've been reading there less and less. So many of them have lost so much weight in such a short amount of time and then it makes me doubt my chosen snail's pace for losing weight. I know what I'm currently doing is healthy, but I still struggle with impatience so sometimes it's hard to see some of the quick success stories. Does anyone else ever feel that way?
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I always have to take a step back when I look at myself in the mirror and not losing "as fast" as I would like. But I do get over it and continue down a sustainable path to weight loss.
I just have to think back to all my yo yo diets and shudder0 -
totally, it makes me wonder if I have missed a key point...again.
But I do trust the science. And it took me quite a long time to strangle my metabolism, it will take a while for my body to trust me. I need to read the patience stickies again
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To keep things in perspective - it took me 9 years to get where I am from goal weight to current weight. So it's not going to all come off in 3 months, 6 months, even a year. That helps!
Also just hearing my husband say 'you look thinner' or my mom saying 'your face looks thinner' even though I haven't lost a single pound since starting this is enough to keep on chugging!0 -
totally, it makes me wonder if I have missed a key point...again.
But I do trust the science. And it took me quite a long time to strangle my metabolism, it will take a while for my body to trust me. I need to read the patience stickies again
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Oh my gosh, yes! I did just that today! :blushing:
Was reading the main thread success stories and saw quite a few of those....sigh.
It does frustrate me, but I know that I #1dont want to be skinny fat and lose muscle, #2 dont want to repeat the process in six months or whatever, #3 dont want to starve! I like eating.
Patience is so not my strong point, but in this I need to be and Im damn glad I have found this group for support!0 -
I think about how long it took me to get to the weight i was not longer happy with. And then i think abou my health. Not how "skinny" i am or can be, but my actual health. I am looking for a lifestyle change, not a diet. And in my head, i know i couldn't sustain 1200 calories a day for the rest of my life. Nor would i want to. Eating more is about having a healthy relationship with food. And fueling your body for physical activity. I want to be able to chase my 2 year old around and not shake bc i am so hungry. It may take longer to lose, but in the process you can build lean muscle and be healthy! And that in itself is good enough for me 0
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I don't think losing weight at the a rate of 5+ pounds per month is necessarily unhealthy. It depends on the context.0
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I'm not in a race with other people, and happy that they can loose. But my fat loss has nothing to do with any one but me.
What I do find interesting is when other people (IRL) try to goad me with their results and how fast they'er loosing!
One of them is doing the Metamucil diet- eat once a day and drink plenty of Metamucil...lol!0 -
I feel like this too as we live in a 'i want it now' world and when it takes ages it does suck big time. But then i look at my track record and see how many times i have tried to lose weight in the past and what the result was .. yeah i lost a some weight at first and then couldn't sustain what i was doing and ended up putting weight back on ... plus some at times!!!
This is different, a lifestyle change and sustainable!!!
Learn from your past experiences and keep off the weight this time!0 -
I feel like this too as we live in a 'i want it now' world and when it takes ages it does suck big time. But then i look at my track record and see how many times i have tried to lose weight in the past and what the result was .. yeah i lost a some weight at first and then couldn't sustain what i was doing and ended up putting weight back on ... plus some at times!!!
This is different, a lifestyle change and sustainable!!!
Learn from your past experiences and keep off the weight this time!
This is exactly how I feel. I've definitely lost this weight before and I want this to be the last time for sure. So I don't care if it takes three times as long as long as it stays off, but it can still be hard to be patient sometimes!0 -
I lost 100 pounds in 5 years the first time around. Obviously it was not successful otherwise I wouldnt be here. So I do want to do it the RIGHT way this time..However long it takes. But it is hard. I do want the weight off as soon as possible, so I know the struggle internally with it0
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To be completely honest, this is the last time for me....so the weight can come off as fast or slow as IT wants to. In fact, I am DONE and I am PISSED so I will EMWL forever so I never get in this predicament again. Like Raynn, I've done the quick loss and was a poster child of success but when I went from 1200 calories a day with irregular exercise up to 2200 calories to sustain a pregnancy, well, my metabolism couldn't deal with that. And here I am and I feel great Each day gets me closer to the stronger me I want to be.
Instead of feeling frustrated with folks like that, I feel empathy because I've been there and I know what the future can potentially hold for them. It's not their fault...they, nor I at the time....know any better, so I feel compassion.0 -
To be completely honest, this is the last time for me....so the weight can come off as fast or slow as IT wants to. In fact, I am DONE and I am PISSED so I will EMWL forever so I never get in this predicament again. Like Raynn, I've done the quick loss and was a poster child of success but when I went from 1200 calories a day with irregular exercise up to 2200 calories to sustain a pregnancy, well, my metabolism couldn't deal with that. And here I am and I feel great Each day gets me closer to the stronger me I want to be.
Instead of feeling frustrated with folks like that, I feel empathy because I've been there and I know what the future can potentially hold for them. It's not their fault...they, nor I at the time....know any better, so I feel compassion.
I get this sentiment. Pissed is exactly how I felt when I stepped on the scale back in February (my rock bottom moment) when I decided that I was DONE being overweight and dealing with "weight issues" Sometimes I think a little angst in the right direction does a world of good!
I don't get frustrated with the people who are posting their stories. I'm happy for them. I do worry that many will put the weight back on. I've definitely been down that road a few times. I just struggle a bit internally with the issue of taking time. I have no doubt that the slow route is the right route for my body. I'm just looking forward to the day that I get to be the success story - wish it were here...lol! . 0 -
Yes, yes yes!
But I keep trying to tell myself, I did that. It just came back. That is mirage weight. I found a girl who is my height in the success stories and she was eating 1200 cal a day. She feels she can do that for the rest of her life. She had lost 100lbs already. Who am I to say that`s wrong.
I haven`t lost anything yet. But I know I can not live on 1200 a day.
So if insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results then I am tired of being insane.0 -
So how much weight can u put on? Before the scale moves back down, and at what rate? 1lb /week ish? I'm on 1st week, got a full tire round the middle that's new and feels like its getting bigger by the minute!0
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Sweatpants, I am so confident that this is it for you. Your success story will inspire others. Write it now and keep it in your pocket. I used to go to places that I had to pay weekly whether I lossed or gained. So, I was getting upset that on top of being fat, I'm losing money. So I risked losing muscle and didn't lift and ate no salt for 24 hours before weigh in and made myself feel like a failure even I did everything right! That's not living. And I am still mad about how all that made me feel....years of that. So I'm Channeling that anger into resolve. End rant/ You have real support here and I wish you and all here (including me) faith that in a year we'll be talking about how we feel today!!! Haha 0
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So if insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results then I am tired of being insane.
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So how much weight can u put on? Before the scale moves back down, and at what rate? 1lb /week ish? I'm on 1st week, got a full tire round the middle that's new and feels like its getting bigger by the minute!
It's different for everyone. Personally, I gained about 3 lbs immediately after upping (upped to full TDEE in two stages) and the stabilized. Don't know how much I'll lose once I start cutting. :ohwell:0 -
YES! I do get jealous of others losing quickly, but actually I have always been a slow loser...so the fact that I am losing at a decent pace right now and eating how much I am...makes me so happy.0
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I think about my personal walk and how I have seen people go up and down over and over. I just rather the slow loss of body fat and the toning so when I get to goal size I'm not skinny fat...been there done that.0
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So if insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results then I am tired of being insane.
Amen!0 -
So if insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results then I am tired of being insane.
Amen!
Haha, my thoughts exactly!0 -
Its taken me nearly 6 years to lose 87.2 kilos (191.84 pounds)....i really had some frustrating times with it but im now glad it took so long....i learnt so much from each of the stalls...gave me time for my mind to catch up with my body and has installed by the time i get to goal (7 kilos/15.4 pounds away) Apart from a small period of time (early this year ive eating 1200-1500 calories) most of my eating has been at a minimum of 1800 calories and i think unintentionally i ate more without a intention of it..0
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To keep things in perspective - it took me 9 years to get where I am from goal weight to current weight. So it's not going to all come off in 3 months, 6 months, even a year. That helps!
That is really impressive!! Even though a part of me wants to "drop all this extra weight fastfastfast," I know from experience that (at least my own) quick loss leads to quick regain. It took me years to gain all the unwanted weight (100lbs+); I'm OK if it takes years to lose it if it means it will last.0 -
Day 6 on this new journey, and I have gained 4lbs:frown: PATIENCE, PATIENCE, PATIENCE is what I keep telling myself 0
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Day 6 on this new journey, and I have gained 4lbs:frown: PATIENCE, PATIENCE, PATIENCE is what I keep telling myself
Firstly, good job on starting the route of EMTWL, this group is amazing and the help and support provided is unbeliveable.
Secondly, please don't weigh yourself this often! I know it's very hard to break the cycle, but just move the scale (or if you can have someone else put it away somewhere). Then you can get it out every 2 weeks, 4 weeks, or never just to see how you are doing.
You absolutely cannot have put 4lbs on in 6 days. Let's look at some numbers...
Each lb is ~3500 calories, so in 6 days you have eaten 14,000 calories more than your body is burning, 2333 a day...
Assuming you have destroyed your metabolism and it's running at 1350 (I see this is what you were eating before) calories a day that means you have been consuming 3683 calories a day...
... You obviously have not been consuming this per day so you have NOTHING to worry about.
I'd advise you to go to the stickies and read the one about "why the scale lies" and then throw the scale away. Take measurements and judge yourself by how your clothes fit - if you weighed the same and lost 2 dress sizes wouldn't you be happier than if you lost 40lbs and looked the same?!
Good luck with everything
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Sweatpants, I am so confident that this is it for you. Your success story will inspire others. Write it now and keep it in your pocket. I used to go to places that I had to pay weekly whether I lossed or gained. So, I was getting upset that on top of being fat, I'm losing money. So I risked losing muscle and didn't lift and ate no salt for 24 hours before weigh in and made myself feel like a failure even I did everything right! That's not living. And I am still mad about how all that made me feel....years of that. So I'm Channeling that anger into resolve. End rant/ You have real support here and I wish you and all here (including me) faith that in a year we'll be talking about how we feel today!!! Haha
Thank you!
I used to do weight watchers, so I get the whole paying to lose weight thing. Grrr...Not to mention, I now believe there's a reason that I kept falling off of the weight watcher's wagon and rejoined a bazillion times. I personally believe the program set me up to binge and regain weight. I have no idea how many calories I actually ate because of the point system, but I KNOW I wasn't eating what I am now. A handful of nuts or any kind of calorie dense healthy fat would kill my points for the day! Anyways, I guess that's my own little rant....lol.
Thanks for the support. I really appreciate it. It will be so fun to discuss our success as it happens! I LOVE this group!0 -
I think about my personal walk and how I have seen people go up and down over and over. I just rather the slow loss of body fat and the toning so when I get to goal size I'm not skinny fat...been there done that.
Your words are always so wise Lucia. Thank you! :flowerforyou:0 -
Its taken me nearly 6 years to lose 87.2 kilos (191.84 pounds)....i really had some frustrating times with it but im now glad it took so long....i learnt so much from each of the stalls...gave me time for my mind to catch up with my body and has installed by the time i get to goal (7 kilos/15.4 pounds away) Apart from a small period of time (early this year ive eating 1200-1500 calories) most of my eating has been at a minimum of 1800 calories and i think unintentionally i ate more without a intention of it..
You are amazing. You are definitely a success story here and an inspiration. Thank you for sharing. 0
