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Today was my weigh-in! It was a good week :) I really hope it continues. But I am committed to keeping up the clean eating and exercise, even if the scales don't reflect! May SW: 121 May GW: 116 5/5: 119.3 We can do it!!
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Hi all! I am trying to get ready for my wedding, which is in two months (yikes!!)... somehow the diet planning from throughout this past year didn't go as planned, and now it's all condensed to these two months ;). I am really hoping for a ~pound a week, but we'll see how it goes; it's been discouraging. Height: 5'3…
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Congratulations, cbilgin91! And welcome :) Last week, I lost 1 pound toward my 10 pound goal :) it feels good to be making progress. Woot... four months to go!
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Something that has worked for me in the past (and I plan on restarting soon - I was taking a break after a surgery) is intermittent fasting. More specifically, what is called the 5:2 diet. The premise is that you eat about 500 calories (1/4 of your caloric intake) two days a week (any two days, can be back to back or…
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I've done IF. It is amazing! I actually did 5:2 and LOVED IT. However, I took a break from it and it's been hard getting back on. I'm now trying out 16:8, and so far that's been alright. Besides the weight loss, there are actually lots of different health benefits to IF which I think makes it really worthwhile. People have…
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CW: 120.8 A loss is a loss and I've been feeling really refreshed from clean eating and the exercise, but I'm not going to lie -- I've been a MFP user (intermittently) for the past three years and it is discouraging to see how I've gained weight since the last time I worked so hard to get in shape. I've changed some things…
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How long have you been on this plateau? I'll also say to take a look at exactly what you are eating, because calories are one thing but nutrients (and the right ones) are another. If you aren't getting all the nutrients your body needs it'll have a hard time repairing and creating muscle, and if you are working out that…
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:( I feel for all the things that were said in this post. It really does help to have someone to talk to, a counselor or even older mentor. The other thing a friend said to me that helped when I was in a dark place was that it is important to hold onto what I have left, rather than what it is that I lost. And when I…
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There is a book called NUTRITIONAL ALIGNMENT that I read a little while back, it was immensely helpful in framing weightloss (or rather, "alignment" of the body and image and function) in a healthy way. I'd highly suggest it! I've struggled with image for a long time, and my diet tactics have ranged from starving myself to…
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SW: 122.7 CW: 121.4 GW by end of March: 117
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I'm 5'4". For years I floated between 110-115, and was really happy in that range (I was also a competitive athlete during that time). In the past two years however, I've been in the 120-125 range and have been struggling to get back into things. Current goal is to train for a 10K and get my body fat % down.
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^way to go!! It's such a frustrating process when you hit the plateau. One of the things I've found is that while cardio is great in getting the excess weight off in the beginning, eventually our bodies get too accustomed to the workout. I agree with what was said about consuming more fats (avocados, whole fat yogurt or…
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Something that helps me is keeping a journal. I do this in a spreadsheet that tracks my weight on a weekly basis, and I just add a column for "thoughts." It is helpful because I go back a couple weeks or months and realize a lot of the negative things I felt or thought, but I see progress and realize that this is a process…
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