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Luciicul Week 2, Monday PW: 146 lbs CW: 145.3 lbs (Trying to maintain around 65kg /143.5 lbs, +- 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs) Over the weekend I hit a couple of NSVs:* During a run, I got my heart rate up to 210bps (!), and stayed in 'peak' zone for 9 mins (I rarely ever get into the 'peak' heart rate zone). * I did a 40km (24 miles)…

Name: Luciicul Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 2 months (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 65kg +- 1.5kgs (143.5lbs +- 3lbs lbs) Monthly Averages: Jan 2020 average = 64.9 kgs (143.1 lbs) Feb 2020 average = 65.1 kgs (143.5 lbs) Mar…

Yep, this is my approach to exercise (mostly) - I try to exercise everyday first thing in the morning as a process or habit, doesn’t matter so much what I achieve as long as I do it. That said, I have set myself some small outcome goals for this month too, mostly because I have found myself “cruising” a little, getting…

Name: Luciicul Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 2 months (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 65kg +- 1.5kgs (143.5lbs +- 3lbs lbs) Monthly Averages: Jan 2020 average = 64.9 kgs (143.1 lbs) Feb 2020 average = 65.1 kgs (143.5 lbs) Mar…

Luciicul Week 1, Monday PW: 148.6 lbs CW: 146 lbs (Trying to maintain around 65kg /143.5 lbs, +- 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs)

Hi everyone! This is the second year of me being in this challenge. When I began in February 2019 I was class 3 obese, weighed 119.5kg (263.5 lbs), had insulin resistance, a sluggish thyroid, and was an epic snorer. You may have noticed: all in the past tense. In January 2020 I reached my healthy goal weight, my health…

Adorable! What a head of hair! My daughter was a bit of a baldy (and for the first couple years of life her head grew faster than her hair so didn’t have much hair till she was about 2 yrs!) so I am always impressed by babies who have a nice head of hair. Though, I am sure Blake would be adorable even if he didn’t have the…

It’s typically advised to measure waist, thighs, arms, bust - losing inches is more valuable than scale weight. But tbh I haven’t been doing that. I’ve used clothing as something of a guideline. As tight clothes become baggy, become too big, as I can fit into clothing that was too small, and am able to buy smaller sizes -…

Luciicul Week 4, Monday PW: 142.0 lbs CW: 148.6 lbs Feb average: 143.5 lbs (Trying to maintain around 65kg /143.5 lbs, +- 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs) Weight is up this week, but the average for the month is right on plan. Yesterday I ate biltong (salty = increased water weight, will go down again soon) and spent the day with the…

Name: Luciicul Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 2 months (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 65kg +- 1.5kgs (143.5lbs +- 3lbs lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.]…

Luciicul Week 3, Monday PW: 144.4 lb CW: 142.0 lbs (Trying to maintain around 65kg /143 lbs, +- 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs) This week has been pretty good health wise. Two weeks ago I bought my first fitbit as a reward for getting to my goal weight, and I've been using its readings to try to optimise my sleep (answer always seems to…

Name: Luciicul Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 6 weeks (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.] Monthly…

Luciicul Week 2, Monday PW: 139.1 lb CW: 144.4 lbs (Aiming to maintain around 65kg /143 lbs, +- 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs)

Name: Luciicul Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 5 weeks (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.] Monthly…

Yes, it’s one thing for us to get good at doing the right stuff, it’s a whole other ball game to be able to keep doing it when life is tough and stressful! I hope (a) you get past the rough patches okay and (b) with practice and time you find strategies that help you stay on track when things get tough. Confession: This…

@robingmurphy Yes, I agree - this time round (I too have lost and regained more than a few times in the past) I have done some big thinking in the space of habits and what is realistic and sustainable for me to maintain. This has helped me make decisions about how I eat, exercise, and live my life. I had an honest…

Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 4 weeks (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.] Monthly Averages: January…

Luciicul Week 1, Monday PW: 145.5lb CW: 139.1 lb (Aiming to maintain around 65kg /143 lbs, +- 1.5kg / 3.3 lbs)

Hi all, this month is my one year anniversary of being in this group. This time last year I was class 3 obese, weighed 119.5kg (263.5 lbs), had insulin resistance, a sluggish thyroid, and was an epic snorer. You may have noticed: all in the past tense. In January 2020 I reached my healthy goal weight, my health issues have…

Thanks @jugar ! Yes, I have had weight loss and regain - the yo-yo - before, and knew this time around that maintenance would be the hardest part for me. I have lost weight before, can do that, but ever since I had my daughter 14 years ago I’ve been unable to maintain a steady weight, so weight loss hasn’t ever lasted very…

Thanks @mtaratoot and @MadisonMolly2017 - yes, I agree, maintenance is a process of continued consistency and some new learning, and it will take me time to work out what suits my body and feel comfortable/gain confidence that I won’t regain. I am committed to mastering this - in the past I have had weight gain and loss…

Luciicul Week 4, Monday PW: 138.7 lbs CW: 145.5 lbs I need to be moved to maintenance/support please. Going forward I can see I'm going to have big swings up and down as I try to keep within maintenance range. Last week's weigh-in was too low, so I spent this past week eating more, but didn't expect quite such a large…

Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 3 weeks (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.] Jan 6: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)…

Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 2 weeks (06/01/20) Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.] Jan 6: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)…

Luciicul Week 3, Monday PW: 144.8 lbs CW: 138.7 lbs The whoosh after the 'red' increase last week (which I knew wasn't a real gain; post-exercise inflammation /water retention).

Hi, I've just reached the 'maintenance' phase after almost a year of weight loss. Age: 41 Height: 169 cm (5'6") Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) Time it took to lose: 11 months How long in maintenance: 2 weeks Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan…

I started about a year ago, just with the initial goal of getting at least a 10 min walk each day. I was living a very sedentary life and could go days without leaving home, so I set this small goal. It’s not that I couldn’t walk for longer, but that I didn’t have a reason to and wasn’t in the habit. Then I increased my…

Yep, have been doing it for 9 months, alongside lchf wholefood way of eating. It’s been a game changer for me.

I find higher protein foods decrease hunger - so eating a boiled egg or tuna is more filling than grapes or chips. Another trick is vegetable soup - the liquid content makes you feel fuller, and it can be packed full of low calorie vegetables like cabbage, carrot, onion, radish, celery, etc.

1. Never been engaged or married, but almost 20 years in defacto marriage. 2. I don’t like coffee or anything coffee flavoured, and can even sense the coffee in recipes that have used only a tiny bit of coffee as a flavour enhancer. 3. My father died when I was about 12 years old. I say car accident, but his car was parked…