ElkeKNJ Member

I am 5’2 and about 74 kg, Too short for my weight....

Hi, serial diet-quitter here, but this time is it serious. I just turned 43, and have a recent habit of committing to a yearly challenge: in 2018 I ran a 5k (and did not even finish last), in 2019 I drank no alcohol, this year's challenge is wearing a red bikini during our summer vacation. Never owned a bikini before. And…

been there, done that :) tasted ok though

It is the curse of the 5'2 sedentary girl's... At (my) goal weight, 1450 kcals will be maintenance according to this app, so I try to not to get above that daily. I need to get used to that amount anyway if I want to stay hot, once I am there...

I just finished a scrambled egg with onion and feta cheese, and a tangerine on the side, less than 400 kcals.

I will be 40 in January, I was hoping to lose 30 by then, about 8 gone so far. Trust the system, it works! And perhaps I am already feeling the wisdom that comes with age. I am quite relaxed about it, if i don't lose it all by then, that is ok, people that love me now, probably still will by January. (I do wish to look hot…

I am 5´2 as well, and aiming for 55kg. I used to weigh 48kg, in my late teens and early twenties, but that is just skinny. 55kg looks great on a 5'2 person. (take it from a great-looking 68 kg - 5'2 person!). I am sure that there is a visible difference between your 63 kg and 55 kg, but people are not obliged to tell you…

First time I started dieting in my twenties I was about 56 kg/124 pounds, now working my way down from 72 kg/158 pounds. The highest weight I ever had was 75kg/165 pounds, but that was my highest pregnant weight. If I had not stopped myself two months ago, I would be at that weight again, but no baby this time. Apparently…

I am back at it as well, and have been losing weight these past few weeks on my normal lifestyle. I eat what I like, and do not exercise. I just fit it within my kcals, which are set at 1200 kcal unfortunately. It makes for stupid choices, like an all-chocolate 400 kcal lunch (won't do that again), but for now, this is the…

This weekend we have our town's festival, kick-off is tonight. My cousin is coming over to babysit all weekend, we have food ready in the freezer for Saturday, and are stocked up on painkillers. Both me and my husband are planning for a hangover on Saturday (and a smaller one on Sunday, with a little lingering headache on…

I started over for the hundredth time a few weeks ago, though I only need to lose about 30 pounds. This time round, i only care about CICO, and take it easy, no Insanity courses, not too big of a diet change. As a starting point, I build CICO into my lifestyle in stead of changing altogether. If you chose this approach as…

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And pain! I am in so much pain today... But in a few days time, I will be smaller, so that's a win.

I know, but I prefer not to be active at the moment, nor do I want to eat 'clean', so hungry is the way to go for me. And then his words help. (And as I am a woman, I am allowed to change my mind and love sports and vegetables next week). He was just explaining CICO in Flemish over twenty years ago.

About twenty years ago (when I was still skinny) I overheard a pharmacist telling an overweight woman that you cannot diet without being hungry. That always stuck with me, and now I am her. I use his words as a mantra sometimes, though they might be a bit outdated. So either try and cope, look for more satiating foods, or…

I think you are doing great in balancing work, motherhood and Life. Tell them that you appreciate their concern, but as their daughter, you want them to be proud of you. Perhaps you can invite them to come and watch a mud run, and go for a meal after. And I do get them about the climbing of the mountain and the bungee…

When my scala starts doing that, it is time to change the batteries

I sometimes eat a small dinner, so I have still room for an entire XXL bag of Lays crisps in front of the tv, paired with 1/2 bottle of wine. Usually when my husband is working late or night shift, which are coming up in the following two weeks. I hope I don't feel tempted this time....

Perhaps ease into it by starting at maintenance level, and gradually lower by 100 kcals till where you feel comfortable. However, comfortable feels different If you are used to overeating.

Diet soda curbs my hunger

Be careful, I rapidly lost weight on an almost only proteïne diet 4 years ago. If I would enter the foods into MFP now, I was surviving on about 600 kcals a day for two months. The result: massive hair loss and three days in hospital after I had a stroke-like attack.

Go to med school, even though it takes is at least 9 Years, and be nicer to my mum.

My Mother was a schizophrenic but refused treatment. My brother had a psychotic episode about two years ago and from the meds he gets injected every month, he went from real skinny to practically obese in about six months. Skinny or slim is not his main concern now. Just his mental health matters. He tries to not gain…

Strawberries. I only eat them from the vending machine at the farm in our street, and the season began just last week. Litterally day-fresh strawberries!

Congratulations on the engagement! Maybe aiming a bit high, but I hope you pull it off! I have a six month deadline as well! Started (yet again) om May 8th, to finish January 8th, my fourtieth birthday. I want to go from chubby to skinny by then. Adding Pilates for the skinny look, and that is going surprisingly well. I do…

Actualy, I would not. That is why I am back trying to lose the weight by counting calories, yet again. I had a 800 kcal + at a meeting this morning, it turns out, and plenty room for more. (Granted, you probably were not referring to boterkoeken, but still...). Some people do not need to count to lose weight, some do. Put…

Your calorie counting seems off, probably because of a lack of accuracy, but at this point, that does not matter, right? Whatever gives you results. Just go slow, so that you can do this for the long haul, and in the meantime think about what your pitfalls are, and find strategies to cope. Mine are social events and…

Aim for 30 pounds by Valentine's day, and already buy the lingerie!