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Patterns...
So I've been monitoring things as you do, and I've noticed that I tend to lose for 3-4 weeks really consistently, then nothing for 3-4 weeks, then lose again.... I know there is no right or wrong way for this to go and I've accepted this is mine, but I'm interested as to what other peoples patterns look like?
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Stress & maintaining/losing weight
Hi everyone I've heard that stress affects your weight - for me my routine goes to hell when I'm super stressed, and i've been in a crazy stressful scenario for a couple of years. Last year though I managed to MFP for the year (actually more than that, I logged over 400 days but had lost the 30kg by day 360) but when I…
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Got to goal weight...but have some queries...
.... 1) I hit goal weight in December, bounced up over Xmas, but haven't gotten back down yet. I'm cutting cals, still, and physically I'm smaller, but I weigh more. Is it just me or is this weird? 2) my belly button looks a bit squishy. Is this a more-toning-will-fix-it deal or is it just how it looks? 3) should I cut…
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What does a 'typical' weeks excercise look like for you?
...and do you consider yourself to be 'fit'? Hi all Just curious ;) I consider myself to be reasonably fit, but not athlete fit. I walk 4-5 days a week, do strength workouts a few times a week, and coach/play netball once a week. I swim when I feel like it and theres usually some incidental stuff with school (I'm a…
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om freaking g, i did it!
and I wanted to say thankyou :) Today is day 355 'properly' on MFP (started a few days before that but took a few days to work it all out). I had a goal to lose 25 kg, hit that, and pushed it out to 30. I'm 175cm tall so at my current (goal!) weight of 75 kg I'm bang in healthy range for everything. I'm thinner, fitter,…
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the 'nearly there' people.... who else?
Hi all :) I'm just 3 kg or about 6/7 lb from goal and they tell me these are the tough ones! Who else has a small amount left to go - let's motivate each other to get there! (also, please chip in if you have 'last few' advice etc!)
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on the last kg and frustrated. . . words of support please
HUGE fluctuations, feeling like I 'have' to get there, feeling like I'm not 'finished' etc... I know it's stupid, I know losing 29 kg is a lot, but I just wanna knock this last one off. Stressed, tired, on the last week of my work year, dealing with a pretty huge personal trauma and am fixating on this one last kilogram as…
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How did you decide that you were finished...?
I'm 1kg off GW and should get there within a week... Is that the 'done' trigger point? What was yours? I likely will flick to maintenance and just work on tone because I feel 'done' but I'm not sure why. Combo maybe of being (pretty much) at GW, being thinner, fitter and more healthy than I ever thought possible, nearly up…
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Did you have a timeframe in mind?
When you first started on this path, did you have an ideal timeframe for your goal? Will you meet that, or has it altered to a more realistic/ doable one? Mine was 25 kg in 365 days, but I've pushed it out to 30 kg in that timeframe. I'm at 28 lost right now and the signs are good for another drop this weekend, so I think…
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closer to goal = less support?
It's quite interesting here as I've gone through this year of weight loss that people are more inclined to cheer on the beginners, to comment on any and all calorie burns from someone trying but with a long way to go, and celebrate the smaller milestones in the beginning. I'm on day 335 and the number of people who comment…
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**New Zealand** pedometer recommendations please?
needs to be under $30, and be basic - distance, calories, steps. It's for Mum (62). I found this: http://www.rebelsport.co.nz/exercise-and-fitness/workout/gaiam-beginners-pedometer-8036087 but I don't know the brand name.
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How do stress and sleep patterns affect progress?
Hi everyone Just talking through with a friend at work about the fluctuations and weight 'bounce' that I'm getting now at lower weights but didn't get at higher weights the same way and it's occurred to me that lately I've been super stressed and not sleeping well. I'm often stressed (work/life both pretty tough at times)…
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OMG moments.....
this is mine from today: I weigh (as of today) the same as I weigh when I was 17 in Japan. I know this because we had our annual health check and made a big deal out of me being 77kg (about 20kg heavier than the rest of the girls, but they were all teeny Japanese girls and I was a tall, well built foreigner haha) Never…
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Quitting the gym....
.... but before I do.... Who rates non-gym workouts over gym workouts? . I actually like working out at the gym but the actual process of getting there, changing, working out, showering, changing back, and driving home never seems to fit in my day now and I walk a lot, play/coach netball once a week, and work out at home…
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Goals for the rest of 2013....?
..and do you expect to meet them? For me, Dec 26 is a year since I started taking this seriously and a few days later will be my one year streak on MFP. By then I'd like to have: - hit the 30 kg lost mark at least once, even if I've fluctuated up since then - the top of my fluctuations be under 80 kg (it's 82 atm) -…
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crazy fluctuations...how do you calm them?
At higher weights this didn't happen, but my range for fluctuations is about 5kg at the moment and it swings up high then down to the next low across varying time periods. It's really really annoying because I'm dipping in and out of goal range. I'm not being as strict with cals at the moment but I'm certainly not eating…
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NSV showoff moment....
Hi everyone...just really stoked this weekend so sharing :D This (profile pic) is me after 308 days in MFP. I love the dress, it's a small size, but the NSV thing is that it's a colour, style etc I've never been confident in before (and to be fair I freaked out yest when I put it on lol) and last night I wore it out…
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reality checking yourself...
Right I've been super frustrated for the past couple weeks (TOM kg that appeared literally overnight and refuse to depart so suddenly I'm out of goal range by a couple kg again :( ) and so this morning I've been trying to see my positives. I'm sharing it here to encourage others to do the same: Even though I am not at goal…
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High point, low point, focus point
Hi everyone... what are your high points, low points and focus points right now? For me my high is my new dress (profile pic) and feeling fitter and healthier. My low is that the damn scale refuses to cooperate properly and say the right damn number. My focus point is upping exercise and keeping within cals strictly :)
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Becoming a weight loss success story / 'expert'
This is directed at all those of us who have lost significant amounts of weight, for the benefit of those who are beginning or struggling. Since I hit about the 10 kg / 22 lb loss mark I've been asked almost every day what the secret is and how to do it. I've put several people onto MFP with varying success rates. What do…
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'it's the scales fault!' stories
I'm pretty sure my scales need new batteries/throwing out, seeing as my weight appears to have changed 4kg in 10 seconds this morning... so it got me wondering. Who has the best 'it's not my body, it's the scales' tales?
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the last few kg / lb... what did you do differently?
Hi everyone I'm at my initial goal of 25 kg lost, but have decided I want to drop another 5kg. What did you do differently, if anything, when it came to shedding the last little bit? Am I best to just keep on at TDEE - 20%, raise it a little (I did raise it already but have been ill and in Asia since I raised it and so…
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Fluctuations.... how much do you move?
Hi all Fluctuations don't stress me out anymore (though they used to) but more just a general curiosity - what's the most you've fluctuated? I can go up another 3-5 kg a week after weighing at the lowest weight for that week (usually over the weekend) then it always settles down again and I drop again. I can see where…
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Pic...25kg lost
298 days. 25kg. My biggest achievement? Finding myself. I don't recognise the girl on the left. I don't connect with her, I don't identifiy her, I don't know her. Yet the girl on the right fills me with a sense of connection and rightness. I did it...I found out who I am, and now that shows in my appearance :)
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oh well hello, initial goal weight...
fancy seeing you here :P I've adjusted my GW down another 5kg but this was the seemingly unattainable goal for so long - and I did it :) 25 unnecessary kilograms / 55 lb GONE FOREVER and these last 5 kg / 11 lb should be joining them soon. 298 days in a row on MFP - but I spent the last two weeks in Japan walking a lot and…
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Not at goal, but happy...
So... never thought I'd be here but here it is. I've lost 23 kg. Initially I wanted to lose 25. Then I changed it to 30. I'll probably keep on restricting at TDEE - 10-15% until I'm into goal range (25-30 lost). I'm technically not 'there' yet. But I'm happy. I like my body. I see where toning would help, but I'm not in a…
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Sickness & too-large calorie deficit....
Hi everyone I got knocked down with flu last week and for a week I've gotten nowhere near enough calories in - only started eating on Monday. I'm worried - not about the weight loss per se but that I'm tripping up my metabolism by not eating enough but I haven't had the appetite at all and as it is I've been drinking soda…
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I finally get it. I'm not fat any more
FINALLY! I've been wondering when what I've achieved with my body overhaul would 'click' in my head. This week my doc pointed out i have lost over 20% of my body weight and that started it. This morning i grabbed the wrong jeans accidentally. I grabbed my ultimate goal jeans. I've kept them since I was 21, 11 years now.…
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Seeing the thin person in pics/mirror...
Just chatting with my friend who has a baby (coming up 1) and we're experiencing something very similar so throwing it out here as a discussion topic.... How long does it take after you lose a lot for it to register in pics and the mirror for you? I know that 23 kg / 50 lb is a lot to lose. I feel the changes in my body…
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When it's not working...
..and despite the fact that the last two weeks have been messy (hospitalised parent, busiest couple weeks at work) I've only blown out at the weekends, and I know I need to go with what feels right atm, and I haven't actually gained any weight just not lost more.... Why do I feel so useless and guilty, like such a failure?
