Just wanting to share this somewhere and maybe it will even be useful to someone. I am 31 F, 174 cm tall and my highest weight was about 78.5 kg - ie 5'85 and 173 lbs in the US units I think. I lost 7 kg since the beginning of this spring. This is my second merry go round but I feel like I am doing more sustainable changes this time.
I lost down to 75 kg without any extra effort, just by returning to my natural eating window of 12-9 pm, eating about 1600-1900 calls per day, and adding yoga stretches and longer walks into my days.
Then I started experimenting with cutting calories more and added a new exercise regime (basically a beginner HIIT program) and a bit of cardio (can't do much due to my back issues). That's when my mind went a bit crazy, I plateaued a little, I was feeling like I was at this forever (while in reality, it has been three weeks), I didn't see any results and was a bit tired from the changes I made and struggled to find the right balance for me.
Now I feel like I've found my groove. I've established myself at 1400-1600kcal on a regular day, but if I feel like I need it, I just go up to 1900 on some days and even 2000-2200 if there's a party or birthday once every few weeks. Some other days I cut down to 1200 kcal. I haven't discovered yet why on some days I feel comfortable with so vastly different levels of kcal.
I continue with my exercise program (which is mild by objective standards but challenging enough for me) and take long walks on free days (sometimes I half walk and half jog). I am losing roughly 1.5 kg per month which is a bit slow, but on the other hand, I feel very comfortable, not exhausted, not starved, not deprived.
Right now I am 71.5 kg (158 pounds?), lost about 4-5 cm around the waist, around 1-2 cm from other measures. The hardest to go is the belly, I think I only have hardly -1 cm left there.
My goal is at least 68kg, and ideally 65-66 kg before my wedding next April. I think that's manageable. And even if not, I already look better and feel than I did, so no effort was in vain :)
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