Back in my later years of college I was 160lbs (vegan) and lost 20lbs all through CICO. Now as a 27 year old female...life happened . I was fruitarian or raw back and forth for about 3 years and started to binge eat after coming off of that after an unrelated mental health episode, as i was so starved so it was almost impossible to stop gaining weight because my mind was forcing me to sit down and eat mostly dense carbs, potatoes, rice, the energy that my body needed and had been craving for so long. I was under 110 lbs and losing most of my hair. Fruit is good and probably one of the healthier foods for you, but eating only it wasn't the answer. I don't know how fruitarians manage(usually they volume eat which I couldn't sit down and eat 10 bananas. or 12 mangoes). So I started all this weight gain 3 years ago and I'm eating just regular vegan again with a preference for whole foods now. My hair has come back some and I'm so relieved and my brain isn't screaming for carbs like it used to and it's been calmed down for about a year. I have basically been maintaining 210lbs for a year and I take a vegan pea protein powder every day or every other day (Vegan Smart) that is basically a meal replacement and has a super helping of nutrients and vitamins. It's actually one of the better protein powders I've found as I've compared nutrient profiles with other brands and they don't measure up.
A few months ago I had made it down all the way to 202lbs but I stopped calorie counting thinking I could do it on my own now that my brain was calmer and not starving for calories...but I can't. I'm used to eating until I "feel full" and often that is just too much. I'm eating 1200 -1500 calories a day and it's been day 4.! I should note I'm also extremely sendentary, in between looking for jobs at home and not excercising. I'm not starving or hungry but if I am i won't deny myself an extra 100 calories of something filling. Success!
Here is my starting pic https://imgur.com/a/v88cTRD that I'm going to use when I do a before and after photo in a year or so. No I don't wear crop tops now I just put it on to show the enlagrement of my stomach to compare to how much it "should" shrink when I get back to my ideal weight of 120lbs (I was that in my beginning college years with 2 meals a day and little effort/intuitive eating that I've since lost. ). I may make the goal 130lbs. Depends on if I start feeling my bones as I cross my legs as I lay down. I figure that at around 140lbs or less I can start wearing that zelda crop top I really love and got for myself as a motivator for losing the weight.
Good luck to everyone, feel free to message me or comment your story or if you just have something to say (hopefully nice!) :)
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