A Necessary Journey

ingmarbergman

ingmarbergman

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Hello!

I am back at it again, with over 100 pounds to lose! Nice to meet all of you. I look forward to sharing my weight loss journey with all of you and I look forward to learning.

The basics
Current weight: 260 LBS
Goal weight (long-term): 150 LBS
Goal weight (shorter-term): 199 LBS

I've tried so many things in the past. Hydroxycut (which helped me lose 40 pounds -- weight that I put right back on) and after the recall I realized that losing weight naturally is the best route. I used to be all about drastic diets because they produce the quickest results, but they also are the hardest to maintain.

My new goal is to lose 2 pounds per week. It seems manageable even though it feels slow in comparison to former weight loss. I feel this is a healthy pace.

I'm also giving up soda. I have always only drank diet coke and coke zero, but it's not about the calories for me. I feel healthier not consuming diet sodas. I am looking forward to cutting out aspartame. Also, diet soda usually just makes me feel more hungry.

Anyone that is an expert or well versed in calories/deficiency needed--

I'm 5 ft 7. Female. 28 years of age. 260 LBS. Any idea how many calories I would have to eat per day to lose 2 lbs / week? According to a few nutrition/weight loss apps, the answer is 1,820/day. I have a pretty sedentary life style (I'm a tax lawyer/professor). I don't get much time to work out (even though I want to change that). I would like to really learn whether it's best to alternate calorie intake depending on the day or whether it's best to have a set amount of calories when first starting.

Any input is appreciated! I would love to hear from those that have been successful in their weight loss missions and can share experiences and tips.

Thank you.
 
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Day 1:

Weight: 260 LBS
Calorie goal: 1,825

Breakfast: A cup of Starbucks medium pike roast coffee (1 hazelnut creamer) - 20 calories
Lunch: Veggies with a bit of baked cheese: 100 calories
Snack: broccoli, carrots, & cauliflower with grilled chicken - 210 calories
Snack: pretzels - 100 calories
Dinner: Chipotle burrito bowl (white rice, black beans, extra fajitas, mild and medium sauce, cheese, chicken, and steak)
* I used to get a lot of extra rice in my bowls. Which I realized completely throws off any attempt at a reasonable calorie count, and it's definitely not very healthy. Now I try to up the meat and the fajitas. Usually I only get one serving of meat, but with the calorie goal I'm trying to set for the week, it seemed to be ok. - 880 calories

Total calories: 1,300 calories.
 
Hiya,

Welcome to the forum :) 2lbs a week is good way to loose weight, that's how I did it a few years ago when I shed nearly 3 stone.

If I can offer any advice, it'd be try to maybe have some breakfast and a bigger, more nutritious lunch...I'm no nutritionist and just posting from experience but it looks like most of your calories in the post above were allocated to your dinner, which might confuse your body a bit? :)

All the best of luck!
 
Delsid said:
Hiya,

Welcome to the forum :) 2lbs a week is good way to loose weight, that's how I did it a few years ago when I shed nearly 3 stone.

If I can offer any advice, it'd be try to maybe have some breakfast and a bigger, more nutritious lunch...I'm no nutritionist and just posting from experience but it looks like most of your calories in the post above were allocated to your dinner, which might confuse your body a bit? :)

All the best of luck!
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Hi Delsid!

Thank you for your greeting and input :) and congratulations on all your weight loss! That's fantastic.

You're absolutely right. I do eat most of my calories at night. It has always been this way! Is it truly that bad for your body if you are mostly on your butt during your job/rest of the day? I ask with intrigue as I've read so many conflicting stories. I guess part of my problem is that I always look forward to the big meal at night. I have thought about this quite a bit and wonder if anyone else is similar to me, where eating a particular meal is something to look forward to in the day. I hate this feeling! I hate that eating is viewed as such an event in my life. I've tried to eat bigger meals through out the day, and I'm not sure how to break out of the habit of needing a big meal at night. Or even the mental habit of not making food something to look forward to? This might be a good question to post in the discussion threads as well!
 
Hi Ingmar & welcome to the forum. Thanks for your input in my diary
I think it's good to enjoy your food. Food should be delicious. It's not the enemy.
I encourage you to start your day with some protein, perhaps some yoghurt & a little fruit. If I regularly had such a low calorie lunch I would want to eat everything in sight at night.
I think 1-2lbs a week is a sensible aim. You should find good support in the forum. There are some lovely people here. Cheers, Cate
 
I have read a lot of articles stating that people burn calories differently depending on the time of day. The body burns calories the best in the morning and the slowest at night. So I eat a large breakfast, medium lunch, and a small dinner. I also try not to eat anything after 7pm so my tummy has time to digest before I sleep. It was/is real hard to go to bed not on a full stomach. I wish you the best of luck and hope my post can help you in some way.
 
Thank you lovelies! For responding and for your input.

I had a rough past few days and didn't keep up with my diary but I cannot quit again!

Here goes for today:

Breakfast: Black coffee and a snack mix with pretzels, almonds, and hersheys bites (total 270 calories)
Lunch: Salad with one chicken breast, spinach, italian grapes, feta cheese (total around 300 calories)
Pretzels: (100 calories )
Dinner: Chipotle (easy on the white rice, extra veggies, black beans, chicken, steak, sour cream, cheese, mild, and medium salsa. (975 calories)

1,645 calories for the day.
 
Lunch: turkey six inch on wheat at subway. With chips and diet coke. 610 calories.

I ate more today during lunch than I usually do. And it felt very satisfying to eat more calories during the day. Trying to make sure I eat 1700 calories total for the day.

Dinner: burrito bowl from chipotle. Rice, chicken, barbacoa, fajitas, mild, medium, sour cream, cheese.
 
Have been on track for this past week! Haven't had too much time to post :)

Lunch: 6 inch sub at Subway. Chicken breast, american cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, pickles, olives. Light mayo. Mustard. Spices. No oil or vinegar.Might make it a meal and get vinegar chips. (620 calories total, with the chips!)
 
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