Every day for the past 5 years I look in the mirror and think, "how could you let this happen to you again...how??". I've felt like a failure since probably 2005 or 2006...
*cue the corny music one would play for flashbacks*
About 13 years ago, I moved out of my home state to NC...at that time, I promised myself to make a new start...and I did. I was able to lose over 125lbs in around 14 months...I was a winner...I won the impossible battle!!! Fit Magazine even did an article on me in August of 1999!
Here I was before that journey....
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After that journey....
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*record needle scratches record, record stops*...*Brakes and tires screech*
I maintained my ideal weight of 175 for nearly 6yrs, then....
Here I am today...
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I am back up to my old weight...the weight that I lived with nearly all my life...hell, I was probably 125lbs when I was 12
I recorded my beginning weight at 300...I'd say it was more like 306-310 but I have no proof...I had been on my plan nearly a month before I actually got to some accurate scales that read 298.
Today, I am 288 and holding...think I hit my first plateau...UGH.
My old plan was simple...low fat...no more than 12-16gms of fat/day....period, end of thought....worked for me at 30-31yrs old when I had the metabolism of a shrew...I've tried that over and over the past year or 2 with nothing...let alone will power....at age 43, I have the metabolism of a slug, and the energy/desire to bust my ass in a gym of NIL
New plan is back to basics...
My BMR at 300lbs is 2077 (calorie needs for a 300lb, 5'8", age 43 female) this is a measurement if you'd stay in bed all day and do nothing....
I'm going to say I am mostly sedentary...I have a job where I either drive or sit at a desk.....so take the 2077 X 1.2= 2493 or say 2500 for sake of calculations.
If I eat 2500 cal/day I'll maintain my 300lb sedentary life
If I eat 1700 cal/day I'll create a daily deficit of 800 cal/day (lose 1 lb every 4.2ish days)
If I eat 1500 cal/day I'll create a daily deficit of 1000 cal/day (lose 1 lb every 3.5 days) or 2 lbs/week....8lb/month.
****3500 calories = ONE pound of body weight.
Those numbers dont sound very promising...OR very enticing....however, If I can manage to toss in a mile walk everyday...(Your weight x distance = energy used walking) then I can possibly manage to burn 300calories/day extra) which may give me an extra 1/2-3/4 pound/week...maybe if I'm lucky 10/month.
Anyone see anything I can correct in my calculations...plz let me know...I think I have this calorie counting thing understood.
The last time I lost 125, it took me 14 months....so that's about right...as the weight drops off, I do know I have to adjust my base intakes....however, when I lost the weight before, I didnt count calories...only fat...but at age 30-32 I was a bit more active
Excuse my ramblings....just wanted to introduce myself and say HI
Hopefully hook up with some online buddies, find some ideas to help and make this intimidating journey again.
*cue the corny music one would play for flashbacks*
About 13 years ago, I moved out of my home state to NC...at that time, I promised myself to make a new start...and I did. I was able to lose over 125lbs in around 14 months...I was a winner...I won the impossible battle!!! Fit Magazine even did an article on me in August of 1999!
Here I was before that journey....
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After that journey....
View attachment 13666 View attachment 13667
*record needle scratches record, record stops*...*Brakes and tires screech*
I maintained my ideal weight of 175 for nearly 6yrs, then....
Here I am today...
View attachment 13668
I am back up to my old weight...the weight that I lived with nearly all my life...hell, I was probably 125lbs when I was 12
I recorded my beginning weight at 300...I'd say it was more like 306-310 but I have no proof...I had been on my plan nearly a month before I actually got to some accurate scales that read 298.
Today, I am 288 and holding...think I hit my first plateau...UGH.
My old plan was simple...low fat...no more than 12-16gms of fat/day....period, end of thought....worked for me at 30-31yrs old when I had the metabolism of a shrew...I've tried that over and over the past year or 2 with nothing...let alone will power....at age 43, I have the metabolism of a slug, and the energy/desire to bust my ass in a gym of NIL
New plan is back to basics...
My BMR at 300lbs is 2077 (calorie needs for a 300lb, 5'8", age 43 female) this is a measurement if you'd stay in bed all day and do nothing....
I'm going to say I am mostly sedentary...I have a job where I either drive or sit at a desk.....so take the 2077 X 1.2= 2493 or say 2500 for sake of calculations.
If I eat 2500 cal/day I'll maintain my 300lb sedentary life
If I eat 1700 cal/day I'll create a daily deficit of 800 cal/day (lose 1 lb every 4.2ish days)
If I eat 1500 cal/day I'll create a daily deficit of 1000 cal/day (lose 1 lb every 3.5 days) or 2 lbs/week....8lb/month.
****3500 calories = ONE pound of body weight.
Those numbers dont sound very promising...OR very enticing....however, If I can manage to toss in a mile walk everyday...(Your weight x distance = energy used walking) then I can possibly manage to burn 300calories/day extra) which may give me an extra 1/2-3/4 pound/week...maybe if I'm lucky 10/month.
Anyone see anything I can correct in my calculations...plz let me know...I think I have this calorie counting thing understood.
The last time I lost 125, it took me 14 months....so that's about right...as the weight drops off, I do know I have to adjust my base intakes....however, when I lost the weight before, I didnt count calories...only fat...but at age 30-32 I was a bit more active
Excuse my ramblings....just wanted to introduce myself and say HI
Hopefully hook up with some online buddies, find some ideas to help and make this intimidating journey again.
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