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Annika D

Annika D

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In search for motivation in my weight-loss i ended up here. So many times I have tried with my whole heart just to give up just a few weeks later. And to be honest I´m tired of starting over. I need to find a way to keep me motivated.

I think part of this is due to me trying to hard. Don´t get me wrong, it works great in the beginning when my motivation is on top. But a couple of weeks in something disturbs the rhythm and I stop getting the results I´m use to. And somewhere there I feel like "whats the point", and just gives up.

So my challenge for this time I think is to set my goals a little lower (or slower, I´d like to get there sometime but it can´t be tomorrow), so I can keep it up for longer and don´t feel discouraged if there are times when things don´t go as I planned.

It´s going to be hard, and it always was, because I´m so easily disappointed in my self and hard on my self. But I feel different this time with more belief. And I´m trying new things, like writing here.

So to the stats.
I like counting calories, weight and so on. But I´m not very precise, and it has to be that way. That I have discovered along the way, I will not keep it up if I spend to much time on it. I don´t think the numbers are important in them selves, I just use them along the way to document and keep me motivated.

SW: 91kg (April 2017)
CW: 81 kg
GW1: 74 kg (puts me in the upper normal bmi-chart)
I have other GW to but I think I will hold on to them until I have done some more progress.

My BMR is 2240 kcal
My goal is to lose 0,5kg/week
That means I can eat 1740 kcal/day
So I´m 14 weeks away from my 1st GW. Just before Christmas, good timing ;)

If I feel really motivated I will try to eat 1240 kcal/day (-1kg/week) but beware of feeling like a failure if I can´t keep that up. 0,5 kg/week is better than nothing. And also important to feel like I eat enough, I don´t want to make myself tired and stuff.

Until next time! Stay strong <3
 
Hi Annika and welcome to the forum!

Losing half a kilo a week sounds like a great, sustainable goal from which you could go into maintenance pretty seamlessly. Congratulations on 10 kg lost already! That´s awesome progress.
Best of luck, LaMa
 
Hi, Annika & welcome to the forum. It sounds like you have a great long-term plan. Going about it slowly will be helpful with sustaining your motivation. Well done on the 10 kg lost already :)
 
Hi everyone! And thank you for your kind words, I feel so welcome here. I have been reading some threads since yesterday (still a silent reader but maybe I will wright comments when I feel more at home) and I´m really glad I ended up on this forum. It seems like a very nice place with very nice people. <3
 
Happy about my day today (1700kcal) and yesterday (1200) with healthy food and sticking to my meal plan.

Found some questions to think about:
-- How much weight do you want to lose?
I want to weigh 64 kg or something like that. So that´s 17 kg from today

-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
I don´t really have a timeframe. Maybe have to think a little more about that. I will try to be at my first GW (74kg) by the end of the year and that´s my main focus.

-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
I think I already eat healthy food in general. But I eat to much and I sometimes wait to long in between meals or eat nonstop. I´m also addicted to sugar, so that´s a battle.
So I decide what and when to eat for the whole day in the morning or the night before. I eat almost all vegan with a lot of greens and no sugar.

-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
I have my boyfriend to talk to and he is very supportive. But we think so different about food (he just work out a lot and eat A LOT, and I can´t do that much training). Maybe I could benefit from finding more support and that´s part of why I´m here. I have not really talked to that many people about me wanting to loose weight.

-- How realistic is your goal?
I think it will really test my willpower. I have never weighted 64 kg in my adult life before. But I feel optimistic.

-- When will you start?
I started in April 2017.

Until next time <3

Also! Finding it so fun to practice my english!
 
Your English is very good. :)
You will get a better idea about how low you want to go when you lose another 7 or 8 kg. I was so glad I joined this forum when I did. My friends & family really didn't want to hear about it & we all do. Once again, welcome!
 
Hi Trusylver!

It's very different from day to day. But if I make some kind of estimate it will be something like this.

Breakfast is at 10 and around 350-400kcal.
I eat smoothies, sandwiches with different kinds of homemade beantoppings, oatmeal, fruit, berries etc.

Lunch at 13 (guess 1pm) with 400 kcal.
Usually make some kind of warm lunch. I like to throw things I have at home into a big pot. Kale, lentils, roots, I like almost everything. And potatoes or quinoa or something on the side.

Snack at 16 (4pm) with 200-400 kcal.
Homemade blueberry muffins, sandwiches if I hadn't already eaten that, fruit, nuts etc.

Dinner 19 (7 pm) 400-500 kcal
Salad with roots potatoes quinoa lentils hummus and stuff like that. Usually make some easy dressing that I keep in the fridge.

That's some kind of guide but it's as I said different from day to day.
 
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Your English is very good. :)
You will get a better idea about how low you want to go when you lose another 7 or 8 kg. I was so glad I joined this forum when I did. My friends & family really didn't want to hear about it & we all do. Once again, welcome!
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Oh my, you think so? I read a lot and listen on tv, but I almost never wright or speak English. Thank God for spell check. And as long as you understand me I'm happy.
Thank you for your support! It means a lot!
 
Your food sounds yummy and quite healthy. Where does the sugar come in? Is it just in the homemade stuff and fruit or do you add store-bought snacks sometimes?
 
I don't eat sugar now. At least I don't plan to. But when I do it's chocolate (and I can eat A LOT). I made a huge effort in the beginning of the year to stop eating sugar after eating candy almost everyday for like a year. It took like 2 months and a crazy amount of willpower before I felt somewhat normal. But even now if I eat a candy bar, I crave sugar the next day. And it's connected to emotions, so if I'm sad or stressed I crave it even more. And it's been like this for all my life.
So I try to stay away from sugar altogether. there's been a couple of fallbacks this year but I managed to stop the loop every time. Hope to be able to eat candy in moderation in the future but I don't know, feels like my brain can't handle it.
 
Annika D said:
I don't eat sugar now. At least I don't plan to. But when I do it's chocolate (and I can eat A LOT). I made a huge effort in the beginning of the year to stop eating sugar after eating candy almost everyday for like a year. It took like 2 months and a crazy amount of willpower before I felt somewhat normal. But even now if I eat a candy bar, I crave sugar the next day. And it's connected to emotions, so if I'm sad or stressed I crave it even more. And it's been like this for all my life.
So I try to stay away from sugar altogether. there's been a couple of fallbacks this year but I managed to stop the loop every time. Hope to be able to eat candy in moderation in the future but I don't know, feels like my brain can't handle it.
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Your not alone. I have the same problem so I just have to stay away from it.
 
Same here and I´m not quite "dry" yet. Fighting the cravings with fresh fruit and making sure I eat enough calories over the day.
 
So yesterday did not go as I had hoped. Think I ate around 2450 kcal but I don't know, kind of lost count. But did a lot walking so I don't think I did to much damage. And no candy! Even though I went into the supermarket hungry.

But it was a great day otherwise. Went to look at a place were you can rent a peace of land were you can farm, we call it "odlingslott" in Sweden. I'm so happy about this cause I've been living in apartments for these last few years and I miss being able to grow some of my own vegetables. Afterwards I met some friends and we went to pick berries in the forest. And in the evening a friend came over and we played card games and I hade a really good time.

Today I work the hole day, 22 hours. So I have all the food with me that I plan to eat. So I guess today will be a better food day.

Over and out...
 
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I have followed my meal plan these last two days so that is awesome. Sunday 1300 kcal and Monday under 1700. Weighed myself this morning, 80,0 kg! Next time will hopefully be under 80.

I think I have to decide on a day every week when I weigh myself. I don't want to be looking at the numbers every other day and instead focusing on my plan.
 
Annika D said:
I have followed my meal plan these last two days so that is awesome. Sunday 1300 kcal and Monday under 1700. Weighed myself this morning, 80,0 kg! Next time will hopefully be under 80.
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Well done Annika. That's the way. Almost in the 70's :D
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I think I have to decide on a day every week when I weigh myself. I don't want to be looking at the numbers every other day and instead focusing on my plan.
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I like to weigh on Mondays & Fridays.
 
I get stressed when I weigh every day, too. Once a week is about right for me but everyone is different.
 
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