This is an update for this post right here:
As you can see, I made that post about four years ago asking for advice about how to get off my lazy ass and do what needed to be done. As one user pointed out in the comments, my post was chock-full of excuses. They were right. I'd also like to add that I made a mistake in my previous post: I wasn't 189 lbs; I was 199 lbs.
So. Since then, I've lost 45 lbs! And it took a while. I didn't start right away after posting it, I had to kick myself in the arse a few times to get myself going, but I did it.
What finally did it were two things specifically: one was my health. As I've said in my previous post, it's always been bad, but I was starting to feel a bit worse. Also, we went to visit my mom in Florida and I finally got to see myself in a bathing suit for the first time in a couple years. I was kinda... grossed out. I felt ashamed of myself, that I let myself get so big. I know that some people are okay with themselves being like that, and you know what? Good for them. But me? I'm not good with that. It doesn't work for me, and I can't be happy with myself until I get to my goal. Other people can be happy with themselves with their bodies no matter how big they are - but I'm not. I want to get down to 135. I'm at 155 right now.
When we got back home, I decided to finally take it seriously. I made sure that MFP was always at the ready and to look at the calories before I ate anything. I also asked my husband to keep me on track if he noticed that I was slipping (just in case I didn't) - I told him to be as harsh and mean about it as he needs to be, lol.
There were a couple of times that I slipped, though. Both of those times were when I was hospitalized and I didn't keep track of anything at all - I didn't really think about keeping track of it until after I got home and my head cleared and I felt better, which took maybe a couple weeks. At those times, I gained back maybe 5 lbs each. I hated it. But as soon as I realized, I went back to doing what I did before.
I was so proud of myself. I still am, actually. I was losing about 7 lbs a month (keeping at 1200 calories a day) and it was getting easier to keep it going with each day. I'm feeling kinda discouraged right now, though, because I've hit my plateau and I've been on it for quite a while; I know plateaus happen and are normal, so I was expecting it. I did want to ask: how long do plateaus usually last? I've been stuck here for a while.
Anyway, I just wanted to give all of you lovely people an update on what your advice has helped do. I am grateful to you for all of it! Even if it was harsh; I still needed to hear it. I've lost quite a bit, and I'm determined to keep going; I'm going to get down to 135 lbs.
Again, thank you all! Have a great day!
Edited for types because I can't type when I'm hogh
Edit: Edited because I even have typos in my edit for typos (I'm-a leave 'em, though)
[link] [comments]
from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2r2UL6N
No comments:
Post a Comment