New here and I've really enjoyed reading through these posts. I wanted to post partially because I'm feeling proud of myself and wanting to share with someone, and partially because I would love thoughts, insights and understanding.
My whole life I've been in a larger body and have consistently gained/sustained at around 255 - 260lbs (highest 265lbs, 5'8 F). I've always wanted to lose and have read just about everything on the subject. I consistently ate at about 1400 calories per day, exercised no less than 45 minutes a day (averaged more around 10,000 steps) and followed all the advise about drinking water. Still my weight never budged.
I started finding videos of women talking about the impact of hormones and cortisol on their body and as I have cptsd, I thought it may be beneficial to focus on relieving stress. I'm now moving less, doing a simple yoga routine each night before bed, not really paying attention to diet and just trying to add protein (still way less than I'm supposed to have). I am drinking a lot of water, weighing myself daily and paying attention to my bedtime, but overall haven't changed much. In fact, it really feels like just doing less. In the past 2 months, I've lost 20lbs, continuing to trend down and feeling great.
My FEAR is that this is a fluke and I won't be able to maintain the loss or continue to lose. I really do love walking and hiking and would want to add that back into my routine, but I wonder if that would stress my body? Can anyone explain what's happening, why I'm finally losing weight after 6 years of being above 255lbs and if I can expect to keep losing?
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