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I've lost 16 stone, AMA

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 18:05

Not sure if anyone cares! But yeah, I've lost 16 stone... AMA

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 18:31

pinkyredrose · 27/08/2023 18:29

How old are you?

Almost 25

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 18:32

PerspiringElizabeth · 27/08/2023 18:29

So did your parents not struggle with their own weight then? Interesting as I too was an overweight 5 year old with normal weight parents although they are definitely overweight nowadays.
Just wondering how you became an overweight kid if your parents were health conscious. My parents had no idea how to handle it so didn’t mention anything about it really; when I could have done with their help.

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My mum was overweight as a teen and lost a lot in her young adult years and gained again after having children and my dad was no more than a bid chubby really. They are both overweight now, but not to the degree I was, very far from

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 18:34

SkinnyMalinkyLankyLegs · 27/08/2023 18:28

Do you notice that people in general treat you differently now that you're slim as opposed to when you were fat?

100%. It's just simple things even from friends where before you're not asked the questions of "are you on tinder" "are you interested in anyone" like there's no way you can be. I have noticed a difference with everyone in literally every scenario

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 27/08/2023 18:36

Congratulations!

FannyFifer · 27/08/2023 18:37

Well done, that's an absolutely epic weight loss you should be so so proud.
Have you got loads of loose skin?

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 18:39

FannyFifer · 27/08/2023 18:37

Well done, that's an absolutely epic weight loss you should be so so proud.
Have you got loads of loose skin?

Thank you! Sadly yes, I have loose skin literally everywhere 😅 even my chin/neck, things like lower legs and arms did escape it, but thighs and upper arms are bad and my stomach is AWFUL, I carried all my weight there

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Fofftwenty21 · 27/08/2023 18:41

Well done @EinyLinky that's fantastic.
What calculator did you use to work out your calorie total and how did you track it?
Where did you get meal ideas from and what are your tips for meal planning did you batch cook Etc?

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 18:47

Fofftwenty21 · 27/08/2023 18:41

Well done @EinyLinky that's fantastic.
What calculator did you use to work out your calorie total and how did you track it?
Where did you get meal ideas from and what are your tips for meal planning did you batch cook Etc?

I used this calculator:

www.calculator.net/tdee-calculator.html

I used to track on the Fitbit app, but I never wore my Fitbit, so could have just used my fitness pal.

I wish I could be interesting with the food thing, but I live on my own and found myself being really lazy. I think at the time I didn't want to overwhelm myself with so many changes and I always said oh I'll start making really cool recipes later, etc. but have got here and never really did 😳 I was huge on chicken, always made up lots of chicken! Very versatile. I did sometimes batch cook and I'd be on a roll for a week of having the most interesting, healthy, cooked from scratch dishes and then fail but instead of failing at the whole diet I was still always consistently in that deficit! So it really helped me having many mini goals within the diet I was doing, so I could fail at many parts but it didn't mean I was actually sabotaging the weight loss. It's like walking, ah I'll do 10k steps every day, I'll work out every day, I'd do it for a week and fail for 3 months... didn't matter as I was still losing weight. It just made it so much easier for me to have that freedom to fail at stuff without actually failing at the weight loss, I don't know if that makes any sense

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LindorDoubleChoc · 27/08/2023 18:47

Incredible! When you were 26 stone how was your mobility? I guess you have youth on your side but even still. I need to lose 2 stone and I find I'm hampered by this, not just in an aesthetic sense.

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 19:11

LindorDoubleChoc · 27/08/2023 18:47

Incredible! When you were 26 stone how was your mobility? I guess you have youth on your side but even still. I need to lose 2 stone and I find I'm hampered by this, not just in an aesthetic sense.

Was definitely bad, was out of breath doing regular tasks like cooking or getting dressed, going across the road to the shop made my back hurt to the point I could honestly barely do it!

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SoftPillowAllNight · 27/08/2023 19:14

Well done! It's really hard to stick to it esp for 2+ years! I lost 3 stone last year and that was hard enough.

Have you considered weight training to tone your body and get it into good shape prior to any kind of surgery?

LadyMadderLake · 27/08/2023 19:19

Well done OP! Do you feel like the same person, or that you were/are a different "you" at different weights?

NutellaEllaElla · 27/08/2023 19:20

Hi, major congratulations! How have you managed to maintain your discipline to throw self-control out of the window and just eat whatever you want?

OnionBhajis · 27/08/2023 19:27

Wow! Did anyone help you? Did you have a coach or fitness person or nhs person or anyone?

I have so much to lose but can't stick at anything.

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 21:02

SoftPillowAllNight · 27/08/2023 19:14

Well done! It's really hard to stick to it esp for 2+ years! I lost 3 stone last year and that was hard enough.

Have you considered weight training to tone your body and get it into good shape prior to any kind of surgery?

I really want to... I keep meaning to get proper serious about getting into the best physical shape I can before skin is removed, but it's hard! Proves I haven't cracked willpower with everything 😂 I definitely will be doing what I can though, I want the best results and to know it's literally just excess skin going

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 21:03

LadyMadderLake · 27/08/2023 19:19

Well done OP! Do you feel like the same person, or that you were/are a different "you" at different weights?

My life is just worlds apart, my mind is also worlds apart, I definitely am a different person!

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EinyLinky · 27/08/2023 21:11

OnionBhajis · 27/08/2023 19:27

Wow! Did anyone help you? Did you have a coach or fitness person or nhs person or anyone?

I have so much to lose but can't stick at anything.

No, I actually didn't have any help. I found most of the things that are there to help never really did in the past...

I have major sympathy, it really is hard and has been one of the hardest things I've done in my life, but for me it really felt like a fight for your life type moment... it's why I didn't want to fail again and started so so small with just ensuring I got familiar with what was actually in the foods and how much I can realistically have and just tracking my maintenance and having that as a goal to start with, simply so I didn't gain anymore and just had some self control. With small changes from there, it's hard!

And to the person that asked if I had "cheat" days. I usually go for "cheat" meals vs days. It gives you that freedom without needing to go overboard and still meant I was sticking the the "have 3 meals, 2 snacks" type mindset when I was having a day like that and if I was having a "cheat" day as it definitely will happen, I still tried to stick to that. One snack may have been a donut and the second a chocolate bar with an Indian takeaway for dinner, McDonald's for breakfast and whatever for lunch, but I still ensured I only had those meals, it meant I was still having some control there!

I don't know, it just helped me

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Beaverbridge · 27/08/2023 21:16

Massive congratulations to you. I love your honesty about exercise. I was reading that weight lose is 80 per cent diet. Exercise doesn't make a big difference. You must be well chuffed.

GeneJeanie · 27/08/2023 21:24

Congratulations!

Do you mind sharing a bit about why you think you became overweight in the first place?

SequinsandStiIettos · 27/08/2023 21:46

Just wanted to say very well done love Star

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EinyLinky · 28/08/2023 08:22

Beaverbridge · 27/08/2023 21:16

Massive congratulations to you. I love your honesty about exercise. I was reading that weight lose is 80 per cent diet. Exercise doesn't make a big difference. You must be well chuffed.

People always assume I've had to become really active and the reality is, at the start, especially, that was never going to happen and I didn't even try 😳 diet really is the biggest part, unless of course you want to eat more and exercise it off. I love to be honest about it because I think it gives people hope who are so far gone that they're too low energy/low stamina/have no desire for life, to see that they don't need to really start moving loads and it being too difficult to make a big change! I have a dog now and I love walking him, but that's really all I do! I still got to goal weight

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EinyLinky · 28/08/2023 08:27

GeneJeanie · 27/08/2023 21:24

Congratulations!

Do you mind sharing a bit about why you think you became overweight in the first place?

There was some weird things in my childhood. My weight gain actually started from my sister secretly over feeding me at the same time that she took food, just so if she got caught, we would both be told off. I was only about 5 at this point. It didn't take long for me to end up bigger than her but when I was, she used it all the time against me (you're bigger than me but younger) and I can never understand the mindset of my sister with that, but she was just a young child herself, even if a few years older and actually dealt with bulimia in her older years, so I think our childhood definitely did something to trigger eating issues.

Because I was then bigger than my sister, I had a lot of "no, you can't have that, but your sister can" type comments from my parents and it resulted in me just secret eating and stealing money to buy stuff from shops and eat it by myself. My sister would then set up her phone to record me secret eating in the night and I remember them all laughing about it with it playing on the living room TV... I think things like that made it worse.

I was about 15 stone when I left secondary school and gained 4 stone in about 6 months after leaving. I then stayed around that weight, fluctuating a couple stone, until I moved out at 20 and gained a further 8 or so stone, just by eating whatever I want, knowing I didn't have to do it secretly, etc. and definitely just binging and enjoying food with there being no bad feelings around it.

I'm not trying to blame my weight gain on anything but me eating way too much, but I don't doubt there were factors that made it worse for sure!

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GeneJeanie · 28/08/2023 14:34

Thank you for sharing, it’s made me plan some time to reflect on my own experiences with weight gain and loss.

ZolaBudd · 28/08/2023 17:16

what was your average intake during the time when you might have considered yourself ' at your worst'?

pickledandpuzzled · 28/08/2023 17:29

I've lost quite a chunk of weight, and have another chunk to go. I'm pausing to cement who I am, what I look like, eat, wear- because it's so different now.

I'm also tackling eating disorders. I think it's been really useful to helping me with maintenance.

I've learned a new attitude to food. It's early days but it seems ok so far. It's replaced the controlled but sensible slimming world approach.

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