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To ask how EXACTLY you have lost weight?

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twoblackdogs · 29/12/2019 19:27

There are so many threads with the New Year resolutions, weight loss discussions, advice and probably lies as well - so many words, so many things.
I have finally reached that point from which there is no turning back. I will do this, no matter what, but - please, help me. Those of you, the heroes who have really done it - please, name 3 main things that finally helped you to get rid of that weight.
Please.

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daydreambeleiver · 01/01/2020 08:30

In all honesty, my husband leaving me shifted a stone, I took up running and lost another half a stone.

Elouera · 01/01/2020 08:34
  • keto/low carb diet
  • intermittent fasting
  • moving more

lost 10kg in 3mths so far

MissConductUS · 01/01/2020 09:40

I thought this article was a really good summary of effective diet and exercise research:

Your no B.S. guide to losing weight in the New Year

I'm already following a lot of the findings, particularly portion control and lots of walking (3-5 miles a day). As the old saying goes, "you cannot outrun your fork.".

Lucietigger · 01/01/2020 10:03

Although actualy specifically not promoted or talked of as a weight loss approach - Intuitive Eating.

Essential philosophy of the approach is freeing yourself from any concept of good or bad foods, no exclusions, no meal plans, eat as much as you want, (you get the idea!).

The idea is that we are very brainwashed by diet culture and body blaming and shame about food (eating to much, eating the 'wrong' foods etc). Our body and it's need for food and it's messages about hunger and fullness have been disconnected from our brain, Intuitive Eating is about reconnecting those things. When you're hungry eat, when your hungry eat exactly what and as much as you want until your body sends the message that it's full/satisfied.

Now that sounds really counter intuitive and quite scary and a recipe for massive weight gain. Actually it's the opposite. Yes, in the first few weeks, once the 'limits' are taken off its very normal to go wild and eat all the things you have denied yourself. But that's fine, you actually need to let yourself.do this if it happens so that your body starts to understand that you are denying it stuff anymore, and you learn about what foods you actually like and what and what your hunger and fullness signals are (something you may not have actually felt since childhood).

Once your brain and body are no longer at war with each over the issue of food... You level out to eating as you need. You'll probably be very surprised what you eat, when, and how much. Your weight will level out to a steady place, most people find they loose weight over time (or gain it if they have been majorly denying and are below a weight their body needs to be at), you'll have the energy you need, the emotions around eating (guilt, regret) trickle away, and there is no binge deny cycle because you don't deny so there is no urge to binge (hey if you can eat pizza (or other labelled food) any the time, what's the rush to eat it all because it's a 'treat day'?)

I've been doing this for a few years now. It's incredibly weird and scary in the first few weeks because as I said we are made to believe we know better than our bodies; but the freeing feeling of enjoying food, no restrictions, and food is fuel or for enjoyment not some slavish meal plan...it's great!

Oh and the great thing? It's ermmmm free as it's not a sign up diet plan!

Rubyupbeat · 01/01/2020 10:09

A pre diabetes diagnosis (and I am vegan, just to prove we can be unhealthy)
It scared the kack out of me, went no sugar, low carbs, got help from a dietician who is a specialist in diabetes, and the weight is falling off, literally.
Hopefully will be reversing the diagnosis.
I am actually grateful this happened as I had become very complacent, my bad lifestyle was affecting my mental health and vice versa, now I am actually having days where I feel positive and enjoy wearing clothes that make me happy.

lilgreen · 01/01/2020 10:10

That’s great @ruby, well done!

christmasandcounting · 05/01/2020 19:57

@Rubyupbeat how are you doing low carb vegan? Please post lists of food/menus you eat!

Mumski45 · 05/01/2020 20:16

You will lose weight if you consume less calories than you burn. In basic terms it is that simple and all diets are a way of aiming to achieve this imbalance of calories which forces your body to use stored fat.

How to manage that imbalance is the difficult part. Eat less and move more is the simple solution but you need to find a method for both that works for you.

I eventually managed to lose 2.5 stone using mfp to count calories in and out. Its not an exact science but it made me think about both sides of the equation. I have kept the weight off since 2012 by changing my wardrobe after losing weight and vowing never to buy clothes above the size I was comfortable with. If my clothes get to tight then I start counting again for a few months till I'm back down to my target weight.

absopugginglutely · 06/01/2020 08:01

High fat low carb works well for me because if I make sure I keep the fats up, I’m rarely actually hungry and if I keep my carbs below 5g/ml per 100 I lose weight steadily and never at any point feel hungry.
I also eat a ridiculous amount of green veg each day.
Head over to the low carb boot camp we are starting me t Monday for ten weeks, I lost over a stone with this way of eating that feels very non deprivation based Smile

champagneandfromage50 · 06/01/2020 08:02

Stopped drinking alcohol, daily exercise and reduced calorie intake

BiddyPop · 06/01/2020 08:36

Eat less in general, and drink less alcohol.

Work lunches (not daily but a few days per week) are a large bowl of veggies - I call it a salad but it is substantial: 2 carrots in large chunks, 1/2 a pepper diced, half an avocado diced, large handful leaves, 5 or 6 cherry tomatoes, handful sugar snap peas, and 5 or 6 black olives. No dressing. Mix of colors and flavors and textures, good fats, and carrots make it filling enough.

Keeping fresh fruit in my desk drawer (and nuts and some dried fruit for days it runs out or I want something different) to snack on at work, thus avoiding the cupboard of doom - top is covered with boxes of chocolate outside my door.

aquashiv · 06/01/2020 08:45

Running
Moving
Cut out the crap.
There's no science other than that.

Pipandmum · 06/01/2020 08:50

Calorie counting with the help of My Fitness Pal. Be honest, be consistent.

DeeCeeCherry · 15/05/2020 19:24

Low carbing.
Home exercise - weights, squats, mini-trampoline.

It's the only thing that's worked, and pretty quickly too

AnnaNimmity · 15/05/2020 19:34

getting dumped. It was very effective.

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