1200 calories a day = 28" waist Levi's 501

[lou967]

Hi I am starting today to eat 1200 calories a day. I'm 5'8 and currently weigh 13st. I lost 6st 2 years ago and reached 10st. Unfortunately life/work got in the way and I took my eye of the ball and regained. I did calorie counting before and it worked, so I am trying again.

I'm hoping to fit into my beloved 28 Waist Levi's 501 jeans. I treated myself to a pair, once I'd slimmed down. I want to wear them again.

Ah a fellow latte lover, welcome
I hate to lower the tone of this thread fellow shape shifters but my digestion is a bit sluggish if you catch my drift.
I can't understand it, I've eaten more broccoli than I thought possible and upped my fibre generally.
I'm presuming that as I've dramatically cut the quantity of food I'm eating, that must be the cause?

I seem to be half a Kilo down.

Much better yesterday: no ice cream, only 1 plain cracker, a rather basic dinner of 3 fish fingers (180 cals), a potato cooked as dry roasted wedges, pile of green beans and some peas.

I felt hungry by 3pm, so had some water and went for a walk for about an hour and a half, taking cold water with me.

Came back and had a can of no-alcohol beer (70 cals) and 1 cracker (30 cals) which kept me happy til dinner.

I need to keep increasing my exercise and get my metabolism speeded up. I should join my son in some weight training; muscle burns cals faster than fat, apparently.

EvenPhilip: hi!

Make sure you drink a lot, and include sources of soluble fibre alongside insoluble (e.g oats, lentils, potatoes)

My Levi's have come.

I can't get them far above my hips.

I'm probably around 4" off around the waist.

Still, they look good hanging on the wardrobe door.

Hi all

Weighed in this morning and drum roll.... I'm 3 pounds down. I'm now 12st 11. Yaay!!

@ageingdisgracefully post a picture. I want to see them

Yay Lou!🎉

@EvenPhilip thanks. It's coming off. I'll be wearing my thin clothes soon. Not giving up now!

Wow, Lou, that's FANTASTIC!

Well done!

I am finding it easier now that I am out of some of my bad habits.

Breakfast:
Stewed rhubarb (very little added sugar)
Spoon of Greek yog.

Lunch:
1 slice of wholemeal toast (no butter)
100g cottage cheese
Big handful of watercress
1 raw carrot.

I visualise weight lost as packs of butter.
3lbs is six packs - that's a lot, stacked up!

Here they are......iou.

You'll need to open the photo to see the waist.

@YinMnBlue yes 3lbs. It's a lot of butter. It takes 21 days for a new habit to form so I'm going to keep at it.

@ageingdisgracefully they look amazing. Never owned grey Levi's. you'll be in them soon looking fab!

Afternoon all! Looks like everyone’s doing well and discovering some good finds!

Don’t think I’m going to manage any exercise today as I’m a bit knackered after the 6k walk yesterday but have only had a yoghurt and minestrone soup today so hopefully will be in for a low cal day!

I hope it's okay that I'm joining, I've been watching the thread since it started but only just worked up the nerve to comment! I'm hoping to loose about 10kgs (22 lbs) by Christmas? I don't know if that's too optimistic though

Monday will be 7 weeks I’ve been at this and I’ve only lost 4 bloody pounds! 1300 calories a day (sometimes a tiny bit over or under) but it averages out over the week and I exercise every day whether it’s a walk or HIIT or both - sometimes a run instead of HIIT.

I weigh everything and track everything on Nutracheck. My weekly deficit is always over 6000 calories.

Fed up now!!! Can only blame it on my thyroid and hope that the medication settles it’ll start coming off but it’s depressing.

@MissScuito that's about 1lb a week ish, that should be more than doable 👍
I have ordered a rebounder, supposed to be good for the lymphatic system?

@EvenPhilip put like that it doesn't seem so daunting now. Due to disabilities, namely chronic fatigue and pain, the only exercise I can regularly do is my physio so I'm not burning that many calories. Generally I burn 1600 a day although that's according to Fitbit which is known to be inaccurate so I'm aiming for 8/900 calories per day which I've met for the past week so hopefully it's sustainable.

I've weighed myself this morning (I did say Sunday would be weigh in day but I'm impatient) and I've lost two pounds this week. I honestly felt like I'd stay the same and be this size forever but I'm feeling much more motivated now!

@babysnowman Oatly barista is great for coffee tbh I am a big coffee lover and when I had to stop dairy my biggest worry was how will I ever enjoy coffee..But I have to say it's been great now I don't miss dairy at all and use oatly barista not just for my coffee but for cooking too..my lo doesn't breastfeed anymore but I am still dairy and egg free as I feel so much healthier plus the substitutes are great for both in cooking and baking

Haven't been here for few days hope everyone is good...
Lou fantastic result
Saturday is my weight check too, this week I have lost 1.7 pounds which brings me to 11.7 stone.

Great stuff, onedream!

Dinner last night;
Small cod fillet with butter bean and Swiss chard stew (Spanish recipe cooked with minimal oil)

Brunch today:
Stewed rhubarb, spoonful of yogurt
I slice of whole meal toast with mere smear of butter, and marmite.

Snack:
1 oatcake and very thin slice of cheese.

Have upped my exercise routine.

Dinner cooked by Ds tonight sounds quite calorific (Cauliflower and paneer curry, has coconut milk in it) so will go easy.

Managing hunger better.

Fantastic InTheNorth!