cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3286611
I lost almost 50 pounds by calorie counting back in 2015, then stopped counting and spent the next six years slowly putting it all back on. I've used Libra to track my weight, and you can see the half-hearted attempts over the years to halt that upward progress.
I've been sick of being overweight, of feeling sluggish and unattractive, and of having a hard time doing things l love like hiking and rock climbing. I stress eat a lot, and not to jinx things, but I've finally reduced the stressors in my life where I'm feeling really good about this latest weight loss spree.
Fingers crossed I'll be posting here sometime in the new year about having hit my goal weight!
[Image description: a line graph with the x-axis from 2014 to 2023, and the y-axis from 108 to 160lbs, the charted line showing a steep drop, and a jagged climb, with the last couple years hovering over an "overweight" demarcation.]
Yeah, I overshot my goal weight back then without even meaning to. Though I liked what I saw in the mirror (visible abs!), being underweight sucked, I was cold all the time, and had so little fat on my ass it was uncomfortable to sit on an unpadded chair. Not gonna let that happen again.
I don't think it's too crazy of a rate of weight loss, I started after getting back from vacation in the beginning of June. My sedentary TDEE is about 1600, and I aim for a deficit of about 400 day, either through eating less or moving more, which turns into about 3/4ths a pound a week.