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Originally Posted by Kristy
Hey Josie,
1. I think you look great already!
2. I was curious about metabolism shift over time. Were you always a small eater? Could you paint a progression over time to 1300/day?
(I'm mid 30's and recently had to accept that I can now only choose 2/3 from: not exercise, drink, eat like an angry man. :/)
Good luck reaching your goals!
Thanks Kristy!
It's been a long haul. I was at my absolute heaviest when I started. I started with just removing items from my diet but not calorie counting. No diet soda, ever again. Moved on to, no bread or pasta at all. Moderation just never worked for me and once I start, it's hard to stop. So I kept removing all bad carbs from my diet and moving more. Easy stuff and lost some weight pretty fast.
It was tough for the first month or 2. I would eat cashews, almonds, peanuts and cheese instead of bad carbs. Yes, they are high in fat and calories but it helped me break the addiction. I also would drink protein shakes in the early days, which I dislike, but they'd keep me full.
After a while in order to keep losing weight, I'd have to keep on reducing my calories, which I track on mfp. And as I lost weight, I started moving more and more.
I still have a ****ty metabolism, most women in their late 40's do, but mine is below avg imo. Plus being short doesn't help - shorties get less calories.
For the last few months I just couldn't lose weight - but things like crackers and potato chips were finding their way back into my diet. (never banished them lol)
For the moment I'm doing 1,200 to get weight loss moving again, and trying to keep it to real food (not crackers from a box which I love).
Anyway, GL! My best advice would be to replace bad carby things with high fat yummy things until your body no longer craves the shiat. That worked for me to get me started.