F 5'10 HW: 334 SW: 310.6 CW: 297.2 Happy GW: 220 Ideal GW: 185 Happy GW Range: 220-230 Ideal GW Range 185-195
Hi Friend's!! I've been in this group for a few months now & figured I'd drop in & post finally. You all have helped me so much & I wanted to share my first milestone on this leg of my journey!!
As of yesterday I completed my first 90 days of my weight loss journey. My overall wellness and fitness journey has spanned about 3 yrs, with the last 1.5yrs being me getting consistent with working out and being active. I have battled an ED for about 15 yrs now + suffered from severe bouts of depression. I had always been against counting calories because I used to be an athlete and a trainer in college & just knew I could apply alll my knowledge and skills to myself in an intuitive fashion. Yeahhhhhh...wasn't working for me LOL. At the top of the yr something clicked in my brain and I decided I wanted to do whatever I could to really reach this part of my goal & start to drop fat off of my body while building lean muscle.
Also, along with my number goal, I do have a few "fit" NSV goals (run a 5K, hike 10 miles, make my knees happy 😊, be able to travel and go for walks & play with my future grandkids & get around when I'm 60, 70, 80 etc)
On May 12, 2024 I started this next leg of my wellness journey. (Working out/strength training + Calorie deficit + eating at macros for goals) I said a prayer and asked God & my angels for support and started on the path.
I can say that the last 12 wks have been the most frustrating, informative, exhilarating, productive weeks of my 30's LOL. I am proud to say that I've overcome my ED...I have learned how to manage my emotions in a way where I'm not reaching to food for comfort and that feels amazing.
I also learned that (unfortunately) for me the TDEE calculators using the MJ Formula are about 350kc off. At the end of this past 90 days I was able to pretty accurately calculate my TDEE, so I could find my maintenance calories. For me the Katch-McArdle (Hybrid) formula is the best model for me (Found here on the BESSSSST TDEE calculator out there 👉🏾👉🏾 https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/) after doing a LOTTTTT of reading & research I figured out that the TDEE formula discrepancies were happening because of how much body fat compared to muscle I have...fat burns less calories at rest, hence the lower maintenance calories. That will definitely change for me as my body recomps and I start to have a more even amount, or more, of muscle vs fat.
I spent a lot of time frustrated during this first 90 days because I wanted to start FAST!! Everyone was saying "you've got more weight to lose, it'll come right off really quickly!" Nope. My body has fought me like a drunk toddler for every single ounce I've lost. On my next 90 day round I am definitely focusing more on resting properly, as well as mindful meditation to keep my cortisol down. Also now that I have a more accurate TDEE I have a better baseline to start and should be able to cut 1.5-2lbs a week VS 1.02lbs/week.
I've started following Dr. Mike with RP and 🤯🤯 game - changer!!
I'm really looking forward to the rest of this journey. By my calculations I won't reach my Happy goal Range until Sept 2025 🥹😭😩 but the way I'm choosing to look at it is, the time will pass anyway. How do I want to reach next September? Still struggling to drop this fat, or happier, lighter, and sporting two grateful knees? Definitely the latter!! Lol
Anyway, I wanted to share my wrap up, and ask that you all support me on this journey!! Some notes to end this novel:
• I am not a big eater and have been struggling with eating all the food I'm supposed to eat to hit my macros inside of this calorie deficit. I realized that I gained weight from bingeing & eating high calorie food (ice cream, cinnamon buns, wings, soul food etc)
• You cannot out-train a bad diet. I am an ex-athlete & ex-trainer myself & I KNOW this but still was convinced I could eyeball my food & make smart choices. I couldn't 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
• I overcame an ED that has trapped & plauged me for YEARS😭🎊🥂
• I'm struggling eating at maintenence right now cause I'm so used to eating in my calorie deficit (I'm on maintenence for two weeks before jumping back in, and who knew it would be this difficult - but I'm finding it extremely hard to by-pass my new healthy habits and that let's me know I'm building these habits for life and losing weight in a sustainable manner🥂🙌🏾)
• I'm terrified of having saggy skin & no man ever loving me because I may resemble a melted ice cream cone in certain areas of my body (I legit sometimes think about staying fat b/c I'm in good shape, I carry my weight well, & I'm in actual great health) - dating really sucks out here and I worry this will make it worse..trying not to think about it but 🥹🫣
• I lost 13.4 lbs & packed on 4.1 lbs of lean muscle. I wanted to.lose 25 lbs butttt I understand that slow & steady is best👌🏾
Cheers to the journey!! May we all reach our goals and continue to love ourselves 🥂💕🫶🏾
Ps: sorry so long!!! Future posts will not be😊🤗
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