I have started losing weight at the start of the year, and there is a very real motivator for it. I needed to lose weight to get IVF funding (in the UK, there are strict rules to qualify). My BMI needs to be under 30. It is now 29.6, but the nurse advised me to keep going and give myself a generous leeway because the IVF drugs can increase weight by quite a lot (4-6kg). During the process, one gets weighed again, so it's important that the BMI remains under 30 even if the weight gain isn't real, i.e. mostly water weight from the hormones. I won't go into this and how it makes me feel. What this means for me is that I need to keep going.
My current weight is 82kg. Starting weight in January was 90kg. I'd like to get to somewhere between 72 and 75kg by the time I start IVF (hopefully towards the end of the year).
Height 167cm
Body fat percentage appears to be somewhere around 36% (we'll take this with a pinch of salt!)
For a good 9 years now, I've been quite active. I spend 6 to 7 hours a week doing a more intense form of exercise such as running or heavy lifting. Last year, I ran two half marathons and basically spent the whole year just running. This year I've gone back to lifting heavy, while also running (though lower distances). On top of this, I try to walk a lot (minimum 10k steps per day). While I have an office job, for more than half my working day, I use a standing desk and walking pad to get my steps in. What I'm trying to say is that my activity levels tend to remain high no matter what my weight is.
But what tends to happen when I reach my goal weight is that I relax. I stop calorie counting, I have a bit more wine, I eat out more. I have never had any issues with binge eating, but I'm just a bit glutenous. I like food, and while I'm generally a healthy eater, my portions get bigger. I don't put the weight on back straight away but let's say I spent 1 year losing 15kg, in about 3 years I would put it back (this has been my pattern in the past). And I'm scared of doing this again with this weight loss phase. I know I'm not there yet, but I'm scared of the end and slowly undoing the work again! I'm not sure what I'm looking for here, encouragement, support, similar experiences. Is anyone else scared of the end of their weight loss journey?
Disclaimer: I understand that if IVF is successful and I end up pregnant, I will automatically put on a lot of fat because my body needs it for the baby. I think this is more about the time between goal weight and pregnancy. I also want to mantain a healthy strong body to help me through a potential pregnancy.
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