Weekly Check-In
Stats: 6'2, M, 34
Starting Weight: 209.5
Goal Weight: 185
1.14.19 -- 209.5
1.18.19 -- 209
1.26.19 -- 206.5
I'm super happy with the results so far! I've been burning about 3,000 calories a day, eating about 1,800 so if I can keep it up I can sustain 2 - 2.5 pounds of weight loss a week. Fitbit indicated a net calorie deficit of 8,909 for the week, which I think right about 2.5 pounds. BTW, I think my real starting weight on Jan. 1 was higher, I was just too afraid to look at the scale and internalize the damage until I had already started to turn things around. But I think I'm losing faster now that I'm tracking it consciously.
The great part is that I haven't really felt hungry because I've just been REALLY REALLY conscious of making sure pretty much everything I put in my mouth is something relatively healthy and home-cooked with plenty of protein (eggs, chicken) and healthy fats. I'm not actively pursuing some sort of low carb diet except that if I want to hit my protein goals and feel full and otherwise keep my diet as streamlined as possible carbs are the thing that disappears. I didn't even go to the gym this week, but I've been tracking on my Fitbit to try to hit 8,000 steps a day.
I do owe a lot of this to the inspiring posts and threads about meal planning on this forum, because that's what's changed. My job is super intense and we have little kids, so there's no time for me to cook elaborate meals during the week. We have to prepare in advance on Sundays and then keep things simple and streamlined during the workweek hustle.
Also, $0 spent on alcohol and $0 on work lunches out in January. I'd actually spend money to lose weight, so the fact that I get to both save money and lose weight is great. :)