So on October 12, I hit one hundred and fifty pounds. I stuck with the reduced caloric intake for one week for good measure, and then did my last check in and switched to weight maintenance. I can now consume 2046 calories per day, which after the last few months feels absolutely gluttonous to me.
I started my plan on June 20 and ended on October 19, which puts me at thirty five pounds of weight loss in exactly four months. Here’s a chart:
The very end of June and beginning of October are clipped, but you get the idea. I’m most amazed at how linear it is. Maybe with more data points there would have been more plateaus and drops.
I think the most important long term gain I’ve made is the knowledge of what foods are good for me and what foods aren’t. For the most part foods are about as healthy as you think they are, but a few of the exceptions are more than enough to tip the balance. In my case, one of the biggest problems was juice. I used to drink two to three cups of orange juice a day. That’s about 276 calories per day, which works out to 2.37 pounds of weight gain per month. Now if I want orange juice, I eat an orange. It requires much more effort, so I only have one when I really want one, and it’s also filling.
Ugh.. too sleepy.. I’ll finish this post later.
Congrats on the weight loss, Anoop! And thanks for the tip on using CalorieKing. I am trying to count cals for the first time in my life - and am hungry all the time! But I’ve gotten through week 1:) Wish me luck!
Honestly, I’m still hungry all the time.
It starts feeling different though. After a few weeks the hunger made me feel more energetic, and the times I was really full, I just felt lethargic.
It’s also a matter of finding the right foods. I keep meaning to make a post about the meals I’ve put together that are still tasty and filling.