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It's always disheartening to see the scale going the "wrong" direction. It leads to frustration, self doubt, questions like "Why bother?"
I just need to trust the process. I weigh and measure every bit of food, ingredients used, drinks, etc and I track every bite. I've been working out damn near daily. I aim to stay under 1300 calories per day with an approximate 1000 calorie deficit (based on data from fitbit). I should be losing 2 pounds per week, but instead I've gained 3.
Trust the process! I'm not an anomaly, I'm not broken. I'm just getting started and my body is figuring out what I want it to do. There is more to this journey than a number on the scale. I'm building endurance with my workout routines, I'm keeping my body moving and my heartrate up. I just need to keep my spirits up and stay focused. I'm building healthy habits and I'm sure I'll see a whoosh on the scale before I know it!
Other things to note, I've been consuming protein shakes (under 200 calories) and the pre-workout I use does contain creatine. Hopefully, my body is just hanging on to extra water as I try to build muscle!
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70.3 kg
Lost so far: 0.6 kg.
Still to go: 13.6 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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1040 kcal
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Fat: 28.29g | Prot: 87.02g | Carbs: 119.96g.
Breakfast: Green Mountain Coffee Breakfast Blend K-Cup, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Metamucil Sugar Free Metamucil, Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, Great Value Powdered Creamer. Lunch: Great Value 1% Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Sun World Red Seedless Grapes, Gala Apples, Dole Bananas. Dinner: Publix Top Round London Broil, Birds Eye Steamfresh Protein Blends - Italian Style. Snacks/Other: Laughing Cow Spicy Pepper Jack, Quaker Rice Cakes - White Cheddar. more...
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Gaining 1.3 kg a Week
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I see you did drop a couple days after you posted this. Yes, "trust the process." If you are moving and counting your food accurately, it will work! You are doing a great job! Just be patient and don't try to lose too quickly! This is for the rest of your life!
19 May 20 by member: melissatwa
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Melissa, thank you so much! You're always so encouraging on my posts and I appreciate it. And you are so right, this is a marathon and not a sprint.
In the past, I usually did keto to lose weight. I would count carbs and wait until I'd lost 20 pounds or so before even starting to work out. Inevitably, I'd give up and start eating "normally" again and the weight came right back on.
This time around, I'm doing both calorie counting and regular exercise right from the start. This is a whole new approach for me and feels so much more sustainable.
19 May 20 by member: DeliriumTrigger
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You have exacly the right attitude! I've never done keto, but I know it can be very successful yet difficult to sustain for many. I was determined that however I lost the weight this time had to be something I could continue always. Before I was your age I had already gone up and down through 5 pregnancies. What a nightmare of gaining and dropping. Then I went through the gain and loss of weight a couple more times after than. Now, I feel like maybe I have finally learned what to do that works for me. You are doing so well with your focus.
19 May 20 by member: melissatwa
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the extra weight could be muscle weight from training anyway, keep on going n trust the process n keep positive.
way to go 😊👍👍
19 May 20 by member: sweet_riri
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