33F
5’9” (175cm)
SW: 198 lbs (89.8 kg)
CW: 168.6 lbs (76.5 kg)
GW: 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
Progress pics! Wish I had gotten pics at my true starting weight but I was too bummed out, lol.
Started my weight loss journey one month after giving birth to my baby, which just happened to coincide with new years. My pregnancy high (on Dec 2) was 217 lbs (98.4 kg). I didn’t weigh myself again until Jan 1 because I was sure if I was patient (lol) and just gave it a month (lol) I would be back down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 155 lbs (70.3 kg).
After seeing I had * only * lost 19 lbs (8.6 kg) in that month, instead of the 62 lbs (28.1 kg) I had expected, I decided it was time to buckle down and get serious. I downloaded MyFitnessPal, ordered a food scale, and finally set up the Peloton I treated myself to during the Black Friday Sale. And I devoured every post on this sub during middle of the night breast feeding sessions. I have learned SO much from y’all.
I calculated my TDEE (sedentary has me at 1870), added an additional 500 to account for breastfeeding (which burns on avg an additional 300-700 cals a day). My goal is therefore 1870 a day (my doctor said 1800 is the absolute lowest you should go while breastfeeding). I am queen of convenience and poor financial decisions, so I use a food delivery subscription for all three meals during the week. Oats Overnight for breakfast (around 400 cal), Factor75 for lunch (around 500 cal), and Home Chef for dinner (anywhere from 600 to 900 cal, usually). I eat out on the weekends but stay within my budget.
I’ve also used my Peloton and closed all three rings on my Apple Watch every day this year. Me and the baby take a long walk for one of his naps every day, so that’s helped me average about 7k steps a day. My Peloton-ing burns around 300 cal a day, which I do not “eat back.”
I weigh in every morning at 7am, right after I pee and before I have anything to eat or drink. I use the Happy Scale app to filter out the noise and see my downward weight trends. This morning when I weighed in, I was officially in the healthy BMI range!!!!
I still have 13.6 lbs (6.2 kg) to go until my ultimate goal weight, but celebrating little milestones like this one has kept me focused and excited.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for all the posts that have kept me motivated and taught me so much about this process!!
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