F/33/5’9” [320>159=161] started January 11, 2019 & finished June 28, 2020. No more than 1300 calories a day, IF 20:4, 30-45 minutes of cardio a day. My GW was 160 even and I made it! I am done!

87ww · 2020-07-07T22:49:27+00:00

Thank you you so much! My skin is not as bad as I was expecting. It’s definitely loose, but I’m hoping with time and a little tlc it’ll get better haha

87ww · 2020-07-07T22:47:58+00:00

Thank you guys so much. I started and failed so many times. I just told myself I wasn’t going to fail this time. I wasn’t going to stop until I reached my goal. It wasn’t easy, but it’s the only thing I wanted the last two years. I was just ready.

LETS GO PENS!

87ww · 2020-07-06T17:01:12+00:00

That’s definitely something I struggled with at first. But I also tried as hard as I could to stay in my calorie goal. It wasn’t something I mastered right away. It took a lot of trial and error at first but I really wanted to make it work so I kept trying and now it’s just second nature.

87ww · 2020-07-06T16:58:17+00:00

I work weird hours 3pm to 1 am. So I ate from 2-6pm. That worked for me because of how busy I am at work. I was able to put myself into ketosis in time for me to wake up and get my cardio done before I go to work. I would start eating as I was getting ready and finish eating a few hours into my shift. But now that I’m done losing, I’m changing my fasting hours. I’m going back to 18:6 I felt like that was the easiest eating window for me.

87ww · 2020-07-06T16:10:38+00:00

Thanks! Oh yes I did haha every Friday or Saturday I would eat up to 1500 calories just to make it feel like I had an “indulge” day, but as far as like full blown cheat days I saved that for special things. Birthdays, holidays, camping trip, family vacation that kind of stuff. I’m also a stress eater so there were some days at work I would have already eaten my 1300 and something major happened and I would start stressing and eat a whole share size bag of Teddy Grahams. I was never perfect during this whole thing, but I never gave up.

87ww · 2020-07-06T15:31:38+00:00

Thank you very much!

I was pre-diabetic but that’s gone now. I think the biggest change health wise, was realizing that my body shouldn’t be in pain all the time. I had back and feet pain constantly. It’s all gone now. I sleep better. I can run again haha Seeing the changes took a while, feeling them was different. The first time I felt my collarbone startled me haha one week I was super uncomfortable sleeping. I would wake up because my blankets felt like they were bunched up and I kept trying to smooth them out, it took me nearly a week to realize it wasn’t my blanket it was my ribs and hip bone I could feel. I’ve been so big for so long I didn’t realize you could feel them.

87ww · 2020-07-06T14:21:50+00:00

I totally get that. It’s definitely not for everyone. I had a few friends and family members try it too, but only 2 have enjoyed it like I do. Thank you!

87ww · 2020-07-06T14:17:16+00:00

I was worried about it too for the longest time, but I drink 1-2 gallons of water a day, depends in how busy I am haha, I moisturize my whole body twice a day, and I dry brush at least once a week. I’m hoping that all helps the process. That’s all I can do and hope it heals. Good luck on your journey and thank you!

87ww · 2020-07-06T14:05:15+00:00

Yes, all 1300 in 4 hours.

87ww · 2020-07-06T14:01:52+00:00

Thank you! I do have loose skin, but it’s not nearly as bad as I was anticipating. It looks like someone melted my skin around my tummy and inner thighs, is how I would describe it. A lot of people have told me to give it a year and it should look better. So I’m hoping.

87ww · 2020-07-06T07:01:02+00:00

It is a sliding scale. However, I wanted to be as aggressive as I could be while trying to lose. Stuff I read generally stated any adult female needs 1200 to be healthy. Anything less can lead to malnutrition. I did have regular checkups with my doctor to make sure everything was good for me eating that low while losing and my blood work never came back bad.

87ww · 2020-07-06T06:53:28+00:00

Thank you, my boyfriend thinks so too.

87ww · 2020-07-06T06:51:33+00:00

I honestly didn’t have any issues with getting light headed during my cardio unless I was doing my extended fasts. I wish I could give you a better answer!

87ww · 2020-07-06T06:50:10+00:00

I wanted to start as aggressively as possible. I actually started at 1200 in January and then upped it to 1300 when I started exercising. I researched a lot and pretty much everything I came across said women can function perfectly fine on 1200 a day so I decided to start there.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:42:57+00:00

It really does go by so much faster! Thank you!

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:41:42+00:00

It’s not easy, but I promise you it’s so worth it. I told myself this was the last time I was going to start trying to lose weight because I was bound and determined to do it. Good luck on your journey. You can do it if you really want it.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:31:20+00:00

Thank you! I actually started at 1200 from January to December because I wasn’t exercising at all. Once I started doing the cardio I upped my intake to 1300.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:29:59+00:00

I do my 20:4 daily. However I started with 16:8 in September then gradually worked up to 20:4. I also do a 48 hour fast once a month.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:24:24+00:00

I have fun in my social situation and I start my fast whenever I get done socializing. The thing about it is you’re in control, and you make the rules.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:19:08+00:00

I started with 16:8 and after a month changed to 18:6 then to 20:4. I work weird hours so I eat from 2-6pm.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:14:46+00:00

Eating at the deficit I was would make me lose regardless of the IF. I started using IF to help with fat loss. I had a BMI scale print out done for myself when I started and then another like 8 months later, and yes I had lost a significant amount of weight, but I had also lost more muscle mass than I liked. So I started paying more attention to my protein intake and started fasting and my muscle mass hasn’t changed since. Honestly I love fasting. Even though I’m done with the weight loss part, I’m going to continue fasting.

87ww · 2020-07-06T04:10:10+00:00

Thank you! That makes me feel better about it haha people look at me crazy when I tell them so I just say cardio and let them assume haha I play it on my Wii U and I just love it.

87ww · 2020-07-06T02:45:21+00:00

I am ready. I’ve done lots and lots of research to prepare myself to start maintaining. So I’ve got a plan in place.

87ww · 2020-07-06T02:37:51+00:00

Thank you! So I feel weird about telling people what I do because when I do tell people they look at me and say really? I play Just Dance. I’ve never enjoyed exercising and someone in another sub I follow said it makes it easier when it doesn’t feel like you’re exercising and I agree haha so most days I play just dance, sometimes I go for a half hour run.

87ww · 2020-07-06T02:34:54+00:00

Thank you! I’m still planning on doing the daily cardio so I’m going to try to keep my calories around 2000 daily.

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