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Selena_T

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Hi there,

i'm 25 Years old, married, and I live in Germany. I have struggled with overweight my whole life. I tried different diets and excercises, lost weight a lot of times - and gained it back every time. I'm as big now as I've never been. Fortunately I have a husband who supports me in everything I do and loves me, no matter what I look. He doesn't even notice if I gain 10 lbs.
My last approach for losing weight was pretty radical. I ate no more then 800 Calories a day and went to the gym 5 days a week for at least 2 hours. I lost a lot of weight, almost 50 lbs. And now, 2 years later, I gained 60 lbs. back. I've completly destroied my metabalism by going into "Starvation mode".
So this time, I'm trying to lose weight in a different way. I don't want to try another diet, I wan't to change my eating habits in a way that I can maintain in the long-term. So this time, I'm going with a moderate calorie-deficit. I'm currently at 1700 calories a day als lost 2 lbs. in the last week.
It's difficult to nut see results immediatley, but I'm afraid it's the only way to lose weight and maintain healthy eating habits.
I'm afraid to lose weight and - again - gain it back even faster. That's why I stumbled across this community, because I'm so afraid to fail - again.
I'm hoping to find other people with the same problem, since my friends and family can't relate (they're all normal weight or even underweight).

I'm looking forward to getting to know you :)
Selena_t
 
Welcome to the forum :)
 
Hello Selena and welcome to the forum.

Although you may have endured struggles with various methods of weight loss over the years, you can take consolation from the fact that there’s no limit as to the amount of times you can keep trying.

Throughout the years, you’ll have also gained experience as to what works for you and what doesn’t, ranging from calorie consumption, dietary intake and exercise, for example, all of which will hopefully serve you well in ensuring that you don’t gain back what is lost during your current attempt.

As for your current attempt, I have every faith that it’ll work for you, largely since its approach is both measured and sensible, not least the fact you’re planning to introduce a moderate calorie deficit (something experience has taught you).

However, I’d check that the figure of 1700Kcal is sufficient an amount to satisfy your BMR. If you’ve not already done so, consult BMR/TDEE calculators to gain an idea of how many daily calories need to be consumed to satisfy both, based upon your current measurements (age/weight/height) and level of activity. Having obtained both, seek to introduce a deficit from your TDEE and not BMR.

A weekly loss of 2-3lbs isn’t something to be disappointed about either. To put your level of loss into context, 7000Kcal will have been expended through a mixture of calorie reduction and exercise to achieve such a goal.

Moreover, week on week, a loss of 2-3lbs will soon begin to accumulate, allowing you to witness the results of your endeavour, thus, providing you with the motivation to continue.

Stick with the method you’ve embarked upon and you’ll reap its reward, Selena, even if it takes a little longer than you’d probably prefer.

Best Wishes,

MrNiceGuy
 
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