By the way, last time I talked to you, you had lost 22 pounds. You lost that last 10 pounds fast!! How many calories do you eat every day? Are you exercising? I walk for an hour, 7 days a week.
Well, I’m only 5.3 too.
When I first started, I kept my calories at 1200. Then after I’d lost about 10-15, I started weaning that back, just a little at a time. For me if I cut too much to fast, I can’t stick to it.
I’d say right now, I’m at about 900 calories a day, which feels like plenty and I stay very satisfied.
No, I’m not exercising. I tried walking, but between the weather and neighborhood dogs, I just couldn’t keep to it. So other then riding, which I have been doing a lot of, that’s about it, and I’ve never thought riding was all that beneficial for weight loss. It might tone up some muscle, but I don’t think you burn all that much calories...I’ve never noticed that it helped.
I have come to believe that if you eat good balanced meals, exercise is not all that important. Because even years ago when I was at 125, I never got into any pant sizes less then a 10, and now I’m at 135 and am in an 8 very comfortably. I even have a tiny bit of muscle definition in my abs. I’d say I burned off fat, and retained/built some lean body muscle just eating properly.
What does Mack think...well, he tells me he thinks I look great, he’s happy that I feel better...he’s been very encouraging, mainly because he knew I felt bad mentally and physically before and he was sorry for that. I guess at our age, it’s not so much we look at each other for how we look, as much as we are glad we’ve both gotten healthy, and have a better chance at still being around for each other for some years to come:) That was our main goal to get healthy, not so much to “look” better. Mack has lost 100 lbs, over the last 2 years. More people have commented about how he looks then me. You know tho, some people are just rude, and mainly I’m thinking that applies to family. Before he lost all his weight, people commented to me all the time about how he was so heavy, blah blah blah, now his mother, and my dad, and several friends have told me he looks old and sick...I get so pissed...I think he looks great, and healthier. Yeah we look old, we are for heavens sake...
Anyway, I just had to vent a bit about that:), it’s really bugged me and the next person that says anything about him, well...I may slip back into my aggressive aggressive mode:)
Becky
LOL...it didn't feel fast, I thought back in Nov. when I started I'd be done by March...3 weeks ago I had 4 lbs to go, I told Mack, I was so sick of this that I was going to loose that in the next 2 weeks or I was cutting an arm off to get it done:)...Well I dropped 3 1/2 really quick, and then that last half lb. played with my brain:)...I'd be 135.5 one day, then 136.5 the next, then 136.0, one time not changing a thing I jumped to 137. I was ready to kill myself.
This morning I got to wake Mack up aT 6:30, WHOO HOOING:). I stepped on and off the scale 4 times, and it was at 135.0 and one time it even read 134.5, so I'm there:) I really think one of the best things you can do to speed weight loss, is drink lots of water. I'm drinking 5-6 20 oz bottles a day. I crave water...can't get enough. I don't have to force myself to drink, I want it now. That took a while to reach, when I first started I'd drink about 3 bottles a day, over time, it's just sort of increased on it's own. Becky