Do you see any difference between these photos? The left was taken on July 16th and the right was taken yesterday. I wish I would have taken measurements when I started. The scale has gone down 8 lbs during the course of my deficit. I’m proud of myself for being consistent but the progress feels so subtle and slow.
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Maybe it’s a posture thing, but I do see a difference in your waist! It’s hard to see a difference for yourself, most of the progress pics I’ve seen are over at least 6 months. You’ll want to be able to make it sustainable if you want to keep the weight off. Keep it up and stay kind to your body 🙌
I see a huge difference. Give it time and you’ll start to see it too. Sometimes I find new clothes help. Seeing yourself in the same clothes makes it harder to see a difference
I think there’s something to be said for ratios… 8 pounds for someone of your build is significant. Even if it were a smaller percentage of weight, it would still be forward movement and an accomplishment that you clearly have worked hard for and deserve to be proud of. I say this as someone who often gets hung up in the numbers, so this is a reminder for us both, honestly.
I can see a difference. Your tone and shape is improving. Stay steady it takes time
I’m in the same boat. Same timeline. I have this skirt -that once didn’t fit at all but is now 3 out of 5 buttons in- I’ve been measuring my weight loss with and it’s so much more satisfying than watching the scale. Lol
Guuuurl. Keep going. You’re killing it
you can see a big difference especially in bloat around the stomach area! keep going!!
Shit. I’ve been trying for that over the past year
Honestly I get that it’s frustrating. But the best thing you can do is to just find different ways to make CICO sustainable for you. Whether that is calorie cycling, occasional cheat days, working in your favourite recipes, finding new recipes or food you love or just figuring out which foods keep you feeling full and satisfied.
The issue most people face when dieting is they go extremely hard straight from the go. They try to do everything perfect. Eat as healthy as they can, or as little calories as they can until eventually they break and sneak a treat. Then they feel devastated that they ‘failed’ this task of ‘eating clean’ or ‘dieting’ long enough. So since they ‘blew it’ they just give up and go back to how they were eating before, often regaining all that was lost and weighing themselves down with guilt, shame and feeling helpless since diets are impossible and just ‘don’t work for them’.
Even upon success the weight is often just regained.
Your journey seems a lot more sustainable. We’re not going into a crashdiet where we try to go as hard as we can until we break and then give up. Instead we are going to gradually lose weight over time while learning and integrating good habits and practices into our day to day life.
My advice is experience as much as you can. Many snacks throughout the day, fewer bigger meals, low calorie alternatives, low cal recipes or snacks, calorie cycling, IF, grazing plates, adding exercise, etc.
All of these can work for you or absolutely not work for you. There is no right way, just the way that is easiest for you. And once you find out what makes it easy it becomes less about just ‘holding on’ and more about a true change of lifestyle.