Notes on how I lost Weight

I have been getting tons of questions on Run eat Repeat and social media asking, “How did you lose weight?”

My brother even said I looked skinny – that’s a first!!

Well, technically he said, “Hey does your head feel too big for your body now?”

But I know that implies he discovered I lost weight.

I want to share info about my diet, weight, what I’m eating and doing…

But I’ve been putting it off because it’s not just 1 hack or diet tip. It’s not just ‘1 magic thing I did to lose 20 pounds!’. It’s a lot of different things.

And I had to tweak and change those things along the way. in some cases I changed things because they didn’t work, other times because it just didn’t feel best and/or I knew it wasn’t sustainable long term.

Then, I realized – you still want to know that!

Hello, Monican – that’s how you lost weight, even if it’s a collection of random suggestions or habits.

So let’s talk about it…

*Note: If you are triggered by diet talk or someone talking about their weight loss – skip this post. You can hang out with me on Instagram here and check out funny memes & puppy pics.*

Notes on how I lost Weight:

1. I did NOT set a goal of losing 10 or 20 pounds.

I don’t know how much weight I’ve lost because I don’t weigh myself. I don’t want to know. It has never once made me feel good to weigh myself. even at my lowest weight – it never made me feel better or pleased or anything positive.

I’ve been living my life and I NOT thinking about diets and food and my body helps a lot. When I dieted in the past all I thought about was food. because that wasn’t my focus – I didn’t focus on what I’m eating next all day.

To be honest, I don’t think I’ve lost that much weight because my clothes have went down 1 size but I still can wear 92% of my old stuff.

Oh, and I ‘know my angles’. I stand Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Senegal in a certain way in pictures that I think is flattering.

That’s important.

2. I acknowledged the #1 reason I acquire weight and tried to work on it.
One of the main reasons why I acquire weight and/or can’t lose weight is = SNACKING.

I snack the most when I’m exhausted or bored. I snack at night A LOT. <- This isn’t snacking because I’m hungry, it’s mindless and a habit. So, knowing that I snack when I’m exhausted I started to drink a caffeine beverage a little before my typical afternoon energy crash. It has caffeine and B vitamins, which help keep me from needing a snack to spike my blood sugar. To Camiseta Club America be truthful – when I do my clean eating challenge I still drink coffee in the morning. That is technically against the guidelines of the original challenge (the 24 day challenge I used to do) – you’re expected to drink a vitamin drink in the morning instead of coffee. but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with coffee (especially because I don’t put a ton of sugar/cream in it).

So I ‘saved’ my vitamin drinks for the afternoon.

That helped me discover I got a lil energy boost. I was still pairing spark or iced coffee with a snack in the afternoon, but I wasn’t mindlessly shoveling handfuls of crackers in my face.

But this is a work in progress – I still snack when I’m not hungry sometimes.

3. I realized what I ought to eat to stay satisfied.
After a lot of trial and error – I have realized that I am less hungry during the day if I eat A lot of fat with breakfast.

I put nuts on my smoothie. I don’t measure them, but it’s a lot. I snack on some while I’m making it. I went through that substantial container of mixed nuts pretty fast (a lot faster than 32 days – and there were 32 servings in there).

Sometimes I switch it up and have eggs with toast. If I do that I make sure to add avocado or PB toast.

This might only apply to me – the point is to pay attention to YOUR body. If you are always hungry after a certain meal or notice you stay full longer after eating something – make a note of it. Every body is different. I don’t know why but it seems like I do best eating a lot of fat to stay full.

4. I did a 10 Day clean eating challenge – but the most essential thing I cleansed was my kitchen.
Before My clean eating Challenge I got rid of anything that I Camiseta Juventus ought to have been eating. I have no will power. None. So if it’s here – I’ll eat it. easy as that.

For a long time I tried to have willpower and just tell myself I would only eat a serving or something – but for now I’m alright with acknowledging there are certain things I cannot stop eating once I’ve started.

5. I added strength training into my workout plan.
I’ve been incorporating much more strength training into my workouts. I think this helps me feel better about my body – which turns into me treating my body better. (We’ll talk about this much more soon – I’ve been getting a lot of questions on my strength routine.)

6. when i mess up – I get over it.
(I ate 4 donuts last Saturday. and 3 donut holes.)
Yep. I purchased a bunch of donuts thinking I was going to review my fam’s and share. I didn’t end up going anywhere. I ate one during the day and wrapped the rest up for another day.

Then… they called to me that night while I was viewing TV. instead of eating 1 much more donut – I ate 3.

How does that help me lose weight?

It doesn’t.

But it’s not that I ate the donuts – it’s what I did after I ate all those donuts.

I moved on.

Yes, I did get a little mad at myself at first. It’s frustrating! I wasn’t hungry – I ate them because they were there.

I thought, “I ought to have thrown them away… it’s my fault for purchasing extra. Ugh. I didn’t even like that one with apple!”

I got mad at myself, I acknowledged that it was very unnecessary to eat all those donuts.

Then, I moved the heck on.

If I would have dwelled on it – I would have kept eating. It would have turned into a binge. Then, I would have felt like crap the next day and not been able to run or tried to cut tons of calories – that’s how the cycle continues.

No.

I did allow myself a minute to get mad, but I didn’t allow myself to add up how numerous calories I just ate. It doesn’t matter – the calorie damage is done. I just let it be and went on with my night.

I’m still a big work in progress. but the work isn’t about my weight – it’s about my habits.

I want to feel good. I don’t want to binge. I want to run faster. I love that I can eat a donut without feeling guilty. I still snack at night – every single night and A LOT.

But I want to work on these things because I want to be healthy. and focusing on the practice or my priorities helps keep me from worrying about my weight or what I’m eating. Then, I’m totally free to delight in my food and the rest of my life.

Don’t get me wrong – I run A LOT, I eat A lot of vegetables. I put in effort – I did work on myself. but it’s not about a particular diet, it’s about figuring out all the practices that help and hurt me.

It’s not what you do every now and then – it’s what you do everyday that makes the most significant impact on your life.

Question:

What is your #1 best healthy practice or worst unhealthy habit?

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