TIME PERIOD: All 1-Year 60-Days 30-Days
Unofficial Weigh-InVerified Weigh-InDietBet Runner-UpDietBet WinnerRound WinnerRound Runner-Up
+0.2% Since last weigh-in+0.3 lbs
+0.2% 1-Month Change+0.3 lbs
-19.5% Lifetime Change-39.9 lbs

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CrunchyFrog

12/30/2024 10:03AM in The Great Outdoors Transformer - $700 in REI gift cards!
I just joined the Jan 1 Transformer to keep momentum going! Anyone else?
Except ugh, weighed in higher than I expected (I guess I've been overindulging) so decided to also join the Jan 1 Kickstarter. Nice to have the extra excuse to take it easy on New Years Eve!

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Kelsey R.

Im so close to my weight goal, that 10% more is way too difficult for me to attain. Good luck on your goals! I wish you the best!!! So awesome! Keep up the good work!

CrunchyFrog

Go you! And yeah, it is highly unlikely that I will be able to join another one after these, especially given that my goal is to be well ahead of my goals from this point forward.

Kelsey R.

11/24/2024 5:32AM in The Great Outdoors Transformer - $700 in REI gift cards!
I was so excited this morning. I feel great. I stepped on the scale, and im down 13 lbs! Anyone else doing intermittent fasting. I've been skipping breakfast and not eating after 7:30. It really helps!

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MyTh

11/19/2024 6:59PM in The Great Outdoors Transformer - $700 in REI gift cards!
How is Round 3 going for everyone?

I’m about 15lbs down and friends are starting to notice and ask what I’m doing differently.

What positive changes are you guys noticing?

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Kelsey R.

My tight pants fit me again. :D

Kelsey R.

10/24/2024 8:37AM in The Great Outdoors Transformer - $700 in REI gift cards!
Im slowing down a lot in progress. Im trying to eat more vegetables. Hoping that will help. Anyone have some favorite healthy meals that are very low calorie? I just made roasted fall vegetable soup. So good.

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MyTh

As frustrating as it is, progress slowing down is totally natural and normal! https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/how-your-body-fights-weight-loss

Our bodies adapt to times of scarcity—it’s pretty amazing when you think about it in the larger context. It’s part of how our species survived famine and hardships long enough for us to be born! But it’s really frustrating when it feels like it’s pushing our goals further and further out.

I’ve lost weight before and each time it started quick and then the rate of loss slowed down. In the past my response was to be more restrictive, trying to get back to that faster rate of loss. But every time I did that, being too restrictive lead to eventual overindulging, stopping tracking, and gaining MORE weight than I’d lost.

MyTh

I’d highly recommend the Half Size Me podcast. The host lost 170lbs, which took her several years, and she has maintained that loss for over a decade now! A good place to start is Episode 500 (you can jump to about 10 minutes in for the main content). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-size-me/id502334416

To your actual question, the first recipe that came to mind is lighter lasagna by swapping zucchini/eggplant slabs for noodles (roast them a little before assembly so some water steams out). My favorite is to do half regular noodles, half vegetable noodles. I also trade out half the ricotta for cottage cheese. It’s still a dense, filling food, but lower calories overall than the full-fat, full-carb version. I also use lots of veggies in it (kale, mushrooms, broccoli, peppers, olives), and tempeh and Beyond hot Italian sausages for the protein.

What you’re doing has been working! Stick with it! You got this :)