Monthly Weight Loss Weigh In {September}
Happy October y’all! It’s time for my monthly weight loss weigh in for September! As y’all know I am not actively trying to lose weight anymore. Back in June I hit a healthy weight for my height.
August 2017 was the first month since January that I didn’t lose any weight at all. I expected it and was totally content to hang out right around 139 pounds for an entire month. I would ideally like to hang out in the low 130’s, but as long as I’m healthy, I’m happy!
Right now my focus is on letting my body settle wherever it feels best while continuing to be mindful of the foods that don’t make me feel my best. I’m still staying away from processed food, fortified flours, dairy, and most sugar. I don’t feel good when I eat them and they make me store belly fat like nobody’s business.
Last month Costco discounted Almond Roca, it’s one of my favorite candies and I went a bit overboard on an Almond Roca binge. I may have had 9 of them in one night. Not my finest moment. It gave me the worst tummy ache too.
I also had my first sub sandwich in a year last month. I ordered a small Turkey Bacon Ranch from Firehouse Subs (which is about the size of a fist). It was delicious but it made me feel bloated and stuffed for the rest of the day.
Pretty sure there was an ice cream from Costco thrown in there somewhere too. Dairy just really doesn’t agree with me anymore and it tied my stomach up in knots.
Those were my three big splurges last month. Everything else I ate in September was exactly what I’ve been eating for the last year. Lots of plant based foods, little to no processed foods, eating the vast majority of our meals at home, and keeping sugar at a minimum.
The photo on the left is a photo of me last September, it’s crazy the difference a year can make.
This month, splurges and all, I dropped from 139 lbs to 137 lbs. To record, my lowest weight since middle school. I feel beautiful, I feel confident, I feel like myself again.
In the photo on the left I was 260 lbs. In the photo on the right, 137 lbs. Change is possible. You don’t need weight loss surgery, gimmicky diets, or some MLM drink. Just get cooking and eat real food!
January 2017- 19lbs lost
February 2017- 7lbs lost
March 2017- 14lbs lost
April 2017- 12lbs lost
May 2017- 7lbs lost
June 2017- 6lbs lost
July 2017- 5lbs lost
August 2017- 0lbs lost
September 2017- 2lbs lost
To read more about how to get started, click here.
To read more about what my diet is like, click here.
omg girl. I didnt know you love almond roca, i make it homemade every year around christmas. It’s so easy!!!! Great job on the weightloss
My Aunt makes it every Christmas. It’s the best candy ever! <3
First of congratulations!!!! I have been on my weight loss journey for awhile now and love all your advice and recipes. I also have MTHFR and have learned a lot from your info. I have a couple questions. Do you have a work out plan? I have lost about thirty pounds and am still having a hard time with getting my stomach flat and with the extra skin. What did you do to get your stomach so flat? Thank you for sharing your journey it keeps me motivated
You’re such a sweetheart and I’m so happy for your weight loss and good health success! You look amazing and I know you feel it too!
Mary Jo,
Thank you so much, I feel like a completely different person. 🙂
Nice to hear you are a real person! Month one just ended for me and I am down 25 pounds!! Thanks for the inspiration, Brittany!
Now I just need to figure out how to get my kids on board….
Charlie,
25 pounds!! That is flat out amazing! Congratulations! What an incredible accomplishment!
lol Kids always complicate things.
‘I feel like myself again ‘” that is how I feel too, after losing 24 lbs and getting back to my high school weight. I am still figuring out my maintenance in take.
It’s wonderful to hear of your continued success, you are a true inspiration to us all!
Brittany, you have done an amazing job and I love your attitude about food which is a healthy one and a good role model for those who might have or lean to an eating disorder…good for you that you can relax and. It be obsessive over the last lbs of your incredible journey! Taking it easy on yourself and not falling into the self-critical pit is so good for you! Thank you for sharing your journey with is and for being so transparent! It’s so helpful and inspiring! 🙂
staying away from processed food, fortified flours, dairy, and most sugar is a real challenge for me.
I think it is for everyone. :/
Way to go! You are a real inspiration. I am so glad I discovered your blog.
Aw, thank you so much Leah!