How to weigh 155 pounds
How I did it: I have wanted to get back down to 155 pounds for a few years because after I started a new relationship I ballooned up to 190 pounds and started to miss my single gal body. Five years later, I finally made it down, actually I weigh 150 now and am looking to drop another couple of pounds. It needn't have taken me so long, I'm sure I could have done it faster if I had focused on it but I had many other things going on and couldn't commit myself to it. Eventually it just came off sort of naturally because I was (and am) working out a lot, and as long as I didn't pig out every day I was losing pounds slowly but steadily.
Lessons & tips: Exercise was key for me, I work out a lot with cardio, strength training, and a lot of walking. If I didn't work out as much as I do I probably would still be 190 pounds.
The benefits of exercise (beyond just excellent cardio and overall health and fitness) is that I am still able to eat the foods I like (and even have "really bad" foods like movie theatre popcorn with butter, fancy dinners, desserts, junk food, etc) and not gain weight (I even lose weight).
However I don't pig out every day and most days I focus a lot on making sure I get the nutrients I need. I especially focused on getting the right amount of fibre, protein, iron, calcium, and B12. I found that when I focused mostly on how much nutritional benefits I was getting from my food, (rather than calories, fat grams, etc) I lost weight easier and felt better throughout the day. Food that was lacking in nutritional value seemed kind of pointless to me, so I don't eat it often, and on days when I do pig out I still eat as many nutrient dense foods as possible. If I had restricted my food more I have no doubt I would have lost weight faster but I really enjoy food so I wasn't willing to severely restrict my intake.
I eat anywhere from 1500-3000 calories a day. Usually nowadays I eat between 1700 and 1900 a day, when I was focused on weight loss it was around 1400-1600 instead.
It might be worth mentioning that I'm a vegetarian which is why iron, B12 and protein requirements were so important to me in my nutrition. Soy products and tofu products tend to be very high in protein and vitamins/minerals, and low in fat. I found them to be really useful in getting my nutritional requirements.
Resources: Fitday.com is where I logged my food and exercise every day, it helped me keep track of my nutrition and log my weight in it so I can see patterns.
