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    Weight loss: I cried in the dressing room today

    March 08, 2020

    Weight loss: I cried in the dressing room today

    I cried in the dressing room today

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 12:46 PM PST

    Not for the reason I have before. Every time before, it's been because I couldn't find something I LOVED in my size. Today? I'm crying (still in the stall as I type this) because for the first time I am able to fit into normal jeans that aren't plus sized. I've only ever been able to buy tops, and occasionally dresses at this store (large chain discount store).

    This journey has been 2 years in the making. I started small, tracking using the lose it app, and trying to stick to CICO. It was super slow, and not steady. A little over a year ago, I went back to the ER for work. I went from a sedentary desk job, to walking three to five miles a night. I was still trying to keep tracking food, but didn't super actively do it, mostly just was mindful of what I put in my body. Fast forward to 50lbs later, I decided it was time to be active outside of work. I joined orange theory fitness and have loved every workout. I'm currently actively monitoring my calories and trying to count macros (macros are new to me as far as counting goes). I honestly never thought I would be here. Thank you to the r/LoseIt community. I may lurk more than anything, but you all have helped me more than you can imagine.

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    I lost 80lbs before and gained it back with extra. Fuck this, I'm over it!

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 09:25 PM PST

    Like the title says, I lost 80lbs before. It was amazing how good I felt, how confident I was, and how much I blossomed as a person. Unfortunately I gained everything back with extra 😔 it started with my hysterectomy but continued as I fell in love and became complacent.

    Fat and happy, right? Ugh.

    I've been feeling it a lot lately. My arms don't sit comfortably when I put them down and they make me feel like my head is too small. My shoe size went back up and tying my laces or buckling flats is so embarrassing and uncomfortable. I literally can't bend forward without adjusting my leg. I look pregnant again and fucking hate wearing pants.

    I miss feeling like my husband is proud that I'm his wife. As much as I want to be comfortable in my own skin, I want him to be able to look at me and think "Damn. That's my wife!". He deserves that.

    I'm ready to recapture the freedom I felt with my first weight loss and I'm excited (but controlled and intentional) for it!

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    Today my boyfriend really hurt me

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 05:00 AM PST

    Everyday when my boyfriend comes home from work he gives me what we call "sky cuddles" he throws me up in the air and he holds me and we kiss, today was the first day ever he threw me into the ceiling, and it's not because he's getting stronger it's because I'm getting so much lighter! We were both shocked, I think that's the best NSV I've ever had, even if I do feel concussed lol.

    Also serious scale victory, I've officially lost three stone! I'm down to nine and a half, when I lose another pound I'll be the lightest I've ever been in my adult life and it is all down to you guys! If I hadn't have found this subreddit I honestly don't think I'd have managed to do this so thank you to everyone on here, you've all been huge motivators for me, you're all amazing and I thank you so so much <3

    Good luck to all of you on your own journeys, whether it's taken a couple of years like it has for me, or if you're just starting out, no matter what point you're at I wish you all the absolute best!

    Edit:

    1. I'm sorry the title has offended people, I was in a physically abusive relationship in the past and I personally didn't find this title triggering (though I'm sorry to those who did), it was literally meant as a little joke, I really didn't expect this level of attention, I just wanted to share a fun and more unusual weight loss anecdote.

    2. I have complex PTSD and can't leave my house alone, I was too scared to even open a reddit account, let alone post. My wonderful boyfriend has helped me through so much, as dumb and as small as it is making this post was a huge step for me mental health wise, I don't have any social media accounts and I don't really have any friends because it's hard to maintain friendships when you're too scared to leave the house.

    I just thought I'd clear some of that up, and thank you for all of the kind and wonderful comments, they mean the world to me. Remember, you never know what's going on in someone else's life, it's really easy to be kind and that's what I believe we should all strive to be.

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    I have lose 50 pounds, 17 years old.

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 07:57 PM PST

    Hi everybody, I want to share my journey, maybe I can inspire some of you to change your lifestyle, and become a better version of yourself. I was overweight my entire life, mostly because of poor eating habits and the lack of any kind of exercise, I reached 86kgs (190 pounds almost) at only 15 years old. Because of my overweight, I had a big lack of confidence, that (of course) made my life tough, I was unable to flirt with girls, insecure in front of people, and embarrased of my body. Last year, in October 2019, I decided to make a change, for my own good. I decided to change because one day, I realized I was the fat of my group of friends, I was the fat of my classroom, I was the fat of my entire school. Did not want my life to continue that way, it was time to change it before it was too late. I started my journey with 86kgs, 17 years old, thanks to reducing my consume of food, changing the kind of food that I ate, starting to exercise (only cardio at the beginning) I was able to lose my first 12 pounds in 4 weeks. After that, the motivation just started to grow inside of me, I wanted more, my initial objective was only to lose some fat, like 20 pounds or so. But after finding the correct way, and changing my habits, I realized something. It was so freaking easy, It just took some time. So the weight just started to drop, losing 12 pounds average by month, I didn't even kill myself through work out. I exercised with light cardio 6 days a week and one day of rest. In my country it was vacations, so I was able to focus entirely in my process. Of course there were sometimes that I thought about quitting, giving up, fortunately, I never did. After I dropped 40 pounds I started to focus on weight training. So, after 5 months of hard work, now, March 2020, I can say that, for the first time in my entire life, I am satisfied for my body, but not only that, I am proud of myself, for going through this entire journey, and keeping it up, I am not planning to change my new lifestyle or stopping the workout. I am at 64.9 kgs (143 pounds), 174cm (5,7 ft) Unfortunately I don't have the best before pictures, because I never thought that I was going to do this lol, and I never took pictures shirtless back when I was overweight. And of course, I still have a lot of work to do, but I look optimistic to it, I know it's only a matter of time and perseverance. I hope this can motivate someone.

    BEFORE https://imgur.com/a/bWQxqvv https://imgur.com/a/T2sprXs AFTER https://imgur.com/a/zULCJOv https://imgur.com/a/Ys9Kkkq https://imgur.com/a/kXbaUGU

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    Progress

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 06:15 PM PST

    So I'm not sure if this counts as a non scale victory, but the other day my family had costco pizza and I searched up the calorie and nutritional info, and I found out it has 700 calories per slice! I know most fast food foods are very high in calories, but I had always assumed it was like 400 calories per slice max lol.

    And I had one slice and that was enough for me, I genuinely felt like having any more would make me sick. It's a victory for me because I used to have at least 3 slices in the past and still have room for more and now, it feels good to not want to feed myself so much junk. This is a little dumb lol

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    The Pants All Fit!

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 07:23 PM PST

    At the beginning of January I signed up for a nutrition challenge with my gym. Not a "weight loss" challenge, but one that focused on increasing the quality of what I was putting in my body and how I was spending those calories.

    8 weeks later and I won some money with the nutrition challenge, my co-workers have noticed the change, my scale says I'm down 9 pounds, and I'm liking how I look in pictures.

    But that's not what makes me happiest.

    I ordered 4 pairs of work pants online from my favorite retailer. When they came in the mail I was expecting to send at least 2 pairs back due to fit issues as the last time I'd done this I was almost 30 pounds heavier. But they all fit. They. ALL. FREAKING. FIT. I stood in front of my wardrobe mirror in my bedroom and cried and then ordered three more pairs. I also ordered two new bras because of an unfortunate side effect of weight loss. Losing weight has a literal expense and I'm wiling to pay it!

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    How do you keep going after the initial excitement fades? Also failed lapband.

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 11:20 PM PST

    I'm so good at getting all riled up and excited, running out and buying whatever the latest gadget is that will finally help me. Sitting down with a notebook and pen and outlining my plan and the goals I intend to reach each month. At these times I always feel so full of hope and excitement for the future and for life.

    It never ever lasts though.

    On January 1st I started my latest effort, I devoured motivational content on a daily basis and reminded myself daily of my goals. The weight was coming off and I felt amazing but by the end of the month I was back to square one. This is how every attempt seems to go bar one when I was in my early 20s and used an online forum that doesn't exist anymore to talk about my "journey". I lost over 100lbs and was set up for a whole new life-met someone, settled down and gradually ate myself to even bigger than before.

    I had a lapband done in a moment of madness a number of years ago and I can say with confidence it's been the worst thing I ever did. It has destroyed my already rocky relationship with food because all the healthy things I engaged that helped me shed the pounds before are no longer an option a lot of the time. However chips and chocolate goes down just fine!

    My band is too tight to eat past 1pm- which you would think would help but mentally when I'm not in "diet mode" it just frustrates me. Due to this complication fasting seems appealing as I can eat in the evenings and I can eat things like omelets.

    Sorry for the life story but I want to give as much context as possible and ask how do you keep going? Past that exciting first week and month? I have no real support system in real life and it was my online one that helped before, could that be what I'm lacking or am I one of the people just destined to never get there?

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    (SV) I'm down 15 lbs!

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 01:43 PM PST

    I've been going through a shitty breakup since just before Christmas, but my unhealthy relationship with food has been with me for basically all 25 years of my life. I decided mid-January that I wasn't going to let this breakup ruin me forever (not that it would have anyway), and that I want to get back in the dating game as soon as I feel healed and comfortable. I want a life partner, and I want someone healthy, so it's only fair that I'm trying to be healthy too. I want to love my body and feel good in it. This is the first time I've ever really put in effort to lose weight and I'm glad it's working out. I've always been terrified of the scale, and I still am pretty much every time I get on it, but I just knew this was something I needed to do.

    I started at 248.8 and I'm currently at 233.0, in 8 weeks total, so that's cool. I'm excited to keep going. I'll be really excited when I can start wearing my size 16 jeans again. My short-term goal is to lose 6-8 lbs every month until I hit 200 (which has been going well!), and I think one long-term goal I have is to be down to 200 by August. I think it's a doable goal. I don't really have many friends to share this with, but I just want to celebrate a small little goal that's been reached. 🎉

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    I’m 6 months behind schedule, BUT...

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 08:20 AM PST

    I HIT ONEDERLAND TODAY!!!! 199.8 on the scale as of this morning! I started in February of 2019 and am now down just over 65 pounds! Looking to lose about 30 more as I continue downward.

    A year in and I've had plenty of ups and downs, setbacks, frustration, and still occasionally struggle with food binging.

    The biggest thing I've gained so far? Confidence that I'm truly relearning how to eat. Example: I was on family vacation last week and straight up didn't count calories for the first time in a year. I just didn't want the hassle. And you know what, I came back, begrudgingly got on the scale and my weight STAYED WHERE I LEFT IT!? A year in, and THIS was my holy shit moment, not rebuying smaller clothes, not all the people's comments, this was the big win for me. This isn't just a diet anymore and I feel so relieved. I can seriously do this the rest of my life.

    I'm not leaving the sub, but I want to express my gratitude for everyone here who's shared their stories and answered my questions. This sub and CICO have helped me get my life back. I'm incredibly grateful.

    P.S. a quick recap of what I've done: - 2000 calories a day, 7 days a week for the majority. I recently went down to 1800 now. I didn't allow cheat days but would fall off the wagon here and there.

    • Fill all 3 of the "circles" on my Apple Watch every day. I have a desk job, so this takes concerted effort most days. I typically take the stairs whenever possible and I do have a simple stationary bike at home for cold/raining days when walking outside isn't doable.
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    30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 04:31 PM PST

    Hello losers,

    Happy Saturday!

    Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in today.

    Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): Maintenance day. 4/5 days. 2/2-4 maintenance days.

    Exercise 5 days a week: Long walk on a local trail. 7/7 days.

    Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing, fancy coffee out no more than 3 times a week 3/13): Long shower in my future.

    Try a new recipe once a week: Peanut butter hummus so far. I'm eyeballing a 15 bean soup recipe as a potential meal prep. 1/4 weeks.

    50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: I should have some time for this over the weekend. I need to put this in my walking to the coffee shop bag tonight. 0/50 pages.

    Drawing prompt every day: I'll try to hit this up before bed & report back. 3/7 days.

    Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for the means to spoil my partner sometimes. Also, coffee. Coffee very good.

    How about you all?

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    How accurate is Pacer, How do I know which category I am in, and How do I manage calories?

    Posted: 08 Mar 2020 01:59 AM PST

    I have been in a good place recently weight wise. I would like to lose an additional ten pounds before going to maintenance. I have a new job in a kitchen and according to pacer I am burning a minimum of 300 at work. If my TDEE is 1200 a day do I eat the remaining 300 back that I burned to stay exactly at 1200 or do I only eat 1200 calories for the day and forget about the calories I burned? I have never really had a job this active.

    I am also wondering how accurate Pacer is? It seems pretty accurate and I wear my phone on my hip. I am also wondering if I am eating under my TDEE since I use the sedentary category but Pacer says that I am active so I am pretty confused about which category I fit into. I really don't want to develop bad eating habits. Thank you so much and have a wonderful day!

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    It begins (again)

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 04:35 PM PST

    A change in lifestyle begins with small steps. My small step starts with a weigh-in: nearly 280lbs, morbidly obese for my height of 5'7". I've had active cycles in the past, fluctuating between 220-250lbs, but after a manic episode November 2018, I've slowed down considerably. 2019 was pretty active, living onsite at an outdoor center, with upwards of 2mile walks daily, but plenty of carbs with fries, rice & white bread toast almost every meal. Added with the new Latuda medicine for my newly diagnosed bipolar type 1 disorder, I gained 20lbs last year to 270lbs.

    This winter has been sedentary. Returning home from the Scotland outdoor center to western NY, I found a part time job at Pizza Hut, so there was a big shift in daily fitness. Days consist of sleeping in, lazing in bed, eating sugary cereal and whole milk, then getting rides to and from the Hut.

    My lifestyle is changing. Today. I quite the toxic pizza-making job to work now at a Walgreens, still hungry for a full-time job, but no more sleeping in. No more lazy web browsing in bed late at night. Small steps- daily routine, like a constant sleep schedule, cutting out cereal for eggs, lowering or even eliminating whole milk consumption, keeping up with my medication.

    Hopefully this will lead to bigger steps- 1 mile walks to and from work, daily walks around the block, even keeping up with chores.

    I need this lifestyle change. I must improve to live longer & vividly. I wanna stop the cycles and go all in on being better.

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    TL;DR: Weighing my heaviest today. Lifestyle changes from bedside web browsing & couch potato tv watching to daily walks & better diet & establishes sleep cycle. Improving habits to not only lose weight, but to gain a new life

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    (TW) Trying to recover from ED, Overweight

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 07:18 PM PST

    Stats right now: Female, 18, CW: 200, Height: 5'10 This might be a bit long, but please bear with me! I am not 100% sure if this is the appropriate place to post this, so please let me know! I really, really need help. I have always been overweight. Not obese, but definitely heavy. In sixth grade, I discovered tumblr and developed some sort of eating disorder without truly knowing what an ED was. I have never been diagnosed because I have always been overweight, but I know the way I think about eating and weight loss isn't healthy at all. At first, it was just immense calorie restriction (I limited myself to maximum 1000 a day). Since I was heavier, no one really noticed when I lost my first 20 pounds. My parents were proud because they just assumed I was finally shedding my baby fat. When that initial weight loss inevitably plateued, I was confused, and thus began my spiral downhill. It's been about 7 years of on-and-off immense restriction/not eating. Some years, it was extremely bad (junior year especially when I was stressed about college applications) where I'd just try to starve myself. Other years, I'd go into intense restriction. Most recently, I just got off about a year of intermittent fasting for 24 hours, eating one meal a day, and obsessively working out. Throughout these years, I've never lost more than 20 pounds at a time. For the past month, I've really given it my all to try and recover. I've been trying to eat regular meals, but I still find myself obsessing over macros and calories. I still work out, but I don't beat myself up over cheat days. I decided I want to finally lose the weight, healthily. I'm coming on here because honestly, I don't know what to do any more. I think that the years of constantly putting my body into such a low deficit has really fucked over my metabolism, because I can't even eat more than 1000 calories now without gaining weight. I'm honestly so used to eating under 700 calories a day now that it's just... normal for me. Nothing seems to be working. I'm scared of fallling back into my disordered tendencies because it's so much easier for me to eat less than to eat healthily. I just want to be at a healthy weight, and to look at my body and feel good about it. I've briefly looked into the refeeding process, because I know some bodybuilders who put their bodies into an extreme calorie deficit for an extended period of time do this in order to get their metabolism back on track. I just don't know where to start. I should also add that I'm currently a first year in college, and eat all my food at the dining halls. Please let me know if this is something anyone else has dealt with, or if anyone has been in a similar situation as I am right now. I just want to be happy and healthy.

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    Friend takes a with me or against me position on weight loss

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 06:36 AM PST

    I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar position. I have a friend who has achieved a remarkable weight loss. She's been able to lose over 150 pounds, reversed multiple health issues and has completely changed her life health and fitness wise. It's an amazing accomplishment and I am both proud of her and happy for her.

    Here's where our conflict arises. She is following a keto lifestyle with great success, but can not accept that others aren't interested in keto or can lose weight not following keto (i.e. me). Let me preface the rest of what I am saying with I'm not anti keto. I'm very much in the "you do you" category. I will say keto isn't for me. Emotionally, severe food restriction leads to an obsession, binge, failed plan .Physiologically, I have ulcerative colitis and a high fat diet, even with the healthy fats, makes me miserable/feel very sick. So, I've done CICO, cleaned up my eating and focused on staying in a calorie range. I've been able to lose 78 pounds as of this morning, take control of some health issues (borderline high blood pressure, prediabetic) and I'm very happy

    I don't feel that my friend is happy for me though. She always lectures me about the need to go keto. Of course by cleaning up my diet, I've functionally reduced my carbs, switched to better carbs, and limited my sugar intake. I do however plan, measure and eat some servings of carbs regularly. I also plan/budget for the occasional treat (ice cream with the family, favorite meal at a restaurant, piece of birthday cake) and this puts my friend in a frenzy. It's so "wrong" to her and I really don't enjoy the constant lecturing.

    Ultimately, I don't get this with me or against me view. I think weight loss does boil down to a calorie deficit but how you arrive at that deficit is individual. We have different personalities, different lifestyles and different bodies. I would think a friend who knows the work it takes to lose weight would just be happy for me and not feel the need to "convert" me. Anyone been through something like this?

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    Its too hard

    Posted: 08 Mar 2020 12:27 AM PST

    Im 18 years old and I have been struggling with weight since i was 15. Im overweight and unfit and every morning when i look at myself in the mirror i feel disgusting. This past week i was planning on eating healthy but we had guests over who brought donuts and other sweets and i gained 4 lbs in one week!!! The worst thing is that you can see instantly when i gain weight because my face because all puffy and big. Due to this weeks bad diet my face is also covered with pimples. Im in my senior year of high school and no boys are interested in me which ruins my confidence and only makes me want to binge even more. I hate this and i wish i was just one of those girls with healthy eating habits from the start. My biggest problem is that i just cant stay consistent with healthy eating... i always end up binging. Please reddit help me i need your advice!

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    Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 08 March 2020? Start here!

    Posted: 08 Mar 2020 03:24 AM PDT

    Today is your Day 1?

    Welcome to r/Loseit!

    So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started.

    Why you're overweight

    Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

    Before You Start

    The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

    Tracking

    Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

    Creating Your Deficit

    How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

    The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it.

    Exercise

    Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

    It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

    Crawl, Walk, Run

    It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

    Acceptance

    You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

    Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better.

    Additional resources

    Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

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    Something isn't making a sense to me...

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 11:53 PM PST

    36-year-old male 6'1 280 lbs. I have my Fitbit linked with my Loseit! account. I understand that if I burn more calories than was expected I get a "Fitbit bonus" which allows me more calories to eat. What I'm not quite sure about are days where I am not close to meeting it. For example, today it says I need to burn an extra 448 calories to be granted bonus calories. If nothing changes between now and then should it not decrease my amount of allowable calories? I understand that if I burn more than normal I get to eat more calories but shouldn't be true that if I burn less than normal it should reduce my calories?

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    Sometimes I feel like I lose motivation to lose weight because isn't there a high chance I'll gain it all back?

    Posted: 08 Mar 2020 03:01 AM PDT

    I'm 17 years old, I've been heavy most of my life but have decided I want to be healthy. There's just one thing, I want to lose weight but I tend to lose a lot of my motivation because I know that only a small amount of people who lose weight actually keep it off. I think, if I'm just going to gain it back, is there any point in me trying? One thing I have been trying to do is make healthy habits part of my everyday life/lifestyle, not just something temporary. Like I don't eat junk/ snacks anymore but I plan to just have healthy eating habits as part of the way I live and not only do it for a few months. My question is, will that work? I've been trying to make running and exercising as something fun for myself rather than something I do just to lose weight. I want to be healthy, but one of the biggest things that makes me lose motivation is the thought of gaining it all back and my efforts meaning nothing

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    Daily Q&A Post for Sunday, 08 March 2020 - No question too small!

    Posted: 08 Mar 2020 03:00 AM PDT

    Got a question? We've got answers!

    Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small.

    TIPS:

    • Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!)
    • Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar!
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    I need to stop eating fast food everyday

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 12:28 PM PST

    Hello all, I joined the community some time ago but only as what seemed like a pipe dream. I am M/25 and weigh well over 400 pounds. I'm lazy. I work at a contact center from 9-6 and I'm in school online full time. Beyond that, I'm the one that cooks between my wife and I. She hates cooking, and doesn't really know how to cook much because of that. I've been fat my entire life pretty much but am larger now than I ever have been. I tend to eat fast food everyday for lunch, whether it's just a couple McChickens and a large sweet tea (southerner) from McDonalds or sometimes I'll splurge on something more substantial as far as costs and in many cases, calories as well. I looked at myself in the mirror today because it's just been such a hard day with my depression. I look disgusting. I don't want to look like that anymore but I need help in some form to at least start small.

    I already drink a lot of water but can always just drink more. I need to know how to motivate myself to not listen to that little voice in my head whenever I'm driving by a fast food joint or snacking late at night. Sometimes I win, but often I lose.

    I'd turn to my wife but I don't think she'll be able to help me in this. She eats far better than I but is still overweight and tries her best already. I need to stop because this is not only horrible for me, I look terrible, and it's expensive. I just somehow justify in my head "well I've gotta eat SOMETHING". I don't have a good relationship with food and I've got to do something about it.

    Please help any way you can, if you're afraid of being mean, just say it if you think it will help.

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    I got really drunk last night... And I told all my friends EVERYTHING

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 03:08 AM PST

    So I haven't gotten drunk since new years and last night I was just in the mood to get absolutely wasted and dance the night away (which I did) however in the course of doing that I shared everything about my weight loss with my closest friends.

    I recently found out that the suit I wore to my high school prom is so big on me that me and my mother can both fit into it at the same time haha so I was sharing that fun anecdote and it just went from there. I also got to a point where I showed them my progress pictures which was a scary one haha.

    Honestly it felt amazing. I'm so glad I did that. I've been losing steadily since January last year and sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind be I struggle to see it so much but to have all my closest friends confirm they've noticed it and are proud of me... It makes it all the more worth it.

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    How to stop binge eating cycle

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 07:49 PM PST

    I really want to lose weight but I struggle with binge eating. I know I don't necessarily need to be on diet, but I want to lose weight. I've been trying to lose weight so hard but I ended up giving up and ended up binge eating... I've been struggling with my body for so long and I'm just so tired of being not satisfied with who I am. I've also developed bad eating habits and bulimia traits over past few months. I just want to lose some weight and stop feeling insecure. I have a trouble with control due to my impulsivity problem. I just want to feel better. Seriously.

    Sorry if this is not the right sub, I just want to stop vomiting after eating so much junk food. I've read articles, searched some topics on reddit, but nothing seemed to help me. If anyone had same or similar struggles please help me.

    Thanks in advance

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    Had kind of a rough day, now I'm here. Ready to take the leap.

    Posted: 07 Mar 2020 10:22 PM PST

    All day today I've been thinking about where I am in life and where I'm going to go if I keep up the same habits (not just dietary, like my entire lifestyle). It hasn't been the happiest day; I'm not a very good person in general but I know that won't follow me indefinitely. That's why today (March 7th) I will start improving myself. As you can tell by the name of the subreddit, I'm starting with weight.

    I've never really been "fat" so to speak. I have never however been thin, fit or healthy by my standards. I'm 6'1" 190lbs (16 years old) and have been steadily climbing in weight. Granted I've also been steadily climbing in height (about a year ago I was 5'10" 170lbs) but it's apparent to me I'm not going to start losing weight any time soon. I'm also not really all that self conscious about my weight, I'm a pretty big dude and it doesn't surprise anyone I've got a bit of a belly (myself included). It does however hugely affect my self-confidence as I feel like girls don't find me attractive. If I feel like they don't like me I'm not going to have confidence talking to them, ya feel me? I know absolutely nothing about dieting and all that jazz but I can easily (very fucking easily) point out my bad habits. My plan so far is to squash those and get more serious about exercising. I don't exercise like you'd usually imagine what a 16 year old exercising would look like, I have a badminton class 2nd period (which if you know badminton you know the class is basically 99% cardio workouts). This year is my 3rd year (of 3) doing the class and I've never actually given it my all. I'm gonna start trying that. I'm going to give as much physical effort in badminton as I do mental effort in math.

    I'm posting this mostly for myself (sorry reddit) as the ceremonial cutting ribbon of my new lifestyle.

    To keep the analogy going though, it's cutting the ribbon to a void of uncertainty and winging it.

    I'm looking for tippy-tips and pointers to get my diet started.

    A bit of "mise en contexte" information:

    I don't eat breakfast;

    I don't bring a lunch to school;

    I mostly drink water;

    I eat a large dinner or snack from 3-10pm.

    ​

    Thanks and much love, I scrolled through this subreddit for 15 minutes before making this. Those 15 minutes btw only sealed the deal on this idea. I'm going to fucking lose weight.

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    SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 08 March 2020: Today, I conquered!

    Posted: 08 Mar 2020 12:08 AM PST

    The habit of persistence is the habit of victory!

    Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?)

    • Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal?
    • Did you log for an entire week? or year?
    • Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record?
    • Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit?

    Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness!

    Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit!

    On reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily post the most read, most used, most interesting post on /r/loseit by reading, commenting, and participating often!

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