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    Weight loss: 66 pounds down and counting!

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    Weight loss: 66 pounds down and counting!

    66 pounds down and counting!

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 12:36 PM PDT

    In November of 2018 I was at an all time low. I had just got out of a toxic relationship and as always I was using food to cope with my emotions. I weighed in at 262 pounds. I was devastated. I grew up with an unhealthy relationship with food and I never thought I'd be able to ever lose weight. The most I would lose was 8-10 pounds but it'd quickly find its way back. You guys, I couldn't even last 2 hours on a diet before binging on cereal and sweets!!! I finally decided it was time to get it together and quit living my twenties hiding away from the world because of how ashamed I was. That December I started with intermittent fasting and switched all drinks to water. I didn't change my diet, I only ate between 11am and 7pm. I slowly started losing weight and after I lost 15 pounds I started a low carb diet. I'd go for walks 3-4 days a week or find a quick workout video on YouTube. Now I won't lie, there were dozens and dozens of times I'd slip up and fall off the wagon whether it was for a week or even a month, but I'd get back on and push forward. Fast forward to today, I weigh in at 196 pounds and I feel incredible! I never thought I'd ever experience what's it like to live in onderland, wear a swimsuit in public, or even feel confident enough to go out and not worry if everyone's staring, wondering how I got to that size. I'm so happy to finally be comfortable in my own skin.

    Progress: https://imgur.com/a/vg7iRbq

    Omg I didn't expect so many upvotes, this is amazing! I hope to be on The Ellen Show next week sharing my story 😂

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    Just kissed the 190’s goodbye! Getting out of a Plateau

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 06:58 AM PDT

    I've been waiting for so long to leave the 190's. Y'all. So my weight loss journey started last May (end of May) and since then I've lost 46 pounds! I started at 235 and am now at 189.3

    The way it started was I actually studied abroad for a month in China in June of 2019. We walked so much every single day that I lost 10 pounds and got plantar fasciitis lol. So not all positive. When I got home I spent the next two months of summer working with a personal trainer and eating clean and counting calories. And basically CICO and lifting weights have been my magic sweet spot for weight loss. HOWEVER.

    There have been a couple specific times when I've plateaued and there have been two ways I've gotten out of those. The first is getting strict on calorie counting again. A few times I let myself slip and snack and eat way more than I was supposed to. The second way is intermittent fasting. Now don't get me wrong. I love to eat. I love it so much. But let me tell you-try IF for a week if you've plateaued, workout while you're fasting, and eat the right amount of calories. It almost always helps break me out of a plateau.

    If you are in a high stress environment-I wouldn't recommend this!! This has worked for me now during quarantine when I got nothing going on and in the summer when I also had nothing going on. I tried it towards the beginning of the semester in the fall when my classes were in full swing and it just made life unbearable.

    So yeah I just wanted to share something that has been working really well for me lately and I hope it gives you some hope as well!

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    I hit my weight goal today!

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 09:10 AM PDT

    Hi everyone,

    It's my first post on this sub and I thought I might discuss my success (so far) in it.

    I'm 20, female, and about 161 cm tall. I've always had a struggle with my body image. When I was 11 I moved to a new school and didn't deal with it very well. By the time I was 12 I was definitely very overweight. I remember, in the shower, looking down and not being able to see my toes because of how fat my stomach was. In my head I used to call myself 'Po' (the name of the panda from that Kung Fu movie...can't quite remember the name of it right now). My self image was horrible. I once looked into the mirror and said "I'm barely human". It was bad, and I was depressed.

    My highest weight was about 67 kilograms.

    When I was maybe 15, I started using the treadmill at home. I walked for an hour a day, usually 5 kilometres, sometimes 6 if I felt up I was up to it. I got down to about 60 over the summer holidays (a period of two months). But I was still fat. I stopped exercising after that summer break.

    When I was 18 I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) which makes weight gain especially hard.

    In my final year of high school I gained most of the weight back (I never weighed myself, but I looked as I did when I was 15 before working out) due to stress from studying.

    Recently, about a month ago, I decided to take weight loss seriously. With the lockdown, I had no excuses not to spend some time losing the fat. My first weigh-in was 56.9 kilograms on the 5th of March. I set my goal as 55 kilograms, as I had read online that that would be right in the middle of the healthy weight range for my height and age. I also researched online about exercise & PCOS, and heard that HIIT is one of the most effective ways to lose weight if you have PCOS.

    My workout routine consisted of a twenty-minute HIIT workout by Adrian Bryant (link) every day. Some weeks I would take one rest day in the week, but more often than not, I'd do it every day.

    Within the past week, I added two more routines to my daily workout. In order, I'd do an eight-minute arm workout (link), then the 20-minute HIIT workout by Adrian Bryant linked above, and then a 10-minute standing ab workout by Chloe Ting (link) to finish up. This would make it about 40 minutes per day.

    Today I weighed in, and the (digital) scale read 54.9 kilograms! The feeling of euphoria was insane...I almost cried! I had never been so low since I was 11 years old. I am definitely skinnier now but still have some stubborn fat on my hips, stomach and thighs.

    I will continue with this routine until I stay under 55 kilograms (the digital scale sometimes goes higher or lower depending on the day), then set a new goal. I'm not sure what it should be though. Maybe 53 kilograms? 52? Advice on this would be really appreciated. The fat around my hips and thighs is what is irritating me. I still have a muffin top and my thighs are still fat and flabby. I also have two stomach rolls still, though they are smaller than before.

    Let me know your tips for weight loss and any advice too - I'm super new to this, I only started a month ago, and am keen to come out of quarantine looking thinner, fitter, and healthier! Thanks guys :)

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    Don't let the Easter Bunny bring your kids a bunch of candy that you like.

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 05:41 PM PDT

    This has got to be one of the most ridiculously obvious revelations I have ever made, but I wanted to share just in case anyone else had never thought of this. Normally when doing Easter baskets, my husband and I buy candy that we enjoy too so that we can enjoy our kids' Easter baskets just as much as they do. This year, due to COVID-19, the grocery store was pretty bare when my husband tried to pick up things for our children's baskets along with our groceries, so he just grabbed some of what they had left. At first I was pretty sad that he wasn't able to grab some of my absolute favorites (Reese's eggs of course!), but as I'm sitting here setting up these Easter baskets, I'm realizing how nice it is to not be tempted by any of this stuff at all. I have no desire to grab a few pieces while I make the baskets, and I know that tomorrow I'm not going to end up snacking on candy all day.

    I feel silly to make an entire post about this, but if there's one thing I've learned from this sub, it's that if I never thought of something before, chances are that someone else never did either. What so-obvious-you-didn't-see-it revelations have you had about weight loss lately?

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    I’ve lost over 30 lbs - another 30 to go. Need recipes

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 08:31 PM PDT

    Since December19th, I've lost over 30 lbs Just by involving natural supplements . I never knew I would have such success, I just knew I needed to lose weight bad- a lot of weight

    Right away I started losing a pound a day! I'm finally back in my old size- Still more goals to reach ❤️ I've stoped over eating, and feeling full - consuming something 🌱 every 2-3 hours .

    Healthy fruits, veggies, lean meats, and natural products 🤓 Sugar free drinks • protein shakes • probiotics • chicken/shrimp • peanut butter & dark chocolate • eat good & feel good too ❤️ is the motto I live by.

    Now I need to get more creative with "lunch" and dinners. Still another 30 to lose. Please drop healthy & easy meals

    (Trying to cut out dairy) is this ok?

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    Finally under 200!

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 04:58 AM PDT

    I've been in the 200s for a while, slowly gaining weight the last two years since I finished undergrad. I've lost 19 pounds since November. I didn't really start trying and counting calories until around mid January to February. I started at 216 (my highest weight), just weighed myself this morning and I'm at 197 now! I started IF this week because I'm starting to work 6am-12pm now, so I don't eat until I get home around 1:30 or 2. It has helped a lot and I notice I'm not snacking as much or as hungry.

    Only thing is, I don't really see a difference and I don't believe my clothes are fitting any differently. I think I can feel a difference, I feel just kind of "lighter" but I'm not sure if thats only because I know I lost weight. When do you think I will notice? :/ Also, I am 5'8F if that matters at all.

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    Seeing the first changes ��

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 07:58 AM PDT

    Hey guys ✨ F18; 5'4'' / 162cm SW: 163lbs/74kg CW:152lbs/69 GW: 128lbs/58kg

    After a long long time just reading through posts and constantly trying a little bit and giving up - I got a grip. And I don't even know how it happend. Around one month ago I just kinda started casually counting my calories and nothing more. My goal for a day was and is around 1300/1400kcal. Around two weeks ago I just got into doing some sport again - casually too. Not the damn feeling about ,Oh no I need to do sport' more like yeah some exercise/movement would be nice. First I just used my crosstrainer and then I searched for a small arm and leg workout too. And today I saw the first results - beside my mom telling me I look great ;)

    It's nothing big but if I flexed my arm before and poked it - it was just wobbly fat. Today my brother told me outa fun to flex it and when he poked against it it didn't wiggle at all. Like yeah I have still fat under my arm but I can feel real muscles. I am sorry that I am so exited about something minor but I feel that this is the first thing I achieved in 4 years.

    I will try to keep this up, and intensify the training for my upper legs - so they will be hopefully the next part I can be happy about.

    If anybody has some tips, exercises, fav YouTube workouts or whatever I would be happy to hear about them :)

    I hope all of you are well and have a great weekend 🌸

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    As of today I lost my daughter's weight

    Posted: 12 Apr 2020 12:01 AM PDT

    Stepping on the scale this morning I noticed I lost as much since starting my weightloss journey as my 3yo daughter weights, which is 15kg or around 33lbs. (SW 120kg/264lbs, CW 105kg/231lbs)

    And I swear this is the first time ever that I have the feeling down the line I might eventually get to my goal weight of 70kg/154lbs. This is new to me, I never felt like that goal was actually obtainable.

    I've tried everything from weight watchers to FDH (eat half as much) to skipping breakfast/dinner - nothing ever seemed sustainable.

    But honestly all I'm doing is log my calories, do a mix of OMAD and IF and try to do fitness at least 3 times a week (nothing amazing, just 25 minutes of aerobic basically).

    Nothing of this seems a hardship.

    I don't deny myself anything. If I REALLY want some unplanned cookies/chips/whatever I eat it and don't beat myself up over it. If I don't want it as much but still kinda crave it I'll plan it in for the next day and look forwards to eating it.

    My realtionship with food completely changed and I couldn't be happier.

    I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.

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    F/29, 5'8 - Weight loss journey starts today

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 11:45 PM PDT

    --History--
    6 years ago, I was 23 years old and weighed in the 145-150 lbs range. I worked out 4 times a week and generally ate healthy, with little alcohol and little fast-food/candy/soda. I had a relatively active lifestyle, working as a teacher assistant for pre-school kids.

    Then I started college to get myself a proper education.

    --April 2020--

    I'm 29 years old, have finished graduate school at master's level and am now working full-time but the infamous freshman 15 have stayed on and multiplied. I now weigh in at 188 lbs, meaning that in the 5 years I studied and the nearly 1 year of working full-time, I have gained and kept on roughly 40 lbs.

    My work is in an office and is quite a sedentary type of job.

    This is not a situation I'm happy with because:

    1. The extra weight is bothering me and I generally feel unhealthy and lacking energy.
    2. All my clothes are becoming too small and it will be expensive to replace my entire wardrobe.
    3. I am now solidly overweight according to various BMI calculators (28.5), and I'm not very far (8 lbs) from being classified as obese - which is scary and would put me at risk for a whole lot of other health problems! I don't want to go there.

    Three very good reasons to do something about this, in other words!

    I have absolutely no stamina whatsoever when it comes to cardio, and I haven't really done any strength training in a couple of years, except bouldering indoors but that's not targeted strength training, it's just fun. With covid-19 all bouldering gyms are closed indefinitely anyway.

    My only form of exercise now is biking to and from work on my electric bike some days per week. A lot of potential for betterment!

    So, I have decided to start on my journey.

    My weapons of choice will be:

    1. the MyFitnessPal app (unless there's a better alternative out there for CICO?)
    2. my Fitbit watch
    3. a yoga mat
    4. a brand new pair of Nike running shoes bought at an 80% discount sale, bonus - they're pink!
    5. some kind of youtube channel which will take me through at home, no equipment workouts which are not too hard for absolute beginners (suggestions most welcome!)
    6. the vast forested wilderness near my home with prepared hiking trails and gravel roads
    7. the 1500isplenty and 1200isplenty subreddits for food inspiration (other suggestions for subreddits or websites very welcome)
    8. a bullet journal where I keep track of my work-outs, measurements and goal progress.
    9. a gym in winter, because the weather and temperatures here really makes it impossible to exercise outside.

    My goals:

    Short term (~june 2020)

    1. Have gotten into a routine where I log my food and is able to keep a deficit of roughly 3-500 calories per day.
    2. Have acquired an "eye for calories" which will allow me to introduce a more varied diet.
    3. Have started and kept up with a couch to 5k free running program.
    4. Have started and kept up with an easy home-based strength program.

    Medium term (~september/october 2020)

    1. Be able to run a 5k.
    2. Have explored more of the forested areas near my home.
    3. Have established a routine of one longer walk/hiking trip per week.
    4. Have kept up the calorie deficit while still eating a healthy and varied diet.
    5. Have spent at least 3 nights outdoors since April.

    Medium to long term (~spring 2021)

    1. Have signed up for a relay race and a 5k race set in 2021.
    2. Have found and kept up with a gym-based work-out programme for winter.
    3. Have established a routine of one longer walk/hiking trip per week.
    4. Have kept up the calorie deficit while still eating a healthy and varied diet.
    5. Have spent at least 3 nights outdoors since April.

    Long term (~summer 2021)

    1. Be able to do one pull-up (I have never been able to do this)
    2. Be within the healthy weight range for my height (135-160 lbs)
    3. Go from a deficit to maintenance once I reach the upper-middle to middle values of said range.
    4. Improve my stamina and be able to run a 10k race by the end of 2021.

    So, now I only have to start all of this!

    I'll keep this thread updated for each of the different goal phases to keep myself accountable.

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    Day 1.. again

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 12:18 PM PDT

    So, we're back.

    Due to everything going on, I've had to move back home & remain still. I'm sad. I'm mourning my loss of freedom. I miss the gym. I miss going outside.

    Because of that, I've fallen back into bad habits.

    Not getting up in the morning, drinking soda, eating because I'm sad— the whole 9. I don't have a scale here, but I can feel it. I know I've put on weight again.

    Yesterday when I was showering, I looked at my body and just spoke love into it. I love my body. I love myself. I deserve to be happy, I deserve to be healthy. I deserve to wake up excited when I see my body. I deserve this.

    So, we're back to square one. Living room workouts, lots of water, and calorie counting.

    I'm ready. Here's to day one!

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    Advice for counting calories and still eating what you want!

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 10:12 AM PDT

    This has probably been shared before but this changed my whole outlook on counting calories! I had gone through several calorie counting phases over the span of 3 years and never kept up with it longer than 1 month. But just a simple change in mindset helped me lose weight.

    It finally clicked for me when someone nonchalantly said to think about your calories on a week by week basis and not day by day.

    I would get discouraged when I'd go out to eat on a Friday and Saturday and I was over by calories on both days. But thinking about my calories for the week, I was still in a deficit for the week while still enjoying my calorie heavy days. I lost 10 pounds to reach my goal weight and am still keeping it off 6 months later with this mindset.

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    Can I lose weight with a calorie deficit alone?

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 10:03 PM PDT

    I've been feeling discouraged lately.

    I lost 14 pounds in November to December. I was eating roughly 1600 calories a day and weight training 3 time's a week. I discovered I loved weight training and it's super enjoyable for me. New Years and Christmas came and I got thrown off track a bit, but I didn't gain any weight back; I maintained the weight but when I went back, I had health complications. I have ovarian cysts. Mine can be really disruptive. Some days I would have to stop weight training because my cyst gets too painful and sometimes I would have to stop a week. I went back to the gym and as soon as I got back in the groove, this virus stuff came into my country fast and my gym got closed February and basically, I stopped for a bit. Two weeks ago, I decided this is it, I need to continue my journey. I'm still 195(I started at 208 and went to 195) which is the great news (I maintained my weight!), so I started calorie counting again. I have it set at 1600. I go for nature walks everyday. Not too long. Slow, enjoyable walks with the dogs for about 20-40 minutes.

    I tried to do at home workouts and my cyst is really bad. It hurt so bad after I was done and the entire night I felt uncomfortable and couldn't sleep. My doctor called and told me it's two inches big now and if it causes disruptions in my life, they will drain it but I don't feel comfortable going in public now because of the pandemic. I've been feeling discouraged because it's been two weeks and I feel like I should be seeing weight loss results. I'm also worried I won't lose much weight if I'm only dieting and taking short walks. I might start going for morning jogs (if my cyst allows it ._.) but basically, is this even worth it? I'm not going to just give up but I really need advice... not being able to weight train is really putting me down. Eating 1600 calories a day feels like nothing is being done.

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    Advice for an inexperienced and not active person (me)

    Posted: 12 Apr 2020 12:22 AM PDT

    I'm trying to lose my baby weight from my most recent pregnancy but im also breastfeeding. What would be the best diet for this? I'm also very interested in intermittent fasting but know nothing about it. My doctor told me to start by not eating anything past 10pm and not anything before 9am the next day. I usually eat very late since I don't even have my first meal of the day until like 1 pm. Idk how to lose weight its so annoying. I don't drink anything but water but I also don't do any type of exercise. I'm 5'7 and weigh 165lbs!! Haven't lost any weight since I gave birth in September 2019. My biggest problem areas are my thighs and of course my stomach and waist. Help );

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    Weighed and logged my döner!

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 08:06 AM PDT

    Okay maybe this is a bit silly but it made me very happy! I really wanted a döner, and previously I just picked a listing that's 600 kcal in lose it and called it a day. But today I wanted to eat at home (well, not that I have a choice right now actually), and I though hey, why not take it apart and weigh it?

    So it was pretty messy but I weighed each ingredient, except obviously the sauce which I had to visually estimate when he added it. And the grand total came to just under 800 calories! So they are more generous with the meat there than wherever the listing I was using is apparently. Upon reassembly I was also able to mix up the ingredients so the whole thing was meat and veg, and not half-half, which was much tastier.

    I felt so good enjoying a really delicious lunch and knowing that I tracked it as accurately as I could, and since I spent all morning grocery shopping (read: looking at 5 different store for peanut butter and not finding it, rip to imported foods), I didn't have any snacks and now I'm right on track for the day! Woohoo

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    How much actual weight did I gain from a horrible 2 day binge?

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 11:18 PM PDT

    Im not the strongest in math so I dont know how to accurately calculate this. Help would be appreciated.

    Im a 5'4 female, 19 years old, weighed 121 lbs prior to this binge. I do moderate exercise 5 days a week and prior to the binge, have been eating around 1,300 calories a day. My TDEE is approx 1,930.

    Yesterday I lost control of myself and ate approximately 4,000 calories in one day. Yes, I know how crazy that is, mindless snacking really adds up.

    Today I went less crazy but still went over my TDEE, eating about 2,500 calories.

    So, I consumed approx. 6,500 calories in the last 2 days, bringing my weekly calories so far to a total of 11,528. Tomorrow is the last day of the week and I plan to eat under 1,400.

    With all these numbers, can someone tell me approximately how much weight I gained from this binge? I understand that I will have gained ALOT of water weight, but in terms of actual fat gain, how much?

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    Down from 210 to 195 over the course of a year, wanting to speed things up

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 04:24 PM PDT

    Hey everyone,

    Last Spring was my absolute peak in weight at roughly 210 to 215. Over the last year I haven't changed my routine much but I became generally more active and ate out slightly less.

    With the quarantine in effect, I think I'm bolstered by the lack of alcohol intake from bars being closed.

    I'm doing small things, like pausing a handful of times a day to do as many pushups as I can, followed by assisted pullups on the pullup bar on my doorframe. I can do almost 30 pushups, up from 5 in January.

    Since around January I've gotten complacent and have plateaued in the low 190s. At 5'9, I'm only about 25 pounds from a healthy weight and in an ideal routine that could be accomplished before mid-summer.

    Those of you in similar positions, how did you sustainably speed things up?

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    Was on Keto for 2 weeks and have lost 15 lbs. Need help!

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 05:43 PM PDT

    A great start but I think I'm going to change to a more lower carb, calories in calories out model. I'm scared I'll revert back to old bad habits. Has anyone had success with CICO model to enjoy a broader range of food? Did you stick to it and continue your weight loss? Thoughts from anyone welcome! I started at 239lbs and I'm at 224lbs today. This coming Tuesday will be 3 weeks. I want to get to 190lbs in time. Really struggling with the desire to open up my selection, have a piece of fruit or a treat. Maybe I'm having a weak moment and I just need to jump on YouTube for success stories to inspire me through this tough time. I was watching Jillian Michaels last night on YouTube and she really was convincing about just doing a 2lbs per week loss and achieving that through CICO and finding the calorie deficit you need to achieve each day to make it happen. Help!

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    Weight loss from 69kg to 65kg, boob loss too(small boobs again)

    Posted: 11 Apr 2020 07:53 PM PDT

    Ok I am really uncomfortable with my body right now...I gained a lot of weight on antipsychotics and I was physically inactive, so I gained like 10 kg or something. I was 69kg, 163cm but some guys would call me fat and tell me to lose weight, some guys actually ogled at me cause I gained some massive boobs. But some people didn't believe I was 69kg, but I put on weight the way rihanna did so maybe it wasn't that bad. Like gaining on my tummy, boobs and thighs. But now I thought I lost a lot of weight, I thought I would be below 60kg, but clearly not. People said that I lost a lot of weight, but I felt that I lost a lot of boob along with that weight. Now I am 65kg and I can feel my chest getting a lot flatter and becoming less endowed. Some asshole even dm-ed me to say that the world likes women with big boobs etc, small WHR and its time to accept it. I don't know if the fact that I am on my period counts, when your boobs actually shrink. But maybe my band size has gotten smaller as I feel my bralettes getting looser around the band area, making me feel uncomfortable. Maybe I am losing band volume not so much of boob volume? I don't know where to post this, whether in body acceptance or smallboobproblems.

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    How can I [17 M 273 lbs] learn to dislike food?

    Posted: 12 Apr 2020 01:44 AM PDT

    I know the title sounds concerning, but hear me out. As of right now, I just weighed myself and I'm at 273. So far I've gained thirty pounds since fall of last year. I was stress eating from school, activities, and other things going on and due to Quarantine I've been eating cause I am bored and I'm sure I gained 10 pounds from that.

    Right now I'm doing my best to get some exercise in, and so far I've been doing good (At least 60 Min. Walking on a treadmill at 3 MPH and at an incline of 6) but the scale says I'm gaining weight still. I think most of my issues are with food and I just really want to know how I can teach myself to... dislike, or hate food?

    I really want to use this time to help me get to my goal weight (180 lbs), and so far it's been proving really difficult, and I believe my only roadblock in this journey is with food. I know it's necessary to y'know, live, so I really want to teach myself only to eat when I really need to.

    I've tried keto and IF and I've slipped, and it's been super hard to try to get back on that. Especially when research shows that those are really hard to maintain. I also tried calorie counting... but it's just so confusing. Like, just describe how many chicken wings are in a serving stop with the whole ounces bullshit.

    Anything helps. Again, I know the title sounds scary, but I really just need to lose weight. And fast. Really want to reach my goal before I leave for college, or hell, even before 2021. That would be great! Although it would be somewhat impossible... anyways thank you for reading!

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    Shed some light, please - Fitbit, Strava and LoseIt apps

    Posted: 12 Apr 2020 01:37 AM PDT

    I have been using LoseIt app for almost a year, I had maaaany fall offs and wasn't able to stick to the calorie budget, however, I am aware this is a journey and it doesn't come so easy, so I am still pretty motivated and continue on trying. To do that, I recently started using Strava to track my activities and also to get motivated. I love cycling and recently started running regularly so it's going pretty well. I synced Strava with LoseIt and it's also working great. Now, a few days ago I got my first Fitbit. I was so excited about it and was looking forward to using it. It is a Fitbit Inspire HR, after some research I have come to the conclusion that for a beginner like me this one seems the most cost-effective option. All good so far, I managed to sync all of the above apps (Strava, LoseIt and Fitbit), however, I notice, when I record my activities using the Fitbit app the distance is waaay off. I read other posts and I knew about the problem, but now that I have experienced it I am starting to doubt my choice. It would have been fine if the difference would have been like 500 meters or so, but it's by 2 km. It sucks for the challenges in Strava and in general, my motivation. I know that Fitbit Inspire HR doesn't have built in GPS so it uses the phone GPS..now I am thinking, should I return it and go for something better. Do any of you have experience with these 3 apps, what's the best way to make them work together and... Get sort of the same data. I understand, I cannot expect exact information, but what I want is at least to have the same thing on all of these apps so my brain can stay focused 😂

    If not, do you have any suggestions on better activity trackers that are sort of in the same price range?

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    SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 12 April 2020: Today, I conquered!

    Posted: 12 Apr 2020 01:08 AM PDT

    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?)

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