Weight loss: [Challenge] Loseit's Great Detectives: Week 0 - SIGNUPS STILL OPEN!! |
- [Challenge] Loseit's Great Detectives: Week 0 - SIGNUPS STILL OPEN!!
- I lost 20% of my weight after meeting my boyfriend!
- Today I turned 40, but my waist turned 38.
- So, I’m a fat girl
- Just wanted to tell someone
- I've lost over 30 kgs and still can't decide If It made my life better or worse
- I lost too much weight and can't fit my clothes anymore
- What do you live for, if not food?
- M/28, my weight-loss journey begins now.
- Its time to start holding myself accountable for this....
- Lost more than 10% of my body weight from my highest (recorded) weight!
- Stepped on the scale for the first time in years today, and it's terrifying.
- Losing Weight After Surgery
- I have been losing significant amounts of fat and I want to tell you how and why
- I gained some weight back and I’m angry....why is losing it a second time harder???
- [NSV] - Noticing how my eating habits have changed
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 11 April 2020: Today, I conquered!
- I've started new habits in quarantine
- (F16, ~142ib, HW:165, 5’6) Opened up to my dad about my problems with eating. As hard as it is I’m going to force myself to lose weight the healthy way!
- How do I start running?
- Am I healthy?
- It's time. (M / 30 / 6'4" / SW: 260)
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 11th, 2020
- For the first time in years, I wanted a protein shake!
| [Challenge] Loseit's Great Detectives: Week 0 - SIGNUPS STILL OPEN!! Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:32 AM PDT |
| I lost 20% of my weight after meeting my boyfriend! Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:27 PM PDT Story time! I was overweight, and became a healthy weight within just 4 months after meeting my current boyfriend. There was no struggle in my weight loss, I simply understood his healthy habits with food, and imitated them. This post is basically what I have changed in my behaviour under his influence, to enter the healthy weight range that I had not been in for a very long time. It may overlap with not only this recent post by u/jryxo that blew up, but also another post that I wrote a year ago too! From the first time I dined with my boyfriend, I noticed that he'd put his cutlery down when either of us were talking. This is in contrast to the old me where I would squeeze in bites of food between sentences, and also sometimes rush to swallow unchewed pieces of food just because it's time to answer a question, resulting in both missing what the person just said because I was trying to twist slippery pasta onto my fork, and also forgetting what I just put in my mouth. It was a bit weird at first for me because it made me afraid to talk as I didn't want him to stop eating HAHA. Now I'm used to it: meals consisting of alternating periods of completely silent eating, and engaged conversations. From the last point, when you focus on your food like that, you tend to appreciate the flavours more, and you are slowing down your pace. Really, doing this has made me more sensitive to the flavours of the food, and also I finally acquired the ability to feel that sudden the point of being no longer hungry! Tip: when you want to stop eating, wipe your mouth and throw the tissue on your plate :) Also if something is not nice, he just would not finish it, not even another bite actually! I still feel pain seeing a large amount of food being abandoned because I was taught to not waste food, but I'm getting there. The mindset is to use the trash can as a trash can, not your own body! I have lost weight from doing this, therefore I think it's worth it. He's never been much of a snacking guy, so I followed him and we don't keep any at home. I also no longer consume anything other than a plain tea after dinner, all the way until around 2pm the next day where we'd have brunch. This was something that he had done daily for years just out of habit, so he's pretty much been unintentionally doing 16:8 intermittent fasting! Exercise-wise, he doesn't go to the gym or anything, but he has so much energy! He's always happy to walk upstairs if there's a wait at the lift, and wouldn't consider getting in a vehicle if something is within an hour's walking distance. So I also developed these habits and I'm sure they add up! I've always been someone who tends to try to assimilate myself with whoever I date, because I find happiness in doing the same thing as them, therefore I'm very lucky to have met someone who's made a positive impact on me! I feel like I have adapted these behaviours as my own, and shall continue with them even if some day he's not around. Thanks so much for reading and I hope my post helps you in some way :) Any questions you guys have for either of us I will pass them on and answer! [link] [comments] |
| Today I turned 40, but my waist turned 38. Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:03 AM PDT Spent pretty much my entire 30s with my waist tracking right alongside my age. I don't think I actually changed anything I did or ate, just the same decisions over and over, over time and changing metabolism, and things start creeping. Earlier this year, I decided that I did not want to start out my 40s with my waist matching, and over the last four months have radically changed my relationship with food, with special thanks to some advice from my doctor and science in general. I cut out all simple carbs -- sugar, flour, booze -- and red meat (my triglycerides were high). Cleared out my cupboards and gave everything that wasn't on the OK list to friends, and replaced everything with whole grain/whole wheat options. Over time, my palate started changing and instead of late night ice cream, I really wanted a salad with vinegar instead. Things started adding up. My belt loop was the first big change. My watch band was the second. Last month, someone said my head looked smaller. Today I'm 40, and I went to my closet and dug out some jeans. My waist size has stopped chasing me. I fit into some size 38 CK jeans (which as far as I'm concerned are basically a 36 since they make clothes for people without butts). Thanks to all of you and keep up the small decisions! My only advice for this first milestone of mine is to be patient with yourself, find a healthy alternative, and try to listen to what your body wants. Also, make your laziest option in the kitchen for something to eat something healthy. I'll never beat myself up for eating hummus with peppers. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2020 09:07 PM PDT I'm 343 lbs as of today. I'm a giant monster in my head. My body doesn't feel or look good, and I'm tired of being this size. I don't want it anymore. Today I started intermittent fasting. I plan on continuing this long term. I also plan on taking a walk every day so I 1) get out of the house, and 2) get some sort of exercise in. That will start tomorrow. That being said, I mainly need something to keep me accountable. And I feel like a bunch of strangers on the internet knowing I've started might keep me to it. I can make all the excuses I want but that won't make me healthy. I'm tired of complaining about how miserable I am being this size and doing little to nothing to change it. Here goes, wish me luck. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2020 02:47 PM PDT I (5'4) weighed around 175 this January. Today I got on the scale and I got down to 159.6, and that's after eating a bit and working out, water, coffee, etc. Goal weight is 120-125. I've struggled with my weight since I was young, self image, etc, but now (thanks to quarantine, my SO, and my friend) I'm more alert to CICO, exercise, quality of food I'm eating, logging my meals, and paying attention to when I'm really hungry, and not hungry anymore (not full to the brim). I also do a lot of arm work outs (not very strong at all) so I'd like to think a bit of the weight I HAVEN'T dropped is muscle. I've been pushing myself to do better, correct posture, and eat at correct times. I've read a lot of your stories and for the first time in years I feel like I really can do this. Like I finally got a grip. Thank you for reading, stay well! Edit: Thank you all so so much for your kindness. I feel extremely welcome and motivated! You're all so sweet and I can't thank you enough. My heart has been totally touched. Thank you! Edit 2: Again I wanted to say thank you all so much. I really assumed this would be buried and that was fine, I just wanted to get it out. The love and support has been so overwhelmingly sweet and I can't wait to make this sub proud when I get back down to a healthy bmi and my goal weight. And thank you for the award!!! It's my first one and I'm so grateful to be accepted into this sub. You're all beautiful and wonderful and I hope you are all safe and happy and content within yourselves. [link] [comments] |
| I've lost over 30 kgs and still can't decide If It made my life better or worse Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:06 PM PDT Don't get me wrong my quality of life has improved a lot, I don't feel as tired anymore, the set of stairs in my bulding have become my bitch, and for the first time in my life I look...not bad. I have been overweight my whole life and It kinda became part of my personality, I didn't experienced bullying on a daily basis as I've always stood up for myself, but of course being a kid/teen who was always sold the idea of one day having "The big reveal" (she's all that style) I always wondered what It would be like If I lost the weight and to my surprise (after a year of dieting and exercising so not really) I got down to a health bmi (94kgs > 62kgs). At the beggining I thought that everything would change and then the closer I got to my goal weight the less I believed things would change, well... I was wrong both times. I didn't suddenly have 25 guys in love with me or anything like that, I just became a person, and I know that It sounds dramatic but because people used to always treat me as the funny gal who hangs out with the hot chicks, I didn't know any better. And now for the first time in my life I am my own person, I am seen. All of sudden I became attractive, talented, funny and all positive adjectives you could think of. But I've always been like this, I love to sing and people who saw me perform on a goddamn stage were surprised of how good of a singer I was only after my weight loss, my sense of humor that once was just amusing earning me always a friendly seat at the friendzone, now is attractive, overall people are nicer, and I kind hate the fact that I will never be able to shake the feeling that all It takes for It to go away is a slip on my diet. In conclusion: I can't bring myself to trust anyone, but at the same time I love the attention and only the thought of going back to being invisible terrifies me. [link] [comments] |
| I lost too much weight and can't fit my clothes anymore Posted: 10 Apr 2020 05:42 PM PDT I am a senior in high school and I decided to try wrestling this year. I was 250 pounds at the beginning of my season and I'm now 185 pounds. That's great and all but I can't fit any of my clothes anymore. I have to tighten the belt or drawstring on my pants so much, the waistband scrunches together and I have to cover it with my shirt which barely stays on my shoulders. I'm not trying to spend a lot of money right now since I have senior activity fees and trying to save up for college. For people who lost weight and had oversized clothes, how did you deal with it? Did you buy a bunch of new clothes at one time, spread it out, or didn't by any at all? Edit: Woah, I didn't think I would have this many people replying! I saw all the tips and I think I'll buy a few fitting clothes once stores open back up. I looked in my closet and noticed I need some new clothes in my wardrobe anyway. I'll keep sewing and shrinking my clothes in mind though. Thanks for all the advice! This subreddit is nice so I'll gonna join it also [link] [comments] |
| What do you live for, if not food? Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:10 PM PDT I imagine many of us in this sub have some kind of eating addiction in which food is subconsciously the most important thing. For example, I had plans to go to a movie with a friend I hadn't seen in a while and deep down I was more excited about the movie-theater popcorn than I was to see my friend and the new movie combined. Similar with social gatherings; maybe I'm feeling lazy or introverted but can always talk myself into going to an event because "well, there'll be some good food there..." While it's not something I'm confronted with on a daily basis, some deep thinking leads to the realization that food is really what I live for - and I want that to stop! Has anyone had success re-training their brains to place more value on other things? What do you live for, if not food? [link] [comments] |
| M/28, my weight-loss journey begins now. Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:49 PM PDT After struggling with my weight through most of my 20s (spiralling out of control when I lost a very close Uncle to me a few years back), it's time for me to take back control of my body. As of today, 11/04/20, I am done being unable to accept who I am because of my weight, I know it's going to be a long and arduous process, but this is the first step into fixing my prior mistakes. Currently weighing in at 310 lbs, 6ft tall, I don't have a specific goal besides in the long term getting myself comfortable with who I am, and having a decent BMI for the first time I can remember in so long. After meeting the love of my life, I feel guilty thinking that I don't deserve her when I myself am uncomfortable with how I look (for reference she is 5"5', ~105 lbs). She is an amazing woman for accepting me as I currently am, but I need to change, I don't want to live like this forever. For my diet, I started by cutting out most the junk foods I love, I could easily devour a whole pack of chocolate biscuits, I am going to try and have them as a one-off snack every now and again instead of eating the whole lot and feeling guilty the rest of the day as my stomach told me 'why did you just eat all those?' Exercising is really tough, I can only walk on a treadmill for about 10 minutes before needing to stop, but it can only get easier from here, I am lucky that I have a lot of equipment in my garage from my father so I can do it amidst the virus epidemic. Sorry for the short rant if you want to call it that, but I needed to get off my chest and any advice is appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Its time to start holding myself accountable for this.... Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:56 AM PDT I finally had the breakdown I now wish was about 2 years sooner. I'm now the heaviest I have ever been, including while pregnant....and I'm nowhere near pregnant, despite the way my stomach looks.... I did keto for about a year and a half before, when I realized I was 5'1" and had broken over 160 pounds. I was horrified. I busted buns, and stuck to it hard, calorie counting, carb counting, and working out once the "keto flu" was past. I dropped to just barely over 140 by the end of it. Then my cholesterol screening was due, and I was told that while my weight was better, my heart was not going to appreciate me continuing keto. So, I weaned carbs back into my life. I put on about 2-3 pounds, and was still watching my intake. I was proud. Until about 2 years ago. I started the journey to buy a house, was given some additional responsibility at work, and stopped watching what I was eating. It was always an excuse. One cookie can't hurt. One bowl of ice cream. One bag of chips....it escalated. I felt the weight coming back, but kept making excuses not to weigh. Not to watch. Not to know the real numbers. Yesterday I leaned over to pet my dog....and my gut stopped me about an inch away from him. It hit like a ton of bricks. Two years ago my stomach, while not flat, was at least not truly convex. I went upstairs, pulled the scale from its place in the closet where it had been untouched, and stepped on. 175.2 pounds. I broke down and cried. So, today starts the journey back into counting calories. I'm going to go back to IF, and see if that helps. Putting activity (not even necessarily exercise yet) back into my schedule. I was only averaging about 2000 steps a day. That's going to change. This is my commitment to be accountable for my own health, my own actions, and to shame myself into sticking with it, no more excuses of "one more can't hurt". Wish me luck, Reddit, I'm going to need it. [link] [comments] |
| Lost more than 10% of my body weight from my highest (recorded) weight! Posted: 10 Apr 2020 09:31 PM PDT hi everyone. I'm back (after 2 months) so last time, I was here, I talked about being overweight ( after being obese for nearly a year or more). well, I didn't include everything back then. my mom had given me a challenge to lose 8 kg in the span of Jan-March so that I would get some money ( ok it was a lot of money :P). I was 74.6 kg in the beginning of Jan. So, in the end, I only lost about 5.8 (????) kg in those three months. Well, it didn't really matter. Once you see those numbers come down, you become obsessed with the numbers ( might come off too strong), but the gist is that you want to see further and further reductions in the numbers of your weight. that with me wanting to look good and wanting to be proud of my own body ( instead of being jealous of other people's bodies because they're fit and I'm not, I started losing weight even more. While I saw the numbers come down, it didn't really click for me(???). but when I looked back at my pics in the same T-shirt from Oct 3 2019 to the 8th or 9th of april, there was so much change, like I couldn't believe it! Back on Oct 3 2019, I was 77.3 kg. One or two days ago, I was 68.3 kg. A 9 kg drop/ 11.3% drop. Fingers crossed to further weight loss :D. [link] [comments] |
| Stepped on the scale for the first time in years today, and it's terrifying. Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:40 PM PDT I knew a got fat, but I guess I was in denial of how fat I got. 255.4lbs. That's a lot for someone that's 5'7". I haven't changed my diet at all in the last decade or so, but my lifestyle didn't change. I went from running 40mpw, playing basketball, and biking a ton to barely exercising. I decided that changes today. From now on, it's exactly 1500 calories a day. I'm also going to go running 5x per week. I just got finished with my first run and I couldn't even make it 5K - I had to start walking just over 2 miles in, despite running fairly slowly at 10 minute miles. My sedentary BMR at 255 is about 2500 calories per day, plus an additional 2500 calories per week from running. At my target weight of 160, those numbers are about 2000 and 1750, respectively. That means the median point in my weight loss should have a daily maintenance intake of 2553 calories, 1500 calories a day is about 7000 calories per week net negative, of 2lbs a week weight loss. It's crazy that a guy has to eat the lowest recommended for men (1500 calories) and run 15 miles a week to hit 2 lbs a week weight loss! Wish me luck! Hope to be 160 early 2021. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:57 PM PDT Hey guys! I'm new here and looking for some encouragement. I used to be an MMA fighter, but about 2 years ago I got badly injured and was not able to move well (walked with cane and/or service animal) until I had surgery in November. Now that I have re-learned how to walk decently well, I am trying to lose all the weight I gained in the last two years. Yikes. What keeps you guys going when you want to quit? I managed to lose 10 lbs over the first 1.5 months of dieting and exercise, but with everything going on, I've lost all motivation and am starting to gain it back. I would love to fight again, but even that isn't enough to keep me going. Give me your best tips, advice, encouragement, anything! [link] [comments] |
| I have been losing significant amounts of fat and I want to tell you how and why Posted: 10 Apr 2020 03:41 PM PDT The main thing that i realised is, weight loss isn't a task, its a mindset. What i mean by this is, setting a diet for the next week and saying you wont eat breakfast, you'll cut carbs and sugars, YOU WILL FAIL THIS. If you have no mental reason to lose weight, you will not stay strict on your diet, you will begin to think, oh one Reese's cup, one cheat meal, one cheat day, and before you know it you will be straight of the diet. I have lost 19lb and counting in a month and a half and it is because i realised that being fat was making me miserable. i am 195lb 6ft now and i shit you not i feel the happiest i have in three years. Some facts that help me stay motivated, things like fast food, and sweet treats are "empty calories." they do not fill you up but simply add calories. they will make you feel 10 seconds of happiness and then shame for the rest of the night. They will not improve your mood or curb your hunger. 20 minutes of cardio, for example on the cross trainer will burn fat for 3 to 4 hours after you are done. don't just hop on for 10 minutes and say that you've done your cardio for the day, go the extra mile (literally) and go to 20 minutes, in the long run it will do you a world of good. With this information that has changed my life, i hope you can make some positive changes to yours. [link] [comments] |
| I gained some weight back and I’m angry....why is losing it a second time harder??? Posted: 11 Apr 2020 12:21 AM PDT So from Thanksgiving till now I gained maybe 15lbs or so out of the 60lbs I lost. I'm borderline overweight now and I feel awful. I'm so mad at myself for gaining it and I'm further from my UGW of 130lbs. (I weigh 150lbs atm). I haven't bothered wearing my pants cause I now they'll be too tight and it makes me upset. I know the mental factors why I gained weight too. I got super depressed around the holidays. It was my first time being away from my friends and family and I moved cross country and couldn't visit. It sucked so much so I ate and drank a lot to cope. Well it didn't stop after January...I tried getting back on track but I just kept gaining. So now it's almost mid April and I'm upset. It doesn't help everyone is now stuck inside and that's a whole other mental stressor. It sucks cause I KNOW where I'm messing up the most. It's the little things I don't track cause I forget or whatnot. It's like when I'm depressed and I see myself being self destructive but can't atop it. I need help getting back on track. I need help not being so angry at myself for letting it happen. I need advice guys because part of me wants to just say "fuck it" and just not bother. [link] [comments] |
| [NSV] - Noticing how my eating habits have changed Posted: 10 Apr 2020 09:39 PM PDT For the last couple of weeks, I've more or less stopped tracking calories, which I had been doing seriously for about a year and a half. I'm a student, so I'm headed into finals season so between that, being stuck at home and not being able to go to the gym, I figured I would take calorie counting off my plate for a month. It helps me focus on exercise as a way to stay sane, not to help weight loss and I figured there's enough going on as is. Anyhow, I've been weighing myself every few days, as usual, just to keep an eye on things. I was fully expecting to gain a couple of pounds and saw maintaining as a best-case scenario, but lo and behold I've actually lost about a pound in those two weeks. It's not mounds of progress, but I was really proud to see that my natural behaviours have changed. I never thought that I could lose any weight without tracking my food and exercise, even loosely, but it seems like a year and some of retraining my body and reevaluating my relationship with food has actually made a difference (which was not the case when I took a few week's worth of break this summer!). It took me this long to realize that my healty actions had really turned into healthy habits and I hope that all of you out there who maybe aren't sticking to their plan quite as exactly as before can find something like that too. It has made me feel a whole lot better about my current situation :) [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 11 April 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 11 Apr 2020 01:09 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?)
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! [link] [comments] |
| I've started new habits in quarantine Posted: 10 Apr 2020 03:35 AM PDT I've developed some new habits after committing to a 90 day weight loss plan and things seem like they're starting to work for me better than diets in the past. I came up with all of this based on research/reading online and just trying things out. Something that is REALLY helping is having more water. Especially with meals, it helps me feel full and eat slower. I'm also doing 15 min of stretches every morning, before breakfast, and 15 min of exercise (bodyweight only) every evening before dinner. And 1 hr long walk every day (if I can). I am only getting 'take out' once per month, and the options are so limited now anyways because of the quarantine so that is making this part way easier. Instead, I get 3 oven/microwave meals every week from the grocery store-- oven pizza, oven chips/fries, chicken strips, lasagne, noodle dishes, curry etc. For breakfast and lunch everyday I am eating the same thing now. Breakfast is a cup of coffee and a piece of fruit or a waffle, or 1/2 cup homemade granola. Lunch is a salad and hummus wrap with a vegetarian protein source, or a small bowl of homemade egg fried rice with veggies. For dinner, I make a homemade turkey and bean chili and have that two nights, or I'll make a pasta dish, or I'll have vegetables and a protein source with potatoes: things like roasted broccoli and cauliflower, parsnips, roasted potatoes, and creamed kale. For snacks/and dessert I have stopped buying all chips/crisps, cereal, nuts, and with the things I have I'm portioning it out better, because I cant go shopping as often as before. I have low calorie/high protein ice cream, which I only have 1 scoop of. I buy 1-2 bags of plain salted popcorn, but I only eat 1 medium bowl as a serving. And other than that I just have bananas and apples. This is obviously for a person with limited caloric needs, but I hope that some of the tips can be helpful! I think for me, my main weakness is the restaurant food, and quarantine is really helping with that. As a person with limited caloric needs, I would still finish a whole pizza, or a whole plate of food from a restaurant every time and I was going and that would be 2-3 times per week. There were restaurants that I thought were healthy like where I would get grilled chicken and rice, but the portions were huge and I'm sure it still had more calories than I thought. I also didn't really have a game plan for lunch or dinner and was buying a lot of pre-made foods for those meals too. Now, I'm forced to create a shopping list and portion out my foods because of the shopping trips. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:28 PM PDT Okay, sorry if this is a bit too TMI but I just need to let it out. I'm just sick of restricting only to binge all my progress back to where I started 🙄 of course I knew that the way I was trying to lose wasn't successful, but when you've been disordered for so long it's so hard to stop. Of course I lose 5 pounds in 5 days, and of course I binge all the deficit so I lose nothing and end up gaining! if I was patient and stuck to a consisting but easy diet and exercise, I could have easily been 125 pounds by now since when I started last year. After today's horrible binge I'm just done. I'm going to eat ~1,200 cal a day, a healthy deficit since my TDEE is around 1,700. Planning to start Chloe Ting workouts and get back to walking more. The progress will be slow, and I know I'm going to get so demotivated, but I am determined! I will not let food and my disorder control my life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2020 05:39 PM PDT Ok, seems like a pretty stupid question, but here we go. I started my (serious) weight loss journey in about mid-January. Some of my beginning stats first: 25 year old male, 6' tall, 290lbs. I don't have any other health issues other than my obesity. Was at the doctor a little over a year ago and blood pressure was good, blood tests were in proper ranges, etc. Doctor obviously said losing weight would be a good idea, which I already knew. Not sure why it took me until now to actually take that advice, but better late than never. I started 16:8 intermittent fasting. I essentially skip breakfast, no snacking, eat lunch and dinner, and only drink black coffee and water. I do have the occasional can of diet soda, but nothing crazy. I was still having some trouble with portion control at lunch time because my employer caters lunch everyday and it's a buffet line of really good food. I also haven't really added any exercise, either. So fast forward to today, I'm still 25, still a male, still 6' tall, but I'm down 20lbs to 270lbs. as of this morning. Having been working at home for 3 weeks, I've been learning a good lunch portion now that I have to provide it for myself. I have also started exercising. I can't go a gym because of the stay-at-home orders plus everything being closed, but I do have a really good neighborhood for walking. It has some hills mixed in and stuff like that, low population density so I can walk without really seeing anyone. I've started walking for about 30 minutes at least per day, unless it's raining. I also have been doing at-home workouts 2-3 days a week consisting of squats, sit-ups, push-ups, and curling some weights. Anyway, with that as a background, I'd like to start running to improve my lung capacity, cardiovascular health, and burn more calories. I remember when I was a bit younger, I would get out of breath pretty quickly when running so I never really liked doing it, but I want to confront that and change that, without harming myself. One thing I was considering is to start out walking, then go to a light jog for as long as I can and then back to walking until I catch my breath, and then run again, etc. And keep doing that for awhile with the hope that the time I'm able to run increases over time. Does that sound like the right approach? Also, would biking give me the same benefits? TL;DR: 6' tall, starting weight 290lbs. Down to 270lbs in a few months. Want to start running. How do I do it safely? Edit: Thanks to everyone who answered so far, but something else I thought of. Generally, I would consult the advice of my doctor for this, but because of this pandemic, I don't know if a doctor visit is even possible. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2020 08:10 PM PDT So I find it difficult to portion control. When I eat normally (which is when I can go to the gym) I tend to tide myself over untill my big meal at dinner by eating the same thing every day. 2 eggs for breakfast...yogurt or a can of tuna for lunch....and then I stuff my self at dinner because I usually wake up thinking about what I want to cook myself for dinner and I am usually very excited for it... Well thats normally...now with no gym available I was getting a bit bigger (I used to be 210lbs with no sense of portion control... and am now a consistent 180 with inconsistent portion control)... So I am eating only my big dinner...nothing else... and it seems to be working... I had a family friend who used to live day to day like this....not eating all day and surviving on an "all you can eat" type dinner...is this healthy??? I feel like I am not doing any good to my mind training it to see food this way...I wish I could just eat enough to feel not hungry...but I never feel happy unless I have at least one time a day where I get stuffed... Idk...im rambling now. [link] [comments] |
| It's time. (M / 30 / 6'4" / SW: 260) Posted: 10 Apr 2020 04:55 PM PDT Long story, but I feel I need to talk about it, and be honest with someone other than myself: When I graduated high school, I weighed over 300 lbs. 19-21 were good years to me healthwise, eventually I got down to 170, when my mother (meaning the best) saw me and said I looked like I was sick. At 6'4" I felt thin, I felt healthy, but at that age it kind of crushed my self-esteem, quickly I jumped back up to 220. Over the last 9-ish years I have found myself flattened out around 250, but I am tired of it. I am tired of feeling like the 'big guy' at work, I am tired of not having the same energy I used to. I have had spurts of trying to get healthier, I tried keto, I tried OMAD, I tried just counting calories, and while all of those worked a small amount, I would eventually get to a day where my depression hit me unusually hard, or I was just physically exhausted at the end of a long shift, and I would break, I would hit up some fast food, feel really hungry and eat a ridiculous amount of greasy food. It makes me feel like a failure, it makes me feel like I don't really have a shot at a sustainable, healthier me. I come to all of you, where I have been lurking for awhile trying to find advice. I don't have a lot of fridge/freezer space so I feel like meal prep is tough, and I don't have a microwave (partially out of necessity, partially out of some weird mental reasons). I just want to be healthy... not even skinny, or buff, or anything like that, I just want to be healthy. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10 Posted: 10 Apr 2020 01:04 PM PDT Hello losers, FRIIIIDAY! I hope you're kicking butt today. Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 205 this morning, 207.2 trend weight. I'm hoping for a post period whoosh in the next couple days kids. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): 1547 ish calories planned for today. Steaaaaak for dinner. 1/1 average calories weekly average. 2/4 maintenance days. Exercise 5 days a week: 100 minute walk in the sunshine & maybe some HIIT or low impact cardio tonight. 9/10 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing, fancy coffee out no more than 2 times a week 3/10, no fast food): Me doing me today. Drawing, walking out in nature near a river & reading. Really feeling more myself. I should do a face mask tonight. Try a new recipe once a week: Cheesy broccoli & rice casserole so far. I want to do a lentil & sausage stew for meal prep. I've made it before but I forgot three ingredients so I feel like it may count as new at that point haha. 1/4 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: I've been a busy bee. Making sure to read this before I sit down with video games. 40/50 pages. Drawing prompt every day: New sketchbook! I'm not sure that I'm improving per say but I'm enjoying the output as a creative head space. 6/10 days. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: I'm grateful for honeydew melon. I'm also feeling a lot more mindful & checked into life. I hope y'all forgive me for being a little quiet on responses, trust that I'm rebuilding the good vibe reservoir. I'm still reading all your updates & so jazzed that you're all here & striving. Honeydew melon for all my fluffies! Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 11th, 2020 Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:39 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! [link] [comments] |
| For the first time in years, I wanted a protein shake! Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:29 PM PDT It sounds weird but I finally dug out my workout dvds and afterwards I realized that's what I was craving. I used to make them when I was on that program so it makes sense, but it was just really cool to feel like that after one workout. Current goal is to lose 15lbs and I'm almost a week in, and keeping myself accountable is the key. Tracking calories (I'm using the Calory app right now and I love it, super clean and visual), tracking the deficit, and varying my exercise to make sure I stay on track and build better habits. I made a spreadsheet with all of that info and also have it set up to calculate how many days it would take to reach my goal depending on my average deficit. I'm not really weighing myself, this is more of a way to put everything in black and white to remind me that when I'm not seeing results I either haven't been sticking to my plan, or that I just need to wait for my body to show the results! I do take my hip and waist measurements so that's what I really care about. I've started and stopped losing weight many times, now is the time to commit! Glad I have a community to share this with, feel free to ask questions. [link] [comments] |
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