Weight loss: [Challenge] Loseit's Great Detectives - Week 2 |
- [Challenge] Loseit's Great Detectives - Week 2
- Holy crap life is different...
- I won’t let myself lose weight but it’s all I think about
- Officially out of the 120’s and in the teens!!! F/19 5’4/119lbs
- I’ve officially lost 10 stone! (140lbs!!!!)
- I’ve just reached 199.99 lb today! Sharing my experience in the comments
- I'm a Sexy Meat Potato!
- What a difference 2 years can make. -180 in 24 months.
- 6kg down after transitioning from keto to high carb diet
- Logged on the MFP for the first time in a while, and I'm at my original goal weight!
- Friendly reminder regarding obsessing over food.
- I've started a weight loss journey and thought I'd give some tips that have been helping me through it
- Finally noticed some progress!!!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 25th, 2020
- A small, unexpected victory. 1 year down, -10lbs
- (F, 27) 3 Months of Progress, Feb 1 to April 24 [progress pic]
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 25 April 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Hello fellow peepole- A Note to Self
- Don't Let the Scale Rule Everything
- I’ve lost over 100lbs and I’m starting to scare myself
- I can’t stop eating
- Mental health issues and losing weight
- 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 25 April 2020 - The Plan for Today!
- Why are rice & pasta much more popular than lentils, chickpeas, soy beans in the fitness and bodybuilding communities?
- I always feel hungry HELP
| [Challenge] Loseit's Great Detectives - Week 2 Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:11 AM PDT |
| Holy crap life is different... Posted: 24 Apr 2020 03:26 PM PDT I CAN FEEL MY BONES?! Like ok I am obsessed with feeling my hip bones. Feeling my wrist bones. 200lbs ago I couldn't feel my bones! But man sleeping is weird. I used to wrest my arm on my side fat and there was a perfect bridge from my chest to my ass of fat. Now I have curves and I really have no idea what to do with my arm when I sleep now. Also people actually check me out in public. Yeah my style has gone from jeans and band tshirts to dresses and stockings. Not used to the attention. People are also a lot nicer. Like.. A lot. That's probably because I actually look at people when I speak to them instead of feeling ashamed and looking down. I also don't need to turn sideways anymore to fit through areas. I just fit. I can also it in different positions. I don't have to be afraid of plastic chairs! I can cross my legs! Also ow my coccyx hurts when I sit too long. That will take some getting used to. And yeah I am dating a bodybuilder now. That is the biggest surprise of all. He has been my biggest cheerleader. He has taught me how to lift at the gym, he is my support when I am too hard on myself. Life is different, my fat was my shell and I am no longer hiding. Pics clothed https://imgur.com/a/QSqz3aj undies to show loose skin. (NSFW) https://imgur.com/a/iiX2xxl Bonus pic of my boyfriends Pomeranian! Edit to add undies photos. [link] [comments] |
| I won’t let myself lose weight but it’s all I think about Posted: 24 Apr 2020 05:52 AM PDT I've struggled with my weight my whole life, having been raised in an obese family. I never learned to eat the right foods and I've never felt comfortable with who I am. I let my weight devalue all other qualities about myself. I'm not good enough for any of the things I want in life because I can't do this one simple job of losing weight. It's all I think about. I research weight loss techniques in all my free time or I look at fit girls I wish I looked like. I know how simple it is to lose weight. Create a caloric deficit and do some exercise. I enjoy a few kinds of exercise but I'm actually too stubborn to do the things I know I should do to lose weight. If I stick to a balanced diet I self-sabotage by binging when I'm not hungry and tell myself it's fine, I don't really care that much. If I finally manage to force myself to exercise I stop half way through and tell myself that was enough even if I was enjoying it. I want to be better but I can't control myself. I am so sick of living this way. Any psychologists out there able to explain this??? [link] [comments] |
| Officially out of the 120’s and in the teens!!! F/19 5’4/119lbs Posted: 24 Apr 2020 11:10 AM PDT Just wanted to share a victory because I have nobody else to share it with. Im so happy and proud of myself because I weighed myself this morning and I am no longer in the 120's!!! I'm so close to my goal now. I used to be obese, weighing 180 lbs 2 years ago and now I am under 120 pounds. I honestly cant believe what I've been able to accomplish and how far I've come. Never ever did I think I would even see below 140 on the scale but here I am. Yay to discipline and motivation!! And to anyone that is just starting or struggling with their journey, I know how hard it is. It can be the worst thing ever and sometimes you just wanna give up because you don't think you'll ever succeed. I thought that way for many years before losing weight, but I am so glad I ditched that mindset. It gets easier over time and the progress may feel slow at times, but it is SO worth it in the end. Keep going:) [link] [comments] |
| I’ve officially lost 10 stone! (140lbs!!!!) Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:05 AM PDT So as the title says, i hopped on the scales this morning and it told me i was 216lbs. At my heaviest in November 2017, that same scale said 356lbs. The 10 stone is a big milestone for me, but i still have another approx 20lbs to get to my first goal of 14 stone or 196lbs. That will still leave me technically overweight going by BMI, but I do a lot of weight lifting and want to see how I look at 14stone first before dropping any more, i don't wanna start looking scrawny! Anyway here are my pics (NSFW maybe) This was my starting picture in May 2017, just before my heaviest point. i dont have a lot of pics back then because i didnt like posing for them. I really wish i had taken a proper start photo (and measurements) ) start pic The next links are between November 2019 and now. I changed my gym and PT and started weightlifting, and my PT made me take proper pictures and measures me every week! Weight in first pics 268, weight in current pics 216 so 52lb difference For reference i am 5'10" Diet I havent had a strict plan the whole way through, ive bounced between different diet plans, depending on how ive felt. At the start it was mainly low fat, low carb and portion control. I cut out the crap, no sugar, no alcohol, no takeaways, no snacking. That was hard to sustain as i did feel i was depriving myself, but it did lead to a big initial weight loss, over the course of 9 months I lost 8 stone or 112lbs Before i changed gyms in Nov 19, i had actually regained about 1.5stone, through bad habits creeping back in and just generally slacking off My new trainer set me a calorie target initially of 1600 kcals per day, and gave me a macro split. Over the course of the first few weeks this was increased to 1900 kcals per day as he saw my activity level and was tracking my weight and measurements. I now find myself enjoying eating as i can have treats, as long as it fits in my macros and cals for the day. In the past few weeks ive started IF, eating all my cals between 10am and 4pm, and have noticed a difference on the scales, so it works for me Exercise I walk! Miles and miles and miles. Thats currently my main exercise while the gyms are closed. And my PT runs a daily video HIIT class which is great to stay connected to my gym buddies. When we arent locked down, i usually do a mixture of circuits, HIIT and weightlifting. Anyway, i just wanted to tell someone about my milestone, since i cant go out during lockdown and casually throw it into conversation lol [link] [comments] |
| I’ve just reached 199.99 lb today! Sharing my experience in the comments Posted: 24 Apr 2020 05:33 PM PDT Just hit 199.99 lbs today! (that's 91kg). That's 50 down in one year. I'm going to share some real talk about my experience below.
Food is simply the fastest, most convenient way to be happy. Doesn't require a partner, much effort, or anything. It beats any movie, game. You can even have people make it for you. It's the easiest addiction there is. Hard to make salad sound compelling in that scenario.
Once you start exercising, some people chime in with advice and thoughts about their personal success. It'd be a thinly veiled attempt at showing they're great because of them being <keto/vegan/lifting/other gimmick>. This is particularly true in a place like San Francisco where people are keen on signaling how well they are doing. Note: there is an inverse amount of advice that's about slowing down, eating regular food, feeling concern that you're going to be unhealthy etc. I don't mind that advice, because it's coming from a genuine and caring place.
Hopefully the above helps you empathize. I don't mean to vent or seek validation, I just hope to share some context. If it resonates, don't be a stranger! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:22 PM PDT So, it's been a while…. I was, what some people might call a "Sexy Meat Potato". Now I don't know any of those people, but I'm sure that they're out there and that's what they would have called me back in the beginning of my weight loss/healthy life adventure. That beginning can be found here. So, I started this journey at Viking king status. As in I finished all my battles and the need to be a sexy pillaging warrior was no longer needed. I sat on my fat throne made of Italian (sure, why not) subs and other various 4000 calorie meals and struggled to breath/exist. Slowly I marched onward back into Norse God physique. I counted calories and I did well. I went from 303 to 257 and then I got lazy. I was close to my original goal of 245 and figured I didn't need to count any more. That's when the weight came back on. I saw 285. Many moons later during a wellness month at my place of work they brought in a nutritionist and she talked about types of foods to eat and how certain things affected the body. I was interested and muttered to myself, "I can lie to myself and my friends, but maybe I can't lie to the professionals." I found out that with my company's insurance package (United Health) if your ass is considered overweight/obese on the BMI scale, the nutritionist visits are fully covered. Jack pot insurance ladies, I'm fat and this is now free! I started going, once a month. And that was and still is enough to keep me honest, to keep counting the calories, to keep making healthy life choices. It was like a switch was flipped in my brain and it was go time! For over a year now I've been going to the nutritionist and have been shedding the pounds and eating better than I ever have. I feel great! I look great. Well, to me I look great, but that's all I really wanted. I wanted to look in the mirror and go, "I'd fuck me", but with less Buffalo Bill vibes. My goals were 245, then 240, 235, and finally 225. I don't have a number goal now. I just want to be happy, healthy and feel proud of myself. And I do! Starting Weight: 303 Goal Weight: Current Weight: 221 [link] [comments] |
| What a difference 2 years can make. -180 in 24 months. Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:42 AM PDT April 2018, I finally decided it was time to "lose the weight". Now I admittedly started for the wrong reason (a girl) and started off the wrong way (highly restrictive diet). But this entire thing is a process right? It hasn't been easy, and to be honest if I had to start today I don't think I'd be able to do it. But once you look back and see how far you've come, that is what really pushes you forward. Before, I knew what my limits were. Doing shit like walking to the mailbox. That was it. Now? I have no clue what my physical, and emotional limits are. I started at 478 and now I'm at around 299, so I'm still not done. Now I do it for myself, (still kinda do it for a different girl though) but ultimately its a fight to live the live you want. If you aren't happy, stop settling for the life you have. Before/Current https://imgur.com/a/Ayn5Gfs [link] [comments] |
| 6kg down after transitioning from keto to high carb diet Posted: 24 Apr 2020 04:22 PM PDT Hey guys😆 I finally dropped from 72kg to 66kg after 6 weeks and I was really happy and wanted to share. I began cutting through keto because people said it's better and I found to be more full on it with less calories, but I just couldn't mentally deal with the food restrictions and avoiding my favourite foods such as fruits and high-carb veggies. I lost weight eating rice, ketchup, potatoes, etc. just proves regardless of the diet, as long as calories are less than TDEE, you'll be successful so don't scold yourself for eating donuts etc (except muscle building in which that case macros and quality of foods obvisouly matter ) [link] [comments] |
| Logged on the MFP for the first time in a while, and I'm at my original goal weight! Posted: 24 Apr 2020 08:56 AM PDT My weight has been inching upwards now that I work five feet from my fridge and my normal workouts are unavailable, and with the logic that it would be good to keep an eye on what I'm eating, I logged into My Fitness Pal for the first time in years. The last time I used it would've been ~3 or 4 years ago, when I first decided that I wanted to get healthier. The landing "Welcome Back" page asks you to update your goals, including your original weight. I was DELIGHTED to see that my goals then were CW: 150 and GW: 135... And I'm 137 lbs now! I'd like to get to 130 lbs but I'm still really happy to recalibrate my expectations. It was a really nice reminder that I've done it before and I can do it again. Hope you're all doing well. <3 [link] [comments] |
| Friendly reminder regarding obsessing over food. Posted: 24 Apr 2020 06:28 AM PDT I have BED, and this may affect me differently than most people but it's worth considering. I have yoyo dieted off and on for years. When I do, I join a lot of reddit communities regarding diet, cico, whatever I'm into at the moment. Constantly reading about and especially looking at pictures of food, even diet food, kept it at the forefront of my mind constantly. I'm also a binge researcher/hobbyist in general. I binged HARD the first few weeks of quarantine and decided I needed to get back on track. This time though, I did something different. I bought the right foods, seperated it from my family's, but I didn't research the ever living hell out of it, or spend all day checking subreddits and/or looking at food and recipes online. I just didn't have the energy to this time, and I know what I'm supposed to be doing anyways. Normally I would count the days, the hours, the calories and make my life about it. Guys, this time around has been the easiest I've ever ever ever had. I am not obsessed or stressed, my cravings are more than manageable for the first time ever. I still get a brief rush of craving if I'm reading a book or someone on a show is described eating, or my family is eating, but I dont let my mind latch on. When I wander mindlessly to the fridge, I don't punish myself, I just grab a drink or pickle or a handful of carrots/whatever⁰. I don't give it anymore thought than that. When I'm tempted to obsess, I let it go and move on. My house is FULL of the worst junk food imaginable. I see it lying around 100 times a day. Normally I would torture myself over how much I can have and how much I want it. Instead I've just been releasing the thought and moving on. That's not my food, it's not for me, end of story and move on. For once, I don't even know what day I'm "on". I do know it's been over a week. It's been a revelation. Hopefully it lasts. But even if it doesn't, I've definitely learned something. By not romanticizing my food and diet, I've finally harnessed some kind willpower that I've always lacked. Maybe it wont last, but changing not so much the way I think about food, but how much I think about food has been a rewarding exercise and it gives me hope. Anyways, good luck out there! Thanks for taking the time to read my thoughts. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 01:52 PM PDT So currently I'm still obese but since in about one month I've lost 17lbs, I'm not even half way through my journey but I feel like I'm actually in it. So here's some tips that have really helped me and will hopefully help you:
-if you base your self worth or self esteem on your weight, you will likely not succeed and won't be happy overweight/healthy weight/obese/underweight. No matter your weight, you are a human being worthy to be here, worthy of being happy and good enough. Yes, sorting your weight out WILL solve some problems and may raise your confidence too but it doesn't define your worth. You are more than worthy as you are and basing your worth on your weight will make this journey too difficult. I really struggle with self esteem and I've been doing better since I've started telling myself "me losing weight is me doing a kindness to myself, my weight won't define my worth because I'm already worthy"
-you will likely have to keep adjusting your plan and that's okay, how you start might not be viable for you and that's okay! Weight loss requires honesty, lots self reflection and some tough love. I've had to adjust my plan multiple times Hope this helps, good luck to you all! [link] [comments] |
| Finally noticed some progress!!! Posted: 24 Apr 2020 05:40 PM PDT I started intermittent fasting back at the end of January and it was going slow for awhile. Once the lockdown started, I noticed my weight loss accelerate. I was going out to eat less and exercising more (lots of walking, but some light at-home workouts too). Some background: I started gaining weight in middle school, maybe late elementary school. Before I started gaining weight, I used to play sports and stuff around the neighborhood and doing more active stuff, but then my best friends in the neighborhood moved away, in the span of a year or two. Two separate families left and that's also when I got into playing video games a lot more. Throughout middle school and especially high school, I would snack at night a lot and I think that really led to my issues. When I went away to college, I actually didn't gain much weight, but the weight I gained in high school made up for that. At my highest weight, I was 290 lbs. which was basically in January. Since January, I've lost about 25 lbs., most of it coming in the past month or so. At first I was discouraged even after I hit the 20lbs down mark because I couldn't visual see any results at all and I've basically just been wearing sweatpants and t shirts since I don't leave my house, so I didn't even compare how my jeans fit or anything. Today, I tried on my winter coat, and it actually fit normally. You're probably saying "so what?" Well my winter coat used to be way small. I struggled to zip it up and when it was zipped, I could barely move and had to fight it to breath. When I'd sit down, it'd be so tight i thought it was going to rip. Today I put it on and didn't even struggle to zip it up. I sat down and it didn't squeeze me at all. Sorry for the rant, but I'm excited. The most encouraging thing for me is that I haven't really had to make any changes that feel drastic. I'm just eating better food, watching my portions, drinking more water, and walking more. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 25th, 2020 Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:29 AM 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] |
| A small, unexpected victory. 1 year down, -10lbs Posted: 25 Apr 2020 02:36 AM PDT Last year was rough, but one good thing I did was start focusing on daily healthy habits. I stopped obsessively tracking calories and started looking for fun ways to be healthy. I was making myself miserable and seeing no results, which made me more miserable! I had to re-learn proper self-talk and stop beating myself up for less than perfect days. It's been a long and hard road but I'm still committed to walking the walk. This is not just about weight anymore; it's about being a whole, happy human. All that being said, these past two weeks of being in the house (quarantine style) have been extremely difficult. I've been feeling crappy and had slipped into some bad self-talk habits. "Nothing has changed. Looks like you'll be fat and unhappy forever." has been on repeat in my brain. So in an effort to do something about it, I just re-opened MyFitnessPal after a whole year... and I'm 10lbs lighter than I was this time last year! I know this is such a small thing, but I'm over the moon! This is a victory I can point to when my brain does the flipity-flops and I start to doubt the process. Finding fun ways to be healthy does help! The year passed and I can confidently say that grew in maturity and not in size! This is a milestone and I'm so excited to continue on kicking butt 💕 Thanks for letting me share! [link] [comments] |
| (F, 27) 3 Months of Progress, Feb 1 to April 24 [progress pic] Posted: 24 Apr 2020 07:23 AM PDT I've worked my butt off since the beginning of the 2020 to get back on the wagon after I had an extensive Endometriosis excision surgery in April 2019. My ab muscles were essentially useless for months, I gained all the weight I'd fought so hard to knock off in 2018, and I was proud to call myself an Endo-free survivor. The pandemic is rough, but I've utilized staying at home (I am fortunate enough to work from home) by working out 6x a week on HIIT/Strength [mainly FitnessBlender + Alexis Ren workouts]. I also started C25K in the last three weeks, and I try to run 5x a week [I live in a very rural area where you don't see anyone for a 30 min run]. Working out has become my quarantine release, and I'm fighting hard to avoid binge eating or giving up just for the sake of not doing anything. I don't know measurements as I have "disordered eating" tendencies (not diagnosed as an eating disorder) where I would obsess over calories, often weighing myself 5x daily. This time I've just cut down my usual food to portioned moderation, I still allow a cheat day 1-2x a week, and I simply watch what I eat on other days. I don't know how many lbs I've lost, or the inches I've shed, but I'm really proud of the current side-by-side comparison! Column 1: Feb 1, 2020 [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 25 April 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 25 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] |
| Hello fellow peepole- A Note to Self Posted: 24 Apr 2020 10:38 PM PDT Okay, fuck it.... I've been stalking this subreddit for about 2 months now which isn't even a dent in comparison to how long I've been trying to lose weight. I just figured that scrolling down here or watching endless videos of people's weight loss journey wasn't going to magically make me lose weight. I just have to do something about it. So here is the first step I'm making... Hi, I'm 18F 5'5 175lbs and my goal has been 130 since I was in middle school... I legit have "Goal Weight: 133lbs by 2016" still written on my door. The main problem I've noticed with my lack of progress is a mirrored lack of consistency. I will workout or meal plan for about 3 days and then I just stop. I don't know if its a motivation thing or what but genuinely the most I've been able to commit to is a week. I think I just expect to see progress so fast and if I don't I get discouraged. I've also realized a have a binging problem. I will eat and eat and eat, even if I'm full it's like my body isn't able to tell my brain that it's done. I eat when I'm bored, when I'm sad, when I'm happy. And most of the time its just junk. I need to start setting small goals for myself. Not just "I want to lose 45 pounds" but ones that I can slowly work towards. Ones that will create a habit and an emotional change within myself. I'm tired of hating myself and hating the way I look. Today is the day I make the pledge to myself I treat myself the way I deserve to be treated. Thanks for reading if you made it this far I appreciate it :) I'm happy to finally join r/loseit Time to stop running from my fears and start literally running [link] [comments] |
| Don't Let the Scale Rule Everything Posted: 24 Apr 2020 08:28 AM PDT Of course there are 100's of these type of revelations on this sub. But if this reaches even one person having the same struggle today, then it's worth it. I weighed myself yesterday morning an was at 177.1. Was super bummed because I "felt" skinnier which is what prompted me to weigh myself (I usually weigh myself 1x per week or less for some accountability, as I am in maintenance mode of 170). Seeing a jump like that usually prompts me to feel negative and down all day, which usually leads to not caring and eating crap throughout the day. But I said screw the scale. I reminded myself that I hadn't pooped yet and did dead lifts the night before, so maybe that was the cause for a jump. So for science, I weighed myself again this morning and was down to 172.4!!!!!!! That is almost a full five pounds overnight. The scale can be a double edged sword. It's great for guidance and accountability, but don't let it get you off the rails. [link] [comments] |
| I’ve lost over 100lbs and I’m starting to scare myself Posted: 24 Apr 2020 08:46 AM PDT I just want to preface this with: I already have an appointment with a therapist scheduled a week from today. Here goes... After losing 100+lbs over the course of 3 years with CICO, I'm finally in maintenance mode. Now that I'm here I feel like I'm losing control. A few weeks ago I took a big bite of something I shouldn't have. Right before I swallowed it, I spit that shit right out. My thought was - I can taste this delicious thing without any caloric consequences! Then a light bulb moment happened... maybe sometimes I can eat whatever I want, if I chew it up and just spit it out right away?? I know, I know. This is the beginnings of an eating disorder. I'm fucking borderline (at best) and I can feel it. Over the past week or so, I can tell that the frequency that I've been chewing/spitting has been increasing and it's starting to become compulsive. It's worth noting that I still eat plenty of nutritious food, it's just the super high cal stuff I've been chewing/spitting. I guess my question before I meet with a therapist next week is this: has anyone ever experienced this? I haven't ever heard others talking about this kind of thing, and I honestly wasn't able to find much of anything online about it. I feel like I'm a spectator to my own disordered thinking. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 11:56 PM PDT So as a teen (13-15) I was anorexic, not deathly skinny but refused to eat and lost a lot of weight. Now that I'm an adult (17-18) I've developed binge eating disorder (my previous therapist has diagnosed it) and I can't stop eating! I've gained a lot of weight and I'm now 117.4kg as of this morning. I've been eating as good as possible and trying to exercise. I can't exercise too much because my joints are bad and my back is bad too due to my weight and breasts. As for my eating I can go a little while without eating but then I suddenly get extremely painful stomach cramps and they don't go away until I eat. I've tried just drinking water to stop them and it doesn't work, I've tried ignoring it and it doesn't stop, I've tried sleeping to ignore it and the moment I wake up it's there. I have to snack during the night too, I'm not sure why but I'm always hungry at night as well. My therapist said these eating habits stem from my childhood/my mental illness (I was abused and have borderline personality disorder) and so I use food to help with my emotions and as a small part of my life I can control. The only problem is now it's getting out of control, I don't control how much I eat and it's worsening my mental health. I need help/tips to stop eating so much but not so much that I slip back into my not-eating-at-all habits. I also need advice for foods I can eat and exercises I can do. I know this is a bit all over the place, it's my first ever post and I'm just a bit overwhelmed about what to do. Any help is really appreciated, thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Mental health issues and losing weight Posted: 24 Apr 2020 09:18 PM PDT Hey guys! I know we all are going through things mentally right now. On top of that I personally suffer with bipolar and a few other issues. This is making things especially hard with losing weight. Some days I'm so motivated and other days I just go off the rails with binge eating or being so down I can't get out of bed and eat. I wanted to ask the community how people with mental illness are dealing with their weight loss journey during this time. I'm still taking my pills and going to weekly therapy. I'm unemployed right now (It's ok I'm going to be rehired after lockdown) and I feel like I'm wasting this time by not working out. I was doing so well before this, because I FINALLY started enjoying the gym for the first time in my life before everything closed down. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 25 April 2020 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 24 Apr 2020 09:08 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction!This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing > I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me? Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. On reddit, your vote means, "I found this interesting" (...read more about voting on reddit) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 04:27 PM PDT Hey r/loseit! I am cutting at the moment, but had been bulking up up until January 2020. Check out my post history for details, but I am 6'3" and went from ~190 lbs at the end of Summer 2017 (22 years old) when I started really working out, peaked at 217 lbs in early January 2020 (and I'd like to think I picked up a good amount of strength and size), and have since cut to 194 at the moment (25 years old), end of April while still maintaining good amounts of muscle/mostly losing fat. This is a more generic diet question however, which I think can apply to any phase of your bulk or cut cycles. Why do most people that are into fitness and bodybuilding eat so much rice and pasta? We need a core carbohydrate source that acts as a base for many of our meals, and rice & pasta are some of the easiest to prepare and most available (in Canada/USA for sure, if not most of the world). But looking at the cost, calories, and protein numbers of rice & pasta vs lentils, chickpeas, & soy beans, I've been recently incorporating more of the latter since watching the What the Health documentary on Netflix. Is there something I am missing out on? I am still aiming for the same amount of protein and calories as when I was eating more rice & pasta. >180g protein/day, 2500-2700 calories which has me losing 1.0-1.4 lbs/week while visually retaining muscle mass & strength (AFAIK without a real gym during quarantine). I've heard rumors that soy/plant proteins are lower quality, or effect estrogen/testosterone, but I believe the latter to be largely false. The documentary is certainly trying to convince everyone should to go completely vegan, so there is bias there. I've reduced how much meat, eggs, and dairy I am consuming, admittedly slightly out of fear, and kept protein levels up via the addition of lentils/chickpeas/soy beans where I had previously had rice & pasta. I still eat rice & pasta, but often mix in one of these other three sources. I'd like to think that having a diverse diet is also beneficial. Here are some cost, calorie, and protein numbers of the core parts of my diet: https://imgur.com/gallery/6Tk8tMV I believe these numbers to be fairly accurate, but please let me know if there's glaring errors. These are from shopping at name brand stores in downtown Toronto, Ontario and I often get a student discount (~10%) and stock up when things are on sale. All of the lentils, chickpeas, and soybeans are dried and from bulk, not canned. A few things I have observed are as follows:
Thanks for the read! Hoping to learn a bunch from you all, so please share your facts and opinions. Perhaps it is just a taste/preference thing towards rice & pasta, but I've started to really like using these new foods in my diet. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2020 04:27 PM PDT Hello all, I know this is probably a dumb problem, so just scroll by if you think it is like I do. However, I can't help from feeling hungry ALL THE TIME. It's an issue, I used to live on my own in an apartment and I also didn't have a vehicle. So, to compensate for this I used to bike 7 miles one-way to work and school. This means 14 miles a day. Luckily I also work at the college I go to, so I was always biking the same path. Once I started biking I had an INSATIABLE hunger, never ending. I would eat non-stop but I was still losing weight so I said fuck it. I was the most fit I'd ever been in my life, it was incredible. I had abs and women actually looked at me some times. (Crazy I know) Now, though I have a vehicle my insatiable hunger is still there, it's never left. I haven't biked in probably 6 and a half months now, and I thought once I stopped biking I wouldn't be as hungry. Well, I was wrong. I have gained almost 80 pounds and I can definitely feel it. I am disgusted with myself almost on a daily basis, but I just get SO. DAMN. HUNGRY, all the time. I use food to feel good too, so it's probably some bad food mental correspondence. I don't know what to do, I am almost grown out of all of my clothes, and it's gotten to the point where my SUPER supportive mom has poked fun at my weight. I've tried in the last week to cut down on my food eating, but I feel like I can't. I feel like I am quite literally going to die if I don't eat 4 times the normal amount of food for my age/height. If it helps I am a 21 year old male, 5'9''. I would like to get back down to where I was, around 180, right now I am more like 260ish. Any and all suggestions help. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| You are subscribed to email updates from loseit - Lose the Fat. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
No comments:
Post a Comment