Weight loss: Hit my first goal! finally under 200lbs for the first time since HS |
- Hit my first goal! finally under 200lbs for the first time since HS
- Keeping myself motivated! 32 lbs down
- fat girls can look good
- I lost 60LBS in 1 year and you can too!
- NSV: I had a cheat day
- I’m 13 and overweight. I want to lose weight but I keep on getting stuck in a binge and restrict cycle.
- Homemade cakes have a shocking amount of calories!
- [SV] 100 days of clean eating and being active
- Article : The coronavirus is particularly unkind to those who are obese
- A small talk about quarantine weight gain
- NSV: I’m currently wearing jeans
- Tips for getting started for weight loss beginners.
- Intermittent fasting and metabolism
- I lost weight after eating McDonald's yesterday...
- How much protein and fat should you eat in order to prevent hair loss?
- Are motivational books/self-help books useful?
- Advice for an overweight couch potato?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 16 April 2020: Today, I conquered!
- this shit is so frustrating
- I haven’t lost weight in a month, BUT had a major victory today
- Below 70kg!
- I Realized Why I'm Fat Today (Trigger Warning: Abuse)
- Advice on living with parents that don’t eat healthy
- Want to team up with someone. (DM me)
| Hit my first goal! finally under 200lbs for the first time since HS Posted: 15 Apr 2020 06:09 PM PDT This is my onederland post! Finally made it to my first goal! M26 H: 5' 7" SW: 255 lb CW: 199.8 lb GW: 150 lb ------------------------------------------------- Little bit about my journey I have been overweight for most of my life and I'm finally doing something about it. I always assumed that being overweight was just my genetics, I was destined to be fat. My parents were heavy set, and I didn't really look *THAT* fat, so I was just average. Moreover, growing up every show, every story, there was the nerdy overweight character, and that was me. I played video games, not sports, that's just the way it was. And honestly, I was normal, I didn't feel severely overweight, just normal. I watched the Ted talks and documentaries telling me that there is no way to change permanently, that my metabolism would require I always be hungry to keep the weight off. But my family also has a history of diabetes (my dad, his dad and aunt all had it), along with heart issues and strokes. All health/weight related issues. I started grad school 4 years ago and my weight steadily rose from 210ish to 255, basically going up and down following when research was going well or poorly, respectively. and a couple years ago, one of my best friends introduced me to the weight loss subreddits and I began to realize just how bad I was eating. All those times I said "I am normal, eating normally, nothing too crazy, I shouldn't be that unhealthy" were based on a wrong assessment of what "normal" is. So I did what I have been training for in grad school: I just began experimenting with my diet. I used MFP to count calories somewhat loosely. Basically, I would eat the exact same thing everyday and about every month, I would asses how things were doing. I threw everything at the wall until something worked. The hard part was a lot of foods I ate would not keep me from eating the bad stuff too. Like salads for lunch were healthy, but 2 hours later I'd go get a starbucks frappe because I was starving and couldn't concentrate. But also, if I ate some things I liked, like chicken tikka masala with store bought sauce, or adding a whole avocado to my salads, I didn't realize just how much sugar and/or how many calories were in those things. The thing that finally worked was sweet potatoes. They make me feel full pretty easily and for a long time. And once I found the foods that worked for me, it was like hitting a critical point, the weight would just drop off. (Figure 1) --------------------------------------------- But I still have cravings for things like peanut butter cups, and this subreddit (these stories in particular), have helped me stay the course and walk by the vending machine outside my office without buying anything. So I am glad I finally get to make one and maybe help someone else as well. Now I am halfway to my final goal. I am 2 jean sizes down (38 -> 34) and one shirt size (XL ->L) and I can't believe how different I look so far (figure 2). I honestly couldn't see how bad it was until I put the pictures side by side. If we get out of this quarantine, my reward is going to be a hiking trip with my brother. And if I reach my ultimate goal, we are going to take a trip to hike someplace really cool (TBD) (I live in the Midwest, so exceptional hiking places are few and far between). Suggestions are welcome! [link] [comments] |
| Keeping myself motivated! 32 lbs down Posted: 15 Apr 2020 03:49 PM PDT SW: 200 lbs CW: 168 lbs 5'10" 21F. Weight loss has been a slow journey for me, especially lately. My weight hasn't gone down much in the past few months. I think a bit of that has to do with a gain in muscle while still losing some fat. I've finally been able to consistently exercise for a few months, at least 5x a week. Surprisingly graduate school from home due to isolation has actually made it easier for me to workout and get creative with my workouts! But I've still found myself frustrated lately and feeling like I haven't come very far. My best friend and I went out for her birthday and took this picture a month ago. She commented on how different I look the other day, so I looked through old photos. I was amazed by a picture that was taken almost exactly a year before this one! Even though it may not always feel like it, I have completely transformed mentally and physically this past year. Pictures help me a lot to recognize how far I've come. I'm posting this to keep myself motivated, and hopefully motivate someone else during this weird time! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 08:14 AM PDT but it always requires a lot more effort. i could look attractive even when i was obese, but i had to dress hyperfeminine, wear makeup, do my hair and wear shapewear to make my body look smooth. i came across a post on tumblr Years ago, saying that this double standard was unfair; that the perception of thin girls looking pretty even when they didn't try was just this archaic sexist belief maliciously perpetuated by the fashion industry. as if you could change what you thought was beautiful. if wore just a white t shirt and a pair of shorts when i was obese, i looked frumpy and tired and unkempt. when i do it now, minus 30kg, i look really good. i dont think i've ever looked effortlessly pretty before i got down to a healthy weight. [link] [comments] |
| I lost 60LBS in 1 year and you can too! Posted: 15 Apr 2020 05:14 PM PDT I want to start out by saying I'm here for anyone who needs advice or a lending ear , I have been overweight my whole life. I absolutely love sweets. Chocolate is my weakness. I was always the bigger girl and felt left out. People would comment, "you would be so pretty if you would lose weight" terrible comments you should never say to ANYONE regardless of size. I tried for years to lose weight. Tried many many times. Then I decided F it I'm just going to be happy eating what I want and not care. And I did for years. But I was always the bigger person in the room. And I would notice that. And it bothered me. I didn't want to be skinny but I wanted to be healthy. At my heaviest I was 245. I can't believe I got that heavy. I was in a very bad relationship. The typical abusive relationship. He was an alcoholic. Verbally and physically abusive and that didn't help my self esteem at all. I was able to get my weight down to 205 while with him. I was sooo close to Wonderland I could almost taste the victory. He would make comments like "no man will ever love you, and if they do it's because you've got big tits and you can cook and clean". I started eating again and put all the weight back on. Things got really bad, he put me in the hospital and I finally left (thank you God for the strength) After a year of comfort eating I decided to put my Fitbit back on and give this lifestyle change a go again. I cut out all junk food. I didn't do any exercise except getting 7k-10k steps a day and the weight literally melted off. That's all I did in the beginning is cut out the sweets. I kept eating regular meals, pizza and whatever food I wanted. Not every day of course. But small changes in the beginning and I was almost in wonderland again. Usually at that point I panic and gain all the weight back but I stuck with it. I was finally in wonderland for the first time in over ten years. I couldn't believe it. This was the most amazing feeling let me tell you. But then the weight loss stopped. But I was doing everything the same ! What the heck that's not fair right ? That's called a plateau. That's when your body gets used to the changes you've made and you need to try something new. Your body is not designed to lose weight, that's why we store fat. It's a survival mechanism. If we are losing weight we are in a "famine" according to our bodies. Then I discovered fasting. This was THE best thing for my Health at this point. I started losing weight again, it was melting off again. I love love love ❤️ fasting and getting my steps. People have been fasting for centuries I encourage you to do research on the topic. If you've read this far I thank you, the best thing I can say to you is never quit trying. It's never to late to do the right thing. If you stumble don't give up. Tomorrow is a new day. Get a Fitbit if you don't have one. It's a real eye opener to see what little activity you're actually doing; or it's a great way to stay motivated and keep track of your health. This has literally changed my life and I owe my health to my Fitbit and of course God and myself. I appreciate you! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 04:36 AM PDT I was feeling just awful yesterday, so I said fuck it and ordered pizza and wings and wrote the day off and didn't bother to track anything or even think about calories. I had a smoothie and cookies, OMG, it was incredible. And then of course this morning I couldn't stand losing my LoseIt streak, so I retroactively went through my day and put everything into my tracker. Oh my god, I felt like a kid who just got sent to the principal's office. I knew I was in trouble, I was just absolutely terrified to see what the damage was. I ATE 1250 CALORIES, Y'ALL. I knew I hadn't finished all my food because I was full, and I know it's just an approximation since I didn't use a scale or properly track everything. But are you kidding me?? I thought I would be, like, 1250 calories OVER BUDGET. Not 1250 calories TOTAL. A year ago, this would have never ever EVER happened, ever. I would have eaten that entire pizza in one sitting, not just put the rest back into the fridge when I was full! Calorie counting has changed my life. It has made me more mindful of what I eat, how much I eat, and how hungry I actually feel. I still need to count my calories, I'm not gonna stop now or I WILL keep snacking more and more and gain everything back. CICO has given me something I've always lacked, especially when it comes to food: self-control. But it's just incredible to see how my habits have naturally changed and my body has retrained itself and knows when to stop now. Hard work and consistency pays off :) For anyone who needs the encouragement right now: It really does get easier. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 03:30 PM PDT Howdy, this is my first time posting on Reddit. I'm a mobile so sorry about formatting :/ I'm 13 years old. I'm 4'11" and weighing at around 124 pounds. My BMI is around 25.0. My goal weight is somewhere between 98 and 105 lb. my relationship with food had always been pretty complicated. Both of my parents are overweight and both binge eat quite a bit. I'm guessing I picked up that habit from them. Whenever when I was younger (and even now) my dad would always talk about new diets or his weight at dinner. This pretty much happened daily (again, still does) and the concept of weight was ingrained into my mind from a young age. Another thing, form the 2nd to 4th grade, my mom would always take me and my little brother out to town and we would get fast food. She would also buy a lot of junk food. So yeah, growing up I had no one telling me "maybe that's enough of (insert junk food)" or showing me healthy eating habits, all while having the people around obsessed with their and dieting. Around the fifth grade, I discovered all of those "My Anorexia Story" videos on YouTube. I would spend around 6-7 hours a day watching those videos. Pretty quickly I developed my own obsession with weight. I mimicked a lot of the behaviors shown in the videos but never really lost that much weight. However, the general idea of these videos stocked with me for a while. Age 11 is a bit of a blur, I mostly overate and binged during that year with a few brief period when I would try to lose weight. By the time I was 12, I had gotten Tumblr ("b-but 12 yr olds shouldn't have t-tumblr!1!!1" yeah, and parents shouldn't leave their impressionable 12 yr old kid with total unsupervised access to the internet, should they?). I found the pro-Ana community. I was thrown back into restricting and was eating around 500 cal per day. This was around Christmas. I'm ashamed to say it, but I do still browse that tag every once in a while. Fast forward to today. I've been in a binge and restrict cycle for a few months now. It's horrible. I've gained back a lot of the weight I've lost. It's literally like I'm addicted and disgusted by food. I've noticed my knuckles getting a bit dark. My family has a history of diabetes and I don't want to end up like that. I need help. I can't go to either of my parents. My Dad doesn't care and my Mom gets mad if I try to explain anything. How can I lose weight without falling into old habits? Please, please help. I don't want to spend my teenage years like this. I'm very sorry if there's are any grammar or spelling mistakes. I'm sorry if this was too long, I can't tell anyone about this except for online "friends" who are pro-Ana. [link] [comments] |
| Homemade cakes have a shocking amount of calories! Posted: 15 Apr 2020 09:22 AM PDT You guys, I am SHOOK I don't bake as often as I used to because it's just me and my partner and i feel bad when eg. Half a cake goes to waste because we cant finish it. I'm in quarantine with a family and I've baked a lot more bread, but I decided to make a good ol' trusty red velvet cake I used to love. THE WHOLE CAKE IS 7,930 CALORIES That's nearly 500 calories for 1/16 of a cake, a teeny, sad piece of a cake. I've never properly counted cake recipies as I would take a random cafe cake equivalent of ~400cal (a much larger piece than the one above) when in reality it would probably be 1000cal worth of cake. When I think about it, of course my homemade cakes are so calorie dense, this cake used butter AND a cup of oil AND two cups of sugar and three of flour plus all the icing. They taste better than cafe cakes imo, but is it worth it? Sadly, not to me. I'm going to enjoy staying with this family while I can so they can eat all my bakes, but from now on I'll definitely try to find some tasty low calorie alternatives instead. No wonder it's been taking me slightly longer to lose weight while I thought I was logging well! [link] [comments] |
| [SV] 100 days of clean eating and being active Posted: 15 Apr 2020 08:59 AM PDT Today marks the 100th Day of my journey. Not a single can of soda, piece of candy or any greasy or high calorie meal, even when opportunity presented itself to have my favourite pizza, I chose a Waldorf salad. I won't post a sob story, but I was at a pretty bad place in life at the end of 2019, so I'm super surprised I had the perseverance to achieve this. I have been on a 1000 kcal diet after being diagnosed with NAFLD. I had been diagnosed a few years ago, too. But just like all other warnings from doctors I completely disregarded it then. I'm a little anxious about my next blood tests, if my liver shows no improvement that's bad, but if it does I'll probably be taken off of my low calorie diet and I don't know how I would deal with a change in routine. Even after 60 lbs I still don't see a change in the mirror, but I sure do feel it. Where before a set of stairs and a 1 mile walk would knock the wind out of me, I now take daily 3 mile walks and I'm looking forward to summon the courage to go to the gym once the pandemic settles down. I hope the next 40 lbs makes me see a change in the mirror and restores some of my confidence. This community has been a great source of information, motivation and support. Thank you, I hope everyone's journeys are going swimmingly. [link] [comments] |
| Article : The coronavirus is particularly unkind to those who are obese Posted: 15 Apr 2020 06:22 PM PDT This is an extremely interesting article and so important to consider why the US has been hit so badly. https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-particularly-unkind-those-obese-201431342.html To quote the article
Hence its so important for us to continue the push towards healthier lives. Thank you everyone in this forum for encouraging others and guiding them. [link] [comments] |
| A small talk about quarantine weight gain Posted: 15 Apr 2020 11:00 AM PDT The past month or so has been trying for the entire world. Being at home and unable to go on with a routine life has affected many people. But I specifically want to talk about people who have gained back some weight during the quarantine. I really want to share my story, because first: I want to get it out, second: it may inspire people, third: I can get constructive criticism on what I might be doing wrong A small background, I am an Indian student in Canada, 20M, 5'7, CW: 80kg. I was 73kg when the quarantine started. Also, I lost 12kg last year reaching my SW. So as you can see I gained 7kg over the past one month. I have been eating very irresponsibly for the past one month. Before the quarantine began, I was on academic probation this academic year. Now that the situation is very hostile for optimal performance in academics, my university decided on a pass/fail system. This resulted in my academic probation being extended for another year as the year's GPA cannot be decided without my Winter Semester grades. This took a huge toll on my mind. And an obvious thing to use to compensate this feeling of helplessness was food. Lots of it. For over a year, I've been eating an extremely clean diet of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nut, rice, and white meat in reasonable portions. I was working out almost every day. This made me a little averse to sugary processed food. But in the past month, I transitioned from not being able to finish a chocolate bar a month ago because it was too sweet to downing an entire pop tarts box and simply hating on potato chips to eating two bags a day. It's not a transition I am especially proud of. It was one way that I was compensating for food. In the past four days, I've again taken responsibility for my situation. I decided that eating endlessly is not the solution as well as beating myself up for it. So I came up with a plan to healthily cope with stress and re-establish my relationship with food and health. One thing I feel is that it is extremely important that you get in touch with your emotions and try to understand them. It is important for general health that we are in touch with our emotions and find healthy ways to express and cope with them. Emotions are a huge part of our life. So ignoring them is one of the reasons for addictive behaviors. I came up with a plan and took some steps to get in touch with myself again and construct appropriate strategies to get back to healthy eating again. It involved a lot of introspection, so devoting some time to get onto your feelings is essential. I have observed a few reasons that I am overeating or trying to compensate for some aspects of my life with eating. Some people may relate some people may not. It is important that you try and come up with what works for you. It is also important that you are being brutally honest with yourself and not having any self-sabotaging thoughts. These are some strategies that I came up with to fight my self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors:
To everyone out there who is gaining weight stress eating, there is nothing wrong with feeling stressed. It is upon you to take responsibility and make changes slowly and sustainable. I was able to do it quickly because I was already staying healthy before. So it took very little effort to bounce back. It is very important that when you are trying to lose weight, you introspect, get in touch with your emotions and finding healthy ways to express it. It is important that if you are unable to do it yourself, get help. Go see a therapist or talk to a trusted person. But it is very important that you are in tune with your emotions and the actions which are a consequence. P.S.: Please feel free to point out any errors in my judgment or advice. I would love to know where I went wrong and make corrections in my ways. [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I’m currently wearing jeans Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:57 AM PDT I started trying to lose weight for the, what felt like, millionth time on January 12, 2020. I made a previous post talking about how I hadn't told anyone except for a very small group that would know by default. And three months in I still haven't. It helps that I haven't been able to see many people as of late. I've lost 36.2 lbs as of Sunday, April 12th and I am happy with my progress. It's the first time losing weight where I still feel motivated and I don't feel deprived or like I'm missing out all the time. This is the most I've lost in any attempt I've ever had, and I want it to keep going. I am sticking with my low carb, high protein diet. I watch my sodium levels, I log everything. I weigh and measure everything, no matter how inconsequential I might think it is. I make sure my meals have at least three servings of vegetables as sides or mixed somewhere in there. I drink a lot of water. I look at this sub and others like it a lot. I have a check list of small goals I keep on my phone and cross off once I get there. And I only weigh once a week. That last one isn't really a weight loss factor but more of a mental thing for me. I feel like daily weighing is great for some people, but seeing small fluctuations day-to-day would drive me crazy. That said, on to the NSV. I haven't been able to see my weight loss much on my own body. I can see it in the face and I can tell I take up less space in some areas like my car and desk chair, but I can't see it when I look in a mirror. I think it's because I live in this body and see it every day, and also because I am large and have a lot to lose. It will just take longer. But I was cleaning out my closet and reorganizing it a few days ago when I decided to try on some of the clothes I've been clinging to for years. Those "I've grown out of it but I'm going to get back into it" or "I bought this and it's too small but one day" clothes that I've had since college, probably. Amongst the group are two pairs of jeans. I stopped wearing jeans around 2 1/2 to 3 years ago once I grew out of Lane Bryant jeans. Even if I could get them buttoned, it was excruciating and not at all flattering. Definitely a case of "just because they close doesn't mean they fit." I tried on a few of the shirts and some of them fit and looked nice! Some of them technically went on my body but will not see the light of day yet. Some I still have to work toward. But it gave me the motivation to try on the jeans. And they both worked. Comfortably. And they aren't even the largest Lane Bryant size! I'm wearing a pair at work right now. I have to say, after years of wearing stretchy pants or jeggings, it feels weird to be wearing actual denim. But it feels like progress and it feels like proof. Even though I can't see the weight loss, I can see this. It makes me want to keep going. And since I'm not sharing my weight loss with anyone else, I wanted to share it with you kind, anonymous internet strangers. [link] [comments] |
| Tips for getting started for weight loss beginners. Posted: 15 Apr 2020 10:07 PM PDT I highly recommend getting a pedometer better yet, the Fitbit. This has changed my life. It really put into perspective how little activity I was actually doing and it's a lot cheaper than a tread mill. I actually walk on spot to get my daily step goal or walk around my house, I even run on spot. The Fitbit tracks your heart health, active minutes. Sleep cycle, calories, active minutes, calories burned, stairs climbed and you can do challenges with friends you make. It also does much more. Start tracking your calories, either use the Fitbit or I like to use an app called my fitness pal. It syncs right to your Fitbit as well. This is a free app and very similar to ww but it's free and easier to use. You can scan the barcode of almost all foods and it pops up so you can see what you're eating and how many calories you actually eat. In the beginning I suggest just tracking what you normally eat so you can see what you're actually consuming in the day and get used to tracking calories. Then you can slowly start cutting out things. Water is your new best friend. I drink water as much as I can. You will lose lots of weight in the beginning if you do this. Your body stores water weight especially when you're not eating proper and when your overweight. Water helps flush out all the junk you've been eating and you will lose the water weight. I lost 6lbs in the first week because of water weight. That's why when you quit your diet you gain the weight back so fast. Once you do these things it will be much easier to cut out the pop drinks or junk food. You will then be motivated and have incentive to cut it out. If you try cold turkey you will likely not succeed. Hope this helps :) [link] [comments] |
| Intermittent fasting and metabolism Posted: 16 Apr 2020 01:23 AM PDT Hi everyone! I recently started intermittent fasting (3 weeks ago) and light exercises (walking 30-40mins plus 15 mimutes of pilates or HIIT). I am 1.69m, 70kg, I haven't lost anything and I don't know where the problem is, any ideas? Is my metabolism too slow? I've also noticed that I don't go to the loo that often (for number 2), maybe once every 3-4 days but I'd assume that's nornal as I am not eating much. Anyone notice the same? Sorry if that's too honest! I've got pcos and insulin resistance but I am not on contraceptives. I know weight loss will be slower but I was hoping to see some results. [link] [comments] |
| I lost weight after eating McDonald's yesterday... Posted: 15 Apr 2020 04:59 PM PDT So I was craving some delicious junk food and didn't have any in my house because "out of sight, out of mind". But I eventually started telling my family members I was hungry and gave in.. I went to get McDonald's with my mom, and we had a BOGO coupon for breakfast sandwiches. I ended up getting a Bacon egg mcmuffin (320 cals) and an apple pie (270 cals). However, it was only 5 so I decided that that would be my dinner, because it was already a lot of calories. So, when the rest of my family had dinner, I didn't eat, since I felt full and satisfied already. I was surprised to see that I lost a pound this morning, and realized that I was still at a calorie deficit because I actually didn't eat too bad for the beginning of the day. I had 1 piece of toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam and a glass of milk for breakfast (about 300 cals), noodle soup with veggies and meat for lunch (about 400 I'm guessing) and a small baked yam (about 70 Cals). I'm short, so after my total of about 1300 calories, and my BMR of 1170 cals, I was only over by a bit. But, my exercise made up for it. I walked 8,000 steps and did about 30 minutes of leg exercises yesterday. So, what I'm saying is, you can fit junk food into your caloric intake and still lose weight if you're really craving it and if you don't go overboard. [link] [comments] |
| How much protein and fat should you eat in order to prevent hair loss? Posted: 15 Apr 2020 09:51 PM PDT TL;DR I know protein and fat are key in preventing hair loss when you're eating at a deficit. What's the recommended grams/day or percentage breakdown in order to prevent hair loss? Every time I've lost weight in the past it resulted in me losing some hair. It wasn't too bad--I've heard real horror stories on here--but it was more just like, a couple strands when brushing, a couple strands while washing, and maybe a few strands a day from running my fingers through my hair. However, that's a huge difference from my norm--I usually never shed; I never have to clean the drain when I'm done showering because there's nothing there. I have to clean my hairbrush maybe once a month. My hair is my pride and joy; it's the thing I like most about my appearance and the thing I always get complimented on the most. It's thick and long and wavy and healthy. I'd be devastated if anything were to happen to it. I did some searching on the sub and saw that everyone basically said hair loss prevention comes down to either eating more, taking a supplement (usually iron and biotin), and consuming a higher percentage of fat and protein. My daily multivitamin has iron and I just ordered some biotin online. I also take fish oil, and I've been using the Ordinary hair serum for density. I'll be honest and say I don't want to consume more calories per day; right now I eat around 1200 (admittedly some days it is less, but some days it is more). Looking at my MFP trends chart, it looks like my macro percentage ratios are pretty bad: looks like it's been around 30-35% carbs, 50-55% fat, and around 15% protein. I know that's bad and I need less carbs and more protein and maybe less fat too. What macro percentages should I be aiming for in order to prevent hair loss? Especially on a 1200 calorie diet. I enjoy carbs (baking cute things is a fun pastime of mine) and don't want to give them up completely by going keto, but I'm willing to limit it to something like once or twice a week. I could even be down to eat keto most days per week or for most meals--I know that breaks you out of ketosis, but I don't really care about ketosis. [link] [comments] |
| Are motivational books/self-help books useful? Posted: 16 Apr 2020 01:31 AM PDT Hi everyone, I am on a difficult quest of helping my childhood friend lose weight. We're both 30, and he's been overweight since he was a teenager. Another friend of mine suggested that my overweight friend reads David Goggins' "Can't Hurt Me" book. It's apparently very inspirational not least because Goggins himself used to be fat and is now an incredible athlete and former navy seal. I don't read self-help or similar books myself, but I was curious as to whether these sorts of books had an impact on your weight loss journey. I might buy my friend a physical copy. I sent him an e-version already but I doubt he'll read an entire book on his computer. [link] [comments] |
| Advice for an overweight couch potato? Posted: 15 Apr 2020 09:38 PM PDT All my life I've had a meh diet. I don't drink soda or juice but eat a lot of sweets. Ice cream, pastries, cereal. Also find myself in the couch ALOT and glued to my phone for hours. I don't have a set workout plan but I do have a treadmill and two 5lb weights. Currently still working as well (from home) so I do get some income which I can use to buy groceries. I guess what I'm asking is ..... Where the hell do I start? I find myself giving up a lot & I realize it's because I try to change so many things at once. I don't know where to begin. I'm a complete newbie and really just want to lose 40lbs. Tired of giving up. I'm also living with my parents and there's a lot of temptation at home to eat junk food. I've told them to pick healthier choices but they don't listen and my self discipline is super weak. Any advice on where to begin? [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 16 April 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 16 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?)
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] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 03:21 PM PDT hey all. F 5'2 SW: 200 CW: 180 GW: 115. this is just me ranting and complaining because i need to lol My lowest weight was 160. I have since gained 20 pounds. I try so hard to stay on my calories but i always get this overwhelming urge to eat everything and anything. And once i start I can't stop. I believe I have this constant urge to eat because I'm bored. I have nothing to do but sit around. and not just due to quarantine, but my small town has nothing but fast food joints and grocery stores. There is absolutely nothing recreational. I notice when i am distracted I don't think about food. I know that this has to be a lifestyle change, but I can't imagine spending my life this way. I am always thinking about food. I rarely go 10 minutes without my mind landing on it again. I hate having to watch everyone else eat whatever and I have to ignore it as best I can. The thing that makes me most sad is that I have let so much time pass by. I am going to graduate high school soon and I wasted my entire school years hating myself and isolating myself. I missed homecomings and i don't even plan on going to prom because I find myself so unattractive. I know what I need to do and I know how to do it and I've done it before and yet here I am 20 pounds heavier and on my way to my SW. I'm in a constant cycle of, "Tomorrow I will eat within my calorie limit." and then I fuck up and say the same shit about the next day and it's just back and forth. I haven't had two days in a row of counting calories since November Why the fuck can't i just buckle down?? Why do i get this urge to devour anything within reach even when I am not hungry?? How could I let myself waste so much time like this??? I allowed myself to be miserable for my entire life, and I know exactly how to fix some of my problems, and I am not doing jack shit. It's all my fault and I know that. This is so frustrating man this is the end of my rant lmao [link] [comments] |
| I haven’t lost weight in a month, BUT had a major victory today Posted: 15 Apr 2020 09:18 AM PDT I (46/f) started losing weight January 1. My health had been declining. I had been diagnosed diabetic with an A1C of 6.7 after having teetered on the verge of it for years. I'd gained weight all throughout 2019 and I was determined. I immediately got to work, cut a lot of carbs and lost over 30 pounds between then and mid-March, I was so proud of myself!! Since then, I've maintained the loss but haven't continued losing because I've gotten off course due to being home all the time and stressed, I am really frustrated with myself for not keeping up with what I'd been doing that was working so well for me. I am trying to get back to it. Meanwhile, I had my A1C tested yesterday and it's 5.8!!! Not diabetic range anymore. Only one more tenth of a point and I'm out of even pre-diabetic range. I'm hoping this new insight will propel me to stop eating crap that my body doesn't process well and get back on track now. Please send me your good thoughts, I am not nearly done losing weight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 12:29 AM PDT F, 5'10" (1.77m) SW 75kg/165lbs, GW 63kg/138lbs I was so worried to weigh myself today because recently had me eating cake, risotto and sweets with my mum in isolation, but I reached 151lbs / 68,5kg today! That's kind of big for me since I came out of a really rough patch mentally this year. I lived abroad for a while but moved back to my home country last autumn and consequently had a horrible time because I really miss living abroad (and by myself), which made me gain 20lbs by having a terrible diet. I went from working out daily, very little sweets, lots of veggies, to a starchy carb heavy diet, no workouts and eating a bag of nachos or a tub of ice cream to cope regularly. I know it's no biggie but I feel so good! I started going on walks and eating healthy/realistic portions again. Wohooo. [link] [comments] |
| I Realized Why I'm Fat Today (Trigger Warning: Abuse) Posted: 15 Apr 2020 04:11 PM PDT I always blamed my rapid weight gain in my late teens/early twenties to losing my father. It made sense; grief does crazy things to people. But that's not why. Sure, I gained about 20 pounds from the sweets and casseroles, but that's not why I'm sitting at 235 pounds at 23 years old. I responded to an abusive situation with food. Deep down, I think that if I'm fat, no one can throw me around or hurt me anymore because well...they can't make me budge from my place. I'm less appealing because of my waistline, I dress in baggy clothes because I say I'm insecure, which is true. But I don't want attention because I don't want it to happen again. I realized how absurd this line of thinking truly is. No matter how big I am, if someone wants to hurt me, they can and they will if they're stronger than me. Hell, the average beginner at weight lifting can bench 132 pounds; that's for a BEGINNER. I don't mean to be conceited, but I'm pretty despite being close to morbidly obese. Men do find me attractive, so this deeply imbedded master plan of mine didn't work! Yes, I've been in therapy for the abuse; I've come to terms with and dealt with it. I'm in a good place despite my food addiction. My therapist never helped me connect the dots between my health and what happened to me. It has to stop here. What happened to me is not going to put me in a grave in ten years. It can't have that power over me anymore. [link] [comments] |
| Advice on living with parents that don’t eat healthy Posted: 15 Apr 2020 08:27 PM PDT So I'm temporarily living with my parents for a couple years to get back on my feet. Obviously.. I need to loose weight but it's hard when there are snacks everywhere, pizza being ordered for dinner, soft drinks and more. Of course everyone has been eating them except me and it's getting harder each day however I've managed to not eat the snacks at all. And somewhat don't even want them. I want my family to eat better overall, not just because I want to get healthy. I want my family to be healthy. We have a gym in our house that I workout in everyday and I even try and get my parents to workout with me but they are always 'busy'. Anyway.. what are some ways to convince my family to start eating healthier ?? [link] [comments] |
| Want to team up with someone. (DM me) Posted: 15 Apr 2020 08:11 PM PDT Male|17|Height: 180cm/5'10"|Current Weight: 95.6kg/210lbs| TL DR Daily food reports, weekly progress, support, friends, anything but mostly weight... TL DR Requirement: Progress pictures. (with or without a face) I am fat. Changin that about me is not easy, but I am thinking that it might be an easier thing to do with someone in a similar situation. So, I figured out posting here might find me that someone. We can talk and praise each other's accomplishments, or support one another when we fail. You can send me your meal plans, workout routines, or talk about a completely different topic when the situation calls for it. Interested? Great, just dm me. [link] [comments] |
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