Weight loss: I'm 80 lbs down so far, and am still loving the journey! At 280 lbs I am now the lightest I've been since I was 16! |
- I'm 80 lbs down so far, and am still loving the journey! At 280 lbs I am now the lightest I've been since I was 16!
- 50 pounds is a lot!
- A picture of my face from April 2019 vs 2020
- Hit the 120s!
- NSV: I stopped myself from bringing twice in a row by acknowledging my pattern and thinking through my decisions instead of just acting.
- My account is a year old (What I've learned in the last 4 months)
- Today I realized my thinspo is no longer unobtainable.
- First month complete, 6.8 pounds down!
- I haven't been 175 since I was 14
- Started my loser journey last week. Today, I could finally hold a thirty second plank.
- Should I eat less than 1200kcal/day?
- It was food all along and COVID-19 revealed it to me
- NSV: Put bad news aside and rejected using my sadness as rationale for a binge
- Down 7.5kg/16.5lb! :D (18F/160cm/56.5kg)
- Actually calorie counted a Dominos!
- Shrinking boobs
- Weight loss "obsession", is this unhealthy?
- Maintaining weight after reaching target goal.
- How do you learn to eat less and moderate when you love eating?
- How do I stop bingeing on peanut butter?
- Need some guidance and advice :)
- Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 9th, 2020
- advice switching from deficit to maintenance
| Posted: 08 Apr 2020 06:08 PM PDT Today I weighed in at 280.0 lbs, which is a huge milestone for me. As I stated in the title this is the lightest that I've been since I was 16 (which was 5 years ago). This is my second serious weight loss attempt, the first being when I was 17. During that weight loss attempt I went from 330 lbs to 285 lbs, before eventually losing motivation and quitting. By the time I was 19 I weighed myself and saw 360 lbs on the scale. After that I decided to stop weighing myself, but I know I got heavier than that over the following months. Around my 20th birthday I moved half way across the country for school, and seeing as I had a lot less money, I ended up getting down to 330 lbs without trying to lose weight. I sat at 330 for around a year, until I started this weight loss journey. The main reason why this has been my most successful weight loss journey so far is because this isn't a weight loss journey. That sounds stupid, but bear with me. I recently realized that the main reason why I failed previously was because I started with the goal of losing weight, and not with the goal of bettering myself as a whole. I've found two truths about weight loss:
If your only goal is losing weight, it's unbelievably easy to get discouraged for the reasons listed above, and for dozens of other reasons. However, if you're not focusing only on weight loss these things won't be demotivating when they inevitably happen, and it is a lot easier keep pushing forward until you start getting favorable results again. My goal from day one this time around has been becoming the person that I want to be. I started working on the mental health side of things first. I focused on identifying the personality traits that I wanted to strengthen, the habits that I wanted to develop, and the habits that I wanted to break. After a couple of months of working on my mental health, and feeling better about who I was, starting to work on my physical health felt like the natural next step. I took it slowly, and started finding the things that worked for me. After a couple of months of figuring things out I came to the conclusion that the following things worked for me:
Here's a progress picture showing me at 333 lbs (August 2019) and 280 lbs (A few days ago). Not much of a change (other than the haircut), but it's progress none the less: https://i.imgur.com/4XPI9SE.jpg Tl:DR - Don't focus on weigh loss, focus on bettering yourself a whole. At some point during your weight loss you'll realize that losing weight isn't changing who you are as a person, just like moving to a different country doesn't make you any less depressed. By having more goals than just weight loss to focus on, you'll have a lot more fun during your journey, it'll be a lot easier to stick to, and when you get to your goal weight you'll be the person that you need to be to sustain it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2020 10:01 AM PDT So this morning I realized that I needed liter for the cats after I cleaned their boxes. I usually get a small plastic container worth but today I saw that my dep had bought those big costco liter boxes so I decided to get one. It didnt look to heavy at first so naturally I pick it up pay and go. The dep is not even a block away from my appartment. After 30 seconds of carrying it I got super exhausted and the weight just felt super heavy all of a sudent. I had to take a break once I got to my building because I live on the 3rd floor and I knew this would be too much. I finally make it upstairs drop the box. My back is drenched in sweat at this point. I decide to take a closer look ar how much it weigh. 50lbs (22.3KG). At that point a thought passed thru my head; this is the amount of weight I put on in the last 2-3years. I have been constantly walking around with that box. This is a big slap in the face. I never really materialized how heavy 22kg actually is. Today marks day 6 of tracking food and staying at around 1900cals (MFP says this is the target to lose .75kg a week). I was starting to feel less motivated but this really set me back on track. What are your AH AH moments that really slapped you accross the face? Btw a dep is a corner store here in Canada (Qc at least haha) [link] [comments] |
| A picture of my face from April 2019 vs 2020 Posted: 08 Apr 2020 05:21 PM PDT I haven't posted in this sub in a while and I wanted to take an opportunity to thank you all while also celebrating my progress. So this morning I weighed in at 182.8lbs, my goal weight is 175lbs so I'm currently 7.8lbs away! I started at 295lbs in January 2019 so it feels incredible to be so close now. I'm so incredibly grateful for the /r/loseit community along with a whole bunch of people who support me daily over on MyFitnessPal. These resources were absolutely crucial to the beginning of my weight loss and I never would have made it this far without all of your unwavering support, guidance and advice. So In April 2019 when I was about ~30lbs down I finally started to feel confident enough in my appearance to begin taking pictures of myself and I thought it would be fun to compare a pictue of my face from last year to a pictue of my face from this year. TL;DR: Face photo and bonus photo [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2020 07:42 PM PDT I haven't been under 130 in at least four years (how long I've had my fitness tracker), and Saturday I found myself at 129. I was ecstatic, but afraid it wouldn't last long. Lo and behold, today I'm 128. I haven't come very far, it's only been a 14 pound loss since November, but it's something that even a few weeks ago didn't feel possible. I'm at the halfway point, and I might actually get to my license weight (122) by the start of summer. I just had to share with someone, and I thought you all would be a great choice! Never give up. Even if it feels like it's impossible or your goal seems so far away, you can and will get there. I wish y'all the best! (Additional Details: F20, 5'2, SW 142, CW 128, GW 115, been doing lazy cico with mild exercise since mid-November because I got tired of my knees hurting) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2020 09:16 PM PDT I have a very common pattern when I'm doing CICO: I pick a low goal, maintain it through the evening, then end up really hungry at 9 PM and eat "just one bite" of something over and over until I've binged. Yesterday I started to get very, very, hungry at 9 PM. I went to the kitchen and nibbled "just a bite" off of some leftovers. Then I nibbled one more. Then ... I stopped! I realised I was hungry, and was going to continue eating even if I wasn't "supposed" to. I grabbed a small plate and grabbed a small, measured portion of the dish I wanted. I ate that, then went back to the living room. This put me over my calorie goal for the day by 200. That's still within range to lose weight, just more slowly The other way probably would have put me over by 600 to 1000. Today, around the exact same time, I started picking bites off of some ravioli my husband left off. Once again, I realized what I was doing. I stopped ... and I grabbed 2 kiwis instead. I ended up eating way less, and I feel like I'm still on track to meet my goals. My problem is I never want to admit to myself when I'm eating after I've reached my calorie limit. I make up excuses like "just a little bite" and derail my progress. I think acknowledging that I'm about to overeat and portioning it out instead of trying to sneak it and lie to myself will hopefully help my progress. [link] [comments] |
| My account is a year old (What I've learned in the last 4 months) Posted: 08 Apr 2020 01:18 PM PDT In April of last year I made this account and promptly logged out. I scrolled through loseit's top posts, I went through amazing progress pictures, I researched IF and calorie counting, and gave up before I started. I decided it was too hard for me and I would just be fat forever, sucks to suck. In October 2019 I logged back in and did the same thing. October was the first time in my life that I felt good about myself (physically and mentally) and I decided to get a grip on things for whatever reason. I knew I was overweight. I honestly hadn't even thought about my actual weight other than just "chubby." I went to walmart and bought my first ever scale, and I weighed myself. 245lbsThat had to be wrong. I took the batteries out and put them back in. Twice. Then I put the scale away and logged out of u/humanchonker. The number was higher than I thought it would be... I honest to god thought I was maybe 200lbs, but almost 250 shook me pretty good. I looked up a BMI chart and I had a BMI of 39.5. That's JUST on the line of being "extremely obese" and I was so upset. I was obviously insecure about how I looked but my health being this bad?? I never would've thought. The next day I bought a gym pass. I didn't use it for 2 months. I stopped buying sweets and chips but if they were around, I would still eat them. Finally my boyfriend and I sat down on November 30th, 2019, and said "hey, what if we be healthy next year?" and it was EXACTLY what I needed. But I was going to start in December. Get a head start on my new years resolution. Health and weight-loss isn't a race, but I was going to win. My goal was/is to be at 180lbs by December 01 2020. One year, 65lbs, totally doable. Probably. I went to the gym once every two weeks (it was all my anxiety and body could handle) and started going on walks once a week. I ate less. I moved more. I was 235lbs by January, and 225lbs by Feb. I was making real progress. Early March was when I took my first "before and after" photos and I realized that I was REALLY DOING IT. Holy moly! And the feeling of having surpassed your goals is amazing and one I hope to relish in. I am doing, quite literally, everything I can. I am losing the amount of weight I can each week. I am treating my body with respect. And the feeling of doing everything you can sometimes feels like it's not enough, not fast enough, not easy enough, etc, but I know I am doing it. And I'll make it to my goal soon. Today I am 202 (201.6, but who's counting?) and my goal for April is just to get below 200lbs. I don't have a number, I don't have anything, but if I can lose 2lbs in the next 20 days I will be more than proud of myself. I know I'm doing good. So, today marks one year since I gave up and decided to be unhealthy forever. And it marks 4ish months since I decided I was wrong. [link] [comments] |
| Today I realized my thinspo is no longer unobtainable. Posted: 08 Apr 2020 04:59 PM PDT I started counting my callories about a week ago. I started out not eating consciously and just eating normally. Averaging 2,100 a day, yikes. But I've since put a 1,600 restriction on and taking a 15 minute walk everyday and I feel amazing. I'm no longer waiting for my next meal or worrying about my weight and looking at "unobtainable" thinspo. I used to look at r/progresspics and other subreddits all the time and try to convince myself I just could never stick to counting callories and exercising. But it's so easy now that I've started. I just put on 80s music and walk with my dog and it's so easy to just do 15 minutes of walking day. I just want to thank everyone for showing me it really can happen. I can reach my goal, I no longer have to settle and convince myself my goal is impossible. [link] [comments] |
| First month complete, 6.8 pounds down! Posted: 08 Apr 2020 12:20 PM PDT 24F, 5'1" SW: 150.4lb CW: 143.2 GW: 125lb Edit: I just realised I can't do maths and I'm actually 7.2lb down! I can't thank this community enough for being supportive, motivating and encouraging. I've been doing CICO for a full month now. It's been up and down, with my lowest weight being 142.8lb last week. I've seen a bit of a gain but I think it's water retention and is coming off again now. I've lost 2 inches from my waistline and I'm a comfortable UK size 10 again! I'm so pleased with my progress and I hope to continue. I'd love to see 139lb next month so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! This is the first time in my life when I have actually stuck to a diet and exercise regime and I'm really happy with myself. It can be done! [link] [comments] |
| I haven't been 175 since I was 14 Posted: 08 Apr 2020 10:30 AM PDT My whole life I've been overweight for my age and while I was active, I never invested in any difficult positions. (Nose guard/lineman in football, throwing shotput, "powerlifting")-fat guy things. All these sports just gave me an excuse to be fat. I ended up leaving highschool at 230lbs. At the beginning of March last year, I made the decision to start losing weight half-heartedly and switched to calisthenics. However just passively thinking "maybe eating this isn't such a good idea" every once in a while worked for me. Another contribution to my weight loss was fasting, it was mostly to save money on food but it curbed my appetite immensely. Seeing 175 on my scale this morning filled me with so much pride I almost cried. Anyways that's it, I don't really have anyone supportive to share this to, so I figured I'd try Reddit. [link] [comments] |
| Started my loser journey last week. Today, I could finally hold a thirty second plank. Posted: 08 Apr 2020 07:15 PM PDT I've never been obese but I've always been "overweight" per most nutritionists' standards. I've been seeing nutritionists since I was 11, been on more diets than I even remember, and have suffered from deeply low self esteem my whole life. Two years ago I finally learned to love myself and stop pushing for unattainable body goals. Ironically, the more I accepted my body and curves and the more I allowed myself to enjoy food, the more weight I gained. I am now 40lbs over my ideal weight (145lbs) and last week I started a weight loss and health journey for myself. I've been running and working out daily, specifically doing a 30-day ab challenge that includes planks. Last week I couldn't hold a plank for longer than 10 seconds and today I held it for 30 without too much effort. I am so proud of myself and so glad there's a community here to share my progress with. I'm motivated by this community to post a before and after in a month and challenge myself to make myself proud. Oh, I've also started intermittent fasting (8/16) this week and am already feeling much lighter. Tomorrow's workout is for all of us losers! [link] [comments] |
| Should I eat less than 1200kcal/day? Posted: 08 Apr 2020 10:33 PM PDT Hello everyone! Sorry for my English, it's not my first language. I'm having a little problem: I started my weight loss journey 61 days ago (according to MFP) and based it on CICO for the first time in my life. I was so surprised that it actually worked! It was easy, doable, I wasn't that hungry, and I got to eat something from my favourite restaurant and staying in my calorie budget just by making it my only meal that day. In a bit more than one month I went from 182lbs to 163lbs. I'm 5'6", 20F. My goal weight is 130. I've been eating 1200 calories/day. Some days I got to 1300, sometimes 1100. I had one cheat day a few days ago because of my partner's birthday. Using tdeecalculator.net it looks like I'd have a 500 calories deficit eating at 1300, but I have the My Body Composition scale that tells me my metabolism is actually slower than it should, meaning my maintenance calories are 1429kcal/day.. Which means I'm usually in a 200 calories deficit. I'm not sure if it's a relevant detail, but I have been diagnosed with PCOS. Everything was good though: I was losing weight, absolutely not hungry, etc. Then, about one month ago, I started doing some exercises using the Nike Training app. I got really sore and the next day I was like 2lbs more, but I read everywhere that it's normal water retention. I kept going, and I absolutely stopped losing weight. It's been one month (a bit more actually) and I have gained and lost 1lb, and that's it. I swear I'm tracking everything religiously. There is no food, oil, beverage, milk, coffee that I don't put on MFP. I have a food scale and I track every single bit. When I order from a restaurant (like twice a month) I ask the exact calories not to go over my calories budget. It's not stressful and I'm not obsessed about it, but I know I'm precise. I keep doing some strength exercises using NTA, but I've also implemented dancing using the sweat mode on Just Dance. My smart watch tells me I'm losing about 300/400 kcal each time , but I never log them or eat them back, I keep myself at 1200. At this point, I don't understand. I was completely not worried when I didn't lose weight for one week, it was okay for two, I was wondering why at the third one, but now it's then end of the fifth week and I'm feeling pretty down. I read everywhere that I should not be eating less than 1200 calories/day (and I'm not really short, so I guess it's valid), but maybe my PCOS influences my metabolism. Also, the fact that I'm rarely hungry makes me feel like I should be eating a bit less? I should also point out that my doctors like to pretend my PCOS does not exist, so I never took medicines or I have never been given suggestions on how to improve the situation; this is probably because in my country it's not really considered a disease or anything to worry about particularly. The last thing, I tried doing keto, but it's just not for me. I did low carbs for a bit (that's better!) and stopped around the time I started exercising. I still eat less than 100/150 g of carbs per day, but maybe that's the reason I'm not losing weight? Even though it does not agree with the principle, "calories in, calories out". Also, I'm in quarantine and right now I can't go to a nutritionist/dietician. I may consider it later. I thank you very much If you got to the end of my post. What I'm trying to ask is if you have any input... as for now, I was wondering if I should try eating 1000 calories/day. But maybe you have other suggestions or anything else really. Thank you so very much! [link] [comments] |
| It was food all along and COVID-19 revealed it to me Posted: 08 Apr 2020 09:35 AM PDT I always had a hard time with my weight and trying to keep the extra pounds off. When I would diet, it took a LOT of effort but I would loose the weight. My highest has been 225 and lowest in the past 5 years was 190. Daily I would eat out for majority of my meals. My parents worked hard till 5 or 6 and when they'd come home they wouldn't want to wait to cook dinner and didn't want the house to smell like food. They gave me this weird normalization of eating out constantly. Since COVID-19 my family has decided to only eat food we have made ourselves to limit the amount that we expose ourselves. Admittedly we have not been eating the HEALTHIEST because we do snack on dessert almost every night and salad is certainly not on the menu. I went to eat lunch and decided to weigh myself and I was down to 212.5. I started at 220. I had lost 7.5 pounds and was severely shocked! I couldn't believe that I was able to lose weight but have been at home for almost month now. I realize that it was food that was my road block. I have been eating just as much as I was before, but not the same kinds of food. We don't make fried chicken, french fries, chocolate shakes, tortilla chips with guac, burritos or any of that stuff. Now that I dont have the access, I can't hurt myself with overeating or just eating fried things. I also am not drinking alcohol, which helps with not gaining weight. Anyone else finding this revelation at home? Anyone have tips to keep the weight lose going? [link] [comments] |
| NSV: Put bad news aside and rejected using my sadness as rationale for a binge Posted: 08 Apr 2020 03:19 PM PDT So, for some context, I have been doing loose CICO since the end of October (147.3lbs) and lost 20 lbs. With that, one of the big challenges that I've had throughout my entire life is binge eating. But, I've curtailed my binging almost entirely through the past few months. However, today, I received sad news. In short, I work for a major beauty corporation (in marketing and product innovation), and today it was announced that in order to help maintain business continuity in the age of Coronavirus, they have to suspend employee education assistance. This is heartbreaking for me as I had been nominated by the group (1 of 4 people total) to be sponsored for my master's degree in an industry-lead program (which I have already been accepted to, with a deposit submitted). A BFD that I had hoped (and worked!) for since I joined the organization. This was both an honor and a privilege, and would exponentially improve my career and visibility. Now, that seems to be up in the air. Needless to say, I was sad and my brain immediately went to cravings. Within 10 minutes, I was trying to figure out where I wanted to order a giant carton of fried rice from. As I was scrolling on Seamless, I stopped myself. I realized that I would only feel worse if I ordered that. Instead, I made myself some Daily Harvest cauliflower "fried rice" - even did it on the stovetop WITH OIL to feel ~indulgent~ and added some grilled chicken. I am proud that I have come to a point where I can talk some sense into myself. Big NSV for me! [link] [comments] |
| Down 7.5kg/16.5lb! :D (18F/160cm/56.5kg) Posted: 09 Apr 2020 02:23 AM PDT I know it's not as spectacular as some people here, but I'm really proud of myself. I went through an awful time a year ago, where my weight jumped up and down drastically, due to bad eating habits (oscillating between starving myself and eating just junk comfort food) and low exercise (gave up on my favourite sport due to bad mental health and no motivation.) I can see my waist again! My hourglass is slowly being carved back into my body and I couldn't be happier. I feel pretty again, and more confident :) I don't feel like I need to hide behind baggy, long clothes. I tried lots of methods; cold CICO, intermittent fasting, cutting out sugar - but what really made the difference is starting to run. Regularly. I can't run a massive distance massively fast, but I can do 3km in 25 minutes. Nothing worth bragging, but before, I was DONE after 1.5km jogging. I knew I wouldn't dare go to the gym - I felt too intimated. I probably still wouldn't, but now I'd consider at least. I want to be slimmer, healthier, prettier, less flabby, and feel even more at home in my skin. My mother thought I'm being obsessive, but I'm probably fitter than I've been in years. Ofc I had to sacrifice my chest. My beautiful 36C is never coming back lol but it doesn't look too bad :) [link] [comments] |
| Actually calorie counted a Dominos! Posted: 08 Apr 2020 11:54 AM PDT Hello! First time posting and just wanted to share a personal win from today. After a week in lockdown I got a letter to say I'm a vulnerable person and can't leave my flat for 12 weeks. I dealt with this pretty bad and ate my way through it. Before lockdown I was already trying (but failing) to deal with my weight and lockdown wasn't helping. At the end of last week I discovered this sub and honestly could cry with relief at how much it's helping me. I feel in control of my eating and have felt the best I have in three weeks. One massive positive for me is that I got a dominos with my boyfriend tonight and picked the lowest calorie option pizza. I went for a personal size pizza and made a salad at home. All for under 500 cals. This is such a massive difference to how I would normally order. It feels so good! Thank you so much to everyone on here! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2020 08:12 PM PDT I know I'm not alone in this and it's to be expected but I feel a bit unsettled. I gained weight gradually in high school until reaching a peak of around 165-170 (not exactly sure) and decided to start exercising. I gradually changed my eating habits as well and lost weight. This morning I was 129 lbs. It's been two years since I started, and I haven't been actively trying to lose weight anymore, but have recently lost a few final pounds just naturally. I always have been a bigger chested girl. I considered my true size to be 34D pretty consistently, although I was up to a 34DD for a few months at my very heaviest. However, when I started dropping the weight, I returned to my 34D size and I'd say I continued to be that size for about a year and a half. More recently, I noticed my 34D bras seemed a bit loose, so I went to by some new ones. I got some different styles, some being a 34C and others a 34D. I went to Soma and I honestly think I didn't do the best job picking sizes by listening to the advice of the women in the store. I definitely needed a smaller band size, but more relevant to this topic, the cups were fitting well when I got them. I filled them out. I'd say this was a couple (2-3?) months ago. Very recently, I realized that all of my bras are gapping in the cup. Even the 34C bras, which are the smallest I've fit into in years, are gapping on me. I don't fill out my bras anymore. What's unsettling about it to me is that when i was 14, I weighed 125 and I was wearing a 34D at that time (early bloomer). How is it that my boobs are smaller at my current age of 19 than they were at 14, when I even weighed a few pounds less at 14???? I do love the way my boobs look now more than ever. They are much perkier and my areolas are smaller and appear to have less fat in them. I just am having trouble seeing them get so small. I'm thinking maybe they're smaller now because I've become very fit, and at 14 I wasn't doing any exercise whatsoever. Maybe it's from building some muscle and exercising a lot, as I assume is the case with athletes who seem to have smaller boobs? I'm not even sure if my boobs are small, but I know they're not big like they were for pretty much all of my post-puberty life. Does anyone else have a similar story? How have you reconciled your new body with losing your boobs? Do you find your boobs to have changed shape or nipple wise? I welcome any feedback [link] [comments] |
| Weight loss "obsession", is this unhealthy? Posted: 08 Apr 2020 08:09 PM PDT I am 25 male, 170lbs, 5'10. Down from 260 in 6 months. Food, exercise and losing weight is literally all I focus on. I count my calories religiously, track macros, weigh myself twice a day. I know there's not really any point in that but I do it anyway. I have put everything into this and I'm really proud of how far I've come. I love the satisfaction if the number goes down but if it goes up I panic and restrict calories more. My daily calories is 1000 which is quite low especially with the amount of exercise I do (2-3 hours daily). Eating kind of stresses me out. I have eliminated most foods because I thought they would make me fat and I'm basically left with green beans and chicken breast lol. If I eat something unhealthy I won't stop until I have worked it off 3x over. Is it okay to keep this up until I hit my goal weight (140) or am I better off slowing it down or changing it up? I'm worried that I won't be able to stop or that I won't know what to do with myself. Most of all, I'm scared of gaining the weight back. My body image isn't the best, I thought losing weight would improve it but all I can see when i look in the mirror is all the excess fat I'm trying so hard to lose. [link] [comments] |
| Maintaining weight after reaching target goal. Posted: 09 Apr 2020 01:11 AM PDT Hey everyone, Just wanted to start with this is my first introduction to Reddit so if I've done anything wrong i appreciate the help. I'm a Male, 20 & 183cm or 6 foot. So basically from December 2018 - Current, I've lost about 42KGs or 92lbs down from 140KG to 98KG as it stands. My target weight is around 80KGs but it may shift depending on how i look. But as my goal is starting to approach i wanted to see if i could get and ideas on how people have or currently are maintaining the weight after hitting their goal. I've seen many things online (don't know how true) about how 90% of people who lose a substantial amount of weight will put all if not some back on. I don't want to be one of those people, I've spent way too long thinking about my body image, tracing macros, counting calories and working out for me to just fall into that trap. Any advice or links or whatever is appreciated. Thanks Guys, Jack [link] [comments] |
| How do you learn to eat less and moderate when you love eating? Posted: 08 Apr 2020 11:33 PM PDT Maybe I'm just a food addict, but when I don't watch what I eat, I'll consume 4000-7000 calories a day. Here's how this will happen:
My TDEE is ~2500 and I've dieted in the past, but I'm always miserable the entire time, because a diet day will look like this for me:
Total: ~2000 calories This is quite the contrast from how I would like to be eating. Part of the reason I'm miserable dieting or even miserable maintaining my weight is that I can't eat junk food. If I try to incorporate and moderate junk food, I am extremely unsatisfied with the amount I get to eat (2 slices of pizza vs 8 slices, 2 servings of potato chips vs 7 servings, 1 pint of Ben & Jerry's vs 2 pints). Furthermore, when I eat 2500 calories or less, I'll go hungry unless I devote every calorie to healthy/filling foods. If I use up any of my calories on junk food, then I have to deal with hunger. The tradeoff is not worth it to me. Any advice? I heard that your stomach shrinks over time if you eat less, but I dieted for five months straight recently and at the end I did a challenge where I ate 70 chicken nuggets in under 30 minutes and I was hungry an hour later and made myself a bowl of oatmeal, so I don't think I fit in the stomach-shrinking camp. These are the solutions I've come up:
Perhaps I'm just looking for a success story: someone who used to eat a crap ton and learned to eat less eventually. Also gradual changes could be good. [link] [comments] |
| How do I stop bingeing on peanut butter? Posted: 08 Apr 2020 09:58 PM PDT I know this is probably going to sound like the most bizarre issue ever, but the only problem I have in my weight loss journey is that I can't stop myself from craving and eating peanut butter (and lotus biscoff spread, but mostly peanut butter). I never binge on ANYTHING except for those two straight from the jar, I could literally sit down with just a spoon and spread and polish them off. I thought about incorporating it into my diet (strictly CICO at the moment), but it's so high in calories and not filling at all! There was one day where I literally just dedicated all my calories to peanut butter and not only was it not filling, it didn't really curb my cravings at all. Has anyone else experienced this, and if you have, how did you overcome it? Please help :( [link] [comments] |
| Need some guidance and advice :) Posted: 09 Apr 2020 02:45 AM PDT I apologise in advance for the essay lol. Hello everyone, I'm Luke and I'm a 22 year old male, 180cm tall and currently weigh 89kg (196 pounds) I have Aspergers and have struggled with having autism for most of my life. The last 5 years I've been overweight and obese. My heaviest weight was 108kg (238 pounds). I was miserable and hated myself and my body. Felt disgusting and would not stop looking at myself in mirrors and feel disgusted with what I saw. I wanted to lose weight so bad and didn't have any idea how to do so. I just googled how to lose weight and there were so many different sites saying all kinds of different things so I didn't feel I had a clear concise answer. I tried keto for a few weeks and I did have some success but I believe it was just the water weight and eventually I crashed and went back to my normal eating habits. At around December last year I went mini golfing with my partner and we took photos together and when I saw the photos I felt like I was hit with a realisation of how big I'd gotten. I said to myself enough is enough. I found this reddit page and saw the calories in vs calories out method. For the last 4 months I have done CICO, I've lost 16kg (35 pounds). I am very picky with my food and to be honest, I've barely had any vegetables my entire life and I struggle so much with even the thought of trying vegetables. I'm worried for my general health in the long run, my nutrition isn't good at all. I've been very limited with what I've been eating. I usually have two slices of bread in the morning and a footlong from subway and that's all I try to eat a day, sometimes I eat a bit more (popcorn, whatever I can find). I believe I eat around 1300-1500 calories a day. I would like to ask you lovely people for advice and guidance. I don't know if I'm overthinking or being paranoid or not but I feel I'm not going to lose more weight. Sometimes I focus to much on things I come across on the internet like having too much carbs or not enough Nutrition and etc and I feel I'm doing the weight loss wrong. Do I continue on with what I'm doing? The other thing is my diet. Ever since I can remember I have lived off pizza, meat pies, nuggets and fast food and everything unhealthy to be honest. want to really change my eating, i would really like to eventually be at the point where I can eat vegetables and have a balanced healthy diet and maintain a healthy weight. How can I overcome my pickyness and fear of vegetables? I don't know how to cook so that's a problem in itself. I appreciate you all for taking the time to read my post. Any tips, replies and advice is greatly appreciated. Hope you all have a safe and happy Easter. [link] [comments] |
| Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 9th, 2020 Posted: 09 Apr 2020 12:21 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] |
| advice switching from deficit to maintenance Posted: 08 Apr 2020 10:31 PM PDT 20F, 5'6, SW 163 CW 124. I've been losing weight on and off for about a year. Now I'm getting close to the underweight end of the BMI range for my height, so I'd like to start trying to maintain my current weight instead of continuing to drop. The problem is, every time I've increased my calorie intake in the past I've immediately gained weight and I want to avoid that. Is there a specific strategy for increasing my daily calories that might help? Currently I'm eating 1500/day and exercising every day. I was thinking to increase my calorie count by 100/day each week until I hit maintenance (so 1600/day for a week, then 1700/day for a week, etc). Will this work, or should I go slower than that? Are there other things I can do to decrease my chances of gaining weight? [link] [comments] |
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