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I had a steak dinner, with onions, mushrooms, and a loaded baked potato and a slice of chocolate cake for dessert. All of the food tasted so good and I am now resting on my couch with a super full stomach, excited to back to eating healthy tomorrow.

I think this can be a good lesson for a lot of people on here. You don't have to be "good" 100% of the time. You can have a huge dinner, you can eat a slice of cake, and you can go over calories and you don't have to feel bad.

Turn eating healthy into a lifestyle you enjoy just as much as overeating. Food tastes better. Your body won't hurt all the time.

I eat anything I want, but I eat it in moderation. I'll eat popcorn, or an unhealthy dinner, or whatever else I feel like eating. I just have to understand what a reasonable portion size is for me.

Dieting is easy when you don't do it because you hate yourself. If you hate yourself for the amount of food you eat, the way you look, or that fact you fell off the wagon you will never lose weight. Eat better because you decided you want better for yourself, and realize that it's okay to be "bad" every once in a while. Hell, maybe it's even a good thing to screw up every now and again.

Stop hating yourself. You don't deserve it.

Edit: I never do these, but the cake gift was so on the nose! Thank you so much!

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Some days I almost wish I hadn’t lost a lot of weight...

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 03:42 PM PDT

Don't get me wrong. I think it's bloody incredible that I've lost over 100 lbs. However, I still have about 20/25 I'd like to lose and it seems like I'm so much harsher on myself now than I ever was. There are more days where I feel shitty about my body than I ever did when I was bigger. I'm not sure if it's because I know what I'm capable of now and this last bit seems almost impossible to get rid of or what. Logically, I know that a small/medium is smaller than an xxl, but there are so many days where I still see that 280lb girl regardless of what size my shirt is. And some days it's so disheartening to feel so shitty about myself, when I should feel proud...does anyone else feel like this??

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Today I felt my emotions instead of bingeing for the first time in years (NSV?)

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:00 PM PDT

The summer before my sophomore year of high school (I am now 22) I started to use food to cope with my emotions as I was deeply struggling with depression and anxiety. As the depression and anxiety went away, the binge eating didn't.

Until today I truly didn't understand that I was using food as a coping mechanism for whatever negative emotion I was feeling. I didn't even realize I was feeling negative emotions. Today was different. I journaled as a way to distract myself from the desire to binge, and in doing so accidentally spent almost an hour actually working through everything I was feeling. I don't remember the last time I allowed myself to feel this sad and anxious, instead of burying my feelings underneath food. I allowed myself to cry, and to sit with my negative emotions.

Then a crazy thing happened. I felt better. I drank some tea. I am now watching some YouTube videos that are making me smile. I can't believe that I have gone so many years without realizing that I have been burying my emotions with food. I genuinely just thought I have self control issues, and it didn't go any deeper than that. This feeling is so much better than the feeling I have while bingeing/ after a binge. There's no guilt. I feel peaceful, almost. I just honestly can't believe it.

I know this might seem ridiculous and obvious to some people but I hope that sharing this maybe someone else can come to the same realization I just did. I hope I am able to make these same decisions in the future, and hopefully can stop bingeing forever.

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beating the binge

Posted: 01 May 2020 04:54 AM PDT

Hi all. I won't go into details, but I have been struggling with binging the past week. I had been ROCKING my weight loss goals, but I got some terrible news and for some reason all week I can't seem to get my shit together. However, today is different. A whole week of extra cakes n cookies is definitely not helping my weight loss goals. I ate a donut, two cinnamon rolls, and a bowl of cereal this morning. However, I am going to continue the rest of the day per diet plans. I made myself a good, normal breakfast, even though I was full from desserts this morning. In my head it feels like a do-over. I still deserve, love, food, and respect even if I binged. I logged my breakfast into MFP, and I will continue the rest of the day per normal. Just wanted to share because I do not want binging back in my life (I've been clean for YEARS before this week). I am wiping the slate clean!

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Walking!!

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:29 PM PDT

Been going thru a really tough time in my life with breakups and uncertainty about the future and add the that being obese and unhealthy and my lungs and joints always feel like their gonna go out I never thought I would start exercising.
Well I've found my solution. Walking! I don't take my phone with me so no music so it's meditative, I try to walk briskly with purpose even when I'm going no where so it keeps my heart rate up and it encourages me to be more mindful about what I eat. I'm just starting my journey so I have no success story to share except by simply going outside to walk I've finally found myself getting into a groove of becoming active! Good luck everyone! Keep pushing thru the hard days

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Who else has gained weight during quarantine/stay at home orders?

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:35 AM PDT

I have gained 10 pounds in 2 months.

I feel incredibly annoyed at myself. When I first saw 169 on the scale, I was so relieved and I promised myself that I will never reach 170 again. Ha! So much for that.

Part of my problem is I hate going to the grocery store right now (the lines, wearing a suffocating mask, half of the things I want are sold out, etc) and I really want to support some of my favorite local restaurants by ordering takeout.

I also had a surgical procedure performed back in mid March and I was just recently cleared to resume normal exercise.

All of the takeout and sedentary behavior has certainly caught up with me. My clothes are noticeably tighter and overall I feel bloated and sluggish. I'm disappointed in myself and frustrated that I undid all of my hard work in such a short time.

Tomorrow is May 1st. Time to start over (well, I'm starting today but the 1st sounds better). Who is with me?!

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Lost a little over 5kg. My favourite pants are already way more comfortable!

Posted: 01 May 2020 02:22 AM PDT

SW: 84kg - CW: 79kg

I don't have anyone to share with currently but I'm so stoked! I gained almost 10kg over the past months and a lot more over the last few years, and am losing steadily now for the first time in forever. I have a bad back and these pants got a lot tighter, hurting my lower back when sitting. Well, I can already sit comfortably.

Hope I don't have to replace them too soon - they're already slightly loose at the waist - but man, seeing and feeling progress is great. Pro tip: if you're starting out, put an outfit aside and don't wear it again until you've lost at least 5kg. It's tough to notice subtle differences day to day but if you can notice a difference in the way your clothes fit it becomes a little more tangible.

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Why is everyone so discouraging?

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 12:08 PM PDT

When I tell people I am starting to count calories people seem to not take it well? I think it makes people uncomfortable. There's always the whole "1200 is way too restrictive and it will slow your metabolism and you will gain it all back" and then people say "just eat healthier and move around more but diets and calorie counting doesn't work" ummmm what the hell? I'm around 5"2 and used to weigh 117 pounds, got sober after an adderall/benzo addiction and put on a medication that messes with metabolism and ballooned up to 170 lbs! I am now 153 and I realize that 117 might not be a realistic weight for someone as curvy as me, but I can't just "make better choices" and walk a little more to lose that weight! Does anyone else get these responses? Also, is 1200 calories a day going to ruin my metabolism??

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I did it once and I can do it again!

Posted: 01 May 2020 04:49 AM PDT

Last year I lost 11 kilos and it was awesome. My weight dropped to the lowest it had ever been, I fit into clothes I would have never dreamed of wearing, and I felt better than I ever had before!

A number of factors influenced this change:

A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad picture. I'm sure many of us have been there. That stomach-dropping moment when your friend turns their phone around and shows you the photo they took and all you can think is, 'my god, is that me? When did I get so big?!' My very bad picture made me look like a thumb. Just one big neck and a double chin. I couldn't believe that that was what other people saw when they looked at me! This picture didn't immediately make me throw out the pizza and start jogging, but it certainly lingered in my mind.
A change in antidepressants. Okay, so I can look back now and say that I didn't have depression. But my doctor switched to a different kind of SSRI when the first one didn't work, and oh boy. Sudden motivation and zest for life combined with a weird appetite loss for the first few weeks? It was a match made in heaven. The appetite loss wasn't sustainable, but it was a nice little kick in the right direction. It definitely helped get me over that first-week hill.
A goal! Oh my god, a goal! A SMART goal, too! Something specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time based! I gave myself ample time to lose the weight before a trip to Japan, and then I achieved what used to be the unachievable: I fit into thrift store clothes in Osaka! That skirt is one of my prized possessions... though it's currently in the back of the closet.

The worst thing happened when I came home, the number one thing that could jeopardise my progress... the semester break. I stopped walking 10km every day. I stayed home with easy access to the kitchen. I snacked when I was bored. My antidepressants stopped working. I napped most of the day and stayed up all night. (So basically, what we're all going through in quarantine.)

But once school came back, I knew I was going to have a great year! I was ready to thrive! I was going to keep the weight off! My GPA was going to skyrocket! I was going to join a club at uni! 2020 was going to be incredible!

...Yeah. So. Hi everyone.

I did it before and I can do it again. I'm seeing a psychologist to help sort out my issues with comfort eating, and I finally got diagnosed with the right thing. (ADHD! In a grown woman! Preposterous!) Every road has a speedbump or two, but we don't go veering off into a ditch every time we approach one. Sometimes all we need to do is slow down, take our time, and carefully drive over it before continuing our trip.

As the saying goes, 'you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.' For the longest time, I didn't want to lose the weight again. What's the point, I thought, it'll just pile back on. It's okay if that happens. Or I did want to lose the weight, but it was a passive desire. Something to start tomorrow. But now I'm ready, now I want to do this, and finding the motivation and the strength to do something as difficult as losing weight is definitely the hardest part.

I found the first time that it was incredibly simple to lose weight. CICO, baby! Eat less, move more! But simple doesn't always mean easy. It was absolutely a mental battle more than it was a physical one. And now I'm ready to do it all over again! Really ready this time! Let's do this!

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I'm 17 and 250 pounds. I'm sick of looking at myself and everyone being scared of me because of my weight.

Posted: 01 May 2020 12:15 AM PDT

My dad was morbidly obese about 10-15 years ago. He went through a lot of shit so he could interact with his family normally again. In recent years, he's caught me countless times smuggling food, buying food I didn't need, and has seen me waste hundreds, and probably thousands of dollars over the years on food I didn't need. One of my main comforts in life is to sit down with a ton of food and mindlessly self indulge while watching YouTube. I first noticed stretch marks when I was 14 and had no idea what they were. I ended up scouring the internet for these "weird lines on my stomach" and couldn't find anything. I grew up in a major lake area, and swimming became embarrassing for me. I would use the whole "oh no, I left my shirt on! Well, it's already wet now!" Excuse all the time. Most romantic endeavors I've had or tried to have usually end in looking like a creep because of my weight. I spent so much time glorifying it, telling myself that I can get away with it because I'm young, and that I would just get lipo when I could afford it. I see all these people saying "ugh I'm so fat!" And "my biggest ever was 175!" And feel so jealous because their problems aren't as bad as mine, which I'm aware is very toxic. My family recently got a treadmill and an elliptical, as well as some weights. I've neglected to use them at all and always made excuses for why I didn't. I would claim that I had schoolwork when I really just wanted to eat a box of cheez-its and pop tarts and watch random YouTube videos for hours on end. I've tried many times to get right and always end up falling back in the hole if I don't see results in 2/3 days. How can I get better?

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Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 01 May 2020 - No question too small!

Posted: 01 May 2020 03:00 AM PDT

Got a question? We've got answers!

Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small.

TIPS:

Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!)
Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar!

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Down a stone!

Posted: 01 May 2020 02:30 AM PDT

39f, 5' 6".

I am using the LoseIt app at around 1300-1400 a day. I vary it slightly depending how much exercise I have done that day. 63 days and I am a stone down! I am so pleased as I have met my first goal. When I started I was the heaviest I have been including pregnancy.

Start weight was 12st 7lb (175lb, 79.4kg) Current weight is 11st 6 3/4lb (161lb, 73kg) GW, somewhere around 10.5 stone

I have also lost a total of 15 5/16", including 2" from my waist and 2.5" from my hips.

Just sharing because I am pleased and proud of myself.

Progress pictures here if anyone is interested.

Edited to fix the link.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 01 May 2020? Start here!

Posted: 01 May 2020 03:24 AM PDT

Today is your Day 1?

Welcome to r/Loseit!

So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started.

Why you're overweight

Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

Before You Start

The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

Tracking

Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

Creating Your Deficit

How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it.

Exercise

Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

Crawl, Walk, Run

It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

Acceptance

You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better.

Additional resources

Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!
Loseit Compendium - Frame it out!
FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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just found out I'm a whole inch and a half shorter than I thought I was

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:07 AM PDT

dang. I don't know why I assumed I was 5'6 (I thought I was closer to 5'7" tbh) but I just measured myself, remeasured myself, checked my drivers license,,,, double checked my drivers license... I'm barely 5'5!!!

I logged into the Lose It! app and re-entered my height to get my new calorie goals, changed my spreadsheet, it feels so weird being a whole inch and a half shorter than you thought you were. I was SO close to being in the "overweight" bmi instead of the "obese" bmi (I know BMI isn't everything, but it was a really fun little goal I was looking forward to) and now I'm back a whole point. I'm also going over my I'm not super upset, this just gives me a little bit more motivation to push myself and keep going till I hit that goal. I honestly don't know where to post this because I'm very shocked right now.

But hey, I guess I've lost 50lbs and a whole inch off my height! not everyone can say that!

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A surprise win ... I lost weight during lockdown

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:40 PM PDT

I went into the lockdown, I suspect, like many others... expecting to find it hard to lose weight. Work has been tough recently and that was my excuse to eat badly and gain all the weight I had lost. I weighed in at 360lbs. Shocked as I was I thought "I'll get settled then start properly next week!" Next week came and went and I never actually started properly.

Getting my choice of food has been not so easy and those stop-off opportunities to grab snacks in and out of work were no longer happening.

I stepped on the scales a few day's ago and to my utter surprise I was down 16lbs. That was the kick in the ass I needed and I jumped back into OMAD and a max 1500 calorie daily allowance. I'm now 20lbs down, motivated and couldn't be happier.

During the lockdown I've been tracking blood pressure, temperature, blood glucose and blood oxygen morning and night. I'm amazed to see a devs that my blood pressure is already showing signs of lowering, as are my blood glucose levels. Blood oxygen has increased a few % points. I'm excited to see how this progresses.

I know a lot of people out there are struggling and I consider myself lucky to be remaining healthy. Take care everyone, stay safe and be as healthy as you can given the circumstances.

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Yesterday I went completely off my diet after 3 months

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:25 PM PDT

A month into my diet, I planned on "rewarding" myself on my birthday. Until yesterday, I stuck to a 1700 calorie deficit for 3 months straight. So when my birthday came around the plan was to eat 2 slices of pizza and a slice or 2 of cake. Nothing too crazy, but definitely a big deal for me since I've been completely staying away from these foods for a while. Well, after a few unplanned beers later, I suddenly couldn't control myself and started drunk binge eating. This is something I had completely forget triggered my unhealthy habits. I ate about a whole container of chocolate chip ahoys, 2 different bags of chips, and an extra slice of pizza. Calorie count was easily over 3000 or so.

I don't regret cheating on my diet. It was my birthday, but I did go a little overboard. Something positive did come out of this though. I had forgotten how bad you physically feel after consuming a bunch of junk food. Before my diet I would eat junk food on a daily basis. You get used to the oversaturated feeling you get afterwards. I realized I don't want to feel this way again anytime soon.

Good food makes you feel good and bad food will make you feel bad. I think this is a very simple fundamental fact that might help people like me stay on track. I think it's okay to have a cheat meal every now and then. But when you go overboard, you'll regret the unnecessary weight that was gained and also the awful feeling in your stomach minutes after eating.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30 April wrap up!

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:56 PM PDT

Hey losers,

End of the month! Time for the tell all. Let's talk about what we succeeded at, what wasn't so hot & what we learned.

May sign up post is up: https://redd.it/gb8bt9

Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): I'm recovering from some binge days so I believe I haven't gained weight but I sadly fell short of my onederland goal. I will get there soon. 204.8 trend weight.

Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): Not great. I stopped caring about what I was putting in my body. I will do better going forward.

Exercise 5 days a week: Pleased here, would like to keep increasing the intensity & more strength training. 24/30 days.

Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing, fancy coffee out no more than 2 times a week 6/10, no fast food): Hits & misses here. I think during this troubling time I need to be better at setting aside time for this & possibly increase my time spent on mental health in general (therapy & reading time especially).

Try a new recipe once a week: Cheesy broccoli & rice casserole, beef burrito casserole, lentil spinach & sausage stew, Frankenstein'd dirty rice & an impromptu garlic Parmesan sauce for chicken legs. Nailed it! 5/4 weeks.

50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: A little short here but it is a mental health recovery tool so having the energy to get to it versus just staring at the words is important. I'm still counting this as a win. 40/50 pages.

Drawing prompt every day: Would like to be doing this more. 13/30 days

Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: This is all for my mental head space. I did way better at the start of the month as far as mental state goes but this is still an important mindfulness win.

Your turn losers! Let's hear it!

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - May Sign Ups

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:50 PM PDT

Hello lovely losers & fluffy monsters,

A new month & new Daily Accountability Challenge!

For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info!

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

And hey, maybe it's not a bad idea to review them anyway to you returning conquerors. I do occasionally to remind myself of the basics.

Here's what we do in the DAC my friends!

This is the sign up post to outline your goals, weight loss, self care, creative, whatever keeps your motor going my friends.

There will be a daily update post for you to chime in about how day whatever is going!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the progress you made or didn't make & what you learned. Learning is progress my friends!

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported by the internet version of a push up bra!

Leading by example, here I go!

Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight):

Stay within calorie range (1500 ish):

Exercise 5 days a week: I'm pretty good about this but want to chase a higher intensity. X/X days.

Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing X/X days): Very important business here!

Try a new recipe once a week: Any suggestions? I meal prep religiously with my crock-pot & occasionally have to feed 2-5 people so I'm open to whatever. X/5 weeks.

50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Slogging through this very informational book. It's brutal in some places but I highly recommend it kids. X/50 pages.

Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Keeps me grounded & in a happier mental space.

No fast food, candy from the work dish or Starbucks: I'll be tracking the streak here because I think that will be motivating. I was doing better with this & binges when the policy was just no. I'm not good at moderating these things & I see bad choices spider webbing out from them. X days.

Listen to my effing body: Nuff said. I haven't been very good about that lately.

Your turn kids!

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Will my fascination for food go down when I've maintained my weight for x amount of time?

Posted: 01 May 2020 04:02 AM PDT

Hi guys, hope you're still motivated!

I recently lost around 10 lbs in waterweight+fat. I am 6 foot and went from 170 lbs to 160 and getting close to that sixpack Ive always wanted:)

However I am so fascinated by food. Like I can watch hours of food programs. The first thing I think about when I wake up is food. When I feel full from eating I'm still hungry. It's hard to explain to someone who never experienced it.

What I want to ask is will this fascination for food decline as I try to maintain my weight over months/years? A sixpack is not worth having this fascination for food and then having to restrict it! Does anyone here have experience in maintaining a lower than "natural" weight for months or years? Do you wake up thinking about food? Or did it go away when maintaining the weight for a certain period of time?

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Top Tip: Buy a smaller cake tin

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:03 AM PDT

I love baking. I find it really relaxing, and I love experimenting with different recipes too. The only trouble is the glut of cake I'm left with once I've baked. I've had fun making and decorating the cake, but now I need to eat it else I've just wasted all the ingredients.

My solution?

I bought a small cake tin. A little 18cm (7") diameter loose bottomed tin, and I scale all the recipes down. If a recipe calls for 500g flour and 4 eggs, then I'll use 250g flour and 2 eggs instead. I'm quarantined with four family members and a small cake between five mouths can fit into my daily calories perfectly. Making one small cake per weekend gives me all the fun of baking but without sabotaging my diet. Perfect!

If you're not like me and it's the cake you want rather than the baking, then you can freeze your cake before decorating. Once it's cooked and cooled, pop half of it in the freezer and that'll be good for the next time you want cake. Or for cookies, you can freeze the raw dough in cookie sized portions. When you fancy a cookie you can then get one or two out the freezer, and have fresh cookies one at a time! Learning these tricks has meant I can keep doing what I love (baking) while keeping on track with my calories.

Does anyone else having baking tips? I'd love to learn more!

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SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 01 May 2020: Today, I conquered!

Posted: 01 May 2020 01:11 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?)

Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal?
Did you log for an entire week? or year?
Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record?
Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit?

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!

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[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 1st, 2020

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:57 PM PDT

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well!

For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other.

Today is goal-setting day for May! If you're new, every first day of the month we think about small goals we want to achieve this month. They can be weight goals, exercise goals, or anything really... An important aspect is that they are SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based...

Do you have a goal weight for this month, if yes, what is it? For example: maintain a 0.5kg loss a week.
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Why is it harder to lose the weight the second time?

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:16 PM PDT

First time poster long time lurker disclaimer. Also I expect this to be a long post so apologies for not being concise.

TL;DR - Lost over 50 lbs 7 years ago. Put all of the weight back on and then some in the last 3-4 years due to various circumstances. Being older and wiser is not making weight loss any easier this time.

About me: 34F, 5'7", 244 lbs

7 years ago I was in the best shape of my life. I was doing CICO without really knowing that's what I was doing. I also worked out 5 or 6 days a week for 2-3 hours and I felt wonderful and confident and so full of life.

I slowly started gaining weight after entering my relationship with my now hubby. Wedding stress got to me and I was not at my best for the big day but it was a beautiful day and that's all that matters about that.

About 3-4 years ago I wanted to get back into shape and work on losing weight. I had hit just over 200 lbs and was not happy. Instead of just going to the gym I also joined a flag football rec league for super beginners. All in all it was a fun experience until my last game. Since it was a coed league a minimum of two girls need to be on the field at all times. Due to various circumstances only me and one other girl were able to play the full 1.5 hour game. It was the semi-final of our league and we got destroyed by the other team. Rather than just taking the mercy loss the guys wanted "the practice" and decided to keep playing. We had 5 minutes to go and I was at the line getting ready to receive a pass. I run my slant route and catch the ball, turn to run for the goal and bam! A guy on the other team took me out. The impact was so bad I shattered my left elbow and tore my left ACL. I have never been injured so badly in my life. When I got to the hospital I knew it was really bad because the emergency doctor was excited to see my x-rays.

I got reconstructive surgery on my elbow within the week but it took me months of rehab to be able to use my arm properly. You probably don't realize how much your elbow does until it shatters. It took me almost 16 months to get into surgery for my knee. During that time I could not exercise comfortably. There were time I couldn't even walk in a straight line without my knee buckling under me. After my knee surgery I got my range of motion back but never the strength which is likely my own fault. During this whole time I'm gaining weight and my mental health was deteriorating. Eventually everything culminated into me have a big time break down 1.5 years ago and I finally started focusing on myself again.

So now I'm trying to monitor my eating and get back into working out but the last year has been me trying to establish habits and failing. I don't know if it's harder because I have a spouse and my eating habits are so different. I don't have the energy to make two separate meals regularly in order to satisfy us both. I like to work out still but my knee is still a problem. I do low impact exercises but it doesn't always feel as fulfilling as I would like. Now I'm taking advantage of the pandemic to just buckle down and establish healthy habits.

I'm hoping this time I can stick with it but thought I would finally post in this wonderful community because I need to keep myself on track and this will be a good reminder to myself.

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