Weight loss: Down 32 lbs in 9 weeks. What I am doing & How its affecting me. |
- Down 32 lbs in 9 weeks. What I am doing & How its affecting me.
- You have no idea how much my life has changed since losing this weight.
- From 260lbs to 160lbs to 250lbs. Completely let myself go... I'm starting again today
- Finding the courage to start again! 286 to 145 and now at 188.
- 4 months into my journey, and I was blown away when I couldn't eat half as much as I used to.
- Finally 100 pounds down!
- (15m) Today is May 5th, 2020 and it marked one year since I promised myself I would lose 30lbs. One year later I’ve done it
- The weight wasn’t “stubborn”—I was!
- My tricks to my loss and keeping it off
- Obesity doesn't have me!
- Anyone who has been over three bills knows how good it is to get to this point
- Literal (and mental) weight off my shoulders
- Discussion: Motivation is unreliable - small sustained habits and discipline are needed for long term change
- Officially down over 20 pounds!!
- NSV - I didn’t stress eat yesterday!
- Staying positive over even the smallest loss
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 5th, 2020
- Keep loosing during corona
- Just had a 3200 calorie dinner
- Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 05 May 2020 - No question too small!
- I'm fat and I am really unkind to myself
- CW: 260 | GW: 125 - 135 | I just turned 30, time to turn my life around!
- When data sabotages you: A scientist tries to lose weight.
- gonna throw a quick tantrum here bear with me! feeling super insecure
| Down 32 lbs in 9 weeks. What I am doing & How its affecting me. Posted: 04 May 2020 04:56 PM PDT Progress Updates I'm a 6'0 tall 23 year old female SW 402 CW370. Here's what I'm doing
Here's the benefits I've seen -
thanks for reading! ill keep yall updated [link] [comments] |
| You have no idea how much my life has changed since losing this weight. Posted: 04 May 2020 02:51 PM PDT 6'3 20m I've lost over a hundred and I still clearly have a little left to go, and then I plan to start bulking. I went from around 300+ to around 198 rn. My life used to be so shit. I got no female attention what so ever and my depression was off the charts, and actually had my suicide planned out and everything. I don't want to say that this was the source for all my problems but it definitely did not help. I took up lifting and eating right, and I've been trying to live my best life since!! I get female attention, my confidence shot way up and I'm actually pretty happy! It's a lot of hard work and there was many ups and downs, (I mean it's been 3 years). But I haven't given up and I don't plan to! For those thinking about starting or just starting please let this be motivation for you!!! GODSPEED I LOVE YOU ALL!! 🤍. [link] [comments] |
| From 260lbs to 160lbs to 250lbs. Completely let myself go... I'm starting again today Posted: 04 May 2020 04:09 AM PDT Too many lows have got the better of me over the past couple years. I kept telling myself I looked okay after the next 10lbs went back on, or that I'll sort it after X date, or after X event happens, but I just became complacent and now I'm pretty much back where I started. I did really damn well on my first try, managed to maintain for many months after too which was the hardest part for me, I wasn't completely away from MFP during this time, but I really felt like I'd changed my lifestyle, however in time my old impulses got the better of me, or rather, I got the better of myself. The way I'm eating currently is honestly worse than when I was at my highest weight when I first started, because this time I've been aware of what I've been doing to myself; what I've been consuming and the ridiculous quantities. I know what foods are bad for me, I've allowed myself to give in to the addiction. I need to sort myself out again and from today I'm really gonna try. Today, I've stepped on the scales to see the damage, I've reflected on my general life over the past 2 years, and whilst I've made some big mistakes I also have a lot to be proud of. I've had my cry. It's time to do myself proud again. I've set myself a goal of 200lbs, and would love to achieve that before the year is out which is 1.5lbs per week moving forward. Calorie counting and weighing food was my savior first time round, as well as some weekly exercise, mainly walks, so that's the plan. here's my success post from my first time round, I plan to make another one of those before the year is out. Thanks for reading. EDIT: It is so heart-warming to see how many people are in the same boat and to know this post has helped, and knowing I'm not at this alone - thank you so much for sharing your stories, they're inspirational to me. [link] [comments] |
| Finding the courage to start again! 286 to 145 and now at 188. Posted: 04 May 2020 05:26 PM PDT Hey everyone, first time posting! I've always find this group so inspiring and it gave me the motivation to start my fitness journey again. It took me four years to lose 140 pounds and last year I thought I was going to get loose skin removal surgery, unfortunately things happened and I couldn't afford it anymore. My world came crumbling down and I started to gain weight again. I honestly just gave up. I read so many posts here and was so inspired and moved by everyone's stories, it made me want to continue and fight for my health and start over again! Thanks for reading and I hope we can all push each other to reach our goals! [link] [comments] |
| 4 months into my journey, and I was blown away when I couldn't eat half as much as I used to. Posted: 04 May 2020 06:00 PM PDT One of my biggest concerns when I started this journey was that I'd always be as hungry and always have the appetite that I did when I was at my heaviest. I always used to eat until I was uncomfortable. I didn't believe in leaving anything on my plate, and always ate incredibly fast which led to me eating way past my point of being full without realizing it until well after the meal was finished. Over the last 4 months I've done a flexible style of CICO with no hard restrictions. This meant I was still able to eat out occasionally, just not like I had before. Get a burger but no fries when I went to mcdonalds for example. Because of this change, I never really felt restricted and tempted to binge (outside of one birthday experience where the alcohol was the caloric killer not the meal). Today was a bit different though. We were scraping the bottom of our food supply as tomorrow is shopping day and we wanted to stretch out what we had as much as possible, so we decided to have some frozen burgers with homemade buns. This was all well and good until a couple hours before and the buns didn't turn out and the burgers were freezer burnt. So our last bit of food being bad, compounded with a teething baby crying all day and what felt like an overall stressful day led to me asking my wife if she wanted what used to be a regular for me, Donairs. I ordered a Large donair with a side of fries. I have no idea the calories, but this donair is an absolute monster. My co workers used to be blown away that I'd finish it in one sitting. Well today, I got maybe 1/2 through the fries, and less than half of the donair down before I just couldn't eat another bite. I was completely satiated despite the food in front of me being delicious, and I had no desire to eat any more. This was the first time since January that I allowed myself a chance to completely let loose and binge on food, and I am still elated at how my body reacted. So for those worried that their appetite will never be anything less than it is now, there's hope. I never could have imagined myself not being able to, or even wanting to finish what used to be one of my favorite meals a few months ago, but here I am. Almost 4 hours after my meal and I still feel satiated. I know this may not apply to everyone, but for those worried about it I can promise you in some cases, it gets much easier as time goes on! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 06:48 PM PDT 1 year ago my life changed drastically. I lost both of my parents in a short period of time. I was devastated and my go to for stress and depression was food. I gained 40 pounds in 3 months and was at my heaviest at 273.2 pounds. Maybe it was all the chairs with arm rests that I had to squeeze into that made me uncomfortable. Maybe it was my own inner voice so loud I thought that people were staring at me and pointing and laughing at how fat I was. Maybe it was coming to the conclusion that if I continued down this road, I would not get to meet my grandchildren, or be able to play with my own children, or be able to travel, etc. 9 months ago I decided to start a journey to change my life in a positive way. I got professional help and started researching and believing that I can and have to make a change in my life. I have accepted the belief that, if I stop I will die. It's been a really tough fight to loose 107.6 pounds and I'm not at my goal yet. But having discipline and the determination to rise after every setback has lead me to a path where I am no longer fearful for my life. The biggest change I made in my life was the commitment to myself. I read a book (sorry forgot the name of the exact one) that talks about this concept. If your grandmother asks you to be at her house at 6am because she needs help getting groceries, chances are you're going to be there, no matter how sleepy you are. So then why do we decide to get up at 6am the next day to work on ourselves and when tomorrow gets here, we push our snooze button and save it for another day. Never hit the snooze button! Make the commitment to yourself that you're not going to let yourself down anymore. Anyone can do it! Please feel free to comment or message me directly. I would love to share my tips and tricks that have helped me along the way! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 11:52 PM PDT I'm a 15 year old kid from Ontario. I grew up eating junk food and not having any sense of what a diet or what the hell calories were, and as a result I ended up gaining a lot of weight by the time I was 10. It was the worst when I turned 14, I weighed about 190 pounds and I was 5'5, it's the highest I ever was and I felt like I wasn't good enough. One year ago to the day I promised myself somehow I would lose this weight and that I wouldn't stay like this. At this time I was going through a rough time, I lost a lot of friends I knew and I was being bullied for my weight. It was hard, I had to give up the foods and drinks, but I to do this. I started walking, biking, and drinking more water than I've ever dranken everyday. I also went into PE class for the first semester. 1 year later I'm happier and healthier I've ever been. I'm not done, I'm not 100% at the weight I want to be since winter happened and I have a bit of a dad bod but at the moment I'm happy with what I look like. I also grew my hair and I'm a changed person. I hope I can hit 150 by this summer. I also do IF 6 days a week. Will update soon, but felt proud. Would love to hear your stories in the comments! [link] [comments] |
| The weight wasn’t “stubborn”—I was! Posted: 04 May 2020 08:06 AM PDT My weight loss had plateaued for a while. I was ordering fast food and delivery very frequently, but I thought that since my other meals of the day were small I was still eating below maintenance calories. After a while of no weight loss I decided to just be brutally honest with myself and start tracking my calories again. Unsurprisingly, it turns out I had been eating at maintenance and that's why I hadn't lost weight. Once I stopped ordering out so much and started being more mindful of my calories, the "stubborn" weight has started to come off. Being honest with yourself is so important. 19 pounds down, 17 more to go! [link] [comments] |
| My tricks to my loss and keeping it off Posted: 04 May 2020 01:46 PM PDT I went from 198 to 122. Here is how I did it. I first want to say that I see a weight loss doctor. Not a bariatric surgeon, the kind of doctor that helps you lose weight. It's taken me ten years to be successful, and I've met my goal weight befor, but not "gotten" it. I've struggled with my weight almost all of my life. First, I'll explain what my doctor offered. When I went at first, they check your metabolism, your heart, and they use a scale that will tell you what you gain/lose in fat, water, and muscle. You go to group therapy, where I learned I was a binge eater. Apparently not all of us are, I like to sneak the whole tub of ice cream. Once the therapist told the doctor, they wanted to put me on Topomax. I didn't want to. My sneaky doctor said try it for a month. I was put on it very slow, 25 mg. In the am for a week, 25 am and pm for a week, 50 am, 25 pm for a week. And so on until I was on 100 am and pm. Then she wanted me to try it again for a month. So I tried it. By the time I was on it all the way, I could actually eat a bowl of ice cream. It was amazing. I could eat two Hershey Kisses, not the bag. So, she also convinced me a few years later to try Contrave, a drug for cravings. Again I didn't want to. Blah blah blah, I'm on it, and it is part of why I'm successful. Another thing my doctor and I learned from group, that I should go to independent therapy. Oh, I said no for six months, but I said I would try it, and it helped. So these are the biggest things I got from my doctor. Now for the things I use that I learned from research on the internet, that have worked for me. I read that people who drink coffee in the morning instead of breakfast are normally thinner. I hate coffee. -but I learned to drink it. I now get up at 7, drink a cup of coffee with Splenda and a touch of half and half. I have another one at 9. I learned about the fasting of 18/6, and I only ate from noon to 6pm. When I lost the weight, I loosened up to 10-6. I still don't eat after 6, unless absolutely necessary. As per my doctor, I eat a high protein low carb diet, with a mix of CICO. One thing I allow myself at breakfast once or twice a week is whole wheat sour dough toast, 1 piece. The internet says that it's the best kind of carb to eat. I often borrow 100 calories from breakfast and treat myself to a frozen cool whip with a small amount of fruit with mini chocolate chips. This is my ice cream. I eat it before 6. My way of sticking to this easily is that I did it for a while and once you do CICO you learn that half a palm is your chicken, half a cap is your dressing, a large handful is your spinach, your thumb to your pointer is your asparagus, a handful is your strawberries, etc. My fast way to think for low carb is most white things are carbs, except eggs. Bread, potatoes, rice, candy, that kind of thing. I mostly eat between 800-1200 calories a day. NOTE, I'm under a doctors care. Please be careful to not drop below 1200 calories if you are not. My biggest trick, came from a bariatric doctor a friend of mine sees. It's a variation of the water diet. I don't drink when I eat. If I'm drinking, I wait 15 minutes, then I eat. Then I wait 30 minutes until I drink. My drink of choice is water. There are two things that come out of this. One, you know that you have eaten, by not washing the food out of your mouth. (And you eat slower) Two, your stomach shrinks. I can say that this has helped me the MOST out of everything I have done. I don't gain water, unless I have something very salty. (-I rarely do) I read on here all the time about fluctuating water, my weight does not fluctuate. It goes down, or stays the same. This doctor was telling my friend that had the surgery not to forget that they had to do this for their new surgery because the food and water could not compete for space. -he then said, I've seen you at Dr.________, you will see amazing results if you do it too. So here it is. My biggest trick. The water diet variation. The exact conversation. It has helped me lose the weight I couldn't, and maintain for ten months. I have lurked on here a long time. I have recently started to tell a few people how I've done it. Today I'm being brave, and I'm posting for the first time. I went from 198 to 122, here is everything I do to maintain, if one thing I post helps one person, my uncomfortableness will be worth it. (I'm kind of freaking out...god I hope this comes out okay, if it's rambling, I'm sorry) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 12:11 PM PDT I was obese for over a year, and I started to get really down on myself about it. Even armed with the knowledge of how to lose weight (I've done CICO in the past and it worked well), and even after starting calorie counting and having lost some weight, it was hard to have patience. I just wanted to be "skinny". I was tired of going out and feeling like "yet another obese American". I felt like everyone was looking at me and judging me for being the fat girl. I didn't want to exercise because I felt like I was jiggling all over. I didn't want to go out to eat because I felt like eating i what got me into this mess. Then I remembered a little thing Wil Wheaton says about depression: "I have depression; Depression doesn't have me!" I started saying to myself "I have obesity, but obesity doesn't have me!" I bought a few nice outfits that fit my body, rather than dressing like a slob because "why buy nice clothes when I'm just going to lose weight and they won't fit me anymore?" I started doing my hair and makeup more. I rode my bike without being embarrassed (mostly) to be in spandex. I enjoyed eating things in public, instead of worrying that people were going to judge me for eating because I was overweight. And the entire time I counted calories and stayed within my calorie goals. And.... I just realized today that I am officially no longer "obese"! Now, according to my BMI, I'm just overweight. Obesity doesn't have me, AND I don't have obesity!!! My nice outfits that I bought for my heavier self are too large and look a bit ridiculous, so I'm back in some hand-me-downs until I can go shopping again. But I don't care because I can't stop looking at myself in the mirror. I still have a long way to go until "overweight" turns to "normal weight", but I'm so proud of myself for getting this far! And during lockdown/quarantine, no less! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone who has been over three bills knows how good it is to get to this point Posted: 04 May 2020 11:30 AM PDT Whew! My highest was around 360 in Jan. 2019 (male, 37, 6'0). Had some ups and downs since then but kept at it (the cruise last fall was a real up in terms of weight gain lol). Anyway this is the first time I've been under 300 in about 12 years. I literally have people I've been friends with for nearly 15 years who don't know me any other way, so this feels really good! And it's nice to have less than 100 left to lose as well! My path: in the past I've tried structured diets. I lost about 70 lbs years ago on weight watchers and had tried rejoining multiple times but without my friend I used to go with, it just wasn't as good. I started out just trying not to eat out for lunch for six months. I used to eat out nearly every day for lunch. Skip breakfast and then gorge on a huge lunch, come back to the office sleepy as hell. I started bringing in leftovers I had from home and made it six months, saving a ton of $$ and had lost 10 lbs. Then I got serious and structured my eating habits: a protein shake in the morning followed by a piece of wheat toast, egg whites and Canadian bacon or some other lean protein to mix it up (smoked salmon, turkey). I'd have a salad for lunch—again with some lean protein and a wheat roll or something. Then I'd make regular dinners—maybe some pasta and meat with a roasted veggie. I found a way to work cardio into the day, with weight training three times a week. I didn't track anything as far as food goes. A few tips:
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| Literal (and mental) weight off my shoulders Posted: 04 May 2020 09:25 PM PDT I'm usually not one to put myself online like this, but a friend convinced me to do so if it might help others. A few years ago I was 312 pounds. Not sure if it was my heaviest but it was the heaviest I ever caught on a scale. I wasn't in the best mindset then about myself. My weight was something I constantly thought about. If I was going out anywhere, I'd be sure to find the clothing that best hid how big I was. When I was out, I'd be conscious of people looking towards me and wondering if it was because of my weight. It took a lot for me to be in a headspace where I could socialize with people because I was afraid my size would immediately throw a wrench in the works. I missed out on things or gave excuses for why I couldn't go somewhere or do something with friends as I thought my weight would get in the way. (Dreaded walk of shame from a roller coaster you couldn't quite fit on, skipping in door skydiving after immediately looking up the weight limit, etc. Personal/life things just compounded over the years since high school and I just never had the drive to make a change, until a health scare that wasn't weight related, but it was drilled into me by the doctor that I would need to change. Fast forward to now, after finding an eating/workout routine that not only works, but I also enjoy. I've lost 104 pounds so far, with more to go, but I've already gained the benefits I was hoping for. Health wise, of course, I'm feeling amazing and looking forward to improving even more. But mentally, the change is enormous. I realized today after going out to run a few errands, go for a walk, etc. that the entire day May have been the first time (that I've realized) where my size/weight was never on my mind at all. I just reached into the closet and grabbed some clothes and put them on, no thought. I went out to the store and didn't try to hide my weight by blocking myself with a basket at the right angles. I dont avoid people in the aisles. Made small talk with the cashier without a second thought. I just... lived life. I've been doing this type of thing for a while now I believe, but just realized it today. There's no longer a nagging in the back of my mind that has me anxiety ridden with thoughts of how my weight will affect any given situation I'm in. I'm able to just be. And I hope everyone here will also be able to get to that point. It's both a physical and mental battle, and once both of those are won, their benefits together make things a million times better. Progress so far: https://imgur.com/a/RlUEfoF [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 May 2020 01:30 AM PDT I'd like to open a discussion based on some insights i've picked up over the years and which have only recently sunk in. I don't think motivation is enough. Motivation is fleeting, it's too affected by emotions and external factors - you have a rough day and can't sustain it, or your friends are all gorging on dominos pizza right next to you. Very few people have high motivation every day and every hour to keep them pointed in the right direction. I think what's more important is discipline, committing to small achievable habits, implemented daily. Through my teenage years I carried puppy fat, and at university my diet and alcohol tipped my weight up again. Then into my career, as much as I wanted to be physically active, my job took priority and I told myself there wasn't time to work out regularly and eat well all the time. I've never been clinically overweight (top BMI was 24 or 25), but I was carrying more than I needed and felt lethargic and unhealthy. But - intertwined through all of these years, I had periods of exceptionally high motivation, where i'd jump out of bed and head straight to the gym for 2.5 hours, and significantly reduce my food intake for a few weeks in a row. And I saw results - I would be able to lose weight and look good (could get my BMI to about 20 this way). But, surprise surprise, after a few months the extra kgs would creep back. I've since learnt that our body has a fat-set, or the level of fat which our body holds as its base line. Mine has always been higher than i'd like, and it's the weight my body reverts to naturally. The fat set is believed to be set when we are a baby or child - from diet and lifestyle factors in early years, as well as some genetics. It's so ingrained in our body's internal functions that it's extremely difficult to override - you can't trick it with a diet! Furthermore, when we diet, we make our body think it's starving which slows our metabolism right down - that's why when we eat 'normally' again, we often pile back even more, because we're processing everything more slowly. It's also why 97 percent of dieters regain everything they lost and then some within three years :O. But, the good news is, we're not permanently stuck with our fat-set, it can be altered but not in the short term. To create sustainable change to your body, it takes years of habit setting and daily disciple - we have to reach a new 'normal'. For the last 2 years, i've used the discipline of small daily habits - things like 10 daily press ups, switching in a healthy snack in replacement of a previously unhealthy snack, drinking at least 6 glasses of water, etc and building on them over time. What's key is that the conscious habits turn to subconscious behaviours and then your normal lifestyle - on average making a new habit subconscious takes at least 66 days according to studies. My diet is now under 20% processed (and I don't crave processed), I work out 5 or 6 days a week, I love my energy levels, my brain functions better, and i've started competing in triathlons. I'm even close to having a six pack. Anyone can do this, but it does take years not weeks or months. I'd love to learn how others have found sustainability over the long term? Do you rely on motivation or discipline or both? And do you commit yourself to small daily habits and stick to them? I've taught myself about some of the science behind body weight gain and loss, so happy to chat more about that :) [link] [comments] |
| Officially down over 20 pounds!! Posted: 04 May 2020 06:36 AM PDT Yeehaw!! (5'4 f SW: 175 GW: 125 CW: 153) I've posted here before where I lost 17 pounds. Then I got stuck in that loop for a few weeks, so I've since gotten more strict of my food intake. I still have sweets occasionally but I finally broke that 17 and lost 22! I haven't been taking pictures because I get too embarrassed to see myself that way but I can tell my clothes are looser and looking at normal older pictures, I no longer have a harsh double chin and my rolls have reduced significantly. Any time I want to binge on a ton of food I remind myself to take two steps forward and in the morning, I always see at least small results. Keep going; if I can do it, you sure as hell can! [link] [comments] |
| NSV - I didn’t stress eat yesterday! Posted: 04 May 2020 12:26 PM PDT Hello everyone! I am relatively new here. Been tracking my calories since April 11. My beautiful baby boy is three months old and I decided to crack down on this extra baby weight. So far, I have lost 10 lbs and have 20 more to go to get to my pre-baby weight. Even before baby, I always had trouble with my weight as I am a hardcore stress eater. Throughout college, law school, and the first five years of my career, I steadily gained weight as I ate through my worries. Well now I am on maternity leave (2 months left thanks to my awesome company), so I have the chance to focus on my health and raising my little guy. Since I no longer have work stress, staying on track has been a lot easier (or so I thought). Yesterday, I was having trouble with my insurance company, called customer service, and spoke with a rude representative. Everything was eventually resolved, but the hassle of it got me so worked up, that I auto-pilot opened the fridge. I was shocked. Something so small as a 10 minute phone call triggered me so quickly. Fortunately, I calmed myself down, grabbed a sparkling water and a mini babybel, and stayed in track for the rest of the day. I know it is little, and as a lawyer, dealing with customer service should not send me into a stress-filled eating rage, but I am so proud of myself for getting control of my emotions and staying on track. This subreddit has been so inspiring to me, so I want to thank you all! [link] [comments] |
| Staying positive over even the smallest loss Posted: 05 May 2020 12:33 AM PDT F/22 SW: 167lbs CW: 164lbs GW: 140lbs I am literally only two weeks into my new routine of counting calories. I know it's supposed to be slow, but I'm such a picky eater that I knew this would be the easiest life change for me. My mom and brother (we all live together) are not nearly as picky and decided to start juicing/eating healthier dinners instead. We all started around the same time. I've been getting constantly shit on for "not changing anything" which means I'm not actually dieting. Today we were talking about if we've seen a difference. My mom has actually lost 9 lbs in these two weeks and I congratulated her because it's a huge step forward for her! I went and weighed myself and saw that I had actually lost 3 lbs over the last two weeks! I was thrilled! Even though I understand the science behind CICO, I wasn't entirely convinced by the process. This was proof that I was doing something right. When I came out to share the news, my mom just laughed and said she didn't believe me. There was no way I could have lost any weight with how I've been eating. Naturally I got pretty upset and went to my room. The whole thing got me pretty down, but I have to remember to celebrate even the single pounds to keep myself motivated through this. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far. I just needed to vent a bit. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 5th, 2020 Posted: 04 May 2020 10:53 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 11:27 PM PDT Unfortunately I can't tell you how much weight I've been loosing over the course of the last couple of weeks since I don't have a scale at home and my gym is closed. I was due to finish my legal training with a major exam in May which is now moved to June. During the last huge exam period (2016) I gained a lot of weight because I was unhappy and after forcing myself to study all day I lacked the mental capacity to police my eating habits. This time is different. Firstly I have my bf around who is been a great support. He cooks my favourite breaky (around 700 calories) everyday day so I am fed and satisfied until my lunch break around 2pm. I didn't even realise that I had lost quite a bit this time. My initial goal was not to gain weight while preparing for my state degree. Yesterday I changed my winter wardrobe into my summer wardrobe and tried some of my hot pants and shorts. They all fit better than when I stored them away last year in October 😍😍. I wasn't able to wipe the smile of my face. This gives me some extra motivation to push myself! You can do it too! Keep fighting. [link] [comments] |
| Just had a 3200 calorie dinner Posted: 04 May 2020 03:20 PM PDT Why do I do this. I'll do great for 3 or 4 days, eat right, exercise, lots of water - feel great. Then sabotage it. Just ordered dinner as a 'treat', ok fine no big deal. But my crazy self feels like I need to order more than one thing to make the delivery 'worthwhile' so I tell myself I will just eat one entree and have leftovers for a few days. But it got here and I ate it all. 3200 calories later in one sitting. I feel so gross. These decisions always seem like such a great idea at the time I don't know why I can't learn my lesson. On the plus side the only other thing I had eaten today was oatmeal with protein powder - 270 cals. My TDEE is 2,014 and my target calorie goal is 1,350. So I almost doubled my TDEE and tripled my target. I jut wish I could use this time productively - drop some more weight and go back feeling better than ever. But for some reason I can't seem to last more than 4 days before I backslide. Just needed to vent. This sucks. I feel like I wanna make myself throw up but I know that is not healthy either. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 05 May 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 05 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:
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| I'm fat and I am really unkind to myself Posted: 04 May 2020 07:45 AM PDT I was going to make the title say "I hate myself" but if I am to start my weightloss journey, I need to be kind to myself. I am 43F, I currently weigh 225lbs. I have a VERY busy life (3 kids + husband, homestead). My goal weight is 179lbs. Once I get there, I will re-evaluate. I have so many things to say (I'm a writer so I get long winded) but I will keep this short. My journey starts today. I have set up Myfitnesspal and samsung health in my phone. I am looking for friends to keep me accountable, share tips, victories, defeats, conversation, and goals with. Anyone in the same boat as me? [link] [comments] |
| CW: 260 | GW: 125 - 135 | I just turned 30, time to turn my life around! Posted: 04 May 2020 11:41 PM PDT So, I have no idea what to type out here. I just want to feel better. I want to feel as beautiful as my husband thinks I am, because all I see when I look in the mirror is a disgusting blob (I've had image issues since puberty, but that's a whole other post for another time). I live in a third floor apartment with no elevator, and I'm tired of being winded every time I climb the stairs. I've been married for two years and I would like to have children in the future, and be able to carry a healthy pregnancy and play with those children when they grow up. I'm really trying to turn things around. There's a local farm stand 10-15min drive away, and thankfully they're open so I can get fresh veggies and fruit very easily. I live a 5 minute walk away from a small park, so I can take walks (but I am paranoid about walking by myself so I need a buddy). I just need the push, I need a group to keep me accountable. My husband is great at supporting me and not enabling unhealthy habits, but if I could get any help from you all, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and I hope this journey is a successful one! [link] [comments] |
| When data sabotages you: A scientist tries to lose weight. Posted: 04 May 2020 08:42 AM PDT So I'm a scientist. I love charts and plots and data. I love trying to see correlations between my behavior and outcomes. And with quarantine, I decided to apply this logic to my weight loss journey. So I decided to weigh myself every day, put the data into a spreadsheet, calculating running averages and linear trends, and in general try to "outsmart" my lovehandles. It worked great! Until it didn't. Link to my long-term and short-term plots. See the problem is, you can tell yourself that you have daily fluctuations, and the important thing is the overall trend.... but even scientists are susceptible to the same old human emotions everyone else is. So when I flatlined over the last couple weeks, I found myself getting demotivated even though the longterm trend looked great! And thanks to my patience and determination over the weekend I found myself under 200 lbs for the first time in almost a year! Moral of the story: Don't assume that you can outwit normal human emotions. Instead of weighing yourself every day, just weigh yourself less frequently so you can avoid disappointment! :-) EDIT: A few folks are pointing out that this would make my measurements less accurate. This is true! The point of this post is to say that my daily fluctuations are causing me stress and demotivation that is not worth the higher accuracy. Ideally I would be able to separate my ego from this analysis and look at the data more "rationally", but I think I speak for many people when I say that as an overweight person I have a really hard time thinking about my weight rationally. :-) [link] [comments] |
| gonna throw a quick tantrum here bear with me! feeling super insecure Posted: 04 May 2020 09:31 PM PDT i don't know if this is dysmorphic thinking or if this is extremely vain but i am currently having a tough time looking at other progress pictures with the same stats and consistently seeing that most of the pictures around my height and weight do not look the same way i do. every female picture i have come across looks a lot more lean and i do not look or feel as lean! most of these bodies look so... genetically gifted... and i am left so frustrated at my own body. it makes me sad thinking about the even longer journey i still have ahead to reach a weight where i am finally comfortable in my body. i just wish i was better at storing fat in all the right places. i wanted motivation and to see what i would look like at my goal weight with these pictures but all i am getting is discouragement and insecurity. [link] [comments] |
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