Weight loss: First Goal Weight Hit and... I'M HOT?! |
- First Goal Weight Hit and... I'M HOT?!
- I don’t have anyone to brag to but I’ve lost exactly 30lbs since last May
- In which our heroine consumes far too many calories far to early
- Lost 240lbs so far and feel amazing!
- Today, my childhood bully resurfaced to inform me that, had I been hotter in school, he would have been nicer to me.
- Are your pants getting loose?
- My BMI is no longer obese!
- Down 88 Lbs today
- Today was a major victory!
- Left overs = 0 calorie snack
- NSV: I don’t own any of the clothes that I had when I was at my heaviest
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 31st, 2020
- SV +150lbs natural weight loss
- 2 milestones in one day.
- 5 months in....
- Giving up on trying to lose weight and starting to try and eat healthy
- I love body positive but it’s annoying when i say im trying to lose weight for medical reasons and people tell me Im beautiful and I dont need to change
- I Need Advice
- My (26F) partner’s (26M) binging is bad for both of us
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30
- Am I under eating? (Calories and end goals for short people)
- I [F27 / 5'8 / 162lbs] lost 50lbs in 5 months, which means I'm finally back at my original 'starting weight' from 5.5 years ago!
- NSV I don’t hate my body anymore!
- NSV for a binge eater
| First Goal Weight Hit and... I'M HOT?! Posted: 30 May 2020 12:47 PM PDT GUYS! I HIT MY FIRST GOAL F/22/5'3" SW: 193 CW: 150 In the last five months, I've officially lost around 40 lbs. I feel GOOD, and Imma say it: I look FUCKIN GOOD. I have so much more muscle, and I'm eating way healthier than I really ever have as an adult. Originally the plan was for this to be my first goal and try to drop 20 more lbs.... But it may not be completely necessary?? Honestly my collarbones, ribs and hips are starting to poke out a good amount. There's still some pudge on my lower stomach and thighs, but I'm planning on continuing Insanity and other strength training to do some recomp. I'm honestly less excited about getting to eat more than I originally thought I'd be. I mean, it's not like I'm going back to eating pizza and ice cream for dinner every night lol now, it's more like "oh boy, an extra chicken breast and potato". So, all in all, I'm back down to my "comfy" weight and feeling very confident, but my health journey is definitely not over! Time to focus on building up muscle and leaning out :) Bonus selfie for reading through my long ass rant lol: http://imgur.com/a/fhESylR [link] [comments] |
| I don’t have anyone to brag to but I’ve lost exactly 30lbs since last May Posted: 30 May 2020 09:11 PM PDT I don't feel comfortable talking about my weight loss to anyone in my life so here I am sharing with one of the reddit groups I lurk when I desperately need motivation. Especially these days when I so badly want to binge eat and say fuck it. I'm currently in a plateau, which we all know is THE WORST. But, I realized today how much I've actually lost and so happy I'm not in the place I was a year ago. I lost half of the weight last summer and was fluctuating a little/maintaining since the fall. Quarantine has actually helped me with losing 14lbs of those 30lbs thanks to not being tempted to eat out, office snacks, and not drinking. I'm only 5lbs from my goal and hoping I can lose it before things open up so I can just be at maintenance! Thank you for existing and helping me push through!!! [link] [comments] |
| In which our heroine consumes far too many calories far to early Posted: 30 May 2020 12:00 PM PDT Dearest Jedediah, Today has been difficult. Last night I failed to sleep well, as our physician had splinted my arm to ward off the rheumatic pain which came on after I had lifted much weight. He has restricted my movement to walking, and I trudge ever onward toward my step goal. It is only day 3 or 4 of our journey. I can no longer keep track of the days. My mind succumbs to weakness as my ration allotment runs low. And yet, I feel as if I am feeding all the time. I may have already run through today's spare rations, and the dinner hour grows no nearer. Yesterday, I feared dysentery, but it is likely that my frequent trips to the latrine were prompted by fibrous foods and an increased consumption of water. How I long for the days when we sat by the fire, eating all manner of junk food! But, alas, I must fight for a new and different world. Give my love to the children, and remember me to the vegetable garden. Love, etc. TL/DR: day 3 sucks. [link] [comments] |
| Lost 240lbs so far and feel amazing! Posted: 30 May 2020 11:07 PM PDT M/37/6'2 SW 485lbs CW 244lbs lost 241lbs First 60lbs were lost diet hopping trying many different diets, tried Keto, Atkins, Juicing, intermittent fasting, and becoming vegan, all successful to an extent but for me, not sustainable. The majority of my weight loss comes down to a basic if it fits your macro/ flexible dieting. I track all of my macronutrients, and avoid desserts, lots of "macro hacks" where I find an alternative to quench my sweet tooth without feeling like I am being cheated. Lots of chicken, lots of egg whites, lots of vegetables. Additionally I have been going to the gym weight training. 6 days a week for the last 12 months straight. Working with a trainer for the first 6 months, then an online coach after that. Have lurked on this sub for the entire journey, and for a long time before I started. Borrowing inspiration from all of you! Figured it was my turn to share. Progress [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 02:32 PM PDT I spent much of my childhood being horrifically abused and tortured by my parents. At a young age, I learned that I just felt better when I was eating so I did it, a lot. At 11, I hit 200 pounds and school quickly lost it's place as my safe haven when the school bullies saw my gut, my glasses, etc. I was targeted by one person particularly badly. We'll call him "Bill." Bill and I go way back. All the way back to grade school in fact. Our familes spent time together, our parents were, well, more acquaintances than friends and Bill was a grade ahead of me while his brother (his polar opposite who was always nice to me) was in my class. Some of Bill's favorite pastimes were slamming me into lockers, chasing me home with rocks, constant belittling and name calling. He smashed stink bombs against my backpack almost weekly and would laugh with the other kids, claiming I finally smelled better. Tripping me, pushing me, telling the teachers lies to get me in trouble. He really had it out for me and I didn't know why, still don't. I know his dad was an abusive alcoholic so even though he was horrible to me, I tolerated it because I knew he had it just as bad, if not worse, than me at home. Fast forward to today. I'm 36. I somehow survived everything with only mild ptsd, a moderate level of anxiety and a healthy food addiction. After reaching a high weight of 515, I realized I was slowly killing myself and I needed to fix it. So I did. I'm now 231, the lowest weight of my adult life. Bill has been on my friends list for well over 10 years. I didn't really talk to him. Mainly just added him after he requested me because I'm GREAT friends with the rest of his family. For ten years, while I was huge, Bill never spoke a word of apology. Not once. He never even asked to see if I was doing ok. I did message him a couple times after he would post scary statuses about killing himself. I always reached out to ask if I could help but he never responded. Today, I posted a new picture of myself on FB (the one of me next to the horse on my Reddit) and surprisingly, Bill wrote me but it was not at all what I was expecting. I apologize ahead of time for the grammer/punctuation but for the quote, I'll simply copy and paste and not change anything. Bill's "Apology": "The thing I wanted to tell you is you remember how I used to be when I was a kid right I mean I wasn't all that good s*** girl I'm telling you if I knew what I knew now and wasn't such a high up dick as a kid I would have hooked up with you then just to be with you now you know I'm not saying that you were really bad as a kid or anything like that I'm just saying you turned out a lot better looking than I ever thought you would have and you look pretty good girl I don't know what you did for yourself but you look very good I just wanted to give you a compliment and tell you that and I'm sorry for the way I did treat you as we were kids you know but you did very well for yourself you look good keep it up" I didn't respond. I can't bring myself to. Am I crazy or is he insinuating that, had I been more attractive in school, he would have been nicer to me?? Possibly even tried to "hook up" with me? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 09:16 PM PDT Hey everyone! This is my first post ever, but this community has been really helpful for me so I thought I'd share a thought I had today with you. As I was getting dressed today I realized my (relatively new) jeans were getting a bit loose. My first thought was that I would need to buy new ones in the next size down soon, but upon closer inspection it seemed they were only really roomier in the waist. This was a relief to me because I've fixed similar situations in the past with a little hand sewing. This may be old news to a lot of people, but if you've never heard of a "ladder stitch" and have found yourself in a similar predicament, than I suggest you do a quick internet search and find a quick tutorial. It's very simple and you don't need any real skill to do it. It's a quick, cheap way to take pants in a little during all your awesome body changes. I hope someone finds this a little useful. Cheers! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 08:32 AM PDT For a little background, I am 25f and 5'5". I've never been naturally thin, but I used to perceive my more muscular and therefore heavier stature as being fat compared to my teeny tiny friends who could fit into size 4 jeans and probably weighed no more than 120lbs (big time body dysmorphia issues in childhood stemming from my time as a cheerleader, but I won't get into that). At the beginning of college, I weighed about 150lbs and looking back - I looked great. But I decided to say screw it and eat and drink myself into the ground during the first year of college and gained 55lbs. My clothes were tight, I felt physically sick often and I experienced the most awful thing where people speculated that I was pregnant when really I was just fat. For the next 6-7ish years I thought there was no hope and I was just so unhappy with myself (still working on that). I paid for weight watchers multiple times, trying and mostly failing. I lost and kept off about 20lbs from weight watchers, but I was always ravenously hungry on it and never lost more than that. I decided that this year was it.. I was going to lose the weight. I want to have children before I'm 30 hopefully and I sure as hell do not want to go into pregnancy at such a high BMI. My boyfriend is supportive and loves me the way I am, but wants me to be happy. I turned 25 in April and realized I hadn't really made any progress towards my goals. I went to my GP for a physical and discussed my weight loss goals. My cholesterol and triglycerides were high and she agreed that weight loss would be beneficial for my health, especially since my family has a history of heart disease. She recommended CICO and gave me a prescription to help me control my cravings and prevent me from bingeing. On May 1 I started seriously tracking calories (I eat ~1200-1500 cals depending on my activity level for the day), making sure to get a minimum of 8k steps in a day (I've been sedentary for a long time and have congenital hip dysplasia so that's big for me), and I've been practicing yoga about 5 days/week. Today is May 30 and I have gone from 186lbs to 179.2lbs in this month. I haven't been under 180lbs in a long time and I know I'm not out of the woods, but this is huge for me. My BMI is officially just "overweight" and not "obese". Teenage me wouldn't believe I could ever be happy being classified clinically as overweight. My goal is 145lbs and I now know I can do it. I want it so bad and I will continue to put in the work. Sorry if this was all over the place, but I wanted to share my story. To anyone else who feels like they've tried and tried to no avail - I know you can do it too. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 05:24 PM PDT 88Lbs down I started doing keto July 19th because my doctor said I needed to lose weight and put me on bp medicine. I was 264lbs and the doctor scared me enough for me to stick to whatever I was going to do. 2 weeks in I discovered intermittent fasting, and started doing 16/8. I did well with that was losing weight quickly, 2 weeks later, one day (because of work) was too busy to eat lunch. I didn't realize until later I hadn't eaten. From that day on I switched to one meal a day. I eat around 6 and make sure I get about 1800 calories in that one meal. I dropped weight fast, I got down to 180 on January 22nd. I stayed there until March 22nd then went to 179. 2 days ago I hit 178, and my body decided to stop the stall I guess because I'm at 176 today! If you decide to do what I did, my advice would be gradually go into one meal a day! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 07:48 AM PDT Im now under 300 pounds! I'm a 15 year old guy and weighed 314.8 pounds a week and a half ago. I now weigh 298.2 pounds. I've walked 6 miles almost every day and exercise whenever I can. I'm 6'2" for reference and my goal is to get to 245-250 pounds. I have a bigger build in general, so if I lose much more then that, I'll look like am sick. My after plan is to build up muscle, but I don't know how much yet. I'd love some advice or words of encouragement in the comments. For those of you fellow teens trying to lose weight, start small. If you forget the key to a car, what good is the machine? Small is just as important as big :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 May 2020 12:04 AM PDT I am a volume eater and usually plan my meals a day or two ahead of time so I'm not tempted to binge early in the day. This means that I often go heavy on vegetables and although my dinner is only (I usually eat most my calories at my last meal) 700 calories it can sometimes be up to 3/4 meals worth because of the large amount of low cal veg in it. I used to try and count the calories and take them off, or even try and finish it all, but this was leading to bad habits. And then something clicked that I'm sure other people have had, if I've already counted the calories it means I can have this food any time and it won't mean I'm eating any more calories than I've noted down. Perfect for a snack if I'm hungry and at my limit for the day, or if I want a high calorie item but don't have calories left for a meal as well. All guilt free! [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I don’t own any of the clothes that I had when I was at my heaviest Posted: 30 May 2020 06:14 PM PDT SW: 336 CW: 260 GW: 199.9 Growing up I was always the big kid. The kid who was picked last during recess, the kid who huffed and puffed during the mile run, the kid who was the largest in the class by far. When I went to college and was on my own for the first time, I ate out 5-6 times a week, would lay for hours watching Netflix...overall an actual vegetable. I knew I wasn't healthy but I didn't think I was THAT bad. But I was. I never learned nutrition, I never learned about exercise, never learned how good to feels to nourish my body. ANYWAYSS I started getting healthy in June of 2017 but wasn't healthy about it. I went to the gym for at least two hours a day seven days a week, ate maybe 1250 calories a day, and worshipped my scale. I was to the point where if I wasn't losing a pound a day (yes a DAY) I felt disappointed. After six weeks of this I was burnt out and found this sub. I learned how to live by "eat to live, don't live to eat". By making that my eating mantra plus making sustainable life changes like drinking a gallon of water a day (hard af at first but you get used to it) and making sure I got at least 7500 steps a day I managed to lose 75 pounds!! Given I've lost the average weight of 100 cans of beer, all of my clothes are too big. Naturally I was super excited at first. I put them all in a bag in my living room where they sat for six months. I saw the bag every day but couldn't make myself donate them. Why didn't I take them to Goodwill or Salvation Army or any of the other 100 second hand stores in my city? Well it's because it made me anxious. I was so scared I was going to gain the weight back even though I have been maintaining my current weight for about a year. BUT TODAY I DID IT! I took them to Salvation Army! Every single shirt, dress, pants, jeans—they're all gone and have slowly been replaced with clothes that fit me for now. I'm really proud of myself for finally taking the clothes out of my apartment. I still have a ways to go and I'm sure all of the clothes now will be donated one day as well. So if you're like me and anxious that you'll gain the weight back and then have to buy bigger clothes again, just take the plunge! You've got this, my dude. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 31st, 2020 Posted: 30 May 2020 11:20 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. For all new people that have joined this month, at the end of the month we do a roundup of what happened. Tomorrow we'll talk about our goals for June. How was your May? You're free to structure this however you want, but think about the following topics:
Thank you for keeping this thread alive and kicking in these interesting times, and see you in June! [link] [comments] |
| SV +150lbs natural weight loss Posted: 31 May 2020 12:39 AM PDT (M)20 SW: >320lbs LW:159 CW:165 GW:185 I say my starting weight is >320lbs because I actually never weighed my self before starting this journey (I regret this to the day). 320lbs is the first time I weighed my self into this journey (about 3 weeks of eating clean and working out daily). This all started in 2017 going into my senior year of highschool. It wasn't an easy journey at first and thought to my self "why am I doing this" many times. Eating plain chicken breast, rice and veggies every day for my main meals (basic bodybuilding diet that Ive seen YouTubers talk about many times). From day one I was weight lifting 5-7 days a week and got really into basketball and perfecting my jumpshot. I'm 5'8 and being that short weighing over 320lbs was not a good look by any means. I looked like a circle. I decided to change it all and change my mindset about life. That's all it really comes down to is mindset. That can be said about anything in life. That's how you stay on your grind and get things done. I'm beyond happy about the work I've put in and everything I've accomplished over the years such as PRs in the weight room, getting my mile time under 6:30 and landing me a 10/10 beautiful girlfriend and our little baby. Even after all of those amazing things I only have one downside to the overall journey. I was really big I can't stress how much my skin was stretched weighing that much. If you didn't know your skin doesn't just magically go back to normal after weight loss. It's kind of loose and stretchy is some places where your body held more fat. My main areas of discomfort is my chest area and lower abdomen. I thought to my self recently (6-7 months ago) why did I do all this work to still not be happy with my body. That all has changed now. I never stopped going to the gym or eating clean. Now my skin is healing it's self slooooowwly. But like most things in life it doesn't happen overnight it happens with time. I don't think I will ever get loose skin removal surgery. I plan on gaining more muscle mass and keep eating clean to have a bigger appearance and fill in the lose spaces. To wrap things up I'm happy with all I've accomplished so far and look forward to my future ahead. I'm going to attach a link to a weigh loss journey video I make about my self and there are some progress pictures and videos in there. The video was made right after achieving my goal of being under 180lbs. I will post in the future about my current pictures and videos on how I look now at 165lbs. Thank you all for taking the time to listen so my story of you made it this far! 150lbs weight loss journey [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 02:47 AM PDT After gaining back 20 lbs in quarantine and then losing over 10 of it, 2 amazing things happened today. After losing over 100 pounds, for the first time in over a decade, my wife is under 200 lbs. On top of that, after losing 200 lbs, for the first time in my life, I did a chin up. Sure it was underhand, but I tapped the bar with my chin. Something I've wanted desperately since I was a chubby elementary school kid on the playground. We are just shy of 2 years into this journey. If you had shown me these pictures 2 years ago, I'd never have believed this could be us one day. I can't wait to see what our pictures look like in another 2 years. Consistency and a basic understanding of micronutrients and calories is all you need to succeed. If we can do this, anyone can. Thanks for reading, and stay safe everyone. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 06:27 PM PDT This is my first reddi post ever! I have been on my weight loss journey 5 months now (since Jan. 1 2020). I have been a morbidly obese diabetic since March of 2009. I had been overweight for the majority of my life (currently 38). Since January I have lost 58 pounds on the keto (low sugar and carbs) diet. I am posting because I am looking for other ways of support to keep me encouraged and develop a community. Thank you to all of you for posting your victories and defeats! It is so encouraging! For those waiting to start your weight loss journey....the time is now! For those who feel defeated...You can do this! [link] [comments] |
| Giving up on trying to lose weight and starting to try and eat healthy Posted: 30 May 2020 05:06 PM PDT Today I made the decision to stop weighing myself and tracking my calories. Why? Because I noticed something going back through my weight records from the last time I lost a bunch of weight (80lbs) - it was a time when I was tracking weight but not calories. I was eating a whole food plant based diet (no processed sugars, fats, no added oils, etc.) and simply weighing myself once a day. I made journal-like comments with each entry and I noticed that weighing myself was making me miserable. The focus on the number started to make me neurotic, and I quit and went back to binge eating when the number stalled out. DESPITE the fact that I was feeling great. This has made me realize something - the weight only matters to me because it matters to other people. When I eat healthy and feel good the only time I think about my body is when other people make a big deal about it. Well, I do not exist for them and I do not think it is healthy to believe that if my waist in a certain size I'm a better person. If I feel good I'm going to call that good. So, goodbye scale and macros, hello big bowls of fruit and plates of brown rice. Eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm not. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 03:09 PM PDT I am currently frustrated about my weight gain because I have been working out and been super cautious about what i eat. I thought i was in the right track but just recently found out that nuts can be supper fating. Woops! When I expressed my fustuations to my skinny friends (no shame it just that that we have different insecuress) they tell me Im perfect and i beautiful no matter what. I love that i have positive friends just hate that they don't understand how fusturating it is. And i know they dont really mean that because they wouldnt date over weight people. I just want to have a diolage and someone listen and understand how i feel. I want some one to truly motivate me to be at a healty weight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 05:49 PM PDT Today's been a hard day. I'm a long time lurker of this sun and I finally need to post. I work at a health facility and because of COVID and not wanting to risk my residents getting sick I've been ordering a lot of take out. I finally stepped on the scale at my work today and I unfortunately hit the weight I said I would never break. I'm officially 203 pounds. I'm so distraught I said I would never be this heavy in my life. Anyways, I really need help with advice on where to begin my weight loss. I've tried in the past and have had no success. I've recently started trying to do better by deleting my take out apps and cutting soda. I don't know what else to do. I would love some suggestions on how to get started on working out with gyms being closed and some dietary tips. Anything is greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| My (26F) partner’s (26M) binging is bad for both of us Posted: 30 May 2020 09:55 AM PDT My boyfriend is constantly making and ordering in unhealthy food—like multiple times a day. He's been starting to put on a little weight. I was doing really well but as time wears on, my weight has fluctuated because I keep snacking with him. It's hard to say no, especially when the temptation is constant. I've asked him to cut back multiple times and I've told him I feel like he's been very unsupportive of my health efforts but he's always like "you could just not eat it" (which is very easy for someone to say when they've never been obese). I've also been buying and preparing healthy meals, but it's never enough. Like I'll make lean protein and veggies for dinner and stock the freezer with lighter calorie ice cream options. He'll eat that and then also order a pizza, order a Blizzard, and make a bag of popcorn. So I started mixing it up and including some less healthy options in our groceries, thinking that at least if we are making pizza/burgers at home, the portion sizes and sodium will be reduced but we can still kick his cravings. It's hasn't helped. I would consider his behavior consistent with a binge (as a pro myself lol) and I've told him so but the behavior doesn't change. Not for me. Not for himself. I just don't know what to do. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, internet friends. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30 Posted: 30 May 2020 05:25 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Saturday! Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 202.6 this morning, 204.5 trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): 1500 ish planned. I promise I'll do the math eventually for week 3 & 4 average lols. 2/2 weeks weekly calorie average, minus maintenance Mondays. Exercise 5 days a week: Tooling about in a park today. 26/30 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/23 days): TBD. Try a new recipe once a week: Cowboy caviar, dry navy & black beans into plump & ready to cook beans in the freezer, 15 bean soup with ham & sweet roasted chickpeas with nuts so far. 3.5/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Probably not tonight. 26/50 pages. No fast food, candy from the work dish or Starbucks: 4 day streak no fast food looking to beat 25, gift card only Starbucks, 3 candy related lapses in judgement. Listen to my effing body: So thirsty kids. It's hot & I got a fair amount of sun so no surprises there. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: I'm grateful for video calls & all the technology we have available to stay in touch with our peoples. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Am I under eating? (Calories and end goals for short people) Posted: 30 May 2020 10:16 PM PDT Hi everyone, I thought I'd make this post because I've noticed the calories I'm aiming for seem low and are under the recommended number for a lot of places but I'm unsure if it's normal because of my height. Here's a little information: Age: 21 Sex: Male Height: 5' 4" Weight: 145 lbs (Started at 217 a year ago so yay!) Goal Weight: 125 Lbs Daily Calorie Goal: 1250 (Easily hit it and don't feel hungry throughout the day, never go over) Starting out at 217 I've lost quite a bit of weight but definitely have a little way to go to get where I want to be as I definitely still have a bit of a gut, I was thinking of an end goal of around 125 Lbs, but is this too low? Uploaded a pic to give you all an idea of where I'm at. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 02:46 AM PDT The worst thing about tracking progress in MFP is realising that you now have a bank of photos of yourself at different starting weights, each one bigger than the last. 5.5 years ago, at 5'8 and 162lbs, I first started using MFP to lose weight. I had just come out of a relationship and was trying to get a "revenge body". It worked, and with a few decent looking pictures at 150lbs on Tinder, I met my current boyfriend, (now fiancé!) and so begins 4.5 years of a happy relationship without a care in the world, feeling like my lifestyle had no consequences. Well, that didn't quite go to plan... and I skyrocketed to 221.2lbs and felt truly terrible about myself. When my boyfriend proposed, something flicked a switch in my head, and I decided that I needed to get serious about losing weight now, otherwise I wouldn't look like the bride I had always wanted to be. I'd had a semi-successful run of dieting in 2017 through CICO, but after 4 months of tracking and probably restricting myself more than I should, I got cocky and thought I could get away without tracking. I've come to realise that I will probably always have to track calories to be accountable, but I think I'm okay with that. This week has been huge for me and I've reached a few key milestones:
I still have some way to go until I reach my goal weight of 140lbs, but I feel really positive that I'll not only reach that goal, but maintain it this time. I've been reflecting this week on what's different this time, and thought I'd share some of the things that I think have been key for me:
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| NSV I don’t hate my body anymore! Posted: 30 May 2020 01:40 PM PDT I've had a tumultuous history with weight and body image. I suffered from disordered eating as a teenager and sank into a deep depression in college during which I gained 50+ lbs. In 2018 I took a trip to Puerto Rico with my partner and was at my heaviest weight - 181lbs, which is a lot on a 5'5" frame, and none of it was muscle. Looking at pictures afterwards, I realized that I HATED my body. I hated how clothes fit me and how I looked in a swimsuit. I was so so unhappy. I tried counting calories, but that just made me obsessive. I got into a good gym routine, then I moved to a place with no gym. I have had an incredibly unhealthy relationship with food and struggled to eat reasonable amounts. But since this lockdown started, I decided to start taking my health seriously. I started the SWEAT program 6 weeks ago, and at first I was obsessively weighing myself desperate to lose. However, I realized I was driving myself crazy. I put my scale away, where I can't see it and step on it each morning, and I tried to start eating only when I was hungry and mostly green and lean foods. I honestly have no idea how much I weigh right now, but I realized looking in the mirror today that I no longer hate my body! No, there hasn't been some drastic change and I'm nowhere near where I want to be, but I'm stronger. I feel better. I'm slightly less jiggly. For the first time in 2 years, I can look into the mirror and not loathe what I see. Learning to stop obsessing over every pound gained and lost and taking pride in just doing what I can every day has improved my mental health so much. I catch myself peeking in mirrors and windows when I pass and not cringing or going home and analyzing every lump and bump. Small, consistent changes have made such a large, consistent difference. I know this doesn't compare to people who have lost 100s of lbs and totally changed their lives, but this was such a huge step for me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 May 2020 11:27 AM PDT Some background: I have ALWAYS been a binge eater. This stems from being unsure of when my next meal would be as a child (grew up poor) and has followed me into adulthood even though my house is never without food anymore. Because of the binge eating, I hit my highest weight at 265 lbs (for reference, I'm only 5' tall). I'm now down to 250 but obviously I have a long way to go!! One of my major hurdles in all of this has been how my binge eating has turned into an emotional activity. I've been counting calories and lightly exercising for about 2 months now. Today though I was having a pretty low day because of something that really upset me yesterday. After weeks of calorie counting and learning a million new vegetables that I love, I threw it all away by ordering a GIANT meal from a fast food place that I have definitely eaten in one sitting before. Except I didn't throw it away at all! As I was eating I realized I was getting uncomfortably full (usually my stopping place, pain lol) and I realized I hadn't even finished half of the food. So I put it in the fridge and looked up the calories and if I ate the rest for dinner I will still fall under maintenance calories for the day. (I'm not going to though. I told my boyfriend he can have it so it doesn't go to waste.) While I obviously need to learn to deal with bad emotional situations, it's good to know my body is on my side right now and I'm getting to a place where the physical binge eating isn't near what it was before. Now I just need to deal with the emotional aspect of binge eating. I'm going to use this experience (and I hope others can to) to remind myself that while I got lucky this time, I don't deserve to have all my hard work undermined because I'm afraid to deal with bad emotions. We are all working so hard to make our physical health better but our mental health is just as important!! And they often go hand-in-hand. [link] [comments] |
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