Weight loss: Yesterday I became no longer obese and today I ran my first 5k |
- Yesterday I became no longer obese and today I ran my first 5k
- I lost 3 pounds!!
- 23 tomorrow and twentysomething kgs lost. 85kgs-63kgs
- At the start of every week, you can hit the "reset" button.
- eating can be self harm
- Officially lost 40 lbs, and for the first time in 16 years I can run a mile without stopping!
- I lost 25 pounds!!! ��
- I didn’t eat emotionally today.
- This will probably go unnoticed but I just want to get out my food addiction story
- Not feeling proud of results :/
- 300lbs, completely sedentary life, always hungry, need help.
- Totally surprised by my weight loss.
- PSA: Stop thinking of your body/skin as being "ruined" by weight gain/weight loss
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 26th, 2020
- Anyone experiment with alcohol and weight loss? When i drink at all, my weight loss seems to stagnate, but if i stop for awhile i start losing weight again. Anyone know why? Also, I seem to be slimming down but have not lost weight!
- Down 22 lbs since January!
- I keep Dreaming about eating chocolate...
- Completely distraught after 3 weeks of nothing.
- First 5K
- How I lost 30 pounds in 3.5 months
- Imposter syndrome maybe?
- Starting today.
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 25
- Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!
| Yesterday I became no longer obese and today I ran my first 5k Posted: 25 May 2020 06:27 AM PDT So the world is crazy right now, globally covid and in my own little bubble my relationship of 17 years has ended. To get through this i have been trying to carry on with the fitness improvements and weight loss. After not standing on a scale for a few weeks I did yesterday and I am 184lb! This gives me a BMI of 29.5! It feels so good :) This is my journey so far: My starting weight this time last year was ~250lb. I'm 5'6 and was at time 38. I've always been big, but over the last couple of years with my relationship in a bad place I had turned to food for comfort and gained another ~25lb. I was having migraines due to fluctuations in blood pressure, and while the doctor said I could try medication it was going to be trial and error to find something that worked for me. Losing weight was the only reliable solution. Also at the same time my knees and feet had started to hurt due to the strain on my body. Enough was enough, I was going to loose this and sort my self out! Phase 1: self motivation. For the first couple of months I did general improvements to what I was eating. Had less takeout. Eat less dessert etc. I startwd gently swimming and walking a couple of times a week. I did lose doing this. Maybe about 1/1.5lb a week. It was good but I wanted to step it up. I also found my body was aching at times due to the exercise and I wanted support to make sure I didn't hurt myself. Phase 2: stepping it up I dicided to get a personal trainer to help me exercise. If you are going to do this shop around to find someone who clicks with you! The first one I had didn't know what to do with me. I was to weak to do the 'basic' routine he had. He wasn't interested in trying to help me. I was disheartened, but thought I would try one last time. Then came Nina... If I owe my life to any one person it's her. That might sound like hyperbole, and is it a bit, but not much. When it was first suggested I was nervous, she is known as the hardest taskmasters of any of the PTs. What I got was some one who was supportive of me at every level. Tailored every session to push me to the very edge of what I could do without killing me. She kept it interesting. Helped me plan every weeks exercise out side our sesions. Helped me slowly build not only the intensity of what I was doing but my confidence in what I was doing so I could plan interning and varried sessions for my self. She got me using MFP and taking my food to the next level to. She could also cope with me turning up almost crying due to life issues. Exercise as apposed to food became my emotional outlet. In Jan she went on maternity leave. While sad to see her go I was happy for her. By this time I was confident in the gym, able to be an active participant in group classes and self motivated. I got a new PT. He is technically excilent and helping me on more on the exact form and taking my body to the next level. Phase 3: lockdown This was quite a change. I tried to set up a home workout routine. I had one up and running, but 2 weeks in my relationship finally ended. For reasons we are still living in the house. It's been a struggle. I've tried to keep on top of my food, not always successfully, buy I have kept on tracking. I started doing the c25k more to get out the house than anything else. At first it was easy due to the exercise I've already been doing, but as the length on running increased the difference between outside running and running on a treadmill became apparent. I never thought I would enjoy running but it gives me a sense of freedom that's amazing. I've found buetiful wooded paths. Watching spring change into summer has been lovely. So that brings us to this weekend. As my weight was fluctuating in April and It was adding to the stress so I took a break from recording where I was. I felt I was in a better head space so wanted to check where I was and re focus. Shockingly I had dropped another 4lb putting me below 30 BMI! This morning I did the last session of the c25k. The app crashed, but checking the route I did the 5k. I'm feeling positive! Phase 4: What comes next... I want to keep the momentum. We are still in lockdown so short term I am going to carry on and do the the couch to 10k. Thats 5 more week and hopefully by that time we can go to the gyms again. I'd like to work a bit more on strength work. Longer term I'm thinking of aiming for a half marathon. Weight wise I want to drop another 28lb. This will get me to the very top of the 'healthy' BMI range. Once there I can access as I'm not sure what my maintenance level will be. Personally I'm rebuilding my social connections and working on who I am outside of a relationship. Ultimately I know things are still going to be difficult but i'm feeling good. There are always bumps in the road, but you can do it! Thanks for you time if you got this far :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 09:43 PM PDT Ok, I know 3 pounds is not a lot, but I've been in a plateau for 5 weeks, and I was ecstatic to have finally lost weight. For the record, im 20/F/147(formerly 150 lbs) and 5'3. I'm technically overweight, but I'm in a range where I only need to lose 15-20 lbs to be considered healthy. But those 15-20 pounds have been incredibly hard to lose! I started my weight loss journey at the beginning of the year, and the first 5 pounds came off with me just eating intuitively and working out, but this intuitive eating/exercising stopped working after a while. That's when I came here and asked for some help, and a fellow redditor recommended I try calorie counting. I was really hesitant to do this because calorie counting really has not worked for me in the past, but it's been going really well this time around. Understanding weight loss less from a simply CICO perspective, rather than the--I think I'm doing everything right, why am I not losing weight??--perspective has been really helpful for me. So thanks!!! [link] [comments] |
| 23 tomorrow and twentysomething kgs lost. 85kgs-63kgs Posted: 25 May 2020 08:49 PM PDT I saw the date on an E-Mail this morning and realized it's my birthday tomorrow, decided I would take a second to ruminate. I'd always planned on sharing an "after" photo with you guys eventually. "I'll wait until I lose another 5 kgs" or "I'll wait until I'm fucking shredded". I am in fact not fucking shredded (yet) and, like most people, my body isn't where I'd like it to be. My ass left me. She took the kids, shes moved back into her mothers place and she's not taking any of my calls. All of that being said over the past 16? months I've lost a little over 20 kgs (44 pounds) or around 23% of my body weight. From a size 14-16 AUS to a size 8-10 AUS. Calorie counting, boxing/self-defense classes, and more recently weightlifting and yoga. I'm doing the damn thing, and so can you. I have so much love for this sub and I owe each and every one of you a lot, community is everything! For anyone who cares to read, I'll share some of my thoughts on my experience with weight loss, and some advice I would give my younger self. Firstly: Stop drinking so dang much women Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and all their carpenter friends. Take better care of yourself and you wouldn't feel it necessary to drink a 4pk of jack daniels in the shower. No that's not a cup holder, that's for soap you git. You don't actually hate exercise, you hate not being immediately good at something. Nobody is watching you look like an idiot, they're all too busy worrying if they look like an idiot. Don't try and do it by yourself. Trainers and instructors don't think less of you because you're unfit, they're passionate about what they're teaching you and they'll be just as psyched as you to watch you improve. You don't need to eat as much as you think you do, hunger pangs do not mean you're dying. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE start lifting weights, don't wait till you've "lost more weight". Your body won't differentiate between your fat and muscle, it'll eat it all. Now you're a noodle person. I'm talking angel hair, not flat rice. Other people will not understand your relationship with food, and you shouldn't expect them too. Mum isn't trying to be a bitch when she brings home a bag of chocolate croissants and says "well you don't have to eat them". To her its just food and if you try actually talk with her about it, it'll help her understand. But you're grown now, the onus is on you. You don't, in fact, have to eat the croissants. Being smaller won't make you pretty, I'm sorry but there it is. It will, however, make you something much better: capable, healthier and once you see you can actually follow through with something, so many aspects of your life will improve. I could go on but this is already way too long. With this message I am attaching all the good vibes my WI-IF's bandwidth will allow. I ALSO MUST ASK YOU TO IGNORE MY HAIR IN ATTACHED VIDEO, I HAVE JUST WOKEN UP I AM STILL IN MY PJS. OR GIVE IT LOTS AND LOTS OF ATTENTION, GOD KNOWS IT NEEDS IT. [link] [comments] |
| At the start of every week, you can hit the "reset" button. Posted: 25 May 2020 11:47 PM PDT At the start of every week, you can hit the "reset" button. For those who need to see this. Taken from a CBT Therapists post [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 08:01 PM PDT there are many forms of self harm out there, just as there are many forms of addiction. tonight i learned that my eating problem has grown from an addiction to self harm. i, (f18, 5'6, 138lbs) have a problem with eating way too much at night. i usually have one meal during the day and some snacks but at night time ill finish a box of cereal and drink sodas until i have consumed well over 1000 calories. but im not hungry when i eat. when i would eat, it used to be because i just really wanted to feel as full as possible, eventually i stopped that and lost 5lbs. now, i eat way too much because it makes me sad, and i always think about very skinny women when do. i think about how disgusting it makes me to eat so much every night and vow to be better tomorrow. tonight i was eating my way through some strawberries and realized how my problem had evolved. i was purposely hurting myself. i see people on this sub use the term "sabotaging" often and its such a perfect word for my situation. so tomorrow i WILL recognize my problem (ive done it before and i CAN do it again) and i will overcome it. i've started a mostly vegan vegetarian diet. i say this because i eat like a vegan except for butter haha. anyway, im also calorie counting and trying to wake up earlier, eat more throughout the day, and stop at one serving size snack per night (also gonna try fasting again). i know my situation isnt the worst in the world, but its my main stressor. i do yoga nightly to calm myself (which i do recommend, its insane how it works) and ive started exercising again as well. in conclusion, goals are possible, you just have to accept things sometimes. [link] [comments] |
| Officially lost 40 lbs, and for the first time in 16 years I can run a mile without stopping! Posted: 25 May 2020 11:12 AM PDT M/33/5'10" Started at 232 lbs back in June/July of 2019. I had been between 225 and 230-ish since at least 2014. Long story short, I decided to take control of my life and for my 33rd birthday I wanted to lose at least 30 lbs. Managed 40 lbs so far! I'm officially at 191.4 lbs. Goal is to get to 180 or 175. Because of quarantine, the gyms are all closed, and I decided to take this opportunity to try and start running outside. The first week I ran 0.25 miles without stopping, which was already a big deal for me, as previously I could only run 0.1 miles without stopping when I was obese. After a week I managed 0.4 miles. I decide to make my goal to run from one end of a long street to another on my route, and thought "someday I can do this". Well that someday turned out to be a week later, and it was 0.5 miles. I had improved 5-fold over my time when I was obese. Slowly but surely I kept increasing distance and the other week I managed a mile at 10 minutes and 22 seconds pace. A week after that, going at a 12 minute mile pace, I managed 1.5 miles. This might sound really slow to most of you but for me it's a huge achievement and dream. I had an undiagnosed heart condition that only got diagnosed in 2016, and it's only partly mitigated by medication and mostly just a "you have to live with this, especially if you exercise" kinda deal. So it's been a challenge to try to lose weight, and even more so to run so far. It's been getting slightly harder to lose more weight, and I thought it may have just been in my head so I decided to chart how long I had been at a particular weight range. Turns out it wasn't just in my head: Still not quitting though, and still keeping as best as I can. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT I just did my weekly weigh in...I was prepared for the scale to read the same as it did last week bc it's the second day of my period and water retention is a thing. To my delight it said 163, 1.4 lbs less than last week! My start weight was 188 and I did the mental math wrong, thinking I'd only lost 15 (which I was still happy about), but I thought, lemme do it on the calculator, just to have the satisfaction of seeing the number. Put it in and I was astounded. 25. I've still got another 20-30 to go but it is so encouraging to see how far I've come. I've gotten rid of "fat" clothes, my joints hurt less, and food doesn't rule my life. [link] [comments] |
| I didn’t eat emotionally today. Posted: 25 May 2020 01:42 PM PDT So I'm sick. Sinus infection, my face hurts and my teeth hurt from the pressure. Couldn't go the gym because of said sinus infection. Perfect day for me to have a milkshake and some Mac and cheese from chic fil a. My husband was running errands and that's where he ended up. He asked me what I wanted and I typed out "spicy delux sandwich, Mac and cheese and a large chocolate shake." I stared and stared and stared some more. Then I erased it and got the sandwich and a side salad. Yes, I still feel a tad guilty for eating fast food at all. First time I've eaten it since the pandemic actually, but in my "normal" weight loss journey I would think...."well if you're going to eat shitty just go all in". That right there folks is one of my problems. Instead of making the healthier choice, I've always just thrown all caution to wind and eaten the most I could and hated myself after. So today is a NSV for me. We're there healthier options? Yes. But I'm creating a new normal and I'm ok with baby steps leading to my success. [link] [comments] |
| This will probably go unnoticed but I just want to get out my food addiction story Posted: 25 May 2020 08:54 PM PDT I'm 27, and food has always been my number one love of my life and my comfort. It is so soothing. I grew up in an extremely stressful household with a dad with anger issues and a mom with depression who would drink, and I was a really shy child so I just learned to be quiet and never express my feelings or have boundaries for myself. I remember my binge eating started to get really bad when I was around 12, I would go to the store and buy three strawberry milks and candy and the works and sneak them home and eat them in private while doing my homework. I was also super super skinny at the time so I never thought anything of it. Once I hit puberty though I gained 50 pounds and became very very chubby. But that still never stopped me. I always comfort ate. I had no friends, depression, and anxiety, parents and basically my whole family ignored me and neglected me so I just overate all the time alone. I never felt pretty, never had boyfriends, or friends. Soon I became an adult in my early 20's and I discovered dieting. I had also maybe tried it for like three days max as a teenager but once I started working full time at a physical job and didn't have much money for food, my weight dropped to 128 without me even noticing and one day I realized I loved being skinny and being able to feel pretty for once in my life. Once that stopped however I gained 20 pounds back and then i dieted again on purpose, soon being able to get back to 128 pounds. But then life stress happened again and in threes for some reason and alas, 20 pounds put back on. Basically now I've just been a solid 150 pounds for like the last six years. Give or take 7 pounds. I'm sick of it. Honestly I never exercise , I binge almost every night because I am stressed out or if I'm not binging I drink wine which has a lot of calories and may as well be binging. I'm tired of it. I'm forcing myself to exercise everyday regardless of whether I binge or not. For some reason on days that I overeat I don't usually exercise because I think What's the point but I have to break the habit and do it more than once every three months. Removing food as a comfort it really fucking hard. I have no friends, one boyfriend who loves my body now but doesn't know how unhealthy I feel. I can barely even get up a flight of stairs or button my pants. Anyways to wrap it up I really need to hold myself accountable from now on. My boyfriend doesn't care about helping me because he loves chubby women. Yes I'm afraid he will leave me and think I'm ugly if I lose 20 pounds but I'm going to do it anyways because I'm doing it for ME! I never do shit to please myself. I'm so fucking mean to myself and always deny myself happiness. Fuck it. I deserve to feel sexy. Everyone deserves to like their body. Fuck it. [link] [comments] |
| Not feeling proud of results :/ Posted: 25 May 2020 07:46 PM PDT Hi! Need a little advice. So a little bit of background: I am a 23 year old female and have had an interesting history with weight loss. Up until college, I was at a healthy weight for my height (5'6") ranging from 130-145. I grew up playing a lot of sports and am very athletic. In college, I gained weight so fast. In two years I went from 140 to 200 which is insane. This completely changed how I viewed myself. I unintentionally got back down to around 185 halfway through college after studying abroad in Europe, and then after graduation I was back at 200 (204 being my highest as of this January). I was super unhappy with the way I looked and felt. I wasn't eating well and wasn't exercising. I knew what to do but good old cognitive dissonance got in the way. I kept making excuses for myself and never changed or made a real effort. Then the pandemic happened. The first day of lockdown I told myself: Ok this is going to go one of two ways. Either I get my shit together and mindfully try to get healthy, or I snack every second of every day and don't move. I chose the former. And somehow everything just clicked. Weight loss had always been SO hard for me and I never stuck with anything for more than a week in the past. This time felt different. I spent my days walking or running 3-5 miles a day and started lifting heavy through the Peloton app. I also moved home during this time so had nice, balanced, whole meals that were nutritious. Large reduction in alcohol intake helped too. Obviously the effects of the virus are widespread and heartbreaking and it would be ignorant of me to call it a "blessing in disguise." This being said, getting the chance to hit pause on life able to flip the switch on my habits has been so rewarding. I am now down to 181 since January. Of course I am pleased with my progress; however, my issue lies in the fact that this weight isn't even close to what I started with. I've been here before and that's what is keeping me from feeling proud and happy. I know I have gained muscle and this 180 is different from my 180 a few years ago, but I still don't feel good. I just feel like I'm never going to get back to where I started and am discouraged. Have any of you ever felt like this or not been happy with progress since it's a number you've been at before? thanks :) [link] [comments] |
| 300lbs, completely sedentary life, always hungry, need help. Posted: 25 May 2020 09:08 PM PDT Hello, I am at the end of my rope and I need some advice and push, I am currently overweight and I need to lose it. Listen, I don't actually know what to write here other than I'm lost for ideas, and I've tried and tried. I've exercised but anxiety has completely blocked that for now, plus corona has stopped me from going to the gym, I've tried eating less but the appetite seems to never end and I get depressed when I don't eat. Ive been trying flat out for about 5 years now and everything I try seems to fail and mental illness gets in the way. I'm not sure what else to write here, if I need to add info just comment and I'll respond, I have nothing else to do. [link] [comments] |
| Totally surprised by my weight loss. Posted: 25 May 2020 09:52 PM PDT 5'3" male, 27 years old. Long story incoming! Before the pandemic I weighed a whopping 234 lbs. I have ADHD and was seeking treatment for it back around December 2019. That's when my new doctor addressed my weight was essentially out of control. Idk what it is about my family, but my dad and grandfather could not control their eating. I'm the same way. I look at it like a compulsive eating disorder. There were times I would get randomly hungry to the point I'd be drinking ketchup. Totally disgusting, I know.. but I just couldn't stop myself. Thankfully my doctor cleared me for Adderall and my compulsive eating stopped dead in its tracks. It worked really well and I went up and down with my weight, but never above 230 lbs. Then the pandemic hit. I'm blessed to have a very good government job. During this whole time I have been payed my full pay, even though I've only worked two days since March 16th. As great as that is, I started slipping to the eating out trap. Even with my adderall I couldn't resist some of the impulsive eating, though not drinking ketchup straight from the bottle bad, it was still kinda bad. I got on my scale a couple days ago and saw it said 205 lbs. I was thinking there was no freaking way. Staying home, vegging out for basically several months, and eating like shit? It didn't seem possible.. I figured my electronic scale was malfunctioning somehow. Just bought a dial scale and got on it. 202 lbs. Wat. I'm super freaking stoked. Like, beyond belief. Idk how I managed to do it, but I'm not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth on this one. I'm just gonna chalk it up as an undeserved victory and keep it up. [link] [comments] |
| PSA: Stop thinking of your body/skin as being "ruined" by weight gain/weight loss Posted: 25 May 2020 11:19 AM PDT It might just be me, but I've been seeing this language pop up a lot in the weightloss subs I lurk on. People say that their body is ruined by the weight gain they've experienced, and it's just not true! Your body's function is to carry your mind, and if you still draw breath you are not ruined. They also say that their skin is ruined by weight loss, a 100% falsity. Your skin exists to keep your insides where they belong, and protect you from the world. Maybe aesthetically it's not what you wish it was, but it's not ruined. Ruined means "damaged beyond all repair," and thinking of yourself in that way does more damage than you think. Weightloss should come from a place of self love and compassion if its going to be sustainable. Thinking of yourself as "ruined" only furthers fatalistic negative thinking that makes it a lot easier to give up on yourself somewhere down the line. Stop self-flagellating about the perceived damage you've done. Forgive yourself, let it go, and move forward towards your goals. You're not ruined, you're a work in progress! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 26th, 2020 Posted: 25 May 2020 10:02 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: 25 May 2020 05:10 PM PDT I attribute this to the fact that i eat a lot less crap if i dont drink but most of the time i manage to stay under 1800 cals if i drink, and my TDEE is 2600, i went from 292 to 251 in 3 months but my weight loss has stopped since then. Funnily enough, even though i havent lost any weight for around 2 months, people have been saying that i look amazing now. Not in the attractive sense (lol) but i definitely have slimmed down a lot and look much healthier than before, even when i weighed around 260 or so, it didnt look this dramatic, but after i hit the 250s my weight has stopped coming off, but i still appear to be slimming down more and more. has anyone dealt with this? I lift occasionally and run every other day for 30 minutes. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 10:52 AM PDT I'm 5'6" F and started at 166 lbs in January. I hadn't weighed myself since quarantine began (the last time I weighed in was in early March and I was at 153 lbs), but I've continued on CICO at 1200 throughout with a maintenance day sprinkled in every week or so. Today I got back on the scale and I'm down to 144 lbs! This sub has been a huge help to me in staying on track in the beginning and of course throughout quarantine. I had all these rewards planned for myself when I hit certain milestones (like get a massage, pedicure, etc.) which have been impossible to to the pandemic. I'm still aiming to lose about 10 more but I just had to share with someone because I haven't told anyone in my life (besides my husband) that I've been working at this so I don't have anyone in real life to celebrate with! [link] [comments] |
| I keep Dreaming about eating chocolate... Posted: 26 May 2020 12:44 AM PDT So. This is fairly embarrassing but I've recently started losing weight about a week ago I cut out all soda, all sweet stuff as a first step to a better lifestyle. Previously to this week I was eating 5k calories a day and 2-3k of them was on sugary treats. I would say I was addicted. I couldn't go without. I'm feeling great as I've been off them for a week now but it seems almost every night now I dream about eating chocolate and it literally feels like I'm eating it and I can taste it and then I wake up so confused. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Is this normal because I was a heavy eater of it? Thanks a lot. Love this sub reddit you're all so inspiring [link] [comments] |
| Completely distraught after 3 weeks of nothing. Posted: 26 May 2020 02:55 AM PDT This subreddit is filled with wonderfully inspirational stories about weight loss and it helped me get started too. But this morning I did my 3rd weight check and it's a big fat no change in 3 weeks... Sure 3 weeks is not much but there should be more happening. I'm 187cm tall and 290pounds. I'm "fit" for my weight and dont look to be quite this heavy, everyone is guessing I'm much lighter than I am even people my own weight and they're not just "beeing nice", but I am fat and sick of it. I'm doing 5:2 dieting with my gf and doing the same as her 500kcal on diet days. 1800kcal max on "regular" days and walking my 10000 steps minimum every day plus 1h spinning class 2 days per week. I've had one cheat day where I had a few drinks with a friend but other than that I was really proud I've kept at it. 5:2 is not a diet per say but it combined with a lower intake on regular days should make for some progress. I just dont get it and it's really depressing. Sure plateauing is a thing but right at the start? I mean what the hell. I've felt like shit the past 3 weeks and dont know what to do. But I will keep at it anyway. There is no other option I dont want to live my life fat anymore. I just want to be able to walk into a regular clothing store and find a shirt that fits. I want to have a pizza every now and then and not feel I'm looking like a gluttonous slob. I want to be healthy. There is no other option, I need to loose weight. I will keep at it. Thanks for reading. I just needed to vent. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 09:45 PM PDT I've fallen off my diet a bit the last few days. I've been at home, sick, and bored. So I've messed up with some small late snacks. Never too far, probably at about maintenance. So yesterday I decided I'd walk along to the Just Walk YouTube series. I walked a little over a mile and felt great. For those unfamiliar, it's just walking in place with some additional arm movements and kicks to a measured beat. If you had been walking at that pace in a straight line, it would be a mile. And so on. This is the first actual attempt I've made to increase my activity. So count me surprised when I decided to jump right into the 5K. And you know what? I didn't give up. I had to take a short break halfway through. But I still got up and finished. And I'm pretty happy about it. I think I'm going to try to implement this into a daily routine. Maybe not the 5K, because at the metered pace it's about a 45 minute commitment. But at least a mile. [link] [comments] |
| How I lost 30 pounds in 3.5 months Posted: 25 May 2020 10:46 AM PDT I was 165, down to 135 pounds. Im 5'5" F. One thing to note is I was only 165 for a few months, maybe 4-5 months before I finally decided enough was enough. Im in my mid 30s. In my 20s I hovered around 135 easily without diet or exercise. This was not the first time I lost weight but this is the healthiest way that I lost weight. I have a feeling people arent going to like what I have to say on how I did it but if there is someone out there that is like me who needs this help and can relate to me, I hope this helps you. This diet/exercise routine is for you if: -You hate "diets", counting calories etc -You dont care if foods are super natural -You enjoy a fast -You can invest in supplements -You can invest in a treadmill -You can walk at least 3 miles a day -You can do body weight or heavy weight exercises for 10 minutes a day The supplements I took were a probiotic everyday and a protein shake first thing in the morning. The protein shake ensured I got my protein in early in the day which staved off hunger pains and made me binge eat less. The probiotics helped my digestion system, I believe a slow digestive system leads to extra pounds. I HATE running and exercising. Hate it. So I found things I could do that didnt make me want to kill myself. Walking! Walking is the number one "exercise" I found to help me lose weight. What is amazing about walking is you dont tire or burn out your muscles or body, so unlike running, less chance of injury and therefore you can do it everyday. I had injured myself before on a weightloss journey and lost all my progress. Walking saved me. I aimmed for 1 mile everyday, no matter what, which is 20 minutes. Everyone has 20 minutes! I go on the treadmill in any kind clothes or even barefoot, if I allowed my clothes or shoes to stop me, I woudnt walk, so as soon as I had the urge, I got on the treadmill and got in that mile! Some days I felt so good from walking, I walked 11 miles! I averaged 3 miles everyday over the week. Some days I only did 1 mile, somedays 5. I hate exercising but I still know it's important! I downloaded one of those exercise apps and I aim for 7-14 minutes of exercise everyday. Everyone has 7 minutes! I have done the exercise in my office in a dress! Dont let clothes stop you. I also enjoy fasts, sorry but I really love the feeling I get when my organs no longer feel bloated from all the food I ate and I feel more empty. I just drank water for the day, nothing else, its nice to let your body catch up. I did that for 24-48 hours, 2 times during the 3.5 months. For food, I picked foods that I could eat everyday, not foods because they were considered "healthy", I wanted something sustainable, that I could eat everyday and only took 10-15 minutes to make, max. Eggs, beans, quinoa, pre-cooked chicken breasts, frozen broccoli, frozen cauliflower, I had meals like that. I actually enjoy food like that and they're easy to make when you buy frozen, like the "steamers". But I also had grilled cheese sandwiches, popcorn, flavored soda water, sugar free chocolate to get me through those days I craved something bad. These helped a lot. I didnt count calories. I just ate when I was hungry and I taught myself to tell the difference between when I was hungry and when I was craving. When I was craving, I would give myself a "low calorie" cheat like popcorn, sugar free chocolate, soda water etc This was the easiest weight loss journey I ever had and I feel I developed healthy habits I can continue for the rest of my life. Let me know if you have any questions! EDIT: Sorry, I realize I probably sound heartless by saying "kill myself" but in all honesty I spent so many nights crying because I hated working out and made me feel hopeless. So while I wasnt suicidal, I certainly felt like giving up on a better life and healthier life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 11:47 PM PDT Not sure this is exactly the right forum to post it on but here goes nothing... Every time I try to put effort into my appearance (try to pick out a cute outfit/ actually do my makeup more than brows&some light mascara) I get super uncomfortable when I'm actually out in public/at work/with people. I can't shake this feeling that "everyone's probably internally laughing at this girl trying to cover up being fat by dressing up and putting makeup on." I know that's really silly, and doing nice things for yourself should BUILD confidence but I can't shake those feelings and I don't know what to do. In context I've lost around 35ibs give or take which is pretty substantial for my 5'2" self. These are feelings that first developed when I gained a bunch of weight in a short period 3 years ago and haven't been able to shake despite my journey back into fitness. Premature thank you for y'all's support&advice!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 May 2020 08:44 PM PDT I am still unsure as to whether I'm posting this for accountability or to laugh at later on if I fail- but here it goes. Let's hope it isn't for nothing. I'm a female, 14, and 191lbs. I'm obese. And today, (well more so tomorrow due to time..) I'm going to start losing weight. So far, I managed to use an exercise bike for 2 hours (not all in a row, it was spaced out.) and tomorrow I might go for three spaced out hours- I am looking to join the military when I'm older meaning I need to get fit now- and it's my motivation. However, I feel like that motivation will last at most 2 weeks before I break down and stop. It always happens. No matter what I do, my motivation disappears and I stop. So please leave tips for keeping motivation in the comments- and as for now, wish me luck. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 25 Posted: 25 May 2020 03:36 PM PDT Hello losers, Hope you enjoyed your Monday kids. Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 203.4 this morning, 204.9 trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): 1550 ish planned. 2/2 weeks weekly calorie average, minus maintenance Mondays. Exercise 5 days a week: Hour plus walking plus mowing a lawn. 22/25 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/23 days): Got to snorgle some doggos. 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: Check. 25 day streak no fast food, gift card only Starbucks, 3 candy related lapses in judgement. Listen to my effing body: Hongrey again. Accidental OMAD again. Mildly salty. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Help me out kids. What are you thankful for today? Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant! Posted: 25 May 2020 10:00 PM PDT I Rant, Therefore I AmWell bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants! Please consider saving your next rant for this weekly thread every Tuesday. [link] [comments] |
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