Weight loss: [Directory] Find your quests here! - {{%B %Y}}

What an eventful 305 days it's been. Plateau after plateau, each one an emotional journey that demanded me having to find elaborate ways to crush them. Many days and months spent feeling like it was all hopeless, and that my body would only serve to betray me through any endeavor. It's crazy how we often can't see the progress we've made until we look behind us via the pictures we've taken in the past. In 305 days, I've learned so many things about myself, and they all have to do with my convictions and the reasons I have for pushing forward through the multitude of things that life demands of me (as well as everyone else) as a human being. I've been told so many times in the past that when it's time for genuine change, I will know it. And I do know it. There is no doubt in my mind now that I will get to where I need to go. It's just a matter of when, and as long as I remain breathing, I'll take the challenge of waiting over remaining stagnant.

I will never go back to the way I used to be. I deserve better than that and the people I love, whether they're alive or dead, deserve better than that.

My methods right now are simple, though every time I post on this subreddit I find that something has changed. I get up and walk through my neighborhood every single day of the week, once in the mornings and once in the evenings. I lift weights three days out of the week. I make sure to hit my macronutrient needs every single day, especially protein. I avoid added sugars. I don't drink calories; I drink at least a gallon of water a day to make sure that I'm always hydrated (it's hot in south Texas). Big fan of chicken breast, sweet potatoes, eggs, basically a whole lot of whole foods and not much processed foods. I like preparing large quantities of foods in a slow cooker and storing them to eat over the course of a few days. If there's anything I've learned about diets, it's that what works is what you enjoy. Figure out what's sustainable and the sky's the limit.

To me, this is no longer an attempt. I've made countless attempts in the past and they've all crashed, burned, and faded away with each failure making me feel worse than the last. So it's no longer an attempt - it's a mission, and I'll be fucking damned if I don't accomplish it.

This is my life, and I'm taking it back. Now.

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I thought I wasn't eating a lot but still gaining weight. Today i logged in my go to salad into MFP. It was 700 calories! I feel shaken.

Posted: 31 May 2020 03:58 AM PDT

I feel like such a great idiot. Yes. Salad is healthy. Yes it was beans and cucumber and chicken and lentils with other veggies and olive oil. It is healthier than the processed food however it was not helping me lose weight because it was 700 calories just for my lunch. I was eating a 1000 calories extra justifying my self that it was healthy.

The scale didn't move and now I know why. I will now do portion control of whatever I eat. The salad that is 700 calories per serving? I divided it into 2 and store it to have it tomorrow.

So if you aren't losing weight despite eating healthy do log in to see what how many calories you are eating. CICO only works well when you keep a track on what you eat and how much you eat.

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Lost my quarantine weight AND ran 3.5 miles today!

Posted: 31 May 2020 03:59 PM PDT

Today doesn't feel real! I am 7 pounds down in the last 30 days and I ran 3.5 miles for the first time in my life. In March-April/during quarantine, I gained 5 pounds from stress eating despite extra walking with my free time. Today, I weighed in 2 pounds less than I did before quarantine. My starting weight was 181 pounds in November 2019 and I'm now 157, at 5'4" and 30 years old—my goal is 140. I had hit a plateau before quarantine and losing the weight was difficult even when I restarted my efforts. I was only losing a little over a pound a week, finding it difficult to eat less than 1500 calories per day. I think the biggest jump in my weight loss was running because I have lost 3 pounds in the last week. This past week it was raining so I decided to give running inside a shot. I have never been able to run for more than 2-3 minutes without losing my breath, even at a very slow pace. But somehow now I can run a 10.5 minute mile straight through! Whattttt!!! I have no idea where I got the ability or confidence to run but I am so elated that I could seamlessly transition from walking to running. If you had told me this was possible even the day before I tried, I wouldn't have believed it. What goals have you surprised yourself by hitting?

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First huge milestone.

Posted: 31 May 2020 11:01 PM PDT

[SV] this is my first time posting on here.

I'm currently 17 years old. I started my journey a week before my 17th birthday, on April 29th, 2020. I was sick of looking in the mirror, hating what I saw... not being able to wear the clothes I wanted because I am "too fat to wear that". Seeing all my friends and peers on Instagram in bikinis and loving themselves, while I barely ever post except for holidays and birthdays. so that following Monday, I started. I found out I loved walking on the treadmill and I actually enjoyed knowing what I'm eating and found a love for cooking (even if I'm not that good at it). Now, a little less than a month later. I finally hit exactly 10 pounds down. But this wasn't without struggles. [TW?] I wasn't losing a lot because I started undereating... limiting to 1,000-1,200 calories a day or less, along with fasted cardio/normal cardio and HIIT. I wasn't losing as fast because my body was clinging to those calories, so about a week or so ago, I calculated my target caloric intake and went from there, which finally brought me to my 10 pounds down. I don't notice a difference in myself, but others have.. I have about 80-90 lbs more to go, but I'm so happy to be doing it. If anyone has any tips, please give me them down below.

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In which our heroine retains water, and sips herbal brews heroically

Posted: 31 May 2020 07:06 AM PDT

Dearest Jedediah,

How slowly the days go by! And yet I have still not reached any milestone beyond my recent travels. Would that I could journey faster - but I anticipate a storm within the next few days, of such stuff that has served to delay me before. I pray for no setbacks.

I grew weary yesterday and tried the medicinal brew that Goodwife Instacart had kindly granted me. It tasted vaguely of blueberries and disappointment. The concoction failed to confer vigor and vim as the Goodwife had proclaimed. I pray thee, do not try the stuff, as it reeks malodorously.

My incessant visits to the latrine continue. I peered into a stream as I passed and was dismayed that my countenance yet retains its spherical appearance. Strewth, I had thought that I would be quite ravaged. Alas, it is my sanity that is slowly wasting away.

At night, I sometimes think I hear your soft chewing. Would that I could hear it again!

Forevermore, etc.

TL/DR: lost the same two pounds I've been gaining and losing forever. metabolism support teas are stinky. Shouldn't I be skinny by now?

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A real blow to my confidence

Posted: 31 May 2020 08:13 PM PDT

So I've always been on the chubby side my whole life. I've gotten all the nicknames and I guess I've gotten really good at faking confidence even though on the inside I just feel like a fat pos. My cousin has always been skinnier than me and it didn't really bother me but in my household one of the first things people do when they greet you is comment on your weight and I just got so used to being called fat and compared to him that it's been a sore spot for me.

Fast forward a bit, my girlfriend and I are both on the bigger side. I know she is super self conscious about her weight (especially since all her friends are very thin) and I have always been as great as I could be to let her know she is beautiful because she really is and she tries so hard with diets and working out. She knows I'm very self conscious about my weight too but I always brush it off and pretend to be confident about it. So today she saw an Instagram picture of my cousin and I and said something along the lines of it i saw this picture "I probably wouldn't go for you, I would think your cousin is cuter" or something like that. I said yeah I get that he's always been skinnier and we kind of just brushed past it but it's really been bothering me. I guess with time I've kind of stopped comparing myself to him but with that single comment she brought it all back. It's a toxic mindset to have but idk what to do to get it out of my head. I have been working out almost every day since the beginning of this quarantine and have controlled my diet but all that kind of seems pointless. I get that it's not, it's just all the confidence I gained from the past few weeks just disappeared. But yeah that's it. Thank you for reading if you did!

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I need help.

Posted: 31 May 2020 09:00 PM PDT

I need help

I weighed myself today and I'm 484lbs. That's the biggest I've ever been. I've tried and failed so many times in the past to get into better shape and lose the weight. Let's be honest tho I'm the one letting myself down with half assed attempts.

I just turned 33. Other than being morbidly obese and having high blood pressure I have no other health issues.

I don't want to die. I'm doubtful I'll see 50 because being this large and getting older doesn't usually work out well.

I'm here for advice on what I can do. I think going to the gym is a good start as well as fixing my diet. I smoke alot of weed and that probably isn't helping anything right?

I'm tired of failing. I quit smoking cigarettes and I am determined to continue changing my life for the better.

Thank you all that read this.

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Two weeks into journey and I've lost! Also started building some much healthier habits (23F, 5ft4, NOW 245lbs)

Posted: 01 Jun 2020 01:02 AM PDT

So two weeks ago I started this (hopefully final) chapter in my life of battling with weight. I've posted on here maybe a couple of times for support/accountability (some of you maaaaay remember me, the girl who resisted the late night hobnobs). Well in my initial 2 weeks I've gone from 250lbs to 245lbs just through CICO and trying to go for a walk every day now that the weather is so nice.

Confession: I may have lost an extra pound/half pound this week except me and my flatmate got a new cookbook and made some incredibly delicious Indian food this weekend that was definitely not low calorie and I definitely didn't track as closely as I could have. BUT, in the past something like that would've tipped me straight off the wagon. I would have told myself "well you've done it now, you've wasted all your progress, might as well just binge on whatever you want and be done with it, you'll clearly never lose weight". NOT THIS TIME. I woke up this morning, weighed, and decided to celebrate what I HAVE lost rather than lamented what I maybe COULD HAVE lost if I'd been "better". Instead of beating myself up I looked in the mirror (a hard task for me, as I'm sure some of you maybe relate to) and said "you ate nice food this weekend. You enjoyed yourself. It's over and done with now. You've lost 5lbs and are going to lose a whole lot more because today is a new day". And I feel proud of myself for what I accomplished these past two weeks, and excited for what I'll lose these NEXT two weeks!

Edited: typos, I'm on mobile

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Can’t get started because I’m to afraid to fail, again

Posted: 31 May 2020 06:44 PM PDT

Hey. Loooooong time lurker. Starting following to find inspiration.
Background: As a teenager I was in good shape. It all fell apart in my twenties when I had to grow up and get a real job. I've tried a few times to lose weight but I never manage to keep it off.

Here is the problem: I know what I need to do. I know what works for me. Two years ago I lost ~ 30 lbs in about 2 month from CICO. 1500 calories a day. But I don't stick with things. My relationship with food needs to change. The way I think about food needs to change. I know this. But I don't know how.

My wife as lost nearly 150 lbs by CICO and exercise and has kept it off for nearly 10 years.

My daughter tells me all the time I shouldn't be eating or drinking what I am eating. After 10 years my wife has given up. My Dad, Aunt, Cousin has all had major heart attacking in the last two years. My cousin died. It's scares the hell out of me but I still don't know what to do. When anyone brings up my eating habits I respond with "I'm here for a good time not a long time, I'll eat what I want." But to be honest I'm terrified. Help, advice, anything please.

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

Posted: 01 Jun 2020 12:15 AM PDT

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

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

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

- Do you have a goal weight for this month, if yes, what is it? For example: maintain a 0.5kg loss a week.

- Do you have exercise goals? For instance, get in 10.000k steps a day

- What plans do you have for your diet? Do you have goals there?

- What are some non weight/exercise related goals you have? Here, get creative. Past participants have used this section to stay accountable for their homework, learning languages, pledging not to order junkfood, ...

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Next month marks 1 year since life changing surgery... I want to celebrate by running my first 5k... not much but a start, anyone want to virtually cheer me on?

Posted: 31 May 2020 02:27 PM PDT

Hang on with me guys because it's a bit of a story time... but I love reading about other folks journeys to heath and mine has been a bloody battle. On the 2nd July of last year, I had surgery to remove a disease (severe endometriosis) that had left me bed bound, utterly unable to move and dependant on morphine to get through the day... my organs had begun to fuse to one another and twist and basically run fucking riot instead of staying put. It was a pretty scary operation and I lost part of my bladder, part of my bowel and suffered a perforated uterus... but for the first time in YEARS I started to have pain free days. I was liberated and realised that moving my body was cathartic... it's taken about 8 months of healing and all the awful medication I was on to leave my system and I'm finally seeing results with my weight loss and health plan. For me it's a joy and a privilege to be able to move my body freely and without fear of pain. It's enough to bring me to tears. 1 year ago I had to quit my job, I used a walking stick on the rare occasions that I could leave my bed and I had to make peace with the idea of that just being how it was for me. I got a brand new specialist and he changed it all for me.

To celebrate the anniversary of my surgery I'm planning on running a quick little 5k and I wanted to share my plan in case anyone wanted to virtually join me to say fuck you to endometriosis and fuck you to any chronic condition that might be getting you down! I was thinking that we set a time on the 2nd of July to run and feel the freedom and strength that comes from just getting out there and moving our arses! Pound the pavement for nothing more than proving our ability to do it. I lived a small, isolated life while I was sick, just focused on getting through each day. If we plan a run together, it helps my world feel bigger and better than I ever could have imagined!

Lil progress pic cos I'm so proud of myself and so proud of my body that once felt so irrevocably broken

https://imgur.com/a/7iRrwbL

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Have been exercising for 6 months and no progress has been made. Could really use some encouragement to keep going.

Posted: 31 May 2020 11:40 PM PDT

Because of a new anxiety medication, I ended up going from 135 to 150. Off of the medication, but weight is still there.

Since the end of January, I've been mostly consistent in doing 20-30 minutes of exercises on apps like 7 Minute Workouts for Women and Workouts. Last month, I downloaded FitOn, which (I feel) has more intense workouts.

20-30 minutes, 6-7x a week

I don't feel like I've seen much of a difference - maybe a small bit in my arms and upper abs, but it's really frustrating. I know I need to eat better as well, but I have a hard time with that...

At this point, I just need some encouragement to keep up with this exercising regimen. I'm disappointed and I don't really like exercising so it's really tempting to just give up. I know I shouldn't, but what's the use?

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Is counting my calories "unhealthy" ?

Posted: 31 May 2020 05:25 PM PDT

So, I've never posted here before, but I am a 16 year old girl. I've not struggled with my weight for a long time or anything, but nobody ever explained to me how calories work, so I have gotten overweight. Two weeks ago, I went to the doctor for a physical. This woman told me I was overweight and throughout the entire appointment, kept making reference to me being overweight and asking me why that was and everything. Nobody had ever been that blunt with me, and I realized that maybe she is right. I am 5 feet and 7.5 inches tall and, at the appointment, weighed 170.8 pounds. Honestly, I wasn't upset with the way she handled it, and it made me realize I should handle this now before I get older and possibly heavier. I didn't even realize I was overweight.

I've been doing at least 30 minutes to an hour of physical activity every day and going on 6-7 mile hikes or 20 mile bicycle rides with my dad once a week. I would do those more often, but I cannot drive to places myself. However, my parents tell me that the doctor was wrong for being so blunt and that they should have had a work with her. They say I just need to keep being active and my weight will be fine. But I've been active for a while and clearly my weight is not fine. So, since my physical, I've been counting my calories and am eating about 1,200 a day. It wasn't hard to do and I'm not going hungry or anything, and I've lost four pounds in the two weeks since, now weighing 166.5. Once I get to a healthy weight, my plan is to consume enough to maintain it. Today, however, I asked my mother if we had a kitchen scale to more accurately determine how many calories I am eating, and she was upset. She said I am tall and strong and that the doctor was wrong. She said that counting my calories is an unhealthy diet and she is furious with the doctor for "putting these ideas in a sixteen year old girl's head". I don't have issues with how I look due to my weight or anything, I just want to establish better habits. However, she is completely opposed to this and clearly is upset with me.

Now I'm kind of confused. Is it unhealthy for me to be losing weight and counting my calories? It isn't much of a hassle and I would much rather address this problem now than in the future when I could possibly have health problems from it. The doctor didn't tell me to do this either anyway, I decided to do it myself after realizing my weight issue. I just don't really have anyone to talk to about this and I want to make sure that I'm not screwing something up here. I hope this post is appropriate for this subreddit, and I apologize if it is not.

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Back from the edge - a pizza tale

Posted: 31 May 2020 01:07 PM PDT

This is what I wrote in my journal just now:

I am in fucking agony over here. I've checked two online fortune tellers and flipped a coin to determine whether or not I should order Dominos, and I've gotten to the last stage of checkout on the Dominos website before closing the page. I… must… make… it… until… tomorrow! I feel like tomorrow will be a brighter day during which I feel less compelled to ingest 4500 calories of pizza, cheesy bread, and wings to get through it. I think the worst of it is over - I told myself I had to finish this diet Dr Pepper before I make any rash calls, and I'm going to follow it up immediately with a cigarette. Okay, okay, I'm calming down. I think I can do this. Keep your eyes on the scale, exokkir. Just think of the weigh-in tomorrow when you're out of your goddamn mind internally ranting and raving about how insanely delicious a banana pepper and black olive pizza on white sauce would taste right about now. Think about how disgusted you end up with yourself every time you overeat. Think about how you'd be spending nearly a third of a hundred dollars on this extravagant feast and how you have EB-fucking-T and no spare money whatsoever, you're barely eking by, and how incredibly irresponsible such a purchase would really be.

Okay, back from a smoke. Let's think about what went into this sickening desire to stuff my face with unhealthy shit to a degree which would make most non-binge eaters sympathy puke. Self esteem? Hell no, that's the farthest thing from my mind when I'm staring at photographs of beautifully arranged, scrumptious deep dish pizzas on the Dominos site. Hunger? Not even that. It's just this horrific animal urge to consume, consume, consume. It honestly crossed my mind that I was feeling more empathy toward like, perpetrators of crimes of passion than I usually do - I'm not violent or anything, but I can understand how someone would be compelled to do something objectively harmful and bad when they get this crazy, overwhelming NEED to act on some primitive instinct gone off the rails. I was really teetering on the brink there for an hour or so.

End journal entry.

So, phew. That's over with. THE URGE WILL PASS. RIDE IT OUT. SNACK ON SOMETHING HEALTHY OR DON'T SNACK AT ALL. YOU GOT THIS, FELLOW r/loseit'ers!

Just thought I'd share.

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Weight Gain over past 2 years

Posted: 31 May 2020 07:51 PM PDT

Hi everyone! I've been lurking on here and finally decided to post!

I've always been overweight, but I've slowly gained 30 pounds over the last two years and it just hit me. My highest weight was 226 pounds. I am only 5'3, female and 25 years old. My goal is 150.

I have stretch marks on my stomach from gaining so much weight and they are stressing me out. They are honestly one of my motivations to lose weight, hopefully they will go away.

It's not an excuse but I think I gained the weight because I've been living with a family member and I wouldn't want to cook too much so I'd eat out a ton.

I've set a goal to lose 5-8 pounds a month. I lost 5 pounds in May! I am now 214. I've been cutting my calories and exercising to burn more calories.

Thanks for reading; I don't have a question I just needed to vent!

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Can I (25F with scoliosis) do exercises to help with weight loss and build some muscle?

Posted: 31 May 2020 09:34 PM PDT

Hello all, this is my first post in this sub. Hopefully this is the right place to ask and if not please direct me to the proper one. English isn't my native language so please excuse any mistakes.

I just started my (finally serious) weight loss journey at 11 May 2020. I'm doing CICO and OMAD. My stats are:

25F 143cm (4'8)

SW 54 kg (119 lbs)

CW 52.5 kg (115.7 lbs)

GW 40 kg (88 lbs)

Current TDEE 1,353 cal/day

(all imperial numbers were calculated using online converter, so please excuse any inaccuracies)

I want to start incorporate exercise into my day to help me lose weight and also to build some muscle but this is where it gets complicated.. I have severe grade scoliosis of 50T 70L (basically 50 degrees on my upper spine and 70 degrees on my lower). My doctor has strictly forbid me from doing any kind of weightlifting and any exercises that puts strain on my spine (ie. jumping, running) and maximum weight for any objects that I can carry is 5 kg (11 lbs). I'm also only allowed to jog for 100 m (328 ft) per day, so so far I'm only able to walk 3-5k everyday. I want to get to 10k but since walking for 5k already took me almost 3 hours, I can't spend any more time than this everyday.

I've asked my doctor about this but the only 'exercise' I'm allowed to do is certain yoga poses and he did said this is only for stretching and strengthening muscles around my spine so it won't curved more, and it won't help with weight loss. He did sent me to a nutritionist who gave me a 900 cal/day diet included with meal plan for 2 months, but tbh I only follow the 900cal/day and didn't follow the meal plan since the taste is bland and the food choice isn't to my liking and I know I'll give up if I keep forcing myself to follow it.

I want to ask:

Is walking 3-5k per day is enough to help with weight loss?
Is there any exercise that I can do to help me build muscles? I've done several bad weight loss attempt before (none of it works) that resulted in me losing a great amount of lean muscles. I'm not looking for a bodybuilder's kind of body, just to get fit and get more strength in my body (also to help so my scoliosis won't get any worse).
I'll go back to 1200cal/day after 2 months but since my TDEE is 1300, isn't 1200 my maintenance? How can I lose weight with eating near my TDEE and only able to walk as exercise?

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Does anyone else expect to see their starting weight on the scale after a bad day?

Posted: 31 May 2020 05:01 PM PDT

23F/5'5"/304.4lbs(SW 337.9lbs) I've been really lucky this time, usually when I lose weight it lasts a week until a craving hits and I'm derailed. I've managed to stay motivated since March 12th and have lost over 30 pounds. Even on my "cheat days" it's really just a cheat meal and I always make it fit into my calories. But for some reason after a bad meal I always flinch when I step onto the scale, expecting this astronomical number close to my starting weight. Yesterday was my first huge unapologetic cheat meal, we ordered from Chuys for lunch and I ate it all. I had a shake for dinner but still for some reason this morning I panicked stepping on the scale, expecting that 337.9 or worse. And yet, it said 305.2, not even a full pound. Anyway, maybe this is a dumb thing I do. But I was wondering if anyone else did things like this, or even just found their weight loss unbelievable in general.

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START OF WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY SW:270LBS

Posted: 31 May 2020 06:38 PM PDT

Hi i am new to this forum and this is my first time posting - i am 6ft 3, 270lbs and 21 years old.

i am very obese and am starting to document my journey from today.

i will be following the keto diet & also intermittent fasting 16:8 daily. i will be aiming to eat around 2100 calories a day

i will also be strength training atleast 4 times a week and trying to get at least 7500 steps a day.

i also have a bike machine which i will do atleast 3 sessions of 30 mins weekly.

JUNE 1ST IS THE FIRST DAY, i will check in weekly to give updates on progress.

i have tried and failed so many times before - being obese has made me depressed and given me alot of anxiety - I WILL CHANGE FROM TODAY AND NOT LET THIS CONTINUE !!

MY GOAL WEIGHT IS 220LBS TO BE ACHIEVED WITHIN 6 MONTHS, LETS GET IT!!!

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It’s scary how people don’t know how to properly lose weight in a healthy manner

Posted: 31 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT

Maybe this isn't the right sub to post this on. Please correct me if there is a better place for this.

I was talking to my friend recently. She's always been insecure about a lot of things but a few days ago, she started taking it out on me. I've always been in the overweight category and during this whole quarantine, I've lost a few lbs by working out during my lunch break, and eating better.

The conversation went a little like this:

Friend: Are you still eating chipotle? Are you still eating chicken nuggets? Are you still eating French fries? You have a very big problem.

Me: yes I'm still eating those things. You can lose weight, and still eat the foods you enjoy. Everything in moderation. I don't eat as much as I used to.

Friend: That's literally not how it works. Good luck with that. I'm struggling to lose weight too.

Me: I'm not really struggling. I've lost a few lbs these last few months by doing exactly what I told you.

Friend: proceeds to absolutely lose it at me about how it's not fair that I lost weight and she didn't.

I asked her what she was doing and it turns out, she was being VERY restrictive with her food. She was doing all the gimmicky things instead of doing it properly. She kept yo-yoing. And was constantly hungry and unhappy with herself. She thought she would lose 10lbs in 2 weeks!!

I offered her some suggestions to eat in a healthy manner as well as some of the workouts I do. But it surprised me that she didn't really understand her body and how to properly lose weight in a healthy way. She isn't overweight, she gained around 10lbs and decided she wanted to lose it, which I fully supported if it made her happy.

I'm not a saint here. I still have days where I eat badly. I have days where I mess up and eat things that I know I'm not supposed to. But I've slowly worked on better eating habits recently and started to see a difference in my mood and body. When I wanted to start losing weight, I made sure to look up healthy ways to do it. I knew eating below 1000 calories wasn't the right way to do it. But some people do. And that's shocking to me.

If anyone is trying to lose weight or is just starting on their journey and is lost, please do it in a healthy and safe manner! Take time to research the proper way to do it. This sub has great information. You're investing in yourself. You can't become a professional chef overnight. You start at the bottom. Make mistakes. Learn from them. Research and try new techniques. And keep going.

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Binge breakthrough!

Posted: 31 May 2020 05:16 PM PDT

I just had a breakthrough on why I binge eat and honestly it's such a life changing realisation! I binged today, which I haven't done in weeks. As I raided the cupboards and ate everything in sight, for some reason I still counted the calories. Half way through the whirlwind of uncontrollable eating I found two types of ice cream in the freezer. I looked at the calorie count on both. 267 calories for the caramel swirl cone and 154 calories for the chocolate ice pop. I purposely chose the caramel swirl cone after seeing the calories. Then it hit me. I wasn't binge eating to satisfy a craving, I was binging to sabotage myself. The fact that I chose the higher calorie ice cream made me realise that i do this because i doubt myself and I also doubt my power to be successful and have self control. Now I see that my bingeing has always been purely self sabotage, I hopefully will be able to reason with myself in the future when I get the urge. I don't know if this is already common knowledge about binging but I'm glad I finally have gotten to the bottom of my problem.

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How to keep going on weekends?

Posted: 01 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT

I feel like I'm sabotaging myself on weekends. I eat well during the week and lose a bit, but then starting Friday night it's so difficult for me to stay on track. It starts with a pint or two on Friday night, bacon on Saturday morning followed by a takeaway or a BBQ in the evening. And of course, another pint or Pimm's. I didn't track at all last Saturday and Sunday, and sure enough the scale showed an increase in 1.7kg this morning compared to Saturday morning.

The problem is, I still want to enjoy my weekends, especially be able to have a drink. I mainly want to lose a few kilos because we plan to try to get pregnant in a few months - I don't want to stop drinking earlier than I need to! But how can I balance this with my desire to lose weight? Do I just have to suck it up, stop having a drink and bacon on weekends?

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1 Stone 10 Pounds down in lockdown so far

Posted: 31 May 2020 12:12 PM PDT

I recall the first day of lockdown, I ate a full tub of Pringles, whilst they were delicious, I had a thought that I am going to put on a lot of weight working from home for the next few months if I keep eating like that.

So that was it - the next day I started eating better. I've kept a log of everything I've eaten since then. Not had any soda, chocolate (though did allow myself an Easter egg at Easter), fried foods, take outs, and so on. Instead I've been having things like chicken and eggs in wheat bread, meat with vegetables for dinner and then just one snack in between, usually a yoghurt or a low fat jelly.

Anyway, I've gone from 16 stone 11 pounds (106Kg, 225 lbs) down to 15 stone 1 pound (96ish kg, 211 lbs) in 6 weeks, 3 days and counting. Can't wait to be in the 14 stone region, I have not been that light for a long time. I'm 25 now, have not been as light as I currently am since probably 15.

Whilst it's not the quickest or the greatest, at least it's working! I ran for the first few weeks before busting my ankle so have not been able to do that in a 3 weeks or so. Still walking, but won't be running again until the swelling as gone as I don't want to hurt myself more.

I'm not sure how much of the weight loss one can see which must be a psychological thing as my clothes are baggy and people keep telling me I'm looking much better, but before and up to now are here: https://imgur.com/a/48gwJip - hoping my incredibly wide hips are the next to shrink, things make me look awful I think. Going on holiday in November (Covid pending) so hoping I'm confident enough to go swimming in the hotel pool!

Good luck to everyone on their own journey. I'm rooting for you and will hopefully continue my own weight loss.

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