Weight loss: I made a list of embarrassing reasons I need to lose weight. |
- I made a list of embarrassing reasons I need to lose weight.
- lost 20 lbs and shocked at how much of a difference it made
- My boss called me fat and my coworker asked if I was pregnant, so since May 5th I’ve lost 22 lbs.
- Officially lost 19lbs as of today!!
- A realization as to why my fat loss efforts have always failed.
- My friend I haven't seen in a while compared me to handsome squidward
- I’m three days into my weight loss journey and I’m pushing on, but it’s very, very emotionally hard. How do you guys handle this?
- 4oz of meat is a whole lot less than I thought!
- For all the short girls struggling with those last few kilos...I did it!
- I hit a post high school low of 204.2lbs this morning!
- What was your real motivator for losing weight?
- I ran my first mile in 6 years yesterday.
- I just reached my first goal!
- I walked to work many miles today!
- [SV] Stopped weighing myself for a few weeks and when I saw the scale I freaked out!!
- Family thinks I should stop losing weight, even though i'm still considered overweight
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 5th, 2020
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 4
- The Mental Side of Losing the Fat
- How do you love yourself through the process?
- Weight loss strategy: cheat meals without cheating
| I made a list of embarrassing reasons I need to lose weight. Posted: 04 Jun 2020 07:35 AM PDT I'm a 5'2, female aged 23 and I weighed 233lbs at the start of my weight loss journey. I have since lost 8lbs in my first week and I decided to write a list of embarrassingly real reasons I need to lose weight. This does not mention the countless health benefits of eating well and exercising regularly but I thought I would post this list so you might be able to relate to it and maybe we might not feel so alone in our weight loss journeys together!
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| lost 20 lbs and shocked at how much of a difference it made Posted: 04 Jun 2020 04:32 PM PDT so i started off being 5'6" and 200 lbs, classified as obese. i finally got a scale and broke into tears when i saw my weight, i hadn't been weighed in a year and i had gained 15 lbs. it made me feel sick to my stomach. i'm now 178lbs :) that day i threw out all the junk in my apartment and made a meal plan for the week. i had to start now or it was never going to happen. i started going to the gym and doing a lot of cardio. i had made it down to 190 before covid hit and all the gyms shut down. after that i decided i had to keep going and i was determined not to gain weight during quarantine. i planned all my meals, eating lots of veggies and drinking at least 2,000mls of water a day. i did daily workouts from youtube as well. there were days where i allowed myself to cheat obviously. i ordered out or got myself some chocolate from the grocery store. i remained at 185-187 for about 3 weeks and i got so frustrated, that frustration lead to me eating badly. but i just had to remind myself that this wasn't going to happen overnight and i had to work hard for it. somethings i've noticed are that i can fit into some jeans easier, they're a lot looser now. i don't get as winded going up hills. i've lost a lot of weight around my stomach which is my biggest insecurity so i'm so proud of that. i've still got at least 40lbs to go but i'm so proud of myself for getting a third of the way there!! [link] [comments] |
| My boss called me fat and my coworker asked if I was pregnant, so since May 5th I’ve lost 22 lbs. Posted: 04 Jun 2020 06:27 PM PDT If you're wondering where I work, I work in a deli. My boss is another woman. So was the lady who asked if I was pregnant. So no sexual harassment if you were worried, except from this weird dude who worked at the sushi bar. I was aware of my weight being a problem, and knew I didn't look good, but others noting of it and acting accordingly helped push me into healthier habits. "Fat shaming" works! At least for me. Not that you should go around insulting people though, that's just plain rude. Since I've started losing weight, I've always gotten better hours and better treatment. Being fat truly screws you over in every way. More people needing motivation could probably benefit from the brutal honesty of my coworkers lol. Foreign people don't really tip toe around people, they just tell the truth even when it's unasked for. Edit: The lady who said I was pregnant said I look a lot better lately, and my boss said "oh you're skinnier, before you were so big (making hand gestures) and now you're losing. What are you doing? Can you see my face getting smaller?" [link] [comments] |
| Officially lost 19lbs as of today!! Posted: 04 Jun 2020 10:30 AM PDT Hi! 19F 5'3 SW: 134 CW: 115 GW: 110 I've been on a weight loss journey since February. This wasn't the first time I tried to lose weight. I lost a bit of weight 3 years ago (which was like 8lbs within 2-3 months) by exercising, moving around, and restricting calories. I'm that typical girl who didn't care how she looked since I knew whatever I did wouldn't change how ugly I was but I tried to lose weight since I connected that to the reason why I felt uncomfortable and ugly especially when you live in a house that always made you the butt of the fat jokes. By the time I got back to school, my friends were surprised that I suddenly had this "summer glow up" and were happy for me. That was when I started to smile more in pictures and actually care about how I looked in the mirror. Anyway, after that I got comfortable with myself and gained 10lbs over the span of 3 years. I know it isn't much as compared to the many people here, in fact, I consider that really slow. But that extra 10lbs was showing on my face again when several friends pointed out my face was "getting round" again. I wasn't offended or hurt at all when they commented that, I knew they had no intention to make me feel bad, but it just made me more mindful that I was putting on weight again. By the time I entered my first year of college last year, I noticed how fashionable and stylish everyone was at the university. Everyone gave out this confident, outgoing and sociable aura that I couldn't keep up with. I started being conscious of the way I looked again since I end up comparing myself to everyone there. I wanted to match the pace of the students there and I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere by being shy and timid and having low self-esteem. So I decided that learning to love myself was going to be my first step into improving myself. As shallow as it may seem, I realized I couldn't love myself when I felt so uncomfortable in my own skin. That was when I decided to lose weight. Back then, 110lbs seemed so far away for me. I hit a plateau at 123lbs after 2 months in and cried several times, losing hope that I'll even reach pass 120lbs, contemplated many times if I should just maintain what I was. Thankfully, lurking in this sub helped me get my motivation and discipline back. I managed to stay on track, consistently workout and break my plateau. Now, 2 months later, I still find it hard to believe I'm a total of 19lbs down and 5lbs away from my goal weight. I still remembered how my family laughed at my face when I told them my goal weight. They mocked me, saying it was impossible, and look at me now! :D I know 19lbs isn't a lot, especially within a span of 4 months, when others could do that within 2 months and even lose a bit more. But I just wanted to share this tiny milestone of mine. I hope all of you, who may have lost their motivation, don't give up. Slow progress is better than no progress. [link] [comments] |
| A realization as to why my fat loss efforts have always failed. Posted: 04 Jun 2020 10:46 PM PDT I always give myself a cheat day at least once a week. I love both sweet and salty junk food so I allow myself some donuts or pancakes, chips, fries, soda or milk tea or other sweet drinks. These treats can easily get over 2,000 calories on top of my bigger than usual meals. That's 4 days of my deficit, erased on a cheat day. And if my non cheat days aren't perfect then i'd have very little calorie deficit at the end of the week. Well, no more. I'm not going to waste 6 days of hard work and discipline over one day of binge eating that leaves me feeling awful. Can anyone recommend any low calorie sweet or salty snacks that I can munch on on a cheat day? [link] [comments] |
| My friend I haven't seen in a while compared me to handsome squidward Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:14 AM PDT I only saw him in high school(when I was fat) and he graduated a year before me. I didnt lose my weight till the summer after I graduated and we stayed in touch over video games so we talked through there but I just never brought up my weight loss. I lost my initial weight in 2018 (235-180) and it wasnt a big difference but i felt better. After that I still wasnt satisfied so 2019 I decided to drop from 180-155(my current weight) Fast forward a week ago me and my friend made plans to hang out. He didnt mention how good I looked in person but later that night he was telling me I looked like a completely different person, especially in my facial structure and then referred to as "handsome squidward" kinda just made me happy, everyone always compliments me on my weight loss and I'm very dismissive or humbled by it but this one stood out. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Jun 2020 12:28 PM PDT I was laying in bed after doing some cardio and Pilates, and I was so emotionally down. I was thinking to myself, "How did I let myself become this out of shape? How am I gonna lose weight if the bare minimum of exercise is hurting me so much? I'm so out of breath so quickly, how am I going to ever gain endurance if I don't push myself?" All these negative thoughts keep popping up the further I get into this. My friends are all beautiful and they barely exercise, my girlfriend has been losing weight flawlessly for the last year or so, everyone is out and about exercising constantly. I feel like the black sheep of the world, just so large and cursed. I'm currently 5'3, 196.6 pounds, African-American, 21 years old and female. I'm genetically predisposed to more weight-related diseases, and my father passed away due to high blood pressure when I was young. All these things deeply terrify me, and I'm just ready to change before it's too late. But it all just hurts so much knowing how my muscles shake when I work out, how my heart beats so hard when I run, how I need to take several breaks in between my workouts. I know it will take time, patience, and moreso, just overall dedication. I have all those things but it just hurts so much right now. Emotionally, it hurts a lot. [link] [comments] |
| 4oz of meat is a whole lot less than I thought! Posted: 04 Jun 2020 11:21 AM PDT So over the last month I've been really working on my food. I've been consistent at the gym (I missed three days due to illness) for the first time ever...in my whole life. I quit smoking weed so that I could control my late night cravings and have committed to IF. I've made the healthier choice in places that don't have healthy options. The last month has really been a time of positive change for me. But portion sizes, oh portion sizes, my normal is not normal! I decided to get a food scale to help me learn healthy portions. It arrived this morning just on time for my first meal. I decided on an egg scramble with steak, roasted broccoli, and feta. When I weighed out 4oz my eyeballs nearly exploded! So much less than I thought! I've been eating a nearly 16oz steak on the regular and thought that was normal! Even though I have been eating a million times better than before, I think this will really help me succeed and develop a better understanding of what my body actually needs and I know I'll lose more weight. So thank you Mr.Food Scale for knocking my ass back into what's normal! [link] [comments] |
| For all the short girls struggling with those last few kilos...I did it! Posted: 04 Jun 2020 03:01 PM PDT Stats: 30F, 5'2", SW: 59.2kg (130.5lb), GW/CW: 50kg(110lb) Being overweight isn't something new to me. My heaviest was ten years ago at 74kg (163lbs) in my late teens. Some rigorous changes to eating habits and I managed to keep it between 55kg-65kg (121lb-143lb) over the years. Last year, after a sudden spike to nearly 60kg, I decided it was time for some lasting change. One year afterwards I'm at my goal weight and gained some healthy habits along the way. It took considerable time, and shedding the last 5kgs was the hardest. My sole strategy was portion control. What helped:
What changed: 1. Because my weight loss was so gradual, I didn't really notice the visible effects at first - it was others who commented. Then I noticed how my clothes sat differently. The highlight was when I realized I really needed a belt because my jeans kept slipping down. 2. I feel so much more comfortable in my body. This is the lightest I've been since my early teens and damn it feels good! I still have some skinny fat (next fitness goal!) but overall I like how my body looks and feels. 3. Stretch marks -haha. Stretch marks I've never noticed suddenly started becoming very visible. I don't love them but I can definitely live with them! What I wish I'd done differently: Progress pics (seriously!) What next: I'm still skinny fat - the remnants of my once ample muffin top and chubby upper arms. I don't want to lose any more weight, so the next goal is a recomp to reduce my body. And this time, I'll take progress pics! [link] [comments] |
| I hit a post high school low of 204.2lbs this morning! Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:52 AM PDT I'm a 32 year old, 6 foot tall dad. So I've been outta school a while. Played college football. My body was real comfortable around 220. January 21 this year I weighed 236. Some buddies talked me into a mountain trail 1/2 marathon in February (which was a blast) and the OKC 1/2 marathon that was scheduled for April, has since been moved to October 4. When it got rescheduled, we swapped to the full marathon (I felt like a pansy for only doing the 1/2 marathon in Feb when there were folks doing 135 miles). My rationale was, if I'm gonna do it, I want to do all of it not half. - why half ass a buncha things when you can whole ass one thing, amirite? My goal isnt just to finish. Of course I could finish cause I just don't much believe in quitting. I set up a training plan to finish my first marathon in 3:40. That's like 8:40/mile for 26.2 miles. Through all of the covid shutdown I've been running 5-7 days a week. I had never ran more than about 15 miles in a week before this and now I'm running 30-40 routinely. I managed just shy of 150 miles in May. I should note that I work in Healthcare so my work schedule has been unchanged through all of this madness. I've wanted to shed some weight for a long time and was unable to get it to move. Well, I've found the secret now. Move. A bunch. Find a challenge, commit, invest yourself. Become the best version of yourself. I'm excited to see the changes in my mentality and my body through the summer of early morning 4am runs in the dark. Tl:dr- started training for a marathon and finally got the weight to melt away. [link] [comments] |
| What was your real motivator for losing weight? Posted: 04 Jun 2020 12:25 PM PDT For most of my life I've been overweight and constantly toeing the line with a BMI of right around 30. Both of my parents were morbidly obese. My mother got weight loss surgery when I was about 12 which brought to light many of the body image and self esteem issues I had brewing under the surface. Even at 12 I was so jealous of my mom for losing weight, I felt like it wasn't fair. Later in life I've become immensely proud of her. My dad got diagnosed with diabetes last year and has since lost about 80 pounds and is getting closer everyday to getting off of his meds. I've battled eating disorders since I was 13 and put myself in dangerous cycles of restricting myself and starving, then binging often for a couple months at a time. In the beginning of 2020, I faced the most debilitating depression that left me in bed and isolating myself in university. It was the result of doing nothing to take care of myself and leaving my depression untreated for so long. I truly believe my body dysmorphia and self esteem issues were one of the biggest factors in my depression. I'm studying voice at an amazing performing arts school. Singing has been my passion for so long, it is my favorite thing and always has been. However, during this time I felt no happiness or creativity and I didn't even want to sing, which was terrifying for me. I left school for a semester to focus on my mental health, something that I've promised myself I'd do time and time again, but never succeeding or really seeking actual help. I started therapy for a second time after not going for two years and slowly started to make healthier choices, but never really buckled down or got my shit together. Then Covid happened. I'm young, have no underlying conditions, I'm just kind of fat, so I'll be okay right? I started seeing articles linking obesity to higher mortality rates in covid patients, which of course makes sense. For so long I've justified my obesity to myself because "I'm not that fat" or "I make relatively healthy choices" or "I don't look or feel like I weigh 193 pounds". It doesn't matter what you look like; if you're obese, you're obese. I really asked myself if I'm at a higher risk of dying from this, and I was finally honest with myself and admitted that the answer was yes. So, in April I decided enough was enough. I need to do this for myself, and I need to do it the right way. I've worked really hard on my mindset with the help of therapy and now I understand that food is fuel and moving your body more really does make a difference in my mental health, personally. Who would have thought that the advice you're always given to aide depression would actually help if you stick to it, lol. I'm proud to say that I've lost almost 20 pounds so far and I'm feeling better than I can ever remember. I'm actually feeling relief from my chronic back pain due to an extra vertebrae for the first time! I'm singing again! I'm doing yoga and exercising everyday and eating food that makes me feel good and gives me energy. I still have a ways to go, but I think this is what a mental breakthrough feels like. I'm so much more open with my partner and family. I feel the happiness that always seemed so out of reach. This is my life now. I'm holding myself accountable and I have a much better relationship with my body and mind. I feel like I have my life back and I'm so grateful to myself (something I don't think I've ever said out loud) and my wonderful support system. So, it took a global pandemic for me to finally get the ball rolling. What made you decide to take action? [link] [comments] |
| I ran my first mile in 6 years yesterday. Posted: 04 Jun 2020 12:31 PM PDT I weighed in yesterday for the first time since December 2018. Ive been super scared of this moment because I've always been a large girl, I was 5'10 and 160lbs by 5th grade. A childhood bone disorder prevented me from being able to exercise until I was 17 or 18. Growing up in poverty in a place with very little access to fresh foods didnt help. I've always been PETRIFIED of developing an eating disorder or even just putting more focus on trying to change my body instead of enjoying my time on earth. My mom projected a lot of her body issues onto me and I've fought tooth and nail to not continue that cycle. I love my body and I've worked hard to love myself rather than focus on a number. At my most athletic, at 18, I was 230 lbs, playing three different sports, hiking for miles, climbing literal mountains, walking 8-12 miles a day. I was still fat but I was a MACHINE. I could bench press my weight. I could run an 8 minute mile and could outsprint anyone in my softball team (which doesnt sound great but I'd broken both my knees 3x each in the last 10 years so that was a HUGE feat.) My weight's been up and down a lot since then. I've mostly avoided scales, weighing in maybe once every 2 years. I was a size 22 in 2015, a size 18 by the end of 2018. I largely wasn't exercising or watching what I ate, I mostly subsisted on cigarettes and black coffee and whiskey for those 3 years (the line cook diet). But in January 2019 I left an abusive living situation, cut out some toxic people, moved across town and in with my partner, joined a gym, stopped drinking and smoking and made a career change. Made a LOT of changes for the better in my personal life! But then I put on a LOT of weight in a very small amount of time. Moving was very stressful. Between January 2019 and August 2019, I had a mental break and started hearing voices for a little while, and having panic attacks a LOT. My mood raced up and down so fast and I felt so out of control. My periods got crazy irregular. I had a months-long excema (i think?) outbreak on my arms that was so severe I have massive scars from scratching. My hair thinned out a little bit. My partner of 5 years has been really sweet about it (I was a size 20 when we met) but I can see him noticing the differences. I can't fuck, menstruate, be active, feel confident or wear clothes like I could 2 years ago. My mom was diagnosed with Hashimoto's and PCOS last year and I have a suspicion that these are all symptoms of a larger underlying problem, considering how fast everything happened all at once, but I cant see a doctor right now bc I lost my insurance due to being furloughed in March. In December 2018 I was 280 lbs and a size 18. Today I'm 340 lbs and size 24. I put SIXTY FUCKING POUNDS on in less than a year. And i was super scared that I'd see that number and it would just immediately send me into a spiral, like a BAD one, but it hasn't. It, like, sparked something in me. I went and ran my first mile since high school. I didnt run the whole way because I ran out of breath SUPER fast and got shin splints. I usually use a stationary bike for my cardio at the gym bc I have concerns about my knees, they've been thru a lot of surgeries. But no gym right now, so ¯_ (ツ)_/¯. I went easy on myself. But i did get a good 5 or 6 sprints in, and it felt amazing. My mile was at 13:30. Today I ran another one and I shaved a whole minute off that. I'm gonna do this every day. By the end of June I wanna shave 3 minutes off that. Anyway sorry for the incredibly long post but this is a really really big deal for me and it's taken weeks of psyching myself up and agonizing over it even to get on that scale. But I'm putting it out there. This doesn't have to be scary. I don't have to hate myself. I don't have to feel negatively about my body to make healthy changes. I will love myself into a healthier body. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HATE YOURSELF! YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL NEGATIVELY ABOUT YOUR BODY TO MAKE HEALTHY CHANGES! YOU CAN LOVE YOURSELF INTO A HEALTHIER BODY! It seems so simple and straightforward but at the same time it's such a huge EUREKA moment for me. I don't want to die of a fucking heart attack at 30. I miss all my cute size 18 clothes. I'm only 24, I have time to change this. Make better habits happen. I'm gonna work on this. I'm gonna stay more hydrated and watch my portions and try and cut out sugar where I can and I'm gonna do a mile every day and someday I'm gonna see a doctor about all this but until then? I ran my first mile in six years yesterday, and it felt fucking amazing. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Jun 2020 08:55 AM PDT I started off at 155 and today stepped on the scale to see exactly 140! I am now safely in the "heathy" BMI category and feel so much better. Quarantine most definitely helped, mostly with getting started. I now feel more confident in my ability to occasionally track food, but can guess a lot of the time and still stay on track. My new goal is honesty pretty flexible. I hope lose another 5-10 pounds then then maintain my weight in the 130s. For reference I am 5'6'' f. It's strange losing weight while being so isolated because no one is around to talk about it. Thanks to whoever decides to read this and good luck to you on your journey as well! [link] [comments] |
| I walked to work many miles today! Posted: 05 Jun 2020 12:54 AM PDT Hi. I posted yesterday (see my profile <3 ) that today I will walk to work I wanted to do a post now that I am AT WORK ❤️ and I DID ITTT THis is like a little update of how I feel after walking so much I was around 250 lbs when i started the diet so im very heavy. My distance to work is 13 km (with return too) - that's about 8 miles ! For me, this is huge. I made a promisse to myself i will do it today and start move more. I am also on a keto diet. I walked 4 miles right now and I gotta note here some observations, maybe it will help others too. First of all, I felt super energized when I arrived. However, I could see how sedentary I am. Joints simply KIll ME. Especially the left one. I can barely walk now. My knees crack (no pain thankfully) and my whole body is 'burning on the inside'. After 1 hr since I arrived, I ate a salad with tomatoes and cottage cheese. And after that... the biggest sleepness I've ever had hit me. Now, I barely keep my eyes up. I am exhausted. I changed a shirt (i took one extra). I sweated a lot. And now honestly I am very tired to work. Physically i feel ok but I really need to sleep. I had enough sleep, 8 hrs. But I am simply exhausted suddently - that's my body response after many years of sedentarism A colleague offered to drive me home and I said NO. I will walk. Even if it hurts. Tomorrow it's a free day for me so I can sleep. Today, I will do 8 miles as I promissed to myself. My next goal is to do this at least once a week. If I succeed, I will increase more. As time, for me it was like 1 hr and 15-20 min. I alternated fast walking with slow walking, to add some cardio (for me, that's cardio, yeah...) I will update this post tonight, when I get home Thank you so much for being with me. I love you all and I wish you the best in your joirney too. I am excited and happy for all of you! [link] [comments] |
| [SV] Stopped weighing myself for a few weeks and when I saw the scale I freaked out!! Posted: 04 Jun 2020 03:21 AM PDT I had a mental health crisis two weeks ago where I had to go to the ER. I had been actively trying to lose weight for about 6 weeks. I decided that I was putting too much pressure on myself, so I loosened my restrictions, stopped weighing myself every day (I love happy scale but damn if I don't get stressed with 3-4 days above my "trend line"), and decided I would weigh myself on June 4 (8 weeks after my original start date). I was expecting a bit of a gain since I had been so relaxed. Imagine my surprise when I lost 3 lbs! With a total of 7lbs lost in 8wks!!! This shows me that you can take breaks, you can indulge in your snacks, go out to dinner with family, and all of your progress won't magically disappear. I was beating myself up because yesterday a Mexican food truck came to our neighborhood and I LOVE Mexican food so I completely indulged. I'm talking huge burrito, chips, guac. But I also had a really healthy breakfast and lunch. So it was okay. Hopefully this gives some inspiration to others who wonder if taking a break will derail everything! Hang in there everyone - this community keeps me accountable and inspires me every day. [link] [comments] |
| Family thinks I should stop losing weight, even though i'm still considered overweight Posted: 04 Jun 2020 06:12 PM PDT Over the past few months, I've been losing weight. I'm extremely proud of myself for coming this far (20 pounds lost, 20 more to go) and frankly, I'm not done. However, today me and some of my friends at school threw a car party for my volleyball coach, and woop-dee doo did she freak out when she saw me (she's a little overweight too). Apparently I look "skinny" (I DO NOT). I've also been packing on some muscle as well, so like if i flex you can see definition, that sort of deal. Anywho, she recently got my number (she is also my aunt) and she basically sent me an audio message that said i should stop losing weight. At one point she said "sweetheart you look fine the way you are, please please no more losing weight". Honestly I don't just feel better, but I look better too. I feel so much lighter. But I am still going. Still a bit chunky, and want to replace the fat with muscle. I need advice, what should i do? For those who are curious about weight and height 5"3 inches Male 146 pounds [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 5th, 2020 Posted: 04 Jun 2020 11:09 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] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 4 Posted: 04 Jun 2020 04:34 PM PDT Hello losers, We've almost made it to Friday! Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning, 204.2 trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): Maintenance. Better than yesterday. Always keep striving kids. Exercise 5 days a week: Walked my pokemon. 3/4 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 2/3 days): Try a new recipe once a week: I'm thinking curried chickpeas. X/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not tonight kids. X/50 pages. No fast food, candy from the work dish or Starbucks: Day 2. Listen to my effing body: Anxiety high. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Hit me with your mindfulness kids. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| The Mental Side of Losing the Fat Posted: 04 Jun 2020 12:43 PM PDT In the last 11 years I have been all over the scale, somewhere in between 145-222. In 2018, I lost 50 pounds but then found myself back up to 222 again. I have since lost 26 pounds back down and I'm currently on a weight loss plan to get down to my goal. Again. SO I know how to lose weight. The theory is simple: burn more calories than you eat; diet & exercise. So why do I gain the weight? It's not the know-how. It's the mental side of it. No one really talks about that part. My relationship with food needs dealt with so I can maintain when I get there. I stress eat, I eat to feel better, I eat to comfort myself, and to celebrate. I find myself in this cycle: Have a bad day? Beer and ice cream. Want to celebrate a happy time? Celebrate with carbs. Feeling sad? Better get those cookies out. Accomplished something? Go have a big fancy meal with loved ones!... then i'd feel ashamed and guilty as the scale went up... These habits need to change. Food is energy, it's not a reward, it's not a hug, it shouldn't provide me with lots of happiness or sooth anxiety. Its not something to do. It should not make me feel sluggish. I need to master the emotional/mental part of losing the weight so I can maintain my big weight loss feats going forward. Don't forget about this part in your journey folks. Try to pinpoint when and why you eat - learn to recognize your triggers and defeat them! I bought myself a journal, and when I find a trigger or I have an unnecessary craving, I journal and try to figure out why and see if I can 'treat' it in a different way. [link] [comments] |
| How do you love yourself through the process? Posted: 04 Jun 2020 01:27 PM PDT I weighed myself today. It's been the first time in a year, and only because I finally FELT the weight. I saw the red stretch marks. I knew it was going to be horrible, but I had no idea. 24F - 295lbs - 5'7 Struggling alcoholic. Prescribed Xanax. Clinical mental health issues, and stress eating.. After I had my child, postpartum took me down a nasty road. One I'm still recovering from, even 3 years later. Being physically attractive to me is more important than actually being healthy. My partner is a very good looking man. He says he doesn't care, and he loves me regardless, but I can't even have sex anymore. I'm ashamed to get on top, or even take my clothes off. I see how people act when he intodruces me. I used to be so beautiful. I didn't even know.. and now I just hate myself. I drink every night to try and gain confidence just to sexually preform. One thing I always considered a talent, one of my only "talents" at that. I have to take extra Xanax just to shower and get dressed. I don't know how I got here? It's like I'm awake now. After moving back from California to Indiana, I've been miserable. Absent minded. Careless. I've even considered illegal sources for weight loss, just for the instant gratification. I've never felt so low and disgusting. I don't know how to love myself right now and I'm not finding the patience. Which ruins my diet and leads to the stress eating. If anyone has struggled in any similar way, please. Please guide me or give me any advice on how to overcome this self hatred. How to stick to a diet and do it so I'm not fucking miserable? How to even make love again? My partner loves me, but I'm afraid he's going to leave me. I just.. I'm just at a loss and I don't even know if this is the right sub. [link] [comments] |
| Weight loss strategy: cheat meals without cheating Posted: 04 Jun 2020 03:23 PM PDT I've been using a simple weight loss strategy that I came up, and I haven't seen it written about on this sub, on blogs, etc. I'm sure somebody else has written about this idea before. I doubt it's original, but I don't think it's commonly talked about. I think it's a super great strategy that's worked well for me and I thought I'd share the wealth. You've got to be using a calorie counting strategy to do it. The tip is basically this: eliminating a few calories each day from your target will allow a big meal/treat built into your calorie plan each week, because you don't have to be in a caloric deficit every single day in order to lose weight. It's not really a "cheat meal" where you're breaking your diet, but rather is building a cheat into your diet plan. Let's use my numbers to explains: when losing weight, I eat 2300 calories per day. So per week, I eat 16,100 calories. Now let's say that I want a 1000 calorie budget each week for a junk food snack or a bigger meal. That means that I'll eat 15,100 calories each week, plus 1000 calories that I can eat whenever I want. This means I can eat about 2,160 calories daily + 1,000 "flexible calories" that I can eat whenever I want throughout the week in order to get an ice cream with my girlfriend, or have a beer and some chips with my friends, or whatever I want that week. In my opinion, these little cuts of 140 calories every day aren't too noticeable to me, and it allows me to go to social functions involving food and participate "normally" once a week. For me, this is a huge plus. It keep me on pace while allowing me to do things I really enjoy with my peers. I will say this strategy doesn't work for everybody, like most weight loss strategies. Namely, I'm fortunate enough to be a big guy (6'6", CW 250) so I diet on a high enough numeric value of calories for this to work. If you're eating 1500 calories daily, it might be harder for you. That's it, that's the tip. I hope this post helps at least one person. Stay on track losers! All love. [link] [comments] |
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