Weight loss: I walked my first mile by myself! |
- I walked my first mile by myself!
- I finally hit my goal weight! 120lbs lost in 16 months!
- Even my EARLOBES have lost weight
- I had no idea how much I was eating
- I walked in the grocery store today!
- People Are Much Kinder After 80 Lbs Lost
- Woke up feeling very blah but then TWO NSVs in one day!
- 2020 has been a hell of a year. But I have lost 40 pounds since it started.
- Just a random list of products with surprisingly low calories!
- I had a breakdown earlier after realizing how much I emphasize my appearance.
- I desperately need motivational help - F(56) | 5'11 | SW 270 | CW 270
- [SV] Lost my first 5 pounds and am under 160lbs for the first time in 2 years
- Starting my process all over again
- Caution to the “if it fits in the calories” crowd (yes I’m one of you)
- What a journey - from my lowest weight, to my highest, and back to my lowest. Breaking bad habits along the way and learning how to love myself.
- [NSV] I can finally sit cross-legged in high waist jeans WITHOUT a huge muffin top spilling out!!!! Pic inside!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 4th, 2020
- NSV- I haven't eaten any junk food in a week! First time (probably) ever?
- 21 year old looking for help getting healthy and losing weight
- One Month and nearly 12 lbs down- How Calorie Counting Affected Me
- NSV Yoga at Home
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3
- Rejected because of my weight
| I walked my first mile by myself! Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:33 AM PDT Hi, I'm new to this sub and just getting back into weight loss. I weigh a lot and even though I know this sub won't judge, I still don't want to really share it. Anyways, my sister is living with us for the summer and she's really into fitness and has always been in shape. I've been going on walks with her and her dogs because she has been encouraging me a lot, and doing some work outs at home every day. Today I completed my first mile on my own though! After doing nothing but sitting around and going to school, and struggling heavily with depression and on and off with eating disorders, I'm so proud of myself for starting this and I feel like this is a great start. I know that's an easy and casual feat to most, but I'm just proud of myself and wanted to share! EDIT: this got bigger than I thought it would and honestly all of your kind comments are making me cry lol. I appreciate the awards SO much and the comments here hyped me up enough to go on another mile walk in the same day. I appreciate you all!!!! [link] [comments] |
| I finally hit my goal weight! 120lbs lost in 16 months! Posted: 03 Jun 2020 02:49 PM PDT TL;DR: Started losing weight in January 2019 at 295lbs and today ~16 months later I've finally hit my goal weight of 175lbs. I'm focusing more on exercise and building muscle going forward. I am so much happier and more confident than I used to be, I'm so glad I did this. Progress pictures: https://imgur.com/gallery/7qtESGL On January 15th 2019 my scale read 295lbs at 18 years old. I set a goal to be 175lbs which at the time felt massive and unattainable, but I'm so stoked to finally be able to say that today I have hit that goal weight after losing 120lbs. I do still have a long way to go, I want to lose a bit more fat and I'll be focusing on exercise to build more muscle but for now I am very pround of what I've accomplished and of myself. At the beginning I was 100% about CICO, as long as I was in a calorie deficit I could eat whatever I want (which is still true) but slowly I started to cut down on the takeout and processed food, switching to lower sugar versions of product and generally making healthier choices. I started to exercise quite regularly too, weight training and cardio, but I took a few month break from that this year until the start of May. Personally I believe some sort of calorie deficit is 100% necessary but healthy eating, exercise and intermittent fasting go a LONG way too. I do still have fat to lose so I will continue what I've been doing but I won't be setting another goal weight, instead I'll stop when I like what I see/feel. I'm shifting my focus from mostly diet to mostly exercise going forth as my focus will be on building muscle and improving my general physcique and my fitness. Losing that massive amount of weight was absolutely necessary to do first but I'm excited about my new goals and plans. Admiteddly my progress and transformation isn't as quick or as dramatic as others, this is likely because I've taken my time and chosen to break up the diet and exercise elements. The reason I did is because I know my own limits and I know doing both at the same time would have been to overwhelming for me. I'm happy with what I've achieved and will go on to achieve. My life has changed in so many ways, I feel so much happier, more confident and I'm excited for the future. I can honestly say that I accept, love and am proud of myself. [link] [comments] |
| Even my EARLOBES have lost weight Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:52 PM PDT I have a beautiful pair of earrings that I've owned for over 10 years. They're studs, and the posts (the bit that goes through the ear) were always just that little bit too short. If I wore them for over ~12 hours then my lobes would start to hurt as the ear had been squashed between the butterfly and the front. I haven't worn these earring for years and in the last few months I've lost over 50lb. I've noticed the weight come off in various places as the journey has progressed, but today when I put the earrings in again I noticed that my ears weren't squashed. My lobes are now thinner, and the earrings fit comfortably. This has to be the strangest place to lose weight but I'm loving it. It's also got me wondering where else I had been hiding fat without noticing! [link] [comments] |
| I had no idea how much I was eating Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:52 PM PDT I am a 29 year old female at 247 lbs. I recently lost 4 lbs thanks to CICO. The first day that I counted my calories, I just ate what I normally would and was in shock. I ate 4,500 calories in one day! I always considered myself healthy. I thought I was fat, but it must be due to medication or genetics. Nope. It was because I was consuming more than double what a woman my age should be consuming. I wasn't eating that often, but my meals were so calorie dense. Since then I'm sticking to logging everything on MFP and keeping up with the amount of allotted calories I should consume in a day. It has only been 2 weeks, but holy cow do I feel so much better. I'm no longer looking at the clock constantly to see when y next meal will be. I'm also feeling less tired and groggy all day. (probably from consuming so many carbs and sugar) I'm just starting to work out with pilates, baar, and HIIT classes online. Since consistently working out I have slept better than I have in years. I'm hoping to cut out my sleeping medicine. (I take benzos and they are super addictive and dangerous). Wish me luck and thank you for posting your success stories. It keeps me motivated. I feel like if other people can do it, so can I. [link] [comments] |
| I walked in the grocery store today! Posted: 03 Jun 2020 05:08 PM PDT I have not physically been in a grocery or retail store for over 3 months. Everything has been purchased online or grocery pick up once a month. Why? Main reason because of my weight + arthritis in spine and chronic pain. Second reason I have anxiety (agoraphobia) sometimes I can not come outside and most of the time I don't like to be near people. I have trouble walking just 10-15 feet without having to rest or lately actually falling. It was a huge accomplishment to walk for over 20 mins , although I was leaning on the basket but I pushed myself today. I will be resuming physical therapy in a few weeks, waiting on my doctors orders and more test. But just wanted to say it literally takes one step at a time to get back on track. Don't give up and don't be too hard on yourself. [link] [comments] |
| People Are Much Kinder After 80 Lbs Lost Posted: 03 Jun 2020 01:41 PM PDT I'm 6' and currently weigh 185 lbs, and want to get down to about 175. I've been slowly and surely losing weight over the past two years, which has led me to some interesting observations about weight loss.
I don't know. I guess I thought i would be happy to finally fit back in a size 10, and that I wouldn't be boiling with quiet resentment. Thanks for reading. Thoughts are welcome. [link] [comments] |
| Woke up feeling very blah but then TWO NSVs in one day! Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:05 PM PDT I overate yesterday, had a bad day, it rained, I was just feeling... bad. Today: woke up the same way. Decided to eat more for breakfast and for lunch than I usually do — just didn't want to be hungry all day. Basically said fuck it to my calorie count, but kept a promise to myself and logged everything anyway, knowing by the end of the day I'd be way over. Felt gross and bad, but carried on. Finished work and decided to follow through on another commitment and make myself go for that run. I didn't want to go, but I'd go slow. The sun was nice. Listened to a good audiobook and got started, was so lost in the story that I ran almost double the distance I planned to do!! Stretched a lot and felt actually good for the first time today when I came inside. Post-workout, I got home and had a little bit of dinner. I wasn't that hungry, ate just enough to be almost-full, didn't think about the nutrition. Opened up MFP after I finished eating. I logged everything I ate and didn't go over my calories for the day!! Now am sitting at my kitchen table about to go to bed, proud of myself for more than one reason, and feeling the most satisfied I have all day. I'm happy I kept my promises to myself, even though I thought doing so would just prove I wasn't good enough to work towards my goals. If there's a lesson in here, it's that keeping promises to yourself pays off, even if it feels bad in the moment. It's not always glamorous, but consistency and keeping commitments pays off. 😊 [link] [comments] |
| 2020 has been a hell of a year. But I have lost 40 pounds since it started. Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:21 PM PDT Stats - Male, 29 years old, 6'1, SW: 228.1, CW 188.1 2020 has kicked my ass. Less than a week before New Year's my long term romantic relationship come to its end. I was devastated. My job was also causing enormous stress at that time - my mental health was already going through the ringer for the first few months of the year. Then COVID hit the scene. But - during what has been unarguably the most difficult time of my life to take care of my mind and my emotions, I did decide to take care of my body and stick to that decision. On 12/30/2019 I weighed in at 228.1 pounds and decided it was time to make some changes to my diet - not the first time I'd made this decision. Today, 6/3/2020, I weighed in at 188.1 pounds. My BMI has moved from .1 into obese range (30.1) down to .1 into normal range (24.8). This isn't the first time I've lost that much weight (I've lost more in the past - within the past 5 years even). It WILL be the last time I do it. Like the previous times I've lost weight successfully,there was no big secret - my two step plan is CICO and walking. Sometimes I walk a lot, sometimes not much at all. I log my food in MFP every single day with very few exceptions, even on days I don't meet my goals. I guess I have two points to make with this post that I hope can help other people. 1) My weight loss efforts were my ROCK during this time - no matter what else happened and how much I felt like not taking care of myself, I had one goal that motivated me enough that I was not willing to give up on it. 2) There is never going to be any better time than the present to work on your health. No matter where you are on your journey or how hard life seems at the moment, it is WORTH IT to make the effort to take care of your body. It has enormous benefits for both your physical and mental health and is a GREAT first step towards confronting whatever other problems you are facing. I'm still a work in progress. I'd like to lose a little more weight, and be a little more secure in how I handle my thoughts and feelings. I'm still going through a lot processing everything happening to our world. The past week and a half has been especially tough. But I'm happy, and pretty damn proud, to be carrying forty less pounds while I go through it. [link] [comments] |
| Just a random list of products with surprisingly low calories! Posted: 03 Jun 2020 05:37 AM PDT Please feel free to jump in and add! I am in the US, and I believe some of these products are only available here. Please say your country!
[link] [comments] |
| I had a breakdown earlier after realizing how much I emphasize my appearance. Posted: 03 Jun 2020 03:46 PM PDT Over the past year maybe year and a half (a small portion while I was 21, majority at my current age, 23). I've lost... roughly 90lbs coming from around 370, hell maybe 375 to 284.4 today. Over the past few weeks I've noticed really bad habits that I'm hoping isn't turning into a body disorder. I talked to a friend of mine that was actually diagnosed with BDD, I told her how one thing I've been doing a lot of which I found the term for is body checking. What I've been doing the past few weeks is I'll legit go to the bathroom, look at parts of my body, go back to my room think about where I saw a flaw I may have in my mental image and I'll go back to the mirror repeatedly, maybe 4 - 5 times. Broke down to my family about it, lot of support behind it, hell somehow my own mom even managed to give some good advice. My mom and dad are separated but I still keep in contact with my dad's side of the family and they're all supportive as hell too, maybe even more than my mothers side of the family not that it matters any less. I also do body checking against on my shoulders (and traps a bit) because they're a prominent feature on my body I feel and my strongest muscles and I'll feel them sometimes to see if they feel right all around, front, side and rear deltoid. I realized that when I was heavier I didn't give a shit about what I looked like, I was free spirited as hell. But now that I'm so damn focused on my appearance and gaining confidence, I feel much more insecure if anything. I really don't even know why. But I recognize that I'm likely trying to obtain an unrealistic body standard, I'm trying to take it easy now, I try not to workout as much anymore. Since this all started I actually put a cap on my workouts at 45 minutes of weightlifting and if I want to workout a bit more or later, maybe 15 minutes of abs or 20 minutes of some light sparring. I'm trying to set boundaries for myself that I feel will help. If anyone else is doing the same, maaaaaaan, I feel that shit and you are not alone. I'm hoping to move past this shit soon because it's really annoying to deal with and kinda scary not gonna lie. [link] [comments] |
| I desperately need motivational help - F(56) | 5'11 | SW 270 | CW 270 Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:55 PM PDT I am at a point in my life where I am going to get motivated and start living, or I am going to continue on my path to an early grave. I have been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, I am pre-diabetic and I am having both knees replaced this summer/fall. I get my CPAP machine this week. I have been overweight since my eldest daughter was born 26 years ago, and morbidly obese for the last 20. In my mind I see a strong Air Force Captain (the military wrecked my knees), maybe with a few extra pounds, so I am shocked every time I see myself in a photo. I keep trying to get motivated to lose weight, but I can't get started and then feel worse. I have tried all the diets out there, was even eating keto for a year. No matter how well I progress, I lose about 25 to 30 lbs, then lose motivation and gain it all back. My husband left me 12 years ago, and I have been single ever since and battling depression. I have been going to counseling on this, so I am getting better mentally. How do I light a fire in my brain and do what I know will save my life??? [link] [comments] |
| [SV] Lost my first 5 pounds and am under 160lbs for the first time in 2 years Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:27 AM PDT My first post here! I've tried to commit to losing weight and getting healthier so many times in the past couple of years but never managed to be able to track calories for longer than a week or so, and never really managed to stick to calories goals when I was tracking. But for the past almost three weeks I've been really committed to tracking my calorie intake and this morning I weighed myself and I've lost about 5 pounds! Because I'm a type one diabetic and have hypothyroidism it's always felt like I have the odds stacked against me when losing weight. I also have major depressive disorder and I wasn't super emotionally stable for a long time but I'm on good medications now and also finally being treated for ADHD so my mood has become really healthy and stable. I think that has definitely been a big part of it. For reference, I am 22F, 5'2" and started at 165lbs. I'm currently 159.8lbs (under 160 for the first time since August 2018!) and my ultimate goal is 130lbs, but I think I'd probably be happy anywhere between 130-140lbs. At first I was sticking to around 1600 calories a day, but I felt that loseit was overestimating my TDEE so I dropped my goal down to 1250 cals, and I've done pretty well sticking to that goal most days. As far as activity I haven't done a ton of like intentional exercise or working out; I was walking my dog usually about 2 times a day before, but I added another and increased the length of those walks. I've also been focusing on increasing my protein intake since I tend to eat a ton of carbs, changing most of my snacks between meals to fruit or veggies, and increasing my water intake (and trying to decrease my diet coke intake). I've felt a lot better recently now that I've been hydrating myself better, and eating more protein every day has made it a lot easier to stick to my goals since I'm not snacking on something carby and getting hungry again 20 minutes later. Losing my first five pounds made me realize that every time I've tried before, I don't think I ever believed that I could lose weight. I was always blaming it on either my type one diabetes or the fact that I was hypothyroid and that it was just a lost cause for me, but now I know that if I really put in the effort and don't put myself down, I can do it. [link] [comments] |
| Starting my process all over again Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:53 PM PDT 3 years ago I was feeling unwell and went to see the doctor. Checked my blood pressure (not good) my cholesterol (not great, but not too bad) and hooked me up to the ECG. That was when my world collapsed. The nurse runs out of the room and fetches the doctor in a panic. The doctor is anxious, worried and from his mannerisms I am extremely scared. I must go and see the cardiologist immediately. Before anyone here has the same fear that I went through then, let me tell you that the doctor's manner was unwarranted. Yes the problem he identified on the ECG was correct. WPW syndrome. Yes it can cause problems, even death. No, despite the reaction of the doctor, it was very unlikely to kill me in the next few days. I made my appointment with the cardiologist, and in the meantime evaluated my lifestyle. At that time I weighed 135kg. Even at 186cm, that is still too much. I looked at what I consumed. The biggest culprits in my diet (that I could easily identify) were soft drinks (Coke) and pasta. They had to go. All sugar had to stop. I swapped out "Coke no sugar" for the regular Coke (the taste is very similar, and doesn't have the aftertaste of Coke Zero) and I cut out the pasta. 6 weeks later I was down to 120kg but my weight loss had stalled. I needed to do more.
Over the next 2 months I dropped another 10kg; down to 110kg and once again stalled. I once again evaluated my daily intake. I would not encourage anyone to do what I did next, and may very well be attacked, but I drastically reduced my daily intake. There is no easy way of saying this. Basically Monday through Thursday I would barely eat with only moderate meals on Friday through Sunday (approx 1600 cal p day) I got down to 98kg then Christmas came and with it the over-indulgence. In that week I gained a couple of kg back. After Christmas I relaxed the rules on the diet. Still watching what I ate but I was back to eating daily. My weight was fine, it was hovering around the 98-103kg mark. Still a bit above my goal, but that was ok. I then went in for surgery to resolve the heart issue and a couple of days later went out for a bike ride. The bike ride was the stumbling block for my weight loss. I fell off and in doing so dislocated my shoulder. I was once again in surgery and spent the next 3 months in physio getting movement back in it and my momentum had stopped. Since then I had not been watching my weight. I had not been taking notice of what I ate. Once again I am 125kg. My blood pressure is terrible (medicated now until it gets back under control) and yesterday I saw the dietitian. I explained my diet to her, and most of it is not that bad. The bit that stood out (and surprised me at how terrible it is) is rice. Rice! Can you believe it? 3 cups of cooked, boiled rice (which is not uncommon for me to consume each day) is 770 cal. Almost half of my total daily allowed intake in that one small bowl. So I am back on the cull again. Back reviewing what I eat and in what quantities. This time I need to be more encompassing with the review, even foods which don't (at first) seem that bad can be an absolute killer. I suspect that my journey is going to be even longer than this story. Wish me luck. [link] [comments] |
| Caution to the “if it fits in the calories” crowd (yes I’m one of you) Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:36 PM PDT Tldr; yes if it fits works for CICO and weight loss. But if you are doing consistent workouts, your body needs protein. Don't trade in your protein for rice cakes and beer. To the "if it fits crowd": I am your biggest advocate. I am queen of fitting in a couple beers and a burger or the occasional treat on 1400-1600 a day. I advocate strongly for this approach because I believe we NEED to eat a variety of foods that we love to be sustainable in this. But I realized something tonight, I'm abusing this to my own detriment athletically. I used to do this for the occasional Starbucks treat, now it's like a game and I do it wayyyy too often. I've been working out progressively harder, think workouts of 60+ weighted squats, 50+ burpees, etc. 45 minutes a day, 5 days a week, walking about 13K steps average, and I start every day with about 25 minutes of yoga. I also play tennis 30-60 minutes several days a week. During the day I do yard work, I garden, today I refinished furniture, I clean and get stuff set up around the house (we just moved, new house, lots to do, teacher with time to do it). I basically don't sit down except to eat until about 8pm most days. Lately I've been feeling achy and tired, lacking strength for workouts, afternoon cravings are rough, you know the drill. I should know the drill too. But I also know my intake is a reasonable deficit, I monitor my rate of loss, I use an adaptive TDEE spreadsheet. So everything should be fine. I'm doing this right, right? But I'm trying to listen to my body so I stop ending up hurt and overweight. So I made a plan to finish the 8th week of the BBG beginner program this week, and then instead of going into BBG or redoing the last few weeks, I was going to switch to the body and mind yoga workout program to give my body a break from the impact. Because I feel tired. I feel rundown. Then I had an epiphany, I ate over my calories today. Didn't feel bad about it because I said I'm listening to my body and it's acting like it needs this. But I ate over my calories in crap. I only consumed 47g of protein. Yup, you read that right. So I looked back and while my protein intake hasn't been BAD, for my level of activity it has not been enough. So I'm about to go even more over my calories and have some Greek yogurt with protein powder (chocolate powder and freeze the whole thing, DELICIOUS) because I need to take care of my body. So yes, fit in your treats and your fries, that is SO important. But if you are fitness minded as well, don't forget your protein intake. I'm not a huge advocate of macros on here because they aren't necessary for the average person. But if you are moving A LOT more than the average person, you need to fuel your muscles so they can heal. Thanks for coming to my talk kids, just a friendly reminder. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:45 AM PDT Man.... the past few years have been such a wild ride. A year ago I got below 200lbs for the first time since I graduated from college in 2015. I was high on life, exercising regularly, taking care of my mental and physical health and in a really wonderful place in life. I was able to maintain that for 6 months or so before life started throwing me curveballs and I fell back into bad habits. I thought that I had made the changes a big enough part of my life that they were around to stay for the long haul but life managed to get in the way. I started dating someone shortly after I broke 200lbs over last summer and initially it was the best relationship I had ever been in and I was really enjoying life. In hindsight it's clear that over the following 6 months, I started slowly focusing more on his needs and taking care of him and started pushing my desires and wants to the side. On top of that, I lost my job in October and was unemployed for 2 months. I was completely blindsided and felt like I hit rock bottom. This resulted in me ballooning up to 212lbs shortly after because I was consoling myself with food and dealing with my emotions by binging. Life felt so out of control, but food gave me this sense of comfort that I was so desperately missing. Thankfully, after two months of unemployment I found a new job that I'm really enjoying. Thinking that things were finally looking up, I was blindsided yet again by finding out firsthand that my now ex was cheating on me and had been cheating on me for a while. I believed I was going to marry this man and share my life with him. After just experiencing the pain of losing my job, I thought I was going to lose my mind when I found out what had been going on. Now to present day - I ultimately consider him cheating on me a blessing in disguise. I had to take a long hard look at myself and accept the part I had to play in what happened. (No, I am not blaming myself for him cheating on me although I am trying to accept responsibility for the fact that I stopped respecting myself and putting my needs first somewhere along the way). I have completely shifted the way I look at myself and how I feel about myself. For the first time in maybe my whole life, I am trying to respect myself and my body. I have been exercising regularly, eating well, prioritizing my mental health, and taking daily steps to show myself that I am worthy of love and respect. I am actually listening to my body and trying to discern what I need instead of what I want at that time and as a result am an even lower weight than where I was last summer and I feel really good in my own skin. When I was able to shift my perspective on losing weight from, "I want to be skinny and diet because my gut is not cute" to "my end goal is feeling better in my skin regardless of my weight because I am worthy of loving myself and the body I'm in" - things have completely changed for myself. It's no longer about the challenge of dieting or counting calories for me, it's about the journey of loving myself and choosing to respect my body by making healthier choices in all different avenues of my life. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. I am now 194lbs and the lightest I have been in my adult life post college. I wanted to share my story in hopes of letting people know that there is still hope after life throws you curve after curve. You are worth it and you are deserving of feeling amazing in your body. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Jun 2020 03:06 AM PDT Being THIS close to my goal weight is THE BEST FEELING EVER!!!!I started at 136 lbs and am now at 120 and since I'm short, those 16 pounds make a huge difference!!I used to be one of those people who called themselves "naturally skinny" until severe depression hit me like a ton of bricks and I started stuffing my face with basically high-calorie things, only!Well, turns out, naturally skinny is a myth and even I put on some weight simply because I consumed more than I burned - I guess having grown up in a 6-person household with a mom who cooked fresh and healthy every single day just taught me healthy eating-habits, I've always been a slow eater and knew that I was feeling full after what to other people probably is a too small amount of food. I gained most of the fat around my stomach so one of my biggest pet peeves was the huge muffin top that spilled out of my jeans whenever I sat down. In particular whenever I was sitting cross-legged (and I LOVE sitting cros-legged!) and being able to sit comfortably like that again was a huge goal of mine! And today I can. I've been tracking my calories since November and have lost weight slowly but steadily! Just thought I'd share this lovely, non-scale victory with you guys, maybe it'll motivate some of you to keep going :) [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 4th, 2020 Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:19 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] |
| NSV- I haven't eaten any junk food in a week! First time (probably) ever? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:03 PM PDT Usually I can go about 3-4 days without any junk food after which I have urges to binge to 'celebrate my progress'. This yo-yoing has really affected my confidence in my abilities to lose weight in the past. This is the first week ever where I haven't eaten any junk food. This may sound trivial but I cannot express how elated I am. I am finally starting to understand what people mean when they say that losing weight is more about changing your mindset than controlling your diet and depriving yourself. At the start of my diet I thought that after going an extended period without junk food would lead me to binge but this doesn't seem to be the case. I feel confident that even if I do eat something unhealthy, it won't be the end of the world. I'm confident that I can eat a portioned size and go on with my day without it leading to binging. And I don't even feel deprived of my binges since I've come to realize how ridiculous they are. Could this be the start of a new me? I don't want to get too ahead of myself, since it's only been half a month but I can feel that this time it is going to be different. I think I am finally starting to develop a healthy, non obsessive relationship with food. Love this community for all the love and support that it gives. Your guys's advice and stories is what keeps me going :) [link] [comments] |
| 21 year old looking for help getting healthy and losing weight Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:44 PM PDT I'm 21 years old and I'm about 210 lbs. I was 195 last February and steadily got down to 183, and then gained it all back plus more. I have a horribly sedentary lifestyle and I eat junk food, drink soda/Dutch bro's, and eat garbage food for meals. I NEVER exercise and I just need help starting somewhere. I've had a few weight related health issues and I feel tired and depressed all the time. I want to be healthier and have more energy, I don't know where to start food wise and exercise wise since the gyms are closed. I have online classes and an online job so I essentially have no reason to leave the house. I can afford to buy healthy food, again I just don't know where to start. Please give me some kind of advice. I'm tired of feeling like crap and wearing sweatshirts when it's 110 degrees out because I don't feel good in anything else. Edit: I am 5'3 and my goal weight is 110-120lbs [link] [comments] |
| One Month and nearly 12 lbs down- How Calorie Counting Affected Me Posted: 03 Jun 2020 02:53 PM PDT F16 5'1" GW:120lbs CW:169.2lbs SW:181.6 lbs Hey y'all! You might remember me when I made a list a few months ago asking about how I can take the right steps towards losing weight. Sadly, as good as the advice was, at the time I found it all too overwhelming, and didn't really listen to anything :( But recently, at the start of May, I don't know what it is within me that changed. Maybe it was my lack of motivation to move around, how easily tired I grew form any sort of physical activity. Maybe it was how I noticed that I was consistently gaining. Or... maybe it was because I had watched more than just a few seasons of my 600lb life and noticed some of my own behaviours mirroring those of some of the patients. Needless to say, since May 1st, I have not only been calorie counting, but I have also taken the steps (literally) to Male myself more active in during the day. Instead of pounding around and doing nothing, I take near-daily walks when the weather is nice. I started using some of the weights and doing some exercises in my room on rainy days or when I'm not feeling too great about leaving the house. Needless to say, already I've seen a change. I never knew how unhealthy I was until I realised how many calories were in the foods I was eating. I mean- an entire bottle of Pepsi was over 430 calories! And all the snacks I would eat during the day- awful. For the past month, I have been diligently making sure to count every single calorie. No food goes left uncounted, and absolutely no way will I ever allow myself to fall into the negatives. Sure it has been hard, given the fact that my parents have been super busy lately and only order takeout anymore. But by eating less of it, and exercising more and more, I am always prepared for those sudden days of a ton of fast food. Hell, I know exactly how to manage my calories in a day just to be cautious. Sure, it gets frustrating when you can't enjoy foods the way you used to anymore, and everything seems too good to pass up. But, it takes diligence. And there is no reason as to why every once in awhile I can't indulge myself in a few Oreos here and there. Overall, after stepping on the scale on the first of June and seeing how already I had lost so much weight, it was an eye opener. Maybe I don't look too different now, but I'm already on track, and he'll if I'll let anything stop me now. I'm finally losing weight, I'm finally going back to being as healthy as I was when I was a kid. I will no longer blame my weight on anybody but myself. I'm the one who made myself this way, and I will be the one to undo all the damage now. And another thing- I just recently graduated high school, so I'm trying my best to lose a bit more weight in time for my graduation at the end of the month. I want to go out with a bang- both looking and feeling my best. For anybody who is on the fence about losing weight, or for anybody who has tried and hasn't seen success. It's okay, I promise you that you can do it. Once you get started, once you have that motivation, it's hard to stop. Once you step on the scale and see all your hard work paying off, trust me- it's all worth it. Don't let yourself wallow in pity, because once you take the first steps into doing so, you've already beaten half the battle. I hope this didn't come off as too rambly or wordy, I'm just really proud of myself right now. I haven't Wright this much in years, and I'm happy to finally just start going back towards a healthy BMI :) P.S.- feel free to ask me any questions or anything! I'd love to answer and talk to everyone [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:19 PM PDT I've been working on my health and fitness for a year and a half now. The first 8 or 9 months I was doing pretty well with diet and minor exercise. Since about November I've been in a down swing and especially since quarantine it's been really hard without a regular routine. All of that being said I'm really proud of myself because for pretty much the first time ever I made myself do an entire yoga video. I started and quit one tonight. But after I started the second one, even though it was hard, I made myself work through it. Adjusting when I had to and not getting super discouraged. (I almost ALWAYS get discouraged and give up when it comes to yoga.) I am wildly inflexible, especially in my lower body, and the video I queued up was almost entirely lower body. But I managed to breath through it. Even when the deep breaths kind of hurt, I just kept doing what I could. I was feeling crappy and crampy and sore from my workout this morning. (Two workouts in one day, say what?) And yet despite the pain I actually feel pretty good! Tl;dr I did yoga and didn't give up and I'm feeling pretty good about it! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3 Posted: 03 Jun 2020 05:42 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy day 3! Hope you're slaying it! 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 today & yesterday. 2/3 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 2/3 days): Yo practico mi espanol. Me gusta mucho! 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: Restarting streak kids. Day 1. Listen to my effing body: Exercise felt amazing. I needed the endorphins. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I am grateful for binner. And fuck toasters, pan fried toast forever. Fight me about it. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 02:13 PM PDT I was debating posting this in a dating sub, but I feel like the community here would be more likely to empathize with me, as this really has more to do with my struggles with weight and self acceptance. This might be a bit long so bear with me. Back at the beginning of 2020, I started talking to a guy I met online who I had been friends with on Facebook for about a year. I had liked him for a while, but had been in another relationship so never pursued anything with him, plus he lived in another state and we had never met in person. I told him that I liked him, and he reciprocated my feelings. We started talking on the phone regularly and decided to start a long distance relationship. He kept trying to pressure me to video chat with him, and I was nervous for him to see me because the pictures on my FB were a few years old and I had gained a significant amount of weight. So I put it off for a few months and finally decided to just go for it one day, hoping that he would accept me. When I say I gained a significant amount of weight, at my highest, I weighed 270. At the time I finally video chatted with him I weighed around ~220. In the pictures that he had seen of me, I weighed around 170. So at the time we first video chatted, I weighed around 50lbs more than what he was expecting. Still though, I had already lost 50lbs and had been (and still am) working on losing weight, even before I really started talking to him regularly. To make a long story short, he rejected me. Said he was attracted to my older pictures but not me currently. He knows I'm working on losing and says he is proud of me, but that he just isn't attracted to me right now. Before all the haters come along and say I fatfished him, yes I'm aware of that. No need to make me feel even more guilty for something I've already been beating myself up over. I am posting about this because I just can't seem to get over this rejection. He's done nothing wrong by not being attracted to me, but it just really hurts knowing that before he saw me, I was good enough, and now I'm not good enough anymore. It has really shattered my self confidence, and I have come such a long way. I am down 70lbs from my start weight and I started August 2019. So I am pretty proud to have lost 70lbs in 10 months. I'm at 200 now so I am only halfway through the battle, but I know with patience I will get there. I'm not really looking to date anyone else right now as I just want to work on my own physical and mental health. I'm just really struggling to get over this because I feel like I have so many other amazing, non-physical qualities. I try to remind myself of those every day, but I know that looks do matter. I would be a hypocrite if I said they didn't matter to me as well. I have struggled with weight my entire life, and I feel like my weight has totally shaped my personality and life experiences, especially with dating. So it was just really disappointing to be reminded yet again, that I'm just not good enough. tldr; a guy I like rejected me once he found out I was overweight and I'm having a hard time getting over the rejection. I'm just looking for some words of encouragement, and to not feel so alone in my feeling "not good enough" because of my appearance. [link] [comments] |
| You are subscribed to email updates from loseit - Lose the Fat. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
No comments:
Post a Comment