Weight loss: I've worked out why my makeup looked so bad |
- I've worked out why my makeup looked so bad
- Progress pictures: 23F - 5'7 - from 163.1 to 137.8 lbs - from overweight to healthy weight, a journey
- Took my new year resolution seriously, here's my progress pic 6 months later (170lbs -> 129 lbs)
- Cereal Girl. Taking control of her life, one Domino's pizza at a time.
- It's my birthday and I just accomplished my first milestone! I'm no longer obese!
- NSV: ate stuffed crust pizza
- Losing weight doesn't mean you can't enjoy life. Here's my personal experience in losing 30+ pounds.
- Update on my post from 1 month ago: I feel so much better!
- 35 pounds down since diabetes diagnosis (SV)
- I was on a great streak and I slipped up bad tonight
- Starting to see abs!!!
- How I lost 50 pounds!
- I broke my plateau and feel like a new woman!
- AHH
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12
- Insert clever/misleading title here! (but seriously: SV, NSV, and progress)
- I (16F) need help.
- Falling Apart :( Need guidance
- "Saving" calories for the next day?
- Not snacking when bored is so uncomfortable!
- can’t lose weight?
- I couldn't stop eating because in my mind if I wasn't eating I lost the opportunity for pleasure
- Accountability. Today I decided I’m tired
- Losing and Gaining the same 10 pounds
| I've worked out why my makeup looked so bad Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:12 AM PDT In recent months I've lost over 50 lb (23 kg) and over the course of my weight loss I stopped wearing liquid eyeliner. I had been very conscious of my small eyes and used eyeliner to make them look bigger, but as I lost weight and my cheeks slimmed down I didn't need to wear my usual cat-eye flicks to reshape my eyes. "Brilliant," I thought, "that saves me 10 minutes in the morning, weight loss win". Lockdown hit and I stopped wearing makeup completely. Until Wednesday (week 12 of lockdown), when I had an important Zoom meeting and figured I'd better make an effort. Liquid eyeliner and all. Except it looked so... bad? I pride myself on my eyeliner application abilities so this shook me. It has been ages since I've worn eyeliner so I thought I might be out of practice, or maybe my eyeliner had gone off while I hadn't been using it? But while doing my makeup again today (and trying to narrow down the reason) it dawned on me. I was still doing eyeliner the same way I had for 10+ years, suited for my +50lb chubby face shape, and not my -50lb slimmed down face shape! It seems so obvious now I've worked it out. As my body shape has changed I've rethought my fashion sense and what clothes look good, but it hadn't even occured to me to do the same thing with my hairstyle or makeup. It turns out that big flicks and outer corner emphasis are out, and a rounder eye with smaller flicks look is in. My makeup today looks incredible now I've reassessed what suits me. I'm so excited for shops to open so I can restock my false eyelash collection with some pairs more flattering for my new face shape, and to get to a hairdressers and see what my new style should be! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2020 09:06 AM PDT The top and left pics are from January 2019. The right pic is from today. My story: I got to my HW by binging because of depression. I always had an average-small frame, meaning that even though I was just barely overweight according to BMI charts, it felt like I weighed a lot more than that. Add the fact that the quality of food was horrible (mostly junk food), and you can imagine what I'm about to say. I'm young, and yet I was in pain: I had no energy, my knees hurt, I struggled to climb up a flight of stairs without wheezing, my skin was horrible, I even had trouble reasoning, reading, doing math, because my brain "slowed down" (I blame both depression and weight gain for this). One day it hit me: the situation had to change. In my mind I kept telling myself: "it's because of depression, it's not your fault" but then I realized that sure, it wasn't my fault if I got depression, but it was my fucking responsibility to deal with it. No one else was going to do that for me. I had to take what life gave me, and do my best with it. I started eating better (not healthy, but better) and I lost the first 10 lbs without exercising. I started feeling better. My brain was working again, I had more energy, my skin cleared up. It's incredible how such a small change can make a difference. Only after that I started moving again, as I felt more comfortable in my body. I won't share the details of my diet / exercise routine because every body is different. I mostly ride my bike, because cardio + sunlight is a nice combo to tackle depression. I recently started running as well because I have lost enough weight to avoid overly stressing my knees (my dad has knee issues so better be safe than sorry). Anyway, a few months in, I had an accident while exercising; I got injured and I had to stop for a while. During that period I stopped CICO, because caloric restriction and healing don't necessarily go hand in hand. The changes that I made proved me once again how important it is to avoid rushing the process to get results quickly, and to work on creating a better lifestyle instead. I couldn't exercise because of the injury and a depression wave hit me again. However, I was in a different place, both mentally and physically, so I didn't drown. I mostly maintained my weight (145 lbs) which fluctuated by +/- 5lbs in a span of months, because I kept my eating in check most of the time. Only after I perfectly healed I started exercising again and alternating CICO with maintenance periods. Here I am, today, maintaining a healthy 138(ish) lbs. My goal is to get to 130 lbs, but there's no rush. I am already at a good weight for my body and I am working towards improving my health. If I lose a few more pounds while doing it, so be it. That's my story. I hope it can inspire you to take responsibility and to take action. Remember, nothing changes if nothing changes. Finally, I want to emphasize that there is no point in losing a lot of weight in a short period of time, if those changes aren't going to be long term. Focus on building better habits and living a healthier lifestyle instead. [link] [comments] |
| Took my new year resolution seriously, here's my progress pic 6 months later (170lbs -> 129 lbs) Posted: 12 Jun 2020 04:50 PM PDT I don't know if it is expected that I share a story to accompany my weight loss journey, so I will just give a short version (I will provide more in the comment if needed). I should preface this by saying that I am an Asian girl so my ideal weight is probably a bit too low for a lot of people. When I graduated high school about 5 years ago I was at 110 lbs. I don't have any good excuse as to why I gain weight, life just happen, so over the course of 5 years I gradually let myself gained weight to where I was at the beginning of the year (which was 170 lbs). I didn't really feel bad about my weight, but I thought I look better when I was thinner, so starting at the beginning of this year I started hitting the gym and did CICO. I'm not gonna lie, it is quite difficult sometime to stay motivated, it not easy to follow through your gym routine, especially during quarantine when you don't have a variety of option. There was a lot of day where I know I need to exercise but couldn't find the motivation to do so. It is crazy to think that I have sticked through with it for 6 month straight, despite all the hardship that came. I'm still not at where I want to be yet, and there are still a long way to go ahead of me, especially since the lower I go, the harder it is to lose weight. I'm sorry for not being eloquent with my words, English is my second language. EDIT: Per rule 10, the detail of what I do is the following: - I aim to eat about 1200 calories a day, 1600 calories at maximum. - Before quarantine started I did a variety of exercise, I swam 20 laps, ran 2 miles, did barbell lifting and abs workout 3 days a week. I also did 2 hours of tennis on Sunday and play 1 hour of fitness boxing, 1 hour of Ring Fit Adventure (both on the Nintendo Switch) every other days that I don't do the other aforementioned exercise. - After quarantine I got lazy, so instead I did 2 hours of elliptical and abs workout on MWF, 3 hours of elliptical and dumbbell lifting (15 lbs each hand) on Tues/Thurs/Sat. - I do have cheat days, but it not often at all (I think I eat over my calories limit about 10 times at most in the last 6 months. The key to it is if I feel like I over eat my calories limit for one meal, I will skip eating the rest of the day). [link] [comments] |
| Cereal Girl. Taking control of her life, one Domino's pizza at a time. Posted: 12 Jun 2020 02:21 PM PDT Picture the scene. Weekly food shopping. Busy (not very well socially distanced) supermarket. I'm wearing a face mask. It's new and it itches, and it smells wierd. I am STRUH-essed. I get a phone call. "How long will you be? I'm ordering Domino's pizza. Do you want some?" My gosh. Do you know how long it has been since I have had a takeaway pizza? It has been 11 long weeks of no takeaways. I contemplate. I haven't had my "treat" as such this week. And, gooey pizza sounds...perfect. A stressful week of work can be made soooo much better by pizza... 'No thank you' I hear myself say. "I'm having soup". AM I?! My subconscious seems to have taken the wheel. Guiding me onto a much different path. 3 months ago, I would have easily tried to eat enough for three people. Tonight. I had soup. And it was THE best darn bowl of soup I have eaten in my life. [link] [comments] |
| It's my birthday and I just accomplished my first milestone! I'm no longer obese! Posted: 12 Jun 2020 04:53 PM PDT 32F - 152cm My first goal was to go from an obese BMI to an overweight BMI by my birthday. Today I accomplished that and I'm in the 29.9% BMI. This is the first time ever I have accomplished a weight related goal on the TIME I wanted. I've been doing CICO for 61 days, because I'm so short I've been doing a 1200-1100 diet. What I did and was kind of a "game changer" was to actually look at the TDEE of my ideal weight, not my current. When I saw that in order to be 53kg at my height, I would need 1390 kcal I made the jump to a 1200 kcal diet, after all, adding those 190 extra calories can be done easily by adding some extra fat or a snack. But I had to get used to the portions and volume for life. While I'm happy I achieved this milestone in time for my birthday I don't have another milestone that has a set deadline, I will continue as long as I need to. I don't really feel restricted because I've been eating things I really enjoy. I like to have a very light breakfast (200 kcal or lower), a lunch of about 350 kcal, a 100 kcal snack and a heavier dinner of 500~. This "hits the spot" for me, because I hate light dinners. I haven't felt the need to binge and if I'm very hungry I'll eat at "my ideal TDEE maintenance". Also it helped me a lot that I changed the way how I saw calories, I'm not seeing them as a daily thing, more like a weekly thing. So if I go over by a lot in a day, depending on the quantity I'll just lower my calories for the next few days (for example, if I went over 300 kcal one day, I'll cut for the next 3 days 100 calories, or even split them further and just cut 60 for the next 5 days, whatever feels easier at the moment) I still have a long way to go, but I'm good, I had some cake (140 per piece!) I'm having some wine, I'm enjoying my birthday and I'm very happy. I can't believe that is has been 61 days already and I'm not tired of it, that's so new to me. I'm not in a hurry, I'm doing this for life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2020 04:07 PM PDT ....and I'm really proud of myself. I ate 2 slices, logged it, and now I'm about to go for a walk. Normally I'd eat at least 4 slices, plus the leftover crust my son doesn't eat! Then I'd say "f this, I screwed up, now I might as well eat all the ice cream" .... Instead I am firmly not eating anything else today since I'm already over budget. I can't even tell how many times I've tried to lose weight. I always lose 5-10 lbs , then stop and gain it all back. I've probably lost and gained back100 lbs by now. Is this time different? I'm not even sure. I feel like it is, but I've felt this way before. All I know is that I am taking it one day at a time. Today I decided to eat pizza, but it's ok. I didn't binge, I logged what I did eat, and tomorrow I'll make sure I'm within my calorie budget. I am also mentally prepared if the scale goes up tomorrow. It will come back down eventually, it's just water weight. To anyone else who feels like a failure due to eating over your daily budget: it's ok!! One day won't ruin everything! As long as you have more good days than bad, you will still see progress. [link] [comments] |
| Losing weight doesn't mean you can't enjoy life. Here's my personal experience in losing 30+ pounds. Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:28 AM PDT Progress from Sept 2018 (180 pounds) - June 2020 (160 pounds) As somebody who dealt with depression following a bad breakup in my final year of university and fell into a spiral of unemployment, weed, binge eating past midnight, and not waking up till sometimes 3-4PM, I can assure you that there's never a point of no return. For reference, I entered university weighing 140 pounds, packed on weight with processed meals and weed, and by 2016, I had reached a weight of about 190+ pounds, which at a height of 5'8 was really really bad. Because I dealt with depression, by the time I had found a job, I had to slowly build up my confidence and integrate myself back into social situations. It's very easy to look at my situation and think that I had to go through a tough workout regiment in order to get my confidence back, but that wasn't the way it went. On the contrary, the confidence for my low self-esteem came from things like eating out with friends, social drinking, etc, and that in turn helped me recognize that I had to get fit to enjoy physical activities such as hiking and playing sports with my friends. However, once I started getting fit, it was like a continuous feedback loop that built more confidence between my social life, work, and fitness, all boosting each other. Because I went back to school in 2016-18, I had to balance work, school, social life, and my fitness together and I ended up slowly losing 10+ pounds in those 2 years, going from 190-180 pounds. The picture above shows where I started getting serious after graduation, not fully rigorous in my diet but still staying active, with periods of inactivity, mostly during the winter. I tried intermittent fasting, keto diets, building muscle, a whole variety of methods to lose weight, and in the end, I settled on a simple diet of cutting out most of my carbs, but not all. I still eat like crap sometimes on the weekends and I have inconsistent workouts, but I knew I was still making progress overall. It wasn't just one thing that helped me lose weight, it ranged from activities like running, swimming, playing basketball, weight lifting, and HIIT exercises season to season. I guess what I'm trying to say is, fitness is a continuous never-ending journey with low points and high points, because you can't always control extraneous factors in your life that could get in the way of your fitness. You do not need a fast and rigid transformation to see that improvement in your life. In my case, it took me 4 years of inconsistent progress to get to the point I am today, while still fully enjoying my 20's. You don't have to avoid social drinking, pigging out with friends, or inactive week - even month, to lose weight in the end. We're all human and it's impossible to stick to a strict regiment completely without making sacrifices in other parts of your life. Enjoy your life while you still can, because in the end, the one thing that you can't get back is lost time. [link] [comments] |
| Update on my post from 1 month ago: I feel so much better! Posted: 12 Jun 2020 08:13 PM PDT I posted a month ago and I was just so depressed when I wrote that. The comments really helped me though. I decided to look at it as a marathon and just take one day at a time. I also told myself that I would be completely honest and track every single thing I ate, even if I binged. I deleted Weight Watchers and downloaded the free version of Lose It. My husband, who was also doing WW with me, deleted his app and started using Lose It too. To our surprise, we found that we liked Lose It much better. The interface was better and it just seemed more comprehensive. Plus I do like how Lose It tells you how long your streak is. Right now, I have tracked for 24 days! I'm not sure I ever stuck with it this long before. When I started, I had my weight loss plan set to 1 pound per week. After about a week and a half, I decided to bump it up to 1.5 pounds per week. And early this week, I bumped it up to 2 pounds per week. And to my surprise, I've been able to stick with it! Now I'm not saying that I didn't have some bad days because I did. But they were few and far between and I resolved to do better the next day. I didn't let it wreck my whole week. I also have stopped canceling on my friend when she would ask me to go walking with her. (To my friend: Sorry for being so flaky!) We go walking once a week for 30 minutes after I get off work. With my office job, that's pretty much the only exercise I get. But this morning on my way to work, I was thinking about trying out some workout videos this weekend. I'd really like to introduce more exercise into my daily routine so I'm working on that. I'm also still trying to find a veggie that I like...I think I will buy some cauliflower or broccoli and try roasting it in the oven this weekend. I really, desperately, want to learn to like veggies, I think it will help me so much. Plus eating like a little kid gets super old and embarrassing. There's only so many jokes about chicken fingers that I can take before I snap. But there have been some small wins! Earlier this week, my husband and I split ONE Tombstone pepperoni pizza for dinner. Before we would each eat one whole pizza. And tonight, I only got THREE tacos from Moe's Southwest Grill. Don't judge me but I used to inhale, I mean eat, six tacos. I fucking LOVE tacos and it'd probably be my last meal if I was ever a prisoner on death row. And I feel OK! I don't feel hungry. I really feel so much better. Especially this morning when I weighed and the scale showed 329.6! I was 334 when I started. :) My husband has also lost weight too but I'm not sure how much. One thing I'm jealous of though is that his calorie budget is so much higher than mine. He's 6'7 and basically a mountain of a man. But oh well, that's just me being petty. One thing I am considering is seeing if I'm a candidate for weight loss surgery and also going to see if my insurance would cover it. But in Covid-19 times, obviously, that won't happen for a while IF it happens at all. So my plan, for now, is to just keep doing what I'm doing and do my best to get to a healthy weight. I want to be one of those women who are obviously pregnant with a cute baby bump. Not a fat pregnant woman where you can't tell if it's even a bump. I think about that a lot. But we talked and we are OK with delaying trying to conceive until I get down to maybe about 250 at minimum. But I'm gonna play it by ear and see how I feel. My ultimate goal weight is 130. My only concern about waiting is that I'm 32 and my husband is 35. But there are plenty of people who have kids in their late 30s, right? So I think we'll be OK. I just wanted to say thank you to this sub. Your kind words almost made me ugly cry in a good way! I definitely want to be a more active participant in the threads here. Y'all are amazing! :) [link] [comments] |
| 35 pounds down since diabetes diagnosis (SV) Posted: 12 Jun 2020 03:59 PM PDT I hit 35 pounds down today, and I wanted to share a little of my weight loss journey here. I've struggled with weight for most of my life. I've never really been thin, but I really started gaining in my first year of university, and never really stopped. I've had a few short-lived successes, but in the past have always ended up putting whatever I lost back on. I've tried calorie counting, and always end up discouraged if I'm over or forget to track and end up giving up. The highest number I've seen on my scale was 291, in March of 2019. In December of 2019, I decided one of my goals for 2020 would be to lose 75 pounds by the end of the year. I am a big advocate of SMART goals, so I settled on this number because it equated to about 1.5 lbs a week, which I felt was reasonable for me, and it was a nice round number. It would also put me below 200 pounds for the first time since I was maybe 19 (I'm 30 now). On January 1, I weighed 273 pounds. I felt terrible. I was often thirsty, ate a lot of McDonald's, drank Coke every day, suffered from increasingly regular migraines (as often as once a week), and struggled with anxiety. I started slow. I committed to eating out no more than twice a week - which I did for the most part. In mid January, I went to my doctor with a persistent yeast infection. Because I have a family history of diabetes, my doctor decided to send me for bloodwork just to be on the safe side. To both of our surprise, my A1C was 11.5. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes on January 17, and losing weight and eating healthier suddenly became a lot more pressing. I immediately cut soda, juice, sweets, and potato chips from my diet, and was put on medication. I switched to whole grains, and tried to make sure I was eating enough vegetables. I was very careful with portion sizes. I still eat out sometimes - no more than twice a week - but I stick to local restaurants or healthy options. Today, I weighed in at 238 pounds - 35 pounds down. I feel so much better. I have had exactly one migraine since my diagnosis forced me to change my habits. My anxiety has improved, and I am happier. This is the most weight I've ever lost on purpose, and the longest I've stuck with healthier habits. Here's what I've found works for me:
I still have a long way to go. My goal for the end of this year isn't my end goal. But I have more confidence than ever that I can get there. Thanks for reading! I just wanted to share somewhere. :) [link] [comments] |
| I was on a great streak and I slipped up bad tonight Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:45 PM PDT I hate my life right now. I was on a calorie deficit, low carb diet for the last 2 weeks. Every morning I was going on jogs. Even earlier today I ate so well. And then my buddies called me over for a party. I started drinking, I smoked, I ate awful. I literally relapsed. I feel like absolute shit from what I ate. I quit nicotine a few months ago and i'm slowly getting back addicted to it. The last 2 months I was doing so well with getting my body and head right and now i'm falling back into the loop hole I used to be in. Tomorrow morning I am going to wake up at 8 and I'm going on a beautiful walk before work. I'm not gonna let one slip up ruin this journey for me. I need motivation [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2020 01:33 PM PDT I've been on a weight loss journey since last December. I've lost 11 lbs so far, and something that has really been helping has been exercising!!! I honestly love exercising, the feeling of my muscles being worn out, being able to do new things and pushing my body to new limits. I've been doing many ab workouts lately, and thought I love working out, I absolutely hate ab workouts and HIIT workouts. However, today I looked in the mirror, and when I flexed really hard I could see my four upper abs!!!! I've never had visible abs in my entire life, and although my current relaxed stomach is still a bunch of squish, I'm so excited!!!! I'm still in the overweight category and have a lot of fat to lose, but seeing this muscle definition has really inspired me to keep it up! Things like this are what makes weight loss fun and exciting. This is my first time losing weight, and it's incredibly interesting to see how my body changes along the journey considering I have absolutely no expectations. I'm really stoked to see what my body will look like at the end of this year. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2020 12:02 PM PDT Finally hit my first big goal at this morning's weigh in. I honestly can't believe I did it. I just feel so amazing and grateful for this journey. I wanted to share a little bit of my experience in the hopes it can help or inspire someone. Thanks for reading! Some background info- F/24/5'6" SW:236 CW:186 lost the weight in about 11 months. Hoping to ultimately get to 150 or 160 I started out not really committed to losing weight, just wanted to be a little healthier. First thing I did was cutting out soda which was probably the hardest change for me. I was drinking several cans a day, slowly cut down to one a day, a few a week and then none. I also started walking about a mile a day 5 times a week. At that point I was feeling good and decided to give weight loss a real try. Like most of you I had tried dieting many many times before, which always failed or I'd lose a bit then regain it. Instead of the usual try to completely change over night, I decided to make small changes one at a time. Once I felt comfortable with my new habit I would add something else in. This really made it feel like a lifestyle change and not a temporary diet like before. I did intermittent fasting, cut down on sweets, limited eating out, tracked my calories and added in home workouts. If I had tried to do all this at once I truly believe I would have given up and failed. Please don't be discouraged by how far you have to go, or how long it takes to get there. Just take things one step at a time and you will be there eventually! Happy losing everyone ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| I broke my plateau and feel like a new woman! Posted: 12 Jun 2020 09:03 AM PDT A few weeks ago I posted this post about how I couldn't break past 180 after many cycles of trying. Today's the day I weighed myself and finally saw it - 179.8! Only one pound less than last week but feels like ten based on how much of a success it feels like! So much psychological pressure off me. The thing that finally worked was weighing myself less often and just focusing on doing the work, trusting I 1) didn't need to know the number every day because 2) it would sort itself out. I've been recovering from a 5 month knee injury with little ability to exercise and struggling to overcome my binge eating disorder. And today I feel like anything is possible - I never thought I'd see the 170s. Thankful for this group and a brand new day! Ten pounds down, 15 to go! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2020 01:29 AM PDT Just signed up for a 3 month nutrition/fitness package and paid the most I've ever paid for it + daily support + weekly calls from an instructor. Probably costed a lot higher because of the cheeky exchange rate! A lot of doubts flooding my mind like I could've spent the same amount for a better local trainer but it's too late now! Not going to lie I'm nervous and a little iffy because this was an impulse decision (choosing the instructor) and now I'm afraid of this 3 month commitment. My struggle has always been maintaining a sustainable routine and falling in and out of binging so this is hold me accountable on good days and shitty days .. I guess. Lesson learned to have a think before signing up but im trying to be positive and look at it as a way to keep myself accountable as I've been on this fitness journey for 7 years without really investing in myself. I'm so nervous GOSH [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12 Posted: 12 Jun 2020 08:02 PM PDT Hello losers, Off we go! Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 198.2 lbs this morning, 202.4 trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): Maintenance day! Steaaaak. Exercise 5 days a week: Rest day. 10/12 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/10 days): Bed frame shopping. Still deciding. Try a new recipe once a week: Curried chick peas from dry beans so far. Breakfast burritos for lunch meal prep next week methinks. 1/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not tonight. 0/50 pages. No fast food, candy from the work dish or Starbucks: Day 11. I got a Starbucks gift card, so that happened lols. No fast food or candy though. Listen to my effing body: Liking how my body looks now. Funny how my brain works as I'm sure I don't look all that different compared to this time last week. But onederland seems to make me feel better about. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for berry season! Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Insert clever/misleading title here! (but seriously: SV, NSV, and progress) Posted: 12 Jun 2020 06:51 AM PDT Last fall, I was considering taking a vacation. I wanted to go to Europe to see some of the Christmas markets. I've done it before, and I had a blast. I was considering going to Italy and Austria, or Germany and the Netherlands, and I was having a lot of fun building potential itineraries. Ultimately though, I decided against going. Not due to lack of money, or lack of vacation time at work, or family commitments. No, I ended up deciding against the trip for one very simple reason. I felt like I was too fat to comfortably fly. During a trip in April to France and Switzerland, I was barely able to fit the airplane seatbelt around me, and by October I was twenty pounds heavier than I had been in the spring. I'm 6'3, and I was up to 320 pounds. The trips on the plane had been extremely uncomfortable, and I didn't want to put myself through that again. I decided not to fly to Europe that fall, but I set myself a goal: I would take a trip in April 2020, and I'd be down to 260 pounds by that time. That would be six months of weight loss at the rate of 10 pounds a month. I set two simple daily goals at the start: aim for 2,000 calories a day and stay under 2,300 calories a day, and walk the 10k steps a day that my Fitbit kept pestering me about. In February, I bought an exercise bike, and on days where the weather is terrible I've been riding it for an hour rather than walking 10k steps. COVID-19 interrupted my April vacation plans, which makes not taking the trip in December an especially painful decision in retrospect. But I had a scale victory: my trip was scheduled to start on April 13, and on April 8 I reached 260 pounds. Since then, I've kept going. My ultimate goal is about 190, but it's very much something that I'll be reevaluating as I continue to lose weight. I've somewhat inadvertently been doing some interval fasting; it's not that I set out to interval fast, but usually I end up eating almost all of my calories in a four hour window between 8:00 AM and noon. One of the challenges for me was finding food that was A) filling, B) tasty to me, C) healthy, D) no effort to make. Still, I've found things that work for me: there's a lot of Greek yogurt, chicken, berries and nuts in my diet now. Covid restrictions have given me an odd benefit: while working from home I can't go down to the food court in my office building to be tempted. I have only what I have in the house, and it makes cheating somewhat difficult. Some victories:
I currently have about 50 pounds to go to reach my next goal weight of 190, which will put me 10 pounds below being overweight, and was about what I weighed when I graduated from university back in 2004. Today is not the end, or the beginning of the end, or even the end of beginning, because even after I reach my goal I know that I have a whole lifetime to try to maintain it. But this might be the middle of the beginning for me. And hey, there's even an outside chance that travel restrictions will be loosened in the fall and that I'll be able to go see those Christmas markets this year. I can always hope! For those who care about such things, here's my shirtless progress pic. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:34 PM PDT weight 72kg (159 lbs), height 163cm (5'3). I've been struggling with my weight for almost 2 years cuz I keep gaining weight every time I try to lose some, I hate how I look and I wanna change but Idk how to start, my family doesn't help they say I'm not that fat and stuff but actually I am and I wanna lose weight to feel confident in my body. My biggest problem is I'm addicted to sugary food/drinks and I've tried to fix this for a long time but nothing ever worked, I always binge eating then feel guilty and deal with my feelings by eating more. Please if anyone has an advice or something I'd be grateful, I decided to start today I'll try not to binge and not eat a big amount of sugar hope I do it this time. [link] [comments] |
| Falling Apart :( Need guidance Posted: 12 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT Hey Loseit family, I am a long time member and I am struggling. Here are some basic stats. Female. 20. 5'3". Started at 230lbs LW: 169...CW:190 and climbing Quarantine completely knocked my life upside down and I lost my passion. I have gained 20+ pounds and because of COVID circumstances I lost my dream internship this summer. I picked up a retail job that I hate but it's the only thing open in my town. I'm basically bullied at work and come home in tears daily. I comfort myself with food. I binge copious amounts of food. I know I can lose the weight, I was on such a strong track last summer, but I have lost my passion. I hate my life at the moment and food is my only source of joy. The thought of dieting makes me feel like I will have absolutely no joy or happiness. It makes going to work feel scary. I would so appreciate some guidance or even simple encouragement, I am struggling. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| "Saving" calories for the next day? Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:52 PM PDT Hey, I'm currently trying to eat around 1300 kcal a day but often, I feel full enough on 900. But then, the next day for some reason I get even more hungry and I end up eating the calroes I saved unintentionally. Is this bad? It's like my body is almost used to having little food on the day and more on the other? So for example: The day before I made a big salad and ate it through the day and it was around 850kcal and yesterday I ate 1650kcal in total. This is my second try to lose weight, my first was a big success. I'm f, 165cm and currently 85kg. Last year I eas 65kg after losing 20kg the year before. Shit happened and I gained all of it back. My first weight loss was with weight watchers and right now I am trying calorie counting which feels way more free and I feel like I can eat more than on weight watchers. Anyway, would this type of behavior affect my weight loss negatively? [link] [comments] |
| Not snacking when bored is so uncomfortable! Posted: 12 Jun 2020 02:18 PM PDT So I've gained back some of the weight I lost. I've been having a hard time committing to something ever since my baby was born last year. I'll try for a few days and lapse back into old habits. I know I eat somewhat healthy. 90% of my food is cooked from scratch by me. I eat quality protein, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables every day. I don't eat sugar anymore except on Saturday. I usually don't eat breakfast and don't usually snack at night. But I still eat too much food. I've been working on isolating what exactly the problem is. Sometimes it's just a "fuck it" attitude, and those days do set me back, but they're not most days. So why have I still not bounced back from the holidays? I've been paying attention to my emotional state when I want to eat but I'm not hungry. And I've noticed that when I'm feeling stressed, overwhelmed, angry, or avoidant, I tend to snack without being hungry. Right now is one of those times. I noticed the pattern, so I'm not snacking. But it's really uncomfortable. I've worked all week and I'm ready to be done, but I have more work to do. Food is like my "silver lining" when everything else is difficult. My life has been stressful for over a decade now. And that's why I'm carrying 50 pounds I don't need to. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:45 PM PDT hey everyone, i've been reading this sub for months and finally have the courage to post. i'm a 5'2 f and sw: 170 cw: 166 gw: 125, years ago i was at my goal weight but due to life & health issues i've climbed to my heaviest weight this year. i have tried numerous times over the years to lose weight (counting macros, over working out, clean eating, weighing food, IF) and for the last 2 months i counted all my calories (1300 a day, splurge on weekends no more than 1700), i calculated TDEE and weighed/ counted EVERYTHING i ate along with IF 16:8, i lost some weight but than i hit a wall and my weight hasn't changed in weeks. i'm not sure what else to do. i'd like to add that i have pcos but it isn't severe and i'm not on any medications. can someone please help me? thank you [link] [comments] |
| I couldn't stop eating because in my mind if I wasn't eating I lost the opportunity for pleasure Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:52 PM PDT I had few episodes with bulimia in the past, when I lost 80 pounds, twice in 6 years. But both times I started binge eating again and putting the weight again in two years. Now I am heaviest I have ever been. But recently started to control myself and want to lost it the right way. I don't have time to exercise or the money and opportunity to eat something special, so I will just try to control my portions, because I was eating a lot, something like 10000 calories a day and all of it carbohydrates. It's not surprise that I have reactive hypoglycemia few times a day, which would jumpstart me into binging. Please wish me luck. [link] [comments] |
| Accountability. Today I decided I’m tired Posted: 12 Jun 2020 05:59 AM PDT I'm posting this basically to hold myself accountable. Getting divorced in less then a month, wife left almost two years ago. It has been a stressful up and down, plus covid, everything else 2020... blah blah blah. Anyways I've always been heavy and over weight. I yo-yo. Diet, lose 30lbs, gain back, cycle repeats. Today I woke up and felt like garbage(like usual), but this morning I realized I'm tired of it. I'm tired of my feet and ankles hurting for no reason, I'm tired of feeling myself slowly slipping into depression. Tired of excuses. A few weeks ago I weighed myself and I was at my heaviest ever of 262. I deleted door dash and started cooking. Now they aren't healthiest meals, but better than fast food daily. In 3 weeks I only lost 3 lbs and haven't noticed scale go down. I'm now 37 and realizing losing weight is hard. It doesn't help that I'm on a beta blocker for high BP. I'm assuming the beta blocker is lower metabolism and hurting my results. So I will start logging food today. Figure out why I'm not losing weight, and where I'm going wrong. I hope I can figure this out, because not seeing any progress from a significant diet change has me really feeling down. Worst part is, I'm now single, alone, and most friends have moved away. First time in my life I'm going to be trying to lose weight with no support system. It was nice having someone here to call me out for cheating, and keeping me accountable. Now that job is 100% on me. I'm scared, I'm sad, I'm angry, but most of all tired. I want to be better, I just hope there's still a few drops of motivation left in me to do it. No responses needed. I just wanted to post this publicly, so I can come back and read from time to time, and let myself know how desperate I am, and how badly I need to do this. Thanks for reading [link] [comments] |
| Losing and Gaining the same 10 pounds Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:37 AM PDT Hey all, I'm at the end of my rope here. 4 years ago, I lost 45 lb. Female, now 25, 5'7"/170cm. I went from 200 lb to 155 lb. Ever since then, I've yo-yo'd between 150 and 160. I want to be 140 because of aesthetics, rock climbing, and hiking. I undoubtedly have horrible binge eating disorder. I've had it for as long as I can remember, eating until uncomfortably full, hiding food, eating things I don't even like. I'm mad at myself. This year I got super into running, and got down to 150 lb in April. I began a yardwork and construction project in my backyard in late April, and binge ate my way through it until we finished in late May. The long days of hard labor got to me, and I could never feel like I had enough to recover from the hard day of work. The truth is, I would be up til 4am binge eating. I put on 10 lb and I'm now 160. My clothes are tight, and I don't want to run because of chafing and the summer heat and feeling self conscious about the extra jiggle. I didn't think I looked that different until the other day, and I put a picture from before and after construction side by side - my god my face looks so puffy now. I'm disappointed in myself. I no longer have a therapist, and I've had a few in my life and can't seem to find someone that can better my habits. My last therapist helped me identify my triggers, but it never went anywhere. I'm seriously considering medication for this issue. There were nights where I got out of bed to eat, fought myself not to do it, got back in bed, and repeated that 10 times in the same night. It's a truly crippling feeling. Any thoughts, suggestions, or otherwise? I feel like repeating the cycle is so draining and makes me lose faith in my ability to lose and maintain my lowest weight or goal weight. I feel like a slave to food. [link] [comments] |
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