Weight loss: My Doctor called me Stringbean |
- My Doctor called me Stringbean
- For those of you struggling with how long the journey will take
- Finally under 200 lbs
- I'm no longer obese!
- I've lost nearly third of my body-weight after believing I could never do something like this. The process was way better than I expected and some things really surprised me.
- BMI is out of the morbid obesity range!
- Insulted at work
- Lost 30lbs and don’t like hearing comments about it
- I’ve lost 100 pounds thanks to coronavirus
- I’m finally out of the obese range!
- I lost 55lbs but haven't posted a before after
- Someone took a candid photo of me in a bikini
- I'm finally reading up on BED (Binge Eating Disorder) and it's so eye opening!
- I have 7 months before in-person classes start up again.
- NSV: Finally Noticing a Difference
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 16
- Find something you love doing!
- Reflections on the first ten weeks of change
- After the first month of my weightloss: what I've learnt
- How do you all deal with the mental struggle of feeling fat?
- Gained 20 lbs In Quarantine.
- What are your best tips for staying motivated?
- What are you looking forward to doing once you’ve lost weight?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 17th, 2020
| My Doctor called me Stringbean Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:07 PM PDT Female, Age: 26 SW:269lbs CW:209lbs GW:160lbs I have made it a point to visit my doctor once a month to track my progress and get more involved with my health, medically. Today was Monthly check -in. Was feeling really proud of myself since I just hit my -60lbs mark. I was struggling the last time he saw me since I was barely maintaining my weight during the Quarantine at 220lbs. I come into the office, nurse weighs me and does her usual vitals. She looks at me as I take my shoes off for the scale and says the same thing she tell everyone "Oh No! The dreaded scale!" Then gives those "I know, it's okay." Eyes. I said "it's OK, I weigh myself every morning so I'm not scared." Big smiles from her. She logs and sees my progress from last month. We exchange a sweet high five then I head into the exam room for Doc. I can't wait to tell him how I'm feeling better and that I've been able to stay on track this time. He comes in, looks me up and down and before I can say a word he says, "What's up, Stringbean?" He hasn't even looked at my chart yet. He just came in and addressed me like a thin person. Never in my life have I ever been called Stringbean. Even as a child I was never called that. I still have 50lbs to lose and someone called me Stringbean. And not just anyone! MY DOCTOR. In the past, I always associated Doctors with anxiety just because I knew my weight was always the major issue they saw before they even got to know to me but my health was something I wanted to take more seriously this year (ironic, no?) So by scheduling frequent visits I could overcome that fear. I am so greatful to have a doctor I can feel comfortable around. I did the same thing with my scale. I used to hate the scale so I rarely used it and when I did, that number would just get higher and higher, putting me into a deep depression/binge fest. Now I weigh myself every day and get so excited to watch those same numbers fall. My diet is far from perfect and fit wise, I definitely have some room for improvement. I still can't do a push up and I am currently eating Panda Express for dinner.. I'm still lumpy in my clothes and I jiggle when I walk. I hate showing my arms because of the flab and shorts are out of the question. I am still very insecure about my body and my health... but my Doctor called me Stringbean and I couldn't be more proud of myself. [link] [comments] |
| For those of you struggling with how long the journey will take Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:00 PM PDT This was a little mindset shift/epiphany I had that I thought I would share! Like a lot of you (or maybe everyone who's ever lost weight ever), I struggled in the beginning with how long it would take me to reach my goal. I had and have a relatively small amount to lose- 35 lbs. However, losing at a lb a week, that's still 35 weeks. 9 months! A pregnancy! Some of you are looking at more time. Some are looking at less time. A couple weeks, a couple months, a couple years. Regardless of the time frame, one thing is certain: weight loss isn't instantaneous, and that fucking blows. However, your body won't exist in a vacuum the entire time. You aren't going to exist at your starting weight and then one day POOF! Suddenly you're in your goal weight body! It doesn't work like that (duh). You'll be 200 lbs, then 190 lbs, then 180 lbs, and on and on and on until you hit your goal weight. That means that even though it might be months and months and months until you're at your Ultimate Form, you'll start looking better a long ass time before that. You'll see changes in your body before the scale reads whatever you want it to read, whether it's more energy, clearer skin, changes in the way your clothes fit, a flatter stomach, the reemergence of a forgotten bone, a slimmer face. Every pound counts! Trust the process! It'll snowball! And if you're still feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of time you're looking at, remember that it'll pass regardless. Don't let impatience trick you into doing nothing! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2020 06:42 PM PDT This morning I weighed in at 199.6. I haven't seen a number in the 100s probably since last November and I nearly cried this morning. I start my journey at the end of March weighing 215. I'm a 23 year old female and I realized I needed to take control of my life. When the pandemic started I was working from home and with restaurants closed and no one inviting me out to drinks or dinner, I was really able to focus. I started using WW and tracking everything. It was so difficult at first. Things I thought were healthy, weren't. i would be so hungry or want to eat something junky by the end of the night, but I was slowly learning about what to cook and what I could eat to where I would feel full. i'm now at a point where i know what i can eat and i stick to it. In 2.5 months I'm down just about 16 pounds and I couldn't be more proud. I'm not where I want to be, but I'm so much closer because I swallowed my pride and started. I posted a picture of myself in a bikini, unedited for the first time in forever and that's another huge step. My body is weird to where it doesn't "look" like i weigh 200 pounds and that's what kept me from starting. i would think to myself "well i don't look that big so it's fine." i was so wrong. Everyday i'm trying to accept that i actually have lost weight and it's not just water weight or the scale fluctuating. it's been me losing weight! i've started wearing clothes that i wouldn't normally wear because i would be too embarrassed, but now i feel a little more confident. i still have at least 50 pounds to go, but guess what? i'm 15 pounds closer! i cant wait to see where i am by the end of the year ☺️ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2020 04:42 AM PDT I'm 5'5" and started at over 100 kg (BMI 35 minimum) and now I'm at just over 80 kg and a BMI of 29.7!! I've always been at least overweight as long as I can remember - no one else in my immediate family is but I've always had a love for food and minimal self-control. When I was over 100 kg two years ago I still stuck my head in the sand - I didn't need to be that fit since I could still cycle to uni etc. I started making a conscious effort to lose weight in May 2019 (exam stress - I think I wanted some form of control) by doing OMAD and a couple of months ago I shifted to CICO as OMAD alone wasn't working on it's own anymore. I found that accepting and loving my body helped to lose weight to take care of myself rather than punish myself. I started to like my body before losing weight! It's been a long journey but I'm at least halfway there!! I've been aiming for 60 kg but I'll reassess once I get closer. The dress isn't the most flattering (I tried on a wrap dress that didn't look that good the last time I wore it and now I look fan-fucking-tastic!) but it was good to compare. I've dropped at least one clothing size if not two and I'm starting to fit into older clothing. I'm going to keep on going but I only lost 0.3 kg in the last week which was a bit of a blow. I promised myself I would post this once I was no longer obese and I would thank this community for helping buoy my spirits even if I've always been a lurker. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2020 11:22 AM PDT I'm 30 years old now, and I've lost 48kg/105lbs from my highest weigh in around 2 years ago. I'm not a great writer, especially when I'm trying to give an unfiltered view. I just wanted to post a little bit about the experience, see what others think, and maybe relate to some people who felt similar. I understand that my experience won't always be the same for others, YMMV, etc. I'm very happy with what I've achieved so far, so I apologise if some of this comes off as bragging. The context/sad bit: I was never really good at anything. At school I played sport but I was never successful, and the same could be said about me academically, artistically, etc. This carried through into my work and university life, and I stopped participating in sport because I didn't feel weird not doing it now I'd left school. By the time my weight became a noticeable issue for me, I was so set in my ways and so complacent that it just kept going. I was worried about it, sure. When I turned 21, I broke up with someone I'd been seeing since before I gained the weight and she said that it was an issue for her and that she wasn't attracted to me anymore. I think around then I started to get really anxious about losing the weight (but didn't lose any). I spent a long time thinking about weight-loss strategies and going over different plans of attack. I did start lifting, because a lot of bros had told me that I should get muscular and that will help with weight-loss. Not untrue, but I didn't do anything with my nutrition to facilitate losing weight. I think I always had a fatalistic outlook on things because I was also complacent about getting stuff done. In a self fulfilling prophecy, I didn't apply myself to get better at things because I'd never get better at things. The context/nice bit: When I turned 28, I had a bit of an epiphany about how to get better at things. I sort of realised that my whole approach to things like games, study, gym, work, etc. had been pretty aimless. This actually was triggered by a video game where I was fed up about constantly losing in the lowest league. I switched to a following a strength building program at the gym instead of aimlessly training whatever at whatever volume/intensity. After a short time, I actually stunned myself with how much I could lift. Still no weight-loss. I was listening to a podcast where Layne Norton was talking to some other people about training and losing weight. I can't remember the episode or show exactly, but someone brought up how people are worried about overtraining while they're cutting weight, etc. Layne responded saying "Well yeah if you don't wanna stress your body, don't train and don't eat in a deficit." Essentially implying that change requires stress and that worrying about not being perfectly optimal is detrimental. Tbh it isn't that profound of a statement, but it really clicked with me in the moment. I decided to give a couple of weeks of eating in a calculated deficit a go and brought a whole lot of structure to how I ate. I went for 1800 calories as I figured my BMR was probably around 2500-3000 or so, at the time. I now wasn't that worried about being overzealous and just prepared myself that it would be really hard but I'd have to live with it if I wanted to change. I got on the scale after two weeks and saw that I had lost 4.1kg/9lbs. I can remember just staring at the scale for ages in disbelief. The weight-loss process: So once I got into the state of consistently losing weight, I figured I'd feel better about how I looked and I might be able to go back to playing basketball or rugby. Mostly I was thinking about how I'd look. The thing was that there were so many other things I just didn't even think about before I experienced them. The rewards from weight-loss started very soon. I always thought the process would be a marathon with the rewards at the end, but that was not the case. One of the first things that changed was the anxiety of being overweight. That went away within the first 10kg lost. I was not expecting to feel like that. I have progress pics where I've been at it for a few months and I'm grinning like I just won a million bucks. I suppose this makes sense, because I was always nervous that I couldn't do it, and now I was doing it. I got really confident in myself very quickly. The next thing was that I slept better. I used to wake up through the night, which I think could have been from snoring/sleep apnea or something. After 8 hours sleep, I'd feel like a zombie. Throughout the process, sleep has gotten a LOT better. Now I feel super energised and ready for anything after 8 hours of sleep. Before I started losing weight, I used to be really anxious about going out. Not just because of how I looked, but because it would invariably involve some sort of walking. I used to get nervous thinking about panting and dragging myself from dinner to the pub, or from the pub to the train. Now if someone invited me to do a lap of the city, I'd be really excited to give it a go. This has helped so much with relationships with friends and with my confidence when I'm out and about. More people being attracted to me has progressively become more of a thing, which is really nice. I think it's really important to understand that not everyone is going to be into you, no matter what you look like. It's more just something that comes up here and there and it definitely makes me feel good about myself. There was an instance where someone who I hung out with at university and had asked out ages ago approached me and asked for my number. At the time where were at uni, they were miles out of my league, by all accounts. They didn't recognise me. Don't worry, I told them everything straight away. I just didn't expect something like that to happen. Mechanically doing things around the house, or any sort of incidental movement is much easier. I used to have to swing myself onto my feet to get out of the car or from the chair at my desk. I got puffed doing the vacuuming or making the bed. Dropping something used to be hell because I'd have to bend over and pick it up, which would be an ordeal. All of that is gone now, which has been great for my motivation to get chores and stuff done. Here's one where I want to really emphasise that this is something that's very likely to not be a universal thing for similar people. I stopped carrying around my asthma reliever. I've always been on a special preventer, but I used to use the reliever once or twice a day after gym or after waking up in the night. I haven't had a puff of it in a year as of today. Another one with the same disclaimer as above, I very rarely get sick. I used to constantly have issues with my nose being hard to breathe through and I'd often get upper respiratory infections, chest infections, etc. This has been much less of an issue, although it could have something to do with me relocating back to my hometown from the big city, air quality etc. (I'm not a doctor) The weight-loss trend has not been a straight line. There are long periods where I felt like my weight wasn't shifting, then one day I get on the scale and I'm 1.5kg down and suddenly a new burst of weight-loss starts. The rhythm is uneven and can be really disturbing sometimes. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have days where I weighed in then was like a thundercloud all day because I was disappointed with the results. The last point I want to talk about is that the process has actually been easy. in hindsight. I suppose it's a bit like climbing a mountain or something. It's really hard while you're doing it, but time moves fast. People always say a year can fly by without you realising it. That's how I look back on my weight-loss. I can't remember any one single day of feeling hungry or exhausted. Once you've made progress, you wonder why you didn't do it earlier. Thanks for reading all this if you're still at it. I hope someone out there can find it relatable or valuable insight for the journey. Obligatory progress pics (theres a shirtless one, maybe NSFW): https://imgur.com/a/n3xzNlT [link] [comments] |
| BMI is out of the morbid obesity range! Posted: 16 Jun 2020 01:13 PM PDT My entire life i've been fat and trying to lose weight.. yo-yo fluctuations constantly, gaining and losing the same few pounds. I was always very obsessed with trying to diet and find different ways to lose. I would always think, man I would do ANYTHING to just be skinny. I have probably tried every single diet fad in existence. WW, B12 injections, FMD diet, Keto, various shakes… It'd go well for a little bit but never lasted long. But I was so obsessed with weight, it was an endless cycle. Then, several years ago I just got tired. Tired of losing the same few lbs.. getting people to notice I was losing ("Hey are you losing weight? you look great!") Only to gain that weight back soon after, plus more, and have to face those people again looking even bigger. I was tired of feeling defeated and depressed, and I told myself "f this. I just want to be happy. Food makes me happy. I am not going to try anymore." I started truly believing that I am just destined to always be fat and I should accept it.. I would envision myself at age 40, 50, being fatter than I am now and would just think I need to face facts. "Some people are just meant to always be fat. I am one of them." I know it probably sounds ridiculous but I really convinced myself of this. Maybe to make myself feel better for giving up. But I was just depressed and I thought food (large amounts of fatty delicious food) was the only thing to make me happy. I also stopped weighing myself. I decided I didn't need that stress in my life and just refused. Although I told myself the "yolo eat whatever I want" attitude was making me happy, it was not. I just kept getting more and more depressed with life in general. I work from home so at this point I rarely left the house. I didn't want to interact with anyone at all. I was a mess constantly, didn't care about my appearance whatsoever, no friends, no hobbies. That's how I've been the past several years…until this year. It was a mixture of different things coming into play all at once – my overall health has declined the past couple years, and my depression/stress was at an all time high, and then I saw on the news that anyone with a BMI over 40 was at high risk for Covid. I went ahead and checked a BMI calculator and it said my BMI was 43.3! I was shocked. I couldn't believe I was considered morbidly obese and was at high risk. At this point is when I decided I needed to make a serious effort to turn things around. I needed to be on this Earth for a while longer for my children. I figured I would give calorie counting one more serious try. I would do it for a couple weeks, and if I didn't lose weight then I'd go back to saying "F it." Also, my job started a virtual step challenge, so at the same time I decided to start going for walks. Well, surprisingly (or perhaps not surprisingly) I did lose a few pounds in those couple weeks! So I kept going. And now I am almost 2 months into it, and nearly 20 lbs down. It is certainly a slow process. That is one thing I used to always get depressed about… is that losing weight takes so long, but gaining weight is so easy. But this time around I'm ok with that. Because I just feel SO. Much. BETTER. I used to have daily stomach aches. Literally every night, I would get so nauseous and sick, I kept pepto and Tums in stock at all times. Headaches constantly. Difficulty breathing from the slightest task. I can go on and on. My highest weight (that I saw) was 237. As of this morning I'm at 218.2. When I re-calculate my BMI it's saying I'm at 39.9. So I'm still obviously obese but no longer in that morbidly obese category. The old me would have said "that's only 18.8 pounds lost, there's still so much more to go, might as well give up" But the new me is so happy. Because I FEEL so much better, in only 2 short months – both mentally and physically. I think walking has done a lot for me mentally… it was very difficult at first because I didn't want to leave the house, I was afraid of people looking at me and judging me. But I started with taking my dog for short walks. Gradually walked for longer periods of time and for more days per week. Right now i'm going 4-5 days per week but would like to walk every day so that is my goal. Physically, I have not had a single stomach ache since starting in April!!!! I have no idea whether there's any pepto in the house, haha. And although I can't see a difference in the mirror yet, I swear I can feel it. When I put my arms to my sides it feels like there's less of me. For CICO I am not restricting myself. If I want a cookie, I'll eat one. But first I make a conscious decision on the pros and cons of whether that cookie is worth it or not. I'll calculate how many calories I have left, and if I feel like I can handle it – I'll eat it! But if I think it's not worth it, then I don't. The old me would have a craving and automatically inhale 5 cookies. Then at the end of the day have a huge cake with ice cream. And half a stuffed crust pizza for dinner. Which is ok every once in a while, but this was on a daily basis. It is so freeing to know that I can still eat whatever I want, I just have to plan it out. If I have a craving for something calorie dense I'll think "I'll plan a maintenance day next week and eat that." Sorry for the long post, if you're still here reading then props to you. I don't really know the point of this, other than to share my journey and hope to give someone else a reason to start. Or if you feel like you're destined to always be fat – you're not!! Believe me. I know I'm still fat too, but for the first time in my life I feel that a truly happier/healthier me is actually attainable, and I am so excited to continue on this journey. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:28 PM PDT Today has been tough, but I am tougher. (Obligatory apology for mobile formatting) 22F, 5'7, SW: 193, CW: 189, GW: 160ish I've been using CICO for about 6 months now and have been able to maintain weight and even lose a little during COVID. I gained 40 lbs in the last 4 years, and not gaining weight in 6 months was huge for me! Yesterday, I began with a trainer and it's been going really well. At work, we sometimes have to ride bikes. My coworker and I are the largest in the office, and joked that my boss put us together because of our weight. My boss decided today that our crew name would be the "Pillsbury Doughboys". Who says that?! He continued to use the phrase in reference to our speed too, and it was pretty hurtful. On top of that, when I got home, my kitchen sink was completely flooded; I couldn't cook the dinner I had planned. It was stressful to say the least. Instead of freaking out and binging because of the stress, I was able to eat a decent dinner and go on a long walk. At the beginning of 2020, I would have completely given up, but today I was able to be strong and keep making progress in spite of it all. I give credit to this sub for posting really helpful tips and for making me feel less alone in trying to be healthier. [link] [comments] |
| Lost 30lbs and don’t like hearing comments about it Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:30 PM PDT For context, I'm 19, SW 225 CW 195. So since January/February I have lost 30lbs, slowly but steadily. Because of quarantine I haven't seen alot of people in a while, but I am starting to get comments about my weight and they make me feel super weird. Last week my best friends mom told me I look "fit" and I didn't know how to respond. My face got super red and I just said "Thanks". I'm usually super confident and outgoing, so it was weird that I felt that uncomfortable. Then today my grandmother came over and in the middle of a conversation she starts motioning at her waist pointing inwards and says "You look thinner!". I just kinda stood there and smiled and she goes "How much?"....... I was so confused, but then she continues to say "Have you been weighing yourself? How much have you lost?" to which I replied "Haha I don't know" knowing damn well that I have lost exactly 30.4 lbs. There were a bunch of people around and I didn't want my weight being the topic of conversation. So my question is, why do I not want people noticing? I've been working super hard to lose weight and I'm glad that the change is becoming noticeable but I seriously hate when people make comments like that. But at the same time it's flattering? I don't know. Super confused. Also for some reason I don't like talking to my family about my weight loss or healthy lifestyle changes AT ALL. Even though they obviously have noticed I've been eating much healthier and working out alot more, I hate when they bring it up. I just like to move in silence and not hear comments about it. I am grateful that they are kind and supportive, but let me be on my grind in peace!! TLDR: People have been commenting on my weight loss recently and it makes me feel super uncomfortable. [link] [comments] |
| I’ve lost 100 pounds thanks to coronavirus Posted: 16 Jun 2020 06:55 PM PDT I was around 500 pounds and now im 400! Yay! How did it happen? I just stopped eating out so much and im too lazy to cook my own food! Yesterday I kept a log of what food I ate. We had a party for my cousins baby 3 slices of bbq pizza 3 hamburgers 2 bbq ribs 1/2 a cheese and cracker platter 2 plates of fries and cheese A hotdog with all the works A ton of ketchup and honey mustard 1 banana and 1 vine of grapes 2 big bags of doritos the purple one 2 2 liter rootbeers 1/5 a birthday cake 2 cups of coffee 2 microwave popcorns The last square of the birthday cake 3 leftover hamburger patties Even with all that I would've eaten more when I was a consistent 500 pounds. I'll tell ya I still feel full today [link] [comments] |
| I’m finally out of the obese range! Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:13 PM PDT Hello! TL;DR I (20F 5'3) lost 20lbs! January 2020 I was 187lbs (BMI 33.1) and now I am 167lbs (BMI 29.5). I am a 5'3 20F and I have been on a weight loss journey since the end of January. At my last 2 years of school (17/18) I was hovering around the 160 mark, the summer before I started university I dropped down to 148/150 within 3 months. I joined my local gym and walked there every other day (25 minute walk). I didn't adjust my diet too much, just intuitive eating and being careful not to overeat and cut down on takeaways/fattening foods. I was meaning to join the gym during my first year of university, however I never got around to it. I was very stressed and depressed and ended up gaining about 32lbs. I was busy doing something in the summer and gained another 5lbs. I joined the gym in my second year but my eating habits were bad and I put off going to the gym, so I didn't really lose weight. By Christmas, my weight was 187lbs. When I first joined university I was a bit of a flirt on nights out and could usually get with a guy I wanted to most nights, however I noticed as I gained weight that happened less and less. My friends say maybe it was my confidence in approaching them, however I couldn't help but feel the way I looked had something to do with it. I never looked 'really big', but I was the biggest of my friends, and they all had amazing figures. After Christmas, I tried to take control of my weight. I aimed go to the gym 3 times a week (specifically Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). I recommend this if you put off going to the gym like I used to; I went from "I'm too tired I'll go tomorrow" to "It's a Tuesday so I have to go". I rarely missed a day and ended up going 4 times a week and sometimes even 5. It became a habit and I always felt like I achieved something in my day. I also did a lot of walking at university, I would walk more than 10,000 steps several times a week and the other days I would usually hit the 6,000 range, so I feel this definitely helped. At university, I cut my calories to between 1200–1400. I went out drinking twice (sometimes 3 times) a week. It was annoying as every weight loss advice page says to cut out alcohol when losing weight, and as a university student this wasn't going to happen. My course is very hectic so going out was something I looked forward to and one of the only times I socialised with friends. Also, if all my friends (who eat normally) can go out drinking (full fat drinks too!) and not gain weight, why can't I? I stuck strictly to spirits and diet mixers, and instead of ordering a takeaway like I usually would after a night out I bought a bread roll to eat when I got home. I usually went to the gym the evening I would go out, as I could go straight home, shower and get ready. I did suffer bloat sometimes after a night out, but that weight would usually drop off after a few days. If I wasn't drinking, my weight loss progress would definitely be quicker, however I am glad I have found a way to incorporate healthy habits into my lifestyle. Now, March 2020 was eventful, so I moved home. By the time I moved home I had lost about 9lbs (178lbs). I still had a lot of coursework as it was nearing the end of the term which is the busiest time for my course in particular. Gyms were shut, so I started following Popsugar Fitness workouts on youtube. Again, I set specific days to do them; Mondays Tuesdays Saturdays I would follow 30 minute workouts, and Thursdays and Sundays I would follow 40-45 minute ones. I only have 2kg weights at home so most of the workouts are cardio/body strength, however I do feel my legs toning up and my stamina has definitely improved! I don't walk as much as weather is pretty bad here a lot (England) and I don't have to walk to lectures, but I'm not drinking so I guess it balances out. I've upped my calories to 1400-1600 too, I feel this is more sustainable as I found I eat more at home. So, I have lost a grand total of 20lbs! I know its not a lot (1lb a week) but I'm glad it's coming off and it's becoming more noticeable. I'm hoping gyms will open soon as I would like to spend at least month really getting into shape with weights before university starts again end of September/early October. My BMI was 33.1 and it is now down to 29.5, which puts me in the overweight range. I am currently 167lbs. I don't have any decent full body pics of before my weight loss, and when I have found a full body pic the change isn't incredibly noticeable through a photo (I feel like it's spread out evenly throughout my body) so instead here is a photo of my face from January 2020 to this month. 20lbs may seem insignificant to some, but it really does show! Even when I lost 7lbs my friend said my face looked slimmer. Sorry this was really long, but if I have missed something I'll be happy to reply to anything :). My first goal weight is 140lbs, so once I get there I'll see how my body feels/looks. I've always had wider hips and a bigger bust even at a healthy weight, so I don't think I'll get down to 115lbs or around that mark. Thank you for reading! Extra note: I am continuing my weight loss, however one thing I'm worried about are my breasts. I believe when I started university they were DD's (may have been a cup too small, a lot of shops measure differently) and at my highest I was about an F. It's hard to tell what cup size I am atm as I don't have a professional to measure them, but I have noticed a change. They were definitely more perky when I was a DD, and most things I've read say when you gain weight the skin won't bounce back. I used to love my breasts but I'm worried they'll sag/not be as perky more than they are right now. I do chest exercises anyway mixed into my workouts, but I am worried that one day I will have to find the money to get them 'lifted', I don't want to lose all this weight and be too upset to look at myself without a bra. If anyone has any tips/stories please comment below, I am currently using the Clarins breast lift cream which has had good reviews, I haven't noticed any changes yet but I have only been using it for a week. [link] [comments] |
| I lost 55lbs but haven't posted a before after Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:01 AM PDT In the last 6 months or so I've lost 55lbs. It started when I got a dietician I was at 213 pounds and she changed my diet completely but only did so in a way that id stick to it. And I started dropping weight fast. Then around 40 pounds in lockdown happened no take out so I lost another 15 really fast and I look good now, can't go out but still those who see me say I look amazing. The reason I haven't posted a before after is because she said at 165 I'd have abs with the amount of muscle I'm carrying but I don't I still have a little stomach fat so I'm waiting to get shredded no gym so it'll be a while till then. But it just goes to show that body image issues run wayyy deeper than a number I'm skinny now and I still don't have the confidence to post myself. I'm still waiting for the "perfect" me to show so yeah. Thought id post this. [link] [comments] |
| Someone took a candid photo of me in a bikini Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:51 AM PDT And I didn't spontaneously combust or have a mental breakdown. That's right y'all! Let's back it up. You know the routine... After a weekend long camping trip, everyone swaps photos as soon as they're back in the cellular reception zone. When I saw the text saying "I got one of you shooting cans down" [slingshotting rocks at cans...because why the heck not!!!!] I braced for reality to hit HARD. Imagine thousands upon thousands of negative self-talk comment bubbles and voices floating through my mind... "that smore is gonna show" "you should have worn a fullbody garbage bag because your body is trash and needs to be hidden" "your legs are going to look like grocery bags filled with cottage cheese" "the progess you've made this year is a lie" "This will be proof that you are a failure" "You can never eat things you enjoy again" "You should have worn a tee shirt and shorts, you should have hid behind a tankini for security, or a high waisted bikini instead of the standard bottoms" The list of terrible things my mind likes to randomly share with me is far too long (and, like, really sad) to share. Some background: I've ONLY ever viewed bikini candids of myself as horrifying...the type of horrifying that inspires Stephen King and Clive Barker to write masterpieces that prompt readers' stomachs to bubble up with bile and cringe-inducing pain. I am an expert at magnifying the bad and minimizing the good when it comes to my appearance. Over the past two years I've been on a journey of self-love and compassion, mainly fueled by a desire to live more closely aligned with my values. In July 2018, I maxed out at 178 at a height of 5'3". Who the hell was looking back at me in the mirror? I didn't recognize her. That's when I fully committed. I quit smoking cigarettes [!!!!! After 10 years of half to 1 ppd]. I stopped drinking diet soda. Stopped getting trashed on boozed. I ate more veggies. I spent more time by myself, becoming my own best friend. I MOOOOOVED more... Fast forward to today. I am at 156.6. Has it taken a long time? Yes. I've had a lot of other things going on that interfere with pure focus on health...aka graduating from a doctoral program, moving, starting a fellowship, the licensure process, getting in a car wreck, global pandemic, national civil unrest, two friends suicided, sister experienced a personal hardship... Balance is hard when you're stressed out and your HPA axis is pumping cortisol like gas into a Hummer...or a mile long line of Hummers. Anyways, I sit here and type that I am 5'3" and 156.6lbs. Goal weight is 145lbs. I am strong. I do physical activity almost daily in the forms of HIIT circuits, running, exploring, tennis, biking, weights at a gym, hiking and trail running, and cleaning. It is my therapy. I eat healthy most of the time and cook most meals at home because it is usually more rewarding and satisfying knowing what's going on the plate, cooked to our liking, as opposed to gambling hard-earned cash on a mediocre meal from a restaurant. I made a goal to photograph all the different meals we've made this year and we are up to about 95 photos!!!! It is AMAZING how many different ways you can use the same or similar ingredients. I had a little slip with quarantine but got back on track logging on myfitnesspal about a month ago with 7 lbs lost! It really does come down to diet. You can't outrun a bad diet. Heard that from an RD colleague. It resonates. Back to the photograph. She sent me the candid and my jaw dropped. Reality definitely hit hard but in an unexpected way.... I look beautiful, healthy, and strong. This experience made me realize JUST how extremely hard on myself I can be. I am motivated and I will reach my goals. I am getting there. That's my mantra: I am getting there. I deserve to love myself abd see the beauty that is me. If you're struggling with body image, think of how many non-body accomplishments you've had and remember that you did those things in your body and will continue to be a bad ass go-getter in your skin. Yessssss yessss y'all!!! Have faith in the process, be self-compassionate, and stay hard!! [link] [comments] |
| I'm finally reading up on BED (Binge Eating Disorder) and it's so eye opening! Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:31 AM PDT F(22) here, I've suspected for a long time that I had this condition because how else can I explain that I've literally been have a binge eating episode alteast once every week for the past ten years?! Anyway it's really enlightening reading up on it and getting to understand the cues (situations, thoughts, feelings and behaviors) that trigger my BED, and how I can avoid those cues and or rearrange them in a way that wont lead to binge eating. I just feel sad because of how I've judged and criticized myself so much all this years but now that I know this is something that can be treated, I feel better. Nobody binge eats in my family I guess I can say they all eat "normally" but me, it's really good to know that I'm not a freak, I just struggle with a particular thing and it can be treated. Here's to improving my life bit by bit ! 🍾 P. S I just googled BED and it lead me to a couple of articles and one which led me to administer self CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) on myself which is the most effective tool in dealing with BED. [link] [comments] |
| I have 7 months before in-person classes start up again. Posted: 16 Jun 2020 04:46 PM PDT 20F, SW 202 lbs, CW 175 lbs, GW 130 lbs, 5'3"" Hey everyone, this is an accountability post. I wanted to make this post for a while now but lacked the courage to do so because it meant I had a real statement of promise written down; I hope to look back at this when I feel unmotivated and wish to get back on track. I just found out that my classes for the fall semester will most likely be online. That means no one is going to see me in person until the end of January. I want to pop up to school looking wayyy different. I want to look like a healthier and happier version of myself. I started losing weight about 2-3 years ago, and lost around 27 lbs the first year, and after that I fluctuated between 165-180 lbs. I'm resting at 175 lbs right now. I want to step on the scale and see 130 lbs by January 16. That is exactly 7 months from now, which means I have to lose about 6-7 lbs a month, or about 1.5-1.75 lbs a week. To lose one pound of fat a week, I need to be in a -500 calorie deficit. My BMR is 1600 cals, which means I burn that much a day if I do nothing. My daily caloric intake should be 1100, but since I run and walk around a bit I'll add 300 calories, and aim to eat about 1400 calories a day. To lose the amount I want to lose, I need to be at a daily -750 deficit, so I'll eat around 1300 instead and run a bit more. However this will probably be adjusted as time goes by depending on how I physically feel. I've also done and am still happily doing a lot of other things to improve my self confidence and foster a positive mindset. I stopped straightening my hair and cut it short to let me natural waves and curls grow. My Invisalign treatment won't be done until next June, but my smile will still look great when school starts. I started to take better care of my skin, and am focusing more on my hobbies during this time in isolation, including playing piano, writing, and learning how to program. I'm learning more about my own style and what I like to do rather than worrying about how others think of me. I'm reading books that are changing how I view the world, and I'm using this 'break' to really discover what I want to do with my future. Cheers if you made it to the end! Thank you for reading and I will update you all with my progress soon! :) [link] [comments] |
| NSV: Finally Noticing a Difference Posted: 16 Jun 2020 10:34 PM PDT Even though I've come down a good ways from where I was in August (from roughly 255 to 218 now) I still have felt like I look pretty much the same, despite being able to wear clothes that haven't fit in years. I have a shirt that was noticeably tight on me in August that hangs loosely now, but even seeing that comparison wasn't enough to change my perception. I recently ordered some shorts and a tanktop to wear on the 4th of July since I haven't seen my family since Christmas and I wanted to show off the fruits of my labor (even though I couldn't see much difference in the present, my hope was that by then it'd be more noticeable) and my other summer clothes are kind of baggy on me anyway. I sent a pic to my mom to see what she thought of the outfit, and when we talked on the phone later she talked about how much slimmer I looked. I didn't really believe her much though; she used to say the same thing when I'd come from college even if I'd actually gained, so while it was a nice compliment I didn't necessarily trust her judgement. When I woke up this morning though, I noticed my stomach (my biggest problem area) looked flatter than normal. I took a picture, and compared it to pics I'd taken last year. While I'm still thick there's definitely far less of a curve, and I overall look less puffy. As I ruminated over the pictures more though, I saw other changes that I hadn't noticed. Most prominent was my back - I never considered myself to be someone with back fat, but in my old pictures there's thick wrinkles that aren't there anymore. I'm so happy, because this is the first time that I really feel like the work I've been doing for almost a year now is actually starting to pay off. I'm excited to see how I continue to change, and it's reassuring to know that the way I used to look isn't how I'll look forever. I've mostly just been doing CICO, I try to take a whole-foods approach but there's nothing that's entirely off-limits (except maybe Doritos). I generally eat two meals a day, breakfast/lunch typically being oatmeal with fruit and nuts or chia seeds, and dinners usually being a protein, starch, and veggies. I recently got a blender so I've been working in smoothies, and generally eating more fruit since I have one hell of a sweet tooth. I'm also constantly drinking water and generally try to limit snacking. When I do crave something more savory, carrot sticks, cream cheese or happy cow cheese, and English muffins have been my go-to. I used to do cheat days, then cut that down to cheat meals, then cut that down to take-out once a week that still fits within my calories for the day (or, at worst, puts me at maintenance but not over). I've recently started going on 4-mile walks and am trying to go every day, but I'm also interested in doing yoga at home more often and picking up weights again whenever the gym finally reopens. Remember to take progress pics! Even if you don't see a difference now, someday you will and you'll be glad to see proof of your hard work! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 16 Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:04 PM PDT Hello losers, Late post & run kids! Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning, 202.8 trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): Should be good today. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute walk during lunch & 30 minute HIIT. 14/16 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/15 days): Body scrub. Try a new recipe once a week: Curried chickpeas from dry beans, chickpea flour crepes (I helped, it counts) & new recipe breakfast burritos so far. 3/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not tonight. 0/50 pages. No fast food or candy from the work dish: Day 14. Listen to my effing body: Yard work made my upper arms a wee bit sore today. Especially my smart arm. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Work is less dumb. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Find something you love doing! Posted: 16 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT Female, Age:25, H:5'3, SW: 172lbs, CW: 125lbs, GW: 120lbs I have never posted on Reddit before, but after spending some time reading through posts on here I thought I would share a little of my weight loss journey. Throughout elementary/middle/high school I was always borderline overweight. My senior year of high school I hit 145lbs. That went up to 160lbs by the end of my freshman year of college. After moving in with my (now ex) boyfriend, I made it up to 172lbs, making me officially "obese". I remember hating myself, wore nothing but baggy clothes and NEVER wore a bathing suit. I was always extremely tired as well. I'm not sure what it was that caused me to change my life, maybe it was seeing that I was now technically obese? Whatever it was, I decided to finally make it happen. I started cooking all my meals, and throwing in a bit of cardio once in a blue moon. I was seeing results, but got too carried away with the numbers on the scale.. causing me to start purging my food often. I wasn't binging, I was just obsessed with calories, and if I went over my planned 1000-1200 for the day, I'd throw up thinking, "this will put me back on track". It was a terrible habit, I knew I needed help but I didn't get it.. the only thing that made me stop was losing 20 pounds. I was at 152lbs after 4 months and feeling good! My weight loss was stalled at that point due to me feeling comfortable, until I wasn't. 5 months after losing 20 pounds and keeping it off, I started dieting again, losing another 20 pounds hitting 132lbs in 5 months. I maintained that weight for a little over a year, only fluctuating between 2-5 pounds. I'm proud of myself for changing my life, losing the 40 pounds made me feel so much more confident, I had completely lost the urge to purge and felt fine wearing a freaking bathing suit! The last few months I took it a step further. I wanted to lose a bit more fat and get toned. I had tried to be a runner and gym enthusiast before.. it never stuck. I decided to give rollerblading a try. I purchased a good pair of rollerblades (expensive but worth it), and I downloaded this app called Tone and Sculpt that provides at home workout plans. Let me tell you.. I finally found ways of working out that I love and have been sticking to with no problem, as a matter of fact I hate the days that I have to skip a workout for whatever reason. I am now at 125lbs and have started to tone up my arms, legs, stomach, etc. I never imagined my body could look like this, especially in only a few months! I guess the point of all this is to say that losing weight and becoming a healthier version of yourself is not to be rushed. I've been on and off working on it for over 2 years, but I've managed to not gain any of my weight back. I think the most important things are this: 1) find something you love to do. I enjoy rollerblading so much, it's so much easier on the joints than running, and feeling the breeze as you're working hard is amazing! The Tone and Sculpt app is so easy to use, and so effective, also helps you plan your work outs day by day. It's so much easier to stick to something you enjoy 2) I've learned that you do not have to give up carbs, sugar, and all of those other things people seem to think they have to give up completely, you can still incorporate them into your life, but in moderation and with healthier alternatives! Ps: I did not proof read, so apologies on any errors [link] [comments] |
| Reflections on the first ten weeks of change Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:02 AM PDT I'm 35 years old, male, and 5' 8". I've always been a big kid growing up, but in a healthy sort of way. Did martial arts, hiking, sports etc., was overweight but fit. Confident in my strength. Then, over the course of the last ten years, not even close to fit anymore. Weight ballooned up from 180 lbs to 230 235 lbs. Wheezing. Couldn't bend down without having trouble breathing. Lay awake wondering if I was going to have a heart attack, listening to my heart pound in my chest at night trying to digest a late-night meal of gargantuan proportions. "Getting fit date" always pushed back, for one reason or another, and a last minute take out meal not the least. Slowly, lost confidence. Weakness is a feeling more in the mind than in the body. Felt weak. And fat. And continued to lead the same lifestyle. Then, the pandemic hit. Shelter in place. Work from home. Spent one week eating take out and binging on Netflix. Stepped on the scale - 258 lbs. BMI of 40. F.o.r.t.y! How had it come to this? How did I let it come to this? Decided to change that day. Changed that day. Started cooking. For everyone. For myself. Learnt simple home style cooking. Vegetarian, non vegetarian. Took control of grocery shopping. Bought all the candies and cookies and eveything others in the house wanted, put them on the dining table, and decided I would walk past them every day without yielding. I had quit cigarettes before, now I had to quit food. Started replacing rotis with collard or lettuce leaves. Caulifower rice for white rice. Completely cut out refined carbs. Started intermittent fasting - for most days eating only once a day. Really started trying to listen to the body. Did a three day fast, that helped change my perception of hunger. Started using fitness apps like noom and MyFitnessPal. Counting calories and reading about diets. Read The Obesity Code by Jason Fung. Watched plenty of YouTube videos on the topic of weight loss, and eating habits. Then decided to walk. Started walking around the perimeter of my housing complex. 5 to 6 miles a day. Soon upped it to 13 miles a day. I could work from home, and work was chill - more time! Quit watching tv. Quit Facebook. Quit instagram. All time sink holes removed gave me so much time for myself. Tried to run but hurt my lower leg, a fibula stress fracture probably. But could walk, so walked a "walkathon" (26.2 mi), even though my thighs had chafed so much that they were bleeding profusely and the skin turned dark. Should have used BodyGlide or some such. Walked 13 mi next day anyway. Averaged 11 mi a day in May. Walked three walkathons in a week. Completed a 50km walk in a day. Averaged 20 mi a day in the first week of June. Then started to jog again, injured hip this time. And ankles hurt. Hurt a lot. So, taking a week off walking currently, waiting to get back to it. Time for reflection. In 10 weeks, I've lost 44 lbs. BMI 33. Will move from obese to overweight at BMI of 30. I suppose that's the first goal. But the mental aspect is even more invigorating. I think I have begun to understand my cravings for food, and what they were in reality. And also beginning to understand my hunger. And to a certain extent, am beginning to understand my body, and my mind. Understand isnt the right word, "rediscover" perhaps. Recently walked into a convenience store to buy some milk, and found myself looking at the tempting goodies strategically placed around the cash out register, but with a new found clarity. As if a veil had been lifted, I saw through all that for what it really was. And why it was there. I knew all these things intellectually already, but in that moment of clarity, I felt it. It had no hold over me, for that moment. I've set a goal in terms of weight to be lost, but my mental peace and control over my reactions to food and hunger, and over the desire to satiate that lust is my new goal, though hard to quantify. I want to enjoy it, but not enjoy it at the same time, and be able to treat both the enjoyment and the abstinence exactly the same. Something for me to think about while doing the easy bit - tracking my food intake and my weight. I also know that losing weight is the easy part, keeping it off is the real challenge. And that requires mental clarity more than anything, I think. There are big changes coming up in my life shortly. But I'm preparing myself to meet those, because I know the biggest change needed is in myself. [link] [comments] |
| After the first month of my weightloss: what I've learnt Posted: 16 Jun 2020 03:37 PM PDT Hello guys :) I've had a rocky relationships with my weight and the scale for the past 9 years. I wasn't always obese/overweight, but I've been for most of my life. I started losing weight when I had just turned 14yo, and almost at the same time, developed an ED (bulimia). For many years, my weight would go up and down. I also eventually got diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which explained a lot of things... My weight, even if still overweight (fluctuations of 5-10 lbs tops), had been stable for the past 3 years. That was a great achievement for me. I also decided to take recovery seriously on nov. 2018. Fastforward to late 2019, I was introduced to Intuitive eating my a registered dietitian. She told me to stop weighing myself, to eat emotionally and said that being overweight was totally fine. So, without realizing, I gained 22 lbs and reached my highest weight ever. I only weighed myself because I started worrying as I was only getting hungrier and I ripped my biggest pair of jeans. I was bloated 24/7 and felt awful. .... So now it's been a month. And I haven't relapsed into my eating disorder, neither binged. No behavours. I've lost 4 lbs, and 2 inches off my hips. The extreme hunger and bloating I was feeling went away within the first week and a half. I haven't been counting calories consistently for the past two weeks, and still lost weight. My hunger cues have completely reset, and also my cravings. It's not like I crave a leaf of lettuce, but my body is no longer screaming at me to eat nutella after having a proper meal. I've been able to increase my walking distance and time, from 6-8k steps in 1.5h, to 10k, and yesterday I did 14k in 2h! It had been a loooong time since I walked to much. I haven't introduced weight training back yet, or running. I don't feel prepared just yet. But it'll be soon enough. I also sleep like a baby now. Mostly after increasing my exercise last week. But most importantly, for the first time ever, I don't feel emotionally attached to my food or eating. I've been able to better pick up when I start getting anxious around food, and stop myself. I can eat just boring plain food and be totally fine with it. For month #2 my main goal is to reintroduce weight training and MAYBE some running (but that might have to wait until I get my results from the neumologist, I was VERY sick a few months ago and doctors suspect I could've developed complications. And I tried running for a few days and it only got worse). Readjust my calorie intake to break my 1week plateau and stop slacking on salads a I've been doing for the last 2 weeks. Weight wise? I'm fine with being lighter than I started the month. Slow and steady. [link] [comments] |
| How do you all deal with the mental struggle of feeling fat? Posted: 16 Jun 2020 04:33 PM PDT I started a new med and gained some weight (15lbs). I was unhappy with my weight before but not super unhappy. Well now I dont fit into the clothes I just bought and I am broke and cant really spring for new clothes that flatter me. I just feel fat. I know im like verging on chunky and not fat, but I feel fat. Like a big dayglo blob with brown arms. How do you guys deal with this? Its become the thing my depression fixates on during my episodes. Im starting to even have thoughts of skipping meals or days without food, which is unhealthy. I dont have control over my diet, only my portions. I have a new physical job thats keeping me active, I want to do more but dont have the time to work out every day. I feel so out of control and like a big pale, squishy balloon. This sucks. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:46 AM PDT Well, this is embarrassing. If you had asked me last year if I would be in this position, I would have probably either laughed at you or gotten defensive, but here we are. In early March this year I reached my lowest weight since Grade 11 at 237 lbs, a milestone achievement for me. I was excited that it was only 13 lbs until I was officially no not obese. To celebrate, I picked up a T-shirt of an artist I enjoy in an XL since I could fit into one finally. Things were looking up, but well I think you know what happens next. March 12, 2020: I get an email from my university saying that all in-person classes were cancelled. This was more than just my lectures and labs being cancelled, this was a total collapse of my daily routine, with that, my motivation and discipline tanked. My University announced that they wouldn't be giving out letter grades. Since it was my last semester and I had luckily lined up before graduation, I had lost all incentive to try. Since I live at home without any real expenses besides phone/internet and car insurance, I was stuck at home without work (any real work) for 2+ months with my leftover income from my previous internship. Some people bought bikes, weights, and other exercise equipment. But not me, I spent it on snacks and other crap food since I was put on grocery duty for our household. It started innocently enough at first, a bottle of Dr. Pepper here, a bag of Doritos there, and maybe I'll get Wendy's on the way home (TBH their spicy chicken sandwich is like crack cocaine to me). This eventually evolved into getting full meals delivered at 11:30pm in secret almost every other night, simply because I though I was kind of hungry. I had fully fallen back into my old habits that led me to ballooning up to 300 lbs back in 2018. And I hated myself for it. But even worse, I kept doing it. Where am I getting at with this exactly? Well, last week I started my job working from home. Since I didn't have an office to go to, I just decided to throw on a T-shirt and some sweatpants. I picked out the XL T-shirt I bought myself in March and put it on. It didn't fit. I think you know how I might of felt in that moment. I spent that day feeling nothing but defeat. The rest of the week I spent feeling sorry for myself, lamenting all of the progress I lost and all the money I wasted on food. I was scared to get on the scale, because I knew I wouldn't like what I saw. But sometimes all you can is swallow your pride and take the hit, so I stepped on my neglected scale. 256 lbs. Almost 20 lbs up. I was shocked, but at the same time relieved that it wasn't more. But you know, If I can lose the weight once, I can damn well lose it again. Welcome back to Day 0. I've made this post to share my story, and serve as a reminder to myself that this is the day I took back control. So if you're in a similar position as me, just know that you have the power to take control back. Throw out your snacks (or give them to your neighbors), get a calorie tracker, make a plan, start counting, and take your health back. And if you're thinking about losing weight for the first time, start right now. Quarantine may have locked the door, but only you can open the window [link] [comments] |
| What are your best tips for staying motivated? Posted: 16 Jun 2020 05:14 PM PDT When you've been losing weight for quite a while and you start to get apathetic about the whole process and forget why you're doing it...what do you do then? Usually we all start out with tons of enthusiasm and we pour over resources online and get our head "in the game" multiple times a day from various sources. But eventually that runs out. Eventually it's just you and the work you need to keep doing to get to your goal. I would appreciate hearing how each of you refocus yourself when the initial motivation wears off. TL;DR - What is that one thing you do to remotivate yourself when you start to feel apathetic about weight loss? [link] [comments] |
| What are you looking forward to doing once you’ve lost weight? Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:43 AM PDT I used to love go karting. My partner is really into it and their family goes often for birthdays. I haven't joined in for the last 4 or 5 times, choosing to watch from the sidelines. It's really rubbish as the room is freezing and it's not a super exciting wait. I told myself and the family that it was because I was trying to save money and I didn't like racing when it was busy. However, deep down I knew the real reason. When you arrive at the track, you're given a race suit. They come in 4 sizes and I used to be an orange - the smallest size. My partner is also orange as he's the same height as me and slender. But the last time I raced, they gave me a green, the medium size. I don't know why it upset me so much, but it did to the point that I only took part in one race and then said I was feeling to ill to continue. Something about having the size so obvious to everyone was too much. I hadn't put on a lot of weight to get to medium, but it was clearly enough for the guy at the desk to notice. Ive lost almost 20lb now since April and weigh less than my partner so I'm feeling more confident that I might be given a small if I take part next time. I want to lose another 7, but when lockdown is over I can't wait to go racing again! Did you stop doing anything, subconsciously or consciously, as a result of putting on weight? [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 17th, 2020 Posted: 16 Jun 2020 11:06 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] |
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