Weight loss: Two pounds is actually a lot: Checking in! |
- Two pounds is actually a lot: Checking in!
- Lessons on losing 100lbs
- Finally under 300 pounds- 21 pounds down!!
- Under 200lbs for the first time in 8 years, here's some face gains
- Lost 130+ pounds and gained it all back.
- My childhood bully works at my OrangeTheory gym and I don’t know how to handle this.
- I feel like an idiot.
- A surprise 6 pounds loss ends a nine month plateau
- Needing to turn it around... accountability post.
- I’ve not lost a single pound, but it’s still a win for me.
- Progress: Journey from 97kg to 83.5kg and (hopefully) to 77kg /w diet, weight tracking & images
- Finally beating my eating disorder! 112kg to 86kg to 76kg - M33
- Struggling with "Cheat Days"
- A comprehensive guide of what I gained through weight loss, good eating habits, and a new relationship I developed around food and exercise. (As well as my success story)
- What’s the best thing you have bought to aid your weight loss journey?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 8th, 2020
- A reminder to be gentle
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Monday, 08 June 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Finally achieved my first goal after a month :)
- is 1500 cal and plus too big of a deficit ? Wil calorie cycling fix it ?
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7
- I'm a huge comfort eater, and my mantra is my life.
- I’ve decided to change my lifestyles for the better
- After child
| Two pounds is actually a lot: Checking in! Posted: 07 Jun 2020 05:47 PM PDT A lot of you read my "Two pounds is actually a lot post" and it resonated with so many of you. I've posted since then, but figured I'd do a formal check in :) original post below. My highest weight was 330. My father had a heart attack in January and I swore that I would not gain another pound. He isn't even fat. Apparently heart disease runs in our family, it was totally unexpected as he is a healthy guy. I had started making very small changes after his very close call. But when I really started putting in effort I was 324. After my post I really just felt so much love and support, even though I had been working on my mindset every single comment just meant the world to me, and solidified determination. I can say this is the first month, in my 20 years of dieting, that I've ever been successful for a whole 30 days. I'm not dieting this time, I'm changing my lifestyle. I've accepted that. No matter how many times someone has said to me "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle" it never clicked. But it has now. In all my attempts I've never gone a week without a binge. But I've gone a full motherf***ing month with out a binge. Another first, I am feeling an increase in my energy and my productivity. I do CrossFit (i know people have a lot of feelings about CF) but it's a community and workouts that I truly love. I have built my workouts from 3 days a week to 6 days a week. I've never in my life worked out multiple days in a row. I had one day that I drove home crying after a really hard workout because I just so discouraged and embarrassed that I ever got to the weight that I did. But I went back. I didn't eat my feelings away. I WENT BACK. My palate is changing. I'm not craving sugar like I used to. Sugar was a daily thing for me. I stopped putting sugar in my coffee. When the sugar craving does hit, Halo Top ice cream is a real life saver. I am eating plain cucumbers for snacks because they taste good...who woulda thought?! I'm putting broccoli in my eggs in the morning lol. Veggies and I are becoming friends! I'm officially down to 314. It's working guys. My husband told me "it's not just disappearing babe, you're working your ass off and making it happen". He is right, I am making it happen. Lots of love y'all. I'll do another check in when I'm out of the 300s. Is there a fun name for us super heavy people getting to the 200s, like Onederland? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 06:09 AM PDT So, five minutes ago I weighed in at 227.6 which puts me exactly 100lbs down from Jan 2019. I started 73 weeks ago but have only been doing this seriously for 55 weeks (over which I am down 89.2lbs or 1.63 per week) I will try to (semi-briefly) show some stats and summarize the big lessons that I hope might be helpful. So I kinda loafed for the first 18 weeks (lost 10.8lbs) but then I started to keep track of everything and kick things into gear. Starting from 316.8 mid May 2019 here are the stats: 1st 26 weeks. 79 Workouts (just over 3 a week) consisting of like 20 minutes cardio and 4 weight exercises @ 3 sets each. 2017 calories averaged per day. I lost 52.8lbs Lesson - When you're big, a relatively moderate amount of effort is going to lead to results. And this is with a 45 year old metabolism. If I had been 25 I'd have lost even more. 2nd 26 weeks. 117 workouts (4.5 per week). 1970 calories averaged per day. I lost 33.2lbs Lesson - Once the "easy" loses are taken care of, this is a big fight. I ate 8500 fewer calories, worked out 48% more and lost 37% fewer lbs per week. Which, of course makes sense, I was not using calories to maintain 52.8 extra lbs of weight. Some general thoughts. 1) Weigh everything. Packages are often over filled. The protein bar says 260 calories for 68g but it probably weights 69-72g. So I weigh them in package and mark them with a sharpie as to their actual weight so I can accurately add the calories. This may seem minor but it def adds up if you eat a lot of something regularly. I found this out when I decided to weigh a 390 calorie mini can of pringles I was having as a treat and found that the can contained 440 calories by weight. An extra 5-10-50 calories may not seem huge but it adds up if you eat a lot of single serving packaged stuff. 2) Create your own calorie count bible that makes it easy (or use one of the million calorie counting apps). So, for example, I eat a lot of roast veggies. I know by heart that green beans are 31 calories for 100g. I also know that 1/3 tbsp is 40 calories of olive oil. Knowing that means I reduce the pain in the butt that is calorie counting when I weigh out 100g of green beans to roast and can immediately add 71 calories to the tally. So I have a word document that has the calories per gram (easier to multiply odd numbers that way) of all the foods I regularly eat. 3) You almost certainly have to accept that success means making 90% of your own meals. It kinda is what it is. That 800 calorie restaurant burger is probably 900 or 1000 calories when served (calorie counts are based on a perfect burger submitted to a lab for testing, when actually cooked for you it is generally going to be higher calorie because they aren't weighing the mayo they put on). It is going to be very very hard to succeed at this if somebody else is making your food. The reason things in restaurants are more delicious than when you make them is fat. Butter and oil make things tasty. 4) Make goals that are not binary (i.e. pass/fail). I have a grading system based on calories. So 1700 is an A, 1700-1850 is a B and so on. My goal is to average a B+. The idea is pretty straightforward. Create a system that allows for "bad" days but which encourages you to limit how bad they are. So I could get to my goal with a bunch of combinations. 1 A and 6 B's will do it. So will 3 A's and 4 C's. So will 4 A's a B, C and an F. I also have a grade called an X which is like getting a 0. 6 A's and an X is a narrow fail. (i.e. you cannot pass a week with an X no matter how good the other six days are. Avoiding big calorie days is a big tenet of the system. BUT if you do need to have an X, you have to know you need a perfect week otherwise and the week before or the week after needs to be a good one as well.) The logic is simple. Limit damage. If I am sitting here at 8pm and hungry and I've eaten 1700 calories, I have to choose how bad I am going to fall. 150 calories drops me to a B, 300 drops me to a C, 500 drops to a D, 1000 to an F and over a 1000 drop is an X. If I didn't have these specific calories I would have much more of a "screw it I've failed" mentality and eat worse. 5) Revise your goals say every three, four or six months. My "A" has not changed as of yet (1700 calories) but a B sure has. It started 1700-2000 calories, then went 1700-1900 and now it is 1700-1850 (where it will remain for 23 more weeks and then change again...it will become either 1650-1800 or 1700-1800 I have not decided yet if I am going to lower my A yet). 6) Make goals based on your own psyche and what you are achieving. Let's pick workouts. My goal is to average 3.5 workouts per week. To me this is a reasonably achievable goal. 2 would be too easy and lead to fewer workouts, 5 is too many. If you are the kind of person who gets discouraged easily then maybe 2 is a good goal (or if you have no history of working out or hate it), if you are a high achiever who is going to be more driven by an impossible goal then maybe 5 works. You have to find whatever sweet spot there is for you that makes you want to hit the goal (i.e. be hard) but not slack off if you've hit the goal by Wednesday and lie on the couch for 4 days (i.e. be too easy). Further, change your goals based on what you are actually doing. If you're working out 5 days a week for like four months, having a goal of 3 per week isn't doing you any good. My theory is that a good goal is one you should juuust fail to meet or juuuust succeed in making. It's supposed to be hard. It's a goal. 7) I think it would be generally helpful to have a goal that is specific and not centered around just losing weight. This is going to be really hard for lots of people but I think "running a 5K" is a much better goal than "I want to be thinner" on average. For me, I want to do a big hike late next year and I need to be waaay fitter and lighter than I am today. When I do 25 flight stair climb(s) (I can only manage 1 so far). I am motivated to that because I know that hiking in mountains isn't going to be possible without it. I am not sure I could motivate myself to schlep up and down flights of stairs if I didn't have a specific goal in mind. (note: This does mean that when you achieve the goal, you need to pick a new one as it would be way too easy to be "yep, I climbed Kilimanjaro now I can eat Doritos". ) The reason for this is simple. If you want to lose weight to say meet somebody romantically that's fine but there are no guarantees that losing 100lbs is going to magically make the person of your dreams come into your life. Are you stacking the odds in your favor? Absolutely. But something specific that is achievable through weight loss (that you actually care about) is going to be a better motivator on down days. I have always dreamed of seeing Mount Everest in person and doing the Everest base camp hike has been a dream for a long time. Giving myself three years to get fit and do it has been really beneficial on down days. It is always in the back of my mind that if I cannot get under 200lbs by the end of this year, I can't even think about doing the hike at the end of next. 8) Give exercise a chance but if you're not enjoying it then find something else. I have a history of gymming and lifting weights is something I really enjoy. I get bored of cardio but 20 minutes is long enough to have some impact but short enough that I can get through it. Lunges are great exercises. I hate lunges. So I don't do them. Better to do a sub-optimal workout than no workout. So I have consciously chosen things I like (shoulder press, bench press, rows, biking) that cover the major muscle groups and avoid things I hate (like burpees) because I am just not going to do them. But you have to give something a legit chance. 9) You are, sadly, likely going to have issues with people in your life. Some of my friends have been very supportive, others less so. My own mother (on zoom) was like "It's a pandemic, just eat" because, to her, my succeeding shines a light on her own weight failures. Pre pandemic I was talking camping plans for the summer and my buddy was talking about all the high calorie food he wanted to bring and was actually upset with me for saying that I was going to bring some salmon and such. I hope you are lucky and everyone in your life is supportive but it has taken a long time for people to understand this is what it is. I went socially distance biking with my friend yesterday and he suggested we pick up junk take out on the way home and, for the first time, he accepted it without argument when I said I'd grab lunch at home because I wanted to hit 100lbs down today and couldn't have any junk. Enough rambling, I hope any of this is helpful. I have 52.6 to go and today is chest/back so I gotta get on that! :) If a 327.6lb middle aged fat guy can do this, so can you! The day I started I could barely walk up two flights of stairs without puffing for 10 minutes. The other day I got up 25 flights without a break (granted, my legs felt like jello and I was puffing like mad but 1,000,000% progress). EDIT: Just adding some stuff 10) I tolerate steamed broccoli. I LOVE roast broccoli. This is always going to work better if you can figure out foods you enjoy and work with those confines. Steamed broccoli is def lower calorie than roast (i.e because of the olive oil) but making every meal a chore is going to kill your motivation. I make a rice bowl of roast broccoli, roast green beans, and extra lean ground beef that clocks in at 685 calories and makes for a delicious dinner. Cut the rice in half and it is 555, eliminate it and it's 425. Don't force yourself to eat celery if you hate celery, it never works. 11) Calorie counting gets easier. I doubt I look at my calorie bible even once a week at this point. I know what salmon, extra lean ground beef, the veggies I like etc... are calorie wise by heart. It's a pain in the butt to start with to be sure but most of us cook the same things frequently. I don't need to know how many calories a kiwi has because I don't eat kiwi fruit. I would start with a list of things you use on a daily basis and go from there. Dry pasta is like 300 calories for 85 grams. I didn't even look that up. So, take heart, that what seems like a huge mountain is a lot of work to get going but once you're in the thick of it, it becomes second nature. 12) This is a biggie. You have to get to the point of accepting that this is your new normal. There is no "I am going to lose X lbs and then go back to eating "normally". That "normally" got us to where we are today. This is a biiig change and it's permanent if you want to succeed. 1700 was a huge deficit when I started. At 175lbs (my goal) it's my BMR. i.e. My maintanence calories is likely to be 2000 calories per day at 175lbs with continued working out regularly. So eventually my grading scale will likely be slightly rejigged with a goal of 0pts a week and an average of 2000 calories. There will never be a day when averaging 2500+ calories a day is my routine. Not if I want to stay at 175 (when I get there). 13) Watch how your thin friends eat. You've probably heard the "fast metabolism" stuff and (to a degree) it's a thing. But dollars to doughnuts your thin friends have a higher level of activity and lower overall calories. Nobody (and I mean nobody) can sit on the couch eating endless bags of Doritos and say thin. It's not possible. Watch what they eat and I bet their lunch was tiny or they start their day with a five mile run or what not. Genetics play a role, absolutely, and you def want to make sure you don't permanently lower your metabolism with too big a deficit (I lost like 90lbs on 1994 calories a day average...never going below 1700 (all my A's are 1680-1699 calories) and only hitting 1700 45% of the time...i.e. more than half of all days were 1850 calories or more...BUT (and this is big) only 2/365 days had more than 3000 calories)...so my losses were far more about having a loooot of really solid days and virtually eliminating bad days than being perfect all the time. 14) Always look forward. As the numbers grow it is really tempting to ease up. In my case I have gone from 5XL t-shirts to 2XL t-shirts. I am delighted at that fact. BUT I do have to think "2XL is still 2XL". Do you see what I mean? Take dating. If I go on a date tomorrow, that person never met 327.6lbs Alex...so me looking better than that guy doesn't give me much in the way of benefits because current Alex is 227.6 and wears 2XL clothes. This doesn't mean you shouldn't be proud of yourself for progress and definitely does not mean you beat yourself up over it (there clearly huge benefits to being 227 over 327 so even if I never lose another pound I am better off) BUT you should keep focus on the goal. Being less fat isn't my personal goal. Being fit is. So it's nice to put on an old 5XL t-shirt and go "wow" but I also keep an XL shirt to remind me that I don't fit into that one yet. 15) Losing weight doesn't magically solve all your problems. Losing 100lbs has had tangible benefits. I don't die walking up a flight of stairs, my back and knees don't hurt anywhere near what they used to. Losing weight is pretty much never a bad thing. But not much else has practically changed in my life. My friends are still my friends, I'm still single. I hope it has a positive impact on my dating life post pandemic (it can't hurt!) but, at the end of the day, I think it's important to see weight loss in context. It's one aspect of your life and a goal worth striving for but if you find yourself saying "If only I was thin" then that's a bit of magical thinking. Being 175lbs is going to be worth it in a lot of ways but it isn't a miracle drug that is going to make me happy 24/7. 16) Some days suck. I wish I could say to you "After 78 weeks hitting 1700 calories is a walk in the park" and it isn't. Today was easy (I am at 1600 at 8pm and likely to have 100 calories worth of scotch to cap my day) but other days are a grind. As I have said elsewhere in this post, I fail to get an A more than half the time. But I will say that 2000 calories is WAAY easier than it used to be. Like the bar has definitely moved. But, because you are running a deficit, your body is just going to fight you and you have to win a war of attrition. 17) If I had to pick the single best weapon in my arsenal to recommend to somebody. A kitchen scale. When the pandemic hit Canada I, not joking, bought a 2nd kitchen scale (they are only like $20) because I was terrified that mine (5 years old) would suddenly die and I wouldn't be able to replace it. I use mine literally for every meal in the home (yep, I even weigh slices of bread) and it's key to my success. Which brings me to: 18) My level of OCD isn't for everyone. If the idea of spreadsheets and keeping a running tab of calories gives you the shudders then choose a different system. There are a million ways of doing this. For some people just not drinking beer will do it (I switched from beer to scotch), for others a system where veggies are "free" and don't count but you can't eat appetizers or dessert (or whatever) might work too. There are def diets the science community prefers over others, I believe in CICO and that makes sense to me. Keeping a running tab of calories and figuring out what I am going to have for dinner the night before does as well. Success in this is all about doing a system that YOU believe in. At the end of the day the scale is going to tell you whether what you're doing is right or wrong. 19) Structure really helps. So I live alone and the pandemic lockdown here REALLY got to me (and still does as Ontario is still in a state of emergency). If you look at the spreadsheet below you'll see a def downturn in the food points from mid-March onwards. A lot of 0 weeks. Pre pandemic I was averaging 10.3 points a week. During pandemic that dropped to 3.3. I was also burning fewer calories because I cannot really do cardio in my apartment and even basic stuff like walking to the subway and standing for 30 min to get to work has been replaced with going to my couch and logging on to zoom. BUT the structure of the system prevented me from a full fledged diet meltdown. I could rationalize 0's but not much worse than that. So even though I've made less progress, I've def made progress and that's because I've stuck to the system. Most people I know have gained weight over the past 12 weeks, I am down 11.2lbs. I credit that to sticking to logging/tracking. Here is my Year 1 spreadsheet...just to give you an idea of what it looks like...the workouts will prob not make a lot of sense without knowing the meaning (I had to change the symbols and goals after the pandemic closed my gym)...but it gives you an idea of what I track. The grey untracked blob mid-year is when I was out of the country for four weeks. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OmYg7kozVv5Y6mmQgJPjZJAtYLmY1eWq1i2R_XcmlOg/edit?usp=sharing I see somebody(s) gilded the post...I didn't get an email notification so cannot respond/thank you personally...I am glad people have found this helpful. It's a looong grind (as you know) and anything I can do to make it a tiny bit easier makes me happy. [link] [comments] |
| Finally under 300 pounds- 21 pounds down!! Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:21 PM PDT These past 2 months have been hard and I went up and down too much because i self sabotage- the moment i do well on the scale i order takeaway.But I stopped doing that. I also learned a lot about how I've been treating my anxiety with food. So now I hope I can manage better. First time under 300 pounds in 8 months! [link] [comments] |
| Under 200lbs for the first time in 8 years, here's some face gains Posted: 07 Jun 2020 05:28 AM PDT 27F/ SW: 222 CW: 188 GW: 150 Before & after were taken 7 months apart. It's been slow, but that's okay! Last year was a particularly hard year for me mentally because of my self image. It was a pretty dark time. I had no self love whatsoever. I just hated my body & what it had become. I learned I had hypothyroidism (& I'm still in the process of treating that.) Then I got to work. I started cutting back on fast food, sugar, and honestly, just cutting back on my portions. I started paying attention to what I put in my body & how much. I learned to say no. I work in an office setting, so I'm just now implementing some cardio a few days a week. Nothing special! But, the most valuable thing I learned through this whole process, is to love myself & be kinder to myself. And that doesn't have anything to do with weight loss. That was an entirely different journey than this! So to anyone else out there that finds themselves engaging in negative self talk, STOP. Your body has been through so much, & deserves SO much more than what we think or say about ourselves. And don't get down on yourself if you're not losing weight quickly. Slow & steady is totally okay! I've learned so much from this community & you all inspire me everyday, love you guys! [link] [comments] |
| Lost 130+ pounds and gained it all back. Posted: 07 Jun 2020 07:59 PM PDT Very long read below. Just wanted to share my story and what I've learned for maybe motivation for other's, an eye opening, or just a general read. Back in May 2014 I finally decided to truly set out on a weight loss goal after being obese to morbidly obese my whole life. I was just finishing up my 2nd year of college and getting ready to transfer to a new school in the fall. I was 20 years old sitting at 285lb at only 5ft 8in. Looking back on it, I definitely did it in the most unhealthy way possibly, and I probably set out on the goal for the wrong reasons. I wanted to look more attractive, try to impress a certain girl, and I didn't want to hate myself anymore. I remember the first day I ever started going to the gym. It was around 11:30am and I wanted to get 15min on the elliptical and as much time as possible swimming. I chose 11:30am because I thought it would be empty, I pulled up to the gym and it was packed. I sat in my car for a good 10min and eventually turned around and went home. Later that night I talked myself into trying again, I went back at 8:30pm hoping it was empty and luckily it was. I don't remember how long I was there, but I remember I only ate 800 calories that day + elliptical and swimming. The next day I woke up and weighed myself and I was down 6lb (mostly water weight of course). Over the course of the next two months I stuck at the same eating and exercise routine and dropped 43lb in two months. Just in time for my family vacation. The first night on vacation I developed severe back and stomach pain. I tried to push through but by the 3rd night it was unbearable, it was the worst pain I've ever felt. I was on a cruise ship and went to the ship's doctor at 1am. They gave me painkillers to relieve the pain and help me sleep, and the next thing I remember is I'm being medevacced off the ship by the coast guard. I was rushed in for emergency surgery to have my gallbladder removed, the rapid weight loss cause my gallbladder to stop functioning and the dead organ/tissue became gangrenous. It was beginning to spread to my liver which they had to slice the piece off, and they said if it had spread to my heart or lungs I probably would have been dead. It was a real eye opener for me when we got back from the cruise, however I was still determined to lose the weight. I upped my calories to 1,100-1,200 but I wasn't able to exercise due to the surgery. It was still a little extreme, but not as bad. After two months I was back to exercising and started incorporating weights into my routine. After I started lifting I hurt myself twice and knew I wasn't getting enough food to properly recover. I again upped my calories to the 1,400-1,500 range. Over the next 8 months the weight continued to come off and I was down 130lb to my goal of 155lb in a year. Over the next year I maintained the weight, I was enjoying myself, living life and having fun with my friends. Once I graduated college I moved to a new city for a job, I had no connections there and was about 6 hours away from friends and family. After 3-4 months I fell into deep depression, luckily I was still exercising but with no motivation to eat much, and not liking to cook I lost probably another 15lb. By July 2019 I fell completely out of touch with friends and was still struggling with mental health issues. This is where I really went downhill. I slowly stopped exercising and pretty much woke up, went to work, and came home. In that time I turned to food heavily. I knew I was gaining weight but I didn't care, I didn't have any friends so no one was going to see me, and I had no one to impress in this city. There were days I would go to Dunkin Donuts, get 12 donuts, a coffee, and a breakfast sandwich then eat all of it. For dinner I would buy Mexican food, nachos and another appetizer, then tacos with rice and beans. I was probably consuming 5,000+ calories some days with zero activity. This went on for the next 8 months, and then when quarantine hit it only got worse. Now 11 months later, the first time I weighed myself and I was at 279lb (maybe 1.5 weeks ago), and 6lb off my original weight and the exact weight I weighed the day after my first time at the gym. Here I am as I write this, now weighing about 268lb and trying to do this all over again. Some things I learned along the way
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| My childhood bully works at my OrangeTheory gym and I don’t know how to handle this. Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:16 PM PDT Backstory: in the 6th grade I was in a class with this boy who constantly physically bullied me as well as verbally bullied me. He would tell me I'm fat, that no one loves or even likes me, that I had a pizza face (I had early puberty that caused me to break out in acne before everyone else in my grade did). It even got to the point that he showed me a picture of this other (beautiful, popular, super nice) girl in our grade and told me I will never be as pretty as her. His bullying caused my self esteem to plummet and led to body dysmorphia all through middle school & high school. When I started soccer I used to imagine his face on the ball as I kicked it. I was 5'2-3" at the time and 125-135 lbs. It has taken years of overcoming the effects his bullying has caused me. I gained 40 lbs in college and realized I felt the same hatred toward my body now as I did when I was my current "goal weight" in middle/high school. That's when I started recognizing my own body image issues and working on correcting it. This year I am down 12 lbs so far from my highest weight. I just joined OrangeTheory 2 weeks ago & I have loved it. I only just ran into him today. He took my temperature at the door. I started getting flashbacks of the verbal abuse about my body and I almost had a panic attack in the middle of the class. It really sucks because I love OrangeTheory and I don't want to quit, but I don't want to get triggered again by seeing him. The thing is, we were both kids back then. He may have changed. I've changed for sure. But I don't know if I have forgiven him yet. I know I haven't forgotten. I've thought about either confronting him and letting him know that I haven't forgotten what he did, or talking to other staff about how uncomfortable he makes me, but I feel like both of those are *sshole moves. I don't want to quit because I have a "founding members" rate I don't want to lose, I love the workouts, and there's not another gym in the area that would be an adequate replacement. What should I do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:39 PM PDT Yesterday, my whole family was at our place to celebrate my daughters 8th birthday. At some point, I'm standing outside with my dad, my brother, my sister in law and my nephew. I then casually tell them, that I have lost 6 kg and I'm actually pretty proud of myself. My dad just brushes it off, and starts talking about how much weight my mother has lost over the last month (she has been through chemo, but finished the chemo a few weeks ago) I now my dad is worried for my mom, we all are. But am I an idiot for feeling a bit sad that everyone just completely ignored me and acted like a 6 kg weightloss is nothing? [link] [comments] |
| A surprise 6 pounds loss ends a nine month plateau Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:25 PM PDT This probably isn't a big deal weight loss story, but I'm still excited for any sign of progress. I'm 35, 5'6", and currently 177 lbs. I moved across the country at 28, and on packed the pounds. I steadily gained all the way up to 220 pounds last year at 34 years old. I had a wedding coming up and managed to get down to 185 with regular exercise: elliptical, weights, and some cycling. I plateaued for nine months. Yesterday I stepped on a scale for the first time in weeks: 177.8 pounds. I'm gobsmacked. My goal right now is 170. I've done few good workouts in the last two weeks, after weeks of being sedentary- my job is an active one, so being home has really affected my activity level- but I think what finally helped was no more menu planning. Somehow, when I make a menu, I'm thinking full meals, leftovers, and dishes my husband is sure to like. But if I go into a grocery store with a vague idea of a dish or two I used to enjoy, I find that I buy fresh produce. Whatever looks ripest and freshest goes in my cart. So the last three or four weeks there has been so much more fruit, less bread, and no cookies. Fortunately, hubs is on board and not a picky eater! The surprise weight loss has been inspiring. I want to keep going. I'm trying to do a home Barre workout at least 4 days a week, and I cook something fresh for dinner almost every night. I hope I'll be able to post again in the future to say I've hit my goal! [link] [comments] |
| Needing to turn it around... accountability post. Posted: 07 Jun 2020 08:28 PM PDT Officially weighted in at the highest I can remember in about 5 years. Covid-19 has not been kind to my motivation to eat within reason and stick to a mostly healthy plate. Time to turn the corner and start getting back to the healthy plates I promise myself I'll start eating tomorrow. Ready to get back the confidence and drive I had 3 years ago when I was 20 lbs lighter... Made a list of little steps to get me back to the person I was happier being. - Give the dogs the exercise they deserve. - Go for a walk before diving in to consume the entire bag of chips. If I still want it after, that's okay for now. - Stick to the grocery list! - Learn from your past and don't buy binge foods cause you sweat this time you'll only eat a serving at a time. Cause I never do. Just keep up these goals for a week and reassess. Here we go! [link] [comments] |
| I’ve not lost a single pound, but it’s still a win for me. Posted: 08 Jun 2020 01:17 AM PDT My official weight loss started in the end of March. After years of yo-yo dieting, and crushing fad diets in mere days I've finally accepted that I will never loose weight through diet. Because I have no self determination or will power. BUT I can loose the weight if I slowly tweak my lifestyle. Having moved out of my mother's house (she's a wonderful cook but the polish diet is filled with full fat creams and oils) and the three to four days a week takeouts and frozen food did no good for my health. Neither did my under active thyroid to be honest. So I decided to fix that. I'm going to take my pills, I'm going to eat vegetable because my boyfriends enjoys them and was brought up on them, I'm going to limit my portion sizes appropriate for a woman of my age and height (5'6" and 19F) and exercise. My plan is to build a lifestyle sustainable for me, and ideally for my future children so that they don't one day have to fight a battle with their food relationship. And already I'm seeing progress. I don't crave sugar as much anymore (I realise how sickly it is in quantities now), or takeout. I still crave snacks but swap those for apples or satsumas. I'm fixing my life, and making myself come first. Bye bye 98kg, hello journey to 60kg! [link] [comments] |
| Progress: Journey from 97kg to 83.5kg and (hopefully) to 77kg /w diet, weight tracking & images Posted: 08 Jun 2020 01:58 AM PDT Or for people using pounds: Started at 213, currently at 184, want to get to 170. :) So after being really fit and into sports in my teens I started to get lazy in my twenties (after finishing my degree). That combined with a lazy diet (lots of eating out, too much fatty,tasty and sweet stuff) led to me gaining weight over time. I never really managed to consistently change my diet and lose more than a few kgs. Over the last years I always hovered between 95 and 100kgs. But something finally clicked late last year and I started it. Mainly went with keto and cut out basically all high carb stuff combined with a soft intermittent fasting (16:8). Basically my meals are the following on 95% of days: - Breakfast/lunch at noon: Half an avocado, 2 eggs, 100g keto bread with ham/salmon and cheese, tomatoes, cucumber - Dinner before 8pm: 2 eggplants/aubergines, 2 zuchinis, some brokkoli, usually 200-300g meat/salmon, 50g parmesan, sometimes some joghurt with cranberries. I am trying to cut down on meat tbh, think it's too much. That diet was combined with medium level of exercise (2-3 times a week, usually 30min strength or jogging). Before/Current: https://ibb.co/FqFJ53L Weight Loss Chart: https://ibb.co/CQKgKdY As you can see I hit a sort of plateau in February around 90kg and really struggled a bit and was thinking of stopping a few times. I am glad I didn't thought and managed to get through in late March and resumed a bit of the speed I had before. As I get closer to 77kg I want to let loose a bit more, for example eating some pasta or pizza on the weekend or some sweets once a week. Eventually I want to return to a moderate carb diet with better portion control. :) Happy to answer any questions. :) [link] [comments] |
| Finally beating my eating disorder! 112kg to 86kg to 76kg - M33 Posted: 07 Jun 2020 04:57 AM PDT https://imgur.com/a/UKjOKKz - 112kg in first pic (2018) > 86kg (Mar 2020) > 76kg (June 2020) in final two pics I am now the lightest I've been since uni, while eating more calories and being stronger than ever. Having had binge eating disorder for the past 12 years, constantly going up/down I have now found a system that works for me and I finally feel stable and that this is sustainable. My goal is about 70kg so I have a way to go yet but I'm feeling great so far! I am eating around 1500 calories, though started in March at 1200 and plan on increasing to between 1600 and 1800 depending on how my TDEE goes. I'm tracking numbers and statistics almost obsessionally but I enjoy that aspect of it and it's helping me so much. I do eat plant based, as much whole foods as possible and have also been following the advice of Dr Greger from his books for additional boosts to weight loss. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 04:50 PM PDT Female, 22, 5'3", CW: 155lbs, SW: 184lbs, GW: 125lbs hi all, just looking for some encouragement honestly. basically we celebrated my birthday this weekend, and i purposely decided not to track my calories on Saturday and Sunday and i honestly feel guilty. this is the first time since March that i did not track my calories and chose to have a "Cheat Day". the thing is, i didn't eat particularly unhealthy foods, and i even worked out Saturday morning. what im feeling the most guilty about is having cake and drinking sugar-free vodka + seltzer water. i think what's bothering me the most is the bloating i feel due to the alcohol and sugary cake that i typically don't indulge in. for example, i barely drank this entire quarantine and if i did, i measured and tracked it. i feel so dumb because...well i mean i was able to celebrate my birthday amidst all the sadness in the world with the small group people i love so much and we had a great time. i want this to be a lifestyle change, meaning, i KNOW i will have more days/weekends in my life where i drink more than normal or eat a piece or two of cake. just curious if anyone else has experienced this and what you do to overcome it? part of me wants to barely eat tomorrow to "account" for the overindulgence this past weekend, but i don't want to fall down that unhealthy track both mentally and physically. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:29 AM PDT As the Saying Goes: "Weight Loss is the #1 Surgery"Before you consider any plastic surgery to fix your facial insecurities, first see what you have to work with at your ideal weight and body fat percentage. I know, I've encountered some people aren't believers of losing weight to be prettier, but honestly I feel like fat can obstruct many good features. Face gains are so real. Plus there is no harm in becoming healthier and feeling better/more energized! The most important lesson I've learned from becoming more health-conscious is that I can do anything! Face Gains After Weight LossIn the past year I went from 166lbs to 137lbs at 5'3". That might not seem like a lot, but it really showed on my body because I'm short. I am also currently losing weight at a steady pace of 1-2lbs per week. I feel like weight loss alone fixed 6 of my insecurities. Of course I still want to lose some weight and get that chiseled jawline, but when I gain weight, it all goes to my face. So even if my body is relatively good, my face is so bloated. For example, these are a list of my insecurities caused by weight gain
Now that I lost weight, I have a more heart shaped face, my jawline shows, my mouth looks wider, my eyes look more awake and bigger (especially in relation to my now-smaller face), and my nose looks sharper. I actually like my smile now, after so many years of disliking it because so many insecurities were magically fixed! Of course everyone will have varying degrees of success, and some people's faces still look good, even with excess weight. But everyone looks better at a healthier weight than at an unhealthy weight. How I Lost Weight:a. Personal Backstory + Excuses If you're anything like me, I was lazy about weight loss. I've been overweight since puberty, and never been obese. I still had a relatively good hourglass body and big boobs, and even when overweight, I was never terribly ugly. Weight loss was just so hard, and I used food to cope with emotional stress. I vaguely remembered being really pretty and popular with boys in middle school when I was skinny, but the longer I waited while being overweight, the more I forgot. I also didn't know how I would look post-puberty at a healthy weight, which was added onto my list of excuses. This year, I moved to a more "body-conscious" country (Japan), and naturally lost the first 10-15 pounds within the first 3 months by virtue of eating a healthier Japanese diet. However, some of my insecurities were still somewhat present, such as my cheeks appearing flat, or my mouth being obstructed by my then wide face. However, the last 10 pounds were very intentional, as in quarantine, I had more free time and less stress. b. "Skinny People Habits" I've always wanted to lose weight, but quarantine was eyeopening. I ate dinner with my naturally skinny neighbor, and she cooked a lot of veggies with a very small portion of meat, and little to no oil. She barely ate rice/other carbs. She also liked fruits, but disliked sweets, fried foods, and overly salty foods. She likes walking and exercise, and when she's stressed, she doesn't eat (okay this is a bit unhealthy, but better than binging). Sometimes, she snacks in small quantities, or none at all. She made me realize that being skinny isn't some magic formula that can be just attributed to a "high metabolism" or "good genes". A lot of skinny people have a good relationship around food, and I wanted to learn that skill. In the first month, eating dinner with her, I lost 10 pounds without thinking that I regained from vacation. However, when I didn't eat with her, I'd still order delivery, because I was lazy, and have a burger and fries every other night. Even so, I lost weight, by eating healthier with her. But slowly, I started to crave more veggies. I stopped eating so much rice. At one point, I made a conscious decision to start my "diet". c. Mental Health and its Role in Weight Loss As cliche as this is, I hate the word "diet". It really is a lifestyle change. In the past, I've always been yo-yo dieting, from periods of intense cuts, to regaining it all back and more, just a few months later. Hell, I was very close to developing an eating disorder every time I dieted. This time felt different, and I knew it. Before anything, it is imperative that you work on your mental health and image around food before attempting to lose weight. In our society, fat people get a bad rep, but when you get to unhealthy levels of weight (overweight-obese), there are usually underlying mental health issues or bad food habits. Like me, many overweight people over eat to cope with stress. Likewise, some example of "fat people habits" is mindlessly snacking, snacking whilst bored, drinking their calories, or not really looking at/savoring what they eat. I knew something was wrong with me when I ordered a $100 kobe steak, and couldn't really distinguish the flavors from a regular steak because of how numb my taste buds were from mindlessly shoving junk food into my mouth all the time. This was a Michelin star, critically acclaimed restaurant. And before the naysayers say maybe it was this one restaurant, this wasn't the first incident something like this happened either. The previous time, I was treated to a really expensive tempura restaurant by a friend, and I didn't really like it, and preferred cheap, quantity dense meals at fast food chains. My taste buds were numb to subtleties in flavors, and they always craved fat and oils. d. Good Food Habits Next, it is important to get some good food habits. Here are some important habits that I learned to develop in no particular order
e. Exercising Mentality As for exercise, I've always hated "working out for the sake of working out". Then I read about NEAT and how our body burns calories by doing small things like fidgeting, or moving around in our day to day life. So, knowing that, I aimed to increase my NEAT by fidgeting and moving around. I watch a lot of Netflix and YouTube recently, so I decided to stretch more while watching, or dance a little. Likewise, the most helpful mindset was to get rid of my "all or nothing" mindset. In the past, I would get spikes of motivation, that would force me to go "all-out" on workouts, which made me miserable, so I'd quit after a few weeks. Remember: A little exercise is better than no exercise Knowing that, this time I started out super slow. Instead of taking the bus, I started walking to the station. If I wanted to listen to a podcast, why not go out for a stroll while listening? I found that walking did not make me miserable, and slowly, I started increasing my walking distance and time. It is important to find an exercise that works for you. If you hate it, there is little point in continuing, because exercise is meant to be enjoyable and sustainable for the rest of your life. Since losing weight is a lifestyle change, pick something that you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life. If you don't have one yet, it's okay! Some popular exercises are Pokemon Go, Kpop Dances, Spin Classes, Boxing, etc. Maybe even walking makes you miserable. That is also okay! Slowly work your way up to a point where you're comfortable. Maybe do some light home exercises so you can build up endurance and start walking. Everyone starts at a different pace, so don't compare yourself to the super ripped out guy who can bench 1000lbs. Also, You can't outrun a bad diet. If you are into diet tips, you probably heard this one many times before, but it is true. 20 minutes of jogging burns around 160 calories [1], that is barely a slice of cake, or less than half an Egg McMuffin. This video by AsapScience shows what 200 calories look like. After watching this video, I realized how much I overate, thinking that it "wasn't that many calories". I count calories, but I don't count the calories I burned from exercising. This helps me ingrain the fact that I exercise strictly for the health benefits, not so that I can eat more food. However, if you do more intense exercise, eat more to fuel your workouts! But it is better to eat more healthy foods and more protein to fuel your exercise, not a big mac, or a stick of butter. f. weight-loss methods Finally, we're at my weight loss methods (after so much rambling lol). I would recommend reading sections b-e if you haven't already, as you can't really skip out on the mental aspect of weight loss. However, here is what I did to actually lose weight
g. some helpful resources In my weight-loss journey, I found that some resources were really helpful to help me stay on track. Here are a few of them
Thank you for reading my post! If there is anything that is vague, or I forgot to add, let me know! -------- Edit: Looks like the under 1200 calories a day is controversial, but it is very important to listen to your body and asses the nutrients it needs. Make sure you aren't feeling lethargic, tired, or shaky all the time. If so, then you need more nutrients. However, let's say your TDEE is really low (for example, a 25 year old female who is 155cm tall, 55kg, and sedentary has a TDEE of 1479), then you can afford to eat slightly lower than 1200. But, first and foremost, make sure you get the right amount of nutrients you need. I'm not here to promote an eating disorder because it takes a toll on your body and is not sustainable in the long run. Edit 2: it is VERY important to make sure WHAT FOODS make up your meals for the day. I already explained this in my original post, but I will further reiterate. Since I don't eat refined carbs, it's harder to hit higher calories compared to if I eat refined carbs. Before my lifestyle change, I would eat 200 grams, or a medium portion of white rice, with lunch and dinner (because I'm asian lol). 200g of rice is 258 calories. That meant I ate an extra 516 calories a day in white rice. I can easily go over 1200 calories with white rice. In fact, if I tried to go under 1200 calories with rice, then I indeed wouldn't get the nutrients I need because I would be cutting out my other important foods like veggies and healthy proteins. 1200 calories on my diet is feasible. 1200 calories on donuts, is not only insultingly little in volume, it is also nutritionally void. [link] [comments] |
| What’s the best thing you have bought to aid your weight loss journey? Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:24 AM PDT Not sure if my wording is correct but I used to reward myself with food when I would lose, if I was successful all week I would go to my favorite restaurant or bakery on the weekend etc and I'm trying to get away from any food related rewards so I've been ordering things that will motivate me and feel like rewards. So far I got new wireless sport headphones for music when I jog, a nice new pair of running shoes, a new body weight scale and food scale and I've been ordering interesting foods to try that are better than regular junk like snacklins and built bars. Just looking for some more things to look into that others were happy they bought. TIA [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 8th, 2020 Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:47 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] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:59 AM PDT So, I'm a 5'3 woman who went from 90kg down to 57kg, and at 57kg I was really happy with my body! I was healthy, could move more, and finally could consistently look in a mirror and feel good, as well as fit in one size instead of between sizes. I lost the last few kg a bit fast and expected to fluctuate a while between 57 and 60 as a result, but with COVID gained back to about 63kg. In a normal work day even at an office job I'd usually walk 10km without trying, and now that baseline of exercise requires conscious thought that I've been struggling to keep up with. I've been eating more and stress eating a little as I've started a new job remotely. I've been focussing on maintaing at around 62kg for now, but the last few weeks have been rough on my mental health. I felt gross about myself physically because I did mentally. I asked my partner how he felt about my thighs being fuller again, and my body changing back in a moment of insecurity (a few kilos makes a difference on my short body). He was honest and said he'd noticed, but also said if he thought I was sexy at 90kg, a bit more squish wasn't gonna put him off now. "Besides, if you're healthy and you like your body, it doesn't matter what I think." It's really silly, but sometimes it's easy forget the people who care most about our appearance is ourselves. It's been a miserable week for many reasons for many of us, but this little positive moment mattered to me, and I encourage you all to be as gentle on yourselves as my partner was on me. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Monday, 08 June 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 08 Jun 2020 01:11 AM PDT The habit of persistence is the habit of victory!Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?)
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| Finally achieved my first goal after a month :) Posted: 07 Jun 2020 11:58 PM PDT Hey everyone, I'm a female in her late 20s and am 160cm tall and weighted around 127kg at my highest. Today after a month of practicing new good habits I weighted around 119.7 which was my first goal (weighting less than 120kg). It might be a small step in the long path I have ahead of me, but it gives me so much motivation and makes me extremely happy. I have been on restricted diets my whole life and have really suffered in more or less all of them... this time I'm doing it mostly on my own except for medical checkups to keep up to date with my situation and I don't have all those painful cramps and weird stuff... For the past month I had up and downs but I didn't give up on myself and I hope u do the same. Thank u all redditers for u cool suggestions and empowering stories... [link] [comments] |
| is 1500 cal and plus too big of a deficit ? Wil calorie cycling fix it ? Posted: 07 Jun 2020 11:23 PM PDT Hi guys, I am a male, 25 years old, 176 cm weighing 77kg. I have to try to lose weight since January this year, which I have succeeded. That happened in two stages : January-March : I was 90kg. i used to eat 1800 cal, and train HIIT workouts (Insanity). However, I was not disciplined, so i would drop the weight, put it back again, etc. But i always aimed for the 1800 cal. I weigh the food, cook my stuff mostly. March-April : I went from close to 85 close 81. When the corona hit, and I could work from home, I focused solely on my diet and training and managed to drop even further in weight. I continued with the HIIT workout, + 16km biking if I went to the office or the gym, and continued my 1800 cal intake. April-Now : In the beginning of April, I experienced a plateau at 81, and decided to cut my calorie intake to further 1500, and continued with the same physical activity. The result, I'm now 77kg and I feel super good. I built some muscle and dropped in fat Obviously, I am very happy and satisfied with the results, and I wat to continue on this journey, till my ideal weight of 73kg. The problem is that I started tracking my calorie expenditure during workouts with a smartwatch, and it indicates me that on average, I spend 700-1300 cal as physical activity, outside of my TDEE (depending on whether i add biking or not). Considering that my TDEE is around 2100 cal, my crazy dieting from before had me at an overall deficit of 1300-1900 cal ! Which I was not intending or aiming for, that was just because I did not read enough about the subject. I understand that because of that, my MMRB must have decreased to accommodate for the huge deficit, which woul explain the plateau I am experiencing now for more than 2 weeks. I don't feel sluggish, and I feel great overall. My questions then : - Should I continue on this path? With this high of a deficit? I don't' have a problem with a 1500 cal diet, and got accustomed to it -If i need to bump my calories up, to fix my metabolism, how far up should I go ? I still want to lose weight and reach 73kg. My protein intake is almost always 30-40% of the total calories. - Is calorie cycling the way to go about this? If so, how to go about it ? I m thinking of fixing a 700 cal deficit, and spreading that over the week depending on my physical activity THanks a lot for the help ! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7 Posted: 07 Jun 2020 01:50 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Sunday funday! Hope you're all getting to it. Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 204 this morning, 204.2 trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): 1550 ish. Already forgot what's for dinner. I'm sure it'll be tasty. Exercise 5 days a week: Mowed a lawn & hung out with some doggos. 6/7 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 2/7 days): I'm going to need a hell of a shower to get all the grass off me. Try a new recipe once a week: Curried chick peas with spinach all the way from dry beans. 1/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not tonight kids. X/50 pages. No fast food, candy from the work dish or Starbucks: Day 5. Easy when there's no work candy dish at home! Listen to my effing body: I have veiny arms now. But still so much butt. Bodies are weird. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Grateful for coffee, tuna & mystery novels. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| I'm a huge comfort eater, and my mantra is my life. Posted: 07 Jun 2020 06:54 AM PDT When you are feeling hungry, eat healthy food. Don't eat because you're sad. Don't eat because you're bored. Don't eat because you're happy. Don't eat because someone else is encouraging it. Don't eat because you may as well. Don't eat because you need comfort. Don't eat because you got into a fight with your boyfriend. Don't eat because it's midnight. Don't eat because you're lonely. Don't eat because there's a void that you need to fill, and the void isn't hunger. Don't eat when you're hungry, but not hungry enough to eat an apple. Those are called cravings. And I've bombed out before now, because I'll restrict (Food BAD!) and binge (I'm so hungry I miss food I'm so sad) and the cycle will continue. Food is not bad. Food is good. Food is nutritious, healthy and not scary. And when you are hungry, you have the ability to eat as much as you know is a healthy portion. You are intelligent and capable enough to prepare meals consisting of varied sources of protein, vitamins, iron and all the other good stuff. You can look after yourself now. And maybe, sometimes, occasionally, if it works for other people, eat because you want to feel good. But it doesn't work for me. Food is a crutch that I've been relying on for years now, and I'm done doing that. I want to be healthy, and I can find other means of comfort. I don't eat unless what I'm eating is good for me, and unless I'm hungry. [link] [comments] |
| I’ve decided to change my lifestyles for the better Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:26 PM PDT Hi! This is my first time actively stepping forward and involving myself in Reddit so this is a bit of a step outside the comfort zone for me. With everything going on with quarantine and stuff I've come to terms with my weight and decided to begin my weight loss journey for good this time. I'm a 5'3 female weighing around 172 lbs, so for my young age I'm very much overweight. I've gone through a personal trainer before and lost around 15 lbs but as I moved to another state, the big changes and everything took a toll on my mental and physical health, leading me to gain all that weight back. In the spot I'm in at the moment it made me realize just how unhappy I truly am with this weight, as not only does it drastically harm me mentally but it also exposes me to much greater health risks if I don't already have some kind of illness. What I mean to say is: It was a horrible mistake for me to let myself go so bad and I want nothing more than to go back to that healthy lifestyle to lose the weight. But as someone that isn't very good at keeping things in track on her own I decided to turn to this subreddit, to remind myself that I'm not alone in this journey. My long term goal would be at least 155 lbs at whatever time it takes, and my more realistic goal at the moment would be to lose the weight I've gained as a result of the faulty year without exercise or diet awareness, meaning around 160 or so. As I don't have much access to gym equipment, I've turned to 30 minute workout videos on YouTube. With said videos I worked out 3 days a week the past two weeks, which hopefully is a good start. I've downloaded the MyFitnessPal app to track my calorie intake and I've turned to drinking a cup of green smoothie every morning as well as around 6 or so bottles worth of water. The only thing I mostly need help with is properly balancing my meals as well as what to eat in every meal and what to avoid. I've never been so serious about something before and the journey seems long and arduous, but it's something I very much strive to work on. With all the success stories I've read in this subreddit, it only fuels my motivation and I'm grateful. I hope to continue turning to this place for my weight loss. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 08:27 PM PDT I've never been ripped but I'd say I was health in overall; played in a basketball team while at school, cycled to work, boxed during lunch hours at a gym nearby work, scaled mountains in the weekends, etc. I did binge eat when stressed (peanut butter, hot pot) but all the activities burnt those off those extra calories, maintaining 73-75kg for the majority of my adult life. When I wake up in the middle of the night to do some physical activity, my children would wake up 9/10 times to ask me to come back to bed. How do single parents make the time to work out and lose weight? [link] [comments] |
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