Weight loss: Update #1: My Dad has to buy a lift for my Mom... |
- Update #1: My Dad has to buy a lift for my Mom...
- Today, 2 days before my 30th birthday, I reached my goal weight!!
- This morning I finally reached my goal of 130 lbs (59 kg), which means I have now lost 50 lbs.
- From 502 pounds to 346 pounds, and with a long way to go.
- 0 lbs down, 48 to go. Goal 149.
- My Top 11 Tips (plus some more) for weight loss after losing 50 lbs
- NSV: I can feel my bones again in years! YEARS!! And, a big thank you!
- My weight loss is not a spectator sport
- From 331 pounds to 198 (6 foot 3 inches height)
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 11th, 2020
- Cereal Girl. Bad Day. Good coping mechanism.
- Started lockdown on the boarder of morbid obesity doing zero exercise
- Stopped counting calories, didn't binge last night!
- The day I stopped tracking
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10
- Has anyone lost a lot of weight without using a scale?
- 0 down, 80 to go
- Accidentally unlocked the key to weight loss for my dad. Now the race is on.
- Guys who have lost a lot of weight -
- I’ve lost a lot of weight but feel like I can’t tell the difference in the mirror
- Track with Me Thursday! Get Your Calorie/Fitness Tracker and Journey Along with Your Social-Media Friends on MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, LoseIt!, Instagram, Garmin, etc.
- Finally!
- Exercises to start out with?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 11 June 2020: Today, I conquered!
| Update #1: My Dad has to buy a lift for my Mom... Posted: 10 Jun 2020 06:39 PM PDT I got so many replies to my last post, and it seems like a good time for an update. Mom is still stuck in her bed unable to walk. She says she feels slightly better, but the leg affected by the sciatica is still numb, haven't heard anything about her blood clot, so it must be breaking up on its own like the hospital said it should. My sister is still handling all the toileting /hygiene stuff for her like a champ. My Dad got laid off from work(thanks Covid -.-), so now he can be home and help out more with moving Mom for that stuff. Insurance sent a social worker to evaluate what programs/services she qualifies for and a nurse to evaluate what her current needs are. She now has a nurse coming every week for a small amount of time, a home health aide for small amount of time, as well as an occupational therapist and physical therapist. As for Dad, he never actually got a lift to move Mom because everyone told him to wait to see what insurance would approve/cover. Dad is actively keeping junk/fast foods out of the house(hasn't been any issues there at all). I go over every Saturday afternoon to cook and prep the week's portioned out meals and figure out the calories for each. My Mom has been tracking all her foods in myfitnesspal app, AND my sister has been tracking her food too! I was super surprised about that, I hope she'll see results and stick to it. Tonight over text message I walked her through how to do the math for figuring out the calorie counts in home cooked meals. It took 3 hours but she prepped a bunch of food containers for 2 different dinners. Mom has been really cooperative, hasn't had any trouble sticking to her caloric allotment, and is enjoying what I've been making. I just try to keep it simple. Each meal always has a lean meat, veggies, a proper portion of some type of carb, lots of seasonings to keep it tasty, but low sodium to keep her BP down. Hopefully with OT and PT won't be stuck in bed forever. She agreed to go to a rehab facility for all her care if she doesn't see improvement in her mobility in a few weeks. Here's to hoping everyone in their house sticks to the plan. [link] [comments] |
| Today, 2 days before my 30th birthday, I reached my goal weight!! Posted: 10 Jun 2020 04:46 AM PDT 14 months ago I decided to change my life. I weighted 250lbs+ and was extremely unhappy with the way I looked and felt in my body. Even tho I had many very good friends I felt alone because I didn't find myself attractive and I can't blame all the guys I liked for feeling the same. So I decided to change and set my goal: 165 pounds before I turn 30. Today, two days before my 30th birthday, I hit that goal. I went from 250lbs to 163lbs (87lbs lost) and from 38 bmi (serve obese) to 24.4 (normal range). progress pic 1 progress pic 2 I have been overweight my whole life. The lowest I've been was during high school when I played competitively volleyball and it must have been around what I am now. I used to look back at the pic and thought "why couldn't I see how thin I was, I would give everything to look like that now". I still can't believe I made it. I posted this before but here are my key learnings from the last 14 months:
Also reddit was a great source of motivation for me. I looked at this thread and progress pic daily and seeing all this success stories from "normal" people really did give me hope. So thanks for supporting me through this journey. I decided to set myself a new goal: 145lbs. Good luck to everyone & feel free to add more tips for me as well xx [link] [comments] |
| This morning I finally reached my goal of 130 lbs (59 kg), which means I have now lost 50 lbs. Posted: 10 Jun 2020 02:31 PM PDT my biggest pants I ever owned (33 inch waist, I now wear a 27) I, (F18, 5'5"/ 1,66m) went from 82 kg (180 lbs) in October 2018 to now 59 kg (130 lbs). A little bit of background: I was a normal sized child, and the reason I even got fat in the first place, was the fact that my mum never had much junk food/sweets in the house. I love this stuff tho, so as soon as I started school and got out of the house regurlarly (and had access to some money of my own), I started to spend most of this money on sweets. It was really bad in 3rd and 4th grade, died down a bit for a few years, but came back in 8th and 9th grade. I would eat a full bag of chips and bags of gummy bears and chocolate every day, and also so much other stuff, and it was always just so so much. I'm honestly surprised I haven't gained more weight. My mum always encouraged weight loss, but I really didn't want to. I didn't feel good about myself by any means, but I didn't want to give her the satisfaction of being right, so I kept eating. That terrible habit died down again, but the weight stayed. When I was in the lower 70s, I remember thinking 'oh, it's not to bad yet, I'll do something when I hit 75 kg'. I thought the same thing when I hit 75, saying I'll do something about it at 80 kg, and it finally clicked when I hit 82 (or maybe even a little bit more, but that's my highest recorded weight). I went on to lose around 12 kg until I hit 70 kg again. I don't remember how I did it exactly, but it must have been through CICO, bc I have my weight recorded in MFP, so I must have counted calories. I don't know why I stopped, but I think bc I felt pretty good about myself again, and I also had the mindset of 'getting and staying in the 60s is so hard', so I didn't even try. This first part took me from October 2019 to April 2019. I wasn't really aware of what I was doing, I didn't really know about the concept of proper maintenance, so I slowly gained back around 6 kg, so I sat at 76 kg again. I felt terrible, and in October of 2019 I decided to lose weight again. This time I properly counted calories, got myself involved in weight loss groups and reddits and read lots of tips and tricks, and I finally lost weight the right way. The 59 kg are a weight that I wanted to hit really bad, bc I wanted to see that 5 on the scale (I think the last time I weighed this much, I didn't care about my weight yet), and also bc that would bring my total weightloss to 50 lbs. I think the weight where I feel best is somewhere around 60 kg, +- 1 or 2, so I'll maintain there. The last few weeks I struggled really badly, binged a few times (that never happened before), and I think that was because I kept a very strict deficit (every day less than 1000 net calories, which means eating 1200 calories and excercising) for weeks, almost two months, and that was really hard on me. For months I felt terrible about myself, idk how many times I cried myself to sleep bc I hated the way I looked so much, and now, for the first time in so so long, I can finally say that I'm happy with my body. I'm really glad I hit that goal now, and I'm happy to start into maintenance, properly this time. I also started excercising around 100 days ago, and I have noticed a significant increase in muscle tone and also overall fitness, and I'm finally a person that considers excercise as something that I do for fun, which I would have never thought [link] [comments] |
| From 502 pounds to 346 pounds, and with a long way to go. Posted: 10 Jun 2020 12:13 PM PDT The short version is in the title above. The long version will follow below. When I was 18 years old, I was 313 pounds. I can't remember when I started really gaining, but I was young. I played football as a kid and I was pretty good at, so the weight wasn't an issue for me at that time. In college I went from 313 to 381 by graduation. I knew I was way overweight, but I didn't understand what I was doing to myself. Occasionally people would comment on my weight, and I got the usual stares and comments from kids. But it never made a mark enough to set me on a course to change it. By 2015 I was 25 years old and beginning to notice something was wrong. I was hospitalized in April of that year with cellulitis, and initially they feared I had deep vein thrombosis. Turned out I was clear, but the doctor told me this would keep popping up as in issue if I didn't head it off. I was about 470 pounds at that time, and I joined a gym when I was released. In a year I went from 470 down to about 380. Life intervened and unfortunately the weight came back within a year or so. I didn't make the effort to adjust my diet, I just worked out almost daily and lost weight that way. But I wasn't addressing the core issue. In October of 2019, I started to get swelling in my lower legs. I feared many things, but my primary concern was a blood clot, similar to my previous issue. I went to the emergency room, and I topped the scales at 502 pounds. I was okay, just had a strained calf. But that number shocked me. Horrified me even. I was approaching a weight that would qualify me for a TV show. I decided I needed to make drastic changes, for my health as well as my happiness. My girlfriend and I started seeing a personal trainer, which I still do 2 days a week. I find he holds me accountable and while it is expensive, I view it as offsetting future healthcare costs. More importantly, I took steps to address my true issue: my relationship with food. I had never before held myself accountable with regard to what I ate. I tried to justify my actions. I'm celebrating. My buddy is in town. I can have 2 entrees if I skip dessert. You know, the fat guy logic. So I joined a group called TOPS, Taking Off Pounds Sensibly. TOPS has been around for a long time and is a network of chapters of support groups. Many cities even have more than one chapter available. My mom has been a member for 20 years and had always encouraged me to join. I have found that hearing the great success stories, sustained over a long term, have helped me make the changes I needed to enable lifelong success. TOPS meets weekly so there is also a week-long accountability mechanism. The biggest tools to my success have been consistent weigh-ins, and recording everything I eat, without exceptions, every day. I am an engineer by trade, so this process really gives me the data I need to process and record my progress. Recording everything I eat also forces me to take stock of what I am eating before I do it and allows me to weigh its worth to me. Should I have that second piece of chicken? It gives me the tools to decide if it's worth it. I weigh myself once a week at home and once a week at TOPS, and I keep a spreadsheet of the results for each scale so I can track my losses or gains for each week. On the exercise side, I try to workout at the gym 2 days a week. We also try to take walks when the weather is nice, and I have recently taken up tennis for recreation. It is fun for me to learn a new sport and allows me to be competitive for the first time in a long time. Since I have lost 150 pound or so, I no longer have swelling in my legs. I don't snore anymore. I have more energy and I can walk long distances without getting winded. It really feels that I have been able to take my life back. I know I have a long way to go, though. My current goal weight is 240 pounds, at which point I will assess with my doctor and see what is possible and what weight will allow me to be happy and healthy for a long time. I never thought I would say this, but I look forward to the challenge. The primary reason for posting this is I wanted anyone who happens to see it to know that it doesn't matter how much you weigh now. You have options. You can do it. I was 29 years old, crying in the emergency room because I didn't know if I could live a normal life. Now I know that even if I never get to 180 pounds or whatever, that I have bought myself time. And I am determined to keep it off for my long-term health and happiness. One last note: lean on your loved ones. My girlfriend has been an absolute rock for me. And she has lost 30 pounds herself. That fact makes me very happy; that in some small way I have helped her, too. Your other family members can serve as inspiration, a sounding board, or a shoulder to cry on. Don't be afraid to ask for help! [link] [comments] |
| 0 lbs down, 48 to go. Goal 149. Posted: 10 Jun 2020 08:01 PM PDT I am a 29 year old woman. I have two children, a 3 year old and a 1 year old. I weigh 197lbs and I am 5 feet 8.75 inches, and my BMI says I am obese (30). I don't know when it became that high. The highest the scale has ever gone for me is 203lbs in my 9th month of pregnancy. After then, I danced around 185-197 till finally now seeing my weight at 197 consistently for a few months. The internet says a health weight for me is between 124-166 lbs. I think I've been as low as 160 pounds once when I was a freshman in college. I was only eating salad all day long, and I was basically an overgrown prepubescent boy. I had B cup breasts. I wore a size 8 in clothes. After being super muscular all through high-school, playing basketball, volleyball, and the wrestling team, and being compared to a football player, I wanted to be more ladylike, and more appealing to the eyes so I stopped eating basically everything, and all of my muscles went away. I am very healthy right now, thank God. My total cholesterol is 121, BP is 110s/60s, HR 50s-60s. I am finally happy with my shape after some *cough* augmentation. I just hate that my number is so high. I hate that on paper I am categorized as obese. So over the next 6 months, I want to lose an average of 2lbs/week which puts me at an end weight of 149lbs. I don't think I've weighed that little since I was born! lol, but lets see how it goes. Because of COVID I havent been able to work out as I usually do. I was running a 14mile/week and not weighing myself. Today I ran a mile. It was difficult but great to be back out. I'll be checking in every week. [link] [comments] |
| My Top 11 Tips (plus some more) for weight loss after losing 50 lbs Posted: 10 Jun 2020 12:59 PM PDT I (F18; 5'5/1,66) lost 50 lbs (23kg) since October 2018. I initially lost 26 lbs (12 kg) over 6 months, gained back 13 lbs (6 kg) in the next 6 months bc I didn't really care about it and then lost 17 kg since October 2019. In the following I compiled my top 11 tips for weightloss that I discovered over the course of my journey. They are in no particular order, but the last point is what I would consider the most important one. My Before and After if anyone is interested 1. CICO for the win No matter what diet you follow, keto, paleo, just eating whatever – the most important (actually, the only important) thing is being in a calorie deficit. I never tried to follow a specific diet, I ate whatever I wanted, but I counted calories every day. If I wanted chocolate, I ate it, but I always kept the calories in mind. What I love most about the CICO approach is that you don't have to cut out any food that you love. You will find that you will start gravitating towards healthier food anyways over time, because you can simply eat more salad than burgers. It also helps keeping cravings at bay because I know that I can have whatever food I want and crave, as long as it fits into my calories. It is important to always weigh everything and also to not forget things like oil, etc. Good resources are r/1200isplenty, r/1500isplenty, r/volumeeating How to get into a deficit? It's pretty easy, and it should be the first thing you do before starting out. Calculate your TDEE, subtract 500 cal -> there you have your daily calorie allowance that will help you lose one pound per week. Additionally you should remember that at some point, you maybe need to lower your calories a bit, since your TDEE gets lower as you lose weight (that is a while down the road though, so nothing you need to worry about at the beginning). 2. Fix one meal I found this to be very helpful. This actually wasn't my idea, I once read a comment somewhere on this subreddit, where the poster talked about how this one skinny woman in her office eats the same for lunch every day. I generally eat only lunch and dinner, since I'm not hungry in the morning, and I also like to have a big dinner, so I fixed my lunch. Everyday I would eat the same lunch at around 300 calories, which left me with a considerable amount for dinner and a snack in the evening. My go to meals were either some scrambled eggs (3 eggs -> 225 cal, 100 ml almond milk -> 15 cal, and then maybe some tomatoes or fruit at the side so that I come out at roughly 300 calories) or overnight oats (50g oats -> 185 cal, 120 ml almond milk -> 17 cal, 1 tsp chia seeds -> 25 cal, plus some honey to make it sweeter, and fruit toppings of choice) The great thing about the oats is that through the varied fruits, it doesn't feel like you eat the same thing every day, if that is something that would bother you, and it's also great for meal prepping and taking to work. Both of these meals are low calorie but filling and got me through the day just fine. 3. Figure out your eating/hunger pattern I found that the best thing to do is listen to your body and work with it, not against it. You can totally succeed working against your body, but it will be unnecessarily hard and you'll be much more likely to slip up and eventually give up, and we don't want that. Like I mentioned above, I know I'm not hungry in the morning, so I never listened to the people who preach breakfast as the most important meal of the day (I'm gonna fricking scream if someone tells me that one more time). I rather save my calories for when I'm actually hungry. I also found that as soon as I start eating, my stomach is awake and I start to get hungry. It is easy for me to push back my first meal until 3 or 4 pm, but it is very hard for me to say no to food in the evening, after I started eating. So I try to have all my food as late as possible. Figure out how that pattern looks like for you. Ravenous in the morning but not really hungry in the evening? Start with a big breakfast and have a light/no dinner. Want a big lunch but don't really care for breakfast and dinner? Eat a big lunch and a light dinner or breakfast. 4. Eat your snacks last Chances are, you have some snacks you really like and want to eat regularly. Like I said above, there is no need to cut them out and make yourself miserable – portion control is the magic word here. The problem with snacks is that they are typically pretty calorie dense, so the portion will be a small one. What I'd recommend is to not snack throughout the day, but rather save them for the evening, when you are done with all the proper eating for the day. That way you can figure out how many calories you have left and can make yourself a little snack plate, that you eat without thinking about the calories at all, and you also don't have to worry about going over the budget. A little additional tip: Weigh out the exact portion you get to eat, and only take the bowl/plate with you. Leave the bag in the cupboard! Not only is it so easy to just empty a bag of chips mindlessly when you have it in your hand while watching TV, it is also very psychologically satisfying to empty a bowl or a plate. 5. Cheat days are helpful I know that cheat days are a little bit of a controversial topic, but I found them to be very helpful for me. I scheduled one day per week where I allowed myself to eat at maintenance, mostly when something social was happening (going out for dinner or drinks, having aa game or movie night with snacks). On those days I would eat just some fruit over the day, so that I wouldn't have to worry about the calories in the evening. This kept me sane, and I don't think I would have come this far without the cheat days. Cheat days or eating at maintenance/ a little bit over once in a while can also help your metabolism because it doesn't get used to running on too few calories. (As u/kobes123 pointed out, this is not scientifically backed up. Personally I found though that kind of surprising my body here and there with more calories than usual ended up with me plateauing less, so it could be worth a shot. I believe that is similar to the concept behind zig-zag dieting) You have to be careful though, don't take this as permission to stuff your face with 5000 calories worth of food, rather take this as a chance to indulge in some food you normally don't have without having to worry about the calories as much. Still be mindful! And don't do this more than once a week at most, otherwise it might slow down your progress considerably. 6. Water > Diet Soda > normal Soda I love water, and I also love soda. But drinking normal soda is one of the worst things you can do. You don't have a lot of calories, don't spend them on something like soda! There is nothing more empty than calories in drinks, because they are gone so fast, and you don't even notice it. Having a little bit of soda every day without realising it could totally undo your deficit. You don't have to give up soda completely though. Diet Soda is just as good, just without the calories. I drink a lot of diet soda, and while it is definitely not a healthy choice, it is a better choice than normal soda. It helps me keep my cravings at bay when I get to drink something sweet, and I also just like the taste. Cutting soda out is something very good to try and do, but I'd honestly recommend you save that for the maintenance phase after weightloss, because during it's just one more thing on your already (not so) full plate that can make it all harder. Switch to diet soda to avoid the calories and save the no soda stuff as a project you can tackle once you are in maintenance (if it's something you want to do at all). 7. Don't do everything at once Relating to what I just told you about cutting out soda, it is never a good idea to take on too many things at once. Rather than being helpful, it will just overwhelm you and make you more likely to give up. Don't try a massive deficit, going from completely sedentary to working out hard 6 days a week and cutting out every single unhealthy food completely. If you do that, I promise you that you will fail. It is not a question of if, rather of when. But that doesn't have to be the case. We are trying to build sustainable habits and lifestyles here, so start out slow. Cut down on portion sizes, lower your calories day by day until you reach that 500 cal deficit, start to incorporate more movement into your day, like a little bit of walking. Take things one day at a time and do it as slowly as you need to. There is absolutely no shame in taking all the time you need. The most important thing is that you do something. 8. Eat slowly and drink water Now, when you actually sit down to eat, a very good tip I can give you is to eat slowly. It takes 20 minutes for your brain to realise that you are full, so try to give your brain that time. Also, it makes it feel like you are eating a lot more, and who doesn't like that? Try to cut off small pieces, really savour each bite, actually taste your food. Also, drink water while you eat. Drink a glass of water before you even start eating. Take a sip after every few bites. This will fill up your stomach really fast, so you'll feel really full soon. And I recommend to stop eating as soon as you feel that fullness, no matter how much food you have left on your plate. Put the food back into the fridge and go back to it when you feel hungry again. I usually eat several small meals a day (or rather lunch and dinner, but because of drinking and eating slow, I never finish it in one go), and each time I feel full because I eat slowly and drink a lot. Sure, I get hungry faster because I didn't actually eat that much, but it comes out to the same amount of calories and I feel like I ate all day, which is very nice. Also, this way you can make sure you get lots and lots of water, without having to force it during the day if you don't feel thirsty. 9. Exercise helps, but is not necessary Like I said, the calorie deficit is the most important thing. And trust me when I say, you can't outrun a bad diet. It is way easier to eat less instead of trying to burn off the calories afterwards. You probably already heard it, and it's true: weightloss is 80% diet and 20% exercise. When you are just starting out, don't try and force yourself to workout, especially if you hate it. Focus on your diet, on eating right and in a deficit, and start out with low effort movement like walking. I didn't start working out until I was already in a healthy BMI range, I lost most of my weight through diet alone. Exercise definitely helps with creating a bigger deficit though, which especially helped me with my last few pounds, and when I start with maintenance, it will allow me to eat even more. Don't try and force yourself to exercise if you absolutely dread it just because you feel like it's what you have to do. It's something you can also incorporate later in your weightloss journey, when it's actually easier to start out because you aren't carrying that much extra weight anymore. 10. 10k steps is a concept worth considering I'm on my 55th day of walking 10k steps every single day. While the 10k is probably a pretty arbitrary number, it has helped me immensely. On days where I was feeling good, where I got in a lot of steps, I was super proud of myself for going so far beyond my goal. On days where I felt bad, where I maybe overate or didn't exercise, I manaed at least 10k steps, and I could be proud of doing at least that little bit. So no matter what happened, I had this little win every single day. Ofc you can adapt this goal for yourself, maybe make it 5k steps or 15k, depending on your lifestyle and where you start out. But it is an immense help to have this one thing to work toward each day. Some additional tips: - small bowls and plates -> this is mostly psychological, but it is so much more satisfying to be able to clean off the plate without having to eat a huge portion. It also makes less food look like a lot more - freeze your snacks -> this works especially well with grapes, but I also tried it with chocolate and gummy bears. It forces you to eat slowly and imo the taste is more intense as well - ask yourself: Are the calories worth it? I found that there is actually just a small selection of snacks I really like, and I try to limit myself to those. Don't waste calories on things you don't truly love - ask yourself: what would a healthy person do? and then do the thing. You don't need to be that person to make the same decisions, but they will bring you closer to eventually being that person - don't be afraid to ask for help -> there are a lot of different weight loss resources and support groups like this subreddit, and there will always be at least one person who will be willing to help you. Don't be afraid to reach out! - don't be afraid to ask for professional help – some people have deep-rooted issues, and there is no shame in admitting that you can't do it alone. Do whatever it takes for you to succeed! - every decision is a new chance – it is never to late to turn a bad day around, don't go all or nothing, where you eat one bad thing and then trash the whole day. IT is never too late to start again, and one slip up won't do harm. 11. IMPROVISE – ADAPT – OVERCOME Now, my last and most important tip. Take every single thing you hear and read with a grain of salt. Don't expect something to work for you, just because it worked for someone else. There are a few universal truths, like CICO and that broccoli is healthier than chocolate, but it pretty much stops there. Don't let anyone tell you that what you are doing is wrong. Make sure you get sufficient calories (at least 1200), and stay in a reasonable deficit, but it does not matter at all how you achieve that. Don't force yourself to eat breakfast just because some people say it's super important. If you can't function otherwise, sure, it is important for you, but that doesn't apply to everyone. Don't cut out foods you love just because people bitch about them, don't force-feed yourself foods that make you want to throw up just because they are healthy. Don't think you have to eat one meal a day if you feel better on five small ones, and don't let other people tell you that eating just one meal a day is a bad idea if it works for you. I could go on and on about this, but it is so important to find WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. Look out for tips, look out for recipes and so on, take notes and then think about how you can incorporate these things so that they work for you. If you can cut out sugar completely and feel great with it – amazing! If you try it and fail because it doesn't work for you – don't feel bad and try something else. Weightloss and a healthy lifestyle is something that stays with you for life. If you can't see yourself doing something for the rest of your life, don't even start it. I never even considered doing keto or anything of the sort because I knew I love carbs. I tried cutting out snacks and it made me binge and feel miserable, so now I have them in moderation. So those were my 11 top tips. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I try to answer as best as I can. I wish everyone who is just starting out or is in the middle or the very end of their weightloss journey the best of luck, and I know that all of you can do this. Weightloss is simple, but it is not easy, and you should never be too hard on yourself. You will slip up at some points, but the important thing is to never stop getting back up and to never stop trying. Take it one day at a time, remember to always take pictures and measurements because scales can be deceiving, and remember to celebrate every single win, no matter how small. Every single pound lost is an achievement and something to be proud of, whether you have to lose 10 or 100 lbs. You can do this, and I believe in you :) [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I can feel my bones again in years! YEARS!! And, a big thank you! Posted: 10 Jun 2020 06:56 PM PDT Guys, I was just lying down on my couch and realised I could count my ribs and feel my hip bones again!! My collarbones are visible again...I think the last time they appeared was back in 2016! And turns out, there are cheekbones under my chubby cheeks after all lol. I know I still have a long way to go in my journey towards a healthier and better version of myself, but honestly, this just feels like a massive victory. And I wanted to share it with all of you because this sub has played such a huge part in keeping me on track. I've constantly stalked this sub since Nov 2019, when I first decided to take active steps to get in better control of my health. There have been plateaus, binges, days when I thought I haven't done enough, exercised enough, or lost weight quickly enough, or gotten so mad at myself that I allowed things to get this bad. If you're having a day like that, I feel you. And I want to tell you that it's ok. You're allowed to have crappy days. But, make sure you come back to this sub. I guarantee you there's someone who's written a post describing your feelings and struggles. Honestly, this is what helped me more than CICO, MFP and my kitchen scale. Without learning from all of you and hearing your stories, I reckon I'd still be an emotional mess about my weight. So, here's a massive THANK YOU to everyone that posts and comments on this sub. You've made so many crappy days better and helped me get back on track when I felt that there was no point trying. You guys are the real MVPs! Now back to measuring out my lunch lol. Have a lovely day :) EDIT: Stats in lbs for American friends - SW: 260lbs CW: 220lbs GW (1): 182lbs [link] [comments] |
| My weight loss is not a spectator sport Posted: 10 Jun 2020 06:15 PM PDT I have lost and regained over 50 lbs three times in my life. When I'm in the losing part of the cycle, it is absolutely infuriating when someone compliments my weight loss. It triggers my issues with my value as a person being defined by my weight. Since January I've lost 60 lbs and I'm starting to get those comments again. I just got a text from my neighbour, who I don't talk to frequently and am not friends with, commenting how good I look. I fought the urge to tell him to fuck off. I'm worried as quarantine ends and I start seeing my friends and family again that the onslaught of unwanted comments will drive me to gain weight again, as it has multiple times before. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep my cool and not let others affect me? [link] [comments] |
| From 331 pounds to 198 (6 foot 3 inches height) Posted: 10 Jun 2020 08:49 PM PDT Been struggling to lose weight for many years, all my life I've been obese. Yoyo dieting, taking up many sports yet nothing was appealing. I thought I was doomed to be fat for my whole life (even my doctor said that) then I found out about keto diet (and I have ketonemia, a rare disease) from birth. My body doesn't really know what to do with sugar (this is not diabetes, basically I produce more ketone than normal). I cut out all of the sugar in my life. Went on a 2 month strict keto diet, starting working out with my own weight, and boy after losing 10 kg (22 pounds in less than two weeks I was glad. Yet I do have to warn you I lost my weight in a period of a year (gaining slowly muscle mass now because I have a shit ton of lose skin) it is so liberating to go from XXL or xxxl to m or L. Do you guys have any workout regimes? What helped you lose the weight? I can go into more detail about my eating habits today in the comments. Been fit for two years now and definitely don't want to go back. P. S. I'm kinda new to reddit and don't know how to post pictures. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 11th, 2020 Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:34 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] |
| Cereal Girl. Bad Day. Good coping mechanism. Posted: 10 Jun 2020 12:21 PM PDT So yeah, cereal girl isn't having the best day. I am a manager of an early years setting - caring for children aged 2-4 years. And we are returning to work on Monday. I'm sure you can appreciate the difficulty some adults have with social distancing. Now imagine asking toddlers to do the same. Super stressful to ensure everyone is safe. Also had some bad news this evening, but I don't want to talk about that. Okay. So, a bad day, cupboard full of food. One, immense, unavoidable feeling to devour everything in it. What to do? I check my calories and create a somewhat healthy concoction to satisfy my inner food monster. But there is a bag of cola bottles calling my name. Enter coping mechanism! Each time I have succeed (or even failed) in completing a new culinary adventure, I snap a photo. Each time I have been on a long walk in the beautiful New Forest, I snap a photo. Instead of spending the rest of the night hating myself for giving in to the cola bottles I would have eaten in my sadness, I took these photos and created an album. I called this album: "Look how hard you have worked" I studied. Every. Single. Photograph. And the cola bottles remain uneaten. I feel emotionally lighter. And although a photo album doesn't necessarily solve my problems. I know I did the right thing. And that in itself is a success. [link] [comments] |
| Started lockdown on the boarder of morbid obesity doing zero exercise Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:08 AM PDT Started lockdown on the I'm posting this just to try and inspire a few other people that...while you don't have to exercise to lose weight, part of feeling better as a whole is getting a little bit fitter, all you have to do is put your shoes on one day and walk somewhere, because I never imagined I'd be in this position 2 months ago. Just completed my longest walk of 14 miles, half of it uphill....I've recently begun forgetting that I'm obese, I'm hoping to be able to run that one day. [link] [comments] |
| Stopped counting calories, didn't binge last night! Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:42 AM PDT I'm just really proud of myself today. I've been counting calories for a LONG time now, to the point where I can accurately guess the weight/calories of most foods I would eat or cook with. With this, it has felt like I am just always thinking about food. If I have x number of calories left in the day, I find myself eating right up until I hit my calorie limit, and that could easily trigger a huge binge where if I went slightly over, I throw the day away and go way, way over. Or, in general, once I start eating binge-type foods because I have the calorie room, I just wouldn't stop. If I was eating out at a restaurant or didn't know how many calories were in something, it would also trigger an "aw, screw it, I'm sure I already messed up my calories for the day" mentality and I would keep stuffing my face way past the point of even being hungry. I'm talking like 1500-2000 calories of snacks and dessert in a sitting, and my TDEE is only 1700. This would happen every few days, and I've been stagnant in my weight loss for months because of it. I decided I wanted to stop calorie counting and just focus on eating healthy meals while just roughly outlining my serving sizes based on what I know about calories (e.g., about how much rice looks right, what 4oz of chicken looks like, etc). It's been going well so far -- I've lost a pound or two and feel like I'm thinking about food less. THEN, something amazing happened yesterday. I ate healthy meals for breakfast and lunch, probably around 400 calories each if I had to guess. I was planning on a stir fry for dinner, but we ended up ordering in take out from my favorite restaurant in town. Normally, I would keep myself from eating any of the food I couldn't calorie count, or I would way overdo it because I'd tell myself "whatever, this is probably too many calories. I'll start fresh tomorrow." Instead, I gave myself a small plate and served myself a reasonable portion of food. I felt satisfied and was able to keep myself from seconds, and I didn't go crazy and binge eat dessert or cookies or chips afterward, because I didn't feel like I had ruined my day. It's honestly so small but such a huge victory to me to just make a healthy, moderate choice like that. It feels ... sustainable and the way things are supposed to be. I think calorie counting is an incredible tool and I still use so much of the knowledge its given me today, because it really is a wake up call in portion and serving sizes. Lightly structuring my meals around what I know about CICO is definitely important. But, I think actually calorie counting just isn't for me and triggers my binge behavior. So happy to have learned this about myself and I feel like I can just... BREATHE again. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2020 02:43 PM PDT I stopped tracking my calories daily on the day that COVID was confirmed to have community spread in my state (early March). I was already extremely stressed and this put me over the edge. I still cared about my weight loss, but I couldn't bother anymore. I half way gave up. I was still tracking a few days a week until my roommate told me she'd tested positive for COVID (end of March). I was pretty sure I was going to gain at least part, if not all of my weight back. I was down from 200 to 155lb at that point. Despite that set back, and the lack of commitment, and all the stress, I have weighed in for the last few days at under 151lb. How did I lose four pounds..? My goal was to hit 145 by May, obviously that didn't happen. But I'm really proud of myself for continuing to (slightly) progress despite losing track of myself and my goal. I think for me, this shows that setting up realistic, sustainable, healthy eating habits will benefit you long term. After you're done counting, you need to know how to eat at maintenance (unless you plan to count forever, I personally don't). I thought I'd just been eating near maintenance this whole time, I tried to stay under, but I wasn't counting. The habits and routines that I set up for eating healthy have been upheld in my time of crisis, and though the rate slowed down drastically, I continued to lose some weight and get closer to my goal. I think the biggest change I made was taking control over my stress and binge eating. Instead of stuffing my face when I felt stressed and out of control, I used other coping mechanisms to keep myself relaxed. I still ate more ice cream than was "allowed" back during my counting days, but I didn't let myself eat a pint and a half like I would've during my binge eating days. Please, please focus on sustainability and realism when establishing your new eating patterns. Focus on breaking down those unhealthy habits of binging and stress eating. Set up realistic patterns and goals that can more easily be maintained. Your crisis self will thank you. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10 Posted: 10 Jun 2020 05:54 PM PDT Hello lovely losers & fluffy monsters, Hump day! Can you believe we're 1/3 of the way through June?! Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 200.4 lbs this morning, 204 trend weight. Maybe the whoosh was real. Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): A little over at 1650 but I'm going out for a walk so it'll come out in the wash. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk & I'm headed out again. 9/10 days. Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/10 days): Ordered some skin care stuff. Try a new recipe once a week: Curried chick peas from dry beans so far. 0/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Probably not tonight. 0/50 pages. No fast food, candy from the work dish or Starbucks: Day 9. Listen to my effing body: I'm feeling more anxiety in my body which tells me I need to push the intensity of my physical activity. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for basset hounds. Such good fluffies. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone lost a lot of weight without using a scale? Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:42 PM PDT Hi, so I am a 19F and I am starting my weightloss journey for the second time. When I first started losing weight at 17 yrs old I was always hung up by the number on the scale, I actually didnt realize that gaining weight before/during your menstruation cycle was normal and gave up after losing 10 pounds. Two years later and having gained back those 10 pounds with and another additional 10 pounds, I am now focusing on losing weight again and I am wondering if losing weight without a scale is a good option, since I could just be hyper focused on counting calories, tracking my exercise with the help of my fitbit, taking progress pictures monthly, and tracking body measurements. Currently, my scale at home needs new batteries and I am wondering whether or not it is a good idea to just buy some. I am 5'5 and my starting weight was 196 pounds and I am down to 186, with my ultimate goal weight being around 125 pounds (or whenever I am at a healthy comfortable weight). I am wondering if weighing myself once every few months is a good idea starting out, or if it is ultimately a good idea to pay attention to the scale. Basically I am curious if there are people who have lost a significant amount of weight without using a scale, and if there are any regrets in not using one regularly if not at all. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:22 AM PDT What's up everyone hope y'all days is going good. So I'm a 14 year old kid on the 28th and I'm trying to lose a bunch of weight before I start my first year into high school. I am 6,2 and pretty motivated I way 255-260 and I want to get down to 180 and build a lot of muscle. Last year was a big change for me me and my lil bro jp finally moved to see moms/used to live at grandmas. It was my first year into high school which was 7th grade cuz my elementary went up till 6th. I was so scared on the first day. It was so crazy for me couple months later I start gaining a bunch of weight. I was 190 beginning of the year and about 5,10 and I got super sad cuz of ion even know. Then I started eating junk food cuz of getting bullied because I wasn't the most attractive kid and also I was fat. Then I used to steal money from my mom for takis and soda. It comforted me for the second I ate it. By the end of the year I gained over 40 pounds and this year in 8th I moved again with my mom to her new bf/fiancé house. I remembered how my first day went in 7th and I changed myself to be a lot more outgoing and stuff. I made a bunch of friends but still got bullied. Now Ik exactly what I gotta do to lose weight but I got no personal discipline or the boost to wanna diet and commit to working out each day. I'm tired of it starting today at 4:20 am I am going to commit untill September 5th and see how much I lose. I won't stop there I'll just see how much I lost. Sorry if I sound weird and my bad my grammar is booty but ya hopefully some people see this 🤧 starting soon I'm bouta record everyday of me doing it. Ty for listening:) [link] [comments] |
| Accidentally unlocked the key to weight loss for my dad. Now the race is on. Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:24 AM PDT So, my dad has always been a big guy as long as I've been alive. Throughout his adult life he's fluctuated between ~220-270lbs. When I was 12 I weighed in at 180lbs, to which my dad remarked "that's only 40lbs form what I weigh!". This scared the hell out of my and lead to me losing weight and becoming very fit by the time I got to college, getting down to under 150 (at 5'7''). Unfortunately, in the proceeding 4 years I gained weight until I was at 237lbs in December 2018. In the year and a half since I'm down to about 215 today. Ever since I started gaining weight, I tried to use logging/CICO to slim down with the loseit app. However, I had poor discipline and a nonexistent support network so it didn't help until late last year/early this year when I actually started losing a little weight. Now, my dad is also in an eternal battle to loose weight and has also had varying success over the years. Of course, I told him all about logging, which he sounded interest in but never had the patience to actually install the app and set it up. Due to the lockdown, though, my dad is now Bored with a capital B and truly can't figure out what to do with himself. So, I walked him through the process of getting the app set up. I was expecting him to give up after a few weeks, or just not 'get' that he had to log every single thing as exactly as possible to see success. Amazingly, though, it's worked absolute wonders for him. In about a month and a half he's gone from 250 to 235. He's a very logical, math-minded type A personality so the concept of logging and CICO just clicks with him. Of course, I'm super happy for his success. But a few days ago I had the horrific realization that he might end up becoming lighter than me at some point! We're almost exactly the same height so the comparison between our weights is valid. I've been floundering in my weight loss and self control lately, and if I continue it looks like he might beat me to 200lbs by late summer. So, we're racing to the finish line. Whoever is lighter by Christmas wins. There are no 'stakes' so neither of us is going to be unsafe about this, but it's amazing motivation to keep on track. For the past few days, whenever I had the urge to stop logging/eat junk food, I thought about how little I want to win the title as officially the fattest guy in the family. I understand that to some this may seem too competitive and potentially unhealthy, but in my view having this kind of friendly contest is an awesome motivating force to keep me on track. [link] [comments] |
| Guys who have lost a lot of weight - Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:14 AM PDT Morning guys, I'm curious about something. I'm 26 yo overweight male. I'm just about to start my weight loss journey (again), I started a few years back, lost a few stone and then got sick and ended up gaining it all again and a bit more. The lock down hasn't helped either! Being sat at my computer for hours on end everyday working, eating more often and generally just being less active has not been great. I'm really motivated to get started on this journey, I'm investing time this week in getting all of my stuff ready to really give it my all next week. Meal plans/preps, exercise schedule, buying equipment for home work outs etc. My goal is to drop 3 stone by the end of August, I know this is quite ambitious but I think I can do it. In my first week last time, I managed to lose 10.5lbs! Getting to the point of my curiosity and the question - after losing a lot of weight, did your penis appear bigger? Of course it wouldn't have grown but with less fat in the pelvic area I'd assume it would appear larger? If you don't feel comfortable commenting on this post with your answers please feel free to drop me a DM. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| I’ve lost a lot of weight but feel like I can’t tell the difference in the mirror Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:26 PM PDT SW 154, CW 137.6, GW whenever I feel like I look good/don't really have one, 5'7 Started getting serious about losing some weight in February, and through daily walks and counting calories I've dropped almost 16 lbs. For reference, I have a small waist but very thicc hips and butt, so even at my heaviest I didn't "look" heavy. I can physically feel the weight is off my body, but when I look in a mirror I look basically the same. Maybe a bit off my upper arms and face, not as much of a belly pooch, but 137.6 looks no different than 154. It's so frustrating because I've put in so much hard work and don't look like what I should theoretically look like. The only thing I can think could be contributing is that my gym shut down, and the past few times I've been in the low 140s/high 130s I've combined machine exercises with my usual cardio. Maybe that's it? Should I suck it up and do floor exercises or something? Really more of a vent than anything, I'm just disappointed! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT Connect with other winners!Help this stay organized and post a reply to a top-level comment (probably created by AutoModerator) with your platform's name (MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, Loseit!, etc.). If you don't see yours, please use the Other thread! Post your username and find some friends. Post your stats to find people on similar journeys (perhaps an accountabilibuddy!). Interact with your fellow r/Loseit users by joining the rloseit Facebook group, follow important news and announcements with Twitter, and share your inspiration, food, and progress with us on Instagram!!" This weekly post appears every Thursday. Please consider using it for your friend requests, and refer others to this post during the upcoming week. Please do not post your e-mail address, phone number, or other sensitive information. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:20 AM PDT I finally got to my first weight loss goal! I started this year at 220 and didn't really set a goal until I had lost quite some weight but for the last month or so I've been trying to get into the 150s and this morning I weighed in at 159.8! That makes 60.8lbs lost total this year! I am going on a camping trip this weekend so I'm sure I will gain a few pounds back but I'm so excited and proud of myself that I made it this far! I'm not even worried about the small weight gain that will inevitably happen this weekend because I know I can get back to it when I get home and I'll be able to re-lose that weight and then some! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:16 PM PDT Hello! First post- I'm a lurker. Here's my story: I'm 23(F) 5 feet 4 inches in height. Up until I was 21 I weighed 140lbs. This was a healthy weight and look. Never had problems with food or weight. I was having some mental health struggles and was prescribed a medicine that made be balloon to 215lbs in a year or less. The weight has stopped growing and I am coming off the medicine that has made me gain so much. I went to the gym today and worked out with a friend for 30 minutes...then felt like passing out, so I had to stop. Can y'all give me some exercises or even apps or YouTube channels that are for someone like me who is just starting out? It does need to be free if it's an app. Thank you! Also if anyone was prescribed Celexa for anxiety and has a similar story, feel free to comment! [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 11 June 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 11 Jun 2020 01:08 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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