Weight loss: [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!!! |
- [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!!!
- I didn't lose a single pound in June... but I like my body at the moment.
- 6 months in, 85 lbs down, 65 to go.
- Doc recommends slow and steady
- NSV - We got takeout with gigantic portions. I got a plateful instead of eating the entire thing.
- 100 Lbs Lost - Tools I've Found Along the Way
- 5’5 18yr old female 173>151 in 6 weeks
- After losing weight I have a weird divot in my leg! I couldn't be happier
- McSuccess!
- Freeze dough for later!
- Buy sports gear for your current size
- Had my first reality hit of how much weight I’ve lost! Finally got to lower my steering wheel!
- Half an year later and 50 pounds (22kg) lighter!
- 100 lbs down: how I did it and what I learned
- I’m so happy that my mindset towards sweets is changing!
- Tips for baking lovers!
- I Lost My First Stone (14 lbs)
- Midway blues need some encouragement
- stomach constantly making sloshing/internal farting sounds while calorie restricting
- It's selfish to be selfless. We should take care of ourselves, before we move on to someone else.
- Tangent: high bodyfat, low-end BMI, undereating...
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3
- Help me help my mom
- Is there such a thing as fake hunger?
| [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!!! Posted: 03 Jul 2020 07:18 AM PDT |
| I didn't lose a single pound in June... but I like my body at the moment. Posted: 03 Jul 2020 01:56 PM PDT Don't get me wrong - I still want to reduce my body fat by a few points. According to my scale, I'm at 26.3% right now and I prefer 23-24%. My current weight is exactly what it was a month ago: 146.2 pounds (66.3 kg), and I know I need to make some conscious changes in my diet to lose some of that extra fat on my hips, belly, and thighs. That said... I feel strong and surprisingly positive. I've been exercising a lot. Missing the gym, but I'm getting back into running a little, walking most evenings, hand weights at home, jumping jack sets at odd moments during the day, and lots of shadow boxing. I can forgo the ten pounds if I can just add a little muscle. Going forward, I plan to focus on body fat percentage and building some visible muscle and prioritize that over losing weight. Off for a swim now (thank God my in-laws have a pool). SFW swimming suit pic. [link] [comments] |
| 6 months in, 85 lbs down, 65 to go. Posted: 03 Jul 2020 08:41 AM PDT I had a rude awakening in January. I was invited to a "Roaring 20s" themed NYE party and I couldn't fit into any of my nicer clothes that would work for it. I ended up going to a half dozen stores, and couldn't find a single shirt that fit except in the "XL Casual Male" outlet store. Later that month, I went to the doctor for something unrelated, and when they weighed me, I tipped the scales at 385 lbs. I was only 15 lbs away from 400. I was cutting off my own breath when I bent over to tie my shoes. I had to think twice if I really wanted to get on the ground, because getting back up wasn't easy. But at the same time, bending to the ground wasn't easy either. It took 5 minutes for my feet not to hurt while walking if I was off of them for more than a half hour. Even at the party, my feet started killing me after standing for only a couple hours. I couldn't lie to myself anymore. I couldn't just tell myself I'm a naturally big guy and that this was fine. On January 12th, I decided to do something about it. And I decided to get serious about it. Anyone that knows me knows that when I put my mind to something, I kinda get obsessed. On January 13th, I cut my intake from 6-8,000 calories per day down to 1,500-1,800 per day. I started walking more actively. I upped my water intake to a gallon or two per day. 5 months and 21 days later, I've dropped 85 lbs; I'm sitting at exactly 300 lbs now. I haven't been this size since 2010. I still have 65 lbs to get to my goal, and I'm going to continue until I get to 235 lbs. I feel better. I look better. I'm more confident. I'm more agile. I'm about to walk upstairs without winding myself. I don't worry I'm going to break every chair I sit in. It's not all smooth. I have my stalls and plateaus. I have my days of utter temptation. I have my good days and bad. I'm not posting this for congratulations. I'm posting it for accountability and inspiration. [link] [comments] |
| Doc recommends slow and steady Posted: 03 Jul 2020 03:58 PM PDT I went to the doc yesterday and was disappointed to report that despite my sticking to my calorie goal I've only been losing 2.5 pounds a month. Doc actually said that was great. She said that 1lb a week is max that's recommended for long term success. When it's more than that it means you're taking pretty extreme measures and it may not be reasonable to maintain. Now I know many people on here have been successful with making these extreme cuts and that's great for you. But for me when I was aiming for 1500 I would do fine for a few days and then I'd end up binging and ruin my progress. I've been much more successful with the goal of 1900. I don't have to eat that much but it's easy for me to stick to that limit. I theoretically should be losing a pound a week at that rate but I'm working out too. So I may be gaining muscle. I just wanted to share for others out there that aren't losing as fast as a lot of people on here. Any progress is progress. I'm trying hard to get in the mindset that this is a marathon (maybe 2 years at this rate) not a sprint. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - We got takeout with gigantic portions. I got a plateful instead of eating the entire thing. Posted: 03 Jul 2020 07:36 PM PDT The picture on top is the plate I took. It was about 700 calories and I had eaten light earlier in the day, my daily calorie goal is about 1800 per day. The second picture is what the takeout box looked like after I took my plateful. I barely put a dent in it! Normally I would have taken the entire box to the table and tried to eat it all and but down 1500+ calories. I had a satisfying entire plate of food and barely put a dent in the box while maintaining my calorie count. This is a mental thing I've been working through for awhile - staying true to myself when counting calories and only taking small portions. Before I would have just said "fuck it" on takeout nights and abandoned my calorie count for a week or two. I was on/off like that for the last year or two. It feels good to just have a satisfying plate of food without going overboard. I think mental victories are just as important as other victories and it's been a big mental barrier for me to just be honest with myself without giving up. Edit: I didn't look thoroughly enough at the sidebar, this is probably a small NSV. [link] [comments] |
| 100 Lbs Lost - Tools I've Found Along the Way Posted: 03 Jul 2020 08:30 AM PDT I started my recent weight loss journey in January 2019 and lost 55 pounds in 2019 to get to just below 300. A weight plateau that I had been above since college to my undying embarrassment. In 2020 I set a goal to hit 200, but limped out of the gate only losing 12 lbs through March. I've recently started a new plan that has catapulted me to 33 lbs lost since early April and about to hit 8 straight weeks at the goal 3 lbs/week. Thanks to this recent success and the resulting confidence I'm well on track to get to 200 by the end of the year now. With that progress update completed; I will now list out the tools I've used along the way and their effects on my journey. Tool #1 - Counting Calories: I found this tool May of 2019 after only losing 10 lbs through the first 5 months of the year. I decided that no matter what I would track calories every day for the remainder of my diet. The idea was to keep accurate progress tracking and to keep my on the wagon even when having down days. Tracking every day helps keep a bad day (usually 4-6k calories for me) from turning into a bad week or month. It also allows me to track my progress, which helps motivate me to do better or remind me of goals I've achieved so far on the diet. I personally input everything on a spreadsheet where I also track mini goals, BMI, and microlives (essentially how long I've prolonged my life by losing a pound). You can ask me for more details on those in the comments if you wish. Tool #2 - Intermittent Fasting: I can't remember exactly when I started doing IF, but it was definitely somewhere around August or September of 2019. IF helps me out in a few ways: 1) It lets me skip breakfast and I've never personally liked / wanted to eat breakfast, 2) It lest me be lazy with lunch meal prep - just prep a snack instead or even nothing and do OMAD that day, 3) Most importantly it suppresses my hunger to a 4-6 hour segment of the day. I basically never get hungry until 2 pm at the earliest now and am done eating by 7-8 each day. This is the amazing part, I don't think it works for everyone but I think everyone should try it for a few weeks to see, because the payoff is huge. Tool #3 - Streaks & Self Control Training: I've always struggled with sugar. My worst moment may have been in college when I got and ate a full gallon (2 half gallons) of Bluebell ice cream in one day, 6,000 calories of pure sugar. I decided in early September that I was going to not have any added sugars for 100 days. My mom, who struggles with similar issues, was in OA: Over-eaters Anonymous where you can't have sugar ever and I did consider that, but I thought that 100 days was more doable and would reset my sever want for sugar every day. I achieved the goal on December 14th and it was great. Way less sugar temptations and I did also lose more weight over that time. However, the main takeaway was how confident I was during the middle and end of the streak, I knew I wasn't going to touch sugar instead of the daily struggle it was in September. I've had plenty of sugar since but I've also had more control over the temptation and had it less on average. This tools carries over to the next few tools as well. Attempting and achieving streaks has been great self control training and a confidence booster through this diet. Tool #4 - Daily Exercise: Early in December I listened to a TED talk about how you should exercise every day, in the morning if possible, and have a fitness goal. I chose passing the FBI fitness test as my goal and committed to exercising every day for at least 30 minutes. It could be as easy as a walk or as difficult as I wanted but always had to do 30 minutes. Yesterday was 211 days in a row exercising and it's helped me gain muscle, lose weight, improved my energy and mental outlook, and helped me get out of high blood pressure(weight loss helped too). My initial goal was through this year, but it has been so nice that I'm not sure if I'll ever stop. Tool #5 - Daily Decision: I had a lot of success on weight loss peripheral streaks as you've read above, but I struggled to start a food or calorie specific streak for months. This makes sense since that is my main struggle to begin with. I never did achieve one of them. However, my most recent streak has helped a ton in the ability to meet my weekly or monthly weight loss goals. It starts with an idea on decisions and how it relates to self control or willpower. The more decisions that need to be made to achieve a goal the harder it is to achieve that goal. This was told to me by a family member and is generally backed by the science. If the mind has to fight tooth and nail 5 times a day to stick to your weight loss plans every day it will be extremely hard to even get through one day, much less weeks or months of it. I decided to start a streak with a simple idea: the only requirement is to stick to a daily calorie decision, example being yesterday I committed to 2,000 calories under maintenance, today I'm having a "cheat day" (earned the calories and on track with the 3 lbs a week goal) and committed to 600 above maintenance. Tomorrow I can do whatever I want. If I'm tempted to go above my decision today I tell myself I can do it tomorrow, but I don't decide to do it tomorrow either, I leave that decision to tomorrow. This goes on every day. For me it has worked extremely well and led to the 8 straight successful 3 lbs lost weeks. The plan doesn't guarantee such long-term success obviously but it helps a ton on the short-term daily goals. No more deciding to stick to the diet in the morning, thinking through temptation at noon, 2 pm, 4 pm, and eventually getting cheat food at 6, or even succeeding that day but being mentally fatigued and giving in easy the next day. I personally bought mini erase boards and write the goal and sign it each morning, usually after exercising, with the idea that then is when I'm in the healthiest mindset. Today's Example. I still have a long way to go on my journey, but these tools have helped me and will help me a long the way. I hope some of you find them helpful and thanks for letting my share. I love this community and the positive and helpful mentality it fosters. [link] [comments] |
| 5’5 18yr old female 173>151 in 6 weeks Posted: 03 Jul 2020 04:57 AM PDT I don't know how to add photos on this forum honestly but I've made it down over 20 pounds since May 17th! I haven't followed any exact special diet just eating only 1200 calories a day. With that 1200 calories though I do try to keep my carbs low like about 100-130 per day which isn't keto but it's good enough to keep away unhealthier foods and I watch the sodium I'm putting into my body too. Despite this I eat what I want pretty much just smaller portions and 3 structured meals a day with a snack here or there. For workouts I've been doing 30 minutes of hiit every other morning when I get up which burns about 330 calories, on off hiit days I walk 2-3 miles. I haven't been as intense with working out lately because I went back to work and I'm outside all day which provides some exercise too. Hiit lately has gotten to be a bit of a snore though since I've been doing it for so long now, if anyone has any other workouts I should try please let me know! And if anyone else has any tips for me! For body differences looking back at photographs from the beginning I notice the weight loss in my face, stomach, and thighs the most. I love handles went down significantly but they're not gone yet! I'm only a pound or so away from being a healthy weight for my height and age. [link] [comments] |
| After losing weight I have a weird divot in my leg! I couldn't be happier Posted: 03 Jul 2020 03:07 PM PDT I just hit 32 lbs lost, and checking myself out in the mirror this week I noticed that I have a new indent on my right thigh! Its like one little spot that lost fat faster than the rest, and when I poke it it feels firm and muscley! On the other side that same spot just sort of jiggles, so the comparison is really cool. I started working with a nutritionist in March, and since I'm tall and pretty overweight it's been hard to notice a lot of differences in my body. I even got rid of most of my old clothes at the start of quarantine and switched to yoga pants, so I haven't noticed differences in the way things fit. But this is the first thing I can look at and actually see and feel a distinct change! I can't wait to see more changes as more weight comes off. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jul 2020 07:06 AM PDT I(31F) have just started my weight loss journey using the CICO method. I'm currently 74kg 5ft7 and my goal weight is 63kg. My boyfriend is in great shape and wanted to go to McDonald for lunch (he knows I am starting to eat healthier / wanting to loose weight and is supportive. I am not stopping him eating what he wants, because I feel that I need to get control of my cravings myself and it would be unfair to tell him what to eat). He asked me if I wanted to have McDonalds with him, I thought about it for a minute and even looked up how many calories are in 6 McNuggets (260) but I realised in that moment that I didn't reeeeally want McDonald and it was not worth the calories for something I knew wouldn't satisfy me and I would probably end up getting chips and a drink as well. I said to my boyfriend I wasn't going to eat anything but I would accompany him there, in my mind this would test my resolve and dedication to my weight loss. So we get to McDonalds and low and behold I had no craving for their food. I sat with him whilst he eat his meal and at no point did I want anything that he was eating. He even offered me a chip - nope, I didn't want it. Afterwards I felt so accomplished, I made myself a delicious salad and I am overall feeling so positive for whats to come with my weight loss journey. To all the little wins that in the end add up to you reaching your future goals. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jul 2020 08:37 AM PDT I love to bake (desserts). Cookies, cakes, etc. The problem is I live alone and while on lockdown and work-from-home it's hard to pawn extra goodies I've made off on my coworkers, neighbors and family like before (and some just don't want anymore!). I made chocolate chip cookies this morning, but halfway through I realized, I don't have to make all of it, I can freeze the dough! I don't know why this never occurred to me, there's been pre-made tubs of the stuff in the fridge section of the grocery store for years! I just baked 1 pan today, shaped the rest of the dough into balls, separated them into "serving size" bags (1 pan per bag), and put them into a freezer bag. If I only want 2 cookies, I can just take 2 dough balls out and bake them. One of the biggest obstacles is of course feeling the temptation to eat EVERYTHING because it's there. Now there will be built in time (preheat oven, bake cookies) to really think about what I'm eating before I do so. I'm so happy I "discovered" this today, I hope it turns into a big help to combat my sweet tooth! [link] [comments] |
| Buy sports gear for your current size Posted: 03 Jul 2020 03:38 PM PDT Today I learnt what a massive confidence boost and motivation I got from buying and wearing tights and sports bra for the size I am atm, not the size I used to be and trying to get back at. I used to feel like a seal stuck in a fishing net, exercising in clothes that already made me feel and reminded me I was too fat. My weight loss journey now starts from a place of accepting my current body, allowing it to occupy the space it needs in the universe but understanding it needs to get healthy. I cant recommend this enough if you are like me...holding on to past sizes and buying clothes smaller than you are just to motivate you. They dont motivate, they just add to the guilt pile and it overwhelms to the point of postponing taking action. [link] [comments] |
| Had my first reality hit of how much weight I’ve lost! Finally got to lower my steering wheel! Posted: 03 Jul 2020 03:38 PM PDT So I have been struggling the last 2 weeks at a plateau, but I kept up my progress and am back on the downward loss! I'm only 4 more Pounds away from being 200lbs and I'm so excited! This community is so supportive and inspiring! So I started at 225 and I'm at 204 now. I haven't really felt like a lot of time has passed and not seeing to much of my progress, that is, until today. I've been feeling better, and clothes fit a little better but today I was able to lower my obnoxiously high steering wheel because my thunder thighs would hit the steering wheel otherwise. It sounds stupid but it was so awesome to be able to higher my seat and lower my wheel to a normal level. I also noticed I fit better in my seats (I have bucket seats) and getting out of the buckets so much easier when getting out of the car. I just really wanted to share with someone since I don't have really anyone to share with in real life. :) [link] [comments] |
| Half an year later and 50 pounds (22kg) lighter! Posted: 03 Jul 2020 04:39 PM PDT I still have ways to go but this is a milestone I'm very proud of!! (and I couldn't wait to make this post!!!) It's still a bit hard to acknowledge my weight loss. I spent so many years believing that losing weight wasn't possible that it feels surreal. I could never stick to a diet and exercise is hard when you're heavy and have no time or motivation for it. I found about cico in December last year and I could cry, it sounded so simple. I will be forever salty it's not as popular as other diets and that I found it so late in my life. I always say that the best diet is the one that works for you personally but I also want to share the way I did it! So here it goes: I count calories weekly. It works for me because how hungry I am varies from day to day. I make sure that I finish each week at 1200 to 1500 calories a day. I don't limit any foods. The only big difference is I now use little or no oil when I cook. As far as working out goes I should say I started taking long walks every other day about 2 or so months ago. They're not much but they help tremendously. So basically nothing fancy. Just keep your caloric deficit (at a level you can handle) and work out if you can. And no matter what diet you're on, don't sweat having a few days where you let loose a bit. Life isn't perfect, stuff happens. And sometimes, you just have to eat your granny's delicious cake. Don't dwell on it and just do your thing normally the next day. And don't forget to love yourself along the way. Also the biggest advice I have for people just starting their weightloss is PATIENCE. It took a month to see the slightest difference in my pictures, it took 3 months for people to start noticing I'm losing weight and honestly even now looking at my body I don't see much of a difference. Looking at pictures puts my mind at ease though. My stats are: 24F 5'2 SW: 220 CW: 170 (159cm SW:99kg CW: 77kg) Thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| 100 lbs down: how I did it and what I learned Posted: 03 Jul 2020 10:23 AM PDT SW: 300 lbs | CW: 200 lbs | GW: ??? F/5'2"/20y The first thing I would like to mention is that losing 100 lbs took me a year and a half. Most of my weight came off in the first 6-8 months and then it slowed down and eventually came to a halt during quarantine. The most important thing I learned was that IT'S OKAY TO TAKE A BREAK FROM WEIGHT LOSS. I was in a calorie deficit for well over a year straight and for three months while I was out of work and locked down in my house, I maintained my weight and got a break that I never intended getting, but hindsight is 20/20 and I definitely needed it even though it sucked at the time to hit a plateau like that. Weight loss is a SLOW process, especially if you're doing it without surgery. Sometime the scale will not budge for weeks on end and it can be discouraging and frustrating but DO NOT GIVE UP. Also, it is possible to lose weight without counting calories, but the only way to do that is to learn how to count calories first. I strictly logged my calories for about a year and then decided that I had grown to understand what a healthy amount of food looks like in a day. I still occasionally weigh my food but I don't pay anywhere near as much attention to calorie counting as I did when I began. Yes, I still pay attention to calories, but I'm not really "counting" them. I haven't logged my food in at least 6 months. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STARVE YOURSELF OR COMPLETELY CUT OFF SWEETS AND TREATS TO LOSE WEIGHT. Learning moderation was one of the hardest things for me. When I would get a taste of something that released that sweet sweet dopamine into my brain, I couldn't stop until it was all gone or until I was stuffed and nauseous. After months of trying to teach myself self control, something finally clicked in my brain and I started listening to my hunger signals. I don't remember exactly how long it took but it was months and months before I was able to eat without wanting to stuff myself to more than full. Now I am not afraid of the occasional ice cream or chocolate because I know when to stop and what's an appropriate amount to eat. Finally, FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND. Before I lost the weight, eating was all I did when I had nothing else to do. I still tend to eat when I'm bored, so I found that finding something to fill my time with is extremely beneficial in keeping my mind off of food. This was why I stopped losing in quarantine: the next meal was the only thing I had to look forward to. Now that I'm back to work and leaving the house more, I don't find myself eating every hour of the day. I truly never believed I could ever lose weight. I thought I was destined to be morbidly obese, that it just ran in my family, that I was a hopeless food addict that could never recover. But I did it. And I continue to do it. Losing 100 lbs has been the best thing that has ever happened to me; I can climb a flight of stairs without being out of breath, my legs and back don't hurt after working a long day, I have more energy than I ever had before. If I can do it, anyone can do it. [link] [comments] |
| I’m so happy that my mindset towards sweets is changing! Posted: 03 Jul 2020 10:17 PM PDT Hi! I grew up having an unhealthy relationship with food. My parents bought lots of junk food and in our culture, rice is a staple for lunch and dinner. Being a child with no self restraint, I used to eat however much I wanted and would finish a whole box of chocolate in one sitting. I used to eat plates full of rice with a little bit of curried vegetables or meat. Breakfast was usually sugary cereals, pancakes with syrup, waffles with chocolate chip, a naan (220 cal) with a fried egg, in general lots of carbs. I am 20 years old now and learning how to be healthier and more conscious of my food and body. My family has a history of diabetes mellitus, but my parents did not take preventive measures for their kids by restricting sugary foods or encouraging healthier choices. They did not educate us about food, or taking care of our body. But they are number one in line to criticize my body, symptoms of pre-diabetes (dark spot in my neck (Acanthosis nigricans)), PCOS symptoms caused by insulin resistance (which causes diabetes mellitus) (hirsutism- excessive body and facial hair). All of these conditions make it harder for me to lose weight due to chemical imbalance. No matter how much I try, my belly looks big and my mom makes jokes that she is going to be a grandma soon and that I am pregnant. I don't think that is funny and is very insensitive. I get panic attacks thinking about having to use insulin injections, having lots of medicine, being undesirable (I know this is the wrong type of thinking since looks should have 0 factor in a healthy relationship),not being able to conceive due to PCOS, and about being super careful not to eat anything to lead me into that type of life. I want to get better now so I don't have to worry about it later. I want to live and do so many things in life. I want to travel and I want to be there for my siblings and teach them as they get older and help them form a healthy relationship with food and choose to have a more active life. I am getting my life together. A little at a time. Instead of getting a lot of rice, now I get a little bit of rice and get lots of lentil soup with fish. I eat more protein and less carbs. I am trying to reduce my sugar intake through candy and other products. I've been drinking lots of water and wait a while before deciding to get seconds. I'm super beyond proud of myself for doing better. My parents make fun of me when I'm measuring my portions with a food scale, but I know that I should care less about their opinions. I am going to start working out (mainly strength training with my body weight and I have one 8 pound dumbbell lol). Right now, I like to dance so I lock my door and blast music. It helps me sweat and also learn how to dance better the more I try so that makes me happy and is a stress reliever. Exercise is such a good way to relieve stress and aid mental health become better. Today was my little sisters birthday and I went out to buy her a cake and some things. I went to Dollar Tree to buy some slime, coloring book, etc. for her and my other siblings. I went to the candy isle and picked up a chocolate. That's when I realized that if I, as a guardian, do not buy the candy then my siblings will not have access to it and will not eat it. That's what happened to me. My parents bought it and I ate it. If I break the cycle, if I don't buy it, that means that less candy and junk food will come into the house. We won't have access to it and will choose other options. So I put the chocolate back. I walked away with a smile on my face. And that's the same smile I had when I took a piece of the Oreo ice cream cake and ate a little until I was satisfied by the taste and put the rest in the fridge. I got a small circular one from baskin Robbins instead of a sheet cake.its only 4 of us and its not a meal so it's ok if we don't eat a lot and we don't have to feel full after. I bought a box of ice cream bars that are 100 cal each. I ate like 3 or 4 of them only in special times like during my online graduation (it was a YouTube video) or when I really wanted it and it fit into my daily caloric limit. I've been trying to eat 1200 calories per day. I am 20F and 5'1 feet. There's two pieces left from the 24 piece box that mostly my siblings ate. It's been almost a week and I haven't ate any! I'm not tempted! Recently, I have been crushing a 150 cal serving of peanuts in a blender and use it as a dip when I'm eating the ice cream so I can get some protein. Almost daily, my dad brings Oreos and chips home from his place of employment. They give it for free. The Oreos are two pieces per pack and 100 calories per pack. Before, I could've ate 10+ pieces but now I decline whenever I'm offered. I did eat it one day this week, but left the cream part out mostly. I make more conscious choices now and am someone who is responsible for my body and health conditions. It's little things I'm doing that make me feel like I can really change my mindset about food and stick with these decisions. Sugar is an addiction that is hard to get rid of especially if it's a sweet childhood memory. But I'm trying my best and making better choices slowly. Thank you for reading and please let me know something you broke the habit of. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jul 2020 02:47 PM PDT I saw in another post that we are a few bakers around here with problems with portioning, so I thought we could share some bakeit/loseit wisdom around here. I'll start with some!
Sorry if these are to obvious for other long-time bakers but I thought I might help someone. Also would love to hear more tips from other fellow bakers! [link] [comments] |
| I Lost My First Stone (14 lbs) Posted: 03 Jul 2020 06:08 PM PDT I'm 23(f) and during quarintine I decided that if I wasnt going to try and change my lifestyle now while i had nothing else to do then when was I going to do it. So using my brother's dumbbells and YouTube at home workout videos I started to workout. As I dived deeper into the workout world, having never done that before, I discovered calorie counting and adopted that into my routine. I started working out most days, both cardio and weights. I was also calorie counting and enjoying it. I have, since my teen years, been considered overweight and had tried every fad diet before. This felt different. I wasnt starving, the weight I was losing felt different. My success wasnt just shown on the scales. I also had off scale victories like a lowered bpm. A smaller waist. A stronger body. I just joined a gym yesturday and went to my first class. I'm going to get some PT training and really get stuck into it and for the first time in my life I feel like I can actually do it. It's not a pipe dream and i dont have to wait until I'm my goal weight to go to the gym. I'm excited for what's to come. I stepped on the scale this morning and am now officially down a stone. It was earned and I'm so proud of my commitment. I wanted to share with people who understand. I apologize if my post was long winded, but I want it out in the world somewhere that I am doing it. I am getting fit and I'm doing it for myself! [link] [comments] |
| Midway blues need some encouragement Posted: 04 Jul 2020 01:03 AM PDT Used to be 392 pounds/178 kgs, currently 270 pounds-125 kgs. Recently had gotten down to 122 kg, took some hormones that sorted the problems they were meant to but I gained 3 kgs. Mathmatically I know 6 pounds/3 kg is bupkiss but it has been 6 weeks and I have not lost any weight. I fee like giving up. I have had bad days eating wise, it just seems pointless to mentally tax myself for no results. There is so much effort I have to put in not to stress eat day to day and it only takes 1 bad hour to undo days of work. Today was really bad eating wise. I currently look like both a fat person and a person who has loose skin. I am in this limbo where it all just seems like the final goal takes too much effort, but where I am not isn't what I want either. I know I need to get past this, but right now I just want to revert back to stress eating and not give a damn. [link] [comments] |
| stomach constantly making sloshing/internal farting sounds while calorie restricting Posted: 03 Jul 2020 11:30 PM PDT F18//167-61kg/5'5-134lb hello! i'm finally taking the initiative to begin my weight loss journey after years of being unhappy with my body. i am taking the calorie restricting and intermittent fasting ~5/week and regular working out approach to this. i have noticed that while restricting, my stomach non stop makes strange noises. they aren't quite the same as when you're hungry in the morning after skipping breakfast. the sounds literally sound like a soup is broiling inside and often sounds like my stomach is farting and there are air bubbles. i've also been slightly more gassy recently too. i find this to be a big issue for me as i am a student and having a loud stomach in silent classes is really not very fun. does anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this? i eat a relatively balanced meal and don't drink any sodas. another issue i have noticed is that my breath has been smelling bad lately, possibly due to the broiling in my stomach rising up? i have good dental health so i'm not too sure what could be causing this. my breath isn't horrid but it's definitely smelling more foul, especially the longer it has been since my last meal. thank you for any ideas! [link] [comments] |
| It's selfish to be selfless. We should take care of ourselves, before we move on to someone else. Posted: 03 Jul 2020 04:01 AM PDT I want to write this post. I rarely write posts. This might be controversial or even make someone's ego mad, and that is fine - then it's a discussion. Or it might just be "okay okay, blah blah downvote" lol, which is also just fine. Then it's not a discussion and it gets washed away by the Reddit flood, and rightly so. But I want to write this post. Hopefully it also helps somebody so we can reflect on what we are doing. This post also doesn't show "me" in a good light, and that is also a good thing. I don't need there to be a "me" who has to be cradled like that.
That out of the way, here is the message. IT IS SELFISH NOT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN HEALTH. It should be our first concern to make sure we are healthy, respect our selves, draw/uphold boundaries, drink enough water, eat enough food. So we can keep functioning in our loved ones' lives.
I suppose I could also say it is our first concern to not eat too much or drink too much and so on, but that's not my message here. That is up to us, and might not be easy to just "do". This is to make us realize our own worth and significance in the world. We are important. We matter. We should take good care of our selves.
The "apple that fell on my head" was this scenario:
MESSAGE:
If everyone took care of themselves first, there wouldn't even be any obesity in this world. But today, time is limited. We must choose wisely what we prioritize. Discuss. 😀 [link] [comments] |
| Tangent: high bodyfat, low-end BMI, undereating... Posted: 03 Jul 2020 09:41 PM PDT Hi !! :-) Absolutely any comment is welcome. I (F, 20, 5'6''-118lb) obsess about my appearance, which has resulted in mostly 'undereating' with an occasional spike in calories from 'cheats'. These aren't binge-like - I just eat some high-cal foods without thinking much. Cheats generally total to 1700-2400kcal in a day, compared to the usual 1200-1300kcal goal. It used to happen once every two or so weeks, yet now that I'm working, it's happened twice in two weeks. I do cardio 5-6 times a week. Usually burn 200-400kcal. I can't do my usual weightlifting during quarantine. I use exercise to cope with mood swings and cardio is my favorite. I have successfully avoided using exercise to 'make up' for 'cheat calories'. I have no clue what my maintenance calories are. Between daily cardio and eating an average of 1200-1300 calories or less since April, I fear I've temporarily effed up my metabolism. Or maybe I haven't, and 1200-1300 isn't undereating to begin with. I don't know if I can see any improvements, but sometimes I feel very different: can't feel rolls that used to be there, a little harder to pinch certain areas, etc. This is all especially hard since I don't weigh or measure myself to avoid worsening my 'obsession'. I do track calories on Cronometer. I used to think tracking would worsen my mentality, but it's been a cool addition to my diet - I found a balance of measuring things to the gram and being content just estimating. I wonder if I should take the risk and start measuring/weighing in weekly? I make an active (and somewhat successful!!) effort to stop restricting myself; Instead of ruling foods out, I try to have things in moderation or find alternatives. I still have problems with identifying when I'm unreasonably restricting or just finding excuses to eat junk. I give in to tempatation a lot - if it's around me, it's usually a problem (pizza and chocolate). I'm now trying to consider that I maybe shouldn't be on a large caloric deficit despite hating my appearance. I have a high body fat percentage that I want to lower, but in order to not approach underweight I'd have to recomp. IIRC, recomp should ideally include weight lifting, which I won't have access to anytime soon. Hmm... I currently don't worry about macros, just calories. I find it simpler and more sustainable; but is it really even effective for me? I do already eat a lot of protein (70-100g). Maybe the only hard part about recomp is starting and waiting. Overall, what worries me is that I'm doing it wrong again. It's more than likely that I'm doing it wrong again. Idk - hopefully this is just another 'patience young padawan' moment, but I do think I need improvement. I may need to relax, but at least I don't feel discouraged, which is great! <3 [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3 Posted: 03 Jul 2020 05:34 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Friday! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): Maintenance practice. I'm thinking this may mean weekly weigh ins. 201.5 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1700 ish): Looking good today. Tacos! Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute brisk walk at lunch & 30 minute HIIT. 2/2 days. Self-care time (JOURNALING, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/3 days): I need to book a DEXA. Try a new recipe once a week: Always looking for new stuff to try! X/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not tonight. 0/50 pages. No fast food or candy from the work dish: Streak day 3. 1 candy related lapse in judgement. Listen to my effing body: Why is it so hot kids? I feel like I'm too young for hot flashes. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Grateful for tacos & black olives. Also, trucker hats. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2020 12:48 AM PDT Dear r/loseit This is my first time I've ever really asked for advice on this topic so please hear me out. This is about my mom, she is very inactive, around 200 pounds (90kg) 5 feet 9 inches (175cm) has a poor diet, I mostly see her on weekends. She is very picky about her diet and can barely chew food. A bit of backstory: My mom has been struggling with her weight for a while now, right around after I turned 14 she went from being underweight to being obese in the span of around a year. There are multiple factors that mixed in, the death of her mother, her stressful job at a big hospital, the awful family environment we shared, her poor diet and very little daily activity. After the divorce she was doing well mentally for a while but now in the last few months due to work related stress and her old friends and colleagues dying (She's in her 60s). She's been trying to lose weight but she hasn't seen much improvement, she still lives a very idle life. By lose weight I mean she limited her diet a whole lot, stopped eating bread and crackers and whatever because we found out she's intolerant to gluten. Also I got her to reduce her habit of eating cheese, there were weeks that she would eat 3.5 pounds of feta cheese which is criminal. Her diet is still poor, she doesn't really cook for herself that much only her guests, her only guest being me, so most of the time she'll whip up something very lazily like overboiled eggs or french fries or boiled potatoes or a tomato salad mixed in with some yucky overboiled spinach pack they serve her at the hospital. As I mentioned earlier, she is very picky about her diet. She's just now trying to get into eating chicken thighs i've been trying to get her into trying chicken breasts but she finds white meat yucky and hard to chew, she One of the reasons she's not very active is because she suffers from lower back pain most of her life after a sudden growth spurt in her teenage years. I've been trying to get her into stretching but she keeps putting it off even when I tell her we'll do the exercise together and that it'll take 10 minutes tops. What's messed up is that she keeps complaining about how unhappy she is with her body yet she very rarely acts on it. I've caught her snacking after midnight multiple times so I can't really trust that she'll stick on a schedule or a diet. Seeing how unhealthy physically and mentally my mom is I feel that she won't outlive my 90 year old grandma(on my father's side) who's still very active and keeps herself busy most of the day via cooking and doing chores around her home using her wheeled walker. What my mom does most of her free time is eat sloppily made food, sleep and compulsively watch netflix shows, There are days that she would watch 1-2 SEASONS of a 50 minute per episode show such as house of cards or breaking bad. I don't know what to. I don't know if she's given up on herself and honestly I have my own problems to take care of. I don't know if she truly wants to be helped. I realize there are way more things going in her life and that other changes need to be made other than in her physical fitness. Like the fact that she's retiring soon, her house is a mess, she barely takes care of herself. TL;DR my mom old & fat with bad back help me help her lose weight, maybe suggest a diet plan or simple exercises and activities she can do everyday to be healthy and fit. [link] [comments] |
| Is there such a thing as fake hunger? Posted: 04 Jul 2020 12:38 AM PDT I'm female, vegan for 4+ years, 24, 5ft4, 136lbs. I workout 5-6 days a week (HIIT, strength, mobility, and half-marathon training). I'm pretty athletic in my build (I build muscle quite easily). I'm currently trying to "cut" my weight as I know I'm carrying a bit of excess fat. I feel a bit heavy sometimes when I'm out running... and I also wanna see more definition. My diet is primarily wholefoods. I don't dig processed meat replacements and try not to eat tofu more than twice a week. My plate is usually 1/4 protein, 1/2 veg, and 1/4 carb. I don't use tracking apps as I had an obsession for that when I was a teen and it didn't end well. I've experimented with weightloss a few times over the years (who hasn't?) But hate rejecting my belly's hunger signals. I know I need a calorie deficit but I'm afraid of being malnourished. Is it possible that when I'm hungry, I'm not really? As in, is it habit or genuine hunger that is making me feel like I need food? If I guzzle enough water, will my body adjust and stop giving me a rumbly belly? Any tips on fuelling the body to feel full for longer and adopting a positive mental attitude? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
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