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    Weight loss: Habits of a Secret NON-Eater

    July 08, 2020

    Weight loss: Habits of a Secret NON-Eater

    Habits of a Secret NON-Eater

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 10:38 AM PDT

    For a decade, my husband has worked moderately active jobs, enjoyed outdoor activities, and has maintained a BMI of 21-22. He self-identifies as a HUGE eater with the coveted "very high metabolism" and everyone around him tends to agree.

    For a long time, I resented his lucky genes. I've struggled with my weight my whole life and have always wished I could magically be one of THOSE people.

    After living with him for 5 years, I've come to realize that there is no such person. It is 100% his lifestyle & habits- not his genes- that keep him lean. Here is what I've observed, and how they differ from my own habits.

    1. He likes to talk about food and cook it more than he likes to eat it. He will purchase a box of Oreos and it will take him three months to eat through it. He will talk about all of the junk food he wants to eat on vacation, but then will change his mind and decide he is not in the mood when it is right in front of him. For example, he talks about a local food expo all year- the milkshakes, french fries, corn dogs, deep fried pickles, pies, etc. So everyone assumes he spends expo-day pigging out. But when we actually go to the expo, he is content with a single hot dog and small ice cream sundae. And I'm sitting there like… we've been talking about cheese sticks all year, I'm not skipping them.
    2. He does not tolerate being full. He will stop eating as soon as he reaches fullness. It does not matter if he has one bite left, or half his plate left. He will put this in the fridge for later; whereas I will just push through and finish whatever I allotted myself. Why would I put three bites of a burrito in the fridge instead of just finishing it? Welp, he does this all the time, and then has a snack for later. Also, I'm a food addict and am literally NEVER full. I do not know what fullness feels like.
    3. He spreads big meals over a longer period of time. As stated before, he will save his leftover food for other meals. So while he will say that he had a big steak 8oz. for dinner, what he actually did was eat 5oz. at dinner and then the other 3oz for breakfast the next day. For me, I eat that entire steak and then prepare more food for breakfast.
    4. He doesn't eat all parts of his meals. I watched him order two burgers in a fit of hunger last week. He ate half of one burger before removing the top of the bun. He took the entire bun off of the second burger, along with the lettuce and mayo that was stuck to it. The soggy buns were thrown away. So of the two burgers, he probably removed at least 500 calories by throwing out the buns with mayo. You know I'm picking those buns up and eating them.
    5. He skips several meals a week. On his work days, he regularly skips either breakfast or lunch. He will bring one meal and a couple small snacks for his 9 hour shift, and then will eat a large dinner. During some of those days, he doesn't touch his meal because he is too busy, so ends up doing OMAD.

    So there you have it. It's not magic. I don't buy into the "naturally skinny" myth anymore. I no longer have resentment or confusion around how some people can just eat endlessly with no consequences. Yes, my husband eats whatever he wants; he just doesn't want to eat that much. Just because someone acts like and talks about eating a lot doesn't mean they are actually are. There might be a vast chasm between your definition of "eating a lot" and theirs.

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    I lost 170 lbs and it wasn't what I thought it would be.

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 02:49 PM PDT

    Hi. I don't post anywhere and I don't have any social media, but I feel like what I'm going through maybe might be able to help someone. So here we are. Hi. I'm 28 years old and five foot three. I started at 280 pounds. I was 111 pounds this morning. I lost it all by walking and CICO. In a year and a half, I got down to a really low BMI. But it came with a lot of consequence and that's mostly what I'd like to discuss. The consequence. The bad parts of reaching your goal weight. I used to be a 38 F bra. I'm now a 32 A, little sacs of skin. I have little sacs of skin all over my whole body. I do infrared treatments and take plenty of collagen building vitamins. I use topical vitamins and retinol. They help a little. But my skin still hangs a lot. And it bothers me. I'm engaged and getting married this year to the love of my life. We so desperately want a daughter. I decided not to have a tummy tuck because maternity is more important to me than vanity - I want to have my baby first and finally start the life I couldn't have when I was too obese to do anything. The compromise I decided upon was to have my upper body lifted and have implants inserted. I'd worry about my lower body at a more appropriate time. I had my consultation with one of the top plastic surgeons in the country today. He was absolutely wonderful. He also delivered me some devastating news. I am not a candidate for traditional lift and augmentation. I must first be reconstructed with biological mesh. In essence, the damage to my skin is so great that I have to be put back together like a double mastectomy patient. The surgery is going to cost twice the amount I thought it would. I probably can't do it. Everything I learned today made me reflect. I got down to this low of a weight because I wanted to be the image of "media perfect". This waifish blonde that everyone would think was beautiful, because I never had that experience of life. Had I known this is where I would wind up, in compression garments tucking loose skin into a pair of size two pants, I don't know if I would have done what I did. I might have been more comfortable if I stayed just a little bit overweight. I would be less saggy. I would still have some breast tissue. I might even be more comfortable in intimate situations with my soon-to-be husband. But instead I chased this impossible ideal, was left destroyed, and learned the hard way to be careful what I wish for. So here is my message to other women who did the first half of life heavy. Lose weight to feel healthy, but love yourself to feel happy. Weighing less than Scarlett Johansson isn't going to fix the way you feel about yourself. It isn't going to improve your self esteem. You need to be someone you can love. You have to love you. And if you only love people who are very thin, your priorities are very effed. A number on a scale isn't going to magically and radically modify your self esteem. Accept that you've put your body through a lot, and that you'll probably never look like Ariana Grande. And it's good that you won't - because she's someone else. She isn't who you are. She isn't the best version of who YOU can be. And that's all you can control in this life. And you can have the things that many of these mainstream media idealized attractive women can't. Most of them don't have time to get a law degree. Most of them can't spend all week loving their families and walking their dogs. Being perfect is their full time job - often to the exclusion of being happy. When you decide who you want to be, focus on how you want to feel instead of how you want to look. If I had it to do over again, I absolutely would have.

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    10 Lessons I Learned Losing 125+ lbs

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 04:26 AM PDT

    Hello everyone, I've been a lurker and a member for years but I made a new account from my original to post. I never posted because of embarrassment for how out of control I let myself get. That said, I know that r/loseit was the motivating factor that helped me to lose 125+ lbs and it has helped me to keep it off for 7 years. Pictures included (https://imgur.com/a/dTAn0CQ). These are the lessons I have learned by losing the weight:

    1. The way in which you lose weight is more important than how fast you lose weight. I learned that you don't get bonus points for being the fastest to lose your weight. However, if you do it slowly and sustainably, you'll be able to maintain it for a lifetime.
    2. If you're only losing weight to get to a particular number on the scale to find happiness, you'll struggle forever. The scale simply is a number of measurement, it by no means provides a definition of meaning. Your worth as a person is much more than that number.
    3. You need to include foods you love, or you'll consistently fall off track and go right back to yo-yo dieting. Eating whole foods that I enjoyed was something that I found to be helpful and kept me full. It's important because you're not going to be able to sustain eating foods you hate. Life is too short for that.
    4. Your diet doesn't need to be perfect. Nobody has a perfect diet. But it does need to be consistent. Perfection simply put will never happen. We are human, we have emotions and foods are sometimes tied to emotions. I found that it's important to be mindful and realize that one meal doesn't ruin progress and it's more important to get right back on track next meal.
    5. Cravings are not going to vanish. They'll always be there, but you will get better at controlling them. It gets easier I promise. Stay strong.
    6. If you don't enjoy the journey, process, and struggles of bettering yourself through weight loss then you're not going to like the destination. If your diet is miserable, you're not going to want to keep eating that way. So enjoy what you're doing, enjoy making progress, and keep after it!
    7. People close to you will tell you you're too obsessed. I personally found this with certain friends/family. It's usually out of a place of envy and jealousy that they're not changing. I learned to ignore them and keep killing it with my weight loss.
    8. Those same people are going to be asking you what you did, later down the road. I took it upon myself to help them and share what worked for me. CICO and exercise with lifestyle and behavior changes to make the changes last. This is partly why I am posting this, I want to help others who were where I was years ago.
    9. I learned that it's going to take longer than you think and definitely longer than you want. We all want that quick weight loss for an upcoming event or vacation or to look good for something. Truth is that actual weight loss takes time and you need to have patience.
    10. In the end it is 100% worth it. I made my health a priority. Nobody can make it a priority for you, but the energy and life that you gain back by losing weight is incredible.

    And a sincere thank you to those who have motivated me to lose weight. It has changed my life, and I hope to do the same.

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    12 week progress photos

    Posted: 08 Jul 2020 01:10 AM PDT

    Time to do some 12 week progress shots, im going to do these every 12 weeks even if im not so happy with what I see..there is 23lbs difference between these shots - I kinda hoped for more difference in how i look. But i have 80 lbs more left to lose and then body recomp once there so this is very early into my weight loss journey still really. I am more healthy now for sure so that is good:)

    Sorry i tried to embed photos but cant work out how too..

    Marked as NSFW as topless - but wearing shorts.

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    Holy shit my portions were HUGE

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 11:28 AM PDT

    I always wondered why it was hard for me to lose weight. I'm very active and never thought I ate too much. I would have snacks between meals especially on run days because I was hungry. I've finally started weighing food and counting calories, as well as only having a single portion of a snack if I have one. I think before this, my meals were probably at least 2-3 portions, but I'd only have a couple meals a day so I didn't worry about it.

    Now I have no doubt that my meals were too big, but the real calorie issues were snacks and drinking. Drinking is an obvious one, but the snacks were ridiculous. I was probably sitting down with a pack of trail mix, pretzels, chips, anything with salt and easily crushing 800+ calories a couple times a day.

    If you're like me, and you are on this sub for some motivation losing your extra 15 pounds, but you don't want to do an extreme diet, at least try weighing your food and counting calories. Just paying attention and not shoveling snacks in your gob makes a gigantic difference.

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    Starting over and over and over and over.....

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 11:44 AM PDT

    Just wanted to encourage anyone out there who feels like they keep starting over five million times. I'm with you. It sucks and feels annoying and stupid. It's the middle of the year, and many resolutions have failed, covid threw so many people off, and it's just been a really rough year.

    BUT. Imagine if you had never started at all. All those ten or five pound losses before you inexplicably got stressed or depressed or forgot or just stopped. How much heavier would your final starting weight be if you hadn't had all those test runs?

    I know for me, I've started at least four times this year alone, and I am finally seeing some progress. Sometimes I get super bummed that I'm not further along, but if I hadn't tried all those times, I'd be at least 40 pounds heavier right now. Then I'd be staring down an even bigger loss.

    Everytime you try, you learn, you grow and you get better. You are working down to your final starting weight, you can and will get there, and you can be grateful for all the short test runs before it worked.

    It's not failure until you give up.

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    This time feels different - I've lost 47 pounds, here is what's worked for me.

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:23 PM PDT

    I've always been overweight or obese. Sometimes more than others. I'm 5'7 and my weight ranged from 200-230 for most of my early twenties. I hated the way I looked and the way I felt so I did my best to lose weight by playing club sports in college (Lose weight during the season and gained it in the offseason) going on intense diets and trying to eat as little as possible.

    The one constant was -my entire mindset on losing a weight was getting to a goal weight "and then I could stop" well... It never worked. I'd lose ten or twenty pounds- exhaust myself and then give up.

    Well this time is different. My goal weight of 155 feels more like "a matter of time" than a "race against the clock" I know that if I keep doing the things I'm doing, running, walking 10,000 steps a day, tracking what I eat. I will /eventually/ get to my goal weight, even if sometimes I drink some beer or cant perfectly track everything I can just keep doing what I've been doing and I'll get back on track. This is a completely different way of looking at dieting for me -- it really is a lifestyle change-- not something I'm putting myself through.

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    Here's my 220-173 (47 pound!) progress pic.

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    Some things that have worked for me (but may not work for you!!!)

    1: **Recording /everything/ I eat** and being honest with myself. I weighed my peanut butter because two tablespoons is a lot less than you think! I overestimate rather than underestimate- underestimating what I eat might feel a little better in the moment, but wont make me healthier.

    2: **Weighing myself daily** This one is controversial!!! I'm a big data nerd so I like I to weigh and track myself daily. I printed out a spreadsheet with /weekly/ goals written down, so I can see if I'm on track- but fluctuations don't phase me. I also record it in Apple Health and graph it. If I gain weight or don't lose anything for a few days- maybe it's time to get a bit more strict about measuring and recording my food intake. Here's my graph from 201-173 if you're interested (Red line is the Keto Calculator estimate from 201 down- I am now not exclusively keto but CICO and low carb)

    3: **Daily/weekly/long term goals.** Like I said earlier I have a goal weight for every Friday written on a spreadsheet/ calendar that I fill out with my weight daily. I also have a daily step goal (10,000 - that always surpass) 3 times a week body weight workout goal (that I printed and can check off/strike out) and I started training for a half marathon (If you catch a theme here I have run distances that I printed out and cross out). Crossing out a workout or a goal is a big motivator for me.

    4: **Being able to show myself my progress** This kind of coincides with the goals bit but I wanted to elaborate a bit too. Sometimes I don't lose weight and I don't hit my weekly goals. If I was only focused on losing weight - that would be discouraging "well screw this it's not working". By recording my runs + how fast I run (strava), how much I walk (on my phone+apple watch) and by taking lots of progress photos I can almost always find a way to show myself that I am progressing- and that feels good.

    5: **Checking myself out** This might be dumb, but I do this a lot. I take off my shirt and look at myself. I flex, I imagine what another 10 pounds will do, I just look at myself and remember to be proud of the progress I've made. If only the person who started this journey almost 50 pounds heavier than I am right now could see and feel how it feels to be in this body.

    I am no expert but I've tried losing weight a whole lot and this is what has finally cracked the code -- for me.

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    Ty for listening to me ramble :)

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    I lost around 12 kgs from February to mid-late April just by controlling my diet and taking walks. I look forward to losing a bit more but I'm stuck a particular point.

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:54 PM PDT

    For starters my height is 5'10. So, in early Feb my weight was 80 kilos. I decided to cut down all refined carbs from my diet. I only ate whole grain breads, flat breads, oats. Brown rice once in two weeks. Ate the carbs in moderation and with it moderate quantities of veggies, eggs, chicken, pulses. My daily intake was 1150-1200 calories. Apart from diet control, I used to walk around 2 km daily before the Corona became serious. At the moment I'm 68-68.5 kilos and I've increased my daily intake to 1300-1400 calories. Though some days the intake is 1100-1200. I look forward to losing 1 or 2 more kilos but my weight has been 68 kilos for like 3 weeks now. Why is that?

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    40 lbs but my brain still gets the best of me, stealing the victorious feeling of my first of three SV.

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:12 PM PDT

    With a two year journey of highs (SW 282 lbs) and lows (CW 240.8) with roller coastering in between, I have to look at these pictures regularly to not get disheartened. And that's so dumb!

    My brain has been my worst enemy through this all, so despite its current protesting, I'm posting this. Because it has been hard work, but I hit my first of three major goals - my wedding weight! (Second goal: 200, Third goal: 160). I'm a 99% lurker, but you guys are what convinced me I could back in 2018.

    Lots of life changes, medical issues, and setbacks happened through these two years which led to me ultimately switching from CICO to low-carb around this time last year. At that point, I'd lost 25 but gained back 15. 30 lbs in a year may not sound like much, but it has definitely been a learning experience. I recently added IF (16:8) and, before covid, was doing HIIT 2-3 hours a week.

    The biggest thing that has helped me stick to this go-round has been investing in snacks before I want them. Always having a healthy alternative has been such a huge help!

    I plan to continue lurking for the next part of this journey. :)

    I hope you enjoy these progress pics showing 282 to 240!

    Progress Pics

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    Sharing success (lost 15 pounds)

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 06:47 PM PDT

    Hello everybody. I wanted to share my success with y'all! I weighed about 185 during the spring semester. After Covid I became motivated to exercise regularly given my window to workout opened up since school switched to online. I began March 22nd working on a 2 month program that is free: STRONGER challenge by Nicky Holender. This made me shed some weight and tone up a little bit. Here my before and after photos from this program: before, after 1 month, after 2 months.

    After these two months, I switched over to P90x3. I'm currently in Phase 2 out 3. Once I'm done I'll post a before and after pic. But for now enjoy the photos up top. I hope it serves as inspiration.

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    How would you want your doctor to talk to you about weight loss?

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:33 PM PDT

    I'm a medical student interested in learning more about opening the conversation about weight loss. The majority of patients I see in primary care clinic are obese and I've seen many physicians dance around the topic of weight loss with basic information, but there's little in the way of checking in and seeing if and how a patient was successful.

    Has a medical professional ever talked to you about losing weight? What were some successful and not-so-successful strategies?

    Thanks for your input!

    Side note: Something else I'm interested in is learning how to talk to patients about using intermittent fasting as a technique to lose weight. Many of us eat because it's eating time and have forgotten what it's like to be hungry.

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    [UPDATE] to my reply to another post - Finally saw my best friend and he noticed!

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 03:16 PM PDT

    Here is my original reply to another post... and here is an update:

    I haven't seen my best friend since his birthday in mid March. The night his county was locked down. In those 4 months, I've dropped 25 pounds. Great start and still a ways to go. We talk every day and even Facetime. But it's hard to tell without the full body view. I didn't tell him I was trying to lose weight. I didn't tell anyone.

    We met up for the 4th of July. We had both been following the covid guidelines. We figured it was ok because it would just be the two of us. When I got out of my car, he ran to me screaming, "Look at you, Skinny Minnie!" It was so wonderful to see him and have him notice right away. The day was perfect. We did not go back to our routine of ordering McDonalds through Uber Eats. We grilled some patties and some vegetables.

    We talked about travelling when this madness is under control. No discussion of anything physically demanding like cycling or mountain climbing. But there is talk of cocktails on a tropical beach.

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    Yo-Yo Dieter’s Lament

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 06:25 PM PDT

    I'm just starting out on a new weight loss journey (for the 725384th time, it feels like!) and I can't wait to be able to sit down in a pair of jeans I already own and not feel like the waistband is cutting right into my gut and messing with my digestion because of how tight my pants are. I want to be able to walk around in my bathing suit and not feel my stomach jiggling around with each step. I want to be able to reach down and tie my shoes without feeling like the internal pressure in my skull is going up.

    It's crazy how much more physically comfortable I feel when I'm not as overweight and I'm so ready to have that feeling again! The last time I lost weight, it was so much fun to try on all my old clothes and feel like they fit me just fine - no straining seams, no muffin top, no side-boob spillage by my armpits, no awkwardly short dresses. It was like having a new wardrobe without spending a dime!

    I usually tell myself it's fine to buy bigger pants if I absolutely need to but it's BETTER to clean up my lifestyle a bit and keep on wearing the pants I already have. Then I like to give myself a high-five and sing a few rounds of my battle chant: No new pants! No new pants! No new pants! NO NEW PANTS!

    If there's anyone else out there that's had a similar yo-yo diet approach to their weight in the past and is currently on the heavier end of things right now, I hope you see my post and feel encouraged to start your next attempt at being a healthier you. We'll all be comfortably sitting cross-legged in our jeans with the fly done up all the way in no time!

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    Find a reminder of where you began

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:50 PM PDT

    M/26 6'3 Sw 360 CW 240 Gw 200

    As someone who has struggled with weight their entire life I wanted to share a little something that continuously helps motivate me, my belt. When I had started off at my maximum weight of 360 I received a fairly heavy duty belt for my job. I was the 2nd hole away from the very end of it. I have worn this belt in anything that requires a belt from day one, for the last 4 years. I am now 15 holes deep, 8 of those I had to poke in myself because the holes just stopped.

    Everytime I had to add another hole was an amazing feeling. Like adding a tick mark on my goal list. It's a bit odd wearing a belt that is now way oversized and wraps around my body another half then it did before. But anytime I felt discouraged and like I was the slobbyish person alive, I looked back at that belt and couldn't help but to smile.

    For anyone that may be starting off on a weight loss journey, keep track of something, an object or a picture or anything to remind you of where you began. It's a tough journey and I hope this may help provide some motivation along the way!

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    Trying to get used to my body

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:17 AM PDT

    My details: I am 21F, 5'6, and have gone from 250lbs to 173lbs in a little over a year through CICO and a light activity increase. My goal weight is 125lbs.

    I have always been big. I was a large baby, overweight child/preteen, and an obese teen. The perception I have of my own body has been that I am large and need to be careful in that sense. To be aware that my body takes up space and requires more room. Its been rough understanding how much I have really changed. The number on the scale has not made me change the way I perceive myself. When I look in the mirror I still feel I am 250lbs.

    This problem was confronted yesterday when I had to go clothes shopping. Due to COVID, all dressing rooms are closed. This made me extremely anxious as it was not only my first time shopping in a straight size store since I was preteen, I have avoided clothes shopping during my weight loss journey and was wearing clothes that were too big. My fiance, on the other hand, was excited. I became overwhelmed in the beginning and just asked him to grab what he thinks I would fit into. He picked out a few things in the size he felt was appropriate. Medium shirts and size 11 shorts. We bought them and went on with our day. Upon coming home, I ran upstairs to try them on. To my surprise, they fit nicely!

    It felt unreal to me and I couldn't help but laugh at myself. As a preteen I wore a size 13 and large shirts from this store. This means that I am officially smaller then I was in the 6th grade! This experience made me realize I am not the size I think I am and I am going to need some help adjusting how I see myself. I would love any advice on how to deal with this

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    Started bingeing again, need to get back on track

    Posted: 08 Jul 2020 12:20 AM PDT

    I've lost quite some weight already (20yo, F, lost 17kgs/35ish lbs), but I had to live with my parents during the quarantine and it was so easy, my mom cooked for me, I didn't have to do the grocery shopping so I wasn't tempted, I didn't have anyone to go out and drink with all the time, I didn't quite realize how easy I had it these last couple months.

    3 weeks ago I came back to the city where I attended university, I still have my rent here, but obviously I've been on my own when it comes to cooking and living a healthy life and let me tell you it is so not going great. I think I already gained like 2-3 kilos back, I started bingeing again and I'm really worried because before I thought I finally had it in control, I felt so much better when I'm not full and so on. But I started to feel out of control again and I just constantly want to eat and I don't know how to stop myself and keep on losing weight.

    Also, a lot of people have been complimenting me lately and that might give me the wrong message subconsciously, like I don't need to lose any more weight, but I know I do it's just a bit tricky on my mind.

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    Inspiration from an unlikely source!!

    Posted: 08 Jul 2020 02:22 AM PDT

    Context: I am 24F, I live in an area where we don't have pipelines for cooking gas, we get it in big cylinders made of iron or steel I guess and boy they are heavy! SO this happened today morning, I was looking out a window and saw a woman carry that heavy gas cylinder on her freaking shoulders, I have always seen men do it because they are supposedly soooo heavy but here I saw this lady carrying it on shoulders as if it is not a big deal, and mind you she was not some 20 something gym going woman....she must have been atleast in her 40s, medium built....you know an average homemaker for lack of a better word....I was awestruck by her....it was so badasss....and it has inspired me to push my limits, do those workouts that I think I can't because they seem difficult....if I don't try I will never be able to do them....I want to lose weight and get fit...I want to be stronger....and I am beginning to work for it!!!!

    PS: this incident had such a profound effect on me because none of the ladies in my family ever lift those gas cylinders and my late grandmother use to say that don't lift heavy things, they will hurt your uterus 😂😂😂 I know it is silly 😂. Thank for reading!! May this inspire you as well!! Good day!!

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    Those of you who grew up being overweight, do you think it contributed to your personality?

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 05:16 PM PDT

    I've been overweight since I was around 10 and I know in this decade my weight has affected many decisions such as trips with friends (I didn't want to go to the beach with all of my thin friends), hobbies (I didn't join dance lessons because I was ashamed of my weight and I'm also clumsy so I thought I would humiliate myself) or the clothes I wear (I've always wanted to wear crop tops and cute dresses but I wear oversized T-shirts instead).

    But lately I've been wondering if it has also influenced my personality and has made me more shy, as I tried to hide myself, or less confident not only in my looks (which is kind of obvious) but I also thought I was less funny, interesting or "charming" than my skinny friends because the boys always had crushes on them and I was just the friend they would ask advice to.

    What's your experience with this? Did you overcome some of these issues? I'm currently in the middle of my weight loss journey and overall I've lost 15lbs. 30 more to go, though.

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    SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 08 July 2020: Today, I conquered!

    Posted: 08 Jul 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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    • Did you log for an entire week? or year?
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    • Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit?

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    Stark reminder to myself (and maybe others) that exercising and eating healthy are about much more than short-term goals or the number on the scale.

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 10:36 AM PDT

    My (30F) mom (60F) recently had a "silent" heart attack (she knew she was unwell but her symptoms did not immediately indicate a heart attack). It turns out that the "widow maker" artery was 95% blocked and a second artery was 80% blocked. If you saw her you'd never think that would be possible! She's very youthful and people often think she's much younger than she is. Currently she's in good shape for her age and does yoga, walking, and cycling regularly. She's conscious of her food choices because as she gets older it's harder to lose/maintain her weight. However, in the past she did smoke, was overweight for many years, and had a traditional Southern diet of lots of fatty foods, red meat, and salt for most of her life.

    Currently I'm 5'2" and probably 160-165lbs (scared to weigh myself after covid snacking lol). I definitely want to lose 20-30 pounds for self-esteem reasons. I did so successfully once then gained it back and have yo-yo'd quite a bit since. For me the urgency to lose weight was never really there (except for my wedding, which is when I was successful). I think that might be the case for many people who might not fall into the obese cateogory or suffer from current health issues.

    However, this was a big wake up call for me that the goal of losing weight to get skinnier in the next few months/year isn't enough. I should be making healthier choices that will benefit my long-term health decades from now. At this point both of my parents have dealt with heart problems, so there could likely be a genetic component that I should be even more conscious of in order to prevent heart problems for myself down the line.

    If my goal is just to get thinner, it's easier to justify skipping the gym (meh I can just buy a bigger size of pants if I need to) or overindulging on food (I'll eat better tomorrow). But if repeatedly making these choices could potentially end my life earlier than expected or cause distressing, painful, and expensive health problems in the future, it's easier to suck it up and make it to the gym or go for a healthier dish at a restaurant.

    Anyways, maybe this perspective can help someone. It's not always about the number on the scale or the size you wear, but considering how the choices you make daily (over years and decades) accumulate to affect your future health.

    Basically, my mindset has changed from "I need to work out and eat healthy so I can lose 20 lbs in a few months/year" to "I need to work out and eat healthy so I don't die an early death or suffer expensive and painful health problems as I age." Not to be morbid, but it's what has been working for me recently, and maybe it could spark a change in someone or encourage you to keep going!

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    30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:00 PM PDT

    Hello losers,

    Happy Tuesday!

    Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning. I'll aim for Friday weigh ins. 201.5 lbs trend weight.

    Stay within calorie range (1700 ish): Didn't go too over board yesterday. Sensible dinner & too much coffee today, should finish in goal.

    Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute brisk walk at lunch & a pre-dinner stroll planned. 7/7 days.

    Self-care time (JOURNALING, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/7 days): Should be able to sneak in some journaling time this evening.

    Try a new recipe once a week: An imitation crab salad with homemade sauce. 1/5 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 7. 1 candy related lapse in judgement.

    Listen to my effing body: I've been out walking in the hottest parts of the day & haven't died. A previous version of me would not be tolerating 90 plus degree heat. Neat.

    Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for podcasts about paranormal stuff. Who doesn't like a good ghost story?

    Your turn!

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    First post, looking for some encouragement

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:33 PM PDT

    Hi all! I've been lurking for a couple of months now, and today I felt like breaking my silence. This might be just another one of those typical posts asking for support, but I really need to get it off my chest.

    I'm 25, to be 26 in two days, and I am obese. Not overweight, but obese; I've always been overweight/obese my entire life, and I'm honestly tired of it. Tbh, I don't even know how much I currently weigh. I've always wondered what it'd be like to be thin, I would look at certain clothes wishfully, trying to picture myself in them. But I'm tired of wishful thinking, and I want to put it into action. I think I took some "pre-steps" towards that today. I bought a good, well fitting sports bra, and I also ordered a RENPHO Bluetooth weight scale; googled and searched on YouTube some good beginner's workouts to do from Mon-Fri, planning on walking for at least an hour everyday though, that much is certain.

    My real issue is with food. I have a sugar addiction: ice cream, chocolate, baked goods are my weakness, and I tend to reward myself with any of these for doing X or Y thing. I know I shouldn't, that I should cut these out for a while, I just, I literally cannot help myself and I don't know what to do about it. I'm also a picky eater, texture is a huge thing for me (ridiculous, I know), and I feel like vomiting anytime something just feels weird.

    I guess I'm just asking for tips, some sort of guidance, and most of all, support. Both my parents are obese as well and well into their 50's, they talk a good game about how they know they need to get their sh*t together, but when it comes to actually doing it, they don't, so I'm kind of on my own on this. I have a trip to Spain next year (granted, if things get better by then, hoping they do) and I don't want to go as how I am now. I'd love to be able to lose 100 lbs, not sure if it's realistic though. But I'm definitely willing to give it a shot.

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    I got put on phentermine for 14 days and I started experiencing "phen rage", now I'm back at square one

    Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:49 PM PDT

    I went to a weight loss clinic where they prescribed me 14 tablets of phentermine. The first few days were fine, I just couldn't achieve an erection at all. I could deal with that. But today I started experiencing uncontrollable angry outbursts at every little thing. I cannot deal with the anger and that makes me even more angry because I spent a lot of money on that appointment and now I'm just going to gain all the weight I lost right back.

    I've also been on bupropion for 4 years now, I'm not sure if that had something to do with the side effects. Can anyone recommend any other appetite suppressants that have little side effects?

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    How I lost weight completely by accident

    Posted: 08 Jul 2020 12:50 AM PDT

    So I actually lost weight completely by accident. I was not trying to eat healthier, I didn't work out and I just changed my meal plan.

    So in December of 2017 I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Now for those of you who don't know doctors love to exaggerate to get you to be healthier. Within hours of my diagnosis my doctor had purposefully misconstrued what I had said to make me believe that I would be amputated. I had another doctor intentionally withhold my insulin until he "felt like it" so I could understand what it was like to have a high blood sugar.

    Needless to say I was quite terrified and very traumatized. I made a plan to completely rearrange my diet. My starting diet for the first half of the year was eating a meal of one sandwich (measured meat to keep sodium down, lettuce, two tomato slices, mayonnaise, cheese, jalapeno, mustard and wheat bread) and 28g of chips exactly. I cut all soda out of my diet and drunk exclusively water. In addition to this I ate every four hours on the dot.

    For breakfast I would eat an egg white omelet with ham, a habanero and cheese, some wheat toast with sugar free jam and a glass of milk.

    So I don't know if these are the results you guys will get but I lost about 40 pounds the first year. I went from 190-ish to just below 150. Now I understand that diabetes is a very unpredictable disease but I have never been a very big guy so I think that if someone bigger than me, as in someone with a higher caloric budget, tried this diet they would have a much easier time.

    Now there is one stipulation with you trying this diet: I don't get hungry. Ever. Or I didn't before I started this diet. I literally didn't know what it felt like to be hungry for some reason. So needless to say I had a much easier time starving myself. But give it a try!

    P.S. When I actually crunched the calories for this diet I was in a 600 calorie deficit!

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