Weight loss: I didn’t eat the second Snickers. OR the macaron in addition to the cheesecake. |
- I didn’t eat the second Snickers. OR the macaron in addition to the cheesecake.
- your hunger levels WILL adjust. stick with it.
- Today I reached a nearly decade long goal. I am under 200 lbs!
- LPT: Buy clothes that fit you, no matter what the size on the tag says.
- My stomach is growling for the first time in 7 years, and it feels amazing.
- Update ��✨
- [UPDATE] I don’t fit into my clothes and more and I feel awful
- I'm finally losing weight and it has everything to do with my mental health
- I dedicate today’s 299.6lb two-derland victory to the MVP this week, Franks Buffalo Sauce! Unexpected bummer: yoga pants!
- Started my diet only two weeks ago and I already feel AMAZING. Thank you all
- Chloe Ting 28 Day Challenge Results!!
- It's been rough going
- I really didn't realize how much I was eating... (and how "less" can taste *better*!)
- Unexpected weight loss consequence - I’m short now?
- My new way of trying to drop some weight “relaxed but dedicated.”
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 14
- HELP! Can not control my eating / food urges after my cheat meal for the past 2 weeks - really really need HELP!
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 15 July 2020: Today, I conquered!
- This sh!t is hard!
- New to this! Accountability Partner (and a quick question about exercise)
- My relationship with food is slowly falling apart
- Aiming for moderation via CICO and a patient approach.
- Losing weight while on crutches
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 15th, 2020
| I didn’t eat the second Snickers. OR the macaron in addition to the cheesecake. Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:37 AM PDT Saturday I craved a snickers bar, like usual. I bought one that had the two pieces because that's what I could find. But I didn't eat both of them. Just one. Success. (Ok I could have not bought it at all but this is a step in the right direction) Sunday, my wife bought cheesecake and a couple macarons to share. I only ate the cheesecake. And I saved the macaron for Monday. I still have the one snickers bar in the drawer. Maybe for today. Or maybe when I'm craving it again. We clearly have an issue with sweets. But I have been doing CICO and doing pretty well! Down 5 lb in the last 2.5 weeks. Edit: damn everyone! Thank you so much for the congrats and encouragement! I am proud of myself and happy to say the snickers is still in the drawer! [link] [comments] |
| your hunger levels WILL adjust. stick with it. Posted: 14 Jul 2020 10:30 AM PDT Basically what the title says. If you've just started (or restarted) your weight loss journey, you might find yourself feeling hungry. All. The. Time. Trust me, I know the feeling. I successfully lost 100+ pounds in 2018, and am currently working on (slowly) losing the 30 that managed to creep back up after a fun little stint with BC related depression. A week ago, I was wondering how I ever managed to stick with a weight loss plan in the first place. The hunger I was feeling after spending a year eating way too many calories of junk food and sugar was almost unbearable. And I really needed someone to tell me... IT GETS BETTER. It always does. You won't feel this hungry the whole time (provided you are eating an adequate amount of calories in the first place). Your body WILL adjust. (You might even start to wonder how the hell you ever managed to eat as much as you did in the first place.) In short - you've got this. :) [link] [comments] |
| Today I reached a nearly decade long goal. I am under 200 lbs! Posted: 14 Jul 2020 11:21 AM PDT Hey everyone, This morning I reached a goal that I've been trying to achieve for the past 10 years and I gotta tell you- It feels great to be here. During Freshman year of college I gained, what I like to call, the Freshman 50. I went from being a full time athlete to doing essentially nothing physical besides walking to class. I went from around 180 lbs to around 230 lbs. After that year I continued to gain wait throughout college until a peak of around 270 lbs. Over the next few years I rotated in what seemed like an endless cycle of boom and bust. Every time I started losing weight I would cut something out of my diet or try a new fad diet (no carb, intermittent fasting, no dessert) and exercise every day. This would always be until one day I didn't. Then I'd skip a couple days here, eat a couple meals there, and before you knew it I had gained all my weight back. I would regularly stop at a gas station and get 4 hot dogs, get 1500 calories of fast food, or eat an entire pizza myself. This would then become a cycle of self hate and admonishment and every time I looked in the mirror I didn't like what I saw. The reason I'm writing this is because I KNOW there is someone out there that is going through this same thing right now (If this is you, reach out to me). So I wanted to share a little bit of my experience of how I actually made it happen since a couple people have asked me how I lost the weight. What diet did I finally use? - None. As a person who has done enough fad diets I always HATED hearing this answer from people who have lost weight. Because how am I supposed to do it? The real answer is that I stopped eating so much. Period. I had to train myself that it was perfectly acceptable to eat/drink carbs, fats, or alcohol. My wife and regularly eat pizza, burgers, ice cream, fries, snacks, bbq, ext. We even keep a frozen pizza in our freezer and call it the "Emergency Pizza" in case one of us feels like some comfort food or I feel too lazy to cook. And we almost always finish the whole thing. We also share a bowl of ice cream (2 scoops) 1 to 2 times a week. We also split a bottle of wine once or twice a month. I'm saying this because I want to emphasize that we do eat junk/until we're full on occasion, but not daily. You HAVE to stop eating until you're full. Once your body gives you that signal that you've eaten enough, don't push through (I've done it my whole life). Get a box, put the leftovers in the fridge, or share a meal at a restaurant. My wife and I get Chick-Fil-A about once every month or two and always get one entree and one meal to share the fries and a drink. I just looked up the calories on that and it's 500 calories for the sandwich I get, 420/2 calories for fries, and we usually get coke zero. 720 calories isn't terrible for a meal folks, and it's delicious. My point is you can still eat fast food, but you don't need to get 3 or 4 sandwiches, fries, a drink, and a dessert (Aka what I usually got). Another example is that we get Thai food. Either we get one entree and an appetizer or we would get 2 entrees and eat it over two meals. Make this regular practice in your household if you're serious about losing weight. What food do you regularly eat though? - This is probably the part that is not possible for everyone. Since I work at home and have no kids, I have the freedom and time to cook 9/10 meals for our family myself. I'll almost always cook for 4 to 8 people and then we'll eat dinner and then eat it as leftovers for the next couple days for lunches/dinners. A few regular things I cook (in order of frequency)- Chicken tacos, pasta dishes, Asian stir fry, chicken salad, Indian curry, meat and potatoes kind of meal, grain bowls, and soups. For breakfast I cook eggs and a vegetable, potato hash, peanut butter toast with banana (one slice), avocado toast, fruit and yogurt parfait, or oatmeal. I try to never buy snacks because I know I will eat them more than I should. But we make a lot of popcorn and usually have fruit, nuts, cheeze its, or goldfish on hand. I try not to snack during the day because I tend to over eat, but she snacks pretty much daily between one of the meals. We almost never eat seconds. I portion our meals to be a scoop of rice (3/4 cup?) with whatever topping, or filling the bottom half of a largish bowl (think restaurant style serving bowl). Or one piece of meat, small helping of a carb, large helping of vegetables. My wife needs some kind of carb with our meals or she will get hungry during the day, and it promotes a healthy diet/mix. Oh yeah, and stop eating break room junk. If it's really good, go ahead and get yourself some. But most cupcakes sitting in a break room are mediocre at best. 9/10 baked goods bought from a standard grocery store aren't worth your time. If you want to "splurge" go to a bakery. How often do I exercise? - None. I work from home and do a sedentary job. At least once a day I try to walk around the block (maybe a mile to half a mile) and that's it. Occasionally I go to the gym, but obviously not right now. I'm not saying this is healthy, but what I'm trying to emphasize is this is not a diet where you HAVE to work out all the time. You can do this. Finally, you need to not feel like garbage about yourself. If there's one thing my wife helped me with (and there's much more than one) it was this. She helped me understand that I was good looking no matter my size and that really went a long way to feeling confident about myself. I definitely couldn't have done this without her support. When we started dating is when I stopped crash dieting. I weighed 240 when we met 2 years ago. Last year at our wedding I weighed about 220. Now I'm here at about 200. One thing I've been trying to tell people is YOU HAVE TO STOP thinking that losing 20 lbs or 10 lbs in a month is possible/sustainable. I get there are people who do it and are successful, but there are many many more like me. 2 to 3 lbs lost in a month is 24/36 lbs in a year. How would you feel about being 24 lbs lighter by next year? Instead of skipping every delicious holiday meal, just enjoy it. Then get back on your regularly scheduled eating when you get home. Don't let that break you. It's just one day, or one weekend. I hope this helps encourage you to meet your goals! [link] [comments] |
| LPT: Buy clothes that fit you, no matter what the size on the tag says. Posted: 14 Jul 2020 11:17 AM PDT I'm posting this because even though for some it may seem like common sense, I believe like many others for awhile I refused to buy pants in my size because I didn't want to encourage my weight gain by buying "fat clothes". This resulted in me trying to squeeze my size 14 body into my size 10/12 pants, and hating what I saw in the mirror. Well, I decided no more. Even though I am on my way back to a size 10/12 (and hopefully eventually a size 6/7), I knew I needed to buy some clothes that actually FIT me. So I went online to Poshmark (great place to buy used clothes, since I didn't want to spend too much money) and I got myself two pairs of size 14 pants. As much as I never wanted to be a size 14, I bought them. Yesterday I wore my new pants for the first time, and I felt AMAZING in them! I looked in the mirror and didn't hate what I saw, despite being the largest I've ever been. Having these pants that actually fit me, and looked good, made me feel like a whole new woman. And surprise surprise, it didn't make me feel like I wanted to stop losing weight! It just made me feel better about where I am now. So if you're struggling with what you see in the mirror, buying clothes that actually FIT you, despite the size on the tag, can make you feel so much better. TLDR; Buying clothes that actually fit you can make you feel better about yourself on this journey. [link] [comments] |
| My stomach is growling for the first time in 7 years, and it feels amazing. Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:21 PM PDT It is a reminder that I'm actually, legitimately cutting down on my intake, which is my biggest issue. I use food the way other people use drugs or drink alcohol; it is absolutely a replacement for the happy feelings my manic depressive brain can't produce on its own. The fact that I'm finally putting myself in a situation where I HAVE to find my happiness elsewhere, and trying to retrain my brain to feel good off of productivity and exercise instead, is finally becoming more routine. I have a long battle ahead, well over 100 pounds to lose. But I think I may finally be making headway, according to the thunderstorm taking place in my belly for the first time in nearly a decade. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2020 05:20 PM PDT Hello again! I'm back with an update on my weight loss! If you saw my first post I was at about 324 and in the past month I've made it down to 303! I'm so so soooo happy and excited!💕 I'm sure I could have lost more but I also kind of wanted to give up but my friends and my dad and the little flame inside, encouraged me to keep going! So I fell off a little but I'm back on track now! I'm sure only a few people will read this but I'm glad this site gives me a place to ramble so I mean if you wanna listen to my thoughts and some things that I've learned in the past month, keep on reading! Also sorry to anyone who has PM'd me! I don't think I'll reply to any because of my social anxiety but I do appreciate the messages! 💕💕 💞 So like, eating healthy isn't actually that hard? For me, at least... but like... listen... I grew up with a depressed dad and neglectful mother so when we went grocery shopping my parents opted for quick and easy foods like pasta, pasta, pasta... canned fruits and veggies, frozen meats and meals, etc. Very rarely did we have a meal with fresh veggies unless it was like, a holiday. Eventually eating together as a family kind of fazed out so I was left to cook for myself most nights unless my father cooked or decided to order pizza- okay anyways so like, I had very few options for healthy eating. Now that I'm a young woman with her own job, I've come to find that eating healthy isn't actually that hard. I think the key is committing to getting fresh veggies and stuff every couple of days and knowing what you like and planning your meals a head of time. ✨It all starts with you. What does that mean?: It all starts with your mind. With your inner demons. You gotta strangle them all to death first otherwise you'll find yourself in a never ending cycle. At least, that was my case. Before I started my weight loss journey I was learning to love myself and trying to heal from traumatizing experiences. (I'm still in a crappy living situation but oh well;) I was trying to accept myself for what size I was and was trying to love myself for me when it just kind of clicked that like, wether I love my body the way that it is or not... I'm not taking care of it like I should. Chugging soda constantly, eating nothing but processed crap... If I kept going like that, my body was bound to shut down. It was that moment that I decided I needed to get serious. If I'm going to love myself, I needed to start acting like it. Thankfully this time around I've confronted most my demons and I'm not as willing to give up on myself. So I guess this lesson is that you need to prioritize yourself. Love yourself, and know that you deserve to be healthy! I mean I'm also losing weight for vanity reasons but MOSTLY for my health! (All the nice goth/alt. clothes I wanna wear don't come in plus sizes 😔🙏🏻) 🦋 Being overweight, for most, is a choice. I think this clicked when I had a customer ask if there was, and I quote, "Salad (in reference to lettuce and tomato) on this sub?" (I work at gas station that makes its own subs) and I think in that moment, perhaps it was cruel of me to think it, but maybe being unhealthy is a choice that a lot of people tend to choose. I can't find a way to explain this without thinking I sound mean... People are free to eat what they please! But I think like, before I made the decision to become healthy I would buy all my food from Dollar General. Snacks, canned food, frozen food, pasta, etc. Now that I'm trying to eat healthier I buy my food from Hannaford and opt for fresh fruit, veggies, and meat. I think also, there are probably a lot of kids who grew up like me and just didn't get to make their own food choices growing up and are going to have to fight to relearn healthy eating habits before it's too late. 🌹 It isn't a diet!! It's a lifestyle change, for real. And honestly I like eating fruits and veggies and making healthy meals. I'm learning important habits that I was never taught growing up, and I'm learning how to cook! 💘 Not really something I learned but like, a lot of my regular customers are very sweet to me despite my size. A lot of people say I have a warm personality and light that makes people want to be around me? Uhhh anyway that and like I really hope I find the right person for me before I hit my goal weight. I've seen posts from so many woman who started out at my size say they find it hard to trust men now that they're skinny because those same men use to be rude to them when they were overweight?? So yeah. I think I might be lucky though, I think the guy I like likes me back so idk we'll see where that goes. (I hope it goes well, 🥺👉🏻👈🏻) That's just a thought that's been stuck with me since I started. Uhhhh okay I think that's it I can't think of anything else! 😂 Thank you for listening to me ramble if you read this far! Sending love!💜 [link] [comments] |
| [UPDATE] I don’t fit into my clothes and more and I feel awful Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:01 AM PDT Sorry for completely BOTCHING the title Here is the original post: Yea, at that point I (20F, 5'4") was the lowest I've been. After I made that post, I realized that something HAD to give. So I worked. And worked and worked and worked. I started on March 19th with cleaner eating and regular exercise. My whole family (4 others) ended up getting on the train as well and together we have lost collectively 160lbs. And now I'm 30lbs down and about to turn 21. It's such a LIBERATING feeling to not be dictated by food anymore. I'm not starving all the time anymore, I don't use food as a reward system, and I stop eating when I'm not hungry anymore. And by the way, the dress clothes are starting to become baggy. [link] [comments] |
| I'm finally losing weight and it has everything to do with my mental health Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:44 PM PDT I was a D1 athlete a mere 4 years ago. I was in peak physical shape. My life revolved around the idea that I was only as valuable as I was on the court. I saw a lot of success subscribing to that ideal, but what I couldn't have anticipated was how hard it was going to be to re-wire my brain after college athletics ended. After I graduated, I moved to a new state to go to graduate school. My now-fiancé lived across the country from me and, for the first time, I lived alone. My family support system was severely lacking and my life partner was 1500 miles away. I gained nearly 60 pounds in three years. I was struggling with body image issues, depression, anxiety, binge eating disorder, and loneliness all on top of being in a highly competitive PhD program. My life was spiraling and I couldn't keep up. I swung back and forth between unhealthy crash diets, and eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. I never saw any success on the scale... until recently. I attribute my success to my mental health. Through the past four years I have been seeing a therapist who has helped me work through everything from my sexual assault to my toxic relationship with my anorexic mother, to my frustration with having 4 major knee surgeries since I graduated college. Every thing we worked through help me realize that I am a fighter. I am strong and I can do whatever I set my mind to. We started tackling my eating disorders and my fear of failure regarding losing weight. It was so hard at the beginning. I was so embarrassed that I had gotten to this point. I felt worthless. I felt like a failure. But I kept working and he kept helping me see that little victories are still victories and every little thing I accomplish proves that I'm not worthless. Most importantly, he helped me understand that failure is a part of the human condition and that it is okay to fail sometimes. Failure isn't permanent and can be overcome by another success at any moment. My now-fiancé moved in with me at the beginning of this year and we got engaged at the end of June. I have completed a 30-day workout challenge and continued to exercise despite the complications with my knee. I have been diligent about logging food and staying under my calorie budget. And for the first time in my life, I've lost 11 pounds in a healthy way. I attribute my success not to my athlete-like resolve and my never-quit attitude, but to my newfound ability to see small successes as successes and to forgive myself when I don't quite meet my own expectations. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:32 AM PDT Seriously though. I made a big batch of shredded chicken in my Instantpot, mixed with some Franks, a little cream cheese, and a packet of ranch seasoning and put that tasty goodness on everything. Hit my first sub-300 weigh-in in literally two years. Not stressing the inevitable slight fluctuations over the next few days but this is going to be my last week ever seeing a 3 at the beginning of the scale and I can't wait. Oh, the yoga pants. Almost forgot. Well I finally found a downside to those comfortable gifts to womankind-I've basically lived in them at home since COVID started (as has half the population I assume) and they did a wonderful job of keeping me still comfy when I gained 10lbs in the name of supporting local restaurants. But I'm now down 20lbs overall from my HW and they fit the same-I don't get to feel my clothes getting any looser yet! Oh well. I know in my head I'm smaller even if I don't physically notice it yet-that will have to do for now! 290 here I come! [link] [comments] |
| Started my diet only two weeks ago and I already feel AMAZING. Thank you all Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:35 PM PDT I've been a long time lurker here and have definitely been inspired by all of you. A couple of weeks ago I realised how unhappy I was with my body and how far I'd let myself go. I just turned 18, I'm 6'3 and was 104kg/230lbs. After just 2 weeks I am now at 98kg/216lbs. I know it seems a bit too rapid but I put myself in a heavy calorie deficit for the first two weeks because, in the past, I lost hope after about this long of not seeing any results. I've cut myself down from about 3000 to 1000-1200 calories a day. It was tough, but I managed the first stage. Now that I've seen some real results, I am motivated to keep going and honestly excited. I'm going to up my count a bit and aim for a more steady loss. My goal is to get back to 85kg by the end of the year and improve my fitness + strength to get back into basketball. I've started running, playing sports and working out again and it feels GREAT. The only reason I feel compelled to post this is because it was posts like these that got me motivated to start and I'd hope to do the same for others. YOU CAN DO IT. DON'T GIVE UP. IF I CAN DO IT, YOU CAN TOO. [link] [comments] |
| Chloe Ting 28 Day Challenge Results!! Posted: 14 Jul 2020 10:29 PM PDT I did the Chloe Ting 4 Week Summer Challenge and here are my results! ~133 -> 128.4 lbs in a lil over a month (the whole challenge took me more like 33 days bc I took a few extra rest days heehee) I really struggled with the workouts at first but I've noticed so much improvement. I feel stronger, the exercises are easier, and my posture is better. I started out with 0 core strength and now I have maybe 3 core strength!!! Progress! Would definitely recommend this program for noobs. She provides low impact alternatives for difficult exercises and has a really positive attitude. There are also music-less versions of her videos on YouTube and sometimes I would watch those while listening to Critical Role instead of her audio, lol. Physique-wise, definitely not a huge change, but I think I might look less..,,soft? As a whole? My bellybutton shrank?? I'm honestly pretty surprised that I can actually sort of see a difference because I don't feel one at all. I'm getting close to my GW now and it feels unreal. I've been wanting to lose this weight for 5 years now, and I finally buckled down and actually did something. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2020 07:05 PM PDT I've been having a hard time losing weight so far. I've felt weak and unmotivated. I've felt scared and unconfident. I've associated food with comfort, and I've been leaning on it heavily to comfort me during quarantine and getting through a break up. This relationship with food is not healthy. I've tried changing my diet and my exercise but I always fell back into my old habits. I wanted to fix myself physically. I wanted to be the same person just skinnier. What I wanted was wrong. I realise now that I won't have physical change without mental change. Without emotional change and growth. I've been reading a lot. I've been doing my mental exercise. Trying to get myself to a place where I can take care of myself mentally and physically. I've been trying to better myself inside to out. I want to be healthy inside and out, and I feel hopeful. I can't control my genetics, or quarantine, or my break up, but I sure as hell can try to control myself. Wish me luck. [link] [comments] |
| I really didn't realize how much I was eating... (and how "less" can taste *better*!) Posted: 14 Jul 2020 07:31 AM PDT So last week I started the first truly serious diet I've ever embarked on. Weighing, calorie counting, and hopefully exercise. Several days in, I overall don't feel too deprived. But the thing that hit me, as I measured out salad dressing or ketchup, as I weighed rice and meat, as I checked labels... Holy hell, I had no concept of what I was putting into my body. Growing up, my dad was a gourmet chef with a food addiction. He dished us servings like you'd find in a restaurant... Now, as in seeing just how many calories every part of a dish is, it blows my mind. I used to have a shake for breakfast, fast for lunch, and eat dinner. And I'd gain weight, and be confused why. My dinners were probably close to 3000 cal!! (or more...) Seeing how even a salad can add up, after Spanish olives, scooped "till it looks like a tasty amount", dressing just gushed on, croutons, gotta add cheese, right? It blows my mind! Yesterday I stopped at taco bell. And got my favorite item, the shredded chicken quesadilla melt. I used to get four. ("There small!") At 310 calories, that little stop off was over 1200! Yesterday, I got one... and stayed 234 cal under my daily goal. Since I've been conscious of how many calories I've been eating every day, I've been under my goal every day, and I discovered the most fascinating thing... ... food tastes better. I like egg scrambles for breakfast on the weekend. Onions, peppers, sausage, cheese, salsa/ketchup, etc. It used to taste like one combined mass of flavor. But NOW... Just one ounce of cheese, and I can taste the cheese! One serving of condiment, and that flavor is there, but not overpowering! Who knew you could distinguish the egg flavor from a scramble?! Literally every single meal since I started has tasted significantly better than it used to! This has caused me to eat slower (another thing I hear is good) because the food is just so damn good, I have to savor it! I feel proud of myself, to be honest. And kind of embarrassed by my prior utter lack of any context for how much I was putting in my body, while lessening the flavor of my food. [link] [comments] |
| Unexpected weight loss consequence - I’m short now? Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:39 PM PDT I've been diligently measuring my weight for around two years now, and have lost over 70 pounds (237 -> 163), but I haven't bothered to measure my height since my freshman year of college (2017). Out of curiosity, I decided to measure my height when my younger siblings were doing so tonight. I was so surprised when I found myself a good half an inch shorter now than I was then! Before, I was nearly 5'9, and tonight I barely passed the 5'8 mark. I guess I shouldn't be as surprised as I am; my shoe size has gone down from an 11W to a normal 10 so my feet have certainly gotten smaller overall. I'll need to remember to give people the more accurate number when they ask how tall I am now. One minor drawback is that my BMI has now jumped despite the fact that I hit a new low weight today 😂 but I'll take my current height and weight over my previous stats any day! [link] [comments] |
| My new way of trying to drop some weight “relaxed but dedicated.” Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:49 PM PDT Posting for accountability and just to have a space to learn new things and discuss progress. I am about 15 pounds heavier than where I feel my best. I'm a short/small person and although it doesn't sound like much, I am tired of not feeling good in my clothes, not wanting to do anything and being sluggish, etc. Some of it is my metabolism slowing, I am 34, but a lot of it is diet and sedentary lifestyle. With the pandemic I am now working 3 days from home and only 2 in an office, so I've had a chance to reflect on how little exercise I had been getting. I also realize I consume entirely too much sugar in iced coffee that I buy, ice cream and other favorites. Anyway, I have started walking half an hour (or more) most days. I am trying to incorporate some dumb bell arm workouts, yoga, squats or other easy at home stuff as well... but walking is my preferred activity. It relieves so much stress. I am watching my portion sizes, but still allowing for a glass (or 2) of wine, the occasional tacos and other things I enjoy because when I limit myself too much I give up after a few days. I am trying to be mindful though about what I eat and choose healthy options as often as possible. Also increasing my water and green tea. I am hoping this " relaxed but dedicated" approach will help me shed 10 pounds. I don't care to be back to my "best" but I definitely want these stubborn 10 pounds gone. It seems like the scale is stuck. I've been trying to lose this small amount of weight for months. If anyone else is taking this approach and wants to be accountability buddies feel free to reach out. Best of luck! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 14 Posted: 14 Jul 2020 05:11 PM PDT Hello lovely losers, I hope you're having a smashing day. Can you believe we're almost half way through the month? Dayamn July slow down. Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning. 201.5 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1700 ish): Should be okay. Trying to work in new veggies so thinking some summer veggies need sauting. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute walk & tbar swings, may also do some yoga. 12/14 days. Self-care time (JOURNALING, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/14 days): Gonna take some advil and have a nice long shower plus skin care routine. Try a new recipe once a week: An imitation crab salad with homemade sauce & a crock pot Italian wedding soup so far. 2/5 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 14. 2 candy related lapse in judgement. Listen to my effing body: Need to book a telemed appointment for an annoying ouchie. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Saw an acquaintance I hadn't seen for a few months and they did a double take. I have largely discounted the changes occurring in my body over the past few months so it's nice to have external validation. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2020 07:15 PM PDT So about 3.5 months ago, just around when Corona hit hard and word from home started, I was actually the heaviest I ever was (6'3 and 268lbs), and that was just unacceptable to me - I was fit once and wanted to go back to it, but had binge eating problems and definitely developed an eating disorder. But I had immense will power and I decided to make the best of my time and worked hard and was doing amazing - the best I got to (about two weeks ago) was (233lbs - goal weight is 200lbs). Recently, I started eating some cheat meals and thats where things have started spiralling for me again. I know the feeling cause I've been down this road and it sucks. I just get sooo hungry and I can't control my food or eating habits and then its just a dark black hole. Can someone give me some advice, everyday its like "Oh tomorrow I'll do better" but it does not seem to be coming for the last week and a half, I have already gained 6 lbs over the last 2 weeks (238lbs) right now. How can I control my urges and get back on track, any advice would really really really really be appreciated, I can't go down this road again....I've worked too hard already. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 15 July 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 15 Jul 2020 01:09 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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| Posted: 14 Jul 2020 04:10 PM PDT Stats: F/5'3"/CW:182lbs/GW:120ish lbs(according to tdeecalculator.net) Bit of background - growing up, we didn't eat the best. We were classed as low income so my parents would buy lots of frozen and tinned stuff from the shops value range in bulk as it was cheap, the only time we really had fruit was in our school packed lunches(although we had the free school dinners that were on offer to low income families moreso) and decent veg with a Sunday roast and holiday roasts(Easter/Christmas etc). We were typical kids that begged for sweets every time we were in a shop that sold them. But it didn't matter too much as we were always out playing so could burn it off. Fast forward to now - i have managed to mostly eradicate a lot of the bad food habits that were betrothed upon me as a child but it still rears its ugly head from time to time, more than I would like due to my romantic choice - a 6 foot something walking dustbin! He literally eats like an elephant! Picks out all the bad stuff when we go shopping as he needs to eat what he wants and likes, often, and lots at a time. Also being on furlough for the last 4 months hasn't helped... Have tried to get him on board more than once in the past but he's having none of it so going it alone whether anyone likes it or not. I also have a new job now where I am on my feet the whole time I'm there with some occasional pacing around, moderate lifting with some of that moderate lifting happening up and down a very steep flight of steps - all for at least 25 hours of the week. I started last Monday. I kind of started(read:made a more conscious effort of what I was doing) last weekend(4th/5th) but still as of today I am the exact same weight as I started. Given the day I 'started' I also started my period, but i usually see a couple pound drop when that finishes. Not this time... Every single day I've weighed since last weekend - 182lbs... I use mfp. Average daily food would be 2 hard boiled eggs and small slice of cheese for breakfast, a tin of soup with a couple slices of brown bread or a sandwich made with brown bread and either cheese, or tuna mayo, or ham and cheese filling, something along those lines for lunch then dinner could be absolutely anything but I really try to make something homemade. Usually happens around 5 nights of the week, the other 2 the will be something from the freezer or something quick straight off the shelf. When logging into mfp i have my stats put in - calories, macros all of that, and i really try and overestimate the weight/amount as I dont currently weigh with a scale as much as I can without going too silly and I still come in under my calorie goal. Every time I click that blue button at the bottom of the diary it comes up telling me I'll weigh at least a few pounds less than I do now in 5 weeks time if every day were like today... I've just got the Samsung galaxy s20 plus so with my first wage from my new job im going to invest in one of the current Samsung smart watches as were not allowed our phones on us during our shifts and I really want to see how many steps I'm doing now compared to when I was on furlough. Sigh... hopefully I'll see even a half a pound change soon, ideally down not up! [link] [comments] |
| New to this! Accountability Partner (and a quick question about exercise) Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:51 PM PDT Hey there I'm hoping this is okay to post here, someone please tell me if not! I'm about to get started working towards a weight loss goal. I'm aiming to get myself back into a healthy weight range by the end of this year (ish), which means losing approximately 40 lbs. I'm currently 25F, 5'4 and 187 lbs, which would make my goal weight for the end of this year about 147 lbs. I'm looking for someone that would be happy for me to send them a quick text each day to let them know that I've hit my goals for the day (no binge eating, went to the gym like I said I would, etc, etc) and to let them know my stats at the end of each week. You honestly don't even have to reply, I just know my brain is wired for accountability, so sending my checklist to a real human will be super helpful in keeping me focused. On the flip side, if you feel like that might work for you, too, I'm happy for you to send me your stuff, as well. On a completely different note, I've been rethinking my exercise routine (which fell to the backburner a little during lockdown) and I'm just wondering what other people's sweet spots are. If you have a routine that really works for you, what do you do and how often do you do it? If you think you're up for being my accountability partner and receiving a quick daily text from me, send me a PM. If you have a great exercise routine to share, leave a comment! xx [link] [comments] |
| My relationship with food is slowly falling apart Posted: 14 Jul 2020 08:12 PM PDT Hello, Today i wish to come here and talk about my relationship with food when i was 5-7 years old i ate about as much as the average child but then at the age of 8 i put on weight and ate quite a bit fast forward to last year i really ate a lot then i would constantly have crisps, sweets, and all the other junk foods yes i suppose i ate a bit more then the average person of my age but at least my relationship with food was somewhat good back then because now/more recently i find that i try my best to track calories as much as possible, only eat one meal a day, etc. and when i allow myself more then 1,200 calories i feel like shit for doing so so most days i try to stick to 800 calories When i feel even worse is when i binge for my binges i don't even keep count of how many calories i'm having i just eat it feels like heaven in the moment but later on i feel so disgusted with myself it's ridiculous i have tried to vomit multiple times but it never works i get a gag reflex but i don't actually vomit if that makes sense which also makes me upset so most times instead of vomiting cause it just never seems to work i go ahead and dance for 1-2 hours without a break or restrict myself I find that i'm always weighing myself so much through the day and get triggered when the number on scale goes up by even a pound i just feel so fat whenever i look in the mirror or try on clothing all i can see is this obese pig even though my parents say i have lost a bit of weight i never believe them because i always just think there not telling the truth i'm just so very fed up with seeing myself in this light and constantly being jealous of other girls i wish it would all come to a stop so i can be normal and happy [link] [comments] |
| Aiming for moderation via CICO and a patient approach. Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:00 PM PDT The short of it is, I've always done some kind of diet. It's been keto, psmf, etc. And I go hard and do great, then fall off, and yo yo diet. I saw a post of mine from 8 months ago and it made me sad to see I've been at it this long and still in the same place. So, something isn't working. I admittedly don't have he best relationship with food, and need to make changes. I've just programmed myself to be restrictive, eliminate certain macros, etc. I'm just not cut out for all that. So, hoping to just take a reasonable, steady approach and be patient and simply track calories and try to generally live healthier. I'm honestly anxious because I know the initial water weight to re-introducing carbs will make me a bit uneasy, but gonna try to not invest so much in what the scale says. I mean I only want/need to lose about 20-25 lbs and 8 months now I've yo-yo dieted the same 10lbs and I'm over it. I guess I just wanted to vent? Thanks for reading nonetheless. [link] [comments] |
| Losing weight while on crutches Posted: 14 Jul 2020 07:47 PM PDT I broke my leg last week. I've been struggling with weight loss for the last year, and one of the big issues with crutches is it's very hard to cook, very hard to leave the house, impossible to carry plates, and of course I'm very sedentary. I really want to use this time to slim down, but don't want to impact the rate at which I heal. I've signed up for grocery delivery and have ordered a range of healthy frozen meals that I can microwave, a lot of fruit and other healthy snacks, and I'm determined to at least not gain weight for the next six weeks. Does anyone have any experience trying to manage their weight while on crutches? The main from the break and the surgery is too high to do any exercise right now but the physio has given me some exercises to do once the pain subsides and I can still work my upper body using free weights. Any life tips or hints for being on crutches in general would be appreciated. Feeling pretty bummed and helpless right now and trying to make the best of a bad situation. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 15th, 2020 Posted: 14 Jul 2020 11:17 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! [link] [comments] |
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