Weight loss: My realistic weight loss, and achieving one of my greatest goals, touching my toes for the first time in two decades. M 29 6' 300-180 |
- My realistic weight loss, and achieving one of my greatest goals, touching my toes for the first time in two decades. M 29 6' 300-180
- NSV: I went 1600 calories over and logged everything.
- I’m a food addict. 2 days ago I threw away a perfectly good package of Costco cookies.
- 13 pounds down!
- I turn 30 soon and I’m 400 lbs, can CICO really be the answer?
- 1 year 100lbs
- Carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages induces ghrelin release and increased food consumption in male rats: Implications on the onset of obesity
- How getting terminology wrong can be really hurtful for others
- When can i expect to see change in my body?
- My success with quarantine and weight loss
- Weight loss Plateau after 3 months. M 26 5’10” 209
- 16F // Possible TW w/mention of ED
- first pound down!
- How much should I lose per week?
- A little spark of hope
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 11
- What I have found about preventing loose skin
- I feel like delivery apps are deliberately trying to entice me.
- NSV: I ate two donuts yesterday because it was a special occasion and I felt kinda gross
- I just finished my 10 week half marathon training plan and went from 232.2 to 208.4!
- Advice for Ankle Pain After Exercise?
- Does this get easier?
- Is it normal
- Working out to movies instead of music
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 09:55 AM PDT I always bought double lunches in school. If I didn't take 3 helpings for dinner my mother would ask me if I was sick, or if I didn't like it, a question that bore the full weight of her depression. I was skinny child before about the first grade, but youthful energy fades and youthful eating habits don't and by the time I was in sixth grade I was barely the right weight for an age appropriate pee wee football team. By high school I was just the funny fat kid. I saw my pediatrician for the last time after my freshman year of college and he told me that at the rate I was going my weight would impact my lifespan. I was 300lb. It was a wake call. Before I went back school he set me up to have a quick rundown with a nutritionist. When I got back to school I started walking, first up the street, then around the block, then around the neighborhood, then mixing in a little running. I started parking in a far lot on purpose. I switched to mostly salads and crashed out the first 50 lbs. I was scared. I started letting myself eat a little more normally after that but I couldn't eat as much, my stomach just wasn't as stretched out. I spent a few years after college working in warehouses which ticked off a bunch more pounds and brought me to where I am now. I tend now to stay between 174 and 184 depending on my stress levels (I'm a teacher and in grad school, so I'm on the higher end right now). Don't beat yourself if you slip we're all trying to be as healthy as we can. I don't think I'll ever be free of my little paunch, oh well. I've taken up middle distance running in the last few years but had some injuries due to under-stretching, which brings me to the reason for this post. For the first time in since probably 3rd grade I can touch my toes, I CAN TOUCH MY TOES! [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I went 1600 calories over and logged everything. Posted: 11 Jul 2020 06:31 AM PDT My worst habit is that whenever I would start to have a 200+ calorie overage, I would just stop logging and pretend that I didn't see what I was doing. Here's how yesterday went. I decided to get a bowl of clam chowder from Panera as a little Friday treat, because I was finally seeing my friend for the first time in months and we were all gonna have some food. 570 calories, easy peasy. Get to Panera, they are all out of clam chowder. I browse the menu, the BBQ chicken mac n cheese looks good, and it's 1200 cals exactly. Perfect! Let's call it OMAD. And hey, I get a free pastry from the app...well I can't -not- take it. And I have been under my calorie budget Monday-Thursday, so this will balance me out. Cool. 330 calories. My friend calls and says "Hey I'm at the Starbucks drive-thru, what do you want?" "...Venti iced chai latte 👀" +350 calories Get to her place. enjoy my delicious food items. She pulls out some chocolate mousse, my favorite dessert, that she has handmade for my birthday. Check loseit, 900 calories per cup serving, oof. I eat it, it's incredible. So all in all, a 2800 calorie day, but I logged it! I logged all of it! Really bad day for self control, not too bad a day for accountability. And I'm honestly not too bothered by it. I'm not gonna be like "well I overate a LOT today, so fuck it," which is exactly what I did in the past. My TDEE is ~2250, so eating 1200 cals a day is a ~1050 cal per day deficit. So even with today being such a big overage, I still made progress this week. And being honest with myself feels kind of nice. [link] [comments] |
| I’m a food addict. 2 days ago I threw away a perfectly good package of Costco cookies. Posted: 11 Jul 2020 08:30 PM PDT The last time I did something like that, was back in 2003 when I quit smoking. I had tried many times to quit but that day I was just done. Done. I threw away half a carton of cigarettes because I was done, and there was nothing on earth that was ever going to make me pick up another cigarette ever again. And I never did. I didn't need to "finish this last pack" or "this last carton" because I was done. I threw the cookies away because I'm just done. I'm a food addict so there's no such thing as just one cookie for me. I have my meal plan, I have a strategy that's sound. I'm done with cookies and I'm done with fast food. Im done with eating more than 1500 calories in a day. I'm just done. I got a meal plan going. I've got healthy food prep going. I've got my fitness pal going. First time ever that I've gotten serious about counting calories. I'm on a two day streak, go me lol. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:04 PM PDT SW: 183 CW; 170 GW: 120 Today I weighed in at 170 lbs, 13 lbs down from my highest weight of 183 lbs when quarantine started. For reference i'm 5'2", 17/F. I finally fit into my old pants from last year again and i'm finally starting to feel like my OLD self again. My confidence has been immeasurably boosted, and I'm exactly 50 lbs away from my goal weight! I've been working out 3 times a week and being as active as possible, I literally have spent an hour a day outside with my dogs on top of youtube workout challenges. i've replaced most of my drinks with water except for one iced coffee a day. I've also been eating much healthier. My clothes are beginning to be incredibly loose on me and I'm SO excited I hit my first weight loss goal. I'm now actively working towards my second goal of being 163 lbs! I'm overjoyed that I'm breaking the cycle of toxic eating habits and obesity in my family, i've even motivated my siblings and mother to get healthier too. It's crazy how fast weight sheds off with proper diet and exercise. [link] [comments] |
| I turn 30 soon and I’m 400 lbs, can CICO really be the answer? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 11:23 AM PDT TL:DR I've been obese all my life and have tried almost everything. Trauma, bulimia, and binge eating disorder are factors but years of therapy and dieting have had no effect. I want to try CICO again bc of the advice I've read on Reddit. Can it really work? How has it worked for you? Being massively overweight has been the defining factor of my life. I've always been morbidly obese for my age. I experienced trauma as a baby, as well as childhood through teen years, and I believe I coped with the only drug I had access to, junk food. My mom was mentally ill and her meds made her sleep most of the day. We were poor and I can remember just watching tv alone and eating strange foods I could find and make myself. I'd regularly eat saltines with ranch or ketchup on them, tortillas with butter and sugar, soda, baby food, chips/candy, and mayo and cheese sandwiches. I was taken away and placed into foster care aged 10 because of my weight. I think my ability to live long term in miserable situations as well as depression and binge eating disorder have contributed to me being complacent like this. But I'm turning 30 in 6 months, I don't have a normal life, I am unhappy and I can't do this anymore. I have no thyroid issues or medical reasons for being obese. I've considered weight loss surgery but that isn't an option right now. Diets and/or techniques I've tried throughout the years, starting in childhood: weight watchers, South Beach, Adkins, calorie restriction, 2 hour daily gym sessions, maple syrup diet, fasting, IF, Keto, Vegan, cabbage soup diet, vegetarian, whole food plant based, dietitian assisted, doctor assisted, years of talk therapy, walking, weight lifting, dancing, high carb, low carb, going days without food, and unfortunately, binging and purging. Most of these lasted anywhere from a week to a few years and I'm bigger then ever. I had a terrible thought a couple years ago. That if I couldn't get it under control by age 30, then what was the point in continuing my life? I promise I have no plans to off myself, but I had a point. I feel like I wasted my entire youth having the body of an old frail person. I spent my formative years isolated and unable to connect with my peers. I have no social or dating life to speak of. I've experienced countless embarrassing moments, bullying and rude comments, looks of pity, disgust, or mockery. I hide in my house because I can't stand the mental exhaustion of constantly thinking about how people look at and treat me. I cannot continue on this way. With the end of my young years coming, I have the motivation to change, I just need the technique. I'm starting an pretty active job soon, active enough that I'll be in serious pain by the time I come home. It will be as much exercise as I can handle. I've stalked this thread long before making an account. I've seen so many of you say the CICO finally worked for you. I've tried it as well and always fell off the wagon with tracking and back to fast food and binging. Anyone been in a similar situation as myself? Can you describe how CICO has actually worked for you, or what techniques finally did? Thank you. EDIT: I want to thank everyone for your replies, advice, and support. I never thought I'd get this many responses, it certainly makes me feel far less alone. Almost everyone said CICO worked for them and that it's not a diet but a lifestyle change, which makes it seem less daunting and Restrictive. Many of you said to calculate my TDEE and subtract 500-1000 cals from that, putting me at about 2000-2500. That's close to the number MyFitnessPal has calculated as my goal (2,110 cals). Posters have said to track with the app and a food scale, include high volume food, high protein, and nutrient dense foods, with occasional splurges to not feel deprived. That is where I'm going to start, along with not eating after 7:30 pm. Other tips mentioned more than once were, Stop snacking, No liquid sugar calories, Increasing water intake, learning to cook, Intermittent fasting, Breaking bad habits like watching tv while eating, Journaling, regular sleep and eating schedule, trying out different exercises, being honest about caloric intake, recruiting a friend to help keep me accountable, and tons more. Many people mentioned therapy. I live is a smallish town and have almost exhausted every therapist my insurance works with. None have worked for me but someone mentioned tele-counseling that I'm going to look into. I'm also interested in working through a book about BED and emotional eating written by experts on the subject. I won't give up on therapy as an option however. I've found almost all of these comments to be super supportive and very informative. Thanks for sharing your stories. I will continue to come back and read them over and over for tips and motivation as I go along. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:44 PM PDT When I turned 33 I weighed 425. And over the past year I have lost 125 lbs doing OMAD and IF. No cardio no weight training just doing my normal thing. I know I could have lost more by exercising but I'm lazy. I eat at 8pm every night. I dont limit the food I eat or the type of food I eat. I do how ever limit the time that I eat. What ever I eat between 8pm and 8:30pm is all I get till 8pm the next night. I know a lot of people are gonna hate and say I should be exercising. But I started this to show my family(all morbidly obese) that you can still lose weight and not have to commit all your free time to the gym. My point is you can be lazy and still lose it. And I'm proud of my self. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:55 PM PDT I thought this was a really interesting study done on carbonated beverages link The summary is "... rats consuming gaseous beverages over a period of around 1 year gain weight at a faster rate than controls on regular degassed carbonated beverage or tap water. This is due to elevated levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin and thus greater food intake in rats drinking carbonated drinks compared to control rats. Moreover, an increase in liver lipid accumulation of rats treated with gaseous drinks is shown opposed to control rats treated with degassed beverage or tap water. In a parallel study, the levels of ghrelin hormone were increased in 20 healthy human males upon drinking carbonated beverages compared to controls." Basically carbonated beverages (including soda waters) supposedly make you hungrier than normal. Just some food for thought, if you feel like your weight loss is stalling this could be something to consider! [link] [comments] |
| How getting terminology wrong can be really hurtful for others Posted: 12 Jul 2020 12:33 AM PDT I've been lurking this subreddit for a few months now, it really has helped me to find useful tips on how to better lose weight and not to lose hope when I can't keep up with counting my calories or working out. I find true solice in some of the posts, knowing that there are other people out there who struggle just as much as I do if not more, and seeing other people succeed is what's keeping me going. But there is one thing that has always bothered me. I'm sure many, if not most of us have experienced other people around us, who were either not overweight at all or maybe just a little pudgy talking about "how fat they are", how much they "look like a whale" and need to lose weight to get rid of their "huge ass/thighs/stomach" etc. Of course, any person of any size can and most likely will be struggling with their body image at some point, due to the media surrounding them, society as a whole etc., and in no way do I want to discredit anyone's feelings or perception of themselves, especially since they could very well be suffering from body dismorphia, which is something I myself and I'm sure a lot of other people here are experiencing as well. That doesn't mean though that those kinds of comments can't be hurtful to those who are overweight, struggling to lose weight etc., and I thought I wouldn't encounter posts with this kind of mentality on this sub. However, I have encountered posts of people talking about their weight-loss in one way or another, who were, when checking their bmi, overweight at most, calling themselves "morbidly obese", and talking about themselves in a similar fashion as mentioned above, on multiple occasions. To me, as someone with a bmi of 64 at 172kg/379 pounds, it is really disheartening to read these sorts of posts, knowing that if these people see themselves in this sort of way, just how are they, or even other people perceiving me..? I really hope I'm not the only one when it comes to this, I haven't seen any posts about this topic yet so I thought I'd share my thoughts. Edit: spelling (English isn't my first language, please have mercy) [link] [comments] |
| When can i expect to see change in my body? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 11:46 PM PDT Hi everyone, hope your all smashing your goals! SW: 76kg, CW: 65kg, GW: 55kg. Im F 18, 5'6. I have struggled with body image as long as i can remember and decided that when quarantine starting back in March i was going to get my weight under control. So far iv lost 10kg but I seriously cannot see a difference in my body. Im taking measurements weekly, frequently weighing myself and tracking every single calorie. My clothes are starting to get slightly to big for me but i still feel like my body looks the exact same, im disappointed because i thought that loosing 10kg would be a big change. When did you all feel like you could see results? I just want to love my body but im really struggling :( thanks [link] [comments] |
| My success with quarantine and weight loss Posted: 11 Jul 2020 06:00 AM PDT I've been mildly overweight for most of my childhood and it carried on to my teens. Right now at 18 I'm getting close to getting the body I've wanted and in all honesty its thanks to the quarantine. By not going out I realized I ate out often and ate more than I needed. At home I started eating 2 meals a day skipping lunch. I started with a filling breakfast 2-3 eggs and ate whatever I wanted at dinnet without going overbroad. After the first week not having lunch didnt cause cravings or hunger. On instances where I got the cravings I drank water and waited a few minutes then it dissappears. I've lost around 10 kilograms/22 pounds over 3 months. Went from 79 to 69 kgs. So proud and happy. My body feels much more capable of doing things and I'm more energized during the day. [link] [comments] |
| Weight loss Plateau after 3 months. M 26 5’10” 209 Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:34 PM PDT I started working out a little over 2 months ago, started at 221 and I'm down 12 pounds in 78 days. I'm pretty proud of that since I haven't really lost weight in a long time. I've been doing a little bit of exercise, calorie counting and intermittent fasting to lose weight, but I feel like I haven't lost as much weight as I should have, as just from my calorie counting alone I should have lost ~22 pounds, and I've been plateaued around 208-209 for almost 2 weeks now. I'd love some advice on how to get past it and hopefully increase my rate of weight loss. This is a breakdown of what I've been doing so far. Usual Exercise before first meal: 20 push-ups, sit-ups and squats or 10x3 dumbbell curls, 8x3 dumbbell shoulder press and 8x3 standing dumbbell flys (dumbbells at 10 lbs) Either of those followed by 2.5 - 3 miles walking (~18min/mile) My calorie counting is almost consistently below 1700 calories I fast from 8pm to 12pm [link] [comments] |
| 16F // Possible TW w/mention of ED Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:18 PM PDT I've been overweight my entire life, and quarantine hasn't helped matters with being stuck at home. Currently I'm 5'6" (167cm) and 197lbs (89.36 kilograms) and it's the heaviest I've ever been. I'm also going through one of the worse depressive episodes of my life at the moment and hardly eat more than a small meal a day if I can, but still the weight stays on (losing weight is not my intention with this, I just can't bring myself to make food/eat most of the time). I've always been very self conscious of my body and have struggled with bulimia since early middle school. I haven't found anything that I could stick to, and I always find myself coming back to my old habits. I've decided I'm fed up with feeling chronically uncomfortable in my own body and I want to do something about it. I want to find something that can hopefully ignite even a morsel of motivation to help get me out of this funk I'm in, while hopefully helping me to steadily lose weight as well. My end goal is around 125lbs. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Edit: Unit conversion mistake, oops. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 08:47 AM PDT over quarantine I let myself gain some weight to help with my extreme hunger and just to give myself a break. well, that turned into almost a 20 pound weight gain and going up several denim sizes. I've started cico again and incorporating some strength training 5x a week on top of my daily walks. it's hard to flex the discipline muscle again, but I'm proud to say that I've lost my first pound out of the 10-15 lbs I'm trying to drop over the next 11 weeks. just because it's hard to get started (or restarted) doesn't mean it's not worth trying! I just needed to share my victory because day to day it's so easy to feel like nothing in your body is changing! [link] [comments] |
| How much should I lose per week? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:15 PM PDT I am 16 years old female. I'm 155 cm and about 68 kg. We're still in quarantine in Mexico and there's no so many dietitians available, and the risk is high. So I just started my weight lose journey by my own, but honestly I have no idea what should I eat and how many calories. I eat over 1000 calories per day but no more than 1200. I also do 15 to 20 minutes of cardio or 500 jump ropes a day. When I was 13 I did a very restrictive diet and I lost around 5 kg in 1.5 months, but after returning to my old habits I gained even more weight and stretch marks. So I want to lose weight as fast as possible (in a healthy range), I just don't want more stretch marks or flaccid skin :( Even if I am young, I'm covered by stretch marks. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 09:59 PM PDT Hey y'all!! Hope you're doing well.. After approximately 3 years trying to lose weight and not being able to, this quarantine gave me the ability to reflect on myself and my life. I'm 16, about to turn 17, 160 cm tall, male, and have pretty much been obese for my entire life. I would say that is because at first I ate for pleasure. As a little kid I couldn't care less for what others thought of me for my looks or anything, it was never that much of an issue. However, when I started growing up it became comfort eating. Because of my weight I got bullied, a lot, in many ways. My peak was 100 kg. My self esteem was at a literal rock bottom, and I lost two of the most important people in my life in the span of two years. I really thought my life was completely crumbling. But there was still hope!! I continued on my life, did some diets (and did them wrong because they either didnt work or I abandoned them and gained the weight back lol), lost 5 kg max, and couldnt do much more than that. I am so glad I found this sub. There are so many countless, useful advice here and motivational posts and what not, I actually believe I will make it to a healthy weight this time. Of course, little by little. I'm doing CICO, and my diet consists of a variety of vegetables and legumes, and grains like beans and white rice, as well as eggs or any kind of meat. Dont have a kitchen scale, so I'm trying my best to do well. I really do think this is working, I have been on it for approximately 2 weeks and I can already feel some changes and see some changes - I can look down at my feet and actually see at least the tip of my toes instead of my belly for once!!! Lol. Also feeling a tad bit more physically agile and like I am moving a bit more freely. Considering my obesity is the root of most of my mental health problems, I am excited for this journey. It won't fix everything, but I'm confident it'll fix something!! I'd also like to say, don't underestimate yourself. I constantly did that and it was an easy way to get myself off track, because I just didnt believe I could do it. I can do it. You can do it. No matter the age or circumstance, you just need patience. Do this for you and no one else!! I'm not sure if I am breaking a rule, terribly sorry if I am, in advance!! Hopefully this post resonated with someone and I was successful in sharing my spark of hope :) [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 11 Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:24 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Saturday! I hope you're smashing it! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 201.5. in this morning. 201.5 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1700 ish): Should be good today, cauliflower rice stir fry for dinner courtesy of Trader Joe's. Exercise 5 days a week: Rest day. 9/11 days. Self-care time (JOURNALING, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/10 days): Quiet time & grand theft pony today. Try a new recipe once a week: An imitation crab salad with homemade sauce & eyeballing a crock pot Italian wedding soup. 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 11. 2 candy related lapse in judgement. Listen to my effing body: Sleep schedule was jacked up. Will try to sleep in tomorrow. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for roses. And Trader Joe's. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| What I have found about preventing loose skin Posted: 12 Jul 2020 01:29 AM PDT I did a little bit of research and wanted to share what I have gathered in a little post. - the younger you are, the less likely Actions that can be taken to minimize loose skin: And the most important thing to know is that it's better to have a heathy weight and have loose skin than to be obese. Loose skin won't kill you but obesity will. [link] [comments] |
| I feel like delivery apps are deliberately trying to entice me. Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:54 PM PDT I haven't ordered out in just under three weeks. I've cooked every meal at home. Previously, I basically sustained myself on takeout and would get delivery at least 4+ times a week. I did the math and last month alone I spent over $400 on delivery - and that was a "smaller" month! Since my accounts have been quiet, I notice more and more offers/coupons in my email, app notifications, etc. As the days pass, the offers become more frequent and the discounts are getting larger. It seriously looks like they're releasing these more as I'm not using the services anymore. Before, when I was relying on it, I would get a coupon MAYBE biweekly. Has anyone else noticed these types of patterns? [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I ate two donuts yesterday because it was a special occasion and I felt kinda gross Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:50 AM PDT F21 SW 201 CW 198 GW 135 So I used to eat donuts like all the time on the way to school. I would stop by Krispy Kreme and get more than one donut which would add up to over 1000 calories. It wasn't a big deal to me. It was normal to eat more than one donut. I could eat 5 or 6 and not blink an eye before. It's my favorite dessert. I was trying to lose weight slowly before, but as you can see by my stats I gained it all back lol. It's been stressful with covid, school, my mom passed away, basically worst year of my life. But I gained some good habits along the way that I didn't realize. Now when I have a pastry or fast food or something, it's a big deal to me. I don't do it as often because of this. It used to mean nothing and that's just the way I used to eat. I graduated from college this past Thursday and wanted to celebrate. I got 2 of my favorite donuts from my favorite gas station and I was like "I'm about to eat both of these whole donuts. But at least this time its been a while and I realize they're terrible for me and my goals." And they were super yummy because they were special! I figured if they were so many calories I'd enjoy them. Sometimes eating something that feeds your soul is good for you. Graduating didn't feel right. I thought I would feel more awesome, but it feels incomplete without my mom. My favorite person in the whole world. But honestly celebrating with comfort food made it just a little better. Feel free to leave similar experiences below! What's that one food you used to eat like it was nothing and now you know it was bad for you? [link] [comments] |
| I just finished my 10 week half marathon training plan and went from 232.2 to 208.4! Posted: 11 Jul 2020 10:04 AM PDT A little background, I lost a bunch of weight about 8 years ago (was 250 and went to 175) but after getting in a stable relationship and starting a career working out and eating healthy went to the way side. Fast forward to quarantine, where just like most of you felt at the beginning that I was wasting my time and wanted to do something I felt could better my life in ANY way (I mean I even looked at taking up calligraphy because i didn't know what to do) and I finally decided this was the time to maybe get my health in order again, but there was no gym. I started small, focusing the first week on just the meal prep and food and tracking everything. I think was the key point that I have been messing up on, since usually I try to start everything all at once, but that first week just starting on the food and tracking was probably the biggest option, and I recommend it to anyone that is starting. Then I started running, and since I was just excited to be outside (i only was outside mostly during my runs since my household has high risk people and I have to run with a mask) I didn't care about going slow. This also was a game changer, as i didn't get tried as fast and the longer run days didn't wear me out as much! Again, I recommend this if y'all are just out like I am!!!! I know this is a lot, but I'm just super excited that I actually finished and that I am down to the weight that I am, since it feels like the first time in a long time that I have some control over my life!!!!!! tldr: run make happy (was big now less big) [link] [comments] |
| Advice for Ankle Pain After Exercise? Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:00 PM PDT Hi all! If this isn't the right place to ask this I'm sorry! I'm 29F, 5'2 and currently 247 lbs. I'm down from 260 and have been sticking to a schedule of exercise. I walk at least 2 miles daily and take boxing classes twice to 3x a week. I love to exercise, especially my boxing classes but my ankles are in constant pain. They're stiff, they ache, and the pain usually travels down into the arches of my feet. I'm positive it's because I'm obese and putting a lot of strain on them especially when I exercise and not some underlying condition. I really don't want to stop doing my workouts or tone them down any, but I'm afraid I'll do real damage to my ankles or feet if I don't figure something out. Does anyone else experience really tight ankles? Or a lot of ankle and arch pain? What do you do to combat it? Thanks!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 07:01 PM PDT First time poster. Started at about 250lb (F, 172cm) and I've been on my journey for almost 6 weeks now - I've been working out with a trainer and improving my diet. Diet isn't perfect but it is certainly better than before, still have room for improvement. I've been feeling really good lately, I feel stronger and can notice my endurance increasing during workouts. So these good feelings lead me to go on a hike today. The hike is rated as moderate but a lot of reviewers online say it's easy for them, so I thought I'd be ok. Turns out I was NOT ok. I finished the hike from start to finish, but it was a slow process for me that required lots of breaks, but I was determined to get to the top of that mountain no matter how long it took. So on one hand, I am proud of myself for finishing because along the way I kept thinking about turning around and giving up. However, on the other hand, I feel kind of lousy. I saw so many people pass me on this hike - they seemed to be handling it like it was normal even-level walking for them. I guess in my mind I felt like I was stronger, but I definitely felt weak today. So my question is - does this get easier? Will I ever get to a point where hiking feels less like hell? I just hate feeling like I can't keep up and that my efforts aren't helping. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 05:38 PM PDT Over the past couple days as I'm working on weight loss, I've started to eat only when I'm hungry. And it's been difficult to distinguish whether the awful feeling I have inside is my body trying to revolt or if it's hunger. I was wondering if It's normal to feel worse mentally when you are trying to limit the amount of trash food you eat. I've already been struggling mentally the past couple months and limiting my junk intake has made it to where the only thing I've been able to think about all day is food. I'm not gonna give in to my desire to binge, but I wanted some advice to if mentally/emotionally feeling worse is a normal thing that'll go away eventually as I start eating better and losing weight or if I might be doing something wrong [link] [comments] |
| Working out to movies instead of music Posted: 11 Jul 2020 11:18 AM PDT I've always struggled staying committed to going to the gym on a regular basis. Like others the motivation would come in waves and I'd let myself off the hook too often. Since quarantine life began I've kept my workouts at home and wanted to share a method that had absolutely changed my discipline level and produced the best results of my life. Instead of working out to a playlist, I put on a movie that I know will hype me up and do my kettlebell or ab workout during it. While my workouts take longer than they would without music due to pauses, I've strung weeks together of maintaining a schedule and get excited to work out each day because I stay distracted with a great movie. Some that I've gone through recently are the marvel series, Lotr, gladiator, and pain and gain. Hope someone will find this helpful and give it a chance because it's made all the difference for me. [link] [comments] |
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