Weight loss: Skinny people eat less, it's why they're skinny, why is this a revelation? |
- Skinny people eat less, it's why they're skinny, why is this a revelation?
- Do not treat your body like a garbage disposal!
- Successfully went from couch to 5K in under 10 days! Also, binge free for 3 weeks!
- Documenting a NSV/moment of gratitude: Didn't want to run. Went anyway, got rained on, and had the perspective shift I didn't know I needed
- Portion control feels like I am losing a friend.
- Down 85lbs, some advice & reflection
- A bit of humor (at my own expense)
- I(25F) am +35 pounds since February and I'm trying to not panic, stay positive
- What do you wish you had started right from the beginning of your weight loss journey?
- The lose it app changed my life
- PCOS weight loss advice? I have no control over my weight loss anymore
- Parent's are saying I'm too skinny now when I'm not at all
- Not losing anymore weight
- NSV: Stopped myself mid-binge
- So.. I found this dress
- TDEE and "dieting" / sedentary behavior
- Officially 10 lbs down!
- Today I Was Reminded Why The Scale Isn't The End All, Be All
- How I finally managed to start losing weight after 5+ years of trying.
- Any servers here?
- Advice: how to eat around unhealthy people
- [CICO] Hoping at the end of the first month next year. I have reached my goal! Current:160 lb Goal:130 lb
- Husband Finally Agreed to Lose Weight With Me
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 22 July 2020: Today, I conquered!
| Skinny people eat less, it's why they're skinny, why is this a revelation? Posted: 21 Jul 2020 11:02 AM PDT Back story: I'm 5'4", 182 lbs. My SW a year ago was 262 lbs, and my highest was 289 lbs. I've lost weight a variety of ways, but overall, I eat less calories and work out. I was married to someone who was obese, 6'5", around 300-350 lbs. Our eating habits were terrible. So much processed food, so much eating out, salt, fat, carbs. We never regulated, we never held back. We fueled each other. There were times we'd diet, but the weight came back on. It felt like a diet, and it would end. We never exercised. And for the life of us, we couldn't figure out why we were fat. We would talk about how everyone eats out, which is true. A small percentage of people actually work out, which is true. We blamed genetics, which plays a huge role in how our bodies work. All of that is true. But none of it was actually true. I've since gotten divorced, and moved in with someone who is a healthy weight. He's 5'10" and 140-145 lbs. He eats fast food, but he doesn't eat a meal, AND extra sandwiches. He eats 2 cheeseburgers, he also doesn't eat out constantly. He doesn't work out consistently, but he does go to the gym. He has a high metabolism, he struggled to keep weight on, and that's just unfair lol but I digress. I've watched his eating habits and it has been so eye opening. Seeing someone who has a healthy relationship with food, who isn't controlled by it, who doesn't revolve around it, is insane. I've never been around someone like this, and it's been really difficult. I realize how toxic my relationship with food is and always has been. I assumed skinny people ate like me, they were lucky. And yes, some skinny people eat like absolute shit but... Let's be honest, they don't eat the way I did before. A normal day for me was I'd eat an entire bag of chips, mcdonalds and then spaghetti for dinner. That wasn't abnormal. That was life for me. I also have to work hard to lose weight, and stay fat. I am still obese, but I've lost over 100 lbs. I eat fast food, I go out, I eat ice cream, chips, all of it. I eat WAY LESS of it. And if I go crazy one day, I back off the next. It's an ebb and flow, a balancing act. I haven't binged in... Months. And I don't know what changed, I just know it's been a year since I stopped lying to myself. I think obese people lie to themselves, we lie to soothe ourselves. We justify our actions. But the truth is, skinny people eat less, and they often move more. I didn't win shit genetic bingo, I ate terrible. Its odd this feels like a revelation... But it does. [link] [comments] |
| Do not treat your body like a garbage disposal! Posted: 21 Jul 2020 08:01 AM PDT "It's better to have food go to waste, than down to your waist" - random redditor I and many other overweight/obese people can probably relate to this. You're always the person who people give their leftovers to. "Oh I'm so full, I'll just give the rest of my food to you". You're also probably the type who eats all of their food on their plate despite being stuffed. Like, you ate 80% of your meal and are full, but you still force yourself to eat that remaining 20% just so it won't go to waste. Or simply tempation. Your body deserves so much more love and respect than just being a designated garbage can for others. Stand up for yourself and say no, i won't. You finish YOUR food or throw it OUT! Tell yourself that you won't force yourself to eat the rest of your food. Put it in tupperware and save it! Get it out of sight! Your choice. It's better off somewhere else than in your body. As overweight people, our concept of portions is completely out of whack. Your body needs much less food than you may think. Especially if you've been on the heavier side since childhood, it can be tough to break bad habits. Once you do, there's no stopping you. [link] [comments] |
| Successfully went from couch to 5K in under 10 days! Also, binge free for 3 weeks! Posted: 21 Jul 2020 03:41 AM PDT I gained a ton of weight during lockdown and finally decided around 2-3 weeks that I need to change my lifestyle. I self diagnosed myself with BED, which I have since my childhood and just categorised as poor impulse control. I'm Indian and I've been constantly fat shamed by my family since my childhood. My nickname since I was a teenager was 'moti' or 'Motu' (which basically means fatty). Since my childhood I've heard oh you're so pretty, if only you were thinner or oh you'd be so pretty if only you lost some weight. I internalised all of this to such an extent that I genuinely felt that I could not be pretty or attractive if I didn't lose weight. I'm 25 now and the fat shaming has now taken the form of comments such as 'Lose weight or you won't be able to get married' or 'Lose weight day if you a nice groom'. I've done the whole yo-yo dieting and had managed to lose around 30 pounds which I gained back. It was all because my weight loss happened because my mother was living with me and keeping a strict eye on what I ate and dragging me to the gym. My mindset had still not really become better. This time around I finally decided that I want a healthier lifestyle. I started reducing portion size and started logging all my food. It made me more mindful of all I eat and instinctively I'm now making more healthier choices! I also started walking around my compound. A single round is around 800-850 m. The first couple of days were ROUGH. Completing 3 rounds felt like unimaginable torture and I was a damn mess after it. But I stuck with it and now I can brisk walk 5 KM in around 57 mins! And I don't feel half dead after it! (Only about a quarter lol) I'm very proud of myself because this time I WANT to do this. Not because of parental pressure. This time it comes from within me and I feel like I will be more consistent this time. It's only been roughly 3 weeks since I've started but I feel much more hopeful this time around. My journey has just begun and maybe I'm bragging too much or having too much faith in myself idk. But. It just feels good this time around. And I hope that I manage to stick it out. (I know it's a disjointed ramble and people probably won't see this but it just feels so good to put this out there.) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 12:46 PM PDT Hi there! I'm a moderately short, obese woman with even shorter legs to match, which means I am painfully slow when it comes to a lot of physical activities. To make matters worse, I live in the Midwestern US where the summer heat and humidity can be absolutely brutal on even the best of days. Nevertheless, my running and eating habits became a lot more consistent when COVID-related lockdowns landed me at home for the foreseeable future. I started tracking my calories about eight weeks ago and between running and CICO, I've lost a decent chunk of weight since early June. But I still am hesitant to call myself a runner given my weight and lack of speed. Anyway, yesterday afternoon I was in a funk. I had myself convinced that my run was going to be awful and that I should just sit it out on the sofa for the evening instead--maybe cook up a pizza, that sort of thing. My legs were tired. My brain was tired. My weight was up that morning and I felt bloated and all the not-good-running things. But I dragged myself up and got out the door with my partner for a planned three-mile run. As we pulled into the trailhead parking lot I could see clouds gathering in the distance and was tempted to use them as an excuse, but we fired up our watches and plodded on. At the one-and-a-half mile turnaround point, there was a peal of thunder and the rain started coming down. Great. My mood soured, picturing soggy shoes and soggier socks. Luckily for me, there was no way out but to turn around and make our way back to the parking lot. A few minutes passed and I realized the tree cover was just thick enough to prevent us from getting soaked. The trail was mostly deserted and the rustling of the trees in the wind and the sound of the rain was surprisingly soothing. The humidity all but dissipated. Contrary to my expectations, I was enjoying myself for the first time in what felt like weeks. We ran past the cow field, which was peaceful and still. We ran through thickets of woods, dark and mossy in the fading evening. We ran past the old horse stable, threads of sunset light now peeking through the cloud cover. I wasn't worrying about how I looked, or how "slow" I was moving, or what anybody else thought of me. I was just having a wonderful time out in nature with my wonderful husband, being grateful for all the tiny joys life still has to offer during these strange and often horrible times. By the time we finished, the rain was letting up. The trail around us looked misty from the steaming pavement. The fireflies were coming out. And we'd done over five miles without stopping once, for the first time since we were both in college. Our average pace was almost 40 seconds faster than usual. Two more miles than my slow, sorry ass had planned on doing, at a faster pace to boot. No whining. No walking. No complaining about my feet, or my knees, or my hips, or my lungs, or my shoes, or anything else. So I'd like to thank the rain for making me feel at peace for the first time in ages. And for making me feel like maybe I'm ready to call myself a runner again, weight be damned. I hope running, walking, or dancing in the rain can give some of you the same joy it gave me yesterday. Circumstances may never be perfect, but if you move your body some way, somehow--you probably won't regret it. If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. And three cheers for shitty weather! [link] [comments] |
| Portion control feels like I am losing a friend. Posted: 21 Jul 2020 03:58 PM PDT 1500 calories a day. It goes so fast. 2 eggs scrambled for breakfast, two slices of toast and half an avocado. Coffee with creamer. A hand full of carrots and 2 tbsps of hummus for snack. Then a sandwich for lunch: hummus thinly spread over 2 pieces of bread a slice of cheddar two slices of turkey some avocado, tomato onion and lettuce. Afternoon snack was a small serving of chocolate mints to combat low blood sugar (t1 diabetes). 1/2 a bottle of Michelob Ultra after work. I now have 400 calories left for dinner. I'm doing it. But OH how like the feeling of being full. I really-really enjoy tucking in to a big meal and eating until I'm more than content. I feel like it's one of few life's pleasures. But that's not true either. Thank you for listening. I have to do this it's no longer an option. I just am feeling this unexpected feeling of loss over how I normally eat. [link] [comments] |
| Down 85lbs, some advice & reflection Posted: 21 Jul 2020 04:38 PM PDT So started at 116kg (255lbs) at my peak, currently down to 170lbs at 16yrs old and my height being 5'8, weight fluctuates around 170-175. Edit: Started loosing weight at around October last year I believe, I hit 170 like a month ago and I've been maintaining my weight while working out, formatting too So how I got here is pretty simple for me, a lot of advice is pretty recycled because well it works good but I'm going to try to mention the lesser said stuff and the more/most important ones only (in my opinion)
Your body takes more energy to digest protein, it makes you stay fuller for longer, generally less calories than a carbohydrate of the same portion size, if you're doing lots of cardio you need to maintain muscle and protein helps with that as well as build it if you're doing weight lifting.
Weight lifting is a good way to preserve muscle and lose fat, while your body is recovering itself your natural metabolism is higher due to the body needing to repair muscles and etc. I favour weightlifting over cardio due to cardio eating muscle and fat indiscriminately.
Water is good for you, drink it.
It helps a lot to have encouragement, wether its just a friend saying you look skinnier or people saying good luck or whatever. Having the encouragement and people to help hold you accountable can be invaluable.
This one is pretty simple, you see those guys in prison? They mainly just do burpees with pushups and they are jacked as fuck. Burpees are some of the best cardio as well as they tone your upper body a lot. This one is here because I know lots of people are in quarentine and you don't need a gym for pushups. If you can't do them then do other forms of them that are easier, as long as its a challenge and your exerting yourself it doesn't matter. To expand on that in general, always remember that doing 5 good ones is infinitely better than doing 20 wrong, just do what you can as good as you can.
Does not matter how much you exercise if you are eating a lot than you will not go anywhere. So start by slowly toning it down if you can't make the jump, you can get a smaller plate or not fill the plate up or stack it up, whatever works. It is just all calorie intake so don't go kill it at the gym (or at home) if your diet isn't in check. You'll just demoralize yourself when you don't see results. So I'm gonna end this one on a more personal note that hopefully serves as some motivation? So like life is wayyy better and I mean in many aspects for me, the main one being self confidence is way better and that reaches into other things like social anxiety and etc. There's no better feeling than being actually comfortable with yourself right? At this point I'm going to build some muscle but I don't think that's for this subreddit. So yeah I hope you guys succeed in whatever your goal may be and remember that you can do it if you set your mind to it. [link] [comments] |
| A bit of humor (at my own expense) Posted: 21 Jul 2020 06:21 PM PDT So there I was complaining in the Tuesday Tantrum thread this morning about how I've only been seeing SV's these past two months (10 lbs! woo!), but all my clothes are still tight and i don't look/feel any different. COVID has turned me into a bit of a slacker when it comes to getting dressed to leave the house, and I decided to just throw on an old t-shirt and my old comfy capri jogger sweat pants (they have pockets!) to go to my doctor's appointment. Big mistake. I discovered that those pants are in fact loose. Made worse by the fact that the draw string has some elastic stretch to it (What moron came up with that idea?! Who am I kidding, they're forgiven because: pockets). Annoying running to and from the doctor's office in the rain, but manageable. The real danger was when I put my phone and debit card in my pocket when I ran to the grocery store and they started dragging my underwear along for the ride (luckily my shirt was longer, so I don't think I showed off a plumber's crack). So there I was trying to navigate around Aldi, constantly pulling up my ever sliding pants and underwear (even after tying the drawstring as tight as I could without cutting off circulation to my legs). Somehow, I managed to make it out of the store without mooning perfect strangers, but it was close. Lesson learned: if you complain about your clothes not getting looser, karma will try to pants you in public! [link] [comments] |
| I(25F) am +35 pounds since February and I'm trying to not panic, stay positive Posted: 21 Jul 2020 07:33 PM PDT 163-198, I'm 5'7. This was a mixture of the self quarantining, mixed with not going to the gym to lose the weight I was trying to get rid of when I was 163, mixed with poor eating habits while passing the time gluing myself to my couch. This was a " woah" moment for me, on the scale. God bless my boyfriend because he saw all of this and never made me feel bad about it, maintained( and hopefully was telling me the truth) when he said I looked beautiful. Basically, I'm trying to start calm. As I see it: Doing nothing will only make it worse, crash dieting won't last. Panic won't be productive. What is the option that I'm missing and how do I get past the kicking myself stage from where I was, to what I am? I'm hoping maybe somebody, or a group of people, can relate to my experiences and have some sage advice for me? [link] [comments] |
| What do you wish you had started right from the beginning of your weight loss journey? Posted: 21 Jul 2020 08:43 PM PDT Long story short, I am finally in a position where I have nothing to focus on except my health and weight. My situation is: I am 130kg, I need to lose at least 50kg but ideally 60-70kg. I am 179cm, female. I have severe exercise-induced asthma, which quite often impacts how intense I can go, and my knees are quite bad from holding all this weight for the last few years, so I need low impact exercise that also won't trigger my asthma too badly. I occasionally do half an hour of yoga here and there too. I have an exercise bike but I struggle to do more than 5 minutes at a time right now. Is walking the best exercise I can do at this point? I'd love to hear what you wish you had begun when you first started, whether that be drinking more water, cutting carbs immediately, buying good work out clothes, anything at all that you wish you started right from the beginning :) [link] [comments] |
| The lose it app changed my life Posted: 21 Jul 2020 02:31 PM PDT I downloaded the premium lose it app, synced it with my fitbit, and it changed my life. I'm 5'4 and started at 160lbs in February and I am now 135lbs. At the age of 28 I began to learn how to eat. People don't realize you have to basically throw out everything in your fridge and start brand new. When you see how many calories are in your fridge you immediately look at the app and say, "I can't do this, I'll barely be able to eat anything". It's because I was never taught to purchase the healthiest options. Sometimes I am even mad at food for being high in calorie because I just want to be able to eat everything. Had I never downloaded this app I would have never learned that I was taught incorrectly "how to eat". What portion control really is... Measuring things is so EASY and now I can basically eye an amount and tell how many calories are in it. And YES I sure as heck eat my earned fitbit calories [link] [comments] |
| PCOS weight loss advice? I have no control over my weight loss anymore Posted: 22 Jul 2020 01:18 AM PDT (obligatory I am not a native speaker so please don't judge) Dear women of reddit who have pcos and have successfully lost weight, what is your secret? I'm F23 and I started my weight loss journey in april 2019. My starting weight was 77kgs/170lbs (I'm 163cm/ 5'4 short) and I went down to 70kgs/154lbs in a year. It's not a lot and most people didn't even notice a difference, but I was happy about every kilo I lost. My weight goal is around 55kgs/121lbs, but for my insurence to cover a surgery I want, I need to be below 65kgs/143lbs. However, since this april nothing changes. During quarantine, I worked out at home and went for walks several times a week. Ever since the gyms opened 2 months ago, I work out at least 4 times a week. I usually do around 50 minutes of weight lifting and 30 - 40 minutes of cardio as well, crosstrainer or running depending on my mood and biking to the gym and back home. I count my calories and eat around 1400 calories a day, eat mostly low carb, never snack or drink anything besides water and coffee. My diet is not perfect and sometimes I slip up and eat a little more carbs, but I try my best to follow my diet plan and cook for myself. I have 1 or 2 cheat days per month, but even on those days I pay attention to how much I eat and I never go over 2000 calories. I've also tried intermittent fasting for a few weeks, but because of my job and my life style, it wasn't sustainable. When I was younger, I tried different life styles as well, for example paleo, vegeterian and vegan too. Paleo helped me as much as low carb does, nothing changed. While I was a vegeterian and later vegan, I rapidly started gaining weight. At this point I am running out of ideas. I went to my doctor today to see if my hormons are still all over the place. Hopefully, I can get some medication. Is there anything else I can try? What helped you lose weight? [link] [comments] |
| Parent's are saying I'm too skinny now when I'm not at all Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:10 PM PDT I am short, 5'0, and I currently weigh 112.8 lbs. Around 5 years ago during my Junior year of high school, I gained weight pretty quickly from being around 103-105 lbs to 137 lbs. I hated it. I hated how I let myself go. When I saw that I was 10 pounds overweight last year, it was pretty much a wakeup call to get it together before I get worse. I was deeply insecure about this weight gain and lost all confidence. I developed social anxiety and isolated myself from my friends. I started going on a diet last October and lost 5 pounds in a week (I'm assuming that was water weight, not sure). I steadily lost from there and once I reached 120 pounds in around January I noticed it was much more difficult to lose. But I made sure to at least maintain my weight. Now, I'm finally 113 lbs. Since we hadn't met up with other relatives during quarantine, when we finally saw each other 2 weeks ago everyone said I looked so skinny. It was then my parents started saying I was too skinny now. It really hurts because I worked pretty damn hard to lose some weight and now my parents are saying I look too skinny when they were saying I needed to lose weight months ago. I come from an Asian household so you could imagine what they would say blatantly (in front of everyone) about my weight at the time I was at my highest. Now, I'm afraid of losing a final 5 pounds or my parents might think I'm sick. I am pretty happy with my CW but I would like to lose the extra fat and tone up a bit. Did anyone have this experience as well? My parents aren't overweight or anything. I have an older sister who is roughly 5'1 but weighs 106 and they don't say anything to her. It may be due to the fact that my face had shrunk as my face was bloated and chubbier when I put on weight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 11:59 PM PDT So I'm getting pretty frustrated because I'm not losing anymore weight. I've been stuck at 225 (6'2) for months now. My normal weight would be around 210. I rotate between biking and running. I bike 30-40km (27kph) for two days, run 5-7km (5-6 minutes per km), then rest. I've been doing this fairly consistently. Sometimes I end up resting two days, but that doesn't happen often. I also hike when I'm able. I've been increasing my distance for biking because I can't go any faster on my mountain bike. I'm maxed out on speed. Based on calories burned, I should be burning 7,000 to 9,000 calories a week. That is if I calculated it properly. I've made big changes to my diet to reduce how much I eat. Based on my tracking, and if I'm recording properly, I'm eating between 2,500 to 3000 calories a day. I don't drink alcohol or eat sweets. One day a week I have a cheat day, but it's nothing crazy. I order out. So why am I not losing weight? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:32 AM PDT The r/loseit community has been so huge for me and been such a great resource over the years to lose weight and keep it off. At my peak, I weighed in at 205lbs and am now at 170lbs (male, 5'11", 22 y/o). The weight loss journey really has been all about sustained lifestyle changes. For me, it started with getting an objective look at my relationship with food and exercise (and how mental health complicated the matter). And then slowly made changes like doing some lifting (with an audiobook), limiting the amount that I went out to eat, and limiting alcohol (a difficult thing in Greek life). All of it was so idiosyncratic but was really inspired by this sub and its sister subreddits. Anyways...3 years into this journey there are still moments where willpower is strained and it is easy to slide into toxic habits. I usually try not to have anything sugary or carb-heavy in the house bc that works well for me. If there isnt something easy i will just have some carrots/water. But the other day i bought a package of cookie dough, wanting to make some cookies for my friends. Long story short, I got all stressed about studying for the CPA and beginning my first full-time job that I went straight for that cookie dough and started pigging out. About 5 cookies worth in, I realized what i was doing and how horrible I'd feel after and threw the package right into the garbage. It felt bad to waste food, but I knew it would ultimately be destructive to me. Doing that would have been unthinkable just a year or two ago. I thought that my habits and relationship with food were permanent. They aren't, and they will change. Days will pass anyways, why not try to make yourself and little better with each passing day? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 11:43 AM PDT Several years ago I bought this dress in a size medium (eu) and I wore it on new years eve, the very first one I got to spend with my boyfriend. Few years went by, I got mentally abused at home, got kicked out and started living with my boyfriend, had a lot of shitty jobs through the years, and now we are here today. I found my dress in a box that i call "for when I'm thinner" and picked it up, I wore it, and saw it didn't fit my as it used to be anymore.. I sat on the ground, started crying, and after a little I stood up, took pictures in it and promised myself that I will wear it this new years eve again, it might be a shit year, it might be hard. But I'm going to do it. I got so immensely sad about this dress, that I must wear it again this winter. Im now 80kg 172cm, and I hope to lose at least 10kg by the end of this year. Cico will be my friend, and so will my bike be. [link] [comments] |
| TDEE and "dieting" / sedentary behavior Posted: 22 Jul 2020 12:41 AM PDT 26f, 5'9, 230lb It's been one month today since I decided to finally put in the mental work of trying to be healthier in every way possible. My main concern is that with COVID, I lost my job. A lot of old depression habits crept in. I spend a lot of my days immobile in my bed. The first week that I decided to do CICO, I lost 10lbs. Since then, I lost 2 or 3 more, then gained 5, and now I've been stuck there for 2.5 weeks. I know it doesn't sound like long. I'm just really worried that I'm eating pretty little (I've averaged 1322. Sometimes 800, sometimes 2000 depending on cravings and my self control) and in fact gaining weight. I'm worried I'm throwing my metabolism crazy by both being pretty attached to my bed but also not eating much and trying to still lose weight. I'm working every day to try to be better. I'm definitely getting out of the house tomorrow for an appointment, so that's always a big hurdle! I hope to do more tomorrow. Has my TDEE dipped because of the sudden change in diet/activity? Obviously working out is best, but do I need to to lose weight? I've been pretty sedentary for months, but this past month and a half have been extra depressive-episode-y. I also have a lot of body/back pain and inflammation that I'm hoping to decrease as I lose weight in order to make it easier to go to the gym without further injuries. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 05:49 AM PDT Hi guys! Just wanted to check in. It feels a little silly to be so excited over a relatively small amount, but... yeah. About six weeks ago I started tracking, and as of today I've hit the 10 lb loss mark. I'm well aware of waterweight (just went through my monthly time and seeing the scale not really change was SO hard), and yesterday I was feeling guilty about a slice of bar cake even though I budgeted for it in my calorie count and maintained my goal deficit. This was a nice reminder that so long as I'm responsible about it, I can absolutely treat myself a little. Anyway, that's all I have for now. Thank you for reading. c: [link] [comments] |
| Today I Was Reminded Why The Scale Isn't The End All, Be All Posted: 21 Jul 2020 02:49 PM PDT So about a month ago, I fell and a piece of vertebra cracked off and ended up jamming up against another vertebra below it. Ouch, I know. Anyway, when my neurosurgeon signed off on my release, he told me I had to lose weight fast (I was at 435) because if I didn't I'd be hunched over in pain all the time in ten years. So I busted my ass - Keto + IF + CICO before my one-month visit with him. The first 10ish lbs came off pretty fast - again, I'm a big guy so it's easier for me than other people. But the next 6-8 pounds were taking forever to come off, just yo-yo'ing between the numbers. So yesterday I got on my scale before my appointment and I was at 418 - which, hey, 17 lbs. That's crazy! I went in and they took my vitals, I was waiting patiently as they took my BP for them to see that I lost 17 lbs! So when I finally got on the scale, I was floored - I was down to 411, 24 fucking pounds in a month! All that stress the past two and a half weeks was straight because I was relying on the scale daily to tell me how well I was doing. I didn't notice how my clothes fit better, or how my skin cleared up or a million other things that told me I was on the right track. So from now on, I'll just weigh myself twice a week and I'll see how much I lost when I go back to the doc in 3 months. It's kind of a relief, really, and helps me live in the now. [link] [comments] |
| How I finally managed to start losing weight after 5+ years of trying. Posted: 21 Jul 2020 02:12 PM PDT So for the longest time i've wanted to lose weight because it messes up my mental health as well as my physical. Every once in a while I would lay in bed, look at my body and go like "damn, I gotta lose weight" and then before I went to sleep I set up a diet, work out schedule and everything then first thing in the morning I would work out and then stick to my diet. This would usually keep going for a month or two and then for some reason I would just stop. Most of you have probably been in the same exact position. Last time this happened was in March, and I went super hard for about 1-2 months until corona made it so I didn't feel safe heading to the gym. But now for the last month or so I have been taking it kind of easy and just try to think about what I eat, I count calories, drink a lot of water and most importantly i'm just living life. Instead of solely focusing on losing weight, i'm focusing on life first and putting weight loss second. I work out pretty regularly by going for runs or doing the occasional pushups/situps etc. I also try to keep an active lifestyle and avoid being a couch potato, even though I like playing video games a lot and going for long car rides at night I make sure to still get a little active. For example when I start losing while gaming I usually head out for a quick walk to cool off, or when i'm driving around I might stop at a park just to enjoy nature. All these little things combined has made this weight loss journey much easier. I still like to snack and I dont even try to go for healthy snacks, I just make sure I don't snack a lot. I eat two-thee meals a day and then once a week I might get a can of pringles and some diet soda. For once in my life I can just enjoy myself and still know i'm making progress and I absolutely love it, just wanted to share this incase it might help someone else on their journey! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:44 PM PDT I was always told that eating late at night is bad for you. Well, I'm a server. I don't get home til after 10:30 at most days. I don't really have time to eat at work and I've tried not eating that late but I leave for work at 3:30. I'm so hungry by the time work is over (it's a huge restaurant so according to my app I'm regularly burning 600-1000+ cals a day) and it leads to binging eventually. I guess my question is: if you've had success with weight loss as a server, what does your eating schedule look like? And what do you eat late at night? I try to keep it lighter and use lunch as my biggest meal but I still have it in my head that eating so late is stalling my weight loss. [link] [comments] |
| Advice: how to eat around unhealthy people Posted: 22 Jul 2020 01:57 AM PDT So, over the past six months I have lost over 30 pounds, most of it during lockdown and I'm finally a healthy weight. However most of my friends have not; most of them actually gaining weight and several being close to obese. Living in japan i have started going out again and eating in restaurants and cafes. This is a problem in itself as I have issues with self control and find it difficult to not over eat in restaurants and bars. This means I log all my calories before eating something and will stop myself if it's too many calories even if I'm still hungry or I want to eat it. There have now been several times where my friends have had something to say or looks to give about this. I had a black coffee, the friend had a large caramel latte and a chocolate scone. I had a Diet Coke, my friends all had ice cream. It's not like I don't want these things, but I can't eat them and stay within my calories, so I don't. My friends ignore me or just say nothing if I mention calories or some exercise I've done. I want to talk about it. I'm proud of it. I'm not trying to shame anyone by talking about it, but it's a big part of my life now. Anyone have any advice for dealing with situations like this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2020 01:35 AM PDT I know this a common scenario or (what I think to believe) is that I used to worked out and had an active life. That was once when I was High School where Gym was mandatory and I joined non-competitive but active sports like swimming and track and field. I was at most 130lb then unexpectedly, "bad things keeps happening me," continue and so begins my depression and anxiety as I graduated high school. Now I've gained +160lb and saw a clear distinct comparison of my overall confidence when I was in HS and to the present. I want to change that. I want to get back in track and gain confidence about my body and my self worth. As of now, I lost my enjoyment of exercising but I am trying at least to exercise 1-2x a week or two or none at all. (sorry!) Then I discovered CICO recently, and I was surprised by the logic of it. I never had life goal completed since my depression and anxiety sometimes comes back. But now I had set of date given to me if I continued practicing CICO, it gave me a push to pursue it. I am a petite 5'2 woman and have a large body frame, according to BMI I'm overweight, close to obese. Apparently, I still have good thighs or I would like to think so lol [link] [comments] |
| Husband Finally Agreed to Lose Weight With Me Posted: 21 Jul 2020 10:35 AM PDT My difficult, living in denial husband has finally agreed to lose weight with me. I know I could do it on my own, but it's so much better if it's a team effort, and I worry about his health. So far, we've agreed that we will take a nice long walk after work every evening. I would like to get into more rigorous exercise--particularly Chloe Ting's workouts--but I've gotten really out of shape and I need to build back up to that. I'd also like to get back into running eventually. Other than that, we have very different food preferences so we most likely won't be following the exact same diet. That's fine with me as long as we are both eating healthy. He is going to be following what he calls a Japanese diet, as he really enjoys fish, rice, soups, tea, and cooked vegetables. I'm going to be following a basic diet of lean meat, veggies, nuts, and fruits. I will probably have grains occasionally, but not often. At this point, I'm not going to get too crazy about tracking calories, macros, etc. My main goal for the next month or so is getting these healthy habits set firmly into place. Once eating healthy becomes a little more second nature to me, I'll probably start tracking more. So, we'll see how this goes! My husband and I set up an Instagram account to track our progress, so hopefully we will actually remember to put pics up there, haha. I'm taking our "before" pics this evening so...that should be sobering. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 22 July 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 22 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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