Weight loss: Yesterday my sister (F39) passed away because of her unhealthy diet/exercise choices. If you were waiting for a sign to start your journey, please use this. |
- Yesterday my sister (F39) passed away because of her unhealthy diet/exercise choices. If you were waiting for a sign to start your journey, please use this.
- Getting my heart broken 2 weeks before the pandemic has led me to losing 50+ pounds during Covid
- I made myself a promise while I had COVID, time to make it happen
- Tired of being the fat guy
- My weird NSV
- Hired a nutritionist / eating coach, personal trainer and clinical psychologist.
- Reminder: DON'T base all of your gains purely on the scale.
- Here's how I lost weight in lockdown..
- UPDATE: 371 days ago, I weighed 250. Today, I'm under 210!
- Update to Post About Starting Over...I Did It!
- I Made a Rewards Chart
- Tired of Beating Myself over my weight
- I would have laughed in your face if you told me where I would be at now at the beginning of the year.
- Do you see any difference between these pics?
- Proud of who I am becoming
- Motivation is great, enthusiasm is wonderful, determination is probably over-rated ... but the thing that doesn't let you down is simple consistency.
- Since 2nd April, I lost 21.8kg (48 lbs) and few people I tell are excited about it as I am so I'm hoping reddit will celebrate with me ��
- Proud of my (seemingly) slow progress
- On July 13th, 2020 I started my weight loss journey for the last time.
- First time under 100kg in 7+ years. A proud moment
- I'm so proud of my mom
- Working on not being eating disorder-y
- 32% OF WEIGHT LOSS GOAL ACHIEVED: How I've moved from 361 to 329
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:26 AM PDT I do not want any awards or karmaI would much prefer you "reward" this post by making healthy choices for yourself, including mental positivity towards yourself (and of course those around you). My sister had a whole life of unhealthy choices for her body. She drank soda pop and kool aid for her whole life (even continued after her diabetes diagnosis), she was never active, never stuck with any diet, and on the whole was generally lethargic. I am not trying to be abusive or anything, these were the facts. My sister was a powerful singer and was a social worker greatly concerned for those at the margins of society. She was sophisticated and educated and confident. I have nothing but love for my sister and I have compassion for all struggling to live a healthier life. I'm a drug addict in recovery, so I understand how hard it is to drastically change your life. My sister did not smoke or drink, and all she had was food. My sister was in denial as to how unhealthy she was Last Thanksgiving my sister told my parents and I that a doctor had found fatty deposits accumulating on her liver (NAFLD which we believe led to cirrhosis) and she refused to see a nutritionist (or to believe the severity of this NAFLD). I am really just in pain, and my go to method of dealing with pain is to try and turn it into caring and concern for other people. So please, don't be in denial about the damage you are doing to your body, please do something healthy today to honor my sister, not because you want to look sexy, but because you are valuable and worthy of love. Thank you. Edit: This is getting so much positivity, you gotta love it. I am going to try and respond to most of the top level comments. Thanks everybody sending me condolences. [link] [comments] |
| Getting my heart broken 2 weeks before the pandemic has led me to losing 50+ pounds during Covid Posted: 16 Jul 2020 07:54 PM PDT M32 5'11" 225>173 I was with a girl for 6 years and honestly thought that we were going to be married. The end of February I was blindsided by her ending the relationship. Not knowing what to do I started walking all the time. Then running. Then biking. Then trying to eat healthier. Then CICO. Then I started talking to a therapist. Five months later I've lost 50+ lbs and am on my way to a better future. It's still not always easy and I still have bad days, but I'm in a much better place physically and emotionally. I'm 32 and way the same as I did freshman year of college! If I can do it, anyone can do it. Check out the photo below when I tried on my favorite pair of blue jeans I just bought last fall. [link] [comments] |
| I made myself a promise while I had COVID, time to make it happen Posted: 16 Jul 2020 04:45 PM PDT I had COVID and even though I'm only 30 years old, it really kicked my ass. I sat up at night, struggling to breathe, afraid to fall asleep because I thought I might suffocate. I have no underlying conditions except for obesity, and there was no reason for me to have such a hard time with it. I told myself one of those nights that if I made it through this, I was going to change. I was going to get my weight down to a healthy range and stop shooting myself in the foot. Well, I'm healthy again (yay!) and its time to put my money where my mouth is. I did a virtual visit with my doctor and she sent me some really helpful nutrition and exercise literature because I'm a big reader and I'm ready to do this! I've started counting my calories and I've already shed a couple of pounds so I'm feeling really good, I even got my partner inspired to do it with me. So here we go, no real reason to share this except that I wanted to speak it back into the universe. I'm ready, I've remade myself from the ground up before, time to do it again. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 07:05 PM PDT I started my weightloss journey 3 weeks ago. I got sick of being the big guy on every group I'm in. Before I started I was at least 230 maybe even 240. My goal is 180 pounds but be ripped so I dont know if it's possible at 6ft. My biggest issue was living on tv dinners and sweets. Easy because I'm always on the go somewhere. McDonald's I could eat 2 mcchicken a double cheese and 20 nuggets with a large coke no ice for more soda. I never ate veggies besides onions and potatoes and occasional lettuce on a sub or peppers in a omelette. Since I started I drink mostly water and occasional diet soda. I am down to 213 from 230 or 240 this month. I eat healthy. Vegetables and chicken stirfry. I dont use the whole bottle of sauce either like i used to on one serving and now I have all kinds of veggies. Good thing is I'm full. I eat one meal a day after work and one protein shake after working out. Today my boss bought me McDonald's for lunch I had the cheeseburger with no bun and the mcchicken with half a bun and put the other two away for tomorrow. Before I would have ate it. He got me a large coke as well. I only drank a third and let the rest sit all day and didnt touch it! I have been lifting weights with dumbbells and resistance bands. I also go on a 6k walk with intermittent running every minute for 30 seconds. I have veins in my arms! I feel great and cant wait to see where this goes 100 club here I come. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 08:29 PM PDT I started my weight loss journey about 2 months ago and I've been mainly focused on CICO. However, I do exercise everyday which is just walking for a few miles. I walked 4 miles this afternoon on very steep inclines and I had chipotle for dinner. I didn't feel too good because I was stressed and scared I overate so I decided to go walk around a track and neighborhood. I don't know where the courage came from, but I just started to run. I was slow, but I still made it around the track 1.5 times without stopping which for me is a HUGE victory because I used to not be able to run for more than 10 seconds. I have really bad anxiety and hate that people look at me while they drive past (I know they don't it's just my anxiety). For 5 min on the walk back to my house, I kept looking back and forth back and forth to see if any cars were coming so I could give another go at running. Eventually, I said fuck it and just ran even if there were cars coming towards me. The distance I ran wasn't a lot, but its just so nice to just run and not think or care about anything. I know to many it doesn't seem like a lot, but to me it is because this subreddit has been somewhere I come to every night when I'm in bed because I look forward to all your encouragements and support for one another. I know it sounds stupid, but that's my NSV. I might hate running tomorrow, but I'm really glad I was finally able to try. Didn't think I'd ever say this, but I'm really excited to get my life back on the right track even if it takes a while. I know that a lot of you are in the same place as me and are prob lurkers, but I hope that you guys too are able to take weight loss easy and find your NSVs! [link] [comments] |
| Hired a nutritionist / eating coach, personal trainer and clinical psychologist. Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:13 PM PDT 6'5 365 lbs here. Got into a horrible accident that left me depressed and bed ridden. Almost died in accident. I've finally (after two years and gaining 120 lbs uber eating every meal) to do something about it. I also have a psych appt and am finally working with my family doctor. (Thank god thats free in canada) I lost everything I thought was valuable including my career. Suffered a TBI and went from the equivalent of masters from an ivy league to depending on my parents. I found an awesome chick and have started the long process of rebuilding my life to even better than before. To all the people suffering like me: there is hope. Today I took the first step. [link] [comments] |
| Reminder: DON'T base all of your gains purely on the scale. Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:32 PM PDT I wish someone had told me when I started to lose weight about taking pictures, body measurements as a part of the routine when you weigh yourself in. I think I would have avoided plenty of 'shitty' times when the scale wouldn't move much or move too little.. making me upset or depressed most of the time and discouraging me. I was fixated on watching the numbers on the sale go down, and whenever the numbers stopped moving I would find myself doing not so healthy things as to try and get it going again. The truth is that, it's just a number. We don't know 100% what's behind that number when you step on it every morning. For all we know, you could have lost 2 pounds of water retention. If you are just beginning your journey, or are in the middle try it. Body Recomp is real, and even if that number stayed the same on the scale, something else might of changed. [link] [comments] |
| Here's how I lost weight in lockdown.. Posted: 16 Jul 2020 03:51 AM PDT SW: 171. CW:156. GW:140. I started out at 171lb. I worked in an office with a great canteen cooked breakfasts and lunches, as well as coffee and cakes. I was their best customer. A roll and haggis every morning, then a few lattes, then a cooked lunch, then maybe a cake, then go home and have a cooked dinner. Then lockdown came, and I moved to work from home. I was too lazy to cook breakfast, so had a few americanos until lunch which was soup and a sandwich. After that there would be a cup of tea then a cooked dinner. My snacking stopped dead - I just didn't buy them, and the high cal breakfast and lunch were swapped out for a single low cal meal. The exercise ramped up too. Because I was stuck in, I started using our only allowable time outside to go walking and running. 4-5 miles every day. I'm now at 156lb and continuing. I saw a friend for the first time since March yesterday and she was amazed at the difference already. My goal is 140lb, so I'm half way there which is awesome! My only worry is getting back into bad habits, so fingers crossed I can keep the momentum :) [link] [comments] |
| UPDATE: 371 days ago, I weighed 250. Today, I'm under 210! Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:41 AM PDT My most recent post, 155 days ago, is here. It took me 216 days to lose my first 20lbs. It took me 155 days to lose the second 20, but I did it! This morning I weighed 209.4. I haven't been under 210 in at least three years, and it feels good! In my last post, I said a lot about my new job opportunity and my gym schedule and my upcoming work trip, and... Well, understandably, all of that went to shit as the world closed down. I didn't end up starting that job until a few weeks ago- and even now, it's not in the format I had hoped for. The gym closed due to Covid. My anxiety has been through the roof due to just... Absolutely everything. But I still did it. I know it's not rapid weight loss, but I am making long-lasting habit changes to my food intake and activity levels, and I believe that because of that I will be able to maintain my weight loss more effectively than if I did whatever extreme diet or exercise regimen that other people may recommend. I've been there and done that, and I always gain back more weight when I'm done. Here's the household changes we've made to facilitate this change: We find longer routes to walk our dogs. We find new ways to cook vegetables to make them healthy and delicious. We try vegetarian meals at least once a week. We (my husband and I) figure out what eating patterns work best for us and accommodate that. For me, that's about 3 meals a day- one at around 11, a "lunch" at about 4, and dinner around 8. For my husband, that looks like eating something small every couple of hours. We eat together at 4 and 8, and on our own the rest of the time. We no longer keep ice cream in the house because I'm weak and will eat all of it. I make sure that at least one of my 3 meals is low-carb, because I typically don't eat a lot of sweets but I LOVE carbs and know I need to cut back a bit. I drink tea instead of coffee at least 4 days a week, which reduces the amount of cream and sugar I use (I usually just drink my tea plain or with a bit of honey). This is what's working for me. I'm just being more active and making better choices about what I eat and how much of it. I don't count calories because it makes me crazy and it's not a way that I'm willing to live for the rest of my life. That's it! I know I've been updating every 20 pounds, but I'm going to update when I hit ONEDERLAND for the first time in 5 years! See you soon! [link] [comments] |
| Update to Post About Starting Over...I Did It! Posted: 16 Jul 2020 07:10 PM PDT Update to a post 3 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/5qjzsn/those_of_you_who_gained_back_a_lot_of_lost_weight/ Long Story Short(ish): Been wanting to lose weight since high school. Began running a bit as an exercise tool. Lost some in high school. Lost more weight once I got to college. Then I turned 21, started drinking alcohol by the handle, stopped going to the gym, stopped watching what I ate. And now, I realize, dealing with some mental health demons. Gained it all back, with interest. Then I made the post linked above. Went from 250 in high school, to 175 in college, to 275+ post college. Well, I am happy to say that I am now lower than any of the goal weights that I had set for myself my whole life. I am in the best shape and weigh the least that I ever have!!! Currently 148 I'm going to share a bit of how I did it and a couple things I learned. How Did I Do It: I am in no way saying that what I did is the best or only or fastest or any way. But it's what I did. I started running, a lot. I built up to running a Half-Marathon last year. I am currently training for a full marathon this year, but it looks like it'll be canceled (stay safe, everyone). For long stretches of the last 3 years, I have been 100% sober from alcohol. I drink some now, but much much less than I did before. I watch my calories, but I never logged calories. More of an estimation. I understand that a lot of people have more success with precise tracking. I think I would get in my head too much. I've had success just eating less and trying to make better choices when I can. Basically, just a series of small good decisions done repeatedly on a long enough time scale. If you know the Al Pacino speech from Any Given Sunday, that ran through my head a lot the last 3 years "The inches we need are everywhere around us. In every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know, when we add up all those inches. That's gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing. Between living and dying." There's so many good tips on this subreddit that I won't say everything, but here's a few things I think are important that are under-represented in some posts:
Overall, super happy with where I am. It has been a long journey. Have a ways to go with gaining strength and getting fitter. But I'm happy with where I am. If you ever struggle with starting over or get intimidated by how far you need to go, know that you can do it. Imgur album. First 3 pictures are from 2016. Last two are from this year. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 08:37 AM PDT I made this chart as a way to motivate myself to hit my goals. The goal is to be at goal weight in 12 months, but it can be done in any time frame. Just something to make hitting goals a little more fun and giving myself something to look forward to when I do accomplish it. I got the numbers by taking the starting weight, and subtracting the goal weight to get the amount of pounds to lose. Then I took that number and divided it by twelve to get how many pounds per month to lose. Then picked out twelve rewards for if the goal is hit. You can do more boxes and rewards or less depending on your goals. You can also pick it whatever rewards you want depending on your financial situation as well. I hope you guys like this and can use it too 😊 [link] [comments] |
| Tired of Beating Myself over my weight Posted: 16 Jul 2020 08:35 PM PDT Hello Reddit, I am a 19 year old college student that has tried weight loss dozens of time in my life. I have failed time and time again. But I have realized that food enjoyment does not compensate for the years of Fear that surround any social situation I am in. I am always afraid to be made fun of in all the groups that I am in. For years, I continue to compensate for that irrational phobia by being extremely self conscious and and direct my energy towards being funny or academics. Today is a new day however, I am going to change my life and finally be comfortable with who I am. I wish to see the day in which I can truly experience a wholesomeness in my identity. No more fear. Day one starts now! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:46 AM PDT At the beginning of the year, I got my heart broken. That was the turning point for me. I vowed to better myself - both physically and mentally. I was tired of allowing my weight to hold me back. I was tired of blaming my failures and insecurities on my weight. So I began my journey of weight loss. I started being mindful of the calories I consumed and started working out at my university's gym. I stepped out of my comfort zone and I am so glad I did. Today, I weigh in at 129 lbs (started at 200 lbs) and I am leaving for basic training with the United States Army on August 17th. If I can do it, anyone can. [link] [comments] |
| Do you see any difference between these pics? Posted: 16 Jul 2020 07:54 PM PDT I know, I know, only lost 3.6 kilos but hear me out. I feel hella confused. So yesterday I went to see a beautician whom i see every... 5 months or so (so, not often) and she told me I look thinner than I did at the beginning of the year. So I took pics and compared them to those from the beginning of my diet in may (there's only a one week difference between the first and the second « before » pics but I lose weight super slowly so it's irrelevant). But I don't see a difference. I do notice that I float a little in certain clothes that used to fit me, but not all of them. And when I look in a mirror I don't look that different, but when I touch my body I feel less love handles than I used to (I've always used my fat as anti-stress ball so it's the first thing I noticed). And the beautician is the one only person who noticed my weight loss so idk. I also went down to 68.9kg beginning of July, then went on a 1week trip and went back to 72kg, and now here I am (kind of yo yo dieting but don't worry I found a more sustainable diet so I lose weight slower but I don't binge). However at 68.9kg I saw no change at ALL, and all of a sudden at 70kg I see change? Does that mean 68.9kg was just losing water weight? And now I lost weight « for real »? When I look at these pictures I don't see change. Aside from the poses which are different because I didn't have to hold my shirt on the second one (btw sorry about weird leg pose, I have genu valgum). Do you see anything? I feel so weird because my clothes fit different but my waist measurements didn't change for example, and my legs look the same, and the pics don't look different enough for a clothes change. I'll be receiving smaller sized dresses on July 28th and I'll see how they fit. But yeah I don't think I'll even notice anything before I go from a size 3 to a size 1. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:40 PM PDT I am a little scared to write this but I figure why the heck not. Actually pretty scared. I am on mobile, sorry. I am 30F who started at 189lbs. Life is not the easiest for me. I have quite a lot of health issues including anklosying spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis being my two main problems. Add depression, stress and anxiety plus dependency on marijuana to the mix and I got to my lowest point in May. I have always hated myself and tried to cope in different ways or over do it when I did have motivation, but never succeeded for more than a few days before laying down in bed, in pain and very depressed. Something happened in May where I just couldn't take it anymore. I didn't even want to be alive. It was becoming more of a reality than a once-in-a-while thought. I had the hardest night of my life, but I faced some fears and I told people around me, I became honest with myself and others about my demons. Something clicked the next morning. I quit smoking marijuana, and I started my "journey". With that, the anxiety went down and my head became more clear. From there, I started looking in the mirror and telling myself I loved myself even through the tears and the voice in my brain telling me I didn't. I pushed through. I started caring. Slowly but surely, I am learning to pace rather than expect an overnight change. In the past few weeks after doing some research have switched to mainly a Mediterranean diet for inflammation, I follow an app for weight loss and I am walking over 10000 steps daily, doing aqua fit, and biking. I make my lunch every night for work, I am cooking almost all meals at home and my choice of snack is now fruit rather than ice cream or candy. My relationships are better and the toxic people who were in it are weeding their way out. I'm just proud. I am down just over 10 pounds and looking forward to another 25. I cried seeing the scale at 178 today. I am trying so hard and I feel so good doing stuff that I need to for my body, no one else's. It isn't just about losing weight. It is about facing your fears, your demons, your mind and creating better habits for yourself. Just wanted to write this incase anyone else is struggling with mental health, physical health, disabilities and doubts. Love every inch of yourself. You can do this and I will always be proud of you from afar. This is my journey. Thank you for listening. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:01 PM PDT That's my thought for the day. For all the fun feeling motivated is, and feeling enthusiasm, feeling like you are strong and that you can overcome, etc ... in my not so humble opinion it's really just the day-by-day soldiering on that does all the magic. It's not always fun, have to admit ... sometimes hungry, sometimes irritable, sometimes life just isn't that much fun. Lots of times something stressful happens and you just want to eat something to feel better. Motivation wears off, enthusiasm fades, and self-discipline .. yeah, okay, willpower fades too sometimes. But what doesn't let you down is just stacking up days, one after the other, losing today, tomorrow, the next day, and if you screw up, not using that as an excuse to go crazy and quit, but instead dusting yourself off and going back to the grind. I'm at that point right now. I had been incredibly consistent on 1500 cal/day for over 100 days, with one screw up, .. but then last week I had a medical test that required me to go without food for about 36 hours. That screwed everything up because at 1500 cal/day I really can't go 36 hours without eating, so my diet got all screwed up and the next thing you know over the weekend I had gone absolultely batshit crazy. So .. now its Thursday going on Friday, and for the past 4 days or so I've gone back to 1500 cal/day. And it hasn't been easy, not going to lie. Not because of the calories, that is actually quite manageable, but because of the setback, because of gaining a few pounds, and having to lose them all over again ... just more days between me and my goal weight. But that's what it is ... just stacking up days. I'm not perfect, .. none of us is perfect, shit is going to happen ... but it's the ceaseless, uninspiring, BORING, DULL grind that gets it done. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 02:09 PM PDT After a routine blood test, I was told by a doctor that I was at risk from fatty liver weeks before I had to move back home after graduating. I had to move continents during lockdown, and it was hell and stressful but I made it a new chapter. I used some of my savings to sign up to a nutritionist, who basically cut me off carbs and gave me a weekly meal plan. I am 5ft11/180cm approx, and fairly broad shoulders, started at around 119kg (262 lbs). I'm very excited and proud of myself, I still got maybe 10kg to go before I'm done. It's been tough, ups and downs, but man it feels good to get rid of all this fat. Long time lurker and only signed up a few days ago, so had to share this. This subreddit was an awesome inspiration. A huge thank you to this community! [link] [comments] |
| Proud of my (seemingly) slow progress Posted: 16 Jul 2020 07:17 AM PDT Hi everyone this is my first post. I'm 5'3 25f and decided exactly 4 months ago when I was my heaviest weight ever that I needed to change my habits and become healthier and hopefully lose weight in the process. I started out at 187 lbs and today have officially lost my first 15 lbs!! I am so excited. I know that the amount I lose each week is healthy, regardless of how slow it seems to me. My goal is to get to 140, but I don't have a specific time frame to get there. I have been working really hard and hope I can keep it up. I just wanted to share here because the only person who's noticed a difference is my mom haha. Thanks if you read this!! [link] [comments] |
| On July 13th, 2020 I started my weight loss journey for the last time. Posted: 16 Jul 2020 04:52 PM PDT I (25M) have been overweight/obese for a very long time. At least ten years. I have experienced it all from being told I can't ride a roller coaster cause the lap bar won't click because my gut was in the way to getting light headed every morning tying my shoes. It is not a good feeling. Not at all. Over the years I've tried and failed every time to start a healthy lifestyle. That is an even worse feeling. This year my wife and I were blessed with the news that we are going to have twins (boy and girl) this September and we couldn't be more thrilled. However, our daughter already has an issue with her heart, which will be corrected with very little chance of complications, and it gave me just the motivation I needed to get this started. My wife and I want to show our kids that it is important to stay fit and healthy. So here we are, on July 17th, and I've counted my calories and stayed under my TDEE every day, I've drank a gallon of water each day, and I already have my meals planned out for next week. Today, I start training at my local gym. I am DETERMINED to get down to a healthy weight and maintain it. Everyone along the way who told me that I'll always be a "fatass" are about to eat their words. Thank you for taking the time to read this!! [link] [comments] |
| First time under 100kg in 7+ years. A proud moment Posted: 16 Jul 2020 03:30 PM PDT At my highest weight, I was 119kg, almost 19st in weight. I went through a pretty bad time with my health and got in to a really bad place, gaining weight hand over fist with very little energy to want to lose weight. Last May, I started a new diet, aimed at lowering sugar and carb intake, whilst working on portion control and improving my exercise intake. By Christmas last year, I got down to just over 16 stone, however I plateaued and at the beginning of the covid lockdown, gained more weight up to around 16 and a half stone. Since June, I've been back on the strict diet, and today I weighed myself and have lost enough to be under the magic 100kg. I've still got a long way to go, but I feel very proud of this achievement. I feel so much better and more confident for it...now to get down to 95kg! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2020 12:15 PM PDT Through her lifestyle choices, she made herself a high risk case if she got covid. High BP, diabetes, whole 9 yards. Since the start of quarantine, shes lost 35 lbs, just by eating less and walking regularly. Shes over 60, was obese her entire life and she did not model healthy choices when I was a child. It's late, but she commented on how much better she feels already. I'm so proud of her. Over the past year, i myself lost 4 dress sizes and am now a size 2-4. I dont own a scale so I have no idea how much I weigh, but last time I was at my friends house pre quarantine, I lost 30 lbs and broke through the 130s. It's nice to see our whole family get healthy at the same time. [link] [comments] |
| Working on not being eating disorder-y Posted: 17 Jul 2020 12:51 AM PDT Hello everyone, So my weight has been an insane journey. I was on SSRIs and ADD meds for years and I was super underweight and had an insane ""perfect"" body. I had been off the ADD meds for awhile after but the SSRIs and general anxiety killed my appetite and I was still very skinny for a long time, and then switched meds, along with birth control. I gained a lot of weight (like from about 115 to literally 165) and it's been really hard on me. I have an EDNOS thing going on and this sub has helped me to be reasonable about CICO instead of just eating disordered habits to be skinny again. It sucks after being skinny my whole life, especially when medication is sabotaging it, but knowing I'm not a teen anymore helps to keep myself honest and not just treat my body like a trash can anymore. It's so hard not being the ideal and distorted body anymore considering my hourglass natural figure and people noticing my stomach and body in general are much bigger. It's hard, but I truly am working on eating a decent amount of calories a day, cutting down on my liquid cals (esp when attending a party school) and working out to literally just be healthy and strong. I want to thank you all for promoting healthy weight loss and encouraging the best. [link] [comments] |
| 32% OF WEIGHT LOSS GOAL ACHIEVED: How I've moved from 361 to 329 Posted: 16 Jul 2020 03:25 PM PDT I'm shocked to even write it--but also just plain thrilled. I'm working from home which has allowed better food choices and regular (tRX)exercises. I'm branching out to other exercising regimes shortly, too. Normally, I've achieved weight loss in the past through brute force (exercise) rather than tracking and limiting what I put in my body. This time is different. As importantly, it feels different too. For the past 57 days I have tracked every calorie in my fitness pal (OK, every calorie I recorded; I don't think any human has ever perfectly recorded a few months of calorie consumption). I have made the effort to get a minimum of 20 minutes of exercise every day -- and push hard to ensure I get it done early (AM) rather than later in the day. Basically, I'm losing about 10 pounds per month. In another two months or so, I hope to report I'm 50% through with my 100 pound weight loss goal. I'm not comfortable presenting pictures. Indeed, my body feels different (but it doesn't look different). Maybe that will change by the next milestone of 50% of my goal weight loss. In the meanwhile, even without a different looking body, I'm pleased with greater strength and flexibility. I also recorded my second lowest resting heartrate (81bpm) in the 13 months I've worn my fitbit (my lowest was 79 or 80 - I figure I'm going to beat that goal slowly too!). Onward. EDIT I'm down 32 pounds from highest to lowest points. I regularly use fitbit and trendweight to monitor my weighted moving averages. Using that over the past 60 days, I've lost 25 pounds given my trends. [link] [comments] |
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