Weight loss: 4 Years and 165 lbs GONE! |
- 4 Years and 165 lbs GONE!
- Losing weight makes you realise your clothes don’t just “fit better”. You’ve been wearing the wrong size and were in denial.
- I haven’t told my family I’m trying to lose weight because my sister is in ED recovery
- I thought I'd solve my mental health problems by losing weight. I've learned through my many failures that at least for me, weight loss came much easier after putting my brain first and body second.
- But what do I actually look like? Anyone else with this issue?
- Thought I was hitting a plateau. Turns out I've been getting lazy in quarantine.
- I lost 17 lbs!!
- Down 22(ish) pounds just by listening to my body.
- Been avoiding weighing myself the past month of doing lazy IF, but turns out I lost 12 pounds! (24F, 5'5", SW: 240, CW: 228, GW:??)
- 60lbs down, and I’ve got a thigh gap?!
- Down 110~ Pounds! How much will my skin bounce back?! I'm getting worried.
- I losted 28.5 lbs
- 2000 Days Logging Food - 78lbs down
- 2 months and 10.5lbs down
- I lost 90 lbs in two years and wanted to share a small story!
- 9 lbs lost since cutting out delivery!!
- I feel like I have done everything I can to (healthily) lose weight over the past few months, but to no avail (F, 5’3”, SW: 217lbs, CW: 215lbs, GW:160lbs)
- Never ending hunger with healthier meals
- For me, water retention is the most stressful things about weight loss
- The veggie struggle bus
- I (20M) think the dreaded plateau has come and I don't know why and what to do
- Step trackers
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 20 August 2020? Start here!
- I weigh less now than I did in elementary school
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 06:42 PM PDT Hi All! I hope I'm doing this right! I've been following r/loseit for a very long time but have never posted. I've been on this journey for 4 years almost to the day. My daughter turned 2, I was in a failing marriage that put me into depression. I swear everytime I looked in the mirror I never saw myself. I couldn't see what I had become. I don't know how or when but one day it was like the fog lifted and I truly saw myself for the first time. In all my sadness, all my misery, and obese at 324 lbs. I cried at the thought of the minimal life I could have with my daughter and immediately changed my lifestyle. I started with weight watchers and going to the gym and walking on the treadmill. 4 months later I walked/jogged a 5k. After that I continued going to the gym but added video workouts to my routine for weights and more than just treadmill. My husband and I separated a month after that 5k and my focus became my weight. Working on myself and pushing forward. I will admit, the gym was more my jam than eating the right foods. I worked out so much and the smaller and fitter I got the more I worked out. I was burning 1000 calories a day but you eventually hit a point where you have lost all you can lose without adjusting your diet. Last year I probably Iost and gained the same 10 lbs and was hovering at 200 lbs the whole year. Here we are in 2020 and on March 9 a week before we got locked down for COVID, I completely overhauled my eating. Restarted weight watchers and lost 40 lbs since that day with way less exercise. I am a runner now but as a single mom with my daughter most of the time, I can only do long runs (7-9 miles usually) on the weekends she is with her Dad. Otherwise with me working from home I just follow video programs daily. I mostly eat clean now. It's definitely 90% nutrition and 10% exercise (I know they say 80% but I swear it's 90 😂). I tried so hard to outwork a bad diet and could not do it! I have about 10ish more pounds that I want to lose but I've started following the 2B mindset plan as it seems like a better way for me personally to live a lifestyle of healthy eating without counting calories or points until I'm dead and it's super easy to follow. I've gotten the last 10 pounds off with it so far. Here is a picture of me from my daughter's 2nd birthday party right before I started this journey. And here I am (this past Friday) a month after her 6th birthday trying on a size 6 skirt at Aritzia. This is my first time really talking about this publicly. And I've written and deleted this post so many times. Sharing it makes me nervous. Obviously my friends and family have been there through this journey, but there are so many new people in my life that don't know the whole story. Thank you for letting me share with you! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 08:07 AM PDT An important lesson I've learned in my journey: just because it zips, doesn't mean it fits. At the beginning, once I would realise that my trousers no longer take an extortionate amount of effort to squeeze into, I'd rush to buy a smaller size. Knowing that I've dropped a size would make me feel ecstatic and accomplished, but it wasn't necessarily true that I needed to size down. Now that I am a lot more at peace with the way my body looks undressed, I am comfortable with shopping for clothes that actually fit me right — not too tight, not too loose. Sometimes it means sizing up, sometimes it means sizing down. Dress size of an item is relative to another dress size of the same item, not to you. I went into a Uniqlo last night to pick up a smaller pair of jeans. I have multiple pairs of those and they're pretty much the only trousers I wear. In January, I wore a size L, but really my stomach was hanging out of them. Once it no longer was, I was so excited to go get an M. It took a lot of checking myself out in the mirror and being truthful to myself to admit that I don't in fact need to size down just yet. The L was finally fitting me right. And at the start, I should have definitely worn an XL or XXL. Yesterday I got an S. And it fits perfectly. It's not tight, not loose. Anyone else resonate with this? [link] [comments] |
| I haven’t told my family I’m trying to lose weight because my sister is in ED recovery Posted: 19 Aug 2020 09:23 PM PDT (F23, 5'6", SW:181, CW:176) The title pretty much says it. I started my weight loss journey in earnest about a month ago and I'm down 5 pounds. My goal is to lose about 30 pounds total. Right now, I don't think my diet is noticeable. I exercise a lot but I've been active my entire life. I eat healthy but I've been 98% plant based (I eat seafood but no other animal products) since March. I track all my food in MFP but I never measure foods, scan labels or input into the app around my family. Sometimes I wish I could talk about a really good food or activity day or whine a bit about how I ate too many tator tots. But I have been doing this all secretly/privately because my sister is in an outpatient program for her eating disorder. She's had orthorexia & abnormal presenting anorexia (? I think that's her diagnosis) for probably like 4 years now and she's finally getting help. She spends 12+ hours a week on zoom doing solo therapy, group therapy and nutritional consultations. She has a meal plan and has to be weighed every week. She eats dinner over zoom with her group 4 nights a week and they often have "challenges" (microwave meals, nachos, favorite childhood dessert, etc.) and every time she successfully eats these challenges or doesn't have a mental breakdown in the Whole Foods bakery, it's a win for her. So I just don't feel comfortable sharing that I had a 1300 calorie day plus a 3 mile run. It also feels hypocritical to encourage her to eat the yogurt with added sugar while I'm trying to avoid "empty" calories. That is why I appreciate this sub. I love reading about everyone's victories, seeing progress pics, hearing what has been hard for you, etc. You all feel like my community for this process so that definitely helps. Thanks for letting me share with you all. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 07:54 PM PDT Well kids, this year has been a rough one in more ways than one for me on a personal level. But look! Progress!! And that progress wouldn't exist if I hadn't started taking antidepressants and speaking with a therapist. While not the root of or the worst of my problems, I've got some pretty bad body image issues. Even though objectively I know I've lost weight-- the scale and my measurements speak for themselves-- when I look at those photographs some days they look the same to me, even though the scale and my measurements say otherwise. But I'm learning not to do that. Progress is progress, and my scale isn't lying to me! Last summer I hit the highest weight I've ever been. I'm pretty sure at one point I was over 200, but I was too afraid to weigh myself and find out. And more important than just the weight, my mind was essentially broken. I was truly unhappy, and I was taking it out on others. I was cruel to my ex boyfriend- I also have an ex boyfriend, which should speak for itself. I concocted wild ideas to try to "fix" my depression by making drastic life changes that didn't pan out. I could hardly function at work or in my personal life. I'd be really great at diet or exercise for like a week or two and then I'd go back to being a couch potato. In short, I was a mess. I was also deeply unhappy. Most importantly and relevant to this community, the brunt of my weight loss has happened in the last 4-ish months since I've been focusing on my mental health, becaue that has lead to everything else being better and easier too. I want to work out becaue it makes my brain feel good in addition to helping me to lose weight. I'm eating healthier becaue I'm motivated to cook for myself rather than just chucking a pizza in the oven and eating the whole thing. I pay attention to the calories I'm eating and I'm better at staying on track, but also at not punishing myself for going over and then eventually giving up because of my percieved failures. I thought I'd solve my mental health problems by losing weight. I've learned through my many failures that at least for me, this was the wrong way to go about meeting my weight loss goals. Brain first, body second. I suppose this is obvious to most everyone but the severely depressed like me. It was a hard lesson to learn, but I'm glad I'm here. I'm only about 15 pounds away from my goal weight, and I get the feeling that this time I'll make it there. [link] [comments] |
| But what do I actually look like? Anyone else with this issue? Posted: 19 Aug 2020 06:40 PM PDT I've lost over 140 lbs, and I am fairly certain I have developed some dysphoria issues. I went from a size 28 to size 10/12. I still have some weight to lose but basically... I don't understand what I look like. It's not vanity it's just... I don't know, a confusion I guess. I look in the mirror and think I still look very large. I sometimes see a reflection and think oh she's nice looking but once I realize it's ME it's... difficult. I often try to ask my boyfriend or people I'm with if I'm the size of xyz person that I see - not to fish for compliments but because I'm trying to gauge where I'm at and how much I have to go, but it doesn't come across that way I'm sure. When I shop, I look at clothes and choose the size that I think will fit but most times, it's to big and I get surprised when I try it on once I'm home. Is anyone else dealing with this and if so, how are you combating it? Sometimes I feel so frustrated that I end up like I wish I hadn't lost the weight. [link] [comments] |
| Thought I was hitting a plateau. Turns out I've been getting lazy in quarantine. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:31 PM PDT Hi everyone! I'm Cheryl, 30 years old, started at 240lbs, goal weight is 135, current weight is 177. I've been on my weight loss journey for exactly one year now, doing CICO and working out 5-6 days a week, in preparation for a breast reduction surgery. For a while I was losing a pretty consistent 1-2, even 3lbs per week. But in the last 4 months or so, I've been noticing a slow down. It seemed like my weight was dropping at a slower rate, and my body measurements haven't been dropping as drastically, either. Well, in the past two weeks I've actually gained 2lbs, and when I did my body measurements this past time I'd only lost .5 inches in 8 weeks. I'd actually gained an inch or two around my torso. So I was a bit frustrated, to say the least. So I figured it was definite proof that I'd hit a plateau, right? I knew it was bound to happen eventually. Well, I decided to look through the data I've been recording in Cronometer for the past six months to get a better idea of what I've been doing. I exported it to excel and created a chart with a trend line so I could actually see what was going on. Lo and behold, the trend has been going up. Six months ago I was eating closer to 1500 calories a day. Now I'm consistently eating closer to 2000. Turns out being stuck at home for months on end with constant access to food hasn't exactly been good for my weight loss. I want to blame COVID, but I know better. I've been allowing myself cheat items, a bite or two (or three) of ice cream here, a sip of someone's fancy Wawa drink there, a spoonful of Biscoff cookie butter, 'as a treat', and they add up. It's no big deal if I'm a hundred calories over budget occasionally, but those 'bad girl' days have become far more common than my 'good girl' days, and they've been a lot more than just a hundred over. So at least now I know why I've been hitting a snag. I need to tighten things back up and not allow myself those cheat bites. I have a deadline to lose the weight by March 1, so I can't afford to keep eating like I am now. Hopefully I can get back on track and maybe even get below my goal weight so I can be right about where I want to be after a few weeks out of commission. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 06:36 AM PDT I lost 17 lbs!! It's not a lot to some of you but I've been struggling at the same weight for over a month. FINALLY dropped 2 lbs! I plan to keep it off by working out 4 times a week, and I'll still be walking and doing yoga on rest days because I enjoy it. My gym membership is currently frozen so I have to workout at home.. I hope it doesn't ruin my progress!! I also need to lose another 30 lbs hopefully before the year is over. My goal is 50 but at my slow rate I don't think it will happen lol. 2 years ago I weighed 266. Gained up to 295 again this year and refused to push past 300. Then 2020 hit and I guess I stopped checking my weight as much though I was still staying active. Anyway, I just had to post it somewhere! I have no one to talk to about my weight loss progress, but I am also doing it for me. No one else! [link] [comments] |
| Down 22(ish) pounds just by listening to my body. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 04:56 PM PDT I've hit my peak of 320 pounds 2 times in my life. Forst time was a few years ago, and I used Keto and Fasting to drop like a stone to 275. Unfortunately, that lifestyle just wasn't sustainable for me, and I bounced right back up to 320 over quarantine. Over the last few weeks, I decided to just listen to my body, and only eat when I was actually hungry, and to eat slowly enough to let my body realize when I'm no longer hungry. It's a simple change, but one I feel I can continue for the rest of my life. Give it a try! Sitting at 298, and hoping that I'll never see that 3 in the front digit ever again! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 07:00 PM PDT Hey yall!! I'm very happy with this progress! I'm half convinced it's water weight or my scale is lying to me or something, since I feel like I didn't do much real work at all! I'm working on changing my habits and staying consistent, and so far all I've done is doing a "lazy" 16:8 IF regimen (basically, I have coffee when I wake up, eat between noon-8pm, and have a cup of tea at night if I want), and also being aware of portion size and not taking more than I can eat. I'm gonna slowly start working on what I actually eat now, there's lots of foods that I love and don't want to entirely give up since I will FOR SURE drop off the wagon if I do, so it's time to learn moderation! There was a string of a few days where I went hog-wild on takeout and ice cream cake for my roommates birthday, so I was expecting that to slow me down, but it sure didn't seem to! It proved to me that consistency over a long period of time is really what matters; giving into your vices for a day (or a few!) isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things. Just keep at it! Thought I'd share my thoughts here since I don't have anyone I really wanna share this with irl ;; good luck to everyone that reads, and stay sane and safe in these uncertain times! [link] [comments] |
| 60lbs down, and I’ve got a thigh gap?! Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:42 AM PDT sw: 192 cw: 132 gw: 130-125 / female 5'8 i have been doing CICO on and off for just a month shy of two years. it's been so difficult going from unintentional bones, to binging and overweight, to where i am today. i have ocd, and food has been a struggle since i started binging out of nowhere a few years ago. i went from not thinking about food to thinking about nothing but food. i binged myself into a horribly unhealthy place and my chronic illnesses took over my life. balancing CICO properly has been difficult too, but i took breaks when i needed it. it's still a struggle, but i am starting to finally see myself as beautiful. i still need to get to the point where i don't think so hard about what i eat, i'm hoping developing a more "maintenance" routine will help. but being obsessive with food is really difficult and "the last 15" has been extremely hard on me. the last thing i expected to see today was a thigh gap, but it's there! two of them, kinda. one at the top of my thighs and then a regular thigh gap. i hope that with some strength training, i can 'tone' everything as i reach my final goal. maybe a thigh gap is, culturally, maybe a weird thing to be excited over. i would feel rude telling anyone about it but this sub. but i've worked so god damn hard, i'm going to let myself be happy. just as a note: not everyone has a thigh gap due to bone structure, and there's nothing wrong with that! i just happen to have a freakish bone structure [link] [comments] |
| Down 110~ Pounds! How much will my skin bounce back?! I'm getting worried. Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:01 AM PDT TL;DR: I've lost 110 pounds so far, have another 40-50 to go. Loose skin may be a problem for me I'm really sweating it. Anyone out there who's skin didn't look great 3/4 through their weight loss but came out ok/decent from an elasticity stand point? To summarize my body stats to give context to these numbers. 6'1 male, 25 years old, currently 240~ trending towards high 230s. Considerable amount of muscle from almost a decade of weight lifting. So this past year I made a lot of changes, it's complicated how I got into the scenario I was in but I was at least 350 and possibly more as I couldn't even weight myself with scales anymore. I am now down to ~240 and I probably have another 40-50 pounds to lose of excess fat. I've been overweight to some degree since early childhood ( ~8 years old ) and I was 250+ for about a year and a half but I have been significantly overweight my entire adult life and life generally. ( I'm 25 right now ) I in no way intended to lose this much weight this quickly and this isn't my first time losing a large amount of weight, although it's never been anywhere near this amount though. I quit drinking/smoking and made major diet changes and increased exercise/weightlifting with the intention to be healthier with weight loss a close second and I just lost tons of weight quickly even eating A LOT of food. I'm really getting worried about my skin and the elasticity, I'm starting to see the skin loosen up especially on my stomach/love handles and in my armpit/chest area. As I stored a a lot of my weight in those areas and have had stretch marks for a long time in those areas, I knew I would likely have some loose skin. I spoke to a doctor about a year and a half ago when I began to lose this weight, specifically about my possible loose skin and I've followed all of her advice to minimize it and at this point I just have to wait and see what happens basically with my skin; so far not good though. However, with another 40-50 pounds to lose still and how loose some of this skin is getting I'm starting to get worried I'm going to have some big time loose skin to the level of flaps of skin. I'm a big guy regardless of weight, I'm 6'1 and I have a lot of muscle mass under the fat. I'm making a point to try to keep as much muscle as possible to help with this skin issue. I've slowed down my weight loss intentionally and even ate at maintenance for a 2-3 month period to try to give my skin time to catch up to minimize any potential damage. I'm always very hydrated/taking care of my skin to a T etc, but I'm starting to get discouraged. Is there anyone out there who has been in my shoes with the skin starting to look/feel pretty bad during the weight loss, and it actually came out decent afterwards? I don't care about these intense stretch marks or dents that look like rips in my skin ( because they basically are rips ), I just don't want to have loose skin to the point where it's painful/very excessive and hanging. Any experiences or advice would be appreciated. I'm still going to lose the rest of the weight and this isn't wavering my discipline or motivation in any way, but it is very depressing/distressing. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 11:16 AM PDT I know it isnt a big number, but let me share a bit of my history. Right now Im 14. When I was a little girl I was actually thin. But when my younger sister born, my parents didnt had enough time to cook (my dad always worked a lot, too, and my mom had to work and take care of us) so we started to eat a lot of fast food. My mom is naturally thin, and was breastfeeding so the change in her was almost unnoticeable. But my dad is obese, and he has been obese since he is 10 or even younger. So I started to get his bad habits, and you can see where is this going. I was a 8 y/o introverted, overweigthed girl. My schoolmates teased me a lot, and they started to bully me when I was 9. I didnt care until i was 10. Then I fell, I totally let myself go and I gained even more weight. The highest I ever hit was 150 lbs, and for a 149 cm girl that doesnt look too healthy or good. When I started 6th grade I decided I wasnt going to end like that, I wasnt going to end like my dad. I went to a doctor (once again) and he said I had to be 114 lbs for my height at that moment (156 cm). I was destroyed, but I slowly started to try. Change in the diet, smaller portions, and excersice. The EXCERCISE... I am Lazy, with a big and huge L, but I tried to find something I liked (or at least something I dont hate). Almost 10 months later I did it, I was 114 lbs and I looked great. My classmates started to be nice with me, but I dont give a shit about them. What I know, is now I`m a better person, with better habits and better health. Mentally and physicly. This kind of posts helped me a lot, so I wanted to share my history just in case someone so young like me find this reddit and is trying to lose weight. (Even if u arent a child) Of course you can do it, of course you can be a great person, and of course, you shouldnt listen to the ones that instead of giving you support, are just trying to destroy you. They dont deserve your attention. Once you loss weight, they will act as if they were beatiful people, but just think, you changed and you put a lot of effort on it, but they? They are still the same. (Btw im sorry for my english im spanish) [link] [comments] |
| 2000 Days Logging Food - 78lbs down Posted: 19 Aug 2020 08:47 AM PDT Today I have been logging my food for 2000 days in a row. I started logging my food before I ever thought about losing weight, mostly out of curiosity regarding my eating habits. I'll say that I haven't always been great and I definitely gained a few lbs back during quarantine. However, logging my food has helped immensely to keep me aware of what my day looked like. I know it isn't for everyone but I really love logging my food and I definitely attribute it to most of my 78lb weight loss. I have been trying less hard recently and it has helped keep me from gaining weight like crazy during COVID for sure. I also know a lot of people stop once they hit their goal weight. I am about 20lbs short of where I want to be but even then I think I'll still keep logging, it is so useful to see the information without really having to think about it as I go throughout my day. To anyone thinking you can't log food trust me it becomes pretty easy before long! And if you've never tried I suggest MyFitnessPal it's really a wonderful app and free! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 10:46 PM PDT I was 150 (5'8") and today scaled in at 139.5. I feel like I figured something out and I want to share it with anybody who might be in the same boat - eating healthy takes some time to get used to. I always enjoyed healthy meals when they were put in front of me but I never made them at home because I didn't want my husband to starve* and generally opted for the 'sort of' healthy options when out to eat. What I learned recently is that I love salads more than any other food option lately. I started with (any kind of) salad plus a protein at dinner every night and after a week it made me feel so much better in the morning to make quality breakfast. Plus I feel better at night because I'm not so darn full. Anyway, the salads have been huge and I generally do grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp but I load the greens up with fun stuff like typical veggies, avocado, beans, feta, and corn. I only use balsamic as dressing though and you'd be surprised how different balsamic vinegar can be. I didn't change a thing about my breakfast or lunch before starting dinner salad and I started losing a few ounces a day. When my husband* recognized he was feeling better after a salad dinner, he started requesting healthier lunches and we have been non stop!
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| I lost 90 lbs in two years and wanted to share a small story! Posted: 19 Aug 2020 08:13 AM PDT Hi everyone! I haven't posted here before so I'm a little nervous, but I just wanted to share. I am 23 year old guy and I lost 90 pounds in a little under two years (pics in history). I'm 5'11 and reached 260 (possibly more because I barely weighed myself during this time). I now hover around 165-169 and have changed my goals from losing weight to a focus on overall health/fitness. I am mainly writing because of a small thing that happened to me last week that made me realize how far I have come. I went to the dentist and my dental hygienist (absolute angel of a person) reminded me to not eat anything hot or crunchy for two hours after my appointment. She, in passing, said, "after two hours, don't worry you can go wild and eat nachos! But you're healthy, you probably won't eat anything like that." This hit me a bit. As someone who still sees themselves as that inner morbidly obese kid from time to time, just hearing someone perceive me as "healthy", someone who had no idea about my previous self, struck a cord and made me teary eyed. I was overweight and obese all my life. I was the "fat and funny" kid and over the years and I just accepted that was my role in society. I got the constant "harmless" jokes from family during the holidays, fat jokes from friends; it was just who I was. I failed dieting over and over again, trying to eat completely clean at a crazy deficit that would last a whopping 2-4 days before I crashed and burned. It was and still is a part of my persona, but this tiny comment was a big boost in my confidence and I hope soon, I can leave that self-conscious guy behind. I am just so grateful for this journey and everything I learned from this sub, r/Fitness, r/Volumeeating, r/fitmeals, etc. You guys are the real MVPs! I'll like to share some of my story and what worked with me on this journey eventually. I still eat copious amounts of food (enough where my family comments about not understanding where it goes), but the education you guys gave me just led me to make better choices! Each and all your stories keep me motivated to stay on track and I wish you all the best on your individual journeys! [link] [comments] |
| 9 lbs lost since cutting out delivery!! Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:02 PM PDT I'm almost embarrassed to say that, up until July, I was eating half a Domino's pizza and two lava cakes at least once a week. It was getting out of control. I would come home from a stressful work day and say to my spouse, "Let's get a pizza?" We would binge together on half of a large pizza, each, and feel disgusting afterwards. On the non-pizza days, we might still get takeout, or run to the grocery store for an quick meal. After a certain point, I could no longer ignore the fact that we were wasting hundreds of dollars on unnecessary food, and I was also starting to dislike what I saw in the mirror. So we made a plan to only grocery shop once a week and cook every meal at home. I know this is something most people do already, but it always seemed impossible with our schedules. I am honestly amazed at how quickly I've lost the weight. We eat a lot of quinoa with roasted vegetables and tofu, and chicken thighs with salad a few times a week. We have been getting 2 boxes of brownie mix for the week because I love sweets. We have also started doing HASfit videos together, so I feel stronger and generally better about myself. Eventually I would like to get more serious about cutting out sweets and drinking less coffee, but I am happy with what I've acieved so far. I'm 29f 5'4", and was up to 130ish in July, and I am now down to 121! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:08 AM PDT Alright, I know that I have not tried ABSOLUTELY everything, but I feel like if what I am doing now is not enough for me to lose ANY weight, then nothing I do will be enough. I have been attempting to lose weight on and off for the past three years, but none of the attempts have yielded any results. I thought that my latest (and current) attempt would finally be the one that brought me some results, due to a variety of reasons (better methods of calorie counting, more flexible schedule to incorporate IF, etc). Despite that, I have barely seen any results. I started at 217 lbs in late May. I have been counting calories using MyFitnessPal, and I weigh and measure out absolutely everything. I also began to drink more water than I usually do (~9 cups daily). My daily caloric intake is around 1200 calories. I quickly dropped a few pounds (although I suspect that was just water weight), but since then, my weight has been fluctuating between 212 lbs and 215 lbs. I stuck to only calorie counting and drinking enough water for about a month, but after seeing barely any change on the scale, I decided to start intermittent fasting. I had done IF before (on and off for the past year), and thought that maybe the combination of the three (IF, calorie counting, water) would finally kickstart my weight loss. I have been doing 16:8, eating from 11am to 7pm. A month later, and still nothing. At that point, I decided that I needed to add something else into the mix since my current routine wasn't really doing anything but maintaining my weight in that same 3 lb range. I began exercising on my treadmill for about an hour every day. Based on the treadmill calculator that I used, each session has been burning ~600 calories. I still saw no change. That brings us to now. I feel like I have already tried everything I can to (healthily) lose weight, and if none of these things have worked by themselves, or in conjunction, then what else will it take for me to get down to a healthy weight? I honestly don't know what to do. Any advice or critique of my weight loss methods is welcome. If anyone has been in a similar situation and has found a way to shed the pounds, how did you do it? [link] [comments] |
| Never ending hunger with healthier meals Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:56 AM PDT Recently i've noticed that I'm constantly hungry. I sleep for 8-10 hours, drink 2-3L of water, exercise for an hour daily. I'm currently at the halfway point to my GW and I'm so confused as to where this rise in my appetite is coming from? When I eat high fiber and protein filled food, I'm hungry in less than 2 hours. However when I eat white rice heavy meals or just more processed food in general, it takes me at least 4-6 hours to get hungry again. Does anyone have any idea as to why this is happening now? This seemed to become more present when I started aiming for 20-30g of fiber and min 80g of protein daily. [link] [comments] |
| For me, water retention is the most stressful things about weight loss Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:55 AM PDT I'm 6'1"/185cm. That's at the tall end of average. I also have a long torso, compared to my legs - not huge but I have to add 2"/5cm vertically onto the very few things I've had properly measured. I'm also fairly broad and have quite a large torso generally... it runs in the family. We've all got thighs like tree trunks (not complaining about that one) and giant monster rib cages. I don't like the phrase "big boned", but even my petite, fit, slender cousin who was once mistaken for Barbie (such is her resplendent beauty and the pink hair probably helped) is a little barrel chested. Basically, I've got a lot of body to store water in, not to mention that I'm overweight. I've been plateau-ing hard for the last two weeks after dropping about 20?lbs/9kg. I was feeling all good about myself for it, until I weighed in yesterday... I'd put on 2kg. This morning, I have lost them again. I lost four pounds, or two kilos, or a large bottle of coke overnight. I mean I'm back at the plateau weight, but at least I haven't gained anything. I still feel a bit bloated, so hopefully something else will shift at some point. It makes tracking my weight very difficult because I either have to take an average of about three days or try to replicate my dietary and exercise conditions perfectly once a week so that the next day things are reasonably predictable. My clinically underweight mother who is trying to put on weight after a long period of ill health just suddenly lost four pounds. It was water weight (but she's doing much better now), so this isn't something that only impacts fat people. Sometimes your genetic makeup just makes you really, really good at storing water. So, folks, if you notice a sudden, unexplained weight gain, it's probably just water retention and it sucks. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 07:13 PM PDT I grew up extremely poor and neglected. To put it in perspective, I didn't know I was lactose intolerant until 16 when I finally drank milk from a glass for the first time. My mother always did boxed or canned foods and never gave us fresh fruits or veggies. As an adult I massively struggle with veggies and some fruit as a result because honestly, they're kind of disgusting to me. I've finally gotten used to plain salads, and I'm now progressing onto raw tomatoes and whatnot, but I struggle to really just eat them for fun. I blows my mind still that people just munch on carrots or snap peas the same way I can munch on chips. Anywho, the point of this is that I'm desperately trying to lose weight, and I've lost weight before, but I have a hard time keeping it off. I'd really love any tips/tricks/encouragement on making veggies more enjoyable because I feel like I can lose weight so much easier if I somehow magically loved vegetables. [link] [comments] |
| I (20M) think the dreaded plateau has come and I don't know why and what to do Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:27 AM PDT Hello everyone! So I've been losing weight consistently for 2 months now, and went from 88kg to 81kg, and it's been great and I notice great difference, not only because I weigh less, but also because I feel I'm almost never hungry anymore, and it's great! But anyway, I am a 20yo male on a vegan (and controlled) diet and I eat around 1900kcal a day, and I mostly overestimate how much I eat so I'm pretty sure I never surpass my limit and end up eating <1800kcal sometimes. I always try to get my macros right but obviously because I'm on a low calorie diet it's harder and always get 10-20g less of everything, but I prioritize my protein intake so I get enough of that. I do excercise too, I do calisthenics for 5-6 hours a week, swim for 3 hours a week and bike 1 hour a week. For the last 7 days, I've been stuck on exactly 81kg, no less, and sometimes a little more because of glycogen and water and all that. Some people say it might not be a plateau per se and it just takes a little time to start losing weight again, because 2 months is supposedly a far too short amount of time to get to that plateau. I... just don't know, I might try to do more cardio, or maybe try getting some thermogenic supplement so it helps me burn while I can't work out. Maybe lowering my calorie count will help? But damn, how much should I eat, 1500 calories? It already feels like an unhealthy deficit when I eat -1800. Anyway, I'd do anything I possible (without affecting my health), but I'm not frustrated and I definitely want to keep going. Or just maybe I'm overthinking and things will go smoothly again in a couple days-weeks. Any advice will be much appreciated, thank you!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2020 01:40 AM PDT So today I wore a Fitbit inspire and an off brand smart watch I got for free awhile back. I just bought the Fitbit inspire used off Facebook market place. However the stats aren't the same. Fitbit says I walked 1564 steps and burned 863 calories. The off brand said I walked 1236 steps and burned 148 calories I did notice (I'm a truck driver) after midnight they both reset. And when I made my fuel stop before I even got out of truck I was thinking my steps should read 0 cause o haven't walked yet after midnight however the Fitbit said I walked 65 steps. And the off brand said 16 steps. So I'm confused which one should I keep cause apparently both aren't good at tracking steps accurately since huge discrepancies in them. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 20 August 2020? Start here! Posted: 20 Aug 2020 03:24 AM PDT Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweightOur bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You StartThe very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. TrackingHere is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your DeficitHow do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. ExerciseIs NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, RunIt can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. AcceptanceYou will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resourcesNow you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
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| I weigh less now than I did in elementary school Posted: 19 Aug 2020 02:52 PM PDT When i was in 5th grade i broke my wrist while roller skating and had to go under anesthesia, so the doctors could reset the bones. For this i had to get weighed and it was shocking to finally see the number. 150 pounds. I had known my whole life that i was much bigger than i supposed to be (I'm half Filipino, so family always made it clear i was overweight), but this was my first distinct moment realizing just how bad shape i was in. I grew up with bad eating habits, my mother constantly worked to provide for me and my 2 other siblings and my father was always on deployment, so we grew up on frozen and fast food. I didn't even know where to begin and while i knew my weight was a problem, at 11 years old i felt i was helpless in trying to lose weight. At 15 years old (freshman year) i reached my heaviest weight of 165 pounds and maintained that until in my junior year, my stepdad had a heart attack and my whole family realized the road we were heading down. I finally took control and lost 15 lbs and maintained that until the end of my my freshman year of college. After a particularly depressing end of freshman year in college (thanks COVID-19) i had realized i had become 157 lbs, almost back at my starting point. I took charge again and committed to finally getting healthy. Today (now a sophomore in college), i weighed in for the first time in my life at 130 lbs. i still struggle to see anything other than someone who was borderline obese, considering my whole life the one thing i always knew about myself was that i was fat. It's been a struggle adapting, but I'm so glad that I'm at the point that i am. Before and after! Not my heaviest weight in the before because i deleted all photos of myself lolbefore and after [link] [comments] |
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