Weight loss: [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - Week 7 |
- [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - Week 7
- MY JEANS FIT A SIZE SMALLER
- From 2017 about 370lbs - 2020 at 278lbs
- After being sedentary for ALL of 2020, today I completed my first day of C25K!
- Finally under 200 lbs!
- If something is worth doing, it's worth doing badly.
- My Journey to improve my weight and mental health (27M 5'7", 242 [June 2019] -> 200 [August 2020])
- Having to tell people I‘m not „a skinny person“ when they’re about to go on a first date with me is the most embarrassing thing
- What was your first month like? What do you wish you'd known?
- I've decided to lose weight. What training programs can you recommend?
- Anyone else struggling with body image post weight loss?
- The last diet I’ll be on
- What have you learned/rediscovered about food so far?
- Lost 12 kg /26 lbs but nobody notices
- Week ONE... so proud of my commitment... then devastated by lack of progress on the scales... how long before I see the numbers fall... and how do I stay committed until then?
- Enough was enough.
- The stats about people regaining lost weight (& more) are making me anxious and potentially derailing my efforts
- I need to lose 10-15 pounds but that means restricting my calories to 1300 a day. How do I start this process?
- Still feels like I'm dreaming
- How to maintain weight?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 29 August 2020: Today, I conquered!
- How do you cope with attention from weight loss?
- Can't stop thinking about food; overeating on "healthy" food
- Shout out to Old Navy’s return flexibility! Made buying better fitting clothes all the better!
- Why is my TDEE so low? :(
| [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - Week 7 Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:01 AM PDT |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 05:23 PM PDT I remember buying a few American Eagle Outfitter jeans in a size 14 last year. Today, I fit into a size 12 (even a bit loose)! I got so excited I immediately took a lot of pictures and snapchats to share my excitement. My friends didn't really celebrate with me, so I'm sharing it here :) I wish I could tell you how I lost some weight. I always had a bad relationship with food (binges, secretive eating etc.), but after going through a breakup this really changed. I lost my confidence and decided to see how my emotions respond to food. If I eat crappy food or I binge, I feel really negative and sad afterwards. If I eat healthy and go for a walk, I feel confident and positive. After this realization, the choices became easier to make. I don't restrict myself, I just listen to how I'm responding to my own choices. I understand that size 12 jeans is still not a healthy weight for me, and not the size I would prefer to shop in. But every small NSV is one to celebrate! Today, I'm proud of myself! [link] [comments] |
| From 2017 about 370lbs - 2020 at 278lbs Posted: 28 Aug 2020 07:58 AM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/7UFwZuM I initially lost down to 260 went back up to 290 and now have hired a coach to get down to 242 from where I'm sitting at 278. I've struggled with weight since 6th grade. I've had some ups and downs along the way but never weighed less than 235. My plan is to hit 242 and do a powerlifting meet with my buddies, see how lean I am, then maybe get leaner or bulk from there. I know how to lose weight I've done it plenty times before, but the accountability was the factor in getting a coach. Having to check in with someone and paying the money is a huge game changer for me. It's a relationship you don't want to let down. Currently still cutting at about 2,850cal and 225g protein a day. Thanks for all the inspiration, and if anyone has questions I will answer anything. [link] [comments] |
| After being sedentary for ALL of 2020, today I completed my first day of C25K! Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:23 PM PDT Hello to anyone who might read this. I had a major win today in completing my first day of C25K! I've let myself slowly slide into being totally sedentary during quarantine. My stream of thoughts have been like "Who really cares about exercising, or what I'm eating, we can't go anywhere, we can't do anything, we can't see people, so what does it matter?" I posted on loseit in June that I was fed up with my weight, my diet, my lack of exercise, and that I was going to make some changes for the better. Ha ha. Yeaaaah that didn't happen, at all. Now here we are at the end of August, and I think I'm around 4 lbs heavier now than when I made that post. Unbelievable. 2020 has just been so crazy. I feel like I've been in limbo or in a stupor since March, and binge eating in front of the TV is how I've made myself feel better. Anyway, my motivation to start C25K today is because in exactly 6 weeks I am going to go on a short trip that will be exclusively outdoors - state park, hiking, etc. Also, I just heard about this trip yesterday. I got really excited to finally have something to look forward to, started putting together an itinerary of all the things I wanted to do & see, before I quickly realized that I am in poor physical condition and it won't be as easy for me to "just go out and hike for a few days". I am mid-30s, 5'5", and 186 lbs as of this post. I know 6 weeks isn't enough time to lose much weight, but I figured, if I do C25K, I can at least increase my endurance and make hiking easier? We won't necessarily just be hiking either, but point being we're going to be spending the vast majority of every day for 3 days outdoors doing some type of physical activity. So I am trying to use this trip as the thing that finally awakens some motivation in me to make some healthy changes, because just knowing I needed to change, or thinking I should change, or beating myself up that I should WANT to change for the sake of my body, health, and wellness...that just wasn't working for me. I can make every excuse & rationalization in the book to procrastinate ever really making a healthy change. TL;DR Taking an outdoors trip in 6 weeks motivated me to start C25K to increase my stamina/endurance. And also 2020 blows. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:24 AM PDT Hey y'all, I know it's not a great reason, but I felt like posting because I'm proud of myself! For the first time in a VERY long time I'm under 200 pounds! It was a lot more exciting than I thought it would be to see the scale read 199. That one at the beginning was something so foreign, but amazing to see. It shows how hard work pays off! If anyone else out there is having a bad day, or week, just remember to keep at it! One bad day isn't going to ruin your routine :) Keep at it, and your future self will be SO grateful. I still have a long way to go, but this was one of my first major milestones. It's nice seeing dedication pay off. :) [link] [comments] |
| If something is worth doing, it's worth doing badly. Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:43 AM PDT If you want to eat chips and avoid veg for a day, you can do it - just try to stay within your calorie limit. You can't manage 10k steps a day? Do 5k. Just try to do it every day. You have a day where you want to go for dinner with friends? Just eat sensibly the rest of the day and be honest when logging your foods. Tomorrow is a new day. If you need to lose weight, you don't have to diet perfectly. If it's worth doing, it's worth giving it whatever energy you can muster. You need to be kind to yourself - but at the same time be honest with yourself. I am down 56lbs with another 56lbs to go, and my diet isn't perfect. I need gravy with my veg. I need a bit of bread in my life. I need a slice of pizza once in a while. I'm coming from being sedentary, the exercise is a slow process. But I'm keeping going, trying not to measure myself against the perfect weight loss plan. I'm doing me. And it's working. So if you need help to start, or feel yourself faltering, or are just overly critical of your efforts, remember - it's worth doing. So do it as well or as badly as you need to. [link] [comments] |
| My Journey to improve my weight and mental health (27M 5'7", 242 [June 2019] -> 200 [August 2020]) Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:43 PM PDT NOTE: This post is not just about my weight loss journey, but also my journey to improve my mental health, because that can be just as important to work on as well. Remember that is also an essential part of keeping yourself healthy, especially in these trying times. In June of 2019, I reached a startling milestone that I never wanted to reach: I had reached a weight above 240 pounds. On June 2nd, I weighed 242.1 pounds, at 5'7". I was going through what would lead to a difficult breakup, and other stresses in life led me to use eating as a coping mechanism, going from 220 pounds in February 2019 to the highest weight I had ever been at. One of the most chilling moments was when my father visited me, sat me down, and spilled his guts, about his fears about my weight and unhealthy lifestyle. He even said something along the lines of "I don't want to be a father who has to bury my son". Now, my father had never been one to share his emotions, but him nearly losing his house two years ago led to major shifts in his behavior. In Fall of 2019, my father had a mental breakdown due to Post-Traumatc Stress Disorder, which resulted in a Manic-Depressive Disorder diagnosis. Seeing what was happening with my father was a huge wakeup call, which led me to evaluate my mental health, as well as my physical health. I knew things had to change in my life, not just for me, but also to support my family. I decided to seek out counseling and a psychiatrist. I started attempting to adjust my eating habits, but taking the antidepressants led to some very erratic behavior on my end. In addition to some very dark thoughts that I definitely do NOT miss, a couple medications I went on absolutely MURDERED my appetite, which led me to dropping to 225 pounds. However, when I went on a medication that helped, it led to me jumping back to 240. At that point, I had somewhat "resigned myself" to the thought that I was a failure, and I couldn't shake the weight off. I stopped weighing myself until January of this year. On January 6th, I weighed myself for the first time in months, and I was at 232.1 pounds. I decided I needed to make 2020 count, so I re-downloaded MyFitnessPal for the third time, and devoted myself to making it work. I set my Caloric Limit to 1,785 Calories, which was projected to result in 2 pounds lost a week. I found it very difficult at first, because I had developed a habit of eating fast found nearly 10 times a week, with some days resulting in >3,000 calories consumed. By mid-February, I was down ten pounds, and my appetite was adjusting nicely. I still had some struggles with my mental health, which would result in overeating, and this sense of dread and self doubt. On March 20th, I had successfully dropped below 220 pounds, but then we were hit with the Shelter-in-Place orders in California, which led to a major crossroads... How do I handle this stressful situation? Do I stick to this plan I had made for myself, or do I retreat into myself, like I did last year? I had quite a few difficult moments where the medication I was taking at the time resulted in more dark thoughts and erratic eating patterns, but thankfully this time I had a great support system, including my family and a friend I made in school, who had lost nearly 100 pounds (from 260 at age 14 to ~160 at age 20). He was a great "coach", encouraging me through particularly trying times, even though he was going through some very difficult struggles himself. Another thing that actually helped a lot was me finding the right thing to help stabilize my emotions and my mood. The thing that helped was something I never thought I would have ended up using: Medical Cannabis. I had never been one to try anything like that. I had smoked once or twice in 2015 and 2017, but I felt it was something that was simply "not for me". Add in the fact that my mother had slightly traumatic memories of her emotionally abusive stepfather smoking joints, I knew it was something that made her uncomfortable, so I stayed away from it. My sister, on the flip side, was a huge advocate of it, and she swore that it helped her with her anxiety and focus, which was unusual for me, because I was always taught that Cannabis was the "Seth Rogan lighting up a doobie, listening to trippy music and forgetting where his car is" drug... However, my sister somehow had talked my mother into trying some products that had CBD in them, and they resulted in my her chronic pain lessening and her mind becoming more clear and focused! So, I decided to dip my toes into this world that I knew next to nothing about. Three weeks later, I was off all of my antidepressants, and I felt like how I remembered myself being... I felt energetic, ambitious, and OPTIMISTIC about the future, despite all of the craziness in the world. It even helped me manage my appetite, and helped me stay focused on my goals. I still have my moments where I'll get down on myself or I have to battle my "Negative Nancy" side, but now it feels like it's something that is manageable. It's not something where I let myself get to the point of "despair". Now that my mental health was in more of a manageable state, I was able to focus more on my weight. In addition to my diet adjustments, I also started adding exercise in. I went on bike rides, short walks, and even some minor weight training. Another surprisingly good workout? Beat Saber on the Oculus Rift! I had four or five friends recommend it for me, so last week I bought it due to wildfires in my area preventing me from riding my bikeike or going on walks outside. After an hour of playing, I was sore for a day and a half, but I wanted to do more once I was recovered, which was a very positive sign! Which brings us to now. Today, I stepped on the scale, and it read 200.8 pounds. I have not been this weight since November of 2013, when a bike accident led me to not be able to eat for a week, and I lost over 10 pounds in a week and a half. I am so happy to be at this point, and now I'm only about 15 pounds from the weight I was in my Freshman Year in high school! Progress Photo - I know it's not as impressive as some of the other photos on this sub, but hey, this is my story, and I'm excited to see where it takes me! Hopefully this story will be of some encouragement to someone who needs it! Everyone's journey is different, but remember, as long as you're progressing, you're on the right track! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:46 PM PDT Two weeks ago I met a sweet guy on an online dating app and he asked for a date - great, right? But at that point I always feel a deep pit in my stomach and I wanna go run and hide - hide my body that is. I do put a full body picture on my dating profiles but a good angle, nice light and fitting clothes can do a lot for your appearance. I've been ghosted specifically because of my weight after a date before, so this time I felt the need to make sure that they have the right expectations about my body type. I thought it would be a simple thing to do but I've rarely ever felt so ashamed in my life. The fact that I had to tell him I'm not „normal". I cried the entire time while he tried assuring me that he doesn't care. I'm still not entirely convinced but we'll see about that tomorrow. It just made me realize how much my weight affects me and my self esteem. I sometimes tend to forget about it when I'm happily going about my day, but this thing really hurt. I don't wanna feel like I need to „warn" people about myself and my body anymore... I need to change. [link] [comments] |
| What was your first month like? What do you wish you'd known? Posted: 28 Aug 2020 08:30 PM PDT Hey everyone. I'm currently three weeks in to my first ever attempt to seriously lose weight. It's a fascinating process. It involves a lot of learning–about nutrition, about food preparation, about personal psychology, about how to set up new routines and change longstanding habits that I didn't even know I had. I feel like I've learned more about personal health in the last three weeks than I have in the entire rest of my life. I've had a range of challenges I didn't anticipate. Two days of incredible, mind-numbing tiredness. Moments of extreme hunger. Being shocked many times to learn which ingredients are calorie-heavy, and which ones are basically free. Learning how to space my meals in a way that works for me. And I've also learned about a lot of the common experiences that we don't really know about until we start controlling our eating. I've had a rush of magical weight loss right at the start, then stagnation/gain for a week, followed by a surprising loss... and while experiencing those things I've learned about water weight, plateaus, and the "whoosh". We hear a lot from people setting out on the first day of their journey, which is awesome. And we get a lot of inspiring reports of long-term progress. But what I want to know is–what was it like in your first few weeks, when you were transitioning from "today's the day I make a change" to "I have a long-term routine that's working for me"? What did you learn? What surprised you? What were the biggest challenges and how did you overcome them? What do you wish you knew? [link] [comments] |
| I've decided to lose weight. What training programs can you recommend? Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:32 PM PDT |
| Anyone else struggling with body image post weight loss? Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:44 PM PDT So recently i lost around 30 pounds over the course of quarantine and still find myself adjusting to living in this new body. I'm 5'3 and went from 157 to 128 pounds, so it had a pretty significant impact on my looks. When i take photos now and look at them, i still am shocked 90% of the time thinking "wait is that really me?" It's almost as if the 128 pound girl in the photos is a completely different person to the 157 pound girl who i still identify as. When i walk on my college campus with friends, they'll point out that i get stares and my first words are always "they're looking at you." When i calculate my BMI i always put in my old weight first before i realize that's definitely not accurate anymore. Is anyone else struggling with this? It sucks that i lost all this weight and cant even enjoy it because in my head I'm still overweight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:14 AM PDT Well, last time I was on a diet, I lost about 15lb (300 to 285) and just fizzled out for some reason. That was like February of last year.... I was talking with someone, and it inspired me to try again. I was back up to 297 at this point. But it was decided: This time, I would make it count. I've limited calories to 1500 a day for the past 8 days so far and have already lost 9 pounds (however true that is, all I can say is that it's consistently dropping. Probably mostly water, but progress nonetheless). I know it'll slow down soon, but so far i'm not hungry all the time, i'm drinking more water, and i'm making healthy habits. I have to believe I was consuming well over 3,500 calories. Maybe more than 4,000 even. I never counted. But i'm already feeling good about this diet and i'm not starving either. This will be the last diet. Healthy habits will be made and once I lose this weight, it will stay off through constant effort if need be. <200lb is the goal for now. This post is to make me remember and give me the motivation if I do ever succumb to my old ways. I will do everything I can not to let that happen. My current goal is to lose weight through calorie deficit alone. We will see if that needs modified, but i'm really banking on it. [link] [comments] |
| What have you learned/rediscovered about food so far? Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:49 AM PDT I've been on my weight loss journey for four months now, and I wondered what other people had learned/rediscovered about food so far? Here are some of my thoughts:
Anyone else have anything to add? [link] [comments] |
| Lost 12 kg /26 lbs but nobody notices Posted: 29 Aug 2020 02:11 AM PDT F30 / SW: 106kg / CW: 94kg In March I finally got a Adhd diagnosis and the treatment made me realize overeating was a adhd symptom. Then another serious health scare made me really focus on healthy eating. So the last six months my relationship with food has totally changed and I've lost 12 kg. But the frustrating thing is that nobody seems to notice. Even people who haven't seen me in months due to covid don't seem to notice until I tell them. I've always carried my weight 'well' as in I don't carry it on my stomach or face, mainly on my thighs. So maybe its why it's not so visible. But it is very frustrating :( [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:09 PM PDT ME (48F) 171cm, SW: 105.9 kg CW: 105.6kg GW: 68kg The title tells it all really... I have been logging four of the basics for long term weight loss (I'm a bit of a data geek, so I made myself a beautiful little spreadsheet) - weight, calories, steps and fluid intake. I have been relentless with my data capture and sticking to my goals - under 1800cals, minimum 2litres of fluid, 10k steps... this is a huge change from the previous months where I have been totally rudderless... but a week in and I am a mere 300g down - WFT? I know big changes don't come overnight... but com'on - this is demoralising! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 05:52 AM PDT Hey all. F/25 - SW 297lbs / CW - 284lbs / GW - 130lbs Like most of you here I have been following this page for a while, reading everyone's successes and struggles, making it all so much more real for me. Something snapped in me on the 7th of August and that was it, I decided I'm not going to be this way anymore. I have tried every diet under the sun, spent thousands on gym memberships and god knows what else. But this time I'm doing it properly, I have researched and learnt and listened, I am doing this the right way with a calorie deficit, not restricting anything but completely overhauling the way I eat. I'm planning meals, I'm counting everything, making sure it's good for my body. In the first two weeks my mental clarity went through the roof. I constantly feel happy and alive, I didn't before. I have fibromyalgia and some spine issues so exercise is slow for me, but I'm hoping as I get lighter, it will become easier. I have lost 13lbs since the 7th and I have no intention of slowing down! Thank you all so much for continuing to post here, and I will keep reading and encouraging. We can do this, we're the only ones who can change our lives and we're doing it!!!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:33 AM PDT So, I lost a bit of weight a few years ago, and sure enough, piled it back on. Now I'm losing again, but I keep hearing messages about all intentional weight loss failing down the track. A friend of mine recommended the "Food Psych" podcast to me, which she thought would be helpful/comforting, but it's actually just freaked me the fuck out. The idea that 95% of people who lose weight will gain it back, and 2/3 will gain more than they've lost honestly makes me want to fall into a pit of despair. I'm scared that somehow I've ruined my future by letting my body reach an incredibly unhealthy weight and that the science means all future deprivation (even something great & effective like CICO) will make my dumb caveman brain think I'm in famine & will slowly erode my psychological willpower so that I'm gaining again. I don't think I have enough confidence in myself to be the 5% that loses weight and keeps it off. I hear a lot of stories on this sub too that have followed a similar path — losing a lot, starting again. I know this is maybe morose but it's left me feeling very uninspired. Any advice or stories about long-term maintenance or alternative stats appreciated. Edit: wrote this in a sleepless panic last night and have only just woken up to all the dozens of incredible messages / support / advice now - going to work through them slowly and make sure I take it all in (thanks all!) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:28 AM PDT I'm trying to lose 15 pounds by November because of a small wedding I'm attending with my family. I don't really have extra money for a dress, and I luckily have one that's a size 4/6 from a couple years ago. However now I am a size 8/10 with most of my weight in my belly. I figure it is a good time to drop some weight! According to myfitnesspal, I need to eat 1300 calories since I am sedentary (approx. 5,000 steps a day) to lose the weight. This is going to be difficult because I eat around 1600 now and have maintained my weight of 160lbs. I'm about 5'7.5" and while I don't look overweight, apparently I am on the cusp. My stomach holds most of my weight (one of the kids I work with asked me if I had a baby in my belly last week 😳) I work at a school so I'm wondering if it would be helpful to have everything prepacked since I can't weigh food while I'm working... half the time I can't even eat! Plus this would be helpful for dinner when I get home. Does anyone do this? Is this a good tactic? I'm vegetarian so I'm just a little scared about how I'll do this. Unfortunately it takes A LOT to make me feel and stay full. Nuts, veggies, hummus, PB, etc. only does me good for like an hour tops. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:12 PM PDT Hey there everyone. I have been a part of this community for a few months now, went through the major chunk of my weightloss journey without this group but stumbled upon it just at the right time when I needed to persevere and stay patient and motivated. So thankyou, everyone for developing and maintaining such a positive space. I literally end and start my days with reading a few posts on here. Anyway, so I am a 24 year old female, height 5 foot 3 inches. And I've lost 33 kgs or approx 73 pounds (going from 93.5 to 60.5 kgs) in the last 1 year and 4 months. And that sounds like a decent amount of time to get used to the whole process, but I still feel like it's all a dream and something this amazing could not possibly be happening to me. I'm not sure where I'm going with this post, just a happy share I guess, with people who will understand my journey. I could go out on several emotional directions and backstories, good and bad, when I talk about my weight and the whole journey of losing it but that's for another time. For my first post, just wanted to share my progress and say it out loud. Also, I have an exciting mini-goal to look forward to. It's my 25th birthday in about a month and my goal is to be in the 50's range by then (kilos obviously). The first time ever in my adult life. So I'm hoping I can hit it ( I know one month seems like enough time but you know how the rate of loss slows down so much when you're closer to the end) and I shall update you guys once I do! So if you're reading this, thankyou. We have all got this and can totally make the change we have always dreamed of, I promise. Just keep at it! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:37 AM PDT Hey. So I'm not sure if this is the subreddit for my question, but I'm currently trying to gain weight and I'm stressed about the time when I will need to maintain my weight. The reason I am stressed is due to the fact I use something like protein shakes but with the emphasis on calories, which basically covers up almost half of my daily calories. My plan is to stop drinking those shakes once I get to the desired weight, but once I will stop drinking those shakes I will need to eat the missing calories. Problem is, currently at least, I don't feel like eating enough to cover those calories (got something like 15kg left for my goal). The idea in my head is to slowly decrease the amount of shakes I drink in a day. Currently I drink three of those shakes in a day, so should I slowly decrease it to two shakes a day and then one and then zero? If I do that, and force myself to eat to cover those calories will the eating become a habit and won't be forceful anymore? Or would I still have the same low appetite even with those extra 15kg on me? Thanks. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 29 August 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:08 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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| How do you cope with attention from weight loss? Posted: 28 Aug 2020 07:08 PM PDT Not sure if this is the right sub but here goes: how do you cope with the attention?? When I lose weight I'll feel great, feel healthy, etc. But suddenly I'll get to a point where everyone is telling me how attractive I am, random men (and women?) are chasing me out of work all the way to my car, stalking me on social media, touching me for no reason, etc. It feels like every 1/5 people I meet/see is treating me like an object instead of a person, and 1/10 can't just leave me alone and harasses me or pursues me. Even when I'm actively being mean/cold, people are triggering me left and right, like strangers asking me to do sexual favors, and I'll get stressed and start eating again because the adrenaline makes me feel like I'm starving to death. My stomach literally never growls unless I'm stressed out/high on adrenaline, but when that happens I'm never satisfied (even if I eat an entire family sized salad). I know there's got to be others in the same boat. How do you deal with all that nonsense? I'm obviously not coping properly. I either stay "skinny" and never go out, or I go out and get stressed and gain weight again.This is definitely not the right way to deal. I don't know what change I need to make but change needs to be made. It seems like the older I get, the more I feel the pressure to be healthy. And before anyone asks,, for the sake of personal info, no, I don't "dress sexy" or anything, so there really isn't anything to fix physically to make me less attractive.. I just wear some jeans and a baggy t-shirt, beaten up sneakers, and throw my hair up in an ugly messy bun. Sports bra that makes me look flat chested bc too much uncomfortable loose skin for a regular bra. I don't do makeup, I always sport my raccoon eyes and half chapped lips. I'm probably just an average 4-6/10 on any given day. Honestly, I kind of look like my name would be Olga or Magnus, if that gives you a picture. I almost look like human Shrek with an unkempt man-bun, except it's not as hot on me imo because I'm a female. Lol. TLDR: People are just weird to you when you get thinner and I need help coping with the weird people instead of stress eating & punishing myself and ruining my heart and knees. [link] [comments] |
| Can't stop thinking about food; overeating on "healthy" food Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:37 PM PDT I've been on a weight loss journey since January 2020, and I started eating in a deficit since May of this year. I started by eating 1240 kcal/day (5'3 150lbs) and also eating back exercise calories. Did a fair amount of cardio during this time and lost 6 lbs in 1 month. However I think I lost a good amount of muscle mass and felt pretty horrible from under-eating. So I decided to switch things up. I then bumped up my intake to 1500/day w/o eating back exercise calories, which was going really well until I hit a plateau. So I decided to try out 1400/day just to give my body a little push and have been doing that for the past few weeks. I'm glad I'm finally becoming healthy again and taking time to nourish and strengthen my body, but this whole journey has been incredibly mentally exhausting. Some days are fine and I think "I could do this any day". Other days are almost torture. I am constantly thinking about food and wanting to eat. Sometimes I stare off into the distance just thinking about a meal I want to make tomorrow. It's just sooo hard because in the past I was eating food every waking hour of the day, so I never had these all-consuming thoughts about hypothetically eating food--because I was actually fulfilling those thoughts. Now I can only sit with them and let them take up all my headspace. And the worst part is that I don't even crave foods like fried chicken, ice cream, pizza, cookies, fast food, takeout, etc. I cook 99% of my meals and hardly ever think about fast food. I dream about eating a large bowl of granola and almond milk pretty much all day. Sometimes I really just want a giant thing of grapes. I think about hummus and grilled chicken on a bagel, tofu & broccoli with rice......all foods most would agree are relatively "healthy" or nutritious. But the issue is that after I have already reached my daily calorie limit, I still want more. I don't even think I am binging, because I have slipped up many days recently (while still tracking), and I always eat around maintenance on these days. It's just that eating in a deficit to lose weight has been really really mentally challenging, especially while trying to balance work/academics/personal life. I literally daydream about the day I reach my goal weight and I can start eating at maintenance......the thought of being able to eat one more apple or that extra tablespoon of peanut butter or an additional scoop of granola. I don't want to eat like shit, I just want to eat more. Not sure where I was going with this rant, but anyone have any words of wisdom or advice? encouragement? criticism? can anyone else relate? all is welcome, thanks guys. [link] [comments] |
| Shout out to Old Navy’s return flexibility! Made buying better fitting clothes all the better! Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:58 PM PDT I've almost reached my goal weight of 150! (F26 5ft6 SW: 183, CW: 157) Recently I've had to do some shopping and buy a few new things that fit better (which is definitely a good thing but also stressful) Two months ago I bought two new dresses from Old Navy sized Large and wore them each maybe once or twice but haven't had an occasion since. Well I went through my closet and realized that these two new dresses and 2 other shirts were way too big. I was disappointed because it felt like a waste of money now. (The shirts still had tags too!) But I went to Old Navy and asked if I could exchange them for different sizes even though it was way past the 45 days and the tags were taken off the dresses... they said yes!! And even offered just a full refund vs store credit. I happily re-ordered the dresses in a size medium and can't wait to get them! I know this might not be a typical post, but for anybody out there feeling distraught with their wardrobe, try checking your store's return flexibility when you get end up going down to size and have those "only wore it once" items that feel like a waste. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:18 PM PDT I'm 166 cm (5'5) and currently ~71kg (156lbs) and I'm struggling to lose weight:( Online calculators tell me my tdee should be ~1700 cals but I just did calculations and with the amount I've been eating and the weight I have lost this month... my tdee is more like 1300 cals... So I feel like I should eat less than 1000 cals consistently to lose weight because this is so slow but then that is also not recommended so... Also, my weight is so easy to shoot up when I overeat just a day or two and then so hard to go back to my weight before. For example, I was at 71.5 kg 2 weeks ago and then had 2 days of eating at 2000 and it took me a whole week to get back down to 71.5 kg... It's as if it's not food weight and I have to lose the weight all over again :(( I feel like I'm destined to be fat or smth:/ [link] [comments] |
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