Weight loss: [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - Week 4 |
- [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - Week 4
- Announcement: We Only Look Thin Podcast AMA!
- I went down 3 sizes in something no one ever talks about
- Someone finally noticed and asked If I was losing weight! SW 220 CW 200 GW 140
- My 7 year old daughter told me I need the gym
- 100 Pounds Gone Party-Need advice
- Holy Crap, I Did It! I Hit My Goal Weight!!! 8 months of steady subtle changes!
- 30 pounds down!
- I've been making some important changes over the past month, but today begins official tracking
- I starved myself for 21 days on a reality TV show (Naked and Afraid). It has been 1 year since the challenge, and I have gained back more than I lost, even though my lifestyle is the same (if not better). I believe my BMR/ability to store fat has adjusted. Will it EVER go back to what it once was?
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7
- [NSV] i think i may have actually found the secret to losing weight
- It’s a different world after becoming fat again
- Extremely frustrated at losing weight loss momentum but trying to stay positive
- I finally decided to do something about my weight and I've lost 50 lbs so far
- i’m not giving up!
- Your regular unregulated weight loss = hair loss post.
- To all those who suffer with binge eating
- Need advice bad
- After years of tweaking my diet, I've realized that the core of my weight loss strategy has to be eating more food.
- In the Defense of Food: A Book Report
- Tip: wear tight clothes when grocery shopping!
- I got overwhelmed and started crying???
| [Challenge] The Great Loseit Cookoff Challenge - Week 4 Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:16 AM PDT |
| Announcement: We Only Look Thin Podcast AMA! Posted: 30 Jul 2020 01:48 AM PDT The awesome hosts of the We Only Look Thin podcast, Catherine and Donald Wygal will be hosting an Ask Me Anything Event in r/loseit on Sunday, August 9th at 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time! Catherine's Bio: Hi, I'm Catherine and I'm 50% of this weight loss gang. I work full time, am a full time mom, a full time wife, and a full time inspiration to all those around me. I've struggled with food issues and my weight since I was 5 years old when I tricked my parents into leaving me at home alone so I could binge-drink a gallon of chocolate milk; it was 1980, so parents let kids stay at home alone back then. While in college, I let myself get up to 300 pounds and have zig-zagged up and down the scale dozens of times, until now, where after two years of incorporating slow, sustainable habits, I've settled in to my lowest weight since 5th grade. THIS time, with the help of my super-inspirational husband, I plan on keeping the weight off. You see, I used to think of weight loss like a syrupy-sweet Hallmark Channel movie, all happy endings and sunsets. THIS time, I realize that permanent weight loss is a lot more like the Friday the 13th movie franchise. You watch the first Friday the 13th movie and you're like, "Phew, he's dead!", and then the sequel comes out and you're like, "Oh, damn… he's not dead!" and then the third movie comes out and you're like, "SERIOUSLY?!! How can he STILL be alive!?!?!", and then the 4th movie comes out and you're like, "Okay, this dude is never going to die so we just have to learn to run faster than him and not go camping." Join us, won't you? Donald's Bio: I was born in the last month of the 1960's, but that doesn't make me a hippy. I've been happily married to my wife, Catherine, for 17 years. We've been married a total of 21 years, but 17 of them were happy. We, along with our daughter, live in southern California where we often say heart-felt hellos and good-byes to each other. Well, Catherine and I are heart-felt…. our daughter mostly rolls her eyes and winces at our very existence. I've struggled with my weight and have been a yo-yo dieter for as long as I can remember. At some point in 2015, I had decided that I was going to give up and just let myself get as heavy as I was going to get. I was successful in this endeavor and I reached the heaviest weight of my life. In March of 2016, I went to my doctor for a routine physical and I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes which does NOT run in my family. I was devastated, and I had no interest in losing any weight. However, my doctor told me that if I didn't do something, I'd very likely go blind or lose a leg or succumb to any number of complications from diabetes. Thankfully, Catherine had already been seeking outside advice and had already started losing weight. She was able to help me adjust my attitude and my thinking and I began taking "baby steps" in the right direction. It took me two years, but I managed to lose a little over 100 pounds and my blood sugar numbers went back into the normal range. Now, together, Catherine and I embark on the next phase; keeping the weight off forever! And being inspirational! And using exclamation marks! Join us, won't you? If you're new to this podcast and looking for an episode to start with, try Getting Started - Part 1. Mark your calendars, and get ready for a super-inspirational(-ational, -ational, -ational) AMA with two accomplished (weight-)losers who are in it for the long haul! [link] [comments] |
| I went down 3 sizes in something no one ever talks about Posted: 07 Aug 2020 06:39 AM PDT Hey everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. When I first started my weight loss journey, I was at 375ish pounds. With the help of CICO and IF I have lost 140 pounds in a little under 2 years. I wear a hat to work and today I realized that it was just too big so I decided to adjust it's size. I had to go down 3 sizes to get it to fit properly. It's a HAT... but I used to have those thick rolls at the base of my skull which are almost completely gone now. Everyone talks about going down pant and shirt sizes but I never once thought about the extra weight I was carrying on my head alone. I'm not sure why this discovery has made me feel proud, but I felt like it was something cool to share. I am about 80 pounds from my goal, and this is one more thing that has me motivated to keep going! EDIT: I have LOST 140, currently at 235lbs. Sorry it was confusing! [link] [comments] |
| Someone finally noticed and asked If I was losing weight! SW 220 CW 200 GW 140 Posted: 07 Aug 2020 04:36 PM PDT The last month and a half has been crazy. Ive been exercising and eating healthy since June 21st. Every week I saw weight loss on the scale but didnt feel much difference. I started getting pretty demotivated then I had a very close family member pass away two weeks ago. I tried staying under 1400 calories but the exercising stopped since the funeral. I've been trying to get back into my routine again but I haven't been able to so I've been avoiding the scale. This morning, I mustered up the courage to step on the scale and to my surprise, I still managed to lose two pounds in the last two weeks. I then had a coworker ask me if I've been losing weight. He said he noticed last week but didn't want to say anything. My mother in law also said last weekend that she noticed I was losing weight. I wasn't really excited by it because it's the same as when my husband says it. They know im trying to lose weight so in my head, they're just saying it to make me feel good but when someone who didn't know I was trying to lose weight says something, It means a little more. That was the kick in the ass I needed to get motivated again! [link] [comments] |
| My 7 year old daughter told me I need the gym Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:37 PM PDT What a wake up call. I lost all of my excess weight this year. From last August to February I went from obese to a healthy bmi. Well, corona hit and ....... I totally gave up. I tried to fight it,but fear took over and I just stopped caring. Here I am 1 year later right where I started. I was with my 7 year old daughter putting groceries away today and she looked me up and down and said: "man, you need to go to the gym!" I was shocked and said "what do you mean?" She kind of looked embarrassed and said "oh, uh, daddy says he needs to go" Nah. I know she meant me. She jut felt guilty and tried to back track. I feel horrible because 1 year ago I promised her by now I'd be at a healthy weight and taking them fun places like hiking and the park. My husband came home a while ago and I couldn't hide it any longer. I burst into tears and told him what she said and that I couldn't believe how out of control I'd gotten. He was sweet to me but also told me the truth. Basically things I didn't want to hear. I have been eating bad. Very bad. Comfort eating. Stress eating and the worst, eating in hiding. Maybe I have a problem, idk, but I managed to lose weight before and I want to do it again. But with this pandemic, I don't know how. I have a very bad habit of eating while stressed (and I have a very stressful work at home job plus take care of 3 kids). Last time the kids were in school and work wasn't as hard so....its different. Probably excuses but I just need help breaking out of this rut I'm in. I don't know what else to say or what this post even is. Probably a cry for help. I'm short, only 5"1 and I'm back up to 170+ pounds..... I was almost 128 in February.....f@#$k! I'm angry but I want to fix this [link] [comments] |
| 100 Pounds Gone Party-Need advice Posted: 07 Aug 2020 04:33 PM PDT So. I've been thinking lately as I come up on the 100 pound mark. I am at 99.6 pounds gone right now. And it's coming up fast and feel so unreal. I never thought I would get here, but thank God I have. But...I have kinda...I feel so embarrassed to say. I kinda want to have a 100 pounds gone party to celebrate with family and friends. It feels strange cus I don't normally celebrate any accomplishments. But I just feel like I want to for this one. Has anyone had a 100 pounds gone party? If so how did it go? What stuff did you do? Do you buy a cake?! What goes on at one? Did you have any mixed emotions about it? Did it not go how you planned? Was it a good experience or bad? Give me all the details! I'm trying to decide if this is something I really want. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Holy Crap, I Did It! I Hit My Goal Weight!!! 8 months of steady subtle changes! Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:53 AM PDT I finally saw that first digit say 1. I weigh 197 baby! I actually made it under 200 lbs! I can't believe it! Now for my story... Let me start by saying I'm no expert. This worked for me. It may not be for everyone. There are many different roads to take on your journey. I'm just sharing mine. I made the decision/resolution that on Jan 1 2020 I'd start making efforts to lose weight. I didn't know what those efforts would be at the time, I honestly didn't know how to lose weight... but I knew I was ready to change. I was that "skinny fat" where most people wouldn't call me fat, but not call me skinny either. I'd just get occasional comments that would remind me I wasn't in good shape, and it'd hurt my feelings a little. More importantly, I wasn't fitting my clothes well, and I was just feeling kinda crappy all the time. It was time for a change. I weighed myself on my moms scale at Christmas, and saw the number tick up to 245 lbs. I knew that after the holidays, it was time. Change #1: I used to always eat fast food for lunch at work. It was an excuse to get out of the office, and also I was just too lazy to meal prep. I made efforts to eat my own food, but I was inconsistent. Over the first couple months of the year, I found something that worked... Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers. They were delicious, and it allowed me to live my life the same way... not preparing food. I just would keep a stock of the frozen meals for the week. Super easy. Change #2: I gave up soda... this was the hard one. And probably the catalyst to my weight loss. In early March, I happened to go two days without drinking pop. Specifically Mountain Dew, my go to drink. I felt like crap. I was having headaches and withdrawals from the lack of sugar and caffeine. I knew I was either going to drink one, or tough it out and give it up completely. And I gave it up for good. This was the hardest part. That first week of no soda really sucked. But it got easier after that. Right now I primarily drink water and skim milk (less now though). The more I got used to water, the better and better it tasted. I also recommend a Britta filter. Cheap and easy. Change #3: I started counting calories. I realized just how many calories the lack of soda and fast food were saving me. I became curious. I wanted to see data. So I decided to use the LoseIt app. I quickly realized that I was eating relatively well now. But I also learned what portions worked, and what foods were sneakily high in calories (curse you cereal). But overall I was losing weight now. Tracking these calories really started the domino effect of changes: I started eating better foods now. More veggies. Smaller portions. I learned so much. And the data matched with the results. I bought a scale in May and saw I was down to 222. I then started weighing daily. It fluctuated a lot (water weight is totally a thing), but ultimately it trended downwards. Change #4: Exercise! I hate going to the gym. It sucks. It's boring. I want to do literally anything else! I had to find a way to exercise in a way that I enjoyed. I found 2 great methods. First is the Oculus Quest. Virtual reality workouts are so fun and work up one hell of a sweat. I could burn about 500 calories in a half hour session. It was awesome. Second is bike riding. This is seasonal (Midwest winters suck), but once it got warm I started riding a few times a week. I started going a few miles, and slowly worked my way up. I'm now going 15-30 miles on my general rides, and I absolutely love it. You can burn tons of calories bike riding, and there are zero downsides to it. I highly recommend it! These changes were all subtle. They all started small. They all started at different times in the year. I didn't wake up one morning doing all of these things at once. I made progress and strides in the right direction. Now I'm going to continue to lose until I hit about 185. Then after that, I will learn maintenance. The way I'm eating and living is great. I can do this forever! This is possible and sustainable. I eat foods I like. I eat carbs. I eat sugar (much less than before lol). I just portion it correctly. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:20 AM PDT My birthday is coming up, so I wanted to toot my horn and share my progress! Today I'm officially no longer in the "overweight" category! This community has been so lovely to have. I love celebrating with you all, sharing advice, and reading your stories. Ive been losing weight since January (on and off until May) and since May I've switched to a new mindset for my lifestyle. I figured out how to eat a more balanced diet instead of doing a super extreme diet. I can attribute a lot of the changes to graduating college and no longer drowning in stress and sadness lol and learning to manage myself while in lockdown. Anyway, I'm proud of what I've done! Here's my stats so far: I'm 25, 5'7" // SW: 190lbs CW: 160 GW: somewhere between 140 - 130 progress pic Where are you in your journey? [link] [comments] |
| I've been making some important changes over the past month, but today begins official tracking Posted: 07 Aug 2020 07:01 PM PDT I'm 32F, 5'7", SW: 231bs, GW: 130lbs My Fitbit arrived today! I've been making small, incremental changes over the past month but was horrible with tracking. I discovered a love for roasted veggies, ground turkey, and lots of yummy recipes for chicken! And I've exercised as often as possible. When weather was bad, I used our old once dusty treadmill. I also have a digital bathroom scale scheduled for delivery on Monday. My Fitbit app wanted a current weight (honestly so did i) so I called my doctor. June was 231lbs so I'm going with that. (9lbs less than my estimation). I was so proud of myself because I wasn't in the least hesitant to ask the doctor. I can remember looking away from the scale at the doc office because I "didn't want to know". I used to be so ashamed. It's like now I have hope and have a good plan and it's not too late so it doesn't matter what it is now because it's going to get better! My boyfriend and my family are insanely supportive, in a very non-toxic way and my dog is absolutely loving all the walks! I've lurked here quite a bit, and am proud to make an introduction. So, hello r/loseit!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 06:16 PM PDT I am a female in my mid 20s. Last year, I weighed between 125-130 pounds. My weight was always easy to manage: I remember I lost 5 pounds in the week before Naked and Afraid, just because I ran frequently — I was actually eating MORE calories that week than usual. So I went in to the challenge at 125 pounds. During the challenge, I lost 25 pounds over 21 days. I came out at 100 pounds. Within a week, I was back at 120 (binge eating for a few days, newfound water weight), and I stayed at 120 for a few months. Then, half of my hair fell out (this is something that happens to people after malnutrition or bodily shock), and I started to gain more weight. At this point, I was eating normally again. I am now between 136-139, and don't feel good. The extra weight did not distribute well. I messaged some folks from the show, and A LOT of women say they experienced the same situation. I am now trying to eat ~1200 calories per day (never more than 1500) and exercise lightly to moderately every second day. I am not losing weight. I have been doing this for a week and a half now; my old body would have shot down a pound a day, but my new body is not budging. I am still hot, my BMI is still green, and I'm still a healthy weight. But I miss being my old size — keep in mind the extra 12-14 pounds distributed in a very primal/emergency way — it's not a flattering or healthy weight gain — it's a starvation prevention. Will my body EVER go back to its original metabolism? Edit: info: I am 5'4 [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7 Posted: 07 Aug 2020 05:35 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Friday! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 201.8 this morning. That's more like it scale. Stay within calorie range (1500 weekdays, maintenance weekends): Nailing it. Gonna have steak for din din. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk. 7/7 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Little bit today at lunch, will hit more over the weekend. 1/1 weeks. Self-care time (working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 2/7 days): Spent some time watching youtube in the dark because that's the introvert thug life. Try a new recipe once a week: Baked donuts, enchilada casserole, bbq hummus & dressing(s). 4/5 weeks. 50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not today. 0/50 pages. No fast food or candy from the work dish: Streak day 5. Be present in my body & accept the sensory feedback: Thirsty hongrey gonna eat red meat. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for the feeling when you take off shoes, socks & bra at the end of a day. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| [NSV] i think i may have actually found the secret to losing weight Posted: 07 Aug 2020 11:44 AM PDT making your livelihood depend on it. With everything going on, I needed a new job and FAST. I found a part time job paying incredibly well on the internet and they offered me a position almost immediately. Great! I've been yo-yo dieting and trying all the fads and apps for years and none of them worked because honestly, I have no discipline, no dedication, and no self control. the position was in a warehouse so I knew itd be hard work getting into it, but what I failed to consider was how I'd be getting there. I can't drive and buses dont run when my shift starts (2-4am). So I did what any reasonable person would do, and bought a bike. I was setting out to ride 10 miles, 5 days a week, every week, while not having even looked at a bike in years. and then proceeding to do 5-7 hours of physical labor. i was scared shitless. However, I did it. i lived. and i have did it almost every single day for the past two weeks. and i dont have the option of stopping considering how much rent is. and that has been the kick in the ass I needed. In two weeks, I have dropped an inch or so off my arms, 3-4 inches off my thighs, toned my back a bit, gotten rid of some belly fat, abd have almost no fat left on my calves and I wildly consider this to be one of the best decisions I've made in a long time. (granted: my knees are very much still adjusting) Because of my hectic schedule and also needing to get enough sleep, I probably havent been eating as much as I should (1200 cals a day, max) so yeeeah. ugh. bad. But im still incredibly proud of my progress and wanted to share! 19/5'8/ SW: 185/190/ GW: 140 [link] [comments] |
| It’s a different world after becoming fat again Posted: 07 Aug 2020 03:10 PM PDT I was lean and muscular 4 months ago, but then the gyms closed because of Covid, then I got injured, then I ate like shit while preparing for an exam. Now I'm 25 lbs overweight. Being attractive at one time to becoming fat is like going from being a rich man to middle class or poor. It's just a more fun and easy life when you're handsome and I became accustomed to all the benefits that come with being attractive. Now women of a certain age aren't inexplicably happy to see me, going out to bars isn't as fun, and I just don't have the same confidence in my day to day life. Losing weight is formulaic and I know it's just a matter of time for me to go back to the way I was, but these next 3 months being unattractive are going to suck. Thank you for listening to my tirade. Maybe you can relate. [link] [comments] |
| Extremely frustrated at losing weight loss momentum but trying to stay positive Posted: 08 Aug 2020 12:42 AM PDT Last year I hit a wall at work, it was my second year as an attorney and I just was overwhelmed and stressed, literally could not have felt worse. I decided I had to change that though, and a coworker suggested I try Soul Cycle, which I initially dismissed due to the cult-y vibe I've always gotten from them. To my surprise, I loved it (we also tried Rumble and Orange Theory, but Soul stuck)! I got really into it and it made a HUGE difference. Not just the weight loss, but I believe in buying into things if you're going to bother doing it and the whole good vibes and pump up aspect of the classes helped enormously with work. Between November 2019 and March 2029 I lost 15 lbs, going from 160 to 145 (I'm 5'4, 160 is overweight but 145 is not bad. Ideally I'd be 135-140 but it's more size for me). Clothes were fitting better and overall I just felt like finally I'd found an exercise program that worked for me. Then bam. COVID. Obviously all the gyms and classes closed, and I kept debating and debating a Peloton, but didn't want to commit to such an expensive purchase. Kept thinking that things would ease up and the gyms would reopen. But then my local Soul announced it wouldn't be reopening. So I caved, I bought the peloton. At this point I had been staying with my parents or ordering out a ton due to trying to avoid the grocery store (I know, I know). I had ballooned to 167. Thats the heaviest I've ever been in my life. I was really excited to get back on my grind, not just with the Peloton but also with my food choices. Two days after ordering the Peloton I went horseback riding and got thrown off the horse. I got up but it was the most pain of my life - which makes sense because it turns out I shattered my L1 vertebrae. So now, here I am, on bedrest, literally unable to do anything in terms of exercise, I can't even sit right now. I'm able to take 10-15 minute walks now which is great, but the pain is honestly crazy. As yet the fracture is stable so I do not need surgery, but that could change. The chance I could destabilize it is real, so I am taking the bedrest orders so seriously. I'm coming up on the fifth week of this. Recovery as a whole will be months. So I'm back at my parents, I can't get to the kitchen or cook so I'm eating all my meals in bed, my parents have been great about cooking and taking care of me, but it's still a really shit situation. I have to be positive in front of everyone just because that's who I am, but ultimately I'm just really frustrated. I finally got in a grove after years of extreme weight loss due to illness followed by ballooning back up. With SoulCycle I felt like my weight loss was healthy and in my hands, plus I loved it. I was hoping Peloton would be the same. But now I'm looking to a recovery that could keep me from really exercising til January. But - I have a glimmer of hope. It's hard to know what I weigh because when I get out of bed I have to wear a brace, but with the brace on, I'm 162 lbs. I think I've lost about 5/6 lbs while on bedrest. Probably partially stress but it's almost entirely portion control! I have practically no access to food without my parents (I can't get down to the kitchen but it's really painful) and my mom has been super supportive of helping me not snack and be mindful of portion sizes. So I am frustrated. It's hard being sidelined like this and between quarantine which feels like it'll never end and this injury, which also feels like it'll never end, I'm just feeling so defeated. But I am trying my absolute hardest to hold onto my little 5 lb victory! It's not nothing! And it does show that food has the biggest impact on weight, rather than just exercise. I'm hoping someone else has a similar story or even ideas of how to stay on track from bed. I am overweight right now, ignoring the numbers I can feel it, and I'm aiming for 135 - 140. I don't know if I can do it from bed but I'm going to try! [link] [comments] |
| I finally decided to do something about my weight and I've lost 50 lbs so far Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:28 AM PDT I posted on here a couple of years ago about weight loss and keeping myself accountable but that ended up just being BS. This year, in June, I started to lose weight by counting calories, replacing soft drinks with water, and not eating fast food. I started out walking every day and am about to start working out. I figured it would be easier on my joints if I lost some weight first. I've dropped several inches, went down 2 dress sizes and have lost a total of 50.2 lbs. My start weight was 350, and right now I'm sitting at 299.8. I'm ecstatic and I'm ready to keep going. I'm smoking some ribs to celebrate. :) Thank you guys for reading and I hope y'all have a great day. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 03:22 PM PDT i binge ate, which is normal for me once every week or two, but today, i binge ate way more than i usually do. i feel so sick and am upset with myself but i also know that this happened by having such a large calorie deficit the entire week. i won't give up though. tomorrow, i continue on with eating healthy. i won't count calories or be in a large deficit, but i also won't let myself go overboard. i know my body is so tired and i'm tired too, of hurting it. i could allow myself to binge on for days until i feel motivated like i usually do, but what good will that do? i am at my lowest weight in years, and i am not giving up now! i am less than 10lbs away from my goal weight. my weight loss hasn't been linear, but in the end i still managed to continue to reach new lowest weights. this was one day, and i have to remind myself. my goal is to make it my last day, and even if it isn't, at least i know i didn't give up! [link] [comments] |
| Your regular unregulated weight loss = hair loss post. Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:19 AM PDT I've seen this being discussed here frequently and I just wanted to share my very recent naive experience with people here, just in case they're worried about it like I have been. I was very unhealthy (22M, 220lbs, 182cm) back in Jan, 2020. Never faced any major hair issues/other conditions but finally decided THIS IS ENOUGH. Being in tech, I have a typical sedentary lifestyle so I decided to cut my cals to around 1200/day (too low? I know...but NOW). Also followed IF with an 18-6 routine for around 3 months. Being predominantly; an eggetarian (with some rare bites of chicken sometimes), I knew it'll be a tough ask to maintain my nutrition goal, but I went ahead with it anyway. Ended up losing around 35lbs in three months, but realised pretty late that I have almost halved the usually recommended 1mg/2lbs of protein intake. Come around late May-early June, quarantined at home with very less sunlight (i.e Vitamin D3) exposure coupled with bad dietary habits, I started experiencing VERY sudden hair shedding from all over the scalp. The frequency was a lot, mostly at night and in shower. Had to consult my GP, who recommended me to a Derm and voila, I was advised to up my iron/protein intake with lots of vitamin D (I was deficient, no surprises) and I quote "Stop acting like a fool" with a mean stare. I hope this post serves as a statutory warning for anyone trying to get into an unhealthy, sudden weight loss habit :) Update: The shedding has slowed down in July now, but the roots still seem pretty weak with the occasional shedding. I have just started fixing my diet, so I'm hopeful that things will be better soon [link] [comments] |
| To all those who suffer with binge eating Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:39 AM PDT M/18 5'9" SW:230 CW: 175 GW: 148 I used to suffer with binge eating. I feel like this should've been said to me while I was struggling with it, so I feel like maybe this will help some of you. Over consumption of food either because of heavy restriction or emotions would be classified as a binge. I used to do this a lot. My narrative was that nothing in life may be going my way but I can eat this food and feel better. The thing is I never did. I would eat over 6,000 calories and still feel bad, if not worse at the end. Finally after two years of consecutive binging, I tried to get to the bottom of it. Why did I eat so much, was it that I had a food addiction or was it something else. I began to monitor myself. How did I feel like before the binge, during, and after. And what I realized is that my emotions stayed the same. I was consistently sad throughout the whole experience and yet I still did it knowing it would deter my progress. After about 4 months of monitoring I sat down with myself and had a discussion. I looked at my journal and saw that this was something that wasn't aiding me at all. I talked to some of my skinny friends and analyzed their eating behavior. Then it clicked "food is a tool." It's not there to aid or deter you unless you use it for that intended purpose. Food is a way to fuel our bodies when needed. Yes, I prefer chicken that taste good rather than rubber, but ultimately both have the same effect on my body. I also realized that binging for a day will not ruin all of my progress. I would gain 2 to 3 pounds but after eating back at a deficit those 2 to 3 pounds would be gone after a day or two. I am not a medical professional, I'm just trying to share my story of how I stopped binging. I can't remember the last time I've binged tbh which is an amazing thing. Good luck to any of you struggling to break this 🍀. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:11 PM PDT Hi I'm a 6'3 male and 19 years of age, theses past few months I have been grinding my butt off, I've been working out 5 days week for almost 6 months now, I went from 210 to 163 at my lowest, with the first few months of 2020 I would weight train, but due to recent events I had to build myself a pull up bar and have been working on that almost everyday (while doing other body weight stuff like push ups and dips) and as of recently I've been adding cardio to my workout, about a mile everyday. While at 165 (6'3 m) I noticed that my stubborn fat was still very much there, as I was taking in less than 1500 calories a day at the start of my weight loss Journey, I started to ask myself if I should now be focusing on gaining muscle by having a higher caloric intake, after a month and some change of clean bulking I'm at 168 and have seen some results. As I was going through my phone and doing research I found this r/ and would love for my question. I'm very worried that if I stick with this plan of taking in more calories my stubborn fat will be more profound at the end of my clean bulk, is that something to be worried about even though I have a low amount of muscle? Any advice or comments?? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:39 AM PDT This post will just be me rambling, because I need to get my thoughts out somewhere, so here's me apologizing in advance. After many years of tweaking my diet and trying many strategies, I've come to the realization that the focus on restriction is what caused my binges. It sounds so stupidly obvious, when put into words, but there it is..... I managed to maintain a low weight for 1,5 years through sheer willpower, but it was by depriving myself. I would do intermittent fasting, drink water, count calories, and do a lot of stuff that works and makes sense. But it required a constant controlled effort, that felt like a mental chore to maintain. In the end, it became so stressful to think about food from the moment I woke up, to the moment I went to bed, that I just couldn't do it anymore. So my weight bounced back, after 1.5 years of concentrated effort. It took a year to bounce back, but I'm now at the weight I was when I started to lose weight back in 2017. That means that I'm back to square one, with 30+ kgs to lose once again... The way I routinely would eat during those 1.5 years, led to a few binges. I would do everything I could to limit myself most days, and stay below my alotted calories. That meant, that on days I deemed "Cheat days" I would go absolutely nuts. A whole container of ben & jerry's, three big macs, a galleon of coke, an entire case of beer, I would binge on everything I had restricted. Eating became more and more of an obsession, and I would almost disappear into an eating frenzy when I succumbed. When I finally gave up that deprivation / binging lifestyle, I decided that there was just no way I could start losing weight again, before I figured out how to do it in a physically and mentally healthy way. I think I finally figured out how. The key for me now, is to make a concentrated effort to eat more healthy foods. It sounds like a stupid banality, but it's actually all it is. More subtly explained, it's a change in attitude. During those 1.5 years, I would focus on all the things I shouldn't eat, and as a result I would think about it day-in and day-out, waiting for the days that I could finally indulge. This time, I will focus on what I SHOULD eat. I will ignore calories, and instead use an empirical approach. My focus will be on eating as much healthy food as possible. I will be having a bit of icecream later, so I 've eaten half a cucumber, some blueberries, a large portion of leafy greens and tomatoes, and small portion of italian inspired veggie meatball dish with whole-grain spaghetti. Instead of thinking "Oh, I really shouldn't eat this apple, because then I won't have room in my calorie budget for tonight", I will instead trust that eating that apple anyway will just mean that I have less room in my stomach for indulging in the evening. I've realized that I've made a really stupid assumption for a very long time regarding calories. The assumption is: Eating a snickers is bad, right? It definitely is. Lots of calories, very little nutritional value, not a lot of volume for those calories, and it's a highly addictive snack. So having already consumed all those calories from that snickers, wouldn't it be worse to eat the calories of a banana, and to snack on carrots too? It would just add 140 calories to the count. The truth is that, although the volume of that banana and carrot doesn't negate those calories, it lowers the peak of sugar released into the blood stream from that snack. it also fills the body with fiber, and makes it so you don't suddently eat two snickers instead of one (Which would often happen, when my binges were triggered). I've been focusing so much on eating less of one kind of food, that I've completely neglected the fact that eating more of the other is the key. If I fill my stomach with kale, I won't have room for that huge dessert. If I have a huge pile of carrots, auburgine, cucumbers, and celery that I have to chew through - I won't be able to eat a whole pizza. If I want some coke, then let's make sure I also drink a whole lot of water. Easy. I've also realized that one of the greatest dangers in all of this, is letting perfect be the enemy of the good. I would limit the amount of fruit I ate in a day to 2, as those were the official nutritional recommendation. But if I had eaten those 3 or 4 pieces of fruit I craved - then guess what - I probably wouldn't have ravaged the cupboard's chocolate when the kids were put to bed. I'm currently down 4 kgs in around 10 days by following this strategy. I expect the trend to slow, and I will probably have to make some adjustments along the way. But I'm actually hopeful I have a more long-term solution to my weight-problem this time around. 10 days, and no binges. [link] [comments] |
| In the Defense of Food: A Book Report Posted: 07 Aug 2020 02:52 PM PDT I recently finished the book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" by Michael Pollan. I thought some things in here would be relevant to all you good people trying to better yourselves. The roughly 200 page book outlines the way that westerners, namely Americans, have convoluted the simple act of eating in attempt to eat healthier. These attempts have left most of us, according to Pollan, unhealthily obsessed with eating healthy, unable to enjoy food, and, ironically, extremely unhealthy. It all started in 1977 with the McGovern document. George McGovern, a US Senator, championed for a document that would set guidelines for the way Americans should eat. The document claimed that eating meat, particularly red meat, and dairy led to heart disease. The suggestion was that Americans eat less meat and dairy. Of course, the meat and dairy industries had a cow and lobbied for the report to be amended. And so it was with a recommendation to eat less fat. But the studies cited in the document didn't specifically point to fat. It was assumed that this was the culprit, but Pollan points out that it could've been any number of things, all the way down to how the meat is cooked, that could lead to unsatisfactory health outcomes. The most tragic thing that happened was the amount of sugary, highly-processed foods that made their way into the American diet following the publication of the McGovern Report. By a percentage, Americans do eat less fat. But by absolute numbers, Americans actually eat more fat now because Americans eat more calories than they did forty years ago. This is also the point in history where obesity and diabetes rates sky-rocketed, probably not coincidentally. In the years since the McGovern document, elected leaders have tried to encourage Americans to be healthy, so far as they didn't upset any other major industries. And food manufacturers also wanted to help us with our diet, as long as they could maximize profit. In the last forty old years, it seems that as fast as scientists could identify good nutrients in good, like omega-3s found in fish or antioxidants found in fruits and veggies, food manufacturers were placing them into processed foods and making them available via vitamins. Unsurprisingly, the people who ate the enriched foods or the vitamins didn't have the same health outcomes as the people who ate the whole foods did. And Pollan speculates here that antioxidants or omega-3s or essential amino acids interact with other nutrients and chemicals found in the whole foods that make them work. He cautions against taking the nutrient out of the food, claiming that the best, if not only, way to eat a complete diet is to eat whole foods where the nutrient is naturally occurring. And just like he cautions against taking the nutrient out of the food, he cautions taking the food out of the diet or the diet out of the lifestyle. I've heard that the Mediterranean diet is one of the best diets to adhere to, but Pollan tells us to consider the study that determined that. It took place in the 1940's on the island of Crete. While the people there did eat a diet rich in seafood and olive oil, they also worked jobs that involved a lot of physical labor, walked most placed (or took a donkey. There weren't any automobiles) and fasted regularly as a part of their Greek Orthodox faith. Which part was it that led to the low instances of heart disease? A dietician might believe it's the olive oil and fish, but it could just as easily have been the fasting days or the active lifestyle. Pollan has a few interesting points on how different American attitudes towards eating are compared to the French. Pollan refers to it was the "French Paradox." The French can eat foods loaded with saturated fat, heavy and loaded with carbs, with lots of meat and dairy. Yet, they have lower BMIs than Americans do with less instances of heart disease and diabetes. How can it be? Pollan has several theories, mostly revolving around how the French don't snack. They eat all of their food at meals, seated at an actual table (not a desk or a steering wheel). They take longer to eat less food, savoring each bite and enjoying the company of those around them. The most interesting part of the book to me was when a food psychologist played a word association game with a group of French people and a group of Americans. The word he wanted both groups to find an associative word was chocolate cake. Before I reveal what each group said, I want to play a game with you. Think about the last time you ate chocolate cake. Where were you? Who were you with? Now pick a word that you associate with chocolate cake. The most common word the Americans gave was guilt. The most common word for the French was celebration. Pollan says that the difference between these two groups is that Americans are afraid to enjoy food, that we are so obsessed with healthy eating that we can't relax enough to enjoy a slice of cake on a special occasion. But I see it differently. I see it that Americans probably eat chocolate cake a whole lot more than the French. When Americans think of chocolate cake, they might think of Hostess Cupcakes or Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. They might think of ordering a slice of Death By Chocolate at Chili's as a part of their weekly routine or maybe as part of their Sundae from Sonic for a quick treat after work. The French, on the other hand, may only have chocolate cake a handful of times a year, maybe on their birthday and perhaps the birthdays of close relatives. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." This can sum up Pollan's nutritional advice. And it is good advice. He advocates for eating almost exclusively whole foods, cutting out all processed foods. He has some tips and tricks for doing that, like shopping at the edges of the grocery store, not buying foods with more than five ingredients or ingredients you can't pronounce. He says not to eat unless you are seated at a table with other people and to keep serving dishes and spoons away from where you eat to discourage seconds. But I have a lot of criticism for Pollan too. He advocates for spending more money on food, for opting for organic and grass-fed meats and to ditch the grocery store all together in favor of farmer's markets and wild foods and homegrown gardens. He makes these recommendations like most Americans have a few extra hundred bucks a month to drop on groceries and makes comments that come off as very elitist to me. He also talks about keeping a home garden without mentioning barriers of entry, like actually having a yard or the time to tend to it. In essence, he seems to be saying that if you are smart and educated enough to read his book, you certainly have money to spend more on groceries and the luxury of ample free time to cook and garden. One of his talking points is to not eat foods my great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. Or, really, don't eat foods that my Neolithic ancestors wouldn't recognize as food. To me, that takes me on a slippery slope that almost seems to negate some of his earlier points, like eating a vast array of foods to have the most diverse diet. Tofu is made of whole foods, and I am quite certain my Neolithic ancestors didn't eat it. Anyway, the book was a little bit of an eye opener to me, and it has changed the way I approach food now. The one thing I wasn't quite aware of that I am know is that processed grains, like white flour and rice, are so bad for you because your body basically converts it into sugar right away and that whole grains are so good for you because of the nutrients they contain. If anyone has any comments or questions, I'd like to hear them! [link] [comments] |
| Tip: wear tight clothes when grocery shopping! Posted: 08 Aug 2020 02:32 AM PDT I have read before that you should ideally mostly wear tight clothes even at home when you are trying to lose weight, because then you will think twice about if you really need to have that ice cream right now even though you already feel full, since a full stomach is more easily visible. But for me, someone who comes from binge eating, the problem already starts when I go grocery shopping. I usually don't hesitate much to buy food that wasn't on my shopping list, then stuff myself with it and then regret it. I can't portion control for my life, at least not yet. But what I found helpful was wearing tight clothes when going grocery shopping. Then I would reconsider if I really want to buy more than is on my shopping list. "You look quite good in this t-shirt, but you could look even better. Buying this tub of ice cream won't help though." And bam. I decide not to buy it. My mind doesn't circle around it as much when I have a valid reason not to buy that ice cream, which is feeling good in my body. Just a tip that I think might work especially well for other binge eaters! [link] [comments] |
| I got overwhelmed and started crying??? Posted: 07 Aug 2020 06:46 PM PDT Hey guys... I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I am 5'2" , 25yo, SW: 190lbs CW: 165lbs I recently started a custom 4 week workout and meal plan where I eat certain macros every day. This week I've been really stressed and have been getting to bed almost at midnight and waking up at 5am because of work. Needless to say I'm tired. My workouts this week have been tough but I was excited and motivated. Today I've been really sleepy all day, I felt weak and I had "bad food" but I forced myself to do today's workout anyways. When I finished, I got overwhelmed with anxiety and I started bawling. My fiancee had to comfort me. I felt like a failure for not being strong enough to say no to the food and allowing it to make me feel bad and bloated, I couldn't give it my all today in the workout. I just felt like I failed myself..... Has anyone else ever cried after a workout? Or felt this overwhelmed? I'm a bit new to all this. Thanks. [link] [comments] |
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