Weight loss: Hi my name is Eve and I think I'm done. |
- Hi my name is Eve and I think I'm done.
- If you are binge eating to fill some sort of void in life then no amount of "changing your lifestyle" with regards eating will help.
- Down 22.8lbs so far since July 12th
- Life Begins at 40
- It’s my one year maintenance anniversary!
- Weight Loss Update #2 - Hit My Short-Term Goal and Lost 10lbs so far!
- Jar of pizza sauce actually takes the edge off of pizza craving.
- There's No Need to Compare Your Body or Level of Fitness with Others
- (SV) I’ve lost 10% of my body weight!
- I need help.
- I’m celebrating today and I want to share!
- Psych medications and weight loss
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 2
- I think I need to take a break [TW]
- I keep being given food against my will and it makes me feel horrible?
- Seeing positive changes, but also new flaws I never noticed before.
- I feel like I can't win.
- I'm back again. Trying to eat better after life changes.
- Motivation Monday. Get and give motivation for yourself or others.
- I’m an 18 year old and I want to lose weight
- Tracking intakes but not losing, do I need to adjust my BMR?
- Learning to listen to my body
| Hi my name is Eve and I think I'm done. Posted: 02 Aug 2020 10:41 PM PDT EDIT: Uh, what.. I left for a few hours and now there's so many things.. I thought maybe a few people will see this and that'll be it, oh-kay.. So, I have been a very active lurker here, reading maybe too much even. I like seeing peoples victories and progress, big or small, just makes me happy to see them, so I come around and read and smile. But I think it's time I post one of my own. If you can make it through all this, thanks :) If not, that's OK too, I know it's maybe too much. Hi, my name is Eve(F,30+) and I used to be... Large. I don't want to use exact measurements and I don't know if it's OK here not to, it's just that it's all public on the Internet after I hit that post button and that kinda bothers me.. So maybe I can use BMI instead, since it doesn't reveal the ratios right? Let me know if I need to add something else. So, my starting point back 3 years ago was a BMI of 45. I believe this is in the category of "Morbidly Obese".. It was pretty bad. I was eating junk food for comfort and boredom. Just tons of it, every day, and my weight was going up up and away very quickly. I had no energy to do anything, always tired laying on the couch in the evenings watching TV re-runs and falling asleep next to a bag of chips. Pains me to recall this time. I was depressed and lonely, avoided all social contact as I believed I wasn't worth being around, just a mess. So, what changed? I knew what I was doing wasn't healthy or sustainable in the long run. I knew. But I didn't care. My family were worried and doctors kept telling me to lose weight, whatever right, it's my life? Then I got into therapy. I had tried it before, but I never connected with the people and it was useless, but I gave it another shot after being pushed. And this time I found the connection. I was able to openly talk about my problems which I won't get into here, not the sub for it, but I mean things like my childhood, all that. And doors started opening, slowly, but surely. And we did start talking about my obesity as well and how it was affecting me mentally and physically. I started trying to diet towards the end of '17, but kept failing. I had the mentality of "1 failure = total failure", so whenever I would have a bad day and eat junk food I would throw the whole diet thing away for a while and think I failed, no reason to continue. Only to then find the motivation again 2 weeks later and try again.. This continued until the summer of '18. I had been "dieting" for 6+ months, "failing" over and over, restarting over and over. But it all changed that summer.. I can't give you the magic words or a simple answer to the question of "how did you do it", but something changed in my head. I just realized I had to change, there was no other choice, I had to do it, for myself. I found the motivation. So, I started on Keto in June that year and followed it very strictly for a year, going down to a BMI of about 30 in this time frame. I did not exercise or do anything else, just stopped eating carbs and followed the macros for Keto and kept my intake of calories low enough. I wasn't measuring or weighing my food, I looked at the packaging and estimated plus I had an app called MyFitnessPal for scanning bar codes. At this point progress was starting to slow down, I was hitting plateaus constantly and felt like I needed to change something. I ditched Keto and started just the basic "CICO diet", if it can be called that, basically just limited myself to 1500 a day and didn't go over it. And then at the end of '19 I added daily walks(about 1 hour) to my routine as I had started to feel physically and mentally much, much better and was now able to "get out there". In March this year I hit the 24,9 BMI "Milestone" which my calculator says is called.. Normal weight. Whatever that means. And right now, in August, my BMI sits at 20.9. So, that's it then, isn't it? I have no reason to go lower. I've already been slowly over the past few months shifting from a mentality of "lose more" to "sustain". I need to find the point of healthy eating without gaining or losing. Just maintaining. This is what the title of this post means: I am done. It is over. I hope for forever. Ever since the end of '19 I have been feeling, for the first time in my life, happy. Just.. Happy. I'm working on getting back into school to learn a new profession as I feel motivated now. It's not everything just because I lost weight, dealing with my depression was a huge part for both the weight loss and my mental well being. I don't hate myself anymore and I can look in the mirror without feeling bad about what I see. I'm not going to lie and say it's all "sunshine and happiness" all day every day, it's not. But compared to 3 years ago, damn, I am doing good now. So, this is my possibly too long Milestone/Progress post. I realize I didn't mention it in the post anywhere, but a lot of my information for this battle came from this sub. So, Thank You /r/loseit for everything. For supporting me and everyone else, even if I didn't really post here, I was always here, reading and absorbing it all :) I can answer questions if something was left out, this was kinda just a stream of words coming out of my brain and I probably left stuff too vague at times. Thank You. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2020 08:06 AM PDT You have to fix the thing that is making you binge eat. This took me so long to finally understand! For me, I use binge eating as a way to fill the void of having no friends or social life. I grew up in the countryside far away from anyone and my house was in a bad way so my parents never allowed friends to come over. We were also poor so I could never do any sport. This all led to me being a lonely kid who used binge eating to fill the gap. My parents were also very strict so eating a mix of appetising carbohydrates and fat became a way to deal with stress. Lockdown made it worse. I could go slighly deeper on why I eat but ill leave it there lol Today that kid is now a stressed out pessimist with no friends who eats when he's stressed out/tired/bored. I'm sick of the yo yo cycle of weight loss and I'm unsure of how to fill the void. Any tips or can anyone relate? M 79.5kg 181cm/5"11 [link] [comments] |
| Down 22.8lbs so far since July 12th Posted: 02 Aug 2020 05:03 PM PDT I can't hold it in any longer I must share my major progress that has been going on. I started July 12th and my big weigh-in is August 12th (1 month) I am already down 22.8lbs and quite a few inches.. I will be posting pictures side by side as promised in 11 days. I made extreme changes in the kitchen, no more drinking, junk food, or fast food. I move my feet every chance I get, I dance, I walk my apartment steps or go to the park. I am proud that I've been able to gain some self control. I have severe depression & anxiety and my go to when I was feeling down was beer, burgers, fries, and snacks afterwards. Don't give up, keep pushing. I refuse to ever be knocking on 300lbs again! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2020 06:40 AM PDT Someone in r/decidingtobebetter said you all would like this post. Some found it inspiring and helpful, or at the very least an interesting read. Enjoy! My entire life I have been a fat, lazy, body abuser, and added smoking to my bad habits at 17. My sister had bariatric surgery a few years back and her doctor told her that all of your bad habits start to catch up with you at 40, and that little tidbit worked its way into my brain. I had time, about 18 months before I hit the magical age of 40, when my body (currently suffering no real side effects from my poor lifestyle,) would start falling apart due to years of cheese and neglect. I made no changes but that thought stayed in my head. As 40 loomed closer I decided that I would quit smoking. It seemed like I could do nothing else to improve my health until I did. I still had months to prepare, so I smoked like a fiend and made an appointment for a physical and stop smoking medicine. I took my Chantix, read Alan Carr's book, and quit smoking on February 1, 2020. It was AWFUL. I regretted my decision immediately. Even with the medicine, book, and endless support from my family, it was so hard and I wanted to quit quitting smoking every minute of the day. I ate constantly to avoid smoking and gained nearly 20 pounds in 6 weeks. But I did it. Every time I wanted to give up I thought about my kids being without a mom because I couldn't not smoke. I thought about all the money I spent on my prescription. I thought about how disappointed I would be if I went back to smoking. I gave myself three months to quit before I moved on to another goal. By the end of the three months I was officially smoke free. I did it! And in the middle of a global pandemic! But I didn't feel proud or accomplished. I felt depressed and disgusting because I was 260 pounds, had constant heartburn, no energy, and no sex drive. I gave myself another three months, this time to improve my health. I started by taking my average daily steps (about 3k at the time) and adding to it each day to get to 10,000 per day by the end of the first month. And to stop all nighttime eating. That's it. No diet, no strenuous exercise, just increase my steps each day and cut out all food after dinner. As that first month passed, I was amazed at how much easier it was to breathe when I went for a walk. The heartburn eased up without the nighttime food, and I lost about 10 pounds. My mood was improving. I was feeling motivated to do more and to make better food choices. The second month, I decided to step it up a bit. I could easily hit 10k steps/day, and was itching for a more challenging workout. A doctor in my past told me to aim for 20 minutes of sweating each day, so I increased my walking speed so I sweat. I also changed my eating habits by giving up soda and all fast food. Since it was summer, it was easy to stick with lean protein and fresh veggies. I could feel myself changing. I was no longer depressed. I was nicer to my husband and kids. I wanted to be healthy, a feeling I was completely unfamiliar with. For the third month of my healthy lifestyle goals I took up running. I chose a fairly slow and easy couch to 5k program and am currently still working on it. I've lost 40 pounds overall. I feel better than I have my entire adult life. I feel confident, happy and motivated to live my best life. 6 months ago I decided to be better and am now a totally different person. It was so, so hard, but not impossible. If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. If you're feeling like the old me and need some motivation I hope this helped you. Many people in my life have said that my accomplishments are extra impressive because of Covid. "With all the craziness and quarantine, no one would have blamed you for giving up!" I have heard some variation of this over and over. But there are always going to be hard things in your life, whether or not you smoke or are fat. If it wasn't Covid it would be something else. [link] [comments] |
| It’s my one year maintenance anniversary! Posted: 02 Aug 2020 07:13 AM PDT I'm 5'6" 25F and two years ago I lost 60lbs, going from 200 to 140. It's now officially been one year since I stopped losing and started maintaining. My highest weight during the past year was 142.6 and my lowest was 135.6. Usually I weigh in somewhere in the middle. Even when I was successfully losing weight I was terrified of maintenance. I've lost weight once before and ended up gaining it all back and more and I was afraid the same thing would happen again. But now that I'm one year in, I feel much more confident. I know where I screwed up last time and I'm doing things the right way this time. Last time I tried to maintain, I didn't weigh myself regularly, so I had no way of knowing when I was gaining until my clothes started fitting differently, at which point I had probably already gained at least 5-10lbs. This time, I weigh daily and have caught myself early when the weight started creeping up (around when quarantine started) and adjusted my calorie intake to bring it back down. Last time, I stopped counting calories after about a year of maintenance. I thought I had a good idea of how much I needed to eat to maintain. That worked for about another year before my activity levels changed (I got an office job), which threw everything out of whack. This time, I plan to count calories for the rest of my life. That used to sound like a depressing life sentence, but now I think of counting calories like brushing my teeth: it doesn't take long, it's easy to do once it's a habit, and it'll keep me healthy as long as I keep doing it. Last time, I took CICO too literally. Yes, technically you can lose and maintain weight eating garbage as long as you stick within your calorie limit, but it's not good for you in the long term. I had no energy. Plus, sugar is incredibly addictive for me, and eating it regularly just makes me want more. This time, I've combined CICO with healthier eating. I try to get enough servings of fruits and vegetables and avoid added sugar. No food is completely off limits but some foods (soda, ice cream, candy) are for special occasions only. Finally, last time, even after I lost weight, I was always critical of my body. I still thought of myself as fat and unattractive. I was constantly comparing myself to other women and feeling worthless. This time, I make an effort to see myself more positively. I still have flaws – my stomach could be flatter, my butt could be bigger, my arms and thighs could be smaller – but I don't dwell on them. I may not love the way I look but I'm content with it. Maintenance has been pretty good to me this year. Next year I'm hoping to work on my strength and fitness. Getting fit seems like an almost impossible goal considering I've spent most of my life hating exercise, but losing weight once seemed impossible too and I did it, so I think I can do this too. Huge thanks to everyone on this sub and also those of you on /r/progresspics. Your advice and inspiration have been so important to me. [link] [comments] |
| Weight Loss Update #2 - Hit My Short-Term Goal and Lost 10lbs so far! Posted: 02 Aug 2020 08:37 PM PDT Hello again! Let's go ahead and get the stats out of the way: SW: 205; CW: 194.8; Long-Term GW: 160; Short-Term GW: Under 190 Crunches - 50; Pushups - 5; Squats - 50 I took initial measurements on 7/22/20 (Waist -41", Left Arm - 13.5", Right Arm - 14", Left Thigh - 24", Right Thigh - 25", Bust - 43") Measurements as of 8/02/20 - Waist 40"; Left A 13"; Right A 13"; Left T 24"; Right T 24"; Bust 40.5" Victories: Hit my short-term goal of being under 200lbs! Lost 10lbs total! Starting off with the bad, my diet still isn't very balanced and I haven't done any strength training in the past two weeks (RIP to the resistance bands I bought). I also gave up on doing the jump rope challenge. The good news: I've been hiking at least 3 miles everyday for two weeks! The trail I take is about an 70-80 minutes long and pretty rugged in some spots, so I get a good workout (my calves hate it). Since I've started hiking I haven't been doing a lot of extra exercises, but I plan to pick back up this week. I also haven't binged at all since my last update! There have been times when I just really want to give in, but I've stayed strong so far. I'm still eating out more than I'd like, but I'm staying within my calorie limit. Part of my eating out/binge problem is definitely related to my eating schedule change. I used to eat all the time (before work, during work, after work, relaxing on the couch, ect), but now I eat one meal a day (not technically fasting, I take vitamins when I wake up). My brain has sort of rewired, and I normally won't eat until after I've finished my hike or my work shift, so I normally don't eat until about 7 or later. When I'm hiking or working I'm thinking about food (today's food craving was Olive Garden, I caved, but hiked an extra mile and counted calories tightly), and it used to be really hard to not stuff my face, but it's getting easier to stop myself until I'm more in control. I bought some protein powder, but haven't really used it since I'm not doing in any strength. TLDR; I'm more active than I've ever been, I'm more in control of my eating, and overall I'm a lot happier! [link] [comments] |
| Jar of pizza sauce actually takes the edge off of pizza craving. Posted: 02 Aug 2020 09:25 PM PDT Title says it all. I was shopping yesterday and for days I just haven't been able to get pizza out of my head, it's been haunting me. Was looking at pizza sauce and it didn't have that many calories in it, about as much as a can of soup, 35 calories at 6 servings so 210 calories not so bad. So I got it .. and you know, I just sat with a spoon and ate the whole thing and it really took the edge off. Obviously it isn't pizza without the crust, bread, cheese, and all the other high calorie high fat stuff, .. but it was good enough for me and stopped the pizza pixies from tormenting me, so I thought I might mention it. [link] [comments] |
| There's No Need to Compare Your Body or Level of Fitness with Others Posted: 02 Aug 2020 11:53 PM PDT Comparing ourselves with others is human nature, and we all do it, but if you're following a workout video like Insanity Max, you may be in awe and envious of the fit bodies the people on the show have. If you're following a fitness program/class at the gym, others may seem to move faster or better than you. They may be leaner and fitter. But every minute you spend wishing you had someone else's life is a minute you spend wasting yours. * It impedes your progress By comparing yourself to others, you'll feel discouraged. What you may not realize is that many fitness programs are edited to make the workouts high-energy and motivating for those watching. The people you see doing the workouts with ease would have practiced the same workouts for months until they can execute the moves easily. The producers of these fitness programs are not going to put an out of shape guy who flops around in exhaustion 5 minutes into the workout. We may be able to identify with the guy, but he won't motivate us. What you want to see are people who look fit and can complete the workouts with relative ease. This shows you that the workout is indeed humanly possible to complete. Use the people you see as inspiration and not a benchmark to compare yourself to. * It discourages you Comparing yourself with others will inevitably discourage you if they seem much better. However, you do not have the full picture. The people in the videos/gym may have been training for years. They have a lot more experience. If you've led a sedentary lifestyle or you're new to working out, you've NOT given yourself enough time. It's easy to assume they're better than you when you don't factor in the amount of time they spent to get there. You being on a fitness program for 2 weeks will not get you the same results that they took 9 months to achieve. Be reasonable and kind to yourself. Give yourself the time. All you need to do is take one workout at a time, and be better than the previous you. * It's a waste of time Whatever your fitness goals may be, whether it's to shed the stubborn pounds or skyrocket your fitness level, what really matters is that you keep the main thing the main thing. The main things are your diet, training and rest. Consistency and compliance are the cornerstones to succeeding with any fitness program. The moment you start comparing yourself to others, you'll take your eye off what really matters. Drawing comparisons is just a nugatory and futile pursuit. It doesn't serve you in any way. So, always focus on beating your personal bests and increasing your compliance to your diet and training. It's these little wins that will ultimately give you the body of a Greek god… and/or get you to your fitness goals. With enough time, you'll end up becoming the person that others start comparing themselves to… but once again, you focus on you and being a role model for yourself! [link] [comments] |
| (SV) I’ve lost 10% of my body weight! Posted: 02 Aug 2020 07:22 AM PDT Started out at 250lbs and now down to 225lbs! It doesn't feel/look like a lot but it's enough of a major milestone for me (mathematically) that I know that I've made progress. I've struggled with my weight since my early teens, and tried on and off intense dieting many times. After I left for college a lot of crap happened and I ballooned up almost 50lbs. At the beginning of my journey I thought this was going to be another 'diet for a week and a half then give up' but I've been at it (mainly CICO and walking) for almost 3 months! I think that there are 2 main things that made this time different for me: 1) I'm not doing it alone; my twin sister is doing it with me, and we've taken over grocery shopping and making dinner for the family. Having someone in your house encouraging you and keeping you accountable is fantastic! 2) instead of just eating less to create a calorie deficit, I'm choosing foods that I can eat more of that are just less calorie dense. This means no more feeling hungry at the end of the day! I never thought I would be able loose any significant amount of weight, and I hope that this post encourages someone who may not think that they're capable. You can do it too! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2020 11:42 PM PDT Hello all, I just created a reddit account because I saw some of the other posts and comments that I found encouraging. Starting off, I'm 19 years old and going into my freshman year in college. My height is 5' 10" and weight is 240. It's hard for me to even say that I weigh 240 but I can't keep avoiding it. I'm afraid to step on the scale, I don't like looking in the mirror, I don't have a lot of confidence and I try to wear darker clothing to hide my belly. I don't get much excersise, usually mowing my yard and going for short walks, I try to muster up and tell myself to walk everyday but I can never go through with it. I'm LAZY. My diet isn't too TERRIBLE anymore.. I used to eat whole pizzas and now I limit myself to half, not good but it's a start. I often find myself hungry and snacking a lot, crackers, pop tarts and etc. I don't like vegetables at all and I want to change that. I do love fruit and try to eat more of it. I want to get rid of my fat thighs, belly and man boobs. I don't know how and where to start.. Does anyone have any tips for me? I have a goal weight of 200 lbs by december. How can I achieve this? [link] [comments] |
| I’m celebrating today and I want to share! Posted: 02 Aug 2020 01:38 PM PDT I just joined this subreddit and maybe should read more before I post, but it's late here and sleep deprivation does not help with weight loss! I'm a woman and am turning 30 later this year. I had a baby early last year. In the last 8 weeks I went from 79.2kg (174lb) to 71.8kg (158lb). For me this is the difference between overweight BMI and normal range BMI. I took progress photos today and I'm blown away by what a difference 7kgs can make!! I have visible back muscles. My back fat folds are gone. My chin and cheeks are definitely slimmer. My tummy almost looks flat. How did the weight loss make it look like my stretch marks went away? My hips look more curvy because my waist is smaller. I have a figure instead of looking like a barrel. My arms don't have bingo wings. Even my boobs look perkier. I feel on top of the world. I'm more confident at work. I'm happier. So today I celebrate! I really want to remember to be happy with my body and not just always hate it. I have weighed 62kgs before in 2016. Part of that weight loss was because I was very sick. I don't remember really enjoying it. I remember aiming for even more weight loss. This time I'm going to enjoy the milestones and be happy! [link] [comments] |
| Psych medications and weight loss Posted: 02 Aug 2020 11:35 AM PDT I've always heard that it's hard to lose weight on psych medications. I know they can increase your appetite, so you eat and then gain the weight and if feels like the medications did it to you. I too thought this. But I'm realizing that the most that it did is mess with my hunger cues. Like I am/was hungry all the time. And when I felt hungry, I ate. I ate myself up to 241. Last month, coinciding with the loseit challenge, I decided to take my weight (and health) into my own hands. I've been trying to relearn my hunger cues and having to physically tell myself that I don't need to eat all the time. That I just want to. And I started to lose some of the pounds. I got down to 237. So it was possible to lose. Lat Friday I started to track calories an rally up my activity (with some mild walks 4-5 times a week) And the weight is melting off. I'm down 10 lbs from my weight of 241, 231 as of this morning. I know some of that is water weight. And I'm fine with that. But I know some of that is fat. And each little tick mark down is a step in the right direction. I just wanted to share this with someone. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 2 Posted: 02 Aug 2020 04:35 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Sunday funday! Hope you are slaying the villains in your story today! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 208.4 this morning. Today's weigh in courtesy of my choices yesterday. Stay within calorie range (1500 weekdays, maintenance weekends): Nailed it today. Exercise 5 days a week: Walked about look out mountain. 2/2 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Will do more tonight. 1/1 weeks. Self-care time (working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 1/2 days): Read up on some spiritual stuff. Because these is trying times. Try a new recipe once a week: Baked donuts, enchilada casserole, bbq hummus & tonight a new kind of slaw or two because picky eaters need various sauces. 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 1. Be present in my body & accept the sensory feedback: Anxiety today. Would have liked a longer hike. Next weekend I will spend more time on a hike near actual wilderness. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I am grateful for access to all the knowledge. I telecommute to therapy. I have books & an internet full of knowledge on all kinds of stuff. And thank the Lord because I ask the internet dumb questions all the time. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| I think I need to take a break [TW] Posted: 02 Aug 2020 11:33 AM PDT I don't know where else to post this really, I love this community and it's helped me take my life back. I went from 245 to 172 (as of yesterday morning) and I need to step back. 2 months ago I was more confident than I've ever been, I was living in the moment, I felt beautiful. But I've been focusing too much of my time and energy on weight loss. TW; disordered eating Some not-so-hot things have happened in my personal life and I'm scared of the road I'm going down. I eat way too few calories each day. From 200-600 max. I know it's unhealthy and damaging, I don't know why I can't help it. I don't want to go into it here because this isn't the place. I feel like I'm fighting myself right now and I'm holding onto this little ledge, I'm worried if I let go I'm going to fully dive into my unhealthy urges. I still hope to hit my goal weight one day but I want it to be a healthy weight. I try browsing and I try posting but it feels like I'm posting about the body of somebody else and makes me sick. Thank you to this subreddit for giving me the tools I needed and the showing me courage that I didn't know I had inside of me. I just need to log off for a few weeks. Or months. I don't know. Somehow I feel like I'm failing you all. I feel like I was so close to being a success story and I fucked it up. I'm hoping I can come back and get back into hyping up people in comments and being inspired by their journey, sharing my stories and helping others get healthy bodies. Have a nice day everyone, hope to see your lovely usernames again :) <3 [link] [comments] |
| I keep being given food against my will and it makes me feel horrible? Posted: 02 Aug 2020 10:09 PM PDT Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but I'm currently quarantined with my grandparents, and although I've made it beyond clear that eating in the morning makes me nauseous and certain kinds of foods make me sick, my grandmother still gives me food everyday. There is nothing that makes me feel more helpless or robbed of agency than being expected to eat food I do not want. This is affecting my coursework as well because sometimes I feel so... blurry, I keep thinking about this and I can't really concentrate. She has actively expressed a desire to make me gain weight saying people will blame her for not feeding me if I don't. Weight gain isn't the worst thing in the world but it would be the worst thing to happen right now around my extended family who have fatshamed me for most of my life - my mental health is not even remotely stable enough to handle that at the moment. I just really don't know what to do. [link] [comments] |
| Seeing positive changes, but also new flaws I never noticed before. Posted: 02 Aug 2020 10:59 PM PDT I've recently lost about 25-30 lbs and am hoping to lose about 30 more. I am very much enjoying watching the fit of my clothes change because I find it encouraging. But on the flip side, I am becoming obsessive about other aspects of my appearance that never much mattered to me before. I was naturally thin and pretty up until my mid-20s, so I was used to feeling beautiful with air-dried hair and little makeup. I'm now realizing that I never really paid much attention to my grooming routine or nitpicked any physical flaws as a result. I remember thinking, "Being confident and happy is enough to look beautiful, why fuss with yourself." When I gained all of the weight in my mid- and late- 20s, I continued my minimalist approach, but wasn't "pulling it off" anymore. I didn't really notice the decline in my attractiveness until people started treating me differently, frankly. I was depressed and already married to someone who loved me for who I was, so I essentially hid from myself and accepted that I wasn't widely appealing anymore. I decided to make a change this year for my health, self-esteem, and marriage. Now that I'm on the road back, I can't stop noticing all of these other things that apparently always needed "fixing". Crooked teeth, stretch marks, assymetrical breasts, soft flabby arms, dull hair. I know fixing these WOULD make me look better, but it would just mean more money and time spent on a lifelong vanity routine. I miss feeling happy in my own skin. Is the hyper-critical attitude just part of the weight loss package? Am I going to reach my goal and not even feel better? Maybe the problem is that I'm expecting to arrive back at my mid-20s self, not a new unknown 30 yo version of me. I have no idea what she's meant to look like. Struggling to find a balance and not feel despondent while I'm making the progress I always wanted to make. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2020 08:31 AM PDT F 18 5'6 SW:192 CW: 157 This is more of a rant because I'm feeling kind of sad and kind of irritated by this. Back when I was obese, my family would try to police my eating. They'd criticise my habits and choices, saying that I was going to develop major health problems (whilst also all being overweight-morbidly obese themselves). So I decided to do it, to lose 35lbs (2lbs more until I'm a healthy BMI!) since mid April, and I've worked bloody hard on my diet. Did it change their policing of my habits? Of course not. Now I'm 'ruining their fun', 'being obsessive', 'too strict' etc. We're on holiday at the moment and I asked them to grab veggies from the shop so I could at least have a chance of being healthy. Instead, they got cake, pizza and other junk food. The nearest shop is 7 miles so I can't walk there! So I have to eat the junk food, and when I complained, they said that I should lighten up. So basically... They want me to be slim and eat healthy but refuse to give me the tools to facilitate it. It's unfair. I'll probably put on a few pounds and I'm feeling depressed because of it. [link] [comments] |
| I'm back again. Trying to eat better after life changes. Posted: 02 Aug 2020 08:18 PM PDT Two years prior to getting pregnant I went from 205lbs to 137lbs. A little skinny fat but I felt pretty very good about what I had achieved. 2 months of basking in the glow of my accomplishment before I fell pregnant. Back up to 190 prior to giving birth and then over the next 8 months back down again to 140. The pandemic and the nature of how I care for the kid hasn't been kind to my mental or physical health. Massive shoulder strain and fatigue. I've mostly stopped breastfeeding, so that outflow of calories is gone. I'm walking way less since walking baby for naps was ditched long ago. I'm sitting at 151. Thirteen pounds. It doesn't seem like much but I just don't feel good about it. I have had many of the small annoyances (dry skin, acne and more) I had when I was bigger return. If I don't get this under control I fear I'll only get heavier. Before I had my daughter it was so much easier to lose weight. Not to say that losing weight is easy, but you have more time to focus and find what works for you. I hit my stride because the environment I worked in made it easy to support that kind of change. I worked in a naturopathic office for crying out loud! What I did not anticipate was that my ability to care for myself and eat right would very based upon the developmental stage of my baby. I had a groove when I was working but being a stay at home parent I haven't been able to develop one because of reasons. There's too many to list. With kid being a year and a half old there's now a schedule that is more or less consistent now and my body isn't as ~trashed~ fatigued. So here I am, day one again, four years after I started the first time. I downloaded the unfortunately-named Fat Secret calorie tracking app and started logging. I plan to meal prep some grain bowl lunches this week after we get our grocery order delivered. I'm stretching almost every night but haven't been able to consistently run. It's now after dinner and I haven't gone over my calorie budget! Little steps. I can do this, I just need to work out the kinks and find my groove again. Wish me luck! [link] [comments] |
| Motivation Monday. Get and give motivation for yourself or others. Posted: 02 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT "Why I need or how I found motivation."Just starting and need a kick in the pants? Please revisit this post through the week to help motivate yourself and others! [link] [comments] |
| I’m an 18 year old and I want to lose weight Posted: 02 Aug 2020 11:17 PM PDT I've been obese my whole life and I don't want to be this way I took action a long time ago and for some reason I got lazy and stopped I don't remember the reason but I don't want to feel this way I want to be happy about my body healthier and just in general feel great about my self and for my self. I'm currently at about 329lb my ideal weight is about 180 or lower but I just don't know where to start anymore the first time I did it I restricted my calories and worked out a lot but now I don't want to run not cause I don't want to lose weight I got bored of it like I used to love it but like 3-4 months of it everyday I felt bored. All advice and honesty is welcomed. [link] [comments] |
| Tracking intakes but not losing, do I need to adjust my BMR? Posted: 02 Aug 2020 09:40 PM PDT I've been tracking my nutrition through Cronometer for the last 5 weeks or so. I've maintained my weight between 128-132lbs for the last several years but want to lose some, eventually down to 120lb or so. I'm only 5'2". Cronometer says my BMR is about 1290cal. I've been eating around a ~300cal daily deficit for the last several weeks, sometimes not in a deficit but almost always. I don't exercise a ton but I work outdoors so I do a lot of walking, weeding, etc. and I bike to work rather than drive. After 5 weeks of tracking, I'm still at the same weight. Food-wise, I'm definitely a snacker but I eat a bunch of veggies, fruit, and fairly healthy veggie-heavy meals. I do like potato chips but I'm currently working on swapping those out for some slightly better salty crunchy snacks (wasabi peas, chickpea snacks, etc). Any suggestions for starting to drop a few pounds? Is it likely that my BMR as calculated by Cronometer is just too high? I don't currently have a scale but I do measure out most of my food with cup measures so I should have a fairly accurate determination of my calorie intake. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:16 AM PDT Hello, everyone! I am having some thoughts about a slight increase in calorie intake and I would really appreciate some advice. I've been taking care of my nutrition and exercising since May 11th and now, almost 3 months later, I'm 14 kg lighter, so I'm super happy. I have been gradually increasing my physical activity each week, all within careful and well-thought-of programs, and up to now I've been happily eating 1200 calories per day. However, this last week I have unintentionally been eating more calories, around 1300. I know I'm still on a calorie deficit, so whereas I'm not stressing over weight loss, I have been thinking whether my body has been asking for a little larger ration at lunch and dinner because of the increase in physical activity or because I am falling back to old bad habits. In fact, one of my goals connected with weightloss is teaching my brain how much is enough and to train myself to know my own body; I have always struggled with knowing when to stop eating... So that's precisely why I'm having these doubts. I would very much like to read your own thoughts on this issue, and if you have any piece of advice I'd be really grateful. Have a good week! [link] [comments] |
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