Weight loss: I HIT MY FIRST -10LB GOAL! |
- I HIT MY FIRST -10LB GOAL!
- I FINALLY understood, that I don't need to eat all the food right now, and that I can still eat the rest later, when I'm hungry again.
- Fat jokes after substantial weight loss
- I took a walk voluntarily for the first time this evening!
- If you count calories, assume you’re a little over rather than a little under
- Consistency baby!
- You can be "Healthy at any weight", but it's not what you think.
- Lost 80 lbs and still getting fat shamed
- My dad called me fat 5 months after I hit my goal weight
- Extremely proud of my almost 100lbs weight loss, also looking for some help. :)
- I'm back after three years for a bit of an update
- I was all pumped up for the doctor to comment on my weight loss, and... nothing.
- I’ve lost 80 pounds and I still weigh more than a lot of you.
- I finally started counting calories
- Binged yesterday and today. I feel myself slipping
- I'm back again. I've been here more times than I can count.
- Finally hit that sweet spot again, but still terrified of the scale
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3
- Weight loss losing momentum
- Just had some photos of myself taken and I've definitely put on weight. I'm crushed.
- Today I looked into the mirror and I did not hate what I saw
- I need help. [F 4’10 338lbs]
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 4th, 2020
- I've lost more than 20 pounds in my summer!
| Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:09 PM PDT SW: 200 GW: 130 CW: 189.6!!!!!! I'm so excited and I wanted to celebrate with one of my favorite subreddits! This is kind of really emotional for me! I haven't been in the 180's since 2018 and before that maybe like 2013! In 2018 I was running 6 days a week and only eating 1200 calories, and although I was reaching my goals I didn't feel good about it. I went from 0-100 quick and didn't pace myself because I was trying to look thinner so people would like me. I thought that would make all my emotional problems I was facing go away, but it didn't. After a few months I went right back up to 200 lbs. This time has been different! I'm doing this for ME! I started at 1800 calories and I have slowly started to decrease them, so now i'm at 1650, but I don't beat myself up if I go over. I try and eat mostly veggies and fruits but I allow myself snack foods, in moderation! And heck, if one night I just want ice cream...I GET IT! I feel so much more free this way instead and I enjoy food! I also only drink water! I strength training twice a week as well! I just wanted to say thank you to this subreddit because you really are all so inspiring! I just wanted to celebrate here because I love this place so much and r/progresspics! You guys got this!! EDIT: THANKS FOR MY FIRST EVER AWARD! 2nd EDIT: HOLY CRAP GUYS!! THANKS FOR ALL THE LOVE!!!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2020 04:33 AM PDT I mean, I knew this already. Every day I struggled not to eat all the food I made for lunch, even though I wasn't hungry halfway through eating. It just felt like the food was calling me. It was sitting there, in the freezer, and a part of my brain was always thinking about it. Also, when I bought something unhealthy, some cookies or a small bar of chocolate, I could not stop eating. The only situation, where I would not eat the whole bag was when I shared snacks with friends. Because then my brain would acknowledge that this bag isn't entirely mine and I had to share. And that was okay. But when I bought something for myself, there was always this voice, that said 'Why should you wait? It's yours. You can eat the whole thing right now and feel good.' I tried to be reasonable every day. I tried to portion my meals and eat a healthy amount. Until the day when I just stopped making more than what I wanted to eat for the next meal. I cooked separately for every meal, and only the exact amount that would fit in my calorie budget. Without leftovers, that were waiting for me in the freezer. This meant a lot more work, but I wanted to make it work. When I bought a snack, I looked at the calories and made peace with myself . I thought that it is okay to eat the whole thing, even if there were 500 - 1000 calories in that bag. I just didn't buy snacks every day. Then came today. I bought a small chocolate bar with 500 calories in it and made lunch. I made quite a lot, so I decided to eat this meal and then only eat some fruits in the evening. And of course the chocolate somewhere in between. I ate the meal, but noticed that I actually didn't want to eat anymore and stopped. I waited to see whether my appetite came back, but I felt quite full and decided to just leave the food in the kitchen and eat the rest when I was hungry again. Now, this situation didn't happen once in the last 5 years or even more, so I was quite surprised. After I put the leftover food in the kitchen, I noticed the chocolate and my cravings came. But this time too, I didn't eat the whole thing. I didn't even eat half of it. Only a quarter, until I noticed, that I didn't want anymore of it. I was just so confused, but I stopped and left it there to do other things. Now I am just in awe about myself, because after such a long time I finally didn't try and force myself to stop eating and boom it just happened. So guys, I really wanted to share this. Maybe some of you will find strength in this story to accept your body and your habits a bit more and find a way to work with them, not against them. I will also stick to my policy to only cook one meal at a time, because I am aware that this change may not be permanent and I could fall back in my habits, when I take things to fast. But I am just so happy about the fact that I do indeed see changes! Thanks you all for being here and fueling this wonderful community <3 [link] [comments] |
| Fat jokes after substantial weight loss Posted: 03 Aug 2020 06:39 AM PDT I recently went to a party for the 1st time since lockdown began in March. I've been on a weight loss journey for a few years but most substantial progress had been during the lockdown period. I became less fat, more muscular, and happier with my body, and now I would actually consider myself a fit person, and definitely a healthy one. Then this party came around. I try to believe that I'm an individual who does their progress for myself and only myself, but deep down I do crave a little bit of acknowledgement. But I would have been fine if I didn't receive any acknowledgement. What really broke me down was that I actually received multiple fat jokes. Comments on my size, stature, weight, all of it. Accompany this with my history of being a loner with very few friends and you end up with me having a breakdown, crying myself to sleep and starving myself into a 3000 calorie deficit out of pure sadness. I'm normally a confident person but this made me feel like all my progress is for nothing. It's caused a resurgence in depression and anxiety with me taking a day off of working out even though I normally would have gone. It hurt me more than any other feeling could. My message with this post is simple; please encourage kindness. Love each other. We're all fighting our own fight and it's already hard as is. So please, if you know anyone who's undergone a weight loss journey, give them a hug and tell them you're proud. Give them a friend. They need it more than you could possibly imagine. Stay strong kings and queens. Stay hard. Edit: thanks so much for all the love and support guys. It means a lot. Also I now weigh less than 100kg for the 1st time in 6 years. Thanks for all the encouragement. [link] [comments] |
| I took a walk voluntarily for the first time this evening! Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:25 AM PDT As simple as this is I've always been a very insecure and shy girl. I have always preferred to stay in and not do anything about my weight but tonight was different. I put on my comfortable clothes and brought a big bottle of water with me and earphones. I walked around my neighborhood, I obviously did get some stares and even a couple that were sitting in their porch looked at me and told each other something and they both kept staring. I just looked away and minded my own business. I'm really proud of myself since I walked longer than I thought I would. Just wanted to share with this supportive community 💜 [link] [comments] |
| If you count calories, assume you’re a little over rather than a little under Posted: 03 Aug 2020 07:04 AM PDT I know counting calories has had some bad press lately, but it's been the only effective way I've managed to lose weight. I actually enjoy the process, it's interesting actually observing what I eat. Anyway, it's hard to get it 100% accurate every time, and I found that my mindset before was very much "well that was probably a little less than x so I probably have about x calories left so I can have that treat that I want". If you change it to assume that the things you aren't 100% on are a little more than your assumption it helps maintain a steady flow. I'm not talking crazy, obsessive under calories type of thing, just assume you're 50-100 calories more than you are if you're not able to count every single one accurately. This has helped me maintain 3 nutritious meals a day and stopped me having the "well I probably can have that treat I want" and as a result I've lost weight a lot faster. Started this journey 4 months ago at 226 and I'm now at 206. I work out too! I run 2 times a week and make sure I walk at least a mile or two every day. If you're not able to work out or really don't want to, try! Or at very least walk every day. You can take 20 minutes every day to take a brisk walk! Target weight is 175 :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2020 07:42 PM PDT Ok let's get this straight. I HATE RUNNING. I don't understand how some people enjoy it. I find it boring and painful. All that pavement pounding - no thank you! But during this fitness journey I decided why not jog a mere 15 seconds during my after work walks. You know change it up a bit. Ok I'm not Flash or Lightning McQueen but those 15 seconds weren't bad. Let's try another 15 and welll y'all already know where this is going.... Now three months later (and with the incorporation of some very loud hype playlists) I have finished Day 3 of running a mile. A whole mile. If you told my high school self in gym class who ALWAYS walked every step of the mile that I would actually enjoy the wheezing and sweaty sensation of being blinded by my own sweat she would be shook! I'm still shook! Just wanted to share with this lovely community. It's the little things :) let's pound some more pavement tomorrow baby! Day 4!! [link] [comments] |
| You can be "Healthy at any weight", but it's not what you think. Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:09 AM PDT Many of us in our weight loss journeys have likely heard someone say it. Maybe it was a family member trying to help us feel better about being fat, maybe it was someone online or in a Fat Acceptance organization where it is asserted as a fact, given the fact that obese people without other underlying health conditions exist, which I think is probably the most common way of hearing this phrase. Here's the thing, I've been thinking about this phrase as it's pertained to my weight loss journey so far, and the psychology of weight loss, and here's my take as a non medical professional with a mathematics background. Before I was serious about losing weight, I was maintaining a weight at 310-340 lbs with my old habits. Roughly 4,500-6,000 calories/day, not exactly sedentary but also not exercising enough, binge eating weekly, drinking too many craft beers, I think a lot of us can relate. I had no underlying health conditions, but I was NOT being healthy at this weight. This weight, if sustained and no course correction is made, will take off years, if not decades from my projected lifespan. Being healthy at a weight that is too high and substantially increases your risk for other health conditions introduces a math concept from calculus: understanding your rate of change at any given time. Being healthy at a particular weight that is a too high BMI, means that when taking a snapshot when you are at this weight, your weight is declining, meaning that your rate of change is negative, or if you're a math nerd like me, you must have a negative first derivative of the function of best fit at the weight you're at now ;). As soon as I went from 4,500+ calories/day to a 1,750 average (range 1200-2500) and increased my exercise, I started being healthy at these high weights. But as a condition of being healthy at these weights, the pounds started falling off, because my rate of change in weight, the snapshot at any given time of where my weight is heading, was a downward trajectory closer to a normal BMI. I came to this realization when I thought, "man, being at 270,260,250... on the way DOWN, feels WAY BETTER than being at these weights on the way UP, and it's true. I feel WAY BETTER than I did while gaining at these weights." That's when I realized, this is what being "healthy at any weight" means. Those of us who previously had poor eating habits can still change and begin to change them. It's not easy, it's F*****g hard sometimes, but we can still be healthy. Changing your eating habits won't work immediately, it's a long process towards a lifestyle change, but once your work starts paying dividends, you realize what a difference it is between being at a weight you were before, but still losing and still going strong, and you feel way better, because you are LIVING HEALTHIER. Being healthy at a high BMI has as a necessary condition, that you will not be at this weight for long, you are on a downward trajectory, and will keep losing as your body adjusts to your new healthy lifestyle. I still have work to do, but keeping in touch with the psychology surrounding weight loss has helped keep me motivated, and I thought I'd share my thoughts on a different take of this phrase that many of us with lots of weight to lose at high BMI's have likely heard, and may have formed poor eating habits off of as a result. Good luck to you all, come with me and CRUSH THOSE GOALS. [link] [comments] |
| Lost 80 lbs and still getting fat shamed Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:05 AM PDT I bartend in a restaurant that serves right next to a cookie dough shop. Often I will recommend the little shop to guests who don't want the huge portioned and heavily sugary desserts we serve, and they can get cold milkshakes. More backstory, I got super chonky because of depression and binge eating 2 years ago, hit 350 pounds and said, "no more" and after working hard and losing so much weight I was overjoyed at the doctor when I found out now I weighed in at 267. Then I had a guest come in and she was nice enough, really pretty, skinny, the whole package. After her meal, I offered double stuffed deep fried oreos for dessert (my personal kryptonite, I've stayed away for 3 months straight now!) And when she declined, I recommended the shop next door, saying, "I'm not a big fan of super sugary desserts anymore, but their cookie dough is pretty good! Closer to an icing consistency, though, but well worth a visit, even if only to sample and try a milkshake on this hot day!" She sneered at me and gestured at my physique saying, "I'm sure you visit and know ALL about that cookie dough." After rolling her eyes when I said I'm not a big fan of super sugary food. Like did the disapproving look, said, "sure you do" and everything. It's not a good feeling to be so belittled after coming so far. I'm kind of disheartened and took a hit to my confidence just because of some rude lady. Why do people feel the need to comment when they have no idea what you've done and gone through? [link] [comments] |
| My dad called me fat 5 months after I hit my goal weight Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:40 PM PDT I (23F) hit my goal weight about five months ago (123lbs) through CICO. Since then I've pretty much just been doing intuitive eating based off what I learned from CICO, with some mild tracking here and there. I don't have some inspirational story where I lost 100+lbs, just needed to lose that Freshmen 15 from college that lingered a few years too long. Since the gyms closed down, I've been doing at-home workouts including yoga and C25K, and they've been going really well for me. My body's been changing a lot because of it. So even if I didn't necessarily look much thinner before, now it's really starting to show. My mom noticed about a month ago and complimented me. It was very sweet. My dad on the other hand.... Well he called me fat. Not the now-me, but the me from before. He laughed and said I was "a big chunker" and called me a "fatty." I'm not necessarily hurt or discouraged by it. He's known for saying things that...don't really benefit the conversation at all. He's not abusive by any means, just misguided and stuck in his ways. I know he's proud of me (he's a BIG runner, and the fact that I'm running now after years of pushing it away is very exciting to him), but I just wish his way of showing his pride wasn't by calling me "a fatty." Like, what about a "good job"? Is that too much to ask? [link] [comments] |
| Extremely proud of my almost 100lbs weight loss, also looking for some help. :) Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:06 PM PDT https://gyazo.com/dbbc0bc4029768c2fcbbbf2244f6b2b7 - I've lost a bit more weight now than in the after picture here Height : 180cm / 5"10.5 Weight: 78.5 kg / 173lbs BF%: ??? Hello loseit community, first time posting here. I'm looking for a some quick tips on getting muscular, or just getting some ab definition, I'd say that's a good goal!!! I want to start off by saying that I've been obese/overweight my entire life, last year I got up to 265lbs and I decided it's time for a change, I took a very aggressive approach and lost almost 100lbs in a year with the help of IF. I'm extremely happy and proud about my success and so is everyone around me but I don't plan on stopping any time soon. I'm looking for some tips on whether I should go for an aggressive deficit or a recomp aswell as a BF% estimate for anyone that is interested in helping out. As you can see from the pictures I store a lot of my fat in the love handles and that's one of the things that annoy me the most. I've been to the gym for 3 months before quarantine but I didn't take it too seriously. I started going again about 2 weeks ago and this time I'm taking a serious approach, buying whey protein and I'm going at it 100%. Any and all tips would be appreciated because like I said, I will do absolutely anything it takes to get those abs ( hopefully ) by the end of the year. Don't have a set training routine but I bike 8 KM to the gym, do a full body workout 3 times a week and then bike back home which is 8 more KM. Pictures - they're a little NSFW - I'm in my underwear ( ignore the background ) : AFTER : https://gyazo.com/eb258eced4d9929b9d89bfb4371b7a9f https://gyazo.com/2191c62f9e701cff43e4c08db18ef802 https://gyazo.com/b004fe8f60afc6d27f5735f99b854271 BEFORE : https://gyazo.com/2d85d16d31b16acd12807f41458d0cab https://gyazo.com/1abd97b6ed7ad17f3ddda07b60e8b546 Sorry for my English btw, not a native speaker. [link] [comments] |
| I'm back after three years for a bit of an update Posted: 03 Aug 2020 04:53 PM PDT I last posted here after I reached my weight loss goals back in March of 2017. I'm more of a lurker but I decided I should come back for an update on how maintenance is going. After reaching my goal of reaching 180 pounds I wanted to hit the gym and bulk up some. I went with a pretty standard PPL routine a personal trainer set me up with. Switching my mindset between cutting calories to eating excess calories was a real struggle. I hated the idea of eating more calories than I burned in a day. But I trusted what the personal trainer said with regards to building muscle, and using myfitnesspal to keep track. After a little over three years I feel like I'm at a good place physically and mentally. I got a lot of love last time for my Bob Ross shirt so I dug that out for this comparison shot, but it has definitely seen better days lol. [link] [comments] |
| I was all pumped up for the doctor to comment on my weight loss, and... nothing. Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:23 AM PDT Had my first in person appointment at a dr who weighs me since October. I was all excited for them to notice that I am 15% down, was super super pleased to see that despite it being lunch time the number was pretty close to my morning number. And... nothing I had it all planned out! So I have to have the talk here instead... Dr- hmm, I see you've lost a significant amount of weight, was that intentional? Me- yes, very intentional, it was a lot of work and took forever! Dr- well, well done, not many of my patients manage that, it should make a lot of difference to your symptoms. Now, I see your liver enzymes are up a little. (At least the phlebotomist liked my veins, it is amazing how much difference a few pounds has made to getting blood drawn) [link] [comments] |
| I’ve lost 80 pounds and I still weigh more than a lot of you. Posted: 03 Aug 2020 05:41 AM PDT I started losing weight at 402. I am now 324 after about 4.5 months. (6'0 tall). I keep seeing all these posts about how "I was 250 lbs and I can't believe I got that high" or "300 was UNACCEPTABLE" it's honestly kinda discouraging because I feel pretty good at 324 and I see someone else saying how they cant believe they weigh that much. I've made big progress but I feels like nothing sometimes. My goal is to be around 200 at some point, and for someone else this is their "unacceptable" weight. Part of me is like who cares what people think but another part is like "if they think that of them what do they think of me?" [link] [comments] |
| I finally started counting calories Posted: 03 Aug 2020 09:21 AM PDT And I had a rude awakening. I had hit a plateau about 2 months ago and couldn't understand why. I eat a pretty healthy diet (mostly fruits and veggies) and only drink water... so I couldn't understand why I wasn't losing weight. I guesstimated my calorie intake at about 1500, which is what my tdee calculator says I need to eat in order to lose 1lb a week. Well, after almost 2 months of the scale not budging, I decided to actually track and count my calories... to much of my surprise I was consuming close to 1900 calories mostly made up in hummus, peanut butter, and avocados. It was a rude awakening but I'll now be sure to actually measure My peanut butter and hummus... and will be having half an avocado a day instead of 1-1.5 . It's crazy how quickly the little things add up! [link] [comments] |
| Binged yesterday and today. I feel myself slipping Posted: 03 Aug 2020 06:19 PM PDT I've been doing CICO and at-home exercises 5-6 days a week for about a month now. Lost about 10 pounds. When I binged on my brother's lunch (pasta carbonara) yesterday, I told myself it was just a mistake and I would bounce back the next day. Then today happened, I couldn't say no to that barbecue pizza my brother was eating. Next thing I knew, I ate 800 calories worth of pizza despite still feeling full from my protein-laden lunch. I feel so groggy, full, and shitty and I'm determined to not let this happen tomorrow. But that's what I said yesterday. I can feel myself slipping and losing motivation. I'm writing this post to hold myself accountable for the next 24 hours, so that I can come back here tomorrow and comment that I made it through the day without binging, and I broke the cycle. Any and all comments holding me accountable would help so so much [link] [comments] |
| I'm back again. I've been here more times than I can count. Posted: 03 Aug 2020 04:11 PM PDT Hey there, long time lurker, but definitely not first time poster. You may have seen me here or here or even here. I've made even more comments. You may have seen me during the 20s Loseit Challenge earlier this year. I have fallen down, down, down. I've only just again decided to get back up, but this time, I cannot falter. I know it's probably bad to force such an attitude onto myself, but it's really down to the wire. Quarantine has screwed me, and has screwed a lot of us. Some of us lost our jobs, some of us lost loved ones, and some of us have anxiety simply thinking about the state of the world. I was that person. I have eaten terribly, and probably moreso than even my previous worst states. I've gained 30 pounds in six months. I am at my highest weight I've ever been in my life. And I'm scared. I'm 34, and 5'6. 350 is not a good number on me. I'm still extremely mobile, have no issues walking, or even exercising (at home, obviously). But I've not wanted to. And that's a problem. Although I have no issues moving around, I can feel my thighs pressing against each other way more. I can see my belly protruding farther than it has, and I just know I'm not healthy. And I'm so so depressed and I have BPD, so it compounds onto that already fragile mental state. I don't want to see another post like this from myself again. No matter how many times I falter - eat something I shouldn't, forget to exercise one day, whatever it is - I cannot make another one of these Day One motivational posts. I need to stick with it. I don't know how I'm going to, but I need to. I'm not getting any younger or thinner stuffing myself sick. In an attempt to help, I made myself a little motivational chart of sorts: https://imgur.com/a/4h1vv95 In case you were wondering: yes, I was the student in school that had different colored highlighters and pens. And maybe that will do it, I don't know. I'm rambling, and I'm sorry. My story is likely not different from others. But it's mine, and I've got to change the plot. Maybe this is a start of a new chapter. I just need help not burning the damn book again. [link] [comments] |
| Finally hit that sweet spot again, but still terrified of the scale Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:14 AM PDT TL;DR: Finally committed to making a permanent lifestyle change, after many poor attempts, afraid that weighing myself would crush my spirits. Long time lurker, first time poster. I love reading everyone's success stories on here, and hope I can use this subreddit to gain some more accountability for myself. 2.5 years ago a buddy of mine first told me that he was doing CICO to lose weight, and it just made sense to me. It's not "spend 3 weeks eating nothing but cabbage smoothies" or a super vague "eat a salad once in a while". It's just math! It's like it completely clicked for me in that instant! So I started tracking myself and in the span of just over 3 months with a healthy deficit and including exercise, I went from 113kg to 98kg. I didn't have major cravings or felt like I was starving myself, I was absolutely ecstatic and overjoyed! Then I had to go abroad for 3 weeks due to work, decided to stop counting to try out the foreign cuisine and it all came crashing down. I went back to binge eating, and I never found that sweet spot again, the point where it just clicked and became natural. Whenever I'd start tracking my calories, I'd never go for more than 2-3 weeks before the cravings came back and my mental fortitude disappeared. But I've identified a ton of mistakes over these 2 years:
These are some of the many reasons that led me to quitting my ~10 or so attempts to lose weight over these past 2 years. Giving in to these urges will lead to failure, but what I can do is prevent these situations from happening! But they're all overshadowed by the possibly biggest factor of all:
This is something I've known for a long time, but no matter how much I told it to myself, it didn't stick. About 6-7 weeks ago, I got up one morning, heartburn from overeating as usual, had too much breakfast, followed by too much lunch and picked up my laundry basket to go to the laundromat, literally 100m around the corner from my apartment. By the time I got there I was sweating, puffing and my back was killing me. I weighed myself the next morning, at 140kg. The highest I'd ever seen on the scale before was 125kg, I thought that was what I was maintaining. I was shocked, and terrified of myself, and then in that moment ... it just clicked again. At that moment I fully understood that I had to make a permanent lifestyle change or food would kill me one day. Since then I've been fully committed like I've only been once in my life, those 2.5 years ago the first time I tried it. My motivation hasn't dipped for even a single day. I'm feeling great. I'm living on a 1600 kcal plan which seems to be a good fit for me. I've found that I don't need breakfast at all, so I can make two satisfying 800kcal meals a day. I haven't gone over my limit once these 6 weeks. I haven't craved chips or sweets even once. I'm back to exercising on the weekend (cycling the countryside for 4h+ at a time). My back pains and heartburn were gone within a week. So first of all thank you if you've been reading all the way to this point, but here's the one thing I'm still not so sure about. I'm terrified of the scale. I haven't weighed myself once since I saw those 140kg, and I fear that seeing only a slow change on the scale could set me back mentally again. But without measuring my weight I can't make sure it's working, right? Do you have any advice for that? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3 Posted: 03 Aug 2020 05:21 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Monday! Dear Lord let's not have another one this week. Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 206.4 this morning. Stay within calorie range (1500 weekdays, maintenance weekends): Did not nail it. Opposite. Exercise 5 days a week: Lifted heavy stuff. 3/3 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Did some during lunch about bad food choices. 1/1 weeks. Self-care time (working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 1/3 days): Read up on some spiritual stuff again. Procured some literature to keep the research going. 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: Inertia is trying. Mental energy is tough, focus was tough. Gonna do better tomorrow. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I am mindful of my emotional well being. Your girl has been through some shit lately & in the past. It's important we honor the fact that the journey to today is meaningful but doesn't set the tone for going forward. We set the tone everyday. I suppose. Some days it's hard to be fully present. I'm going to keep after it. Your turn friends! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:49 PM PDT Height 5'10-11" HW: 476 (in 2016) SW: 446 CW: 280 GW: 175 Hi Everyone, Kind of a long post but I'm going to do the whole timeline. I don't even know if I have a question and maybe just want to vent. I started my weight loss around April 2019. I was definitely the highest I've ever weighed. I would put money on over 500, but I never weighed myself. I didn't weigh myself until September 2019 (446). At first I was eating extremely low budget. Like a box or 2 of rice a Roni a day. Not heathy but not a lot of calories either. I started taking it seriously in September and started eating chicken and stir fried vegetables almost every day. I also got a significant raise at work and paid off a debt at this time, so I could afford more nutritious food. From September until April I lost 20 pounds a month on average. It didn't decrease with time at all, and January I lost the most with 30 (not for good reasons, I hit the gym and didn't eat in response to some stress in my life). In February, March, and April I put some effort into getting my head on straight. I feel like I made a lot of progress but it's still definitely something I'm working on. At the end of April I decided to "treat" myself a little (more as a mental health break, I didn't want to over stress about food). I kept weighing myself. On May 1, I weighed 295 pounds. Today I weigh 280. I was 272 a couple days ago but I think I've put on some water weight. Meaning I've only been losing about 5 pounds a month lately. I know that's not even a bad rate to lose weight, but I just feel hollow I guess. Before when I was losing a lot I was kind of suffering but I felt like there was a real tangible payoff to the effort. Now I just can't bring myself to be so restrictive. I can't force myself to only eat stir fried vegetables and chicken every day anymore. I'm trying to eat healthy (salads, fruit, nuts, minimal processed food) but I needed variety. Also, when you lose weight rapidly you can feel the difference more significantly. I can't feel it so much anymore. It really feels demotivating looking at another 20 months to get to my goal weight. I just want to feel like I have a body I can actually live in already. I used to be so worried about loose skin and I already have it but I don't even care about it anymore. I just want to see who I can be. I'm starting to feel so depressed. I feel like I'm stuck in mud lately and I'm barely able to move forward. Does anyone have any tips on remotivating myself? Does anyone have any simple recipes I could try? I kind of liked Keto/low carb style because I got less water weight fluctuations and felt full longer, but I'm not married to a diet. Just watching my calories. I'm not very picky, but do kind of have a small kitchen so elaborate food is difficult to make. [link] [comments] |
| Just had some photos of myself taken and I've definitely put on weight. I'm crushed. Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:21 PM PDT Like many of us, the quarantine lifestyle changeup has not been good for my waistline. I'm up about 20 lbs of body fat from my lightest (140 to 160 at 5'1") and man, I'm thick in the middle. My weight loss journey started two years ago at a little over 200 lbs. I'd like to say hard work and discipline made the difference, but honestly I went through a few months of extreme stress and lost my appetite for a while. That combined with a newfound love for the gym made me drop 60-ish pounds in 6 months. Over time the weight began creeping back up, but thanks to an intense gym regiment I still stayed relatively small. Along comes quarantine and and I can't access the gym anymore. Now I'm 20 lbs heavier and up four pants sizes. I just got some pictures of myself back from a photoshoot and there's no denying that I'm fatter. To complicate things, I have a metabolic disorder (as diagnosed by an endocrinologist). Weight loss is still possible, it's just very slow compared to other people my age and gender. It was so much damn work to drop those 60lbs, and in just a few months I've regained almost half of it. I can still exercise from home (doing it 5 days a week currently) but it's not as effective as lifting weights. At this point I know well enough how to manage my macros and count calories but... Damn, I can't even look at the photos. This sucks. Time to start over :( [link] [comments] |
| Today I looked into the mirror and I did not hate what I saw Posted: 03 Aug 2020 05:05 AM PDT Hey, so I started my journey only recently. 2 years ago I lost a lot of weight in a really unhealthy way. I developed a lactose intolerance and because of that my body started to reject all kind of foods. I lost nearly 30kg (66lbs) and well I felt great but I knew it was unhealthy. After my lactose intolerance was diagnosed and I started to eat according to that I gained weight again, exactly those kilos (pounds) I had lost previously and even a bit more. I hated it. A month ago I started home workouts and I lost 3 kg (6lbs) for now, it's not that much but today it's very hot outside and I wore shorts and a top, normally I would feel very insecure but I looked inside the mirror and I did not hate my body. This really motivated me to keep doing my home workouts and eat more thoughtfully. So yeah that was a big step for me and I am just really happy [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:06 PM PDT I'm currently 19 years old, and over 300 pounds. Here's a bit of a background. My sisters and me are the only big ones in the family. My parents have been dirt poor and they always tried to give us everything they could. They both came from a very malnourished family so eating well was always a must in our family. We were raised eating over 5 full stacked meals a day. My sisters and I have always been morbidly obese and we were always bullied for being the bigger girls but our parents never saw anything wrong with it. They received many comments about our weight including many long talks with the doctor but nothing ever changed. I also didn't see anything wrong with our weight because my sisters are the same way, being fat was a sign of being wealthy in my parent's eyes. I happen to be the biggest out of my family. Both of my sisters are in the 200-250 lbs range. They have both moved out and they haven't lost the weight because they are used to eating lots of food. They have tried dieting and workout plans but nothing ever works for them so that has discouraged me a bunch. My sisters moved out a while ago now and me being my parent's babygirl I'm being overly spoiled and over fed. My friends have tried to motivate me but I don't have the energy to even walk at times. I'm tiny at 4'10 and MOST of weight is in my stomach. My body is disproportionate and I feel like my legs are going to give out at any time. I don't want to live like this anymore. What should be my first steps? UPDATE: I just had a talk with my mom about my plans to lose the weight, and she says I'm perfect the way I am, she has admitted that I'm morbidly obese but doesn't see why I should change my eating habits since in her eyes I'm beautiful, happy and well fed. Obviously she's wrong and I will make a change. I will update if anything else happens. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 4th, 2020 Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:45 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences! [link] [comments] |
| I've lost more than 20 pounds in my summer! Posted: 04 Aug 2020 01:36 AM PDT I want to share the story of my journey, and I hope that this will be appreciate! Where I finished the quarantine here (18th May) I was in very bad attitude: My job was stopped by the Coronavirus and I returned to my parents home in my hometown. I has been overweight for a long time, and after the quarantine I was 82 kg (181 lbs) with an height of 1.66 m. For that reason, I've decided to dedicate my summer for the first big step to find something good in these particular period: To lost more or less 15 kg. I stated a new diet and I've returned to run after the stop. Today, I discovered that my weight is 72 kg (158 lbs), and I'm running more than 10 km every workout. I've decided to share this just to give a message: I know that it's hard, but you need to believe that you can do it, in particular in this horrible period. [link] [comments] |
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