Weight loss: Little positive things I noticed since starting |
- Little positive things I noticed since starting
- Rant: Stop telling me to ditch the scale!!!
- The most effective weight loss "magic pill" I've found? Therapy.
- Fat Soldier
- Sixty Pounds is Bittersweet
- Realized my issue in my diet and have since lost 40lbs
- NSV: was having a bad mental health day, so I did light warmup exercise instead of HIIT. A little effort is better than no effort.
- Realizing that I am fatter than I thought I was.
- NSV - single digit pants size
- My 3 month plan to change my life (month 2)
- Small rant...
- SV : 50 lbs down!
- My scale lied to me for the past 2 months!
- Down 20 lbs and feeling motivated
- I finally reached 15 pounds lost!
- I won’t truly be happy or content with life until I am my dream weight
- Abdominal obesity at BMI 24, how much should I lose?
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 5
- Diet advice for someone short & obese :( I’m 5’0 (150 cm)
- How much of waist/pant size is due to weight, height, bone structure, etc?
- Cheat days
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 6th, 2020
- Is losing 17lbs a significant difference?
- I hit a mini-goal
| Little positive things I noticed since starting Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:38 PM PDT A few little thing I noticed since starting about 2 months ago:
Just a brief little list of positive observations [link] [comments] |
| Rant: Stop telling me to ditch the scale!!! Posted: 05 Aug 2020 06:07 AM PDT Listen, I get the sentiment: the scale isn't the best way to measure weight loss by a long shot. The way you feel, the improvements in your workout, the increase in stamina, your clothes getting looser, your measurements getting smaller, your sleep and mood improving, those are all indicators that your healthier lifestyle is working. But it's still frustrating when the scale won't budge. And don't tell me that I'm probably jUsT gAiNiNg MuScLe... because I know. There are a million factors that play into weight. Menstrual cycle, water retention, salt intake, time of weight measurement, all that. I've heard it. I know it. I live it. The scale doesn't matter that much, but it still matters! And it's still endlessly frustrating that it doesn't budge after a month of consistently working out (mixed cardio & body weight exercises) and eating at a calorie deficit (whole, nutrient rich foods). The weight loss will come if I stay consistent, but it's still frustrating. At the end of the day, at the end of my journey, I still need to be at a healthy weight. And telling me to ditch the scale doesn't help me with that. A scale is a tool for measurement. Five years ago when I first tried to lose weight, I DID ditch the scale. And guess what? I didn't lose any weight because I WASNT DOING IT RIGHT. The people who told me to ditch the scale didn't help because all that did was help me ignore the signs that I wasn't in a calorie deficit, and it was a waste of time. I'm on this journey to be healthier, more confident, build habits to lead an active lifestyle, but I'm ALSO here TO LOSE WEIGHT! And if I stay overweight, I will have failed (even if I built a whole boatload of muscle in the process). So yeah, it's great advice not to totally rely on the scale, but realistically, the scale can be a helpful indicator of whether or not you're making progress toward your WEIGHT over time. So stop telling people to ditch the scale! [link] [comments] |
| The most effective weight loss "magic pill" I've found? Therapy. Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:01 AM PDT I used to be one of those people who lamented the fact that I "couldn't lose weight no matter what I tried." I'd "tried everything." I was "just destined to be bigger." I'd desperately look up weight loss pills, waist trainers, liposuction, slimming teas, appetite suppressants because I felt I couldn't lose weight on my own. I'd feed my self-hatred with reckless abandon, indulge in negative self-talk, and often drive myself to a place of utter anger and despair over how I looked and what I weighed. I'd binge, have mental fights with myself about whether or not I should get that burger, and of course I'd get the burger, and then I'd spiral. I hated myself for just not having self control, not having willpower, and just for plain old not doing it. For the entirety of the time I had been "failing" at weight loss, I had been telling myself that I "should" lose weight. I "shouldn't" eat that. I "never" stuck to my diets or workouts. I had many cognitive distortions that caused me to downplay the victories that I had accomplished. I had actually lost 25 pounds on my own before therapy, but didn't allow myself to celebrate those victories. Therapy, specifically DBT (dialectal behavioral therapy) and CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), changed everything. My therapist suggested that I ban certain words from my brain. I was no longer allowed to say "should or shouldn't", "could or couldn't," "always or never," "all or none." I was no longer allowed to feed into lies like "you're too fat, you're useless, you're ugly, you're unsuccessful." As soon as I started implementing these very simple mental changes with the guidance of my therapist, all of the "should"s and "shouldn't" became "I will, or I won't" and "I want to, or I don't want to." The maybes became realities. For the first time in a long time, I worked out whenever I wanted to and I made my action actually match my thoughts. A month after starting therapy, I committed to a 90-day fitness challenge. It's Day 23, and I'm still going strong. I can treat myself and stay in control, and I work out when I say I will. And when I don't reach a daily goal, I'm gentle with myself, forgive myself, and just keep going the next day. I know that it hasn't been that long, and there's still a long way to go, but somehow I know that it's different now. Something has shifted. It's not like my life is perfect, and neither is my resolve, but this is truly the first time that I feel like I'm on the same page with myself, the first time I can trust myself. So much of the weight loss journey is mental, we all know that. Until I went to therapy, I didn't realize just how true that is. It took a total readjustment of my thought processes to get me to stop making excuses and cure the cognitive dissonance that had been gnawing at me for years. It feels like gunk has been removed from the gears in my brain, and they can turn smoothly now. For the first time since I started my weight loss journey years ago, I am confident that I will accomplish my goals. I'm excited, I'm ready, and I'm doing this because I want to, not because I "should." All this time, the secret weight loss magic pill I'd been looking for was therapy. Hopefully my experience touches someone who feels the way I did. Please, don't overlook the effect of mental health on weight loss. Your brain is your whole world! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 03:37 PM PDT I know what you are thinking. There is no way a soldier can be fat with what they do. I am the testimony of the fat Soldier. I joined the Army in 2018 as an infantryman. I wanted to serve and protect the country. I showed up to my unit fit and ready for action. I was a paratrooper ready to jump out of high performance aircraft and slay bodies. On one of our training exercises I jumped out and long story short I shattered my left femur in 3 directions. This required a very invasive surgery and 9 pins, partial hip replacement and a metal rod stretching from my hip to my knee. Effectively ending my career as a soldier. I was never seen the same again. I quickly fell into a deep dark depression. Over the course of the next year I was unable to walk without crutches or a cane and turned to food and beer to down my sorrows. With nobody really caring about me I managed to balloon from a fit 215 lbs to a very chunky 310lbs. I had to purchase larger uniforms 3 different times. Nothing changed until we got a new First Sergeant who actually cared enough to talk to me and find out what happened and why I allowed myself to gain so much weight. After a very well deserved wake up call from him I went into weight loss mode looking for a lifestyle change. With such a severe injury I had to focus 110% on my diet. Keto was my solution. I cut all carbs and focused on my fat intake. Because of my size my TDE even being sedentary was still around 3000 Cals. So I cut down to 2000 Cal with the only carbs I ate being leafy vegetables. Here I am talking to you 8 month later down to 240lbs. This has been the hardest most eye opening experience of my life. I have lurked this page the entire time I've been losing and I still have more to go, but I wanted to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for helping me through the rough times and as I lose this last 20lbs I know that I can count on this sub to keep me going! TL;DR: was injured ballooned up to 310 and through keto and r/loseit dropped down to 240 20lbs from my goal weight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 09:36 PM PDT I'm (f20) starting to see loose skin. Petty, yes I know. In my head I know it's really about health. I know it's so I stop obsessing over food. But the little sad parts always seem to creep up and camp out in my brain. I feel like I've overcome a lot since I started losing weight. Some context: My peak weight was 278lbs in January. Between January and March I got an infection that went into my brain (long story) and lost ten pounds. It was literally one of the worst experiences of my life; I had to quit my job, I couldn't go to classes, and I could hardly speak or eat because of the pain. But the moment the pain was under control I couldn't stop. It still hurt to eat but I binged and binged until all the weight was back. And suddenly, I realized. I wasn't just bingeing: that was how I NORMALLY ate. It was like seeing myself for the first time. Honestly it was so bizarre realizing that was how I lived. So, long story short (too late) it's August and I'm 218 lbs, 60lbs down. Honestly, I almost can't believe how "easy" it's been. Literally just CICO, wham bam thank you ma'am you've lost weight. Crazy how I didn't think that would work two years ago. Although I'm far from my goal (165lbs) it's mind-boggling that I'm over halfway there! For the first time, I've ordered some new clothes for myself as a treat (only now bc it's quarantine and student debt is a bitch). Y'all. I could order the XXL or XL from the non-plus section!!! I still totally fit in the plus sections but being able to buy regular clothes was literally so emotional. I sat there with my little note pad of measurements and just cried at Target's sizing chart like an idiot. I used to worry if a torrid 3 would fit. I'm far from demotivated, but part of losing weight really sucks. A lot of my friends struggle with their weight, so seeing the 'fat friend' lose weight has been weirdly alienating for me. My dad has changed my nickname from 'carbokid' to 'gettin skinny' (lovely guy, he also told me I'd never live to be thirty so I'm sorry to disappoint). And my sister loves the shit out of me but I know being the only one I can talk to about my progress grates on her. But god the worst part is loose skin. I've already got it appearing everywhere. And stretch marks too, like rain dripping down the fleshy window of my body. Nothing deflates the self esteem better. I know it's SUPER vain but knowing I won't ever be 'normal' skinny is really disheartening. Both because I put myself here in the first place and because I just want to feel truly pretty for the first time. So that's a downer. Hopefully, the next 55 will help shoo the little sad moments like this out of my brain. [link] [comments] |
| Realized my issue in my diet and have since lost 40lbs Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:16 AM PDT This is kind of an update but also posting because I have no one else to tell, other than my s/o who already knows my day to day progress. About two months ago on this sub, I stupidly suggested I wasn't consuming enough calories, thus, gaining weight. And although I was occasionally not consuming enough calories, as a whole, I obviously was consuming too much. I didn't realize it at first because I had been a month in of clean eating and tracking calories every so often. I apologize to everyone I upset, I was new to the idea of calorie counting and honestly had no idea what I was doing or what calories looked like - of course researching this will tell you things that aren't real and things that are. But the comments I received of people saying I was either lying to myself, or lying on my post made me hunker down on what I was really putting in my body. Overall, I did consume lean meats, veggies and some grains. But as I further remembered what I was eating last year and years before, I realized that sometimes I made a 5lb mac and cheese, or numerous servings of fresh pasta and white sauce. A whole pint of Ben & Jerry's once a week? No problem. I had recently discovered my love for baking, so of course having cookies in my house 5 days a week was the norm. I changed this habit very quick, cutting my portions and weighing every single thing I prepare for myself. I also noticed that my loss became incredibly steady when I actively started tracking my water consumption, a minimum of a gallon a day. In the beginning of May, I weighed 205~ (I couldn't gain the courage to step on the scale for weeks when I decided to lose weight, I suspect in January I was closer to 210-215) and this morning I just hit 169. I have stuck to roughly 1200 calories a day, although I do struggle to hit it on an every day basis. I try to walk 5 miles 3-5 days a week, and at least one major hike, minimum 5 miles and 2k elevation gain. The idea that I have lost 36lbs since May is absolutely surreal to me. The first two months of my journey was filled with doubt that I was doing everything I could, and the body dysmorphia destroyed my mentality. Now? I'm becoming more comfortable in my skin. I feel better. My sciatica has nearly disappeared. My knees don't give out on me when I'm descending a mountain and I certainly don't need a knee brace to do it anymore. I look better. I have dropped two pant sizes, I have been able to clear my acne by recognizing excessive refined carbs was causing extreme flare ups. I don't only use the scale to monitor my progress. I do weekly measurements and weekly progress pics and this helps me significantly. I still have another 29lbs to my first goal, where I will reassess what I'm doing to push on my journey, and to see how much more I want to go. I will make an update at that point, more as a motivator for myself because I can't let the people of this sub down! Sorry this is so long, thanks to all that read it, I hope someone who was in my shoes 3 months ago can take something from it, and thank you to all who helped me two months ago! I couldn't have done this without you or anyone from this sub! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2020 12:54 AM PDT We all have bad days, and it's especially bad if your brain is kicking your guts from the inside. 26F, currently doing Emi Wong's upper body challenge. It's 30-45 minutes long HIIT exercises and I can barely keep up, have to skip a rep or two each time. It's a lot of fun, I feel so good being able to do HIIT for 30 minutes or more, and it helps me so much in sleeping which I usually have a hard time doing. I also have a number of mental illnesses. I took therapy for 4 years, I'm doing so much better, but they're still there and some days it's very hard to escape the pain and return to the real world. I've been following the challenge without missing a day, and I know that if you miss a day in your exercise goals, you're more likely to miss another day as well. I was in a lot of mental pain. It tires your whole body. It felt uncomfortable even reaching out for my water bottle. But I knew if I just skipped the workout I would feel so guilty later on and possibly fuel my bad thoughts more. So I thought, hey, why not do a warm up routine? It's short, it's low impact, and I could really use the exercise serotonin right now. It took me half an hour of effort to be able to get up and get my mat, but I still did it. I got up, did the warm up routine (which still gave me a lot of cardio points from the sheer effort I had to put in), then followed up with a ten minute sitting arm exercise. I felt so proud afterwards. I'm still so proud of myself for being able to do SOMETHING. We can't control having a mental illness, but if possible, we can put extra effort into our behaviour and help ourselves. What years of mental illness taught me is that if you do SOMETHING, instead of doing nothing, you will feel so much better. And you will feel proud to have fought back. The same goes for eating habits or even studying. This is not possible every day. Some days are worse than others. But whenever you feel like you can manage to put in five minutes of energy, it's better to get moving. Thanks for reading and I hope you all have a great day! [link] [comments] |
| Realizing that I am fatter than I thought I was. Posted: 05 Aug 2020 03:53 PM PDT Hey everyone, I usually use reddit on my browser and haven't made an account, but I've seen that you guys are so helpful. I'm an 18 year old female, around 5'6 in height, and currently weigh 187 pounds. I've always been a little bit chubby and thicker than those of my age, and was almost 10 pounds at my birth(yes my mom is okay). I don't really remember a time that I've been at the weight I'm "supposed" to be at for my age and height. In February, I had a doctor appointment and they had to weigh me. Until that point, I've never really cared about my weight at all since I never really had the time to. I literally had no clue how much I weighed up until that appointment. I weighed 189 pounds at my appointment, and I was so surprised. I couldn't believe it. Usually I move past the point of shock and live my life, but I've been spending so much time at home so I have no way of escaping my body. I have a GW of around 140, which seems so impossible. I am from a minority household so food is such a big part of our lives. I stop drinking soda around 3 years ago, and I don't eat candy, chocolate, cakes, or anything really sweet. My downfalls are ice cream and chips. I don't even know how I gained this much weight but I'm really sick of looking in the mirror now. I've literally just been under the assumption that I'm thick and just big boned or whatever but I'm just fat. I don't know where exactly this post is going or what the intention was expect telling everyone that I'm gonna have to accept the fatness lmaooo [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:28 AM PDT 5'6 SW:213 CW:158 GW:135 Quarantine has been the best thing that's ever happened to my eating habits. No more going out, after work drinks, or special events and more meal services that have helped to stick to proper portion sizes. I still snack quite often, have ice cream and occasional fast food but it's all in single serving packaging without excessive sides and all logged in MFP. I didn't actually realize how much my body has been changing. I saw the numbers on the scale go down but all I've been wearing has been yoga pants and over sized shirts so I didn't feel like anything was changing. Now that the weather is nicer I've been wanting to wear more shorts and skirts when taking the dog on a walk and I realized all my clothes have gotten quite loose, but somehow that still didn't register as much progress. I ended up ordering new shorts this week and figured one size down (size 10) would be good, but I also ordered a pair in size 8 to have as a motivation to work towards. Well the shorts got here last night and turns out size 10 is also too big while size 8 fits great! I don't remember last time I was in single digit size, it was probably in high school or even earlier so over a decade ago, and I'm in complete disbelief. [link] [comments] |
| My 3 month plan to change my life (month 2) Posted: 05 Aug 2020 02:38 PM PDT Rated this post NSFW due to my progress pictures being a bra. (prev post; https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/hi5k64/my_3month_plan_to_change_my_life_month_1/ ) My goal for July was to; and I can say I smashed at least the 2nd one out of the park. A goal for August, was to cut out energy drinks and chocolate bars, they where what I reached for when I was stressed out - but since I started walking, the craving for energy drinks and chocolate just kinda dropped off after 2 weeks, so I have been almost 3 weeks clean now! This might not seem like a huge deal, but I've had either an energy drink, or a coca-cola every single day, since the day I turned 15, so that is 14 years of habit to break, and it just suddenly didn't appeal to me anymore. It for sure helped that I did some math and I realized I spent almost $200 a month on a habit I didn't need. (so thank you sugar tax) For meals, eeeh it was a little harder. I definitively ate dinner almost every day, and I snacked a lot on fruit. But my calorie intake went from about 3k a day, to plummeting to 900-1200 a day - simply because I was no longer filling it in with junk. I was able to eat very good (and calorific) dinners at my sister's house about once a week though, so that helped. And I now have a working fridge and freezer in the new place so I plan on furthering this step in August when I also start meal-prepping. since I am a convenience queen of habit, I think I will eat better when I have something healthy prepared. My goal was and still is around 1500 pr day, since i think that is a sustainable amount for weight loss at my activity level. And then I can increase it when I am more active, or want to maintain (maybe 1700) I also joined the lose-it challenge, and by that I was introduced to the Hairy biker's recipes and boy and boy is there a lot I want to try! Trying my first one tomorrow when I have some friends over after the move :) (pandemic safe measures in place) My mini-failure; I don't like the word failure, but a 3 day binge on a chocolate cake might at least count as a temporary one! Progress picture; Honestly not much changed, other than the background. But I do think I look less bloated - and I think that is since I no longer drink fizzy drinks. I hope that I will be able to see more changes in the future. I planned on doing meal prep this month and so far so good. I am broke AF currently (that $1 in my bank account life lol), due to moving last week, and also my co-pay for the surgery, but I hope to get that cash tomorrow so I can start properly. My walking have been replaced with sleeping now too due to the leg - but I still manage to get up and hop around and clean around the house, so it's not completely sedentary. Next month my plan was to start exercising more, and I need to figure something out for that one now, as I have been completely banned from any high impact activity on my leg for the next 6months. so that includes jogging, jumping etc. I could in theory swim, but I do not want to swim when I still have an open hole into my ankle joint where all those nasty bacterias can get into it lol. I'll see if I can get a physiotherapist to drop me some tips. So yeah, that was my very boring update. I am a person of taking it slow and steady - so I can't compete with the massively different progress shots on here lol, But I do believe I am finally on the road to a healthier life-style. one where I take better care of myself at least. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 02:52 PM PDT Does anyone else ever feel proud of a new personal best and decide to share it with a person you thought would be proud of you to just have them turn around and practically put you down???? I recently got my mile down to 7:30 and was feeling so good about that (last October I could barely get it in 13 minutes..) and so I've told several people and no joke, about 85% of them say "oh well in highschool I had a 6:15 (ex) mile" like......ok???? Could you do that right now??? Can't you just be proud of me?? What??? Lol I just. Has anyone else had this happen bc literally wtf lol. I'm not expecting people to congratulate me up and down but idk what sort of backwards response that is hahah Sorry just had to scream quick bc it's annoying!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:42 AM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/r8cMqiG M/24/5'7 Starting date & weight : January 21, 2020. 230 lbs. Current date & weight : August 5, 2020. 180 lbs. Using CICO, Keto & IF. I finally realized what ticks for my body and I'm running to my finish line. I'm really proud of myself for actually reaching my goal, I've always worked out before but never had an actual goal and always stayed on the fat side. The first 3 months I did not work out at all, I set my calorie goal to 1700-1800 but managed to stay under 1600-1700 for most days. In those 3 months I managed to lose 20 lbs and that is when I finally realized that I am in control of my weight. That mental jump is when everything clicked that I CAN do it and it's just a matter of doing it consistently. The last 3 month or so, I started doing HIIT workouts at home and a little bit of yoga on days I'm feeling it. I weighed myself everyday but using HappyScale helped with that discouragement from weight fluctuations. I tracked my food using MyFitnessPal. At first doing it everyday so I can really see how much I am eating but nowadays I'm fairly familiar with the food I eat so I don't have to track everyday. I usually track on days I feel like I've eaten more than usual. This is my very first post on this sub but have been a long time lurker. It's possible guys!! Please feel free to ask questions. After realizing I can do it for myself, I want more people to realize that YOU are in control. Thank you for taking the time to read this :) [link] [comments] |
| My scale lied to me for the past 2 months! Posted: 05 Aug 2020 09:21 PM PDT I been weighing myself on a cheap 7 dollar scale I bought at Walmart. I still lost 25lbs but I didn't start with 182lbs! My scale was 7lbs off! I have lost weight in the past and felt something off because my scale was reading 158-160lbs but I felt like I was more. So I went out and bought a digital scale and i weigh about 167lbs! To me that's a huge difference! I knew something was wrong because I know what being in the 150s feel like 3 years ago. I'm so glad I did this! I've learn that a lot of the scales we use at home aren't accurate like the doctors scale. I had no clue till after researching about it. I'm feeling discouraged but I'm glad I listened to my gut. [link] [comments] |
| Down 20 lbs and feeling motivated Posted: 05 Aug 2020 02:41 PM PDT Hey all, Last October I quit drinking after a decade of severe alcoholism. I thought I was gonna lose weight given I was consuming over 2k calories of alcohol a day, but for the first six months I just gave into all of my food desires to get through alcohol cravings (no regrets, I couldn't have gotten sober without pizza). That's not a sustainable lifestyle though and I now feel like I'm in a place where I can start addressing other health issues. I'm a 5'11" cis male and I weighed 276 at the start of June. I started using a calorie tracker and for the first time in my life actually thought about how much I was consuming. Sticking to 1900 calories a day was easier than I thought. It's totally possible to splurge every once in a while and get a big mac and still stay under your calorie count, you just have to be diligent. I even got a small scale to weigh out portions for sandwiches and whatnot. I also quit drinking soda and now just drink seltzer (I go through an embarrassing number of cases a month). I'm feeling a lot better and I'm very happy with my progress. I don't think I look any different, but I did go down a belt notch so something is definitely happening. Wish me luck! [link] [comments] |
| I finally reached 15 pounds lost! Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:47 AM PDT I'm a 26 year old female, 5'3, SW: 230 CW: 215 GW: 140. I've been lurking here since I started this weight loss journey (so 7 weeks now). I wasn't planning on posting this early in my journey but I'm just so excited right now. I started gaining weight in college, as soon as I started birth control. I thought it was just a coincidence but the thing is, for my 8 years on birth control, my insurance covered the generic version so every 3 months my birth control would change. My body never got used to any form of regulation. It fucked me over so much and I ended up gaining 90 pounds by the end of college. I have tried so many diets and weight-loss plans over the past 8 years. I downloaded the Lose it app about 7 years ago and every year I tried to lose weight by counting calories, being mindful of what I'm eating, and exercising. At most I would lose 5 pounds after 2 months of trying, every single time. This year, I stopped using birth control because my husband and I want to try to start a family, and omg the difference being off of birth control is incredible! I'm actually seeing results now! It has been 7 weeks since I started this round of weight-loss and today I finally lost that last half pound to bring me to 15 pounds lost! I must admit that another aspect to my success so far is finding this subreddit. I've learned so much from lurking here and I feel I finally understand the CICO concept. This past week I finally started to utilize CICO and IF, and I've gotten past that stupid plateau! I have been more successful this time around and it feels so good. To be more specific, this past week in addition to counting calories, I calculated my BMR to see how many calories I burn by just existing (just over 1,650 per day). From there I subtracted my current calorie budget (1,450) to get a deficit of 200 calories. This means I would need to burn an extra 300 calories in order to reach a daily deficit of 500 calories. Having a deficit of 500 calories per day (3,500 for 7 days) is like an almost definitive way to losing at least 1 pound per week. So by doing this calculation I can more easily monitor and track my progress on how close I am to losing a full pound. I hope this part helps for those wondering about the purpose of calorie deficits, but if it needs clarification let me know! Also, yesterday was a huge NSV for me too! My husband and I were out running errands and he wanted Wendy's. I decided not to get ANYTHING. Not even fries or a frosty (my weaknesses). He got some food for himself and we headed home, where I made myself a fucking salad! I'm so proud of myself for that! Also also, back to talking about birth control and weight gain, ladies if you're struggling like I was for so long, it might be worth it to talk to your doctor and see if you can try a different form/brand of birth control. I know my issue was it constantly changing but I know some people don't realize the birth control they've been on for years is causing some weight gain as a side effect. [link] [comments] |
| I won’t truly be happy or content with life until I am my dream weight Posted: 05 Aug 2020 12:14 PM PDT I have never looked how I dream I could look in my head. When I picture myself living my best life, I am slim with perfect legs and bundles of confidence but that's never been me. I'm nearly 30 and I feel as though I have wasted my whole 20's thinking "one day I'll look that way and I'll be that person and then life will be good" but I never make it happen, I never see it through. I have been on my weight loss journey for the past 2 years and lost 50lbs to just go and regain it all by my 29th birthday. I put off life because I think that someday I'll be the girl I wish I was, but that day hasn't come so far and what if it never does. It's like I can't accept that i am the way I am, and that's how others perceive me and that that version of me is good enough as she is. [link] [comments] |
| Abdominal obesity at BMI 24, how much should I lose? Posted: 06 Aug 2020 01:02 AM PDT Measured my waist today and noticed that, unsurprisingly, it's way above the recommendations at 88-90cm. I have always had a noticeable belly, but obviously knowing that I fall in the central obesity category is pretty depressing. I also weighed less before and had a BMI of 22.5 and waist was the same! Also, I'm a reasonably tall woman (176cm) I exercise 1-4 times a week (bodycombat, jogging) and have been doing this for a few years. Diet is reasonably healthy, consisting of home made food (stir fries, yogurt, sandwiches, baked salmon), but I do eat bigger portions than probably necessary. And I love chocolate and baking... Does anyone have experience in something like this? I don't know what sort of goals I should have other than hope the fat would magically transport itself from my stomach to my butt. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 5 Posted: 05 Aug 2020 05:54 PM PDT Hello losers, Wednesday. Hump day. Getting to it. Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 206 this morning. Stay within calorie range (1500 weekdays, maintenance weekends): Nailing it. Under goal today. 1423. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk. 5/5 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Not today. 1/1 weeks. Self-care time (working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 1/5 days): Going to try to do something before bed to address the anxiety driven insomnia. 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 3. Be present in my body & accept the sensory feedback: Hello hyper vigilance. I'm zero percent excited to see you again. Sensory input has kicked over into too much. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I'm grateful for spaghetti squash. Leaves more room for sausage and sauce. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Diet advice for someone short & obese :( I’m 5’0 (150 cm) Posted: 05 Aug 2020 04:43 PM PDT I am a female, age 23. Current weight is 204lbs. Height is 5'0 (150cm) Using a TDEE calculator, my maintenance is 1,900. Therefore, to lose a healthy amount of weight is about 1,400 calories a day. I am very sedentary. I've really been treating this as a lifestyle change rather than a "diet", so I've cut out tons of things like added sugar & too much cream in my coffees, most processed foods, etc. But as it is a lifestyle change, I make it more sustainable for myself by still treating myself once in a while (calories still counted for 95% of the time). I haven't really eaten more than 1,200 calories in a day except for maybe a day or two where I ate around 1300-1,400. Its been about 3 weeks; i've lost about 1.5lbs. I've been eating on average 800-1000 calories a day. I do hit 1200 sometimes. But this really isn't on purpose; I wake up late in the day so my eating window is 3:00pm - 9:00pm (unintentional IF) and since I'm eating cleaner, my calories are just pretty low. But I do eat til I'm satiated. And to add, I count every calorie except negligible things like spices, 2 romaine lettuce leaves, squeeze of lemon juice, slivers of white onion, etc. I use a scale to weigh everything I eat. Would it be better to actually try to hit my 500-calorie deficit of 1,400 cals a day? Or is keeping it around 1,200 okay? I definitely don't want to go too low where my weightloss gets hindered. [link] [comments] |
| How much of waist/pant size is due to weight, height, bone structure, etc? Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:27 PM PDT Hi all, first time posting here, I'm thinking the answer to the title question is D, All Of The Above. But I'm curious to hear personal experiences on it, rather than just googling it. I'm trying to change my brain from focusing on that number. At what weights did your pant/waist size change? What height are you? Light or intense exercise? Body type? For reference or comparison: Im F28, SW: 160 CW: 155, 5'2". Bit wide in the hips and thighs. Don't have my actual waist measurement in inches right now. In Old Navy jeans, I wear a size 10, sometimes 12. (I know it can also depend on brand, too.) (And if this has been posted too often, I'm sorry, please delete.) Edit: I also mean hips, as well. Not just waist. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:57 PM PDT So we all know we have cheat days, and we all love them (especially when you feel you've earned them! 😁) and from my weight loss experience (at a normal weight finally and been keeping it steady for a whole year) I've noticed I've been getting more and more healthy with my cheat day options! Instead of gorging myself on a whole six pack of snickers, I usually now buy just a pastry with whole unsweetened fruit or berries (today is a cheat day for me, like every week, and I've noticed im staying away from the unhealthy options more and more) I've got questions for you r/loseit How do you deal with cheat days, what are your options, have they changed after you've normalised your weight? One comfort food I keep coming back to that I want to ditch is a whole can of Pringles 😁 Or are you guys super strict with your diets and cheat days are NOT allowed? Thank you for reading! :D Starting weight: 331 pounds (150kg) Current weight 198 pounds (90kg) Height - 6'3 (190cm) (hopefully didn't fuck it up, I'm familiar with the metric system) [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 6th, 2020 Posted: 05 Aug 2020 10:05 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] |
| Is losing 17lbs a significant difference? Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:46 PM PDT I won't be able to reply for a while as I'll be off to bed after this but I wanted to ask this question as it had been bugging me. For context I'm a male, 5ft8 and 17 years old. Before I started a diet I was 163lbs and 7 weeks later I'm 147lbs. I'm happy with losing 17lbs of course, however I've not noticed anything really.. I still fit the same clothes and they aren't any looser or anything, my belly fat is still there along with the thigh and face fat. So do I carry on losing weight and hopefully by 140lbs or so I actually start to see a reduction in those places I specified? To clarify, I'm only looking to be skinny, I don't care about muscle or anything else atm. I just want to be skinny. When I am skinny, meaning a flat belly etc and a seeable jawline, I'll decide on whether I look good or whether I should put muscle on. But please can no one talk about gaining muscle, I just want to lose this fat, I hate having a chubby face and a bit of a fat belly, as well as a bit of moobs. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:17 PM PDT So today I hit a mini-goal. I last posted on here a while ago when I was having binge eating problems. But so far on my journey I've gotten better. I picked up more exercises and I haven't binged in a while. Today I woke up and had the courage to put on a tube top and I was looking better. I was ultimately happy and looking better. And when I this happens I fish out all of my crop tops and skirts and short shorts and put them on and take pictures. This helps my motivation. And I'm happy. But then again today I binged pretty heavily but I'm not beating myself up over it and I juts recently saw something that changed my mind. It was about beating yourself up and stuff like that. Also tomorrow is my orientation and hitting a mini-goal, I feel really good. Can't wait to show up looking like a Instagram baddie since the lay time my classmates saw me I was very unhealthy. MINI-GOALS MATTER!! Make sure to love them cause they make you feel good and anytime you feel cute take a picture cause if you really wunna binge or did binge looking at how successful you were the other day will make you feel better along the way. Albeit I'm having trouble with dieting, I know I can overcome those struggles. My mini-goal wasn't just about my body, it was about my mental health too. Remember, YOU CAN DO THIS!! YOU WILL WIN❤️❤️ I remember telling myself I couldn't an from what happened today, I remember telling myself I can and will.have a good day y'all!! [link] [comments] |
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