Weight loss: Milestone REACHED!!! Down from 400 to 350 in 9 months! |
- Milestone REACHED!!! Down from 400 to 350 in 9 months!
- I’m finally back into the 200’s!!!
- Making my health a priority. 236 to 193 in 4 months. (35m, 6’4”)
- Ab lines? On MY abdomen??? No way.
- NSV: I took a full body photo for my boyfriend without trying to angle myself to look skinnier
- Changing My Entire Life. 266lbs to 198lbs since March (20F)
- Old scale died, new scale told me I was quite a bit heavier than I thought I was.
- [NSV] I just completed my first marathon!
- Down 75+ lbs in BED recovery and I've never felt better
- Hit onederland today!! -34.4lbs (15.5kg) and -7.5% body fat in the last 5 months, haven’t been below the 200s since early 2018!
- Today’s my cake day and I’m not eating cake.
- Just wanted to share! (F39 SW 298, CW 194)
- The weight on my driver's license is no longer a lie!!!!
- Weight-loss/Diet embarrassment.
- Doing everything right and seeing no results. Need advise.
- Finally broke the plateau!
- Obesity is like getting a failing grade
- My weird Non Scale Victory that pumped me up
- Any vegans here? Any tips for vegan weight loss?
- [SV] I'm back, and I've reached my goal weight... Sort of.
- 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 30 August 2020 - The Plan for Today!
- Is anyone else feeling more self-conscious as they lose weight?
- Down 30lbs!
- Tiny success while growing my tiny.
| Milestone REACHED!!! Down from 400 to 350 in 9 months! Posted: 29 Aug 2020 10:19 AM PDT TLDR: Back in December I learned there can be enormous consequences to my lifestyle, started to decrease calories intake, built up new social group, months later I was working out regularly. Then I lose my job and most of social group in a week, was devestated, backslid, but my newly formed habits still held somewhat firm and even after a month of neglecting my health I hadn't gained any new weight, just slowed my weight loss. Never give up you beautiful Redditors! Long post, but a story I bet many of you can appreciate or relate to. ... December 2019: I started to take my weight loss 'seriously' which mostly meant I'd stop ordering deep dish pizza's at 10 pm after already downing a 6 pack of beer on a weekday. I wasn't weighing myself then, but I did know I was around 400 lbs from a recent doctor's visit about 2 months prior (and if anything I gained weight in those 2 months). Why'd I start losing weight? well, there had been a lot of thing's I'd already 'lost' to obesity; sitting comfortably in the stands at sporting events, going to plays/movies comfortably, some chairs I had to stop sitting on, roller coasters, most sports, hiking with friends....so what tipped the scale finally? What did it? My neighbor's ultra rare disease and her alcoholism. Nothing against this woman, she was honestly a total sweetheart, she once got me a 6 pack of my favorite beer for helping her back in the apartment building one night when she was blackout. But one day we run into each other while I'm out at the dumpster having a smoke, she's in a sling so I ask what happened. Apparently, she went out to the bars and blacked out, came home and fell down the stairs breaking her arm and pinching a bunch of nerves. Due to a previously unknown/untested disease she has, her arm will never fully heal, for the rest of her life she will be unable to write with that hand, her dominant hand. This. Terrified. Me. I was already killing myself through obesity, but I figured "it's not permanent, just a phase" .... but now if my drinking and weight cause a broken limb, maybe I'll suddenly have this permanent, life changing disability and I'll 100% be at fault of. January: So less drinking, still drinking, still smoking (only when drinking, but still bad), but a lot less than before. Weight gets a bit better, but I'm still anxious about working out in public and I was too broke (at the time) for a regular gym membership, so no real working out, just more dog walking. February: I see Covid popping up in China and fringe articles talking about it's quick spread and how contagious it is, I decide there is no way I'm quarantine-ing alone. I move back with the folks and my brother, who's in town from LA as their office closed down due to covid about 2 weeks after I moved back home. Now I'm not ordering $60 deep dish meals at 10 pm because my brother sleeps 10 ft from me with only a curtain seperating us, and my shame at binge eating outweighs my need to binge eat. So less calories, this is the first time I start noticing my breathing becoming easier and my joints in less pain. March: I start playing Dungeons and Dragons for the first time in my life, and it turns out I'm actually really good at running games, like people are SHOCKED it's my first time doing it. I build a new social network online and have regular games/social events with this new group, mood increased, binge eating goes WAY down. Still drinking, but never on game nights, so that's (at least) 3 days a week I no longer drink. April: Intervention time, Mom is angry I'm antisocial and in my room all day. Completely fair point and I'm not mad at her about it, I explain how my new social group works and where it exists online, she sort of gets it but not really. So I ask, what can I do to make her happy? because we are in lockdown so it's not like I can go out and make friends. She asks me to bike. So I bike. Maybe 2x a week max, but I'm biking. May: Biking is no longer painful! I got a better seat, bike lights, I'm stretching daily so my limbs don't hurt, oh yea, and my limbs no longer hurt, fucking awesome! My hands stop hurting too, which means I can go back to writing stories and do more work on the computer without pain, fantastic! I buy a scale, May 1st I'm at 376 lbs. Games are going great, working remote, saving money, getting out of debt, life is sweet! Not only this, but I start to plan out my future for the first time in 4 years, I now have a plan to create an online community/entertainment conglomorate to propel me to a future career in entertainment post quarantine! I just need to keep making cash while working in my free time! June: OH FUCK I LOST MY JOB! OH FUCK MY GAMES ARE ENDING BECAUSE QUARANTINE IS LIFTING! WHAT JOBS DO I EVEN APPLY FOR?!? I kept biking, occasionally, but I'm still slow, also I'm drinking more than before, like almost as bad as it was before December 2020. Last measured weight was the day I lost my job, at 359 lbs. July: okay, calm yourself, apply to some jobs, do some writing, some video making, some D&D occasionally, but I just can't bring myself to run games, I just lost everything so quickly I feel like a piece of garbage, I'm worthless, I can't even bring myself to apply for a new job :( I keep biking, eat out less because no income, but ugh, not in the best place. Too ashamed to weigh myself. August: Total mental breakdown first week of the month when I'm denied a job at trader joes. a grocery store. I was an IT data analyst before covid, now I'm not qualified for this job???? Fall into depression. Working out barely helps, but it helps a bit. Regularly logging weight, but missed goal weight in July so I must be failing right? Weigh myself for the first time in 2 weeks...358 lbs...I'm not backsliding?...?????? Wait....this is working????? Now today, I've been under 350 lbs for the last 3 days, so I'm no longer fluctuating on the low side, I've officially reached my weight goal of 350! I'm still looking for work, but I've got enough $ to make it through September, with my renewed energy I'm sure I'll get back into a healthy schedule/swing of things! Never give up guys. You may feel like your failing for months at a time, if you keep up the workouts, keep up calorie control, keep up even one or two aspects of your weight loss journey, you won't backslide nearly as badly as previous attempts. I'm down 50 lbs and I'm not stopping. May of this year I could barely bike 3.8 miles at a pace of 6 min miles, today I just completed 9 mile bike ride with an average mile pace of 4:36. And I can run up stairs without getting winded! It's the small stuff I'm learning to celebrate, love yourself, you will get over your hump, just keep fighting, because it's up to you to make tomorrow a better day than today! [link] [comments] |
| I’m finally back into the 200’s!!! Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:36 PM PDT I (22F) started the journey of losing weight in August 2019. My starting weight was 340lbs, and today I weighed in at 299.6lbs!!! I've now hit my first mile stone in my weight loss journey being back into the 200's, and the second one will be coming around (hopefully) soon which is losing 50lbs. At this point I've lose 40.4lbs and I couldn't be more proud of myself. I had to lift a thing of cat litter I bought today that weighted 42lbs and boy did I struggle to do so. Just knowing that nearly that much weight used to be on my body is absolutely mind-blowing to me! It may have taken me a year to lose 40lbs, but for the first time in my life I started trying to lose weight and actually did it!!! [link] [comments] |
| Making my health a priority. 236 to 193 in 4 months. (35m, 6’4”) Posted: 29 Aug 2020 05:58 AM PDT Right as the pandemic was hitting I had a dream about my Dad dying. It scared me. We have a history of heart related issues in my family. I decided I'd start my journey with the occasional extra walks, cycling and just being more mindful of my caloric intake. (I could binge on candy and gummy bears like nobodies business). Shortly after my Dad had another heart attack. He briefly died during surgery and was brought back by the hospital staff. He was being kept alive by machines. He wasn't breathing for himself and his heart was beating by help of another machine that I can't remember the name of right now. The Dr told us to start getting our things in order and that if he made it past 48 hours it would be a miracle. He ended up pulling through. But that was enough. The fear I had before was now intensified 100x. This was it. I needed to get my health in check. I had a major alcohol addiction. I am now sober. I close my rings every day on my Apple Watch. I cycle a couple days a week. 20+ miles. I run and do HIIT the other days. A month and a half ago I couldn't run even 30 seconds without wanting to die. I ran my first 5k last week. I no longer eat majority of junk food. (I do indulge on the occasional Halo Top ice cream. Cookies and cream is the bessssst!) I look better. I feel better. Mentally and physically. I now spend more time with my Dad. I'm still not exactly where I want to be goal wise but I'm getting there. Health and fitness has become a major priority in my life and I really couldn't be happier that I dedicated myself to... well... myself. If you made it this far, thank you so much for reading. It's possible to reach your goals no matter how small, big or overwhelming and difficult it can feel. Edit: You're all so awesome and supportive. Since I don't have a good picture to compare to here's one of me last week during a small break on one of my rides. [link] [comments] |
| Ab lines? On MY abdomen??? No way. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:04 AM PDT Hey loseit fam! This post is one part gushing over NSV, and one part question. Now, the question: is that even a thing? was it just the light playing tricks on me? I walk a LOT more than usual these days, but I haven't trained my core in two weeks (just taking a break from training and focusing on other exercises). So there's no reason for those lines to show, right? Okay that's all from me, thanks for reading, keep on keeping on, loseit squad! [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I took a full body photo for my boyfriend without trying to angle myself to look skinnier Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:05 AM PDT Just a small thing. I've been doing CICO for about a month and have lost 7lbs of the 35-45 i'd like to lose. Last night when I was running a bath, I was thinking about how proud I was of myself that day. I'd eaten proper meals all day, had no unhealthy snacks, and had gone for a half hour walk then lifted weights when I came home. I got undressed and looked at my belly, and even though I'm nowhere near slim yet, for the first time in about a year I didn't mind because I knew I was making healthy changes and that they were working. I felt so good about myself that I took a full body nude for my boyfriend without manipulating the angle, just a nice photo of my body without sucking my stomach in, and when I sent it to him I told him how proud I was of myself. He told me he was proud too and that I look amazing. He's been so supportive and has even started CICO himself, so now we're on this journey together. Last month, I wouldn't have been able to take a normal photo of my body. I would hold the camera up high, or lie down, anything to make my stomach look flatter. But this is my body and I'm finally treating it right; it's time to be proud of it. [link] [comments] |
| Changing My Entire Life. 266lbs to 198lbs since March (20F) Posted: 29 Aug 2020 05:28 PM PDT It feels so strange to post this. For years I'd read everyone's progress posts with the mentality that I'd be there eventually, but never had the drive to do it. It was always "well...I'll start tomorrow.." I think I just realized after another failed attempt that...there is never a tomorrow to start trying, there is just a "today", the here and now. Because "tomorrow" will always exist and you'll keep stretching that as much as you can. I've just let my weight define my life for so long. I never went to the beach, hated going out in public thinking people were judging me. So many of my insecurities were from my weight. I still am pretty insecure with myself and how I look, but I'm gaining back some of my confidence that I lost in high school. Something I've noticed.. I started wearing nicer clothes. For the 3 years I was around the 250lb mark, I'd hide under a hoodie. It's weird finally discovering my "style" because before I just went by whatever could hide the fat. But now I love jean shorts, skirts, skin tight shirts (my previous nightmare) I went to one of my classes the other day (100 person lecture) and noticed a large number of people looking at me before we went in? I felt so embarrassed and thought I maybe had something on my shirt or something was wrong with me, it was just strange noticing people staring at me. I felt really anxious. Some guys (before we went into class) were more friendly to me and one asked for my number to be a study partner. Seemed good to me so I gave it. I normally could disappear into a class last semester but it seemed instantly people started talking to me. My friend is in the same class and I whispered this to her and she started laughing and said "He asked for your number because you look hot!" I started laughing because that was hilarious to me, but she gave me a look that she meant it. While I haven't yet gotten to the point of feeling that confident with myself, that really made me feel better someone would think of me that way? Not sure but afterwords I just cried. To be honest, my biggest motivation for weight loss has been sex. (Yeah..😂) I'm in college and that type of craziness is something I'm really missing out on. I was ready years ago but just felt too insecure with my body. I really can't wait until I'm comfortable enough with my body but honestly that probably won't happen until I reach my goal. And I have a goal of 120lbs by April 2021! (I am 5'6) I guess I just want to thank all of you on here posting every day and keeping me motivated. I have a long way but I'm happy I got out of the 200's. All the progress posts are so inspiring and I'm really proud of everyone. We got this! 😌 [link] [comments] |
| Old scale died, new scale told me I was quite a bit heavier than I thought I was. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:25 PM PDT Hi everyone, so yeah the title. For context, I am a male 166cm. Here is confession about something I don't like about myself, I've got dysmorphia. My brain makes me believe I am either way fatter or skinnier than I actually am. My solution? I focus on tangible results. Waist measurements, amount of reps I can do and my bouldering level. But the most important thing to me is my scale, which recently died of old age. I place a lot of importance on that number. My last "accurate" estimate with that scale was 77.5kg. (starting weight 88.5kg) it was the lowest I had been in at least 3 or 4 years. I was so proud. My new scale however told me I actually was 81.6kg. (I am reasonably sure that measurement is more accurate for uninteresting reasons). This means I am further away than I thought I was from my goal. I want to encourage everyone today. Don't let that dumb stuff get you down. You need to keep going, being healthy is a lifestyle. You know what? I still lost a lot of weight and I am proud of myself. The scale is there to help us, it is a tool. We use it and not the other way around. My results are real, I just bought a medium sweater and it looked good on me. Moreover, I have never felt so fit and healthy in my life. Even though I have still so much road left a head of me, I can't let small stuff hold me back. My goals are still the same, and I am equally determined to reach them. Binged today? Don't worry about it, tomorrow is a new day. Work out a solution, you can do it! If you don't know what to do, ask for advice. Plateauing? Review your calorie intake! It might be just one small thing you've been overlooking etc... Treat yourself with a session of your favorite sporting activity to congratulate yourself on all your hard work. Buy that shirt, you deserve it. The lockdown has been hard on all of us. Keep at it people. There are roadblocks ahead, don't let those stop you. And if they do, make it the shortest pitstop possible. [link] [comments] |
| [NSV] I just completed my first marathon! Posted: 29 Aug 2020 06:32 PM PDT Nearly two years ago, at my highest weight, I was 240lb and sedentary. Now, as of today, I'm 185 and completed my first marathon! Sure, I walked it — and it took me almost 11 hours, but I completed one! I'm not really sure what to say, to be honest. I only have another 8lb to go before I'm no longer overweight and it honestly feels surreal. To anyone struggling with their weight loss, I would just say that yeah — it's hard. I've lost weight, gained some of it back, lost more, gained some of it back, and lost even more. There's no magic solution and it really, really sucks. I never thought I'd be able to accomplish something like this, and I guess I just want to share that not only is it possible, but it's achievable too. I think it took me... 5 months of just weekends, but that means you can do it too! I started with 6 miles, then 10. Then 13. Then 18. At that point, I plateaued for about a month and a half. I did 22 miles, once, but then stayed consistently around 18. Finally, today, I decided that I would finally make it happen. And it was awful, honestly. I want to curl up in a ball and head to bed. So yeah! I did it, and you can too if you just believe in yourself (and also put in way too much time walking outside in the heat)!
Edit: Oh, and also — I highly recommend making sure you drink lots of water with electrolytes. You get dehydrated amazingly quick outside in the heat. Sunblock is a must, too. The last thing I'd give advice on is to fill the time by calling friends and family — it makes the time fly on by, and you'll be thankful you got to spend time with them. [link] [comments] |
| Down 75+ lbs in BED recovery and I've never felt better Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:05 AM PDT To start, I have binge eating disorder– cyclical periods of bulemia / anorexia symptoms followed by food binges where I'd eat a week's worth of calories. Pretty much shot my metabolism right there. It stemmed from childhood (7-13 yo) abuse when I had food forced on me, food intake restricted, and was constantly weighed and shamed for my looks. I gained a LOT of weight and fell into those patterns of starvation, overindulgence, and guilt. I tried every damn diet in the book to lose weight but everything just somehow made it worse. Then I started therapy specifically for trauma and eating disorders and my weight is naturally finding its intuitive equilibrium. I'm learning to have a healthy relationship with food and eat a brownie (before it was either the entire pan to make myself sick or miserably restricting myself to a single bite). I'm about 4 lbs away from being below 200 for the first time since I was a teen and I'm so unbelievably happy and proud of myself. I feel so much stronger and healthier, my clothes fit well, and I have more energy. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2020 06:36 PM PDT 24F, SW: 233.2 CW: 198.8 GW: 165 https://i.imgur.com/IhbJbl1.jpg Started my weight loss journey in May this year after tipping over 230lbs, my heaviest weight ever. After getting out of a toxic relationship and diving into therapy I was able to make and stick to subtle changes following CICO and not eating after 7pm. In July I did some blood testing and learned I have PCOS, high testosterone and insulin resistance. Started keto July 6th as my Dr recommended it to help with the hormone imbalance. In August I got more serious about sticking to 16:8 IF plan with the occasional OMAD. I'm going to start incorporating 24-36hr fasts to help with loose skin. The weight loss has been steady, but last night I tried on my work clothes that I could barely fit into back in January and they were all so loose!! I'm finally able to wear the cute clothes that I've had sitting in my closet forever since I never felt comfortable in them. I'm so proud as I've been overweight my whole life and it finally dawned on me that I do have weight in my control. It might take some time to get to my ultimate goal weight, but it took me years to get to my highest so I'm good with sticking to this and seeing just how far I can go. [link] [comments] |
| Today’s my cake day and I’m not eating cake. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:44 PM PDT Hey there been a long time lurker. I in the last couple of years between some meds and totally letting go of my self I have reached a weight I'm embarrassed to even say out loud. 3 weeks ago I started a diabetes and Heart disease prevention class and am re learning habits I know and have kind of just given up on. I'm over two years sober from and opiate / benzo/ alcohol / addiction. I'm finally getting to a good place mentally after struggling with clinical depression and some other issues related to addiction . I quit smoking cigarettes 3 months ago too. Since I got sober I've done a lot of really amazing things... But I feel powerless over food and ashamed that I feel that way. I have to make a change , I hurt all the time and feel fatigued , and kind of hopeless about it. It hurts to walk a mile!( or even close to it ) most days. I've never been this out of shape or let my eating get this out of control. I'm tracking all my foods ,( I really didn't know how much I was actually eating ) and working up to 150 minutes of physical activity a week as well as working my way up to longer fasts on IF. I'm at 90 minutes right now for physical activity weekly right now. I've lost 11 pounds in the last month. Which is awesome and possibly water but I'll take it. I see so many inspiring stories and am working to be one my self. For today I'm not ready to post a weight or picture. Just reaching out for support. I want to feel better. I want to enjoy my life and participate physically without my weight being a problem that holds me back. I wanna live a longish healthy life. It's time for me to address this. And just for today I will not eat cake [link] [comments] |
| Just wanted to share! (F39 SW 298, CW 194) Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:24 PM PDT Hope this isn't irritating but I just wanted to share progress somewhere, I don't like making my roomie feel bad (she's hit a plateau in her own weight loss and is upset about it) and I honestly don't want it to be all I talk about. BUT I hit the under 200 lbs mark and went down in my clothing size farther than I thought! No progress pics (sorry). F39, I started at 298 lbs and at last weigh in I was 194lbs! I've gone from a size 26 pants to a size 12 recently. I had hoped when I hit a year in I would have been in Onederland (sometime in May) but like everyone else in the world things have been stressful plus my Dad had a stroke this year during the pandemic. Did it all with CICO (calories in, calories out) and then started trying to incorporate daily exercise when I had gotten down a bit. I'm sure this is true for a lot of people who start logging food but I honestly had no idea how much I was taking in calorie-wise. I had tried to change how I ate, used healthier things, added more veggies, and tried to avoid both fad diets and scales. But I still wasn't magically getting smaller. Then I started logging my food. I was getting a burger and fries at Steak'n'Shake and running the calories just recently and I can't believe how many calories I was taking in from just a quick burger or a fast meal out. Even good meals (like grilled chicken with rice) can be too much on the calories. depending on portions. It completely changed how I was eating in one way: I changed my portions. I was still eating out sometimes, I was still trying to cook better, but now I was actually logging it and I actually made decisions like 'maybe half this meal and eat it later?' when eating out. I stopped drinking sugared drinks for the most part, switched to Splenda, and recently with iced tea season I started making our own liquid sucralose for all the tea I was making. I do have days where I just want to eat without thinking about it when I'm in a mood but tracking my food really does help keep me from just mindlessly eating. I had to change a lot of thoughts on food and what was the 'right' portions size, reading the sides of boxes changes things. I also had to let go of the 'finish everything on your plate' mentality though it does still crop up. Food scales are amazingly helpful for portions and not something to be feared. I found out weighing myself actually helps so long as I don't obsess over the number. It's nice to keep up with how things are going and I usually weigh once a day and track with an app. I just wanted to share with the group because I use this group as a way to keep myself motivated some days. It may seem like it's not going to happen but you can do it!! I wish I had started this journey two years ago now. The next goal is 150 and I'm really excited because it feels much more in reach. [link] [comments] |
| The weight on my driver's license is no longer a lie!!!! Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:18 AM PDT I'm new in here and have only been using LoseIt for a few weeks, but what a difference. Three weeks ago I stopped drinking. After that first week of sobriety, I felt amazing and started to exercise again, and by exercise I mean walking a couple of miles a day. Then, I found this subreddit and downloaded the LoseIt app and started logging. I've lost 11 pounds so far and can't wait to keep going. I do have a question - I'm eating much, much better. No eating out, no processed food, etc. I do, however, eat lots of fresh vegetables and even more fresh fruit, which makes my carb intake quite high compared to protein. Do I need to cut down on the fruits and veggies? That seems so counter-intuitive to me, but then this healthy eating thing is new to me. [link] [comments] |
| Weight-loss/Diet embarrassment. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:45 PM PDT In a similar vein to another recent post here I just wanted to share my experience and feelings as there might be other weirdos like me out there. I dont know why but I am literally embarrassed by even the thought of talking about diet, exercise or weight-loss. For some quick context I'm 30 (yeesh) M 5'5" and weigh 227 lbs(269.7 3 months ago) the lost weight is very apparent on me and although its only 30 lbs it probable looks closer to 50. People ask me what I've been doing to lose weight and it makes me uncomfortable... Im not uncomfortable for anything. I'm one of the most extroverted people I know. But when it comes to these type of discussions I shink. I just want to crawl in a tiny hole (that I don't fit in) and make people stop talking about it. Most people would be proud. Everyone is very nice, super happy for me and always encouraging...it feels...wrong.... No one is like that normally. My mind feels like its a trick. Idk. But I do know that I hate it. Even when my wife just talks to her family and is like "Censoreduser has lost x weight l, he looks so good!" I ask her to stop and not bring it up... It is almost demoralizing and demotivating. I can only imagine that by talking about my weight-loss, I'm acknowledging that I have a problem with my weight and that makes me feel like poop. So I guess I avoid it... Anyway the point is just like those last few reps at the gym, those last few sprinting moments on a run, you have to get through it. Blow past it hard and fast, then look back and laugh. I know that I will be proud once I reach my goals. Im a relatively bulky kinda muscular dude so I don't expect nore want to get much below 200 or 190. But just like those awkward phases when you might be growing out your hair or beard while working on a new style, those middle stages are weird and I dont want to talk to you about it. I just want it to pass... Maybe thats all just me but I wanted to share anyway. Helped make sense of the whole situation for myself more than anything else really... Thanks. Be well friends. [link] [comments] |
| Doing everything right and seeing no results. Need advise. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 10:56 PM PDT I am 19F weigh 152 pounds height 158 cm. I am really overweight. I used to be skinny most of my life but gained a lot in high school due to depression. I have tried several diets to lose weight but it only increased my binge Ed. Now a year after high school graduation, I had a mental breakdown and decided to live a better healthier life. I genuinely wanted to be happy and love myself. I decided to start working out everyday and eat 2/3healthy meals around 1200 cal. I regularly started worked out 4 out of 7 days a week and eat acc to plan. It made me happier and brought me into a healthy mindset. I can easily say that I am living a way more productive life. Today, 30 aug, I checked my weight and it's 149 pounds and I have lost half an inch of waist. It's a good difference but I dunno why I feel so disappointed. I just thought I would see a bigger change. I feel like I have let myself down. Is it common to not lose Significant amount of weight in like 20 days? I have been watching these YouTube videos and people lose like 20 pounds and lose so much better. I just wish I had those results too. If someone has gone through their weight loss journey, can you advise me what should I do? Just to be clear,I am not gonna stop my journey here. I am gonna be patient and make my life healthier and reach my body goals. (Also English isn't my first language so please don't make fun of me.) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:04 PM PDT After 2 months stuck at 187 the scale FINALLY dropped down to 184! Small victory, but I'm so happy 😊 For two months I tried a few different methods and none of it worked. I tried OMAD, dropping my calories from 1500 to 1200, increasing my cardio and NOTHING made the scale budge. Finally I came across those VShred ads about endomorphs. I'm not sure if I entirely believe the whole endo, meso, ecto body type thing. But the concept sounded interesting and I figured I might as well give it a shot. I didn't want to shell out the money for their program so I did my own research on carb cycling. Now I'm eating low cal, low carb 3 days a week (1100-1200 calories, carbs under 20% and protein over 40%) with minimal exercise on those days (usually walking or yoga/pilates). 3 days a week I eat higher carbs (between 40-50%), higher calories (about 1500-1600) and do HIIT exercises. Sunday is my lazy day where take a break from counting, but I still exercise that day. Here's hoping I can continue the downward trend! My goal is 150. (F25, 5'8") [link] [comments] |
| Obesity is like getting a failing grade Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:35 PM PDT In order to graduate school, you have to pass each grade level. That requires effort on the part of the student. Absent that effort, you will continue to be held back. Nothing will change for you. Obesity is the same way. You will not lose weight absent the effort to lose weight. If you give up, you will be held back forever. For many people, it will mean never making it to age 50,60, 70. For some it means never feeling comfortable in your own skin. For me it would have meant never being able to play the sports I love again. If they told you that you've failed 9 times out of 10, you still aren't going to be successful unless you try that 10th time. Today, I officially left the obese category and entered the overweight one. I was a 3 sport athlete growing up. I ate like one. Then, migraines hit. I stopped playing sports. I stopped being an athlete. But I didn't stop eating like one. I was consuming just as many calories without any of the activity. Fast forward about 5 years and I decided to change things. A month into that...I tore my ACL. Most people think injuries mean the worst for someone on a weight loss journey. For me, it meant I would HAVE to be in the gym to rehab my knee, so why not also eat healthier? Why not also continue going to the gym even after my rehab is done? Since January, which is when I finally got off of crutches, I have lost 41lbs. I feel like myself again. I never would have gotten here if I gave up because of my injury or because so many OTHER people fail. Why do we care if other people fail at something? That doesn't mean we can't do it. It means they couldn't. You are not a statistic. You are an individual human being. Do not give up. [link] [comments] |
| My weird Non Scale Victory that pumped me up Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:34 AM PDT Yesterday at work, I had to move a box of photocopy paper from downstairs to upstairs. Minor nsv: I lugged that thing up our abnormally tall stairs without dying or shaking legs. Main NSV: I realized that box of paper weighs 20 lbs. I've lost 2 1/2 boxes of paper! It just hit me, hard, why I feel so much better! I can't imagine carrying 2 1/2 boxes up those stairs without being out of breath or my legs shaking, but I basically did that every day, it was just spread out over my body. I've been in quite a slump lately, but that really helped me get motivated again and I hope I've kicked this slump off again so I can lose the remaining 2 1/2 boxes! I haven't been entirely true to the plan, but I've been trying to follow Metabolic Precision for a diet plan. Basically focusing on healthy proteins and veggies, smaller meals more often so I don't over eat because of hunger and restricting carbs to immediately before or after exercise. I also love how the book talks about how it doesn't always go to plan and not to beat yourself up over skipping a workout/ eating something out of plan, which has helped me. [link] [comments] |
| Any vegans here? Any tips for vegan weight loss? Posted: 29 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT If you saw my username, I'm "Him". My vegan wife has been vegan for 20+ years. I'm not vegan. Both she and I are overweight... significantly. (I'm 5'9", 260lbs... she's 5'8" and probably 220lbs.) You may ask how a vegan can be overweight. Maybe you don't, but I know many people go vegan for weight loss. We eat pretty healthy foods, we just eat... I suppose... more than recommended. Anyone who's been on this journey knows that "just eat less" isn't really a great motivation. If it were that easy, everyone would be in perfect shape. Here's a problem with her veganism: she's super picky. She hates many vegetables like cucumber, bell pepper, tomato... stuff that would be "normal" salad foods. She also doesn't like Indian food or many other things that are in 90% of the recipes you can find online. Thankfully, she likes many veggies, like broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, artichoke, asparagus, etc. I need suggestions of (hopefully) other vegans who may be in a similar situation. I also think she may be hypoglycemic or something. She gets hangry way more than most people. I read that's a symptom... but who knows. So anyway, here we are... at the start of our journey. You can see why I'm at a loss for what to do. My wife has so much other stuff occupying her brain, that I want to take the lead with this stuff. Hopefully, this will be the start of something awesome. Thanks so much for reading. [link] [comments] |
| [SV] I'm back, and I've reached my goal weight... Sort of. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:59 AM PDT I woke up this morning with 800 grams (1.76 lb) left to go on my weight loss journey and I could just not find any reason to continue. All my motivation points and reasons for losing weight had already been met. I looked great and felt great. And suddenly I realised meeting an arbitrary number on a scale wasn't why I was doing this to start with. So I changed my goal weight to what I am now, cause why not? 20.3kgs (44.75 lbs) lost. Down from an AU size 14 (US 12), to a AU size 10 (US 8). I gave a lot of tips last time I posted re what worked well for me with losing weight. So here's some tips that has helped me come to terms with my weight loss, cause I'm sure most of you still see your old self in the mirror sometimes.
If anyone has other tips, let me know! Edit to add my BMI - 21.75 [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 30 August 2020 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 29 Aug 2020 09:08 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction!This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing > I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me? Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. On reddit, your vote means, "I found this interesting" (...read more about voting on reddit) [link] [comments] |
| Is anyone else feeling more self-conscious as they lose weight? Posted: 29 Aug 2020 03:55 AM PDT I've started to actually feel a lot more self-conscious and less confident about my body as I lose weight. I think its because at my highest weight, I literally never acknowledged or processed how I looked. I wouldn't look directly at myself in the mirror, I would avoid all pictures, I'd just wear massive baggy clothes and do my best to never think about myself. I've now lost 50lbs, all my old clothes are getting looser. I've had to get rid of some of my baggier clothes, and had to buy smaller ones. Surely I should feel confident and proud and amazing? Nope! Now I'm actually looking at myself more, analysing my flaws, agonising over outfits more. I feel both better and worse at the same time! Anyone else had this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:35 PM PDT So, I was diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive) a couple months ago got on medication. I never knew that the biggest part of my inability to diet an stop drinking sugary stuff was because of this, I was completely lost and never could commit to anything diet wise and every time I ever kicked soda I had the absolute worst headaches. Little over a month ago (or close to it) I stopped cold turkey, been keeping my diet around 1500-1600 calories and eating lean and meeting my protein macros. I've been walking more, being mindful of what I eat however I still do eat out and have fast food. That being said, I don't eat out 2x-3x a day getting a giant soda every time. I miss Dr. Pepper, I miss soda but at the same time I don't miss with what made me addicted to it. The only time I weighed myself was at my doctors every two weeks, I knew I was still losing weight because I was fitting in smaller clothes.. I've gone from 5xlt to a 3xlt (a little tight in the belly area) and from a 52 pant size to a 48. Found an scale in my closet, hopped on it and immediately made it error out as it screamed past 400lbs. I was like how the hell did I manage to gain 20+ lbs in two weeks? Luckily I did some reading and didn't know scales could become uncalibrated. I pulled the batteries, weighed something I knew the exact weight of and hopped back on, boom it read 383.6lbs down from 395 two weeks ago. [link] [comments] |
| Tiny success while growing my tiny. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 09:15 AM PDT I want to preface this by saying I am NOT calorie restricting while pregnant and will not until at least 3-6m postpartum. I'm now 20w with my fourth baby and have made no changes except healthier options and more gentle exercise and just dropped from a L maternity jean to a M! I was almost at an XL at the start of this pregnancy. So far I have gained no weight which my midwife says is good as baby is growing properly and most likely I am losing fat at the same rate as I am gaining baby weight. [link] [comments] |
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