Weight loss: PSA to myself: adding more veggies doesn't make your meal lower in calories unless its displacing a higher calorie ingredient or makes it more servings. |
- PSA to myself: adding more veggies doesn't make your meal lower in calories unless its displacing a higher calorie ingredient or makes it more servings.
- I want to help.
- “I liked her fat” a rant by me.
- I logged calories today for the first day in years.
- Does anyone intentionally lie about how they lost weight?
- At a healthy weight for the first time in 4 years! (and 30lbs. down!)
- What are some unexpected not-so-great side effects you've experienced since losing weight?
- Just wanted to share my small success!
- It took me 7 months to lose 20lbs
- I’ve changed... A lot
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1
- I managed to maintain my weight for 1.5 years, but lost focus a year ago. I'm back now!
- How do you deal with people telling you you were more beautiful before losing weight?
- The thrill of binge eating junk food
- I lost ALL my party weight in 5 days (9.2 lbs)...actually I lost 9.4 lbs in 5 days
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 2nd, 2020
- I've been trying to lose weight lately, some observations
- Just needing to make it through today without a binge.
- Quarantine threw a major wrench in my workout routine, but I got it back and it's all thanks to Jane Fonda (seriously!)
- Went from a UK14/16 to UK12 but I still won’t step on a scale
- Fitness for Beginners
- Need some help finding healthy protein options I can enjoy.
- I dont want to reach 400
| Posted: 01 Aug 2020 10:48 AM PDT I'll be cooking and think "I should add mushrooms to this!" or onion, or peppers or anything really and then I'm surprised when it's more calories than I thought it would be, but its not suprising really. The 53 calories of mushrooms only added 53 calories of mushrooms if I don't use it to displace pasta or make more servings out of it. It's so easy to think of more veggies to add to a dish but I need to remember then that this dish should be more than 1 serving. Or if I use more mushrooms/onion/peppers (those seem to be my go to) then maybe I can use less pasta, beans, eggs, etc. And yes I do know that veggies add other important things to your meal and are a big part of a healthy balanced diet but still lol. Edit: I didn't realize this would be so divisive. I just meant this as a lighthearted yet true sort of post. Yes veggies are healthy and I think it's great that everyone has their own methods to weight loss that work for them. I myself am on a strictly "calorie counting" method. I am counting everything from onion to pasta. I understand that some people don't, and I understand that veggies are healthier than chips or something but I am still going to count the calories. I am a vegetarian and my biggest issue has been overeating / portion control so for me veggies count. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2020 12:17 AM PDT Hello friendly people of r/loseit! I've never made a post on this sub but I've followed it for a while and this seems to be one of the friendliest, most inspiring places on reddit. I'm a clinical dietitian (aussie, so Accredited Practising) whose job is to guide people to their nutrition goals safely and effectively. I want to offer my help to anyone on this sub and beyond. If you're struggling with eating for weight loss, have a burning question about nutrition or want to start making improvements to your diet but have no idea how, drop me a comment or a DM and I'll do my best to help. I'm not trying to self promote or sell anything - I'm fairly young and green and I'm here to learn just as much as you are. I'm doing this to gain some experiences and perspectives into people's nutrition needs so I can become even better at my job. Please note that I do have limitations, and I can't take liability for advice I give - if you are trying to lose weight with a complex medical condition for instance. However I'll do my best to answer anything that comes my way, and I won't judge you for anything - no question is too silly. I'd be happy to show my credentials too in a DM. Maybe this post will get traction or maybe it will get lost in this sub. Either way, I'd love to offer my help to those who'd like it because this is a lovely little community and if I'm in a position where a few of my words can make the difference to someone's weight loss journey, I'd love to be a part of it. [link] [comments] |
| “I liked her fat” a rant by me. Posted: 01 Aug 2020 03:28 PM PDT Wow. I don't understand why society is like this. I just saw Adele's weight loss photo on Twitter, and she looks phenomenal. She looks like a woman who worked her ass off to lose weight and become healthy. Yet why the fuck is society, including her fans, upset at her? I see things like, "she looks better fat" or "she looks basic". SHE LOOKS GREAT. I showed my cousin her photo, and said "look at Adele, she looks great!" And after staring at the photo for a few seconds, he replied, "I like her better fat." What the fuck? Do people not understand that being overweight doesn't FEEL good? All the things you can't do, or can barely do because of your body cripples your mental health, and people fall into spirals of depression because of it. Now here's a woman, who has clearly worked very very hard to put the weight off, and you want to say she looked better, unhealthy? Fucking dumb, I hate people. /rant TL;DR: people can suck a phat one [link] [comments] |
| I logged calories today for the first day in years. Posted: 01 Aug 2020 06:40 PM PDT A couple years ago, I completely gave up on losing weight, I don't really know why I just did, I was around 280 pounds. Today I am 356 pounds. I was 347 when I started the first time, I'm at my absolute heaviest of all time. For almost a year I have been telling myself "There's no point, I'm going to give up and have to start over again anyway so why start" Today I woke, and something was different, I weighed myself on the scale, entered my weight in mfp and libra, something I haven't done in years. I have today logged everything I have eaten, setting my goal at losing 2 pounds a week I only finished 90 calories over my caloric goal! (I have always found the first week to be the hardest lol). It's not much of an accomplishment, but actually doing it even just once feels really good, I hope I wake up tomorrow and do the same thing. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone intentionally lie about how they lost weight? Posted: 01 Aug 2020 09:19 PM PDT If I tell people I eat salads and roti rice curry and dal everyday like everyone else. No one believes it. However if I say I only eat sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, quinoa, avocado, kale asparagus and all such non Indian food they readily believe it and say that they could never follow such a diet as it is too expensive. Have we fetishized western culture in India that much or is it universal in all places to believe only exotic diets can work? I train half an hour doing stuff on YouTube. Over the years I have lost 60 pounds. My one sister follows all sorts of exotic diets for 2 weeks and then gives up. Says that she can never lose weight. Another sister says that you should never diet and only exercise. currently she is visiting my home for Rakshabandhan ( an Indian festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters; traditionally one of the few occasions when a married woman is allowed to her parents house) and is always saying that you should eat normally like her. Friends and relatives only believe that I have lost weight because I must have a dedicated team behind me. [link] [comments] |
| At a healthy weight for the first time in 4 years! (and 30lbs. down!) Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:53 PM PDT I wanted to share because I'm really proud of myself, and wanted to motivate other people! I weighed myself and am down to 157.4, which means I'm a few pounds into the healthy weight range for my height, and 30 lbs. down from my highest recorded weight! While this might not be as big of a weight loss as a lot of other people on here, I am really proud of this progress, and going from being on the verge of obesity at my highest to now being able to say that I'm healthy is an amazing feeling. I cannot even begin to describe how different I feel now, both mentally and physically. As someone who has spent years battling body dysmorphia, BID, and just a generally unhealthy relationship with food, exercise, and weight loss, starting to feel more confident and comfortable in my body is truly such an amazing feeling. The negative relationship that I have had with my appearance for so long has caused me to miss out on a lot of important/positive things in the past few years, and I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting confident enough to prevent that from happening any more. I usually don't post much on here, but I know that these issues are common for a lot of people, and I wanted to maybe give some hope/encouragement to anyone who is feeling the same thing. At my heaviest weight, I truly felt like I would never be happy and would always feel like a stranger in my body, and here I am a few years later starting to feel like a completely different person. From here, I'm planning on losing more to get well into the healthy range for my height and working more on muscle building and general fitness. Some day I'll work up the courage to post progress pics on here, but for now I just wanted to share this small victory. :) [link] [comments] |
| What are some unexpected not-so-great side effects you've experienced since losing weight? Posted: 01 Aug 2020 04:31 PM PDT I've lost a little over 100 pounds and, don't get me wrong, losing the weight is one of the best things I've ever done for myself! However, since I've lost all that weight I've started to notice some negative things, such as: 1.) My knees are incredibly bony! I need to sleep with a pillow in between them now, otherwise I end up in so much pain when I sleep on my side and my knees touch. 2.) I can't sit for more than 20 minutes without my butt hurting. Apparently I lost quite a bit of junk from my truck because now my ass hurts after sitting on it for just a short while. 3.) I went from a C cup to a barely-B cup. I wish we could choose the areas of the body the weight loss comes from, but oh well. Anyway, those are just a few bummers I've noticed since getting down to a healthy weight. But regardless, losing the weight and being healthy absolutely outweighs (no pun intended!) these minor inconveniences. Just wondering what anyone else has experienced? [link] [comments] |
| Just wanted to share my small success! Posted: 01 Aug 2020 11:21 PM PDT Hello! So I just weighed myself and discovered that I've lost 4kg(8.8lbs)!!! I'm so happy! I've never been overweight to begin with but I was (and still am) kind of chubby with barely any muscle mass, so I wanted to lose that fat. When I started, I never managed to lose any weight, I tried extreme dieting and restriction and almost developed an eating disorder last year but now I'm finally managing to lose some weight!! It might not be much to somebody else, but for me, who's wanted to lose weight for almost two years now, it's a big success and a great start. For context: I'm 152cm tall (4'11.8 as far as I know) and my starting weight was 52.4kg or 114.6 lbs (even though it was higher at some point, when I really struggled with overeating) and today I weigh 48.4kg(106lbs)!! Even though probably nobody will read this, I wish everybody a great success into a healthier life and the best in every way :) [link] [comments] |
| It took me 7 months to lose 20lbs Posted: 01 Aug 2020 08:30 AM PDT And I'm very happy with myself! I (31F 5'9") told myself at the beginning of the year that if I was going to lose weight I had to do it slowly. I have been that person who lost 50lbs and gained half of it back. The half that I gained back was the weight that I lost through rapid weight loss diets. The other half that I managed to keep off? I lost that weight slowly over months and months. So I thought in celebration of losing 20lbs this year I would post how I slowly changed my habits over the last 7 months. I think it's also important to note that unemployment played a big part of my life this year, even before the pandemic. Knowing that I had to do a 30 min youtube HIIT workout everyday kept me sane and gave me a structured day when the gyms closed and we were advised to stay home for many months. I had binge days here and there, but the most important thing I learned was to not let it throw you off. Yes I was pissed when I only lost 1.8lbs in June but I also had a huge life change the month and I chose to be mad about it for a day and then move on. Also I didn't restrict myself from having any specific food or dessert (besides meat) as long as it was in my calorie limit. I am also including my My Fitness Pal progress chart from the past 7 months and then my chart from 2016 to today to show how weight loss is not always linear. I also don't have a lot of NSV because I hold my weight in my stomach/below my waist. So I can tell I have lost because my face looks different, but all my clothes still fit the same so I really rely on the MFP chart to show myself how far I have come. January -Didn't drink alcohol all month February -Work started to pick up again so I returned to a more rigid work schedule March -Was unexpectedly unemployed for the first 10 days of March April -On April 1st I decided to quit drinking alcohol for… a while May -Started CICO at a 500 calorie deficit. Started off just trying to keep my calories under 2,000 and I averaged burning 2,500 calories a day June -Moved my calories I ate everyday down to 1,800 July -CICO calories still at 1,800 August TLDR: I lost 20lbs over 7 months through slowly incorporating IF, CICO, youtube workouts, switching to a plant based diet, and monitoring, but in the end not completely eliminating drinking alcohol. And most importantly buying an activity tracker! Currently am at an overweight BMI for the first time in 2 years, drink occasionally within my calorie limit, no more strict IF, but maintain strict CICO and have no plans of returning to a gym when they reopen. Hopefully can get my own equipment to incorporate more strength training/weight lifting soon. Last 7 months MFP progress chart: https://imgur.com/2Az5NhB 2016- 2020 MFP progress chart: https://imgur.com/erAIetp EDIT: wording [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2020 01:27 AM PDT It's been a crazy three months, for an intro. I weighed 300 pounds last August. In that time I moved to Honolulu with the love of my life. She was my everything. One day, I was sitting in my apartment when she arrived home much later then typical. I asked where she was and she told me. She was with her new friends, I accepted that because I trusted her. Weeks go by and this is becoming an often thing. She finally arrived home one night and we sit for a talk, she tells me we need a brake. I agree because I wanted what's best for her. I remember our final moment together. I asked her if she wanted to stay with me and she said, responded that's she doesn't know. So I told her, you don't have to stay with me. And I looked at her and I said "I love you" she responded with "I know". And that was it. Three and a half years. Two thousand miles from home, and flat broke. I completely spiraled. I began drinking every day, I couldn't cope with the pain. It had completely destroyed me as a person and as a man. Two months later I finally fly home. I arrive and realize that there isn't anything here for me either. All I could think about for so long were those final words. "I know". I just felt completely destroyed. And to be honest I don't necessarily know if I am put back together. My weight jumped to 350lbs the horrible diet and the alcohol amongst other things just attempting to cope with the pain. In April, I decided to make a change to become a better and more complete man. No more drinking and fix my diet. I started doing keto and have struck through it very strongly since then. I haven't had a drink in weeks and I can feel myself healing. But i still wish I could have shown her my progress. Well today I stepped on the scale and I'm down to 270. At 6'5 I'm starting to look really better then I've ever had. I miss her. But because of everything that happened I'm able to become a better man. This sub has helped me so much and these stories are so inspiring. Thank you all. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1 Posted: 01 Aug 2020 05:52 PM PDT Hello wonderful losers! Welcome newbies & faithful friends! I read over so many wonderful posts & goals, I'm already loving all y'all. Let's get to it! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 205.6 this morning. 201.5 lbs trend weight. Thanks scumbag uterus. Stay within calorie range (1500 weekdays, maintenance weekends): For you newbies, I should apologize. I blew this goal up today already. However, it maybe a nice reminder that no matter how long we've been on the journey, mistakes happen. Don't let perfection stand in the way of progress. I probably had 4000 plus calories today. And I'm still in this race to win it. Don't beat yourself over your mistakes, it only makes you more sore for the journey ahead. Exercise 5 days a week: Lame little walk & vigorous cleaning. 1/1 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Working on this right meow. 1/1 weeks. Self-care time (working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/1 days): Read up on some old school gods & goddesses. Their drama is like ancient Maury shows. Your husband is sleeping with another minor goddess as some kind of bovine & you are gonna smite his ass. Try a new recipe once a week: Working on some baked donuts. Probably will not have any but I helped so it counts. 1/5 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 0. Be present in my body & accept the sensory feedback: I am so hot today. Dear Lord. I'm over here fanning myself like a Southern belle/drag queen. Also foot cramps. Ouchies. Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Today I am grateful for perspective. When I was heavier & before I started this journey, I did not judge my food choices. Learning to count calories meant that I was suddenly assigning moral judgement to my food choices. This judgement never applied to other people, just me & my choices (story of my life, I'm a real bitch to me sometimes). After two & a half years, I am fresh out of judgement for my food choices. They are just choices. When I overdo it, I am making that choice. Even a binge is a choice now. And I'm glad to be at that point. Removing the emotion & judgement is a step ahead of where I started. Your turn, tell me all about your day one kids! [link] [comments] |
| I managed to maintain my weight for 1.5 years, but lost focus a year ago. I'm back now! Posted: 01 Aug 2020 10:14 PM PDT I lost almost 40 kgs in 2018. I kept it off for 1.5 years, and then stress caught up with me, and my healthy habits dwindled. I have gained almost all of it back, but I'm finally ready to go back to my healthy habits. I know I can do it because I did it before, and I know how to, so it should be fairly easy this time around. I'll focus on simple rules, that I will follow each day:
This time I will reframe everything in my mind. I will be focusing on eating MORE, not less. So the idea is to eat more healthy low calorie options throughout the day, thereby limiting the amount of high calorie foods I can fit in my stomach. It works better for me psychologically. I will be following the above for 1 month, while weighing myself each day, and tracking the weight. Then I will adjust if necessary. I have been doing this for 4 days already, and I suspect this strategy might be a bit too effective (I don't want to lose weight too fast), so I'll probably start eating more healthy fats soon. Wish me luck! [link] [comments] |
| How do you deal with people telling you you were more beautiful before losing weight? Posted: 01 Aug 2020 08:56 PM PDT F26; 5'-3"; SW:215lb; CW:159lb; GW:130lb (so so sorry for typos and grammar, english isn't my first language and it's late, but I really need to vent) I have this friend in particular that knew me all my life, so she knows where I come from with my weight struggles. We kinda grew appart, we are still good friends but there are values and other things that we are not on the same page anymore. I never really talk about my loss journey with her, since we don't hang out a lot and there are other things that we want to catch up about. So last time we hung out, we've been the whole day together and at some point she brought up my weight loss. In cheer excitement, I showed her a picture of me before, to show how much progress I've done and she drops: "That's really nice, but you were so beautiful back then" She did not say I was ugly now, but it feels like she totaly underminded the pride I have in my weightloss. I know she says those kind of thing to not lower my old self, that even if I was still that weight, I would still be a valid person to her eyes. I know it comes from a kind place, but it annoys me to the moon. The thing is, I'm pretty realistic about myself, and I know goddamn right that I am more beautiful now. The issue is not what she thinks, but how do I get through to her to let her know that no, it's not true. I tried to tell her that I'm in a much better place mentally, that I do not feel like shit anymore, that my joints are thanking me, that my self-estime is to the roof now. I feel like I can take over the world with my bike and my steps, and it makes me realises how unstoppable I can be if I allow myself love. I tried to tell her all that, how it makes me feel, but she doesn't seems to see the point. I learned to choose my battle, and this one is not one I'm gonna fight. But I am curious about your stories, did it happen to you? Did something similar happened? How did you deal with it? I think I need to feel normalized (or is it so out of the ordinary?) [link] [comments] |
| The thrill of binge eating junk food Posted: 01 Aug 2020 08:22 PM PDT So I've lost 25 to 28 pounds and I was a few pounds away from my goal weight. However, I have been falling into the same patterns I used to have. Binge eating chips, chocolate, ice cream, and candy all at once. I did it today again. I have my bar exam in a few days and I've been feeling stressed about it (it would be super embarrassing if I failed) and avoidant about studying. I hadn't done this in a while to this extent. But my weight has been trending upward as I've been feeling more stressed. I kind of just let myself go. It was so ...freeing. As I ate the sugary things, I felt a sort of high from it all. It was exhilarating and it felt SO good. Probably like what drugs feel like or cocaine or something. Stuffing my face with the salty, crispy, oily chips felt so good. Satisfying salty crunches. Sweet, creamy, and cold spoonfuls. It was blissful. I alternated between the chocolate, chips, matcha ice cream mochi balls, and instant noodles until I actually felt ill. I STILL feel ill, a few hours later. I actually feel physical pain from stuffing myself. I just wanted to share this weird roller coaster of emotions from a sort of high and elation to the feeling of being sick and wanting to throw up. It's a little scary because it's like I want to feel something...more. Like I wanted to do something bad to myself. The funny thing is that I actually went for an intense run today. I've been running almost everyday to feel a sort of high from endorphins. It just hits me that all of this is all so psychological for me. It's not that I was hungry at all. I was cognizant that I was full. It just felt like a compulsion. I just wanted to feel something in an intense way. It just feels reckless and self-destructive, like I just want to blow everything up. No lesson here. I just wanted to share the feels in case anyone relates. [link] [comments] |
| I lost ALL my party weight in 5 days (9.2 lbs)...actually I lost 9.4 lbs in 5 days Posted: 01 Aug 2020 07:49 PM PDT https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/hz22rt/i_gained_92_lbs_in_5_days/ So before I went out last weekend and partied with some friends for a special occassion. I knew a couple things
On a side note, one thing that felt really good is I was almost done 50 lbs and my friend saw me and he was like "PJ? Is that you? Holy fuck!" it was the first time in our nearly decade long friendship he's seen me UNDER 300 lbs. Anyway we had a really good time, partied really hard, had a great time and I put on 9.2 LBs. Following my next day in a hangover state I weighed myself I had gained 9.2lbs in just 48 hours. Now I'm sure A HUGE amount of that was water weight. So here is what I did
I now weigh 298.2 lbs. Things that I learned that I hope others learn
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| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 2nd, 2020 Posted: 01 Aug 2020 11:32 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 been trying to lose weight lately, some observations Posted: 02 Aug 2020 01:03 AM PDT So I've never been overweight. I'm 180 cm tall and at my heaviest I weighed maybe 81 kilos, which would put me at a BMI of 25, so pretty much the exact cutoff. However, I always felt like I had a big belly. I live a very sedentary life and I probably lack a huge chunk of muscle that other people just... have. Lately I've been trying to lose some weight and get down to something like 60-65 kilos because I didn't like my bloated stomach poking out like a pregnant woman's belly all the time (and I'm a guy, but honestly that what it looked like sometimes. Not my observation but my girlfriend's). So I started eating less. I've been doing that for a few months now. I don't really weigh myself, I just pinch my belly now and again and can slowly see it getting smaller, which is very encouraging. I'm not doing this in the healthiest way. I eat less meals and I'm sure I have days where I go below 1000 calories. I always feel a bit hungry, but not much. It doesn't feel like this is that hard for me to do. I also haven't been exercising. I know I should, but I just have a hard time getting myself to do it. Right now I keep telling myself I'll do it when I get down to 65 kilos because at that point I'll be carrying around 15 kilos less, and that'll make exercise easier and more fun. As of now I weigh about 75 kilos, so I've lost 5 kg and I have to say... I feel really good. I have a bit of a spring in my step, my sleep seems better, my belly's looking better and I just have more energy, even though I don't really eat much. I still don't feel motivated enough to approach this in a healthier way right now, but I can definitely see some improvement. I feel like this is really doing me good, even though I wasn't technically overweight. [link] [comments] |
| Just needing to make it through today without a binge. Posted: 01 Aug 2020 02:27 PM PDT In the last 10 months I've lost 60lbs - I was heavy enough that it fell off consistently and relatively quickly, and the process has been overall enjoyable and fun and rewarding in many ways. Then, a little over two weeks ago I hit my first plateau hard, at 210 - so close to one-derland I wanted to cry every day I didn't see that number move. For the first several days it was no big deal, I figured it would break - I weigh every day, I'm comfortable with fluctuation and I know it's normal. After a week, I started to get frustrated. A week and a half, and I started to lose willpower. Starting every day with such naive optimism, knowing I'd stuck to the routine the day before and convinced it was the day I'd finally drop, and then stepping on the scale and seeing it unchanged or, worse, on the high end - it was crushing. It made my days so much harder. It made food I'd grown to love taste disappointing; it made exercise a chore I hated doing, even when I felt better after. It made me feel huge again, and it made me see nothing but my flaws all over again. Couple this with a handful of inexplicable ghostings over the last week or so from guys I'd been talking to after bravely attempting to re-enter the dating world, and it all just hit me at once and my progress all felt so stupid - so last night I said fuck it. I was lucky in that I was too stoned and depressed to go to the bodega and I hadn't stocked up on any junk food, but I binged on what I could - watermelon, cheese sticks, pipcorn cheese balls, toast with PB2 and brown sugar, cheerios. I did damage, but shockingly wasn't horrendously over maintenance (thank god I only had two cheese sticks left). And the whole time, all I could think about was being able to go to the grocery store today, stocking up on chewy cheap cookies and thick fudgy ice cream. I fell asleep around 10pm in a food coma with my lights on, and at 3am I was wide awake. By 7am I was starving. I forced myself to wait. At 10am I went to a coffee shop for a black coffee - and picked up a package of cookies. I ate those, along with leftover salmon and a low-calorie wrap, another half-bag of pipcorn, and a half-pint of blueberries. All-in-all, by 3pm i was 200 calories over my goal of 1200. If I was feeling good and energetic, I'd plan the leanest dinner possible and workout. Instead I smoked weed and went to the grocery store and bought veggies, greek yogurt, fresh fruits and sliced turkey to mask my true purchase of cool whip + enlightened + 'natural' oreos in an effort to fend off a binge that could get bad. But man, I just need to make it through today. I don't even care if I eat up to maintenance right now, I might need it. But I need to not spin out entirely because I can see my toes over the edge here and feel how easy it could be to undo everything. I'm pendulum-ing back and forth between not caring at all and wanting so badly not to go backwards. It's scary and I thought maybe posting here for some kind of accountability, even just to myself, might help. Whew...I'm sorry, I really didn't mean for this to be so long but for anyone that's been in a similar place and gotten through it, I'd love to hear that it gets better. I've seen a lot of plateau posts lately and hoping too that this may help someone, if in no other way than solidarity on the journey. Hoping everyone else is having a strong and healthy day. *edit - missed a few words [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2020 06:23 AM PDT I wanted to share a little about my journey to an affordable and sustainable home workout routine, courtesy of the VHS queen herself, Jane Fonda - just in case it helps anyone else. I live in an NYC suburb, and work in the city - or at least, I did before quarantine. Now I work on my couch. In late December I had finally gotten in a good routine of going to the gym before work and sticking to my workout plan, which I adore (Lucy Mountain's Nobs Guide). The reason I liked it was that it was hard, but there wasn't a ton of pressure (and also no burpees or jumping of any kind). I worked hard, but I didn't work myself to exhaustion or burn out, and there was no encouragement to do so. It was a happy, supportive exercise routine. Then, quarantine. I was locked down in my apartment and I couldn't bring myself to work out. The Nobs Home Guide is great, but it involves a lot of lunges and I have some hardcore balance issues so I had a major mental block around it. I tried all sorts of youtube workouts, and they were all...intense. There was a lot of motivational yelling, or regular yelling, and telling me to push harder. They tended to trigger that "I should be able to do this, this is hard for me therefore I am bad" mental cascade that I'm sure most of us are familiar with. March through June, I was going for my daily walk but wasn't really working out and it was taking a toll on my mental health. I was already dealing with depression and anxiety before lockdown, and exercise was helping (thanks endorphins) but obviously this has been sort of hard. Then, my coworker made a joke about 80's Jane Fonda workout tapes and having Call On Me stuck in his head and I googled them to laugh at the leg warmers, and I found this article. I decided then, "You know what, I'm going to do this. They're all on Prime and YouTube. It would be so funny! How hard could it be? The joke was very much on me, reader, because it was hard. It was also so fun! The Jane Fonda workout, while full of insanely thin insanely flexible people, is a real challenge. And, it's happy and encouraging! Nobody is telling you to push harder or lift heavier or push yourself too hard, and you still feel it the next day. It sort of makes me think that while HIIT workouts are undoubtably effective, they're also sort of bullshit. Kind of like how, if you're willing to walk a little longer, you don't really ever have to go running to get the same calorie burn and even get your heart rate up if you hate running. I'd rather do the aerobic step workout and burn a ton of calories than run a mile any day. They tell you to rest if you need to, not to work so hard if you're out of breath, and are just generally...nice. So, redditors, if you're looking for a home workout that is gentle, effective and doesn't make you feel bad for not keeping up, Jane Fonda is the woman for you. Nobs guides are also amazing. [link] [comments] |
| Went from a UK14/16 to UK12 but I still won’t step on a scale Posted: 01 Aug 2020 09:46 PM PDT I (F31) have been overweight almost my entire life. Despite that I'm somewhat in denial about how overweight I am. I'm one of those who carry most of my weight in my lower body and generally have a pretty slim/sharp face and weight gain isn't that noticeable. I've always been a size UK10/12 in my early twenties but in the past 5 years I gained a lot of weight and ballooned to a large UK14/small UK16. The weight gain was quite gradual and like many I didn't really notice it till I couldn't fit in any of my clothes (and being in denial meant I was buying size 12 clothes eventhough I couldn't fit in them). I travel a lot for work (pre-pandemic) and spend at least half the month traveling which for me means lots of eating (buffet breakfast, dining out for lunch and dinner) and interrupted workouts (after 5-6 hours travelling the last thing you want to do is hit the gym). I have also always had a phobia of weighing myself and prefer to be in denial about how heavy I am. The last time I weighed myself was a year ago as a requirement before taking a chopper for work. I weighed 78kg then! Well since the pandemic struck, ive been working from home (coming to 5 months now) and my work has banned travelling. The change in lifestyle has resulted in me losing weight. I'm eating at home everyday (I'm not particularly on any diet but generally just try to eat healthier) and have plenty of time to work out (I average 5 workouts a week). The thing is I am still fearful about weighing myself. I guess I'm just worried that when I step on the scale I'll find that I barely lost any weight and be completely demotivated. I'm currently monitoring my weight lost by trying on my clothes and I find that I can now fit comfortably in my size 12 clothes. My ultimate goal is to be able to fit in size 10 again. Perhaps I'll finally weigh myself then. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2020 11:00 PM PDT A healthy diet and a light, steady fitness routine are a great combo for losing weight and staying in shape. Exercising improves your health, makes you more flexible and improves your stamina. But, before you jump right into an exercise plan as a newbie, there are some things you'll need to consider first so that you don't hurt yourself and end up not being able to reach your goals by the time you'd like to. Be Honest About Your Current AbilitiesMost people give themselves more credit than they're due. They believe that they're in better shape than they actually are. In their mind, they think that they can perform difficult exercises and that may stem from memories of their youth, when they were more fit. But in reality, they attempt something that's too difficult and end up sidelined before they really get to delve into their fitness program. Don't let that happen to you. You want to be wise about exercising. The best way to do that is be honest about what you can do and cannot do. There's no shame in not being able to handle exercising to the max when you're someone who has a history of sitting over working out. If you're someone who's spent years or decades as a couch potato, it wouldn't be wise or make sense at all for you to decide you're going to run a marathon. You'll end up hurting yourself and even if you don't do that, you probably won't be able to even get close to the finish line because your body will be in agony. There's a limit to what you can do when your physical abilities don't match up to the picture you have in your mind's eye. It can be intimidating to walk into a gym and see others lifting mega weights or strolling around with muscled bodies and six pack abs. But don't let that hold you back or make you feel like you can't accomplish your goals. What you have to keep in mind is that it's okay to start small. Starting at the beginning and taking it easy is exactly where you're supposed to be – and take heart in the fact that you will be able to do more as time goes on. Ignore all those bodybuilders you might see at the gym. Those people weren't born with those bodies. They worked at it week after week and they started in the exact same place that you will - at the beginning. They put in the work and that's all it takes. You might not have the same build or strength as others, but all you need is the drive and to show up to workout. Be honest with yourself about what your body can take. If you're someone who wheezes and is out of energy just walking to the end of your driveway, you're not going to do well if you try to jump into a high-intensity workout. Know where you stand by gauging what your true fitness level is. Determine what your cardio abilities are. You can start slow and gradually build in any kind of exercise. But you must know where you're at physically so that you know where to safely begin. Learn How to Work Out ProperlyIt's so tempting to jump into exercising when you feel that rush of motivation. You want to change your body and your lifestyle and you want it now. But there's a lot of information that you have to know and equipment to learn how to use before you start working out. If you don't take the time to learn this, you're going to end up discouraged. All it'll take is one pulled ligament to set you back and that's what can happen if you don't know how to work out properly. One of the things that you must learn is how to warm up before a workout. Don't ever skip this part of an exercise routine, even if you're in a hurry. This is the part that prepares your muscles for movement. By loosening them up, they relax and this can prevent injuries. A warm up also increased the body's flexibility. By being able to move easier, you perform better. A warm up also gets your blood pumping, which can help your muscles be able to handle the exercise load. At the end of any exercise routine, you're also going to need to cool down. You want to do this step because a cool down returns your heart rate to its normal beat. It also regulates your breathing and relaxes the body. Never skip a cool down, either - because you don't want to leave your body in an amped up state. Skipping a cool down leads to sore muscles and blood pooling in the lower part of your body. It also causes you to lose some of the benefits of the resting state after exercising. You need to learn how to work out properly in order to use any of the exercise machines in your fitness program. Knowing how the machine operates is the first step to preventing an injury. It's easy to develop a sprain when you're not positioned correctly. When you know how to use the machines, it gives your body a more efficient workout. Being in the dark about it leads to poorer performance because you won't be targeting the muscles correctly. You'll end up with less desirable results, which can throw off your motivation and hamper your ability to reach your goals. Learn how to track your heart rate before you exercise. This step gives you an accurate picture of your fitness level, which can help you reach your goals. When you check your heart rate, this will tell you if you're working out as hard as you should be. It's a way of measuring your effort. By tracking your heart rate, you'll be able to test your pacing and see what your resting heart rate is. This will help you know if you need to make some adjustments to your fitness routine or not. Another part of working out properly is learning about the types of exercises that you want to perform. You'll need to know how many times a week you should do them, what the set or reps should be, and what level of intensity as well as how long each exercise portion should last. How to Set Goals for Your FitnessNo matter how enthused you might be at the thought of starting a fitness routine, enthusiasm alone isn't enough. You need to set goals and these goals must be realistic. You can't expect to leap in and achieve unreasonable results. There are no overnight success stories. It takes hard work. So whether your fitness goal is to lose weight, get in shape or improve your health, it's something that you can do as you put in the time and effort. Set a goal that's broken into smaller steps. This allows you to gradually build toward your goal. You don't start out running in a marathon when you're a beginner. But you can start with a short run. If your fitness includes cardio, then set a goal for that. What you do depends on what your goal is. If it's weight loss, your cardio might be different than if your goal is about improving your muscle mass. You can set cardio goals based on time. An example of this would be running a certain distance within a certain period of time. If you're new to exercise, this might be running a mile in 15 minutes. You would gradually subtract time so that you run faster to reach that timed goal. You can also set a cardio goal of exercising by distance instead. For example, you might set a cardio goal of jogging around a walking track 5 times instead of 3. Set goals for whatever is involved in your fitness routine. So if it's for muscle or strength building, you might choose to set goals for fat loss. Or you might choose it for muscle gain or increased strength. If you want to build muscle, then you would set a goal for however many pounds of muscle you wanted to add - or you would measure it in inches according to muscle growth. Some goals are centered around building stamina, which is increasing your physical power. This is usually done by determining how you can work out and at what intensity as well as for how long. A high intensity program is something that people usually use for this kind of goal. Exercises in this area might include pushups, squats, lunges, mountain climbers, etc. You set a goal to hit a certain number of moves in a shorter amount of time. Endurance means that you can handle whatever your body is doing for longer periods of time and this goal is usually based on exercises like cycling, swimming, aerobic dancing and more. You might set a goal to develop more mobility, which is improving your range of motion through exercising. Whichever one you decide to include as part of your fitness routine, you want to gauge what you can handle at the start and then slowly level up. You can set this goal to mean you're going to push a little more during each workout or, you can set the goal so that you improve each week. Find the Foods That Fuel Your FitnessSomething that you need to learn before you start a fitness routine is the fuel that your body needs. There are a lot of myths as well as a lot of good advice about how to eat when you're trying to get fit. You need to learn what the right way is for your goals - and it might not be what's right for someone else because your body is different. You'll be at a different fitness level and may have health issues that someone else doesn't have. So choose what works for your body. Some foods that can fuel your fitness are carbs. You can consume these before or after your workout, whichever works for you. But you'll want to make sure that these are healthy carbs that will give you longer lasting energy. If you want to fuel up before your workout, then you'll want to eat two to three hours prior to working out. Choose carbohydrates that are low in fat, because your body can absorb the energy faster this way. A good source of carbohydrates would be something like peanut butter, a lean meat source or a healthy yogurt cup. If you choose to fuel up after your workout, then you'll want to make sure that you have protein with the carbohydrates, since this is most beneficial for your muscles. An example of foods to eat would be cheese and a piece of fruit or lean meat. When you're in the recovery stage, you might want to consider having a protein shake. These are helpful because your muscles need the protein. You can put different things in this kind of shake, depending on what you like. Some of the ingredients you can use are items like orange juice, fruits like bananas or blueberries, Greek yogurt and more. You can also use a protein powder mix. You'll want to keep in mind that while protein shakes are helpful, you should never use them as your only source of protein. Your fitness routine should include a balance between working out and good nutrition. The two are meant to go hand in hand. When you're figuring out this balance, you'll want to map out a plan that suits your goals. Among your goals should be a plan that reduces your body fat. Don't just decide that you want to lose body fat. Have a specific body fat goal. To get there, always choose the healthiest fats in your diet. Pick the protein that's lean. Avoid any saturated fats in your diet. Get rid of empty calories that affect your body fat. Change your carbs to fuel-based ones and stop eating carbs that are refined. These usually have very low fiber and low nutritional value. You should also map out a plan to build your muscles and tone your body. To build muscle, make sure you never skip breakfast. Eat more often. If you're up 12 hours a day, you need to eat 4 meals. If you're up 16 hours, you should eat at least 5 meals. Make sure you have protein each time you eat. Forego the pre-workout carbs and instead eat carbs after. Toning your body doesn't take as long as you might think. You can start to notice a difference in a matter of weeks if you're consistent. When you tone your body, it means your muscles are getting strong and you're carrying less body fat. The kinds of exercises you'll want to plan on doing for toning should be strength training exercises. How to Deal with Setbacks So You Don't Sabotage Your GoalsSetbacks are going to happen. But how they affect you is up to you. They don't have to spell the end of your goals unless you allow them to. When a setback occurs, it's easy to get discouraged, but realize that they're common and they happen to everyone who wants to get fit. You might have been doing great and seeing the kind of progress that you were hoping for. Then you stepped on the scale for your weigh-in day and were shocked. The scale didn't show the loss you were hoping to see. The numbers either didn't move at all or they went up. It was quite the blow to see that you'd experienced a weight gain instead of a loss. What you have to understand is that weight fluctuations happen for a number of reasons. It can be caused by water weight. This happens when you've consumed a lot of fluid, but it can also be caused by a higher salt intake where the body retains water. You might notice a change in your weight because of a medication you've taken, because you're wearing different clothing or weighing at a different time of the day. You can also experience a higher weight due to the fact that you're gaining muscle mass. While weighing yourself is important for tracking purposes, don't let seeing the numbers on the scale going up as a sign that you're failing. You might have experienced an injury that's preventing you from being able to hit your regular fitness routine the way you have been and it's really discouraging you. Instead of thinking that you're going to have to give up now, look for other ways to exercise that don't affect your injury. For example, if you injured your ankle because of your running routine, you can still swim because there's no pressure on your ankle. Maybe life threw you a curveball and it derailed your fitness routine. Understand that fitness doesn't have an expiration date. It's not now or never. If you can't workout right now, that doesn't mean that you won't be able to soon. Your life might smooth back out enough so that you can return to your routine a few weeks or months down the road. When you've experienced a setback, remember what all you have accomplished. You can do that again. Pick up where you left off if you can. Forget what you weren't able to do and don't let that become something that you beat yourself up about. If you had a setback because your motivation lagged, find a workout partner or another way to recommit and motivate yourself to adhere to your routine. If you have a weakness that interferes with your fitness, plan ways to work around it, overcome it or learn to take it in stride. Do something different temporarily for fitness if you have to. Do your best to keep going, pick yourself up when you falter and remember that fitness is not a sprint or a marathon. It's a lifestyle change - and it's going to be okay when setbacks happen. You will be able to overcome it if you believe in yourself! [link] [comments] |
| Need some help finding healthy protein options I can enjoy. Posted: 01 Aug 2020 10:58 PM PDT So I am trying to lose weight( about 60-100 lbs). I am using a calories/ nutrient/health app on my phone since I am bad at portioning foods. For instance too many carbs/ sugars and not enough protein. Here's my problem. I keep hearing from apps like this one along with health lose advice from doctors elsewhere that to have more protein but cut out fats and calories do lean fish and eggs to replace beef and chicken meat that has too much fat. Unfortunately my stomach heats fish and I regret eating fish of any kind after the meal for hours. Which leaves eggs. I have been eating too many eggs during pandimic that I am tired of it now. What do I do to get more protein and not go up in sugars/carbs? And yes, I am trying to have protein powder mix in drinks or something, but that only counts for half of my protein for the day. [link] [comments] |
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