Weight loss: Don’t listen to people too much. It can drive you insane. |
- Don’t listen to people too much. It can drive you insane.
- Regained 30 pounds over quarantine. I don't want to see anybody
- From 320 to 180 in 14months
- Today it hit me: I barely recognise myself.
- 16 year old here, I’m glad to be finally rid of my childhood obesity.
- I lost 100 pounds in a year! Thank you r/loseit for being such a great community
- Restarting at my highest weight ever and it sucks so much :(
- Down 27 lbs since Nov 2019
- Don’t “waste” food
- After 3+ years I'm finally back in Onederland!
- It’s true, you don’t HAVE to exercise to lose weight. But maybe you should anyway.
- Why do people ask you "how did you do it" and then proceed to tell you that you are wrong/ignore you/tell you what actually works?
- I lost 48 lbs
- 20M SW:122kg(269lbs) CW:93.6kg(206lbs) GW:90kg(198.5lbs)
- What do you do on bad days?
- Why am I not losing weight?
- I Don't Regret My Binge Because I Have No Intention of Repeating It
- First-time poster here. I'm sick to death of my unhealthy relationship with food and alcohol, and want to hold myself accountable through this community.
- Pay attention to your average, not your daily weigh-ins!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: September 8th, 2020
- NSV: Toddler took candid full body pics and I wasn’t fully mortified!
- I've suddenly found myself unnaturally fixated on food.
- My friends behaviour changed after I told her about my weight loss.
- I’m a Starbucks barista struggling with the constant access to my favorite drinks & snacks — Looking for tips/advice/encouragement/drink ideas
| Don’t listen to people too much. It can drive you insane. Posted: 07 Sep 2020 10:24 AM PDT When it comes to starting your weight loss journey it can feel a little like voices in your head. People will pour so much bs knowledge into you and try to do their evangelical part in the process. DO KETO I LOST 30lb BREAD IS BAD CUT ALL SUGAR DONT EAT AFTER 18:00 CARBS STORE FAT DO THE PROTEIN DIET do this, do that, it worked for me. It worked for the second cousin of my husbands son's fiancé, it will work for you. Honestly. I wish I cut off people sooner and realized that all you need is a healthy calorie deficit. The rest is about health and sustainability and building a lifestyle and probably nothing to do with weight loss. Take the steps that work for you. Listen to experts and not your grandma who lost 15kg ten years ago. [link] [comments] |
| Regained 30 pounds over quarantine. I don't want to see anybody Posted: 07 Sep 2020 04:25 PM PDT I lost 40 pounds and I was around 140 lbs at my lowest. Over the last year, I've been slowly regaining the weight back, and it accelerated over quarantine, I'm now 170 lbs. It's crazy how it sneaks up on you. I haven't seen anybody since February (Apart from my closest friends and some family), I haven't been posting on social media. Covid-wise, things are getting better in my country, and now some of my other friends are planning meetups, but I'm anxious to meet them now because I don't want anyone to see me like this. Regaining weight sucks so much, I just want to go back to my lowest weight as fast as possible. I hate this. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 03:44 PM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/k159VZs https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuBsA3h8i4/?igshid=19sgla29iklsi 14 months ago I decided to change my lifestyle after a lot of heath issues that hit me all at once. I've changed my relationship with food completely, I train all the time now I can't get enough of it! It's been a hard journey and everyday is a new challenge but I love how I feel so much more then I used too! I had a lot of health issues (stage 2 fatty liver, sleep apnea, gerd) that went away with the weight loss. Just wanted to try and inspire who ever needs it today! I'll answer any questions anyone has for me 😁 Edit: added info [link] [comments] |
| Today it hit me: I barely recognise myself. Posted: 07 Sep 2020 11:05 PM PDT After a shocking month last month and feeling rather anxious about going into September, I discovered today that I'm someone entirely different. I'd been walking around with this mentality that I hadn't changed that much. How could I have? It's only been a few months since I started this journey. I thought "I still eat badly sometimes and it's not like I do serious exercise or anything". But I caught myself in the mirror at the pool and I had to do a double take. I genuinely thought "Who is that?" On a physical level, I saw it. The difference. The improved skin, the muscle tone, the actual change in my size that my measurements said I had but I, mentally, never acknowledged. Behind the physical, I was glowing and looking confident. At the POOL. In a SWIMSUIT. For the second time that day and for the millionth time this week. I couldn't believe it and I still can't. It got me thinking beyond just the smaller size: I couldn't believe the breakfast I had (the fact that it was BALANCED and that I EAT breakfast now), or how I crave vegetables all the time. I could always demolish a salad now. My mindfulness and awareness of my health and my passion to IMRPOVE it astounds me. Baffles me! If anyone had told me this was what I'd be at 21, I'd have laughed. This part isn't hugely weight loss related, more lifestyle, fitness and health related: but I got slightly emotional. After last year being another rock bottom year, I didn't have much hope for 2020. Then with quarantine, I thought "ah shit...here we go again". But that didn't happen. Instead, I'm standing here at the lightest weight (70kg - holy shit) and fittest I've ever been. I care about my health, I'm 2 years clean and a year sober. I didn't give up and I didn't back out - I pushed through. I can't believe it. I'm not super sure what this post is supposed to be but, I guess, I'm just elated and wanted to share. I don't know if there's anyone else out there struggling but I guess I want to say that, you'll get there. I never thought this would be my life but here we are. 2020 is the year for thriving it seems! Whoever needs to hear it, you gotta stick it out and it'll be worth it. Promise. Thanks for listening and now, excuse me while I happy cry on my bus ride home :,) [link] [comments] |
| 16 year old here, I’m glad to be finally rid of my childhood obesity. Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:54 AM PDT This is my progress from 2017 to 2020, I lost 20kg or 44lbs. I followed the 80/20 rule. I focused 80% on what I ate and 20% exercising. All I did was 1-2 hours on the gym a week and it all just kind of went away. The main thing was the food. I only drank water for lunch and dinner and had about 100ml of juice for breakfast. I cut my portions in half and ate more vegetables. Soon after I cut my portions in half I got incredibly hungry, but it was just mental hunger not physical. Eventually my body got used to the portion sizes and I stopped getting hungry. Now I can even eat breakfast in the morning and I won't get hungry until around 8-9pm. I could skip lunch but I don't. I have 3 meals a day, and absolutely no snacking in between. I'm really happy with my result and I'd just wanted to share it with you guys. [link] [comments] |
| I lost 100 pounds in a year! Thank you r/loseit for being such a great community Posted: 07 Sep 2020 03:14 PM PDT Hey guys! Before photo: https://imgur.com/Av7itEZ After photo (with my awesome mom): https://imgur.com/hxOeJwl TLDR; Went from 273 pounds in January 2019 to 172 by January 2020. Have been maintaining for 2020. Main strategies I have used: CICO (calories in-calories out) 16:8 intermittent fasting Finding foods I can "binge" on without great consequence. (example: whole tray of roasted zuchinni) Exercising (when I can) lurking through and commenting on r/loseit (thank you so much guys) Identifying trigger foods and keeping them out of the house. For me, an example is potato chips Keeping my thoughts positive and attempting to be kinder to myself. PS Happy Labor Day! *Main Post I want to say first that lurking on this subreddit and occasionally commenting has really helped me along the way and I appreciate you all and am very grateful for this community. No matter where you are on your journey, remember to be kind to yourself. I wanted to share my weight loss journey I have been on over the past year and a half. I lost about 100 pounds over the course of 2019 and have successfully maintained my weight in 2020! My (6' 2" male) peak weight was 273 and now I have been maintaining in the low 170s, high 160s. What made me get really serious about weight loss was reaching my peak weight in December 2019 and also getting diagnosed with high blood sugar/pre-diabetes. At the time, I was about to turn 21 and the thought of my health already being at risk at this young age freaked me out. I'm going to break down my weight-loss journey into two periods and talk about the strategies I utilized to lose weight. I hope this can be helpful to you all! Period 1 (pre-injury) When I first started losing weight I did not calorie count or track my food. I did a 16:8 intermittent fast and ate two fairly large, but healthy meals a day. Cutting out a meal and lessening my window for eating was a really simple way for me to reduce my caloric intake and control overeating. I tried to eat a lot of fruits (at this point I still wasn't quite into veggies) and foods that were high in protein and filling. I also started exercising more and doing HIIT cardio. Man, I got into cardio and it became a great outlet for my stress and of course helped with weight loss. However, like most people talk about in this sub, weight loss is more about diet than exercise. Using these methods, I was able to lose around 50 pounds from January 2019 through June 2019. Then I tore my groin which leads to part 2! Period 2 After tearing my groin really badly in a basketball game, I had to severely restrict my exercise. I also now have a labrum tear in my opposite hip from compensating which I need surgery for, so I have been dealing with a lack of being able to exercise heavily for the past year and a half. The summer of 2019 I decided to start counting calories because I was worried about gaining weight when recovering from my injury. Later that summer I also got on reddit and found r/loseit, which further motivated me to track calories! I am a believer in CICO (calories in, calories out) and believe that is 95% of what causes weight loss. I did 1800 calories a day while being mostly sedentary besides very basic restrengthening exercises. This helped me to lose the last 50 pounds from June 2019- January 2020 and has been the key to my success during maintenance. A big problem for me before losing weight was binge-eating as a lot of you can probably relate to. Tracking my food has helped me to avoid binge eating. Even when I do go over some days, tracking it helps me not to go over too much. Also, I am not as strict with the 16:8 fast anymore. Sometimes I am in the mood for a light breakfast. Most days though I do like to put off most of my calorie consumption until further in the day as a strategy to avoid overeating. Another way I avoid overeating is finding food that I can overeat without having a huge calorie hit. For example, I can eat a whole tray of sliced, roasted zucchini and only be at around 180 calories. Also, to me, oatmeal is crazy filling, and don't underestimate potatoes for a nice fill-up! (regular and sweet). Find those low-calorie foods you love and can binge out on (but always track!). During maintenance I have utilized the same strategies as I did in part two of my journey. I am pretty blessed with a fast metabolism and have found that I can maintain at 2700 calories a day with very minimal exercise as I am still injured. I have a theory also that my body may be working extra hard to recover from these muscle tears too which maybe allowing extra calorie consumption. I am actually on a 16:8 fast right now because I have been having extra trouble with overeating lately and fasting really helps me avoid that. One aspect of maintenance that I am having to adjust to is the fact that I don't get that reward of seeing the scale go down and seeing my body change. The compliments are starting to fade too, so I am trying to be mindful of my habits going forward. I would love some advice from anyone who has been maintaining for multiple years! All in all, maintenance is hard but tracking my calories has been the biggest key to my success. We all know Reddit can be pretty negative, especially in these times. However, r/loseit is an example of the best of what social media can do for people. This is a place where people can connect and genuinely try to encourage each other to be a healthier version of ourselves. Sometimes people don't have those influences around them, and the internet and social media can be so great when it positively connects people together like what is happening here. Thanks again everyone for making this a dope place on the internet!! [link] [comments] |
| Restarting at my highest weight ever and it sucks so much :( Posted: 07 Sep 2020 10:19 PM PDT Hi everyone. I used to be active on this forum last year and I checked in all the time. I was losing at a nice and steady pace and I was happy. But then I stopped checking in, stopped exercising and counting my calories and now I weigh 265lbs, my highest weight ever. I feel disgusting, I look disgusting, none of my clothes fit and I'm avoiding people I know or pictures. I am crying as I type this because I cannot deal with how much I let myself go. Every time I think about restarting I end up spending the day on the couch. I am lacking motivation, even when I know I can do it because I have done so before. It sucks so much. It's painful. But I am willing to try again. I turn 30 in April and I am desperate to look great and be healthy for my birthday. It's just daunting seeing 265lbs on the scale and thinking of the way I have to go to get to 150lbs. I am so discouraged :( [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 08:24 AM PDT I know Nov 2019 seems like a long time ago, but the point is I kept it up through this crazy year of 2020. I cooked more. I counted calories. Well, I had a great exercise routine that fell apart in March, but I am working on reestablishing that again. It has been so long since I have been able to lose even 10 pounds without gaining it back. I think the difference was that I didn't get down on myself and throw in the towel every time I slipped up on my diet (believe me guys I had my moments where i lay in bed eating pizza watching movies trying to cheer myself up). I just got back on the horse. This is a long game folks. No overnight results. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 12:16 AM PDT Sorry if this is obvious, but it was quite the epiphany to me so there might be some who need to hear it. If, like me, you were raised by parents who made a huge deal about not wasting food then they might still be doing it when you try to avoid cake, or a second helping. Worse, you may have internalised it - "I've got to eat those, they go out of date tomorrow." I found it really helpful to keep telling myself: "The food is already wasted, now we are just deciding whether we eat it as well" If you are not hungry, if its unneeded, additional food then the boat has already sailed. The food is already wasted. The food was wasted when it was bought. The only decision that remains is whether it is wasted in the bin or wasted as fat. Either way it's still wasted. [link] [comments] |
| After 3+ years I'm finally back in Onederland! Posted: 08 Sep 2020 01:28 AM PDT 25F | 5'7" | SW: 225 | GW: 135 | CW: 199 It's been nearly 2 months since I started getting serious about losing weight and being overall healthier. I haven't stuck to anything in my life for more than maybe a week.
And it's working! Today was the first time in years that I've been below 200lbs. I'm honestly bewildered, I didn't think I'd get this far. I notice it off the scale as well. I can see my body and my face changing appearance. I went for a 3+ mile hike on a whim the other day and it was no sweat. I'm getting more flexible and agile. I can go up a flight of stairs without losing my breath. If I feel this good after just a couple of months, I can't wait to see how I feel when I'm where I want to be. This community has honesty been such an inspiration. I've spent hours reading post after post about people who have made this journey, and it's all so overwhelmingly positive! Everyone here is so open and welcoming and kind. It's a beautiful place to be. It's so amazing to finally see that number after so much effort! I know I still have a lot to do in terms of losing weight and gaining muscle, but I'm happy I'm on my way! [link] [comments] |
| It’s true, you don’t HAVE to exercise to lose weight. But maybe you should anyway. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:35 AM PDT Tl;Dr: Lost a bunch of weight, felt ok. Started weight training and intense cardio. Feel amazing. My weight loss journey is far from linear. But overall, I had gone from 207 lbs. (93.9 kilos) to 173.7 lbs. (78.8 kilos) by December 2019. I'm 1.59 cms. In January, my ex broke up with me, and the relief started a self care period. Since then, I managed to get to 132.3 lbs (60 kilos), just by tweaking my diet and taking walks. But my weight loss slowed down, because I was essentially eating at maintenance. CICO, after all. A little over a month ago, I got spurned. Badly. And because I have ADHD, I had all this mental energy I just couldn't channel productively. So I decided to hit the gym hard, so I had something to focus on, and to tire myself out. I now weigh 125.2 lbs (56.8 kilos), but more impressive than the weight loss, is how I feel. It has become so...easy to just exist. Move. Jump. Stand up. Climb stairs. Hold items. Last night, I got up from a bench, and while I haven't had to use my hands in a while, now it was just ridiculously easy. In fact, it was so easy, I did it again, and then again, and again, and then about 5 times in a row, just up and down. My body is changing, as I am apparently one of those rare women who do develop muscle very quickly (some women are afraid of weight training because it will make them bulky. It usually won't. It is making me a little bulky, not gonna lie) and I love it. I won't become an avid weigh lifter, but this new body, with muscles that can hold me up and push me forwards, it's incredible. So, to lose weight, you don't have to exercise. But the really fun part, the getting fit part, you do need to work out for. But it can become a lot of fun, and the new things you'll be able to do, or do with more ease, holy crap dude. It's amazing. Oh, and toning up is great to see happening, it's so visible now that I've lost the weight. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:40 AM PDT Hi everyone, Long story short, I went from morbid obesity and approaching death with NAFLD to now being a few pounds away from no longer being obese. (CICO and increased exercise) Because of the massive weight loss, I *constantly* have overweight (obese like I was) coworkers asking me "how I did it". These conversations virtually always follow the same pattern. Just the other day, I had a coworker ask me for the like the tenth time "how I did it" like the answer will change on the tenth time asking. I explain to her again that she needs to go on a calorie calculator online and input her personal variables. Then, she needs to eat at the deficit provided. She tells me that I am wrong and that will not cause weight loss. (despite the fact she has seen first hand that I have experienced drastic weight loss.....) She completely ignores what I say and starts telling me about how she bought a $3000 treadmill but doesn't have the motivation to use it. I tell her that she doesn't have to have a $3000 treadmill to lose weight and really doesn't even have to exercise at all if she can't bring herself to do it. I tell her exercise will make it easier/faster, but CICO is all it takes at the end of the day. She looks at me like I am a liar. Then she tells me that she has a plan to "eat a salad only" for five days, then go back to her previous way of eating. I explain to her that CICO is a long term (really, lifetime) way of eating, that a week isn't enough time, that going back to her current way of eating would just immediately reverse the progress, that one salad only per day is likely such an extreme deficit she would suffer malnutrition if she made it a long term thing somehow. Then she looks at me and is like "Well what do YOU eat". I tell her what my typical meals are like each day, but tell her that it is extremely unlikely that following my meals will work for her. I try to explain that I am a 6 foot tall male, in my mid 30s, at a totally different weight than her, who exercises daily and that she is a 4' 11" female in her 50s that never exercises, and that it is likely our calorie numbers will be drastically different. She looks at me like a deer in the headlights and seems completely incapable of understanding that concept and changes the subject. I again suggest that she at least goes on the calorie calculator to at least get an idea of her numbers (she still hasn't done this at all). She tells me she won't because "I don't know how to calculate things". I have countless other stories that go along this exact same manner with countless other people. It makes no sense to me? Why even bother asking if you are going to say I am wrong/ignore what I say/or tell me you know better despite the fact I have demonstrated huge weight loss success? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:23 PM PDT So I had weight issues and overeating was a lifestyle for me I always looked for a way out nothing helped simply because I was lost I didnt know the science behind weight loss diets for me was eating 600 calories a day starving and losing muscle that I need ( I'm a boxer) anyway one day I just decided enough is enough I decided to lose the weight and keep it off so I started doing research and on my own started understanding how weight loss really works and at the end of the day you realize if you eat clean on a planned calorie deficit you'll start to lose the fat and most importantly you got to know your own body since I lost the weight I managed to keep it off and now I'm reaching my full potential as a fighter. Also I have to add that I love this subreddit and I get alot of motivation from it. [link] [comments] |
| 20M SW:122kg(269lbs) CW:93.6kg(206lbs) GW:90kg(198.5lbs) Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:14 AM PDT Hello, i am 20M and have been overweight most of my teenage life. Tried losing weight a number of times before but never had enough will power to pull through. Then i found this subreddit and was just reading it on my way to school each day and something clicked in me. i got home, stepped on a scale and decided that i want to lose weight for real now. i started calorie counting and using a food scale. If you do not own a food scale then go out and purchase one. Its a must. i must confess that i was undereating at first because i wanted to see the progress but now i preety much eat whatever i want in moderation. my current BMI is 25.1 and "normal" BMI is 24.9. something about beeing so close to "NORMAL" in a very long time makes me want to keep going and gives me motivation. also i havent really been exercising a lot, just random walks with a friend but i am plan on getting a gym membership one i get my paycheck. my friend is kinda pushing me towards the gym since we want to start together and its nice to have some company while training. i have lost 28.4kg(62.5lbs) in about 5-6 months. just wanted to share my story in case it helps someone. Thanks to this subreddit and you amazing people i gained motivation for my weight loss journey and ill be forever thankful. Sorry for format, am on mobile and english is not my first language so bare with me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 12:01 PM PDT You know... When you feel like you've started and restarted this weight loss journey so many times it's pathetic? When you've fallen off th wagon after a month of good progress (again)? When you can't look at yourself in the mirror because you're ashamed of who you've become? And... When you start feeling like a worthless piece of crap in every area of your life? (Even though your logical brain knows you're probably just hovering somewhere around average?) I might be having one of those today. I thought I was good at finding healthy ways to cope but some days are just... Heavy. Tips/advice/sharing welcome. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 07:37 PM PDT I'm sitting here literally in tears. For the past 2 months, I have been religiously weighing, measuring, and tracking everything that goes into my mouth. Due to a ton of sensitivities, I rarely ever eat processed foods. So, I was eating pretty healthy even before trying to lose weight. But I will admit that I did just eat a lot of food. So I joined Noom. Now, I'm not knocking Noom at all, because I think it's actually a really great program. But I'm just not losing weight. I have calculated my RMR. I've calculated my total daily energy expenditure. According to every matrix ever, I should be losing weight. I'm not. In two months, I lost 2 pounds. I eat about 1200 calories a day, which is what Noom recommended and what puts me at about a 500 calorie deficit according the every calculator I've used. I am beyond frustrated. I went from sitting on the couch eating almond butter like it's ice cream, to weighing and measuring everything. Instead of eating an 8 ounce ribeye, I'll eat a 4 ounce New York Strip. Instead of snacking on entire bags of plantain chips, I'll eat some baby carrots. I KNOW I am eating a lot less and making better choices. I have not strayed, not once. I currently have a stress fracture in my foot, so I can't do intense cardio right now, but I do some walking on the treadmill or 30 minutes of yoga every day. I also do strength training 3 times a week. I do wear a pedometer and get 10,000 steps or close to it every day. But honestly, I was always doing these things, even before making a conscious effort to lose weight. I am 5'1" tall and weigh 150 pounds. I am 48F. I really am at my wits end. What's the point in eating healthier if I'm just going to weight the same any way? I really don't know where to go from here. [link] [comments] |
| I Don't Regret My Binge Because I Have No Intention of Repeating It Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:35 AM PDT I overindulged a bit over the weekend. I had a massive slice of cake and a pint and a half of beer on Saturday and a massive Domino's complete with cookies on Sunday. I don't regret any of it. Usually I see posts saying people regret their binges, that it wasn't worth it and they can't believe they've set themselves back for something disappointing. But it not being worth it is why I don't regret binging. We'll start with the cake. It's the only bit that was worth it but on its own it could have been properly accounted for in my plan. It was a lovely slice of red velvet and worth every crumb. The beer was less worth it. As much as I liked the taste the lack of drinking in recent weeks means it has had a huge effect on me, my skin specifically. My face has dried out and my right eye is sensitive and irritated. Still really bad now over 2 days later. The last one is the Domino's. I still loved the taste but I have meals in my freezer that are both healthier and tastier. I ended up so uncomfortably full I could barely sleep and I didn't eat again until 17:30 the day after. It gave me really bad indigestion and really dehydrated me (probably adding to the continued face irritation). Ultimately it offered nothing over my new diet except a lesson in how far I'd come. So yeah I don't regret any of it. I have no interest in dealing with the consequences of poor diet choices again anytime soon. It's motivated me to more rigidly stick to my diet again after 2 weeks of not really feeling it. It's motivated me when minimal change on the scale didn't. It was worth it because it's taught me that future binges won't be. And that's a great lesson for me to learn at this stage of my journey. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 08:09 AM PDT For some background, I've had an unhealthy relationship with food for as long as I can remember. I'm honestly a gluttonous individual, and get great pleasure out of eating. I often feel guilty because of my excessive eating, though, and this is where alcohol comes in. When I started drinking at 17, I became enamored with being drunk. It allowed the part of me that knew my excessive eating was bad for me to be smothered. I'd get smashed and then gorge on whatever food I could get my hands on, guilt-free (until the next day when I sobered up). For about three years now, I've been struggling with my weight, but my issues REALLY picked up about two years ago when I experienced two traumatic events on the same day. I already used food and alcohol for comfort, but this part of me went into complete overdrive. At the time of those traumatic events, I weighed 118lbs, and in the past two years, I've gained over 40lbs. I started a diet (for like the 1,000th time) last Monday and weighed in at 159lbs. Of course, I screwed it up a few days in and have been drinking and eating whatever I've wanted since then, so I'm probably 160-161lbs right now. I feel like shit about myself. I have one outfit that fits, a hoodie and baggie sweatpants. My skin doesn't look great. My knees hurt because of the excess weight I'm carrying, so I can't run properly anymore. I've developed stretchmarks on the outsides and backs of my thighs. I avoid seeing people because I don't want them to see me like this. I'm so tired of my laziness and excuses. I'm tired of being unhealthy. I gorge and feel guilty, so I promise myself I'll start my diet on Monday, then I diet for a few days to rid myself of the guilt, and then I go straight back to eating and drinking everything. Typing this out, I wouldn't be surprised if I'm bulimic. I thought because I didn't force myself to vomit that I wasn't, but I can see a binging and purging cycle here. I've experienced this before and corrected it pretty easily because I actually cared about myself, but I feel like those traumatic events I experienced really rattled my self-esteem, so I don't have much motivation anymore. Anyway, I don't have people I trust in real life to talk about this stuff so I came here to let this all out and find the motivation to take care of myself. I feel like my lack of social life, or really life in general, is a huge contributor to my issues. I'm going to do something different this time, and organize myself this week in preparation for next week (I'll check in with you guys next Monday). I'm going to come up with an exercise plan, plan things to do outside the house (other than walking), find some awesome healthy recipes that'll get me excited about not eating prepackaged garbage anymore, and start CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), something that's really helped me in the past. EDIT: Thanks for your responses. Putting my plans out there to other people is already affecting me differently than when I was keeping it all to myself. I've started planning what I'm going to cook in the coming weeks and I'm really looking forward to it. I think I'm also going to get back into studying Japanese and expanding my English vocabulary. Learning new things always makes me feel good about myself. I'm going to start next week with some arm and leg exercises with the weights I have. I especially want to strengthen my legs while I get my weight down so I can go jogging like I used to. I'll probably end up doing yoga again at some point, too. I haven't realized I've been neglecting so many things I enjoy in favor of drinking. I'm probably going to do an alcohol-free month starting next week to give myself a nice cleanse and allow myself to focus on these changes (I have anxiety and alcohol exacerbates it which makes it even more difficult for me to be productive). [link] [comments] |
| Pay attention to your average, not your daily weigh-ins! Posted: 07 Sep 2020 08:07 AM PDT I've been on and off losing weight since April 2019. I initially dropped from 150 lbs to 135 lbs by October 27, 2019 (wedding day). I then maintained around 138 lbs through the holidays. Since January it's been slow going at a little less than 1 lb a month, but it's been sustainable and I'm much happier than I was over a year ago. My UGW is 125 lbs by the end of the year. As far as my "methods", just good old CICO and 16:8 IF sprinkled in most days. I walk A LOT and rock climb two days a week. I have a small treadmill at home that I use to fill the gap on days where I don't move too much. I ate around 1200-1300 calories a day in the first six months and then upped it to 1500-1600 since January, and I eat mostly vegan (eggs once in a while). EDIT: updated link [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: September 8th, 2020 Posted: 07 Sep 2020 09:52 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] |
| NSV: Toddler took candid full body pics and I wasn’t fully mortified! Posted: 07 Sep 2020 10:24 AM PDT I think we've all been there, when we see a picture and ask ourselves "is this really what I look like?!" Well today I got smacked with about 20 candid full body pictures that my four-year-old took of me while I was cleaning the kitchen. I was pleasantly surprised to not look like the same massive blob from the last time he got ahold of my phone. Its been about four weeks of being mindful of my eating and consistently working out, and I now have noticeable definition in my legs and my midsection has shrank. They're small gains, but it's confirmation that reducing my portion sizes, tracking my food every day and getting some quality exercise in a few times a week is paying off. I also wanted to add that the Headspace app has an amazing course called mindful eating. It's been a game changer for me and it's been so painless! Keep losing it, my friends. :) [link] [comments] |
| I've suddenly found myself unnaturally fixated on food. Posted: 07 Sep 2020 05:48 PM PDT I recently came to realization than I have become obsessed with all things weight loss, food, nutrition and low calorie recipes. I catch myself spending hours down this rabbit hole of success stories and advice every single day. It suddenly hit me when I scrolled all the way down my YouTube recommend videos and every last one of them was related to food. Mukbangs, loseitnarwhals videos, recipes, people trying different diets and etc. I definitely used to have hobbies or at least spend my time in a different way but I just find it so hard to snap myself out of it. Despite being very aware of calories and all that I still find myself overeating way too often. It's been two weeks of pure gluttony and I know it's really gonna bite me in the butt... Does anyone else find that the more they think about weight loss, the harder it is to stick to it? [link] [comments] |
| My friends behaviour changed after I told her about my weight loss. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 01:03 AM PDT I'm a 5'1, 18 year old female. I've struggled with my body image since 6th grade (Around 12 year old). I've been slightly overweight all my life mainly due to me resorting to food as comfort from my depression. I've tried losing weight for years and had some success in 9th grade (14 year old) and kept it off for a good time. In 11th grade I got into my first relationship and changed schools. Sadly the relationship was extremely toxic and I lost a lot of friends which pushed me further into depression. I missed a couple of my periods and after a trip to the doctor I found out i had Hypothyroidism which also led to my rapid weight gain despite me constantly doing 2 hour high intensity workouts everyday. Before I knew it I was overweight again. By a good margin. After my breakup last December I had my finals and resorted to food for comfort again. I weighed myself at the beginning of quarantine and it came out to a whopping 160.9 pounds (73 kgs). My ex had bodyshamed me constantly throughout our relationship saying I was so fat no one would even want to look at me. I decided that things needed to change. If I wanted to get better and feel better and healthier I needed to lose weight. I started exercise and maintaining a calorie deficit. I didnt tell anyone about it except my best friend who is so proud and supportive. I've lost about 33 pounds (kgs) till now, my goal is to lose 11 pounds (5 kgs) more. I have started feeling more confident about my body now. I dress up quite often and take pictures of myself quite often and Im getting a little bit more comfortable with wearing crop tops now. :) Now this is where the problem comes in. My other good friend used to constantly point out when I was gaining weight. She even mentioned it to my then boyfriend that I needed to lose weight and how i kept "blowing up" and looked like a fat old woman? (This sounds so much meaner than when she initially said it) She said that she was worried about my health. I hit puberty way before anyone else did. So had like a C cup since I was in 7th and now it has grown to a DD cup. One time she asked me how I grew my boobs because she wanted bigger boobs (Shes a B or a C cup) I was confused and replied with its just genetic and honestly its painful for my back and its so much more of a hassle than regular sized boobs. (I didnt want her to feel bad). She kept pressuring me to tell her how so I just told her to massage them so she'd just drop the conversation? After that I gave her a long long talk about body positivity and how she has a great body and how she shouldnt compare it to others at all. How shes fit and looks good and all that because shes gorgeous and shouldnt feel insecure about her body like this. She is more on the skinny size and has always been complimented and praised for her looks. Even after my weightloss journey is complete she will be much skinnier than me and her weight would still be less than me and on any day she has a long list of guys who are chasing after her and not me (I prefer it this way) this makes me think that this is not a jealousy issue. My goal isnt to be skinny or get more guys my goal is to feel good about myself and be healthy (mentally and physically) so that my medical condition doesnt stop me from living a good life. Since she used to point it out all the time when I was gaining weight I thought shed be happy to know that I lost weight so I told her I lost 33 pounds (15 kgs) and I told her I expected her to notice to which she replied that she did but just thought I had lost a small amount. She didnt sound happy about it and just..sort of brushed it off and went cold? She used to compliment me a lot when I used to send her pictures earlier (like A LOT) she used to hype me up all the time. She has stopped doing it now and whenever I send her pictures in different outfits which I wasnt confident to wear earlier she just replies with a word and two or just ignores it. If we are having a normal conversation and if I mention anything about my stomach getting flatter or how happy I am after losing another pound she just goes cold and starts giving one word replies. My best friend suggests that it might be jealousy but I dont get why she would be jealous of me? She gets more guys she gets more compliments shes so much more fitter than K am and I hype her up so much because I want to not because I feel like I should. I dont get why she would be jealous of me? I dont think its jealousy cause quite honestly i look the same as I used to before. I dont understand why her behaviour would change like this and only when I talk about MY body. I've seen my other friends talk about losing weight in front of her and shes so supportive towards them. Idk why I feel really bad about this whole thing? I've stopped talking about my weight in front of her at all. But I dont get why would her behaviour change like this all of a sudden. What can I do to make things better between us? (Also sorry for the punctuation I'm too lazy to fix it :p) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 05:50 PM PDT I'm 24F, 5'6" and 235lbs (107kg); my goal is 180lbs (82kg). As a Starbucks barista, I get a free drink when I get there, on each of my breaks, and when I go home. On top of that, I get a food item. I think it could be a great resource (like the protein boxes), but my favorite drinks are far from healthy. With constant access to things like iced chai, pink drinks, frappes, pastries, etc I am having a hard time maintaining motivation and self control. I have a horrible horrible sweet tooth, so I'm not thrilled with the idea of unsweetened everything.... The go-to low/no calorie option I see is some form of coffee. The problem is I can't drink coffee. It really hurts my stomach, and I don't like it. I'm looking for advice on utilizing my resources as a barista in a healthy way, tips on putting a plan together (I work M-F), "diet-safe" drink ideas, and conversation in general Thanks in advance! Edit: I just realized I've been getting 15-16 big drinks a week....... ouch [link] [comments] |
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