Weight loss: Body dysmorphia the other way? I feel pretty until I see a picture. |
- Body dysmorphia the other way? I feel pretty until I see a picture.
- JUST. DON'T. GIVE. UP.
- I have lost ~30 lbs since July!
- It's Finally Happened. I Have Officially Lost 100lbs. (70 since May) Pics Included
- To the women who want to change their eating habits: Don't start a new diet right before your period.
- The gym's trainer was an asshole to me. What do I do next?
- NSV: Longtime lurker finally starting my weight Loss journey (20sF, 5'5, CW:292lbs GW:199lbs Ultimate GW:130)
- Lost 63kg (139 lbs) over the last 11 months and need to share
- FA posts encouraged me to eat to my stomachs content......never again
- Lost over 50lbs in 5 months! But finding it harder to lose weight (35M, 5ft 10, SW 262, CW 211, GW 192)
- don’t let people who don’t notice, deter you from improving
- I realized how close I am to a healthy BMI (SW:380)
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 23rd, 2020
- I couldn't find my keys!
- I lost 20kg since starting my weightloss journey in May!!
- I am 1lb lighter now than I was last time I tried to lose weight
- Can you get addicted to losing weigh and become anorexic?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 23 October 2020: Today, I conquered!
- How can I lose weight without the gym?
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 22
- Where are my beans?!
- NSV...? I just stopped myself mid-binge...
- Is eating 500g-1kg of cabbage a day safe?
| Body dysmorphia the other way? I feel pretty until I see a picture. Posted: 22 Oct 2020 08:01 AM PDT I feel like I have a weird backword version of body dysmorphia. I e always seen myself as smaller than I really am. I feel like I see the weight changes in my body and I see myself getting thinner and I love it, but when I see pictures of me, I see someone else. I'm huge and terrible. I know it's all due to angles and my personal view and what not, but even though I see myself in a more flattering way in the mirror, I still don't feel that way. Pictures have made me feel very self conscious and even though my mirror image makes me feel confident, I always have a hard stop due to what I think other people see. I see myself thinner in the mirror, but huge in photos which has given me a weird confidence/self consciousness issue. Does that make sense? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2020 09:34 PM PDT I'm writing this so that I can read it when I'm down and about to give up losing weight. If today you overindulge, just log your food, and stick to your calorie goal tomorrow. One day doesn't make you fat, but you will be fat if you give up. So don't give up. If today you feel down and don't get any walk/exercise in, it is okay. Enjoy your evening, and see how you feel tomorrow. Even 200 more steps each day is good. Just don't give up. When you see people talk about how they stay fit by walking 10,000+ steps/day, exercise/walk for hours, or run for miles, don't stress out. They do what they do, and you do what you are comfortable with. You are not them. This is your personal journey. Most of us don't have time for that. We still lose weight. When you hear people talk about keto and feel bad about eating carbs, just remind yourself that carbs can be good. Choose good carbs. Choose food you love that is fulfilling. Eat soup. Clear-broth soups save your calorie budget and save your dieting soul. If you want an ice cream, go for it. If you want a piece of cake, eat cake. Eat everything in small portions (unless... soups). Be creative and play with ingredients to make your beloved dishes lower in carbs/calories. Feed your body so that you won't give up. When the scale doesn't want to move even though you have been sticking to your calorie goals most of them time, remember that it is completely normal. Almost everyone has experienced it. You don't suck. Just keep going. When you get your goal weight and feel you are about to slip into the old habits, just remember how challenging it has been to get here. Ain't nobody want to repeat that again. Being healthy and fit is a life-long journey. Don't stop tracking your calories. Eat at maintenance, or let loose once in a while. Just don't give up. Last but not least, get rid of toxic people in your life who stress you out (into hating your body and/or binge-eating). Take care of your mental and physical health. Remember how far you have come. Love yourself FIRST. (I'm 30F. I gained 28lbs in a few short months. Lost 8lbs since last month. 29.5lbs more to go. I won't give up.) [link] [comments] |
| I have lost ~30 lbs since July! Posted: 22 Oct 2020 05:02 AM PDT I gained about 70 lbs in 8 months from being on remeron and mirtazapine, which made me very hungry all the time, I went from 170 lbs to being 240! By July I was 240 lbs and I felt horrible and depressed and anxious in every way. I switched to Latuda a few months ago and my weight started going away, from me eating less and riding my bike and walking every day. I do not count my calories for various reasons... I just eat healthy food and cut out processed sugar. I have also switched to a 100% plant based diet and started running and doing mostly body weight exercises in a home gym. Since doing this two weeks ago I have lost about 10 pounds. I feel great and my body is ready... to lose more weight. My target weight is 170-180. My weight gain was more induced from medication than anything else, but yes weight loss is possible. In July I was worried I would never lose the weight. I am also working out again so I should hopefully be able to gain muscle too. Three times a week I do 20 mins of cardio in the gym on a stationary bike, 30 pushups, 30 weighted squats, and 3 sets of 30 second planks when I work out. On days that I go running, I am running a mile down and uphill, as that is all I can really do right now. I will also go for a decent distance on a walk on running days. I eat a lot of fruits and veggies and stuff like tofu, quinoa, lentils, and plant based protein shakes for protein. I take methylation support and multivitamins and b vitamins every day. I have also gotten sober and have been drug free for 30 days and am working the AA program from my residential treatment/sober living house. 30 is my lucky number today. feelsgoodman.jpg [link] [comments] |
| It's Finally Happened. I Have Officially Lost 100lbs. (70 since May) Pics Included Posted: 22 Oct 2020 10:57 AM PDT Hi all - 33M 6'0" SW:300+ CW:198 GW:? Business Owner Long time lurker. I finally feel like I have something to post now. I have struggled with my weight basically since college. I started college with a broken foot, a DWI and absolutely no drive to succeed. I can still remember going to the gym my Freshmen year (not to workout) only to use the scale and seeing that I went over the 200lb mark. I got to that weight because I was depress/anxiety eating and it only got worse after that. I met my future Wife a few years later when I was about 235. I ballooned up slowly but steadily for the next 7-8 years. 3 years ago, I stepped on the scale and saw 299.6 - My heart absolutely sank. I never actually saw the scale go over 300 but I am very confident I got to 305-310. I ended up doing a small crash diet which got me down to 286. Then, a Friend & I made a substantial bet so I ended up getting down to 245ish. This was pretty awesome. And honestly, I wasn't sure if I would ever go lower. I quit my job NOV 19' and started my own business. In a 2-3 month period, I had gone back up to 265-270. Then Covid happened... something in me clicked. I started off with changing my eating habits like I normally do. I was down to 250 by the middle on June. But then I started swimming as exercise for the first time. Up to this point, I had not been doing ANY exercise. From Mid June to Sept 1 I had lost 30-35 pounds. But not only was I losing weight, I was getting "fitter". I was feeling good. That's when I decided to throw in lifting weights. I bought a crappy home gym and started hitting the weight 3-4 times a week and swimming on the other days. The weight loss significantly slowed down but the fat was disappearing. And... Now I am here. At this point, I don't have a goal weight. I think I'd like to get to 185-190 and then start really trying to get "big" muscles... But I really don't know. I am just happy to be healthy. Having Beer & Wings tonight for the first time in a long time Bonus News: I'm now Nicotine free for 2 months. Smoked 10 years, Vaped for 5. Just quit cold turkey. No real tips on that, but it was pretty crazy to quit whilst dieting. What I did... Tips ?
Hope this helps someone out there. You've all helped me without even knowing. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2020 11:44 PM PDT The other day, I read a post from a man whose wife hadn't lost any weight in a month while he went down a couple of kilos with the same methods. Someone assumed that her cycle could be the reason, that she could be close to her period. I'm so glad I read that. If I didn't know that my new eating habits work very well, I'd be so frustrated right now. I'm three weeks into losing weight with really good results, but with my period coming in, the scale is going up a little each day and I'm super bloated, even though I'm religiously tracking calories and doing yoga every day. Luckily I read this other post, I've also always noted that my tummy looks bigger around that time of the month. But I wasn't aware it was SO much water weight. If you are thinking of changing your diet and want to lose weight, I'd recommend waiting till after your period, so you can see more clearly how it actually changes your weight and shape. That is, if you are eager to see results like me. I think starting was so so hard. And if my scale just went up every day after, I would not have had the strength to go on. If you have trouble with the scale going up in general, don't weigh yourself on the days before your period, it's just frustrating. I'm really curious about the results once my period is over. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. [link] [comments] |
| The gym's trainer was an asshole to me. What do I do next? Posted: 22 Oct 2020 12:23 PM PDT Hello guys, So, I've been dealing with weightloss for a long time, coupled with hypothyroidism and an ED TW:(bulimia). I'm at my heaviest weight ever. 3 weeks ago, I got the courage to start going to a gym near my house. They said their trainers would offer me some guidance as I was a begginer. First day I came in, on a weekend, the trainer wasn't there, so ONE OF THE BOSSES! helpt me getting started. He was great and explained everything to me, even if it was brief, it was great help. Monday I came in and I introduced myself to the trainer. He couldn't care less I existed, avoided my questions, refused to give me further guidance and told me to stick to what I had been told for 2 weeks, and then he'd give me another routine. So, I went in 3-4 times a week for those 2 weeks and it was great. Everyone was really nice to me, but this trained, who didn't even greet me or ever ask me how I was doing. Monday I came in 3h earlier so he could have time to give me a new routine and explain it without many people being around. He came in 1 hour late and gave me an excuse that he couldn't do it today and to come by tomorrow to get the paper. And so did I, and obviously, when I came in, there was no paper. Had to look for him and make him print it. Today, I came in with the routine and, I just didn't understand it. It was all just numbers and poorly written "keywords" (some were misspelled). So I asked him a few questions, and he was getting very rude. He seemed more and more annoyed at my questions. I started to get frustrated and told him I needed a minute and went to the lockers room. I started crying, and the girl at the door came in. She talked to me and made me tell her what had happened. She told me he wasn't a really good trainer, and she offered to train me herself and showed me around the weightsroom. She was very nice to me, and I'm thankful for her offering, but I honestly feel very ashamed and I'm not sure I want to keep going. EDIT: I wanted to clarify, this guy is not my personal trainer. He is the trainer in the room, and he is supposed to help people and offer guidance. I was only asking him how to do the exercises on the photocopy, because I legit didn't understand it. This is a very small, TINY, gym. Everyone knows eachother or has seen their faces. I'm paying a nice fair, I could get into many bigger gyms for half the price or for that price but with more assets or with a pool. I chose this one because it's the closest to my house and because they offered some guidance. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 12:08 AM PDT Hi 👋 I'm a longtime lurker on this sub, I have been for years but I created this new account to dedicate it to my fitness joyrney. Sorry this post is so long. This is my first time posting on reddit. I hope this is within the rules. Any advice or words of wisdom you have are deeply appreciated! I have a non scale victory to share with y'all. It's not major. But it means so much to me personally. Three weeks ago I decided to take my life in my hands. I wasn't sure how I'd do it. The last time I was under 200lbs I was 15 years old. I was always a big kid, my weight at age 12 bounced around at 150-180. I remember being 10 and my Dr whispering to my mother that I was very obese for my age. I'm in young adulthood now and I'm about 8lbs off from 300lbs. My family has a history of trying new diets, hitting the gym in spurts, trying new exercises and talking a lot about health. All in a desperate attempt to take control of our health. We're a family of yoyo dieters. Finally within the last 2 years everyone in my family has found what works for them. Now, they're losing and maintaining weight loss and healthy lifestyles is a dominant discussion every day. But as for me well...it's not so easy... As a kid, I loved science and health- I was the 8year old health fanatic, I'd get 10 books on health and read it in a day. I wanted to be a doctor one day. I loved learning about healthy lifestyles and how the human body worked and in highschool I was studying to enter the medical field. But crippling anxiety and severe depression and multiple suicide attempts mercilessly off-railed my life. Between the medication and the inumerable unhealthy habits I adopted because of my intense self-loathing the weight rapidly piled on. When I was 16 I reached 295lbs. That same year I rapidly lost about 95 lbs. In the most unhealthy and healthy ways possible. By 17 I was back at 250. At 19 I traveled a bit and dropped to 200. 20-21 I bounced around 220. At 22 i hit close to 300. Yoyo dieters, ya know how it is. I at first wanted to lose weight for the typical teenage girls reasons for doing anything. Guys. Other people's opinions of me. Family expectations. But then I started caring about me. The health problems. The limitations related to obesity. The sports I wouldn't be able to play. The friends I might never make. My desire to live a long life of travel and adventure. I started caring about myself. I tried everything, I worked out, watched my calories, but I have an intensely bad habit of giving up 4 hours into everything I've ever started. Well 3 weeks ago that changed. I was tired of contemplating ending it all. I was walking one night by myself to clear my head and cry. I was tired of hating myself. I was tired of being life's victim. And so I ran. I ran for 3 blocks for the first time since I was in 3rd grade. And when I ran I left behind all the dark years of my youth. And then I ran some more. That's something I've always longed to do in my heart. I always wanted to be on a track team. I've longed for years now to run without knee pain. I've only managed to jog for 5 seconds before collapsing out of breath. When I told my dad years ago that I wanted to run track he was so proud of me. I remember the look as he proudly said I must take after him because he ran track. I never forgot how proud he was. My family supports me in whatever I do. But I dont want to let them in on this secret part of me right now. I'm embarking on this journey on my own. For health, emotional and spiritual reasons I walk every evening. I run a little every day. Whenever I get the chance. I didn't know I could still run. But now I know I can so my spirit impels me to run at every opportunity. I'm going to keep running until I find myself. Until I no longer have to run from my past. Who I used to be. I can't wait to run into the woman I am soon to become. I'm going to lose this weight. I'm going to take control of my life. I'm dedicating this next year to my health. I'm giving myself 2 years. Because 2 years from now, I'm going to be traveling far from my home to work on a volunteer construction project that I'm signing up for as soon as I reach a healthy weight. And since I have nobody to share this with, I came here to introduce myself. Hello world. I'm a volunteer construction worker. I'm a teacher and photographer and artist and musician. But most importantly, I'm a runner! :) EDIT: I just want to say, if you're just starting out like me. Just do it. Just do what it you feel you need to be that person that you see yourself becoming. Because the person you're going to become will be so thankful to you for the work you put in to change. Just get out there and run. Or buy that new outfit. Or set that goal. There's not much you can learn from me, I'm sorry. But please know, you have waiting deep within you a series of amazing victories that are just waiting to happen. And the first victory happens the second you say "I can. I will. I am." [link] [comments] |
| Lost 63kg (139 lbs) over the last 11 months and need to share Posted: 22 Oct 2020 02:39 PM PDT I'm (32m) 190cm (6'3") tall and while being obese for 100% of my life so far I decided that enough is enough. I went from 170kg (374 lbs) to 107kg (235 lbs) over the past 11 months. I've been lurking on here for quite a while and got ideas, inspiration and sometimes motivation from you guys. I (unfortunately) don't have any shirtless before-pics, because I didn't take any. Over the years I started lifting weights over and over again and found that I was really into the sport. I followed strongmen on social media and discussed about it with people working out. I was always strong, but because I never changed a thing about my diet and I wasn't consistent with my workouts, my physique never changed. Last year on the 30th of November, I decided that enough was enough and started tracking my calories and macros religiously, which is actually fun for me because I love excel spreadsheets and collecting data on stuff and analyzing it. I was lucky that I already had a decent collection of dumbbells and barbells, when the pandemic happened, so I wasn't affected that much by gyms closing down. Over the entire time I stuck with a very low-carb/high-protein diet with healthy fats. Once it became realistically achievable I started taking in about 2 grams of protein per kg of bodyweight to maintain or even build some muscle. Aside from fixing my diet, I just started walking every distance below 5km and working out with dumbbells and light weights. After 2 months my grandfather gave me his old spinning bike and I started using that for 30 minutes 3x a week. Over time I switched to very heavy weights to aim for hypertrophy and maximum strength and starting to work out more and more. At 130kg (286 lbs) I was able to do push-ups for the first time in my life and it was one of the best feelings I ever had. At 120kg (264 lbs) I switched from the spinning bike to a proper mountain bike. I feel better than I have ever before in my life and my confidence is through the roof, even if I still have a bit to go, but I just needed to share. Right now I'm lifting weights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for about 1 hour. Mountainbiking for ~45 minutes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On sundays I just take a walk that is about 7.5km (4.66 mi). I eat about 2400 kcal per day while aiming for 230 grams of protein and 60 grams of healthy fats at the minimum. I will up those calories soon, because at that rate I'm losing about 1kg (2.2 lbs) per week, which is almost too much for the weight I'm at now. I just had to share my progress even though I'm not done yet and hopefully I'll be an inspiration for others to live a healthier lifestyle. TLDR: Lost a shitton of weight, eating more meat and slowly introducing more and more activity. [link] [comments] |
| FA posts encouraged me to eat to my stomachs content......never again Posted: 22 Oct 2020 01:42 PM PDT TLDR at the bottom So I've been pretty good about staying within my calorie goals recently and I've been way more active and healthy. Reddit has been a major motivation. Mandatory disclaimer that this is being typed on my phone please excuse format. Recently I've been reading more and more posts from fat activists that paint the picture that binging is beautiful and it's your body's way of getting nourishment. (To clarify, I'm all for intuitive eating for when you're actually hungry and using portion control, but my problem is with "eat a bunch of everything in your line of sight that looks tasty") Reading romanticized posts about "letting your stomach expand and your body breathe" got to me. I questioned caring about calories and food—am I being cruel to my body? So last night I decided to binge and tried to feel the ~beauty of letting my body exhale. I'm cringing as I write this because wow, was this a mistake... Last night I learned that: A) my body and I are ONE, there's no "let your body breathe and expand" because....my body is connected to me and no way did it want me to do what I just did because B) I feel like absolute crap. Stomach aches and constant bowel movements and nausea. C) in my personal case, if I just "let" my body keep eating it will not stop. I'm a giant foodie and everything from Frosted Flakes to chicken breast and pasta will be going into my stomach, way past the point of full. TLDR and Final thoughts: yah, the only cruel thing you can do to your body is not caring for it. The same way it's cruel to feed your pet chocolate, even if they whine and really want it, you should know that your brain is in charge. CRAVINGS DO NOT EQUAL NEED, and denying cravings does not make you cruel. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 12:58 AM PDT TDLR Lost 50lbs! Despite eating at a deficit of 1300 calories - it feels like I am now only able to lose weight when I exercise and don't eat back calories. Worried that this will get harder and harder. I have finally reached the 50lbs mark of my weight loss journey since end of May by eating on average 1300 calories a day, walking a lot, doing C25K and now jogging 3-5 times a week. But I have started to notice that it is getting harder to lose weight. In the past I could lose weight from dieting and walking alone, but now - despite still eating around 1300 (1500 at the most) a day - I only lose weight when I have exercised (i.e. jogged at least 5k) most days. It just feels like a strange transition and I am conscious it will be harder to exercise in the Autumn/Winter (I prefer being outside as I get bored inside), but will still aim to (or start exercising at home). Last week I actually gained a pound for the first time when I did no exercise (although did a 10k jog on Sat and Sun so wanted to give my body time to rest) but was still at a deficit. Any reason why I am not losing weight from diet alone now when I am eating at a deficit? It has me worried how difficult it would be to maintain in the future. I don't want to be eating 1300-1500 calories a day forever. [link] [comments] |
| don’t let people who don’t notice, deter you from improving Posted: 22 Oct 2020 10:58 AM PDT so recently i lost a significant amount of weight, i'm 5'4, SW: 164 CW: 146 GW: 135, ive p much lost 18 pounds with slight fluctuation day by day. but i've noticed that other people haven't. my mom would point out to me everytime she saw me last year that i gained all this weight, but now that i'm finally losing it, her heads turned the other way. no one at work has mentioned it, my friends, or my boyfriend hasn't even mentioned it really unless i bring it up. even people on reddit ignore my posts, so i've deleted a bunch of them. anyway i don't know why but i would really love just one person to say something to me about it. but i won't let that deter me from continueing to improve myself. i can lose the next 12, and i will. and you can too! we don't need others approval even though it'd be nice. [link] [comments] |
| I realized how close I am to a healthy BMI (SW:380) Posted: 22 Oct 2020 02:28 PM PDT I have been overweight all of my life, pretty much 7 years on up, likely younger. I only got worse until March 2018. A lot of people will call this "cheating", but I got my adderall prescription. It does help with appetite, but after your stomach shrinks after a period of time? It isn't too helpful. But I am easily able to function with under 1k calories a day. I stalled my weight loss many times, the longest was fluctuation between 300 and 280 since ~March 2019->April 2020. This was entirely due to mental health. I only recently realized how absurdly quick I have been losing weight since then. I have just reached 225lbs, I am losing around a 1lb every 2 days. I work as a custodian and lose at least 1k calories/day through that alone. Tbh it is a bit rough with the adderall; a downside I didn't expect. Eating an apple is often a bit too much for me. But in the end it does help portion sizes, so I shouldn't complain too much. Even so, I never actually thought I would reach this point. 380->180, so I am over 75% of the way there. It is absolutely surreal. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 23rd, 2020 Posted: 22 Oct 2020 09:34 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] |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2020 06:00 AM PDT Hey everyone, hope you're all well. I am on day 75 of the journey, and I have gone from 111.5 kg to 100 on my way to 87. (246 to 220 on my way to 191). Id like to share my first NSV worth writing about, if you will :) I work as a teacher so I always have my keys on me to unlock the teacher's room and the various classes I teach in, so this morning I panicked as I couldn't find my keys anywhere to lock behind me. It took me at least 3 minutes before realising they are actually in my pocket. I don't remember wearing jeans that weren't tight on me in a long time. Everything I have in my pockets is always a bulge that I feel on me due to the tightness of the fabric. Such a normal occurrence that my brain couldn't even register the difference my body has gone through. It was such a weird feeling, and such a happy feeling too, that I keep smiling thinking about it. These jeans that I struggled to button 2 and a half months ago are now too big for me! Thought I'd share with all of you. Keep at it! [link] [comments] |
| I lost 20kg since starting my weightloss journey in May!! Posted: 22 Oct 2020 11:57 AM PDT SW: 70kg, CW: 50kg, GW: 48kg I'm almost done with my weightloss journey. I have about 2 kgs to go but I may just give that up and maintain at my current weight since I have started noticing my body refusing to lose any more no matter what I try. Growing up, I've always struggled with my weight and was self-conscious because my dad always made unkind remarks about me being fat. It also didn't help that everyone around me never seem to have weight struggles at least the way I did. I have often heard how weightloss is 80% diet and 20% exercise, but I never used to buy in to that and always believed that exercise is the way to lose weight and that diets doesn't work for me. I would run a ton and used that to justify eating like crap. Anyway, I started in May in part due to boredom in isolation and in part due to my best friend egging me on. I was also diagnosed with hypertension and really wanted to see if losing weight could help. I decided to do an overhaul of my crappy diet and pretty much cut out processed foods, and things that were high in sugar. I also tried eating in a deficit (or I guess cutting down from how much I have been stuffing my face with) and did 2 to 3 hours of slow walks nightly. I was surprised that the weight started to drop because I was skeptical and thought everyone can lose weight but me. It was also this mindset that leads me to not trying and justifying and normalizing my crappy diet and habits and weight issues. Well, no more excuses. This is probably the best gift I've given myself so far. [link] [comments] |
| I am 1lb lighter now than I was last time I tried to lose weight Posted: 22 Oct 2020 09:24 AM PDT In February I started doing very regular yoga and restricting calories and lost 20lb in a month and a half without much fuss. However, in scenes we are all familiar with I got distracted and put it all back on again because the pizza started happening a lot. Today I am only 1lb lighter than I was at that lowest weight, but the key is that I've surpassed it. The boundary between that lb and this one really felt significant, and crossing it feels like a bigger achievement than dropping the first stone. I feel like I've stuck at something and have seen a tiny, special, personal milestone that would mean nothing to anyone else but has filled me with a warm glow all morning. I think these personal moments mean more than an abstract number does - and just wanted to share! [link] [comments] |
| Can you get addicted to losing weigh and become anorexic? Posted: 22 Oct 2020 06:38 PM PDT Well, I recently lost 20lbs and reach my goal weight at ~130lbs (I'm F, about 5'6, 21). I'm happy at where I am now but somehow I still wanted to lose more (maybe 5 more lbs or so). Whenever I looked at myself in the mirror, I would find my thigh is a little too big, or my stomach doesn't look nice enough. Then, I would felt super guilty if I eat to my fullness. It reminds me of how I get to 150lbs in the first place. Then I continued to do cardio. It makes me feel good because I might've burn all or fraction of the food I ate. But then sometimes, when my bf take a photo of me, my immediate reaction is that I look skinnier than how I see myself in the mirror. I actually look good and just fine. If I continue to lose more weight, I might look anorexic and not flattering at all. My biggest concern right now is how do you maintaining weight and build more muscles? I obviously don't wanna regain all the weight I lost but also don't wanna spiral down the rabbit hole either. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 23 October 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 23 Oct 2020 01:09 AM PDT The habit of persistence is the habit of victory!Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?)
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| How can I lose weight without the gym? Posted: 22 Oct 2020 05:21 PM PDT Hello everyone! First time poster and in need for some advice. So 3 years ago I finally lost over 50lbs going from 185 to basically 129lbs. I was able to do this because I had a gym membership and my brother to show me how to use weight training machines. I became excited and obsessed with the gym and finally felt like I had control of my life in terms of eating and exercise. I've always been a big girl growing up. Food was (is) the equivalent of money for me. Food makes me super happy, but when I was losing weight, I was calculating my calorie consumption and calorie loss by being at the gym for 3 hours. Doing 2 hours of weight training (back, legs, arms, or core) and 1 hour of cardio. In total I was losing almost about 1,000 calories a day 6 days a week. However, the reason why I was pushing so hard was because I was such a monster with food. I would eat 3 bags of junk food. (Hot Cheetos, Doritos, and spicy munchies) while at the same time eating fast food twice a day without any exercise, or eating very Hispanic meals that had very little vegetables and high sugar foods. But when I would exercise, I would still eat the same except for junk food, but it felt better to eat fast food or just an abundance of good dinners (ramen, Indian food, Chinese food, tacos) and I would still be at 130lbs. Now because of Covid, I don't have a membership anymore and the only way I've been exercising is by hiking 3 times a week up a hilly asphalt. I've gained my 50lbs back and my food addiction has come back too. It's hard for me to exercise the way I used to because I'm noticing I'm getting ankle and knee pain now, also my sciatica has come back too. I still try to eat healthy, but when the night time starts, I get these horrible sweet, spicy, and salty cravings that I can't help but indulge in. I feel like my favorite part of healthy living was exercising at the gym. It was the feeling of getting stronger with all these machines helping you with different body parts while seeing all sorts of different cardio machines to enhance aerobic exercises. I loved the drive to the gym, the pre workouts, picking a different outfit for every day at the gym, the music I play and choose, and so on. But I think what I miss most about the gym is the motivation I get from seeing men and women being stronger than me in their routines. Being inspired by others to keep coming and keep exercising really helped me to keep coming back and telling myself that I can be as strong as her/him one day. I can't afford a gym membership anymore and because of Covid, I don't exactly know if gyms are even still open. Can anyone provide any advice on how to still get the same excitement with exercise alone? TLDR: I only lost weight with the gym, but because of Covid I can't afford it anymore and regained my 50lbs I lost. How can I get the same weight training exercises and motivation at home that I got from the gym? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 22 Posted: 22 Oct 2020 05:54 PM PDT Hello losers, It took me too long to figure out what day of the week it is. Thursday? We'll go with that. Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning. Stay within calorie range (maintain): Maintenance. May have a wee deficit after yesterday being a bit of a train wreck. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 HIIT video. 16/22 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Did a lot over the weekend. 3/3 weeks. Self-care time (work on not using food as a reward): Dental appointment, picked up my new glasses & made sure to get a workout in. Try a new recipe once a week: Turkey tacos, roasted parsnips, roasted purple cauliflower & a hamburger casserole thingy. 3/3 weeks. Be more mindful, present in my body & express gratitude to avoid the hedonic treadmill: Grateful for access to decent dental and health care. Also my hygienist is such a lovely specimen of humanity. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2020 12:38 AM PDT 41F / 172cm / SW96kg / CW70kg / GW64kg. So I'm down 25kg, woo! But... I still have no damn beans. I'm now at the wonderful point where even supportive friends are wondering how I can lose any more weight (sidebar: that feels amazing!). But I'm just as lethargic as before. Just as prone to exhaustion after even modest activity. Just as mentally sluggish. I suspect I know the problem, but I'd love to hear from others who've encountered this issue and bested it. I should mention - all weight loss has been via IF and CICO. No real exercise (which is what I reckon's missing). My plan has always been to first get the weight off, then start to develop my relationship with exercise. Sadly, lockdown plus toddler has thwarted my nascent gym habit! Please, share your stories and shine a light on how I can stop being an extra in The Walking Dead and start being an extra on Sweatin to the Oldies. ETA weight oops [link] [comments] |
| NSV...? I just stopped myself mid-binge... Posted: 22 Oct 2020 07:23 PM PDT F/31/230lbs down from 265 (but up from 219 three weeks ago) I've been doing well, until a couple months ago. I started gradually tapering in more and more sugar, until in mid-September I started really ramping it up. I keep kind of hazing out and buying all this sugar without meaning or wanting to. I only go grocery shopping every two weeks. Once I kinda come to and realize what I've done, I tell myself I'll pace myself and stretch the sugar out until the next trip. But then I end up making myself plow though everything within the first week because I don't wanna have to deal with resisting temptation for two weeks. Anyway, it just happened again. I caught myself just...wolfing these fucking donuts down. Why the fuck do I have these donuts? I don't even fucking like donuts. And I stopped. I'm eating some salmon and broccoli right now, and when I'm done I'm gonna throw the rest of my junk stash away. I don't know why I keep doing this to myself. I get so afraid of making progress. I'm so afraid of being under 220 pounds. I don't know why that's the number that triggers me, but every time I get down to it this exact thing happens. Therapy isn't helping with this. Anyway. It's progress, I guess. [link] [comments] |
| Is eating 500g-1kg of cabbage a day safe? Posted: 22 Oct 2020 11:35 PM PDT I eat a lot of cabbage. I would say maybe between 500g and 1kg a day, about 4-6 days a week. I usually steam it with a little iodized salt and pepper. I love how it tastes, and how it goes with a lot of stuff. I never eat it raw. It never gives me gas like others say it does for them, and eating a lot of cabbage just feels natural for my digestive system. Is it safe to make cabbage a staple part of my diet like this? I've recently come across some stuff about how too much cabbage can wreck your thyroid, or affect iodine absorption, but most of the material I've read seems to be about raw cabbage, or those with existing thyroid conditions or vitamin/mineral deficiencies. [link] [comments] |
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