Weight loss: [Challenge] LoseIt World Tour - Week 5 |
- [Challenge] LoseIt World Tour - Week 5
- I lost 35 lbs. since the start of the year
- 5 Small Tips & Tricks To Help You Stay On Track
- 8 weeks apart: 1200 cal a day @ 5'4 (162 cm)
- Dining out
- You don’t have to eat just because you can
- My progress since April 25, 2020
- False food scarcity, and how my brain keeps trying to sabotage me
- I have lost nearly 10 pounds!!!
- I maintained for a whole month!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 31st, 2020
- Still Trucking After Setbacks
- Counting calorie OUT - how accurate is Fitbit? I compared my CICO data over 11 weeks
- What’s happening?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 31 October 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Lost 45 Pounds! (230 - > 184.6)
- NSV - Didn't feel out of place
- Weight loss slowing down
- I'm now Adonis' second cousin twice removed
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30 Wrap Ups
- I think I'm plateauing because I don't want to lose any more weight.
- 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 31 October 2020 - The Plan for Today!
- In a caloric deficit but not losing weight
- Would anyone like to partner up and keep tabs on each other?
- Handling Halloween and this weird Scarcity Mentality that I get.
| [Challenge] LoseIt World Tour - Week 5 Posted: 30 Oct 2020 09:06 AM PDT Hey Everybody. Welcome to Week 5 of the Fall 2020 Loseit Challenge: LoseIt World Tour! Loseit Challenges are a team-based competition that last for 8 weeks during which you set a weight-loss goal and then weigh in weekly, working to be at or beyond that goal by the end of the challenge. There will be a new post every Friday with Links/Instructions for each week's activities. The challenge subreddit and your team's discord channel will also have all the information you need. This round your hosts continue to be u/hxcjosh23 and u/unrepentant_thinner Week 4 Bragging Rights: Great work this week! We had almost 28 MILLION steps taken and 168,000 activity minutes!!! Top 3 weigh in % as a team:
Top 3 Activity Minutes as a team:
Top 3 Total Steps Taken as a team
Week 4 Head to Head Winners! Great Barrier Reef washed over the desert sands and surfed away with the mighty Sphinx's flag. The Rocky Mountains were too tall for the Eiffel Tower to climb, they claim another flag! Petra claimed another flag, this time from the Uyuni Salt Flats, adding to their collection. Great job everyone! This week's Itinerary: This week continues the inter-team head to head challenges. Each week, teams will face off in a friendly 1v1 competition for bragging rights in our activity challenges. Compete for your team by logging your steps and activity (step 2 below). For this challenge, we are doing a Capture the Flag contest! Each step logged gets you closer to your opponents landmark! Whoever gets the most steps gets to capture their opponents flag and display it victoriously! Some landmarks will be farther than others, so if you don't quite reach it that's fine! Luckily each team has an automatic flag capture device that deploys if they have more steps than their opponent! Get stepping! Week 5 head to head schedule: Sphinx v. Eiffel Tower Rocky Mountains v. Petra Great Barrier Reef v. Uyuni Salt Flat Challenge Tracker: Step 1 - Weigh in for week 5 Weigh in early! You can update your weight anytime during the week by submitting your weight again. Step 2 - Log your steps and activity All steps count. Intentional activity counts. -We define activity minutes as "intentional additional activity to meet your health goals". This may include things like weight lifting, running, yoga, walking to work instead of driving, etc. Things that are not already a part of your normal day. ***Your and your family's health come first. Adapt your activity to the current guidelines in your communities.*** Timeline Each week begins on a Friday, so you will have until the following Friday at 12 pm EST (when the next week is posted) to complete your weigh-in. You can weigh in multiple times during the week but only your most recent entry will be recorded on the tracker.
October 30 - Week 5 November 6 - Week 6 November 13 - Week 7, Last Head to Head Battle November 20 - Results and next challenge announcement If you have any questions, problems, concerns, ideas, or just want to drop us all a line, please use the message the challenge admin feature, which you can find in the r/LoseitChallenges sidebar or by clicking here. Responding to this thread is great, but ultimately if you want to make sure all of us read it, the message the challenge admin feature is the way to go. Please also note that we are not the r/loseit moderators. We're volunteers and everyday users who run a specific aspect of one of the many interactive community elements of r/loseit. If you have questions about r/loseit that aren't specific to the challenge, please take a look at the sidebar on r/loseit. [link] [comments] |
| I lost 35 lbs. since the start of the year Posted: 30 Oct 2020 10:41 AM PDT Yesterday I weighed myself and I weighed 191 lbs. I started the year at 226 lbs. I'm happy but I haven't told anyone IRL about my weight loss. My clothes are definitely fitting more loosely now (except in the calf area of my jeans because running is making my calves bigger). I've been following a mostly plant based diet (I'm a vegetarian and do have some animal based products like cream for my coffee) and I run at least 3-4 miles three times a week. I drastically cut back on fast food and ordering out partly because it's not healthy, I need to save money and vegetarian options, while better, still aren't the greatest at restaurants. I'm learning some great vegetarian meals like three bean chili and tofu chili. This journey has been amazing and I can't wait to see what comes next. [link] [comments] |
| 5 Small Tips & Tricks To Help You Stay On Track Posted: 30 Oct 2020 07:43 PM PDT I've tried losing weight for many years, and constantly failed sometime after starting. After many failed attempts, I've finally been able to past 3 months and I've lost 30 pounds and going. Here are some tips & tricks I wish I knew before:
Hope these work for you as they have for me. Godspeed. [link] [comments] |
| 8 weeks apart: 1200 cal a day @ 5'4 (162 cm) Posted: 30 Oct 2020 09:43 PM PDT 3 months of CICO @ 1200 cal a day has made a huge difference in my life. Pictured here is a few weeks after starting and today. SW: 183, Pictured left: 175.4, CW: 156.2 (pictured right). I started August 10th @ 183lbs and have lost almost 30lbs to date. 25-30 to go! I've been overweight most of my life. I have always struggled with exercising and basically accepted that being healthy was not in the cards for me... then I found calorie counting and LWEP! Losing weight has given me so much more energy and made me realize I actually enjoy moving my body and living in it. I barely clear 3000-6000 steps a day, this has been strictly off of diet. Once I hit about 120/130, I aim to tone and gain a few lbs back. Shout out to Lose Weight Eat Pizza ( Facebook, Discord, website for the curious)!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2020 05:37 AM PDT Tonight my partner took me out to dinner. We haven't had many opportunities to go out, and tonight was my weak spot.... Italian food. I got a pasta which was HUGE, and if I'd been inclined, I could have eaten all of it. But for the first time ever, I looked at the dish, and recognised that it was way too much. Normally, if I don't eat all the "good stuff" I can, I feel like I'm missing out on something, but tonight I ate in moderation, and got the rest to take home for lunch tomorrow. Still not the healthiest meal ever, but this is a big step for me!! Portion control has always been a nightmare for me, and I'm really proud of myself for not gorging and making myself feel gross!! Little, consistent changes make big differences. [link] [comments] |
| You don’t have to eat just because you can Posted: 30 Oct 2020 05:56 PM PDT I started calorie counting in May, and although I find it tedious and frustrating at times, it's really helped me understand portion control, and I've lose 20 lbs since I started counting! With that said, I personally don't intend nor do I want to calorie count for the rest of my life; as someone who travels a lot and can't control what goes into my meals 100% of the time (others cooking for me, eating out, eating at a college dining hall), I find it very stressful to have to play a guessing game all the time and having this internal dialogue, "does this fit into my calories?" playing every time I put something into my mouth. So, I completely understand that while calorie tracking is helping me lose weight, I can't rely on that number when I reach maintenance, and I need to actually develop eating habits that will help me maintain in the long run. Recently I've been getting into the habit of eating something sweet late at night just because I can. "Oh I have 200 calories left over? Why not eat a scoop of ice cream?" I'd eat dessert even if I was stuffed and not particularly craving anything. This habit is okay, especially if you intend to track calories long term, but unless monitored, it could lead to some destructive eating habits that will ultimately pile the pounds right back on. Right now I just finished a light dessert, and I still have 150 kcal left over—I'm sitting here going through all of the things I could eat to fill that deficit: granola or a few bites of cheesecake or ice cream or chocolate or hot cocoa, and so on.... But I realized, I just had dessert, I'm full and satisfied, so why am I spending my time poring through all of the 150 kcal desserts I can eat, just because I ~can~ eat them?? When you're tracking calories, it really comes down to whether or not you meet your goal and stay in a deficit. It doesn't matter when you eat, how much you eat in one sitting, how often you eat, whether you are hungry or not, if you already had dessert—your metabolism knows none of this. However, when that arbitrary number goes away, forming positive habits around these factors will be crucial to your success. [link] [comments] |
| My progress since April 25, 2020 Posted: 30 Oct 2020 08:40 AM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/LRv7WZZ I've struggled with depression all of my life. Three years ago I was fired from a job after the ill advised decision to trust my employer with this information. This sunk me into an even deeper depression. I regained all the weight I had worked so hard to lose over a three-year period and then some. Ever since 2017 I have struggled over and over to lose weight again and up until six months ago failed over and over again. I am training for a marathon which will hopefully take place next April. Even if it doesn't I will continue training and run the next available marathon. I just want to also say, even if you feel hopeless and that you'll never lose weight again just keep trying. Sometimes, timing is everything too. [link] [comments] |
| False food scarcity, and how my brain keeps trying to sabotage me Posted: 30 Oct 2020 11:09 AM PDT Buckle up guys, I've had an epiphany today and I have a lot to get off my chest. I have done a lot of work to overcome my toxic relationship with food. I have educated myself, worked on my demons, and I have made a ton of progress. I used to have terrible binges, but I haven't done so in years. I have always turned to food for comfort, but that rarely happens any more. But one thing that I can't shake is the feeling of food scarcity, particularly when it comes to carbs or sugar. Being the youngest child in the family, I always got a smaller portion. It was true, I did need less calories than everyone else, but what was only a tiny difference in portion sizes felt like a total injustice at the time. I have one vivid memory from when I was about 5 years old. My aunt had visited us from Australia for the first time ever, and amongst other things had brought with her a few packets of Tim Tams. We gradually worked through them as a family (and they were the most delicious thing I'd ever eaten!) until the fateful day when there were only two left. It was the mid-90s, and there was no way of getting Tim Tams in the UK. This visit from my aunt was a once-in-a-decade trip, and so these delicious biscuits, once gone, would possibly never be experienced again. These truly were The Last Tim Tams. Problem being, there were three kids. So my sister got one, my brother got one, and they each broke off a piece to give to me. I have no idea whether I got more, less or the same amount as they did. But to my little brain this was the most unfair thing that had ever happened. I made those two tiny mouthfuls of chocolatey biscuit last as long as I could, and when I finished I felt bereft. This was a pattern in my childhood with all sweet things. I felt starved of sugar, and any opportunity to consume it was sacred. I wouldn't have dreamed of eating a chocolate bar by biting and chewing: I would deconstruct it into tiny pieces, and hold each piece in my mouth until it dissolved. I could make one finger of a KitKat last for half an hour. At one point I started hoarding sugar packets from restaurants and cafes. All my coat pockets were full of them, and any time I had a moment where I was totally alone I would quickly empty one into my mouth. My habits aren't quite so bad today, but I have never got past that feeling of scarcity. Think of a young child watching a birthday cake being cut. They need the biggest and best piece; perhaps it's the one on the corner with lots of frosting, or the one with the big chocolate decoration on it, but at that age the urge to get the best slice of cake is overwhelming, it's an all-consuming desperation that will likely lead to a tantrum if unfulfilled. I am a thirty year old woman who can eat anything I want at any time. If I want to eat five tubs of ice cream back to back, there is nothing and no one that can stop me. I have the money and the ability to buy or cook practically any food I could ever want. The idea that I would feel a scarcity around food is ridiculous. Yet underneath my mask of maturity I am still that child who needs the big slice of cake. I'm going to admit something I've never told anyone, because it's honestly awful and selfish: every time I prepare food for myself and my husband, I always make sure I have the biggest or the best portion. I've always got the most chocolate chunks or caramel swirls. I get the crispiest potatoes, the biggest piece of chicken, the most cheese, an extra marshmallow. I get a few more drops of hot chocolate in my cup. I have one or two sneaky mouthfuls from the dish before I leave the kitchen. I have become a master at making a bigger portion appear to be smaller at a glance. Most of the time the difference is miniscule. It's a fraction of a mouthful. But for some reason, just knowing that I have more is enough. And it is unbearable to hand over a plate, bowl or cup to my husband that is bigger or better than my own. It's so terrifying that I might mix our plates up and give my husband the better one, that I use different styles of fork to mark which one is mine. What makes it even dumber, is that most nights I end up not finishing my food, and giving the rest to my husband. So he still gets more than me in the end anyway! I have done this for ten years, and it's been one of those things I'm totally aware of but refuse to explicitly acknowledge. Putting it down in words now makes me feel like a lunatic. But it's the truth, and I can't stop doing it. I don't know how to tell my brain that it's OK, I am not going to run out of food. I have potatoes roasting in the oven right now, and I'm already panicking that there won't be enough, that I'll finish my plate and wish I had more potatoes and I'll feel unsatisfied. The fact that I could eat roast potatoes ten times a day if I wanted doesn't seem to make me feel any different. Somehow I have let many years pass without examining these weird behaviours, but today I did some introspection, I looked my horrible habit right in the face, and I came to the realisation that I have a problem. I don't see how I can ever have true, lasting success with this hanging over me, because I'm always going to be one step away from stuffing golden caster sugar into my pockets, or hiding a chocolate stash at the back of my cupboards. But beyond this frightening prospect of potential self-sabotage, it's awful living under the feeling of "not enough". I hate the feeling of panic I get when serving food. I hate being deceitful. It hangs over me and whispers to me every time I have to share anything. I don't know how to break the hold it has on me. Tonight I'm going to make a step, though. I'm going to give my husband an extra potato, and it will be the crispiest one. [link] [comments] |
| I have lost nearly 10 pounds!!! Posted: 30 Oct 2020 08:52 PM PDT I'm 15yo fem 135 lb 5'5 I'm really proud of myself. When I first lose my first 5 pounds I thought it would be reaaally temporary and just lose weight by urinating a lot, but at the end I kept it and keep losing weight!! Now my new concern is trying to keep under 135. Today I have already eaten and drank about 2 Lt of water and I'm weighing the same, so I'm pretty happy. I have lost 10/30 pounds! 1/3 of the thing. (And i believe I don't need to lose all those 30lb as a total because that would be really skinny, but I'll see) I'm feeling really fine and though I did lose these 10 pounds in about 2 months already I believe that feeling okay and keeping the weight in the future is far better than losing the entire thing in these 2 months. [link] [comments] |
| I maintained for a whole month! Posted: 30 Oct 2020 07:06 AM PDT Admittedly, my goal was losing, not maintaining, but still! In September I lost 12lbs, and for the entire month of October I stayed consistently within +/- 1lb of that initial loss despite not meeting my calorie goals or even consistently recording my calories. I had some work and personal stress pop up that affected my progress, since I'm still working on overcoming the emotional eating component of my disordered eating habits. Obviously I would have liked to have continued to lose weight, but I've never maintained before and I'm excited about that alone. Any other time I've dieted in my life, a bad month meant a complete backslide and losing most or all of my progress. This has been a great reminder that every single good choice makes an impact, and that it doesn't have to be all or nothing to be successful. I knew that logically, but I don't think I've ever applied it before. I've heard for years that slow and steady is the way to go and that it's nonlinear, and this really cemented both of those ideas for me. I can have one stellar month, and then a break, and repeat that pattern until I hit my goal instead of trying to win every single battle every single day. It's also a great preview of what my eventual maintenance will look like- a balance between routinely making healthy choices and the occasional indulgence. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 31st, 2020 Posted: 30 Oct 2020 11:40 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: 30 Oct 2020 09:32 PM PDT Hi! I'm new here, but wanted to share. I have struggled with weight since I was a little kid. I've always let things set back my progress and get me down; then I binge. Recently I joined Overeaters Anonymous and came to realize I'm an addict. I cut out sugar completely. I'm six weeks in and despite breaking my foot and not being able to walk (I was up to 2-3 miles a day), a vacation full of temptation, and struggling to accept the spiritual side of the program (I'm an atheist), I'm down 15 pounds and counting. I still have an overwhelming amount to go, but for the first time feel truly confident I can accomplish it as I'm beginning to loose the urge to binge eat everything in my house, or fearing I will stuff myself on my kids' Halloween candy! Thanks for letting me brag a minute! [link] [comments] |
| Counting calorie OUT - how accurate is Fitbit? I compared my CICO data over 11 weeks Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:56 AM PDT First off, I am grateful to this sub for all the great resources and the inspirational posts. I have achieved something I didn't think I'd be able to. Since July this year, I have lost 33 lbs. I am now in the normal BMI range, something I haven't been in over 7 years. I'm going to include more details about my journey at the end, but now let's get to the main part of this post. After starting to track my calorie in/out, I always wondered about the actual amount of calories I'm burning every day and how accurate the calories shown in Fitbit was. Yes, I used the TDEE calculator but without knowing my BF%, I couldn't be certain about the numbers. Yesterday, I compared my calorie in and out using the data from MFP and Fitbit over a period of 11 weeks. And, I was very surprised with the accuracy! The calculated and actual weight loss values were less than one lb apart (24.50 vs 23.56), which is impressive considering all the variables that go into the calculation. Here's a chart showing the details of my calculation. Note that, the calculation was done starting about 3 weeks after I began my weight loss journey to negate the effects of water weight. Here's my complete weight loss trend. It would be interesting to see how accurate the fitness tracker is for people of different age, sex, etc. I found an older post describing similar experience, and I am interested to hear from you who have compared their results. I don't own any other fitness trackers or smart watches so can't compare the performances. But I expect other brands like Garmin and Apple to perform on a similar level. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2020 09:11 PM PDT Hello, so I've been on a pretty strict diet with the bare minimum amount of calories along with some intermittent fasting. It's been going really well and I haven't been that hungry too often so I'm able to eat a lot less than I normally would. I'm also exercising on top of this. I eat mostly fruits and vegetables, but I do have chicken turkey and eggs. Sometimes I'll slip up and have something unhealthy like French fries or pizza because my family wanted it or whatever, and I completely regret it right away. I have started to get sick eating food like this. It actually is making my belly turn even though of course I still enjoy eating these things (I'm just not so I can lose weight). It's like 5 mins after I finish I'm sick to my stomach!! Never had this issue before. What is going on? [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 31 October 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 31 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?)
Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness! Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit! On reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily post the most read, most used, most interesting post on /r/loseit by reading, commenting, and participating often! [link] [comments] |
| Lost 45 Pounds! (230 - > 184.6) Posted: 30 Oct 2020 06:52 PM PDT I'm a 19 y/o male and since starting in late July of this year, I've lost 45 pounds! I contribute this a lot to calorie counting and exercise. Truly I am amazed by how right all these doctors were over the years. Over the course of four years in high school and my first year of college, I tried dozens of different fad diets (including the snake diet....). Finally, in July I decided that I needed to finally lose this weight if I truly wanted to achieve my career gold and here I am now, preparing to take a physical fitness test (which I actually think I'll pass!) I wanted to make this brief post to thank all of you who post on this subreddit. Your stories, advice, and positive attitudes toward each other have made this process so much easier! [link] [comments] |
| NSV - Didn't feel out of place Posted: 30 Oct 2020 08:29 AM PDT Hello all. So I had a really lovely experience today, but didn't realise it until just after I left the store. TLDR did a gait test for running shoes and not only did I not feel judged, but she didn't need to check my weight before going on a treadmill! I've been counting calories and living a healthier life since January. Currently lost 30Kg and really feel like I've got my life back. Part of my health journey has been getting over thinking people will look at me or judge me if they see me exercising in public. In July I decided to start running, in public, and to my shock people didn't really care. I got nods from other runners, nobody pointed and laughed, it really felt good. Recently my 10 year old set of trainers has been getting some use and have died on me, so I decided to really invest. I went to a "proper running store" to do a gait test. The lady waved me over and set up the treadmill, told me the average running speed and off I went. I ran at pace, kept it going for 3 minutes, got off the treadmill and didn't feel self conscious about running literally in the middle of the store. I got fantastic advice that took my word as true, not with a fat person filter and with no doubts about whether I really ran. It was only after I left the store that I realised she didn't ask my weight before I got on the treadmill. She'd seen a normal sized person and assumed I was in weight. I feel invincible right now! To those just getting started, to those starting to struggle, you've got this. I used to be the 11 year old at the back of the pack who hated running and would walk to not be embarrassed... now I run because it's fun! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2020 12:28 AM PDT At the start of quarentine, I was around 180-185 pounds, not the best for someone my height (5'2''). Since then, I've brought myself down to the 155 pound area, but I can't seem to lose more. I've decided to take a short break from dieting, but I'm planning on going back to it after this week. Was this the right decision? Normally, aside from this little break, i eat a max of 800-1000 calories a day, my school's online zoom PE class is keeping me active. I'm not too sure what exactly I'm doing wrong. My goal is to get around 115-120 pounds, but I seem to be stuck. Any help at all is appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| I'm now Adonis' second cousin twice removed Posted: 31 Oct 2020 02:13 AM PDT So I've been at it for the past 4 months, mostly CICO at 1200 - 1400cals a day, and so far I've lost 21kg (metric lyyyfeee!). Started at 120, and I'm still about 9kg from goal. 6'6, 24(M) btw. Anyway, got back from working out and took off my shirt, then I saw myself in the mirror and was stunned that I'd become "normal". Normal for me had always been the guy with the pretty okay life in movies who'd just be shirtless in a movie while he's brushing his teeth or whatever. He's not Adonis or anything, but could pass as maybe his second cousin twice removed. I always wished I could at least be that guy. That's ME now! I'M Adonis' second cousin twice removed! For someone who's been obese since high school, it's a huge deal for me. I've been so focused on getting abs (still am), I didn't properly catalogue the totally valid "oh snap I'm normal now" feeling, and I'm glad I caught it. Losing it is a long ride, might as well enjoy the scenery while you're at it. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30 Wrap Ups Posted: 30 Oct 2020 04:44 PM PDT Hello losers, It's day 30 holy crapola! We've got a long month so I'm going to wrap up tomorrow & I'll have the sign up post up soon. You wrap up at will & share all your wonderful progress! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning. Stay within calorie range (maintain): Maintenance. Exercise 5 days a week: Rest day. 22/30 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): There has been much journaling, I may finish this journal I just started this month. 4/4 weeks. Self-care time (work on not using food as a reward): Easy evening in tonight. Try a new recipe once a week: Turkey tacos, roasted parsnips, roasted purple cauliflower, fajita marinade/fixings & a hamburger casserole thingy. 5/5 weeks. Be more mindful, present in my body & express gratitude to avoid the hedonic treadmill: Grateful for coffee & silly scary movies. Halloween is gonna be weird. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| I think I'm plateauing because I don't want to lose any more weight. Posted: 30 Oct 2020 08:28 PM PDT F29 - 5'5" - SW 230lbs - CW 170lbs I have run the gamut of weights. When I met my husband over 9 years ago, I weighed 120lbs. This was down from 220 four years earlier. I have been up and down more times than I can count on one hand. This time around, I didn't diet. I made smarter food choices and made sure I was relatively active every day. I subscribe to a lot of loss-related subreddits. I see progress pictures frequently. In the beginning, I used those as fuel. But lately I've hit a plateau. I've been stuck between 170 and 175 for the past two months. I know I'm not yet at a 'healthy' weight. I could be way thinner. But here's the thing: I don't want to look the way people my build look when they weigh a 'healthy' weight. Right now, I'm curvy, I'm soft, but defined. I'm strong. I'm capable. When I weighed even 140, my bones were obvious and prominent. It required constant work and attention to maintain that. I don't want to do that anymore, especially raising a young daughter. My question is: is it okay to stop here? Is there a bigger picture I'm missing here where I'm doing a disservice to myself and others by not prioritizing my weight? I've maintained a 55lb loss for 2 months, that must be progress, but I'm conflicted now. Any words of wisdom are welcome. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 31 October 2020 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 30 Oct 2020 09:08 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction!This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing > I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me? Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. On reddit, your vote means, "I found this interesting" (...read more about voting on reddit) [link] [comments] |
| In a caloric deficit but not losing weight Posted: 30 Oct 2020 04:13 PM PDT So little background on me I'm 23 now and weigh 180 pounds at 5"10. A couple years back at the age of 17 I was 228 and hated the way I looked. I decided to go on a weight loss journey and worked my butt off 2 times a day for 5 days a week and got my nutrition in order to cut down to 150 in about 8 months. So after that I have been maintaining my weight at around 165 but quarantine the last couple months made me gain 15 pounds that I'd like to shed off now. I started three weeks ago with a caloric deficit and 45 minutes of cardio 4 times a week as well as a weight lifting routine 5 times a week (Monday chest tris, tuesday shoulders, Thursday back and bis, Friday legs, Saturday bis tris and abs). I started at 180 and now three weeks later I am still at 180. I've been weighing myself every other day in the same conditions and the scale fluctuates from 179-182. I know I'm in a caloric deficit because I've accurately counting my calories at 1700 every single day and my tdee is 2793 cal a day. Sodium is at 600 mg a day and no more than that.It's been extremely frustrating and I have no idea what's going on. This is the first time in my life I feel helpless with all the work I'm putting in but seeing no progress. I want to put it down as water weight but I have no clue why after 3 weeks I would be holding this much water weight every single day. [link] [comments] |
| Would anyone like to partner up and keep tabs on each other? Posted: 30 Oct 2020 02:37 PM PDT Is there anyone here who is also changing their body, and would like to link together so we can check up on each other daily, as to how we're going with our goals/acting out our plans, etc? I've realized that I don't discuss these things with people around me very often bc they're not actively prioritizing this in their lives, and it feels so isolating honestly. When I fail at something to do with this, I tend to play it off as if it's not a biggie bc the people around me see it as normal, so it's like I shouldn't make a big deal out of it. But I want to change and I'd love to talk with someone who is going through the same thing... I do the "try again tomorrow" act so often, and while yes it's good to be optimistic but there's a certain point where there's a limit to it before I feel like I'm going crazy in circles. Trying to solve the same problem with the same tactic, it's nuts. And when I fall off track, the next day I'll feel really badly about myself if the foods don't sit right with me and I feel terrible the whole day until it calms. I want to try something different. [link] [comments] |
| Handling Halloween and this weird Scarcity Mentality that I get. Posted: 30 Oct 2020 05:25 PM PDT How do you all handle Halloween? Do you fully abstain from the junk? Do you fit it into CICO for the day? Take a full on cheat day? Cheat week? Find alternatives? So, I waited until the final hour (figuratively speaking) to buy Halloween candy for handing out. This year I'm putting together treat baggies and leaving them in the porch with a scarecrow. Our own kids are young so we are mostly just dressing up and hiding candy around the house (covid times call for covid measures). So, it's inevitable...the junk has arrived and I'm certainly not going to deprive my husband and kids of it. My husband is busy eating the leftover candy that hasn't been pre-packed for handing out. There's still plenty for our kids tomorrow too. And why shouldn't he, right? It's a Friday night right before Halloween and he has never struggled with his weight. Here's the weird part, while I'm busily trying not to eat any my mind is so preoccupied with the concept of how he is going to eat it all before I get the chance to have any. I'm not an expert in the origins of a scarcity mindset, but I feel like it makes more sense for people who grew up in poverty or foster care, somewhere that you might need to fight for your food or eat quickly before it's gone. Well, that's just not me. I grew up upper middle class with tons of healthy and snacky food in the house. So, it definitely confuses me when I drill down into my emotions and realize I'm panicked that food will be gone if I don't eat it all now. Does anyone know why this is? Do you ever experience this scarcity mindset despite the fact that you have always had the means and access to plenty of good food? [link] [comments] |
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