Weight loss: I'm 6lbs away from being in the "healthy" BMI range and I'm so excited. |
- I'm 6lbs away from being in the "healthy" BMI range and I'm so excited.
- Before and after 140Lb weight loss ... And what it brings.
- The “all or nothing” mentality gets you nowhere
- I've lost nearly 50 pounds during lockdown so far (started around late april), but i'm more proud of successfully developing a love for exercise.
- A realization at the doctor's office.
- 20 Pound weight loss transformation so far despite PCOS
- I fit!
- Finally Feeling Healthy (F24: 180 -> 145lbs)
- To my friends and family: Thank you for your concern but I'm not starving myself its called CICO
- Today is my 41st bday and I'm in the best shape of my life (pics in comments). It's never too late to get started.
- Update post
- Just a reminder to not let one bad day screw up your whole week!
- Portion control, portion control, portion control
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Monday, 05 October 2020? Start here!
- 130 lbs down, fittest i’ve ever been in my life, now suddenly I can’t stop over eating/binging/obsessing over eating food
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 5
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 6th, 2020
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 06 October 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Gained 50 pounds in a matter of 5 months.
- Does anyone else find deadlines extremely motivational? I know this sub is against them typically
- Just another post advocating for mental health along with physical health.
- Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!
| I'm 6lbs away from being in the "healthy" BMI range and I'm so excited. Posted: 05 Oct 2020 05:18 PM PDT Over the last year I've lost 89lbs. I went from a bmi of 41 to a bmi of 26. My life has absolutely changed in every way possible. My stats were F/20/245lbs/5'5 I learned that fast food isn't really food, it's just filler to make you feel nice for a short period. I taught myself how to cook and took up IF (and eventually OMAD) so I could enjoy my food more. I realized some of my "friends" liked keeping me around because I was fat and insecure. When I started caring about my body and standing up for myself, I realized they were toxic and cut them out. I fell in love with exercise, feeling my body move and get stronger is so liberating. I fell in love with fashion, my body isn't a series of rolls anymore and I feel sexy and confident. People around me are nicer and social interactions are easier. I realize now it's not because of my weight, it's because of how much more I value myself now. I am PROUD of my body, I am proud of my mental health, I am proud to be standing up in the morning. And that positive energy I put out into every interaction I have is reciprocated. I am, as of today, F/21/156lbs/5'5. I am, physically, not easily recognizable from where I was last December. I am mentally a whole new person as well. In 6lbs I'll be at my initial goal that sparked this whole journey: healthy. I know BMI is by no means a perfect system, but for me it is as good as it gets. Will my health magically change when I get to a bmi of <25? No. But will it feel like I just championed a mountain? Will I be able to say I've lost 95lbs and turned my life around at a young enough age to avoid the complications of obesity? Will I be able to go to the doctor after covid (or.. whenever I see him next lol) and have him be impressed with my new lack-of-joint-pain?? YES AND NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT FROM ME! Hopefully by the end of the month I'll hit this milestone, but even if it takes a bit longer I'm not upset. I know it's COMING. I have a new lifestyle that will get me to a healthy future, and I'm proud. Thank you for reading my little ramble!! I love this community, it is what helped me start. [link] [comments] |
| Before and after 140Lb weight loss ... And what it brings. Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:48 AM PDT Firstly, losing weight is hard. It's a mental battle as long as a physical one. Any amount of weight you lose, is amazing and you should be very proud of yourself for doing that. Keep going. I'm 20 years old, go to University and have been obese all my life. Back in October 23rd, 2019; I weighed my heaviest at 316lb and after a conversation with my bus driver about weight loss, I decided to give it a try. What could go wrong? I thought. So I did it for a month or so and then another and another until I was actively seeing a change in my body. First couple of months It was horrible, I wanted to stop but then I had encouragement from my friends and family to carry on. So, I pushed through and cracked on. A year later and a lot of not-so-fun dieting, I have finished. It has done wonders to my social life and overall confidence. Hey, I can leave my house without a coat! I can also sit down without crossing my arms over my chest! I even had my first kiss. These little things are still such a foreign concept for me, but its something I can comfortably do without feeling like people are judging me or looking at me. I wish it were all happy songs and rainbows, however, my mental battle is still raging on. There are times where I look at myself and feel I can do more – and I can, however, not by losing weight. There are times where I feel I'm losing friends due to the weight loss, there are still sides of me which is unhappy. So, when people say losing weight doesn't always make you happy, they're correct. You also need to work on your inside, let alone your outside. I am still processing this and it's upsetting that the work I have done, is still not good enough for my brain to be happy. I have had countless conversations with family and friends telling me that I need to stop losing weight and that I've done enough, it gets to be a bore. It feels as if all conversations I have with people is related to my weight loss and you do notice a difference in how you are treated, depressingly. So, what I'm trying to say is, carry on losing weight. However, do not get attached to the idea that you'll be fine afterwards because you most likely won't be. Yes, you might be happier and a hell of a lot more confident, but you will need to work hard to get out of your old mindset and embrace the new you. Trust me, it is hard, but if you can lose weight, you can do it. I'm 170-80lb, 6Ft and somewhat happy. 😊 Before: https://i.imgur.com/I2PNOsg.png [link] [comments] |
| The “all or nothing” mentality gets you nowhere Posted: 05 Oct 2020 01:24 PM PDT I don't just "watch what I eat and exercise," I track calories to make sure I stay in deficit, I track macros, I weigh food(and myself)religiously, I cut out alcohol, workout everyday, make sure I hit no less than 5000 steps a day, stop biting my nails, drink a gallon of water a day, and make sure I'm out of bed by 9am...I obsess. I go hard and heavy(no pun intended), scoffing at friends and internet strangers that tell me that a slice of pizza won't cancel out everything I've done. I push off cravings until eventually, I snap. It's been a month and a half of depriving myself...I want pizza and beer, and not just one slice and a pint. The next day, I beat myself up and convince myself that I can't do it. "See? You'll always want good food and drinks. What's the point in trying?" This leads to a spiral and before I know it, it's been a month of biting my nails, eating poorly, not exercising, not tracking, drinking almost daily, and overall checking out. The truth of the matter is: I wasn't wrong about not being able to do it. I can't deprive myself of an occasional drink or slice of pizza, the chocolate something-or-another from time to time. I can't be "perfect" every single day. What I got wrong is thinking that lack of perfection is the same as failure. An imperfect day does not have to mean a month of going off the rails. Missing a day of exercise is not justification for missing a week. Going over calories for one day is not a reason to eat whatever and however much I want. So, from now on, I will track calories and eat healthy 90% of the time. I'll have a peanut butter cup every once in a while, or a glass of wine with dinner. I will do my best, even if its a little slower than it could be, even if my best isn't perfect. Don't let a slip-up send you into a spiral, and don't try to change everything all at once. Don't let good intentions burn you out. Make attainable goals, and be kind to yourself. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:16 AM PDT 118 days, is the number of days i have managed to stay consistent with my exercise (juggling around different combination of HIIT, cardio, and lifting). Not a single day skipped. The longest i have managed to stick to weight loss commitment in prior attempts was about 5 weeks before i fell off the wagon and reverted back to old habits. Now I'm constantly looking up new workouts, i have done 10k steps after work and 30 mins morning jogs every single day for the past month combined with ADF. Even on the days I I can't eat, i still power through my workouts because i just enjoy them so much. When i first started, it took me about 8 hours from waking up to muster up enough motivation to jump on my dusty spin bike and do 20 mins cardio (very poorly). This morning I woke up at 6, by 6:30 I was already out and doing stretches getting ready for some light uphill jogging, I wasn't going to do it because it was raining heavy, but i thought fuck it i need to clock my 30 mins. i kept my phone and headphones at home, and went out and ran in the heavy rain. I can feel something has definitely changed inside me that pushed me this morning, and i feel absolutely ecstatic about it. started at 247lb, now at 198lb (yay onederland), goal is to get to 180lb and then shift gears and focus on building muscle mass, a new territory for me but i'm super excited for it. [link] [comments] |
| A realization at the doctor's office. Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:15 AM PDT SW: 183 lbs (83 kg), CW: 125 lbs (56.5 kg) for reference. I've been maintaining my GW for 3 years. So, the other day I went to see a doctor to renew my birth control prescription. When she asked for my height and weight I answered truthfully and in turn she asked: "And I suppose you've always been slim?". The question really caught me off-guard. Three years ago I would never even have been able to imagine a doctor asking me something like that. I remember that whenever I had to go to the doctor back then, I would spend days worrying whether they were going to mention my weight or not. The past 6 months I've had to deal with a couple of medical situations, and while I haven't always been 100% happy with the treatment I've received I'm so thankful I didn't have to worry about the weight aspect. I suddenly realized that all of it would have been a lot more stressful if I hadn't lost the weight. I guess I just wanted to tell everyone here to not give up, and that it really is worth it. It's true that losing weight won't make all your problems go away, but it removes a lot of stressors that we all deserve to be free of. [link] [comments] |
| 20 Pound weight loss transformation so far despite PCOS Posted: 05 Oct 2020 04:32 PM PDT transformation: https://imgur.com/a/0SsFbnP Hi guys so with PCOS it is a hormonal disorder that affects some women with a lot of negative side effects one of them being struggling to lose weight regardless of CICO. Its been really hard I've had to experiment a lot with my diet to see what would work and so far the best thing for my PCOS has been: cutting out all dairy, cutting out all meat, cutting out mostly processed foods, and limiting my sugar (i have reduced it by 70%). However I still sometimes eat cheese or meat or processed foods, sugar but I only eat like that maybe 10% of the time. So yah this 20 pound weight loss has been so exciting to me after struggling with trying to lose weight for almost a year, when i started eating more cleanly, the weight almost seemed to melt off :) I just hope that I can continue to lose the rest, anyways heres my progress so far!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2020 07:52 PM PDT okay, before I start, I am an 18y/o 5'6ft tall girl that has weighed over 200 lbs for a majority of her teen life. Last year, I decided to changed that. I was 256.8 at my highest. I am now 159-160lbs. I have lost about 96 lbs and I'm not done by any means and it's been such a hard journey. but today, all of my hard work and determination was really shown to myself because I was able to fit into a brandy melville top. & yes, I know their company isn't the greatest at size inclusivity but it made me happy. I can finally shop in the sections with my friends, i can finally walk around and (sometimes) not hate myself. So to anyone struggling, to anyone unsure of where to start, I am here for you. You have got this. You are amazing and I believe in you. [link] [comments] |
| Finally Feeling Healthy (F24: 180 -> 145lbs) Posted: 05 Oct 2020 07:17 AM PDT I made it a goal to get healthy during quarantine, and then a messy breakup of a 7yr relationship nearly derailed those plans at the end of May. After a couple weeks I made the choice to let it fuel me instead of bring me down. In 6 months I've lost 35lbs through the help of this community, and I'm in a healthier physical and mental state than I have been in years. I still have a way to go before hitting my goal weight of 135lbs, but I'm so proud of the progress I've made this far. 2020 has been an awful year in so many ways, but I'm glad I've made the decision to prioritize myself and my health during this time. You all are amazing, and together we got this!! [link] [comments] |
| To my friends and family: Thank you for your concern but I'm not starving myself its called CICO Posted: 05 Oct 2020 11:19 PM PDT I'm sure lots of others have experienced the same thing before. Your friends or family notice your weight loss or it gets brought up somehow. You explain how you've done it. In my case 1600-1800 calories per day and no breakfast(lazy IF). Then you get the rant about how you still need to eat enough food while your losing weight. My dad is the worst for it, I'll bring up how much progress I've made in a month or some amount of time and then I'll get a slightly passive aggressive "don't starve yourself, you need to still eat". I'll also add that he has done CICO and lost about 30lbs of his own. I just don't understand this mentality, like yes I know how much I'm eating. I track what I eat, I count the calories, and I know how much I should eat. If I were Obese or gaining weight I'd be getting the "you've gained some weight this summer" or "maybe you should go on a diet" I usually wouldn't get too much of that from friends when I was obese but my own family including both my parents would say stuff like that every now and then. I just don't get the mentality of it and it drives me crazy any time anyone says something like that. Like say good job or something positive, and if you're not going to do that just don't tell me to eat more. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2020 04:31 PM PDT Short history: I began gaining weight when I went to college, and it got a bit out of hand. Once I hit around 250 (5'8"), in my mid-20s, I decided to make a change. I lost a bunch of weight and ended up getting married and my weight fluctuated a bit. Progress pic over a 2 year span. -50lbs The pic on the right is from early on in the pandemic. And these two pics are from today... Since I hit the goal I wanted to last year, now I'm just focused on getting a little more toned and slim. I'll see how far this journey takes me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2020 06:13 PM PDT Hello everyone! My starting weight in June was 430 pounds and even after a couple of days where I ate things I shouldn't, and a back problem that abruptly put an end to almost all exercise for the time being, I weighed myself this morning and found that I have dropped below 400 pounds for the first time in 6 years! I am now at 394.2, and I can actually see the difference in my face in the mirror! Seeing the numbers go down steadily has really gotten me excited to keep it up, and today's weigh in has made me even more determined to get to a healthy weight. For now the weight loss is to be maintained with what I eat and how much of it I eat, and I'm currently looking for exercise that I can do that won't hurt my back while I wait for my doctors to get their collective butts in gear and decide if they will be conservative or aggressive (my money is on conservative even though once a disc is herniated it's going to herniate over and over until it ruptures.) I really appreciate all of the encouragement I've received on my last two posts, and I wanted to make sure to say thank you for all the nice and encouraging things everyone has said! [link] [comments] |
| Just a reminder to not let one bad day screw up your whole week! Posted: 05 Oct 2020 02:15 PM PDT I count calories and this last weekend I went crazy so I've been dreading putting it in and I finally did. Roughly 4000 calories, which is way more than my recommended 1200. I felt so shitty and just wanted to say fuck it, I'm already in too deep, might as well eat good and be happy but then I did the math for my meals prepped for today and will average at ~2500 for each day, which sounds way less intimidating and made me feel a lot better. It's not where I wanna be but it's a lot better. And it's only Monday! I have a lot of days to work hard and get that average down. Doing the math really put it in perspective for me that I can bounce back so don't stress too much about a fun weekend! [link] [comments] |
| Portion control, portion control, portion control Posted: 05 Oct 2020 06:14 PM PDT Hi guys. I decided to invest in a food scale and some measuring cups and spoons for food preparation. I wanted to be as accurate as possible with my calorie tracking.. I've been eye balling my portions all these days and today with my new utensils I decided to just randomly check some food items I regularly consume, especially things like pb which I consume daily in my oats. Oh man didn't I get the shock of my life! I think I would have easily been off by at least 100-200 calories by just eye balling the quantities. No wonder I gained 10 pounds 😂 This post is just a reminder to everyone on their weight loss journey to be as accurate as possible with their calorie tracking. If you're unsure how much you're consuming, invest in measuring cups/ spoons and a food scale. It's seriously worth it. Now that I have cut out extra calories, I shall report back in a few weeks on my weight loss progress. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Monday, 05 October 2020? Start here! Posted: 05 Oct 2020 03:24 AM PDT Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweightOur bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You StartThe very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. TrackingHere is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your DeficitHow do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. ExerciseIs NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, RunIt can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. AcceptanceYou will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resourcesNow you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
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| Posted: 05 Oct 2020 09:07 AM PDT 22F, 5'9", SW:~290, CW:157, GW: 140? Hi! I switched coasts in August of last year (NY to CA) and took the change in scenery as an opportunity to rewrite my eating habits and get my overeating under control. Weight loss is not new to me, in 2017-2018 I spent a year out of school and unemployed and worked really hard on eating well (mostly avoiding carbs and sugars and calorie counting) while hiking regularly in the morning with my dog!! I lost around 60 lbs then and got a boyfriend for the first time!! I was happy but was eating poorly again, going out a LOT and eating big (1500kcal+) meals 3 times a day. I was back to old habits so of course I gained the weight back. I got up to probably around 290 but I wasn't weighing myself at that point. I felt so stupid and hopeless because I knew exactly what I needed to do but for whatever reason, just for the sake of eating delicious food with someone I liked, I knowingly overate. It's almost like the entire time I was losing the weight, I wasn't letting myself eat like I wanted to but now I had the excuse of a boyfriend, some switched was flipped and I went right back into "you can eat ANYYYTHING!! ALL THE TIME!!!" Mode. My current weightloss, I started just calorie counting (1200-1500) with really no workouts for the first 6-7 months. I lost weight with just that and when the golf course I live on closed down because of Covid, I got to walk it every day as a pedestrian!! Walking led to hiking which led to mountain climbing which led to waking up at 5:00 am every morning to run 4 miles up a 1500' mountain, to meet the sunrise at the top! (And the other psychos who get up there even earlier then me) I was looking back on old workouts in 2018 when I was hiking then too, and I am able to do now twice as much work in half the time, holy shit!!! Cutting your body weight in half is the ultimate steroid. I literally feel light on my feet! That might be why I'm obsessed with climbing mountains. (Also uphill running doesn't shake loose skin as bad as flat jogging) My weights mostly plateaued for the last 3-4 months, since mid summer, but on god are my calves toned. Even though I am still trying to lose weight and get to the range I want to be. As I've gotten thinner and thinner and started working out more and more my appetite has come back with vengeance. And I'm terrified. I know I am capable of losing weight and gaining it all back, and I see where I am now on the slope, unfortunately, and I don't like whats ahead. I know HOW to maintain, I know its all math and good habits. But I fear my life of yo-yo dieting has ruined my relationship with food. I think about my next meal constantly, and my compulsive over eating has gotten worse, im in my fridge and cupboard every hour and i'm binging sometimes more then I remember to put into a tracker (4000kcal-5000 easy) It feels like my brain is too polarized with my eating habits, I either don't have permission to eat as I want to, or I do. Days I wake up like "whatever, i'm just gonna eat whatever, I don't have the energy to fight the urges" and I don't know why!! Suddenly eating a normal amount takes a huge amount of emotional energy and willpower and I think I burn myself out after a few days and the binging starts again. Its stupid because I'm not under eating!! Even with the exercise!! I have no reason to be wanting to eat all the time. This is getting exhausting and I can't help but feel like this will be my whole life, forever. Its inescapable, either I keep the weight off and obsess over how much i'm gonna eat, constantly "mouth hungry" for no reason, and living in prettifying fear of gaining the weight back every day. OR whatever whenever I want and eventually die in my 30's or something. Why is this my life!! What's happening to me?? I KNOW what I have to do! I'm smarter then this, my body is healthy and happy but my brain always wants to be eating! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 5 Posted: 05 Oct 2020 05:45 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy day 5! Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): 208.6 this morning. More where I expected to be. Stay within calorie range (1700 weekdays to practice eventual maintenance, maintenance weekends, NO FAST FOOD): Maintenance. Family stuff. Take out dinner. Guestimating. Still striving. Exercise 5 days a week: Walk with squirrels. Made some friends. Bushy tailed kind. 3/5 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Did some. Could use more. Self-care time (work on not using food as a reward): Let's revisit this tomorrow. Try a new recipe once a week: Not sure what I've got cropped up this week yet. I may make a veggie concoction for my SO or a mix up on some cowboy caviar. Be more mindful, present in my body & express gratitude to avoid the hedonic treadmill: I'm leaving this alone today. I'm upright & going forward & that's enough. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 6th, 2020 Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:05 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] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 06 October 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 06 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] |
| Gained 50 pounds in a matter of 5 months. Posted: 05 Oct 2020 05:40 PM PDT I have struggled with weight loss my entire life. Finally in 2012 decided to take it by the horns and lose weight. It took me 2 years but I went from 290 to 170. I was so proud of myself. Fast forward, Dec. 2019 my mom gets diagnosed with cancer and I quit my job and move home to take care of her. The whole journey was so mentally debilitating and THEN the pandemic hit. Before I knew it, I wasn't fitting into any of my clothes but continued to binge because it was the only thing that I felt good doing. Finally decided to weigh myself and cried and cried. I gained 50 pounds in a matter of months. I was completely out of control. I've been dieting and working out really hard the past month and although the number hasn't moved, I feel a little bit better. I am just so, so depressed I have SUCH a long journey ahead of me that only took me 5 month to completely undo. I'm angry at myself. I'm going back to NYC to get things from my apartment and see friends and I am huge now. I feel so terrible. I just wanted to share on here. You guys have given me support the past month. And in 2012. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone else find deadlines extremely motivational? I know this sub is against them typically Posted: 05 Oct 2020 05:30 PM PDT When I say deadlines I don't mean putting pressure on yourself or obsessing. I mean just telling yourself a goal by a certain date, taking the necessary steps to achieve that goal and then whatever the outcome measuring and celebrating your success. I've been one of those people where if I don't have a concrete goal (usually numbers or date oriented) I will slack off forever. I will find so many excuses. It's comfortable being comfortable. However, when I have a big vacation, a birthday, a holiday coming up, a weigh in on a certain date etc. I find that not only does my motivation skyrocket but so does my discipline. IMO I see it like if I'm not setting goals then I have no direction, and no end in sight. Yes, I might not hit the goal on the timeline I want. That's fine. But having the idea of a potential date for the end of a cut and beginning of maintenance keeps me sane and on track. Does anyone else feel this way? What are your big timelines/goals/plans/motivations? How do you maintain your discipline and stick to your plan if you don't have concrete or numbers driven goals? Do you have different goals than by a certain date etc.? I'm curious what your goals are and do you find yourself achieving them? [link] [comments] |
| Just another post advocating for mental health along with physical health. Posted: 05 Oct 2020 09:57 AM PDT I was commenting on u/agirlwhothinks' post, and my comment ended up being so long (you've been warned) that I figured I should just make it a post of its own. Hopefully it will help someone. Her post was about the importance of figuring out why she was overeating, and I went through the same thing. I'm in my 40's, and I've struggled with compulsive eating since I was a child. I've known for decades that getting to and maintaining a healthy weight would only be possible if I got to the root of the compulsive eating. I have tried so many things over the years, some weirder than others out of desperation: talk therapy, tapping, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, etc. My talk therapist figured out the issue pretty quickly but, for whatever reason, I wasn't able to hear or understand it, and I stopped going to sessions two years ago. Over the past few years I've become increasingly aware that I have a lot of repressed anger. This past June it finally (FINALLY!) clicked that I grew up in a home where I was not able to express negative emotions at all (especially anger), and that eating was my way of expressing those emotions. I did some research on how to release repressed anger and, just like that, the compulsive eating stopped. It's crazy to even write that. 35+ years of compulsive binge eating, and suddenly it's over. It's like a miracle. My entire relationship with food has changed. I'm losing weight in that slow and steady way that is said to be the most sustainable, but that I couldn't wrap my head around before. I used to be crazed about counting calories or sticking to macros or not eating over x-many carbs. I am not saying that doing any of these things is inherently wrong; I'm saying the way I was doing them wasn't healthy. But the frenzied, compulsive thinking has left the building, and I'm fully able to eat healthily most of the time and not freak out when I enjoy something that isn't that healthy (or not healthy at all). Am I going to lose as quickly as when I did CICO or keto? Nope, but I'm fully confident that I'm going to keep the weight off this time, and I'll take that trade. It's been a little over three months, and here's my progress. I started at 262 lbs/119 kg, but I haven't weighed myself since, so I don't know how much I've lost. It's nothing to sneeze at, but it's not like when I was on keto a few years ago (the link shows one month of progress; my start weight at the time was 238 lbs/108 kg). I feel like it just took me three months to get the results I got on one month of semi-strict keto. I ultimately lost 50 lbs/23 kg on keto, but the compulsive eating came back in full force, and I gained all the weight back with a bonus 25 lbs/11.5 kg, so I guess it doesn't matter how quickly I lost the weight. I'm not sure exactly what tipped the mental health scales for me, but I think listening to Dr. Kirk Honda's Psychology in Seattle channel on YouTube really helped - especially his reviews of reality TV shows. I don't watch any of the shows themselves, but watching him analyze people's behavior helped me to recognize some of those behaviors in myself. He also explores some of the reasons why people do what they do, and that was really helpful too. If you really can't get into the reality TV thing, he also does podcasts based on Dungeons and Dragons, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and straight up academic talks about psychological issues. I can't recommend him or his channel enough. All of this to say, I wish you all well on your journey to good physical health, and I hope you strive for good mental health as well; the two go hand in hand. Find a good therapist, read some of the many books that are recommended on this sub, or listen to mental health podcasts or YouTube videos. Keep trying things until you find something that works. Don't give up. As Dr. Honda reminds his listeners, "Take care of yourself because you deserve it, you really, really do." [link] [comments] |
| Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant! Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT I Rant, Therefore I AmWell bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants! Please consider saving your next rant for this weekly thread every Tuesday. [link] [comments] |
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