Weight loss: "It doesn't matter that you lost 65lbs this year, you're still obese" |
- "It doesn't matter that you lost 65lbs this year, you're still obese"
- Doctor told me it's now, or never...
- Being spurned by love is making me exercise every day.
- I'm done with UberEats.
- [Morbidly Obese] I’m going through this painful journey alone. 50+ lbs lost and i’m more depressed and bitter than ever. (vent/rant/advice/???)
- (SV) first time under 200 pounds since middle school
- My story & ultimate NSV- I got into the National Weight Control Registry!
- 100 Reasons Why
- CICO has helped me change my bad drinking habits
- Looking for Validation (a kinda harsh truth about seeking it)
- I don't ever remember fitting into a junior size in my entire life! I did today!!!
- Meal kits helped me finally stop buying uber eats
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 13th, 2020
- Binge ate for a week straight. Gained 2 kilos.
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12
- Would you really lose weight with this? [Honest question]
- One third there
- Major Weight Loss (100+ lbs) but...
- fixing my mental health made me gain weight - now i’m tanking again and can’t figure out the way through.
- Instagram made me forget what a "healthy thin" body actually looks like?! Help me out please!
- I don't eat Breakfast, I fast 10pm-12pm. Should I start eating breakfast?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 13 October 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Calorie counting as if it’s 1990?
- My boyfriend is on a weight loss journey but I'm concerned about him
| "It doesn't matter that you lost 65lbs this year, you're still obese" Posted: 12 Oct 2020 01:10 PM PDT I'm not. At 5'4'' and 147lbs, I'm barely overweight. I don't look great because I'm not fit at all, my body fat percentage must be very high. But I've gone from a size XL to an M, I can shop at regular stores, I don't get stared at, I get treated a lot better by people (sadly), I feel much better. I was talking to these two friends about that. One of them is at least 250lbs and the other one used to be around 250 and is now at a healthy weight and is very fit. He didn't lose it in a healthy way, though. They both said it doesn't matter, I'm still fat, society still sees a 250lbs person the same as 150lbs one. That's bullshit. That is so bullshit. That is absolutely not true. I understand that my friend who is still overweight might say that because he's jealous or he's sad he lost his binge friend, but my other friend, who lost a lot of weight and claims to be seeking a ""healthy"" lifestyle? To say that I'm still obese and that my weight loss doesn't make any difference? Will it only make a difference if I'm 100lbs? As someone who lost a lot of weight, shouldn't he be supporting me, encouraging me, congratulating me? For him, the only people who are not obese (because there is no distinction between overweight and obese on his mind) are super strong guys and model-like women. I know he's probably going through some body dysmorphia or eating disorder, but that's just mean, to say that in front of me when I was actually happy about my weight loss. I suddenly felt like I shouldn't me happy, because there's still a long way to go. When I absolutely should be happy I lost 65lbs! You should be happy you lost 2lbs! I guess I just want to rant and to have people endorse the idea that it's okay for me to cut contact with them, at least for the time being. That they're toxic. EDITED TO ADD: they are both gay men and I'm a woman. [link] [comments] |
| Doctor told me it's now, or never... Posted: 12 Oct 2020 06:59 PM PDT I'm male, 37, 473 lbs, and -- as of today -- actively trying to "lose it". I tend to be a private person, so I am a bit hesitant to even write all this; however, I honestly think I could use some accountability and encouragement. So... here goes nothing. Like many of the folks I've seen while lurking here for months, I've been heavy since I was young. I've had years of life with high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and chronic pain. Recently, however, I've had two new problems pop up that have finally opened my eyes. First, I was diagnosed two weeks ago with a fractured foot. I didn't do anything cool to earn that injury. I simply increased my daily step count while on vacation for a few days. At my weight, apparently that was enough... Second, last week I was diagnosed with diabetes. I had actually gone to my primary care physician feeling pretty good about things (other than the foot). I'd even lost some weight from the high-water mark at my previous visit, without even trying. However, this new diagnosis caught me off guard, even though it's clearly not out of the blue. She told me this is basically my version of rock-bottom. If I treat this like some people treat a heart attack or stroke, and make changes, things can get better. But, if I don't make the changes needed to develop a healthy lifestyle NOW, I probably won't make it to 40. I'll admit, this overwhelmed me. My first reaction, internally, was self-loathing and hopelessness. "There's no way I can do anything about my health... after all, if I could, wouldn't I have done so already?" ... Obviously not. I've taken a few days to process. I've read and re-read all the materials from my appointment, as well as all the FAQ's and resources here. I feel I finally have a game plan. I used the TDEE calculator, decided on a daily calorie goal, and will be using myfitnesspal to track CICO. My physician wanted me to do IF, so I'll be trying to adapt my schedule to eat in that framework as well. My wife and I have discussed some needed changes to what we buy for groceries, but for the most part I just need to focus on reducing portion sizes and increasing water intake for now. I've got to wait a bit before adding walking back in. When all is said and done, I need to lose around 300 lbs. I am under no illusion that will be easy, fast, or without other issues along the way (like lots of loose skin! yay!). However, for the first time in a long time, I have a plan, and I have hope. And that's good, because I simply have to do this. I have to do this for my wife and kids. I have to do it to save my own life. If you've read this far... Thanks. I appreciate you! [link] [comments] |
| Being spurned by love is making me exercise every day. Posted: 12 Oct 2020 04:53 AM PDT What can i say, I've lost about 80 pounds in 2 years. went from 460 to 370. I'm still obese but any weight loss to me was progress. i think since I've lost that much I've gotten content with my weight instead of trying to lower it more. I've started to believe that if i just ate better and less, i would lose weight. However i realized that while i do eat less now, my eating habits have remained the same. Junk food. i have been thinking alot about this lately but it all came to a head this last week. A friend i was interested in romantically told another friend that she would go out with me, if only i wasn't so out of shape (fat). This one hurt to hear but its the truth. Even tho I'm a adult , the paint still hurt my heart and sadness came rushing in just like when i was a child. In order to clear my mind i opted to go on long walks anytime i felt sad. Which of course led to me walking every single day. I surpassed my previous walking limits and i make sure i don't stop till i am physically sore and covered in sweat. i don't know if its the heart break or the fact that I'm exercising every day but i don't feel like eating much anymore. Regardless this is the first time in my life that I've walked for 1 week non-stop. Yesterday was Sunday and for the first time ever i actually felt like walking. So i did. i walked my 1.5 miles within 30 mins which seemed impossible to me just last month. It seems that in my quest to feel pain somewhere else other than my heart i might of developed a hobby. Ill keep you guys updated on my weight loss. Goodluck to us all. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Oct 2020 10:11 AM PDT Just uninstalled ubereats, grubhub, and a few other fast food apps from my phone and reinstalled LoseIt! My weight has been inching upwards this semester and went from "well I'm just barely obese" to a BMI of 32 in a couple of months. I wholly blame the amount of delivery and take out I was eating. Sometimes I was ordering food twice a day. The scale has been a wake up call. So, I went to the store yesterday and bought a dozen frozen meals, and some box soups and indian curries in bags. I know I liked these in the past, there's a decent amount of variety and the portions are good. They're not as cheap or healthy as cooking for myself or meal prepping, but they're healthier and cheaper than ordering out 10x a week. Also they're easy enough that I will choose them over going out. I budgeted and found that I can have a protein cereal and milk for breakfast, a frozen meal and soup for lunch, and a portion of my family's purple carrot meal kits and still have room for a small dessert, beer, or afternoon snack every day. This will put me at 1600 or so calories a day and I will hopefully be back in the overweight range by new years! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Oct 2020 01:02 AM PDT i'm open to any comment, suggestion, advice, critique, etc... I posted this in another subreddit too, i just really wanna get this out there... but I hate how i'm doing this alone. started at 500ish pounds. super morbidly obese. binge eating disorder, addiction to food, and yet i'm all alone. None of my family bothered in changing their own eating habits, which they surely also need. They didn't even bother being the least bit considerate of my trigger foods. I don't have many friends, but the ones i do have don't seem to understand how deep this issue goes for me. i hate doing this alone. i hate feeling alone. i know i have this community and others, i just wish i had more support in my real life. At least back when i was bigger and devoured tons of food daily, i had the food to let me cope with any shit going on. Now, i just feel like an empty vessel. i have nothing to cope with, nothing has been able to do what food at one point did for me. i say at one point because i've tried going back to cope with food after a few ROUGH nights, but found that it's not the same anymore. i've realized that it'll only make me fatter. So now i'm literally left with nothing. My cries for help are useless. despite eating "healthy" now, i still look (and am) morbidly obese, and no one gives two shits about obese people and their problems. Nothing to cope with, no support, i hate my family, i have virtually no friends, no partner, i'm bitter by how fucked people have treated me for having problems with food, and i'm even more depressed as a result of all of this. people with other vices get so much support. I just want someone to save me from this feeling of hopelessness and loneliness. despite trying my hardest to, i can't seem to save myself. is this normal for the process? Edit: Seeing so much feedback as soon as I logged into reddit really made me feel better about this all. I appreciate everyone who replied, I see a lot of things that now make me feel like I I'm not alone in this and different ways to make my situation better. I can't reply to them all, but I am thankful for everyone who responded. You are all the best. [link] [comments] |
| (SV) first time under 200 pounds since middle school Posted: 12 Oct 2020 04:44 PM PDT So stats, I'm 15M/5'10/SW:231 CW:198 GW:160, I'm a sophomore in high school just for info. Okey into the real thing. Guysss I hit under 200 and I'm like so happy. I finally hit onederland (I think that's what it's called) I can't really show it outwards but like internally I'm so hype. I know I've got a lot to go but this is really a huge milestone for me. I haven't been under 200 since like middle school. It might not be that long ago but like still a long time ago in teen life. So what I did was mainly trying to eat less and calorie counting. I started out just lowering my portions by eating in smaller bowls instead of plates. From there I started tracking what I ate to not overeat(not calorie count but writing it down in a note). After I got a hang of that I did calorie counting. I weighed myself every week also to gather data. I also ran, biked, and did soccer just to have an exercise aspect. So yeah I still have a lot to go. Also wanted to say thank you to everyone and their inspiring stories. Ur stories and Jesus helped me stay on track and be disciplined. This subreddit and r/progresspics helped a lot. So yeah hope all of y'all have a wonderful day and successful weight loss journey. [link] [comments] |
| My story & ultimate NSV- I got into the National Weight Control Registry! Posted: 12 Oct 2020 09:24 AM PDT ETA- I'm 5'4 and went from 208 -> 125(ish) and have maintained for about 1.5 yrs, for context! Sorry this is a novel, but I guess I realized I'd never formally celebrated my maintenance with this great community and wanted to share my story in case it helps someone (as well as sharing my excitement about my longest-sought NSV)! I've been overweight or obese since childhood and, like many people in that situation, I have had many attempts at losing the weight both healthy and unhealthy. I've been in a healthy weight range before but never really set myself up for success in maintaining before. I knew about the NWCR for a long time and would occasionally visit the website looking for studies on what worked or just browsing the success stories, wildly envying the people who had somehow done the "impossible" and maintained significant weight loss. In late 2017, I weighed in at just over 200 lbs for the first time in my life, a line I swore I'd never cross. At 5'4 this put me significantly into the obese range. I was almost 30, binge ate frequently, was terribly out of shape, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and was completely miserable, but I also bought into a lot of myths about how lasting weight loss without WLS was impossible and how 95% of people gain the weight back and more (oh, that mythical, false number). I'd pretty much surrendered to being fat until the thing that broke me- I walked ONE block to the grocery to get lunch at work and had to stop for 5 minutes to catch my breath. I remember telling my husband that night that I'd try one more time to lose weight and then if (in my mind, when) that failed I was going to start looking into WLS. I dutifully took my "before" pictures, decided on intermittent fasting somewhat arbitrarily as the method cause I didn't care for breakfast, and started. At first I stuck to it just to prove that it was right that no one could really lose weight, but then something clicked about the method and it really started working for me. I passed my previous "happy place" weight of 170 (which was my first goal!). I stepped up my activity level and passed my "absolutely cannot get under this" weight of 155. And finally I woke up one day, weighed myself, and was no longer overweight. Even though I wasn't finished losing, I submitted an application to the National Weight Control Registry in Dec of 2018 after I got under 145 lbs (BMI 24.9). I figured I'd hold onto the app until I made it a year, as motivation, since I'd always wished I could be one of the successful losers who kept the weight off at least a year, and had also recently read the Copenhagen study that found a year of maintenance was something of a magic number to up the odds of successful lifetime maintenance. I hit my goal weight of 125 in April of 2019! I waited, and waited, and waited for my application. I maintained in part because I wasn't going to gain it back before I got the damn application to the NWCR, lol. Covid-19 happened and I gained back 15 lbs, then lost it again by getting more strict when I realized my weight was creeping back up, a first for me. I know this is boring, but my key to success was keeping up the same general habits as I did while losing as well as keeping a vigilant eye on my weight by weighing myself every day. I still eat on an IF schedule, maybe a little more lax some days. I keep a general running calorie count in my head but don't use a calorie counting app or anything- that being said, I didn't use one when I was losing weight for the most part either for various reasons, so I had practice managing my weight without counting precisely rather than dropping it when I hit my goal. Something that also was different this time was increasing my physical activity. Previously I hated exercise, but I took up hobbies that involve exercise like skating, or fit in other exercise like walks or using my little stepper for short 10-15 min bursts. Instead of spending a long single period working out like I felt obligated to do in previous attempts, I can just get my heart rate up when I have a few mins, and that's helped me not dread exercise but embrace it. It's cliche here but finally finding a method of weight loss that I don't feel the need to drop after hitting my goal (aka sustainable!) has been the "secret." I finally got my application to the NWCR in August (almost two years!), filled it out, sent it in along with my before and after photo, and on Saturday received notice that I'd been accepted to the registry. It doesn't mean much, basically just that I've earned the right to be an occasional study subject in the future. But damn man, after looking at the successful losers in the NWCR for literal decades thinking, "those lucky people, that'll never be me," it feels SO good to be "one of those people." That's a novel I didn't exactly intend, but I guess the moral is, I'm not special or different, I'm not especially disciplined or a health nut or super-duper lucky to win some kind of genetic lottery. I don't think there's anything special or different (weight-loss wise anyway :) ) about anyone who lost weight and/or maintains a healthy weight that gives us the ability to do that when some other people can't. We're just people who stuck to something that worked for the long haul. Thanks guys for reading, I hope everyone is having a healthy and wonderful day! TL;DR: Lost 80ish lbs, joined a sciency club of successful weight loss maintainers, feels damn good. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Oct 2020 03:14 PM PDT 33F, 5'9", HW 243.2, SW 238.8, CW 228.2, GW 180 Long time lurker, first time poster. (New account so I can contribute to this sub more.) I hope this doesn't get buried because I'd love to hear your reasons. I officially restarted my journey on Sept 12, 2020. (Though unofficially lost 5 pounds from August - September by limiting how often I ate out and cooked at home more.) I'm doing CICO, lazy IF (not eating breakfast but drinking coffee with cream), walking a minimum of 5000 steps a day (my office job is very sedentary), and eating on average 1500 a day, but my days fluctuate from 1200-2000, depending on social situations.) I am not restricting what I eat, but practicing moderation and am naturally eating lower Carb most days. (100-130 grams) I set weekly non-scale goals and will be adding in more body weight fitness and cardio goals as I continue on this journey. Slow and steady. This marks one month of consistent tracking and one month binge-free. The longest (and healthiest methods) I've ever had. I've read nearly every post every day and am so grateful to the bravery and vulnerability of everyone here. Thank you. I've seen posts listing reasons for better health and it inspired me to create my own. 100 personal reasons to improve my physical health and wellness:
I will not wait to lose the weight to love myself. I love myself and that's why I want to take better care of myself. My Dad died because of obesity related health issues. Let his legacy be that, through his struggles, he saved my life. [link] [comments] |
| CICO has helped me change my bad drinking habits Posted: 12 Oct 2020 09:25 PM PDT CICO has helped me stop binge drinking. I still have A DRINK twice a week or so, and have rare party nights where I drink arguably too much, but I'm not going home every night and dumping a bottle of wine or 5 beers down my gullet just because I'm bored of being sober. I never fully realized what I was doing to my body, nor my wallet, nor my emotional well being. I realize now that aside from some extra snacking, I wasn't overeating. It was the liquid calories that were doing me wrong. The 5 beers just isn't worth the 785 out of 1500 calories I should consume daily except on a very rare celebratory occasion. Healthy habits are about more than just the number on the scale. [link] [comments] |
| Looking for Validation (a kinda harsh truth about seeking it) Posted: 12 Oct 2020 02:39 PM PDT This comes up a lot here..."Nobody has noticed or said anything nice OR my friends/family/partner are actively unsupportive and/or mean". There are three reasons for this:
You live in your body every day, nobody else does. So going from 300 to 290 is fantastic but, from a practical standpoint, it's 3.3% which isn't enough for people to notice. Frankly, people just don't pay that close attention to your body. The first time somebody said a word to me was down 18%. I had to lose almost 1/5th of my entire body before somebody said a word.
You've likely also noticed another common post here, the "I am self conscious at the gym" which is always responded to, in the correct way, of "people are at the gym to do their own thing and don't notice you". Well, the same is true the other way. Most people don't notice you negatively OR positively as they are focused on their own stuff. Obvs, the people at the gym are strangers and you are seeking approval from friends/family/partner etc... but it's kinda the same principal. Most people are not invested in your weight.
And here is the big one. You are changing and they aren't which creates fear and uncertainty. Did you honestly think your overweight friends/family/partner want a constant reminder of their own failures? That people are going to be delighted when the dynamic changes and you are no longer the "fat" friend? Do you want to be the best looking person in a group for a tinder pic or the worst? Do you see where I am going here? My best friend is now heavier than me for the first time in twenty years. How could that not be a stressor in our friendship? So here is the deal. Some of you are going to be lucky and have people in your lives who will be supportive and that's great. Odds are, however, that you are going to see relationships change as a result of this. You will be told you're not fun anymore (because you won't go to the Lard Barn or attend "chug tequila until just before death night" at the pub), you will get snide comments, you will get a whole lot of negativity because your positive change has been a negative for them. You are going to be better off keeping this as a you thing. Focus on yourself and your own goals. If you need people to praise you then you are giving others control over how you feel about yourself, which isn't a positive. If they bring it up and congratulate you then bonus but don't go into encounters expecting that and be prepared for some negativity. It's just the reality of change. What's good for you may not be good for them. [link] [comments] |
| I don't ever remember fitting into a junior size in my entire life! I did today!!! Posted: 12 Oct 2020 09:23 AM PDT So this morning I weighed in at 145 pounds, my GW. LW144.2 I went shopping with a friend and amongst the items on the shopping list was 2 pairs of work pants. I've been wearing a size large in leggings and they're getting pretty baggy on me. So, while at the store, I picked up another pair of leggings sized medium and wanted to try them on (I really have no idea what size I am). But because of Covid-19 the dressing rooms are closed. The nice young lady who I was talking to looked at the leggings I had in my hand and she said, "Those aren't the right size for you. Come and look at these jeggings in the junior department!" I said, "but I'm sure I don't wear a junior size." The lady says, "I'm sure you do!" So I left the store with 2 pairs of black jeggings sized 11! All the way home (drive home was 1 hour) I was thinking to myself, "Well, those pants won't fit and you'll just have to return them!!! Ugh!" Well I'm here to tell ya they fit perfectly! Looks like they were made for me! I'm in such disbelief I had to tell someone so here's the post! So if it weren't that I had to leave in a bit to go to work I would have taken a picture of me in them and posted it! A size 11! I'm so excited!!! I'm going to wear a pair to work today! 😁 [link] [comments] |
| Meal kits helped me finally stop buying uber eats Posted: 12 Oct 2020 01:36 PM PDT I just kinda wanted to make a post about this because when I looked through the sub for help with finding ways to deal with the specific problems I have, I didn't find anything. So I thought I might be able to help other people like me? I'm disabled and have very poor self control so I've found it really hard to stick to a diet due to the difficulty with meal planning with sufficient variety to stop myself from ordering food. I can cook fairly easily but usually shopping is difficult, especially since often the grocery delivery doesn't actually have a lot of the ingredients I want to use in stock. Anyway, I signed up for a meal kit (dinnerly) and am just making the two person meals 5 days a week and splitting them up into 2/3 meals to eat throughout the day, calculating the portions so that I'm eating a deficit. They don't have an option for 7 meals a week, so I just cook some of the recipes I really liked again with ingredients I pick up while buying normal essentials like toilet paper etc. I'm also just saving all the recipes that sound good because they tend to have a lot of really simple but good recipes with calorie counts included. So far I've lost about 5kg (presumably some water weight) in the month I've been doing this, and am spending around AU$300 per 4 weeks. I find that the variety I'm able to have with minimal effort is the best part. It's kind of hard to beat the variety I'm getting with uber eats so the temptation to buy food deliveries seems to have been successfully dealt with! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 13th, 2020 Posted: 12 Oct 2020 11:02 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] |
| Binge ate for a week straight. Gained 2 kilos. Posted: 12 Oct 2020 09:47 PM PDT I started my diet on September 14th when I was at 74.4 kg. Things went fairly smoothly for the first 23 days or so; there were no cheat days and I was strictly sticking to my calorie limit. A week ago I was down to 70.4 kg and it was smooth sailing; I was going to be under 70 kg in no time, which was a milestone I was looking forward to. Then... something snapped in my brain, and I decided to buy an entire bag of chips and some chocolate. I ended up going through almost 3000 calories that day. I thought it was a one-time mistake, that I would be back on schedule the following day. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. What followed was more snacking, not just for a day or two, but a week straight. Yesterday I bought two bags of chips the same day, which is something I don't think I've ever done in my entire life. And here I am. I finally had the heart to measure my weight today and see the damage I had done. I'm back up to 72.3 kg now (I even lost my flair!). I ruined about 2-3 weeks of progress by binge eating for a week. It's scary how quickly things can get out of control when you have no control. Oh well. I'm going to throw away the rest of my chips, as much as it pains me, and start from scratch today. If I can get things under control, I should still be able to meet my goal weight by the very end of December, or early- to mid-January at the latest. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12 Posted: 12 Oct 2020 05:29 PM PDT Hello losers, Hope you are all having a fabulous Monday. Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning. Another one of those fuck no mornings where everything was hectic. Stay within calorie range (1700 weekdays to practice eventual maintenance, maintenance weekends, NO FAST FOOD): Doing okay, a little over today. Yesterday I blew calories out of the water so better today by proxy. Exercise 5 days a week: Don't have it in me today. 9/12 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Gonna do some tonight after posting. 2/2 weeks. Self-care time (work on not using food as a reward): TBD. I'm upright & going kids. Try a new recipe once a week: Turkey tacos. I'm counting it as new. 1/1 weeks. Be more mindful, present in my body & express gratitude to avoid the hedonic treadmill: Skipping this today kids. Your turn! What's going on with y'all? [link] [comments] |
| Would you really lose weight with this? [Honest question] Posted: 12 Oct 2020 10:34 PM PDT So today at the grocery store, I was checking out the aisle with the Campbell's chunky soups. Let me be clear in that I am in no way advocating for a terrible diet of soups filled with preservatives, etc. But when I looked at the labels, I saw that a giant can of soup could be anywhere between 200 to 300 calories (and some quite a bit more than that). But it got me thinking -- if I grabbed one of the 200 calorie cans, I would need to eat six cans of soup every day to meet even a 1200 calorie/day diet. Now that just seems incredibly ridiculous to me. I cannot fathom eating more than one of these giant chunky soups in a day, let alone six! But if we were looking strictly at calorie-deficits and the whole CICO thing, then theoretically you could hit 1200 calories through six soups -- that's a looooot of soup! It got me thinking even further about how much food we actually have to eat in order to gain weight, but it doesn't seem to me like I'm eating that much food -- even if we were to go on the more calorie-dense soup that are around 400 calories, that's 3 cans of giant soup each day to hit 1200 calories, which still seems insane to me. Again, I'm not actually advocating for this kind of diet. I'm just amazed at how my perception of the amount of food I eat is so screwy, and what that actually looks like in fake soup-units. Like, am I actually eating more than 6 soup cans a day's worth of food? Where is it all coming from? I ask this in particular because I'm a male, early 30's with a relatively sedentary lifestyle, and I would have to eat 8 to 10 cans of soup under this metric to even just maintain the weight lol. Any thoughts? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Oct 2020 08:35 PM PDT 26F, SW 154, CW 146, GW 130. This morning I was so scared to get on the scale. The weekend was my anniversary and I had wine, pizza, jimmy johns, and biscuits. I still ate under maintenance but I thought the quality of the food would bump me back up. I was 148 on Saturday and fully expected to be 149 today, but I was actually down 2 pounds to 146. This puts me at 8 pounds down in 32 days, doing it the right way. I am also 1/3 the way to my goal of 130. I was feeling pretty negatively towards food this weekend. My husband wanted to go out for a nice dinner, and y'all food adventures used to be one of my favorite activities (probably why I'm here). When he brought up going out though I was filled with dread and anticipatory guilt. I didn't want to go out and ruin my progress. He assured me that I could just eat a smaller portion, but even that filled me with panic. How will I track it? Well, we did go out, had a nice time, and my number moved down rather than up. I think I need to work on having a little bit more healthy relationship with food and respect the journey rather than fearing date night like the boogeyman. [link] [comments] |
| Major Weight Loss (100+ lbs) but... Posted: 12 Oct 2020 06:45 PM PDT So I've finally surpassed a major milestone in my weightloss journey, but I find that I'm still far too ashamed to share any kind of "before" picture with a recent one to really show the difference. I'm wondering if anyone else feels the same way? I feel like I should be proud of the progress I've made, but any time I start to make that post it not only feels to braggy, but I'm ashamed I ever got to that point to begin with despite the fact it was a result of being on corticosteroids for over a year. Will I ever get to a point where I can get past all of this and share my progress? I want to, because I have worked hard and I think it's the best way to really SHOW it, but I don't know if I ever will. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Oct 2020 07:52 PM PDT not sure if this will fly, but i needed a place to empty my thoughts anyway and i admire so many people here for their vulnerability. about a year and a half ago i weighed around 125 at 5'4", barely eating anything and stats wise seemed alright but i was perpetually weak and struggling. after getting on some antipsychotics and other medications my eating disorder and general psychosis lifted and i gained around 50 pounds, and now i'm covered in stretch marks and i can barely look at myself in a mirror. i have all the motivation in the world to make changes and then cravings hit and i just have zero willpower over them. doctors have mentioned that it's likely in large part due to my meds, but i desperately want to drop some weight and finally feel like me again. i read people's stories here obsessively and yet every day i find myself pounding down sugar and staying lethargic and it's ultimately starting to loop back into some severe depression. i know there's likely not much of an answer beyond get over it, but i was hoping that someone out there may have a similar story and maybe some guidance on how to push through, especially when COVID risk has limited my ability to find fitness help outside of the home. [link] [comments] |
| Instagram made me forget what a "healthy thin" body actually looks like?! Help me out please! Posted: 13 Oct 2020 01:47 AM PDT Pics above is me at 2 different weights, the one in the middle and on the right are about the same weight but I feel like I'm a bit bloated on the right picture?! I feel like in the back of my mind I know very well that I must be at a healthy weight, and that "stomach" I have is completely normal, or maybe it's just "skinny fat" and I could diminish it by training my abs?! I never was overweight but still grew very uncomfortable with my body when I gained some weight for the first time in my life about 2 years ago. Managed to lose most of it through CICO and riding my bike a lot but I honestly hate this feeling of "never being satisified" and always having in the back of my mind that I "might just lose a bit more" in the future. So, my question: According to these pictures, do I look like I'm at a healthy weight? Do I have a normal body? And if so, how do I learn to accept my stomach? Or am I already too thin without even noticing it? Thanks for your honesty and help :) [link] [comments] |
| I don't eat Breakfast, I fast 10pm-12pm. Should I start eating breakfast? Posted: 12 Oct 2020 04:18 PM PDT Hello, I take part in a weight loss programme in the UK called ManVFat. I started in January and started at 128kg got to 113kg and then went up to 118kg over lockdown. I am now down to 110kg and losing between 1KG to 2KG a week. I recently moved leagues due to living arrangements and the coaches were having go at me for not eating any breakfast. I work with computers and don't really see myself as having a "physical job" and the amount of exercise has dropped drastically compared to what I was doing before lockdown (Playing 8-aside 2-3 times a week for an hour) due to restrictions with covid so I am now playing about 30 minutes a week. I seem to be losing weight comfortably and I am overall quite good at eating well but do you think I should follow the advice of eating breakfast or just continue with my fasting? [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 13 October 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 13 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] |
| Calorie counting as if it’s 1990? Posted: 12 Oct 2020 04:53 PM PDT Hey! I used to calorie count on my phone, and was able to maintain my weight... but I have purposely switched to a "Dumbphone" and it literally only calls/texts. Which, I love. But NOW, I've noticed that in 1.5 months I've gained nearly 10lbs!! I didn't realize that calorie counting was helping me so much.. I'm 136, 1 year postpartum from baby. Through CICO I got down to 128.. now I'm back up to 136 since having my "dumbphone" and I can't track my calories as easily as my app... Any tips and tricks? I was too young to be calorie counting in the 90s lol, so if you have any helpful advice that'd be great! [link] [comments] |
| My boyfriend is on a weight loss journey but I'm concerned about him Posted: 12 Oct 2020 02:06 PM PDT Sorry if this is inappropriate for the sub, I just wanted more perspectives because I get mixed opinions when I talk about this. I want to help him with his weight loss and his mental health but I don't know how. My boyfriend and I have been together 5 months he has eaten in front of me exactly 4 times. He has lost about 50lbs in that time. I've known him for 4 years and he never had this issue until we started dating. He has gone from around 240 to 190 at 5'10 btw. I'm not sure why he is so afraid of eating around me, I would love to help him with meal prep or whatever but he's not interested. He says he "doesn't get hungry anymore" and always refuses food if I make it. He says he will eat in front of me when he reaches his goal weight. He is slightly overweight but I love his body and he only needs to lose a little more. It's got to the point where I just don't discuss food with him any more. When he was high once he said he starves himself as "punishment" and he "doesn't deserve food" but I approached him the next day and he denied saying that and then ignored me for 2 days. I asked him if he had considered that he may have disordered eating or something and he said that was ridiculous. I am pleased that he's losing weight, he seems happier and looks great, but I wonder if his approach is maybe a bit extreme (though I have no idea how he eats when I'm not around). He usually manages to dodge the food topic by saying he's not hungry or he ate earlier, even if his stomach is growling. Also...idk if this is relevant but he struggles with addiction and body image issues. He hates the way his body looks and I've never seen him shirtless. He also has bad self harm scarring and has attempted suicide before. He says he is happier now though. He used to be an alcoholic (hence the weight gain) but now uses benzos, which we are trying to wean him off. I've never had to lose weight before, is this "normal" behaviour? I always make sure I encourage him and tell him he looks good, I don't know if I'm handling this right. Edit. I asked him how much weight he actually lost and he said 71 pounds, he has actually gone from 254 to 183 in the relationship so my earlier estimate was wrong. Also if he's over at mine he won't eat the entire time, he will just drink skimmed milk. one time he was here for 5 days and didn't eat. I get the impression his diet is very restrictive, even when he is alone. I don't know how bad that is. [link] [comments] |
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