Weight loss: Can I just remind everyone that the uterus isn't what's making my (or most women's) stomach "pooch"?! |
- Can I just remind everyone that the uterus isn't what's making my (or most women's) stomach "pooch"?!
- -66 lbs / 4.5 mos / F / in progress with pics
- One year of progress, started after separation and bipolar diagnosis.
- [NSV] No longer pre-diabetic
- Afraid of losing more weight because of what it will mean
- Shopping in the regular size section makes this journey worthwhile
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 17
- How Ring Fit Adventure made me like exercising
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 18th, 2020
- Healthy after 10 years
- Is there anything I can do when I eat too many calories in a day?
- I’m tired of being fat and out of breath all the time. I need your help!
- Getting used to CICO and turning down unhealthy foods.
- Does anybody else constantly fantasize about food when on a low-calorie diet?
- Interesting double standards I’ve noticed when you lose rather than gain weight. (27F, 5”7, SW:143, CW:121, GW:120)
- My diet is getting more and more extreme - help?!
- Where do the other grams go in nutrition labels
- F19 5'4" SW: 69.4kg (153lbs) GW: ~60kg (132lbs). Tired of feeling like I take up too much space but being simultaneously invisible.
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 18 November 2020: Today, I conquered!
- The weight loss mental health link
- Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers)
- Diet but with Coke
- Regained a lot of weight, hoping to start an accountability group to help get back on track.
- My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort.
| Posted: 17 Nov 2020 07:48 AM PST To begin with, sorry if this rant is long. I'm F22 5'5" 125lbs, and I have a stomach pooch. No, I'm not pregnant. And no, it's not my uterus causing it. It's fat. I've been doing 1200cal on and off for over a year now to lose the ~25ish lbs I've lost so far. I've gotten down to 120lbs before and it was still there. My body just happens to like to store fat there the most. At this point I think I'm going to just try to maintain at 125 and begin exercise to reduce stomach fat (running, ab workouts, weights, etc.). I just want to say though that I find it completely amazing how many people have told me in my life that my stomach fat is probably my uterus. Like, what? The uterus is just an organ, not a giant stone in my body. It sits behind your pelvic bone unless you are pregnant or have fibroids (in both cases it would grow enough to be felt above the bone) and you also have a layer of ab muscles (even if they're not visible) that keep everything in place inside you. I mean, to my knowledge people's kidneys and intestines don't cause weird lumps to pooch out all over their stomach like the organs are falling out of you, so why would a uterus be different? I've actually posted on this subreddit several times before. I think once was for weight loss advice and the other time was for advice on my stomach fat. Both times, someone commented that it might just be my uterus and that it will never go away. I confided in my sister about my stomach fat one time, and even she said that she heard a uterus can cause a stomach pooch. My breaking point today was seeing a social media post today about the uterus causing stomach pooches in women and how some women just have a larger uterus that will make their stomach never flat. This is so dumb! The craziest part is that I see women saying this just as much as men! I mean the first time I heard someone say this I knew something sounded off about it, so I did a little googling and the first result was saying that your uterus can cause a stomach pooch, followed by every other website saying that it is actually false. I'm just frustrated by this misinformation and I want other women as well as men to know that this is not a thing! We're not in medieval times and we can't just blame all women's issues on the uterus lol. Don't make the uterus an excuse for stomach fat! [link] [comments] |
| -66 lbs / 4.5 mos / F / in progress with pics Posted: 17 Nov 2020 05:37 PM PST progress pics pt 2 (face pics and after pics taken today ) 5'9" sorry guys forgot to add height to title Hi All! I was called out for my weight over the summer and after not weighing myself for about 8 years, bought a scale and got the shock of my life when I saw I had gained nearly 100 lbs ! Denial is a river that runs deep!! I was already working on improving myself and my life and had stoped drinking about a month prior. I've gotten 66 lbs off so far by eating one meal a day and that meal is mostly low carb. I usually eat dinner only and no food after 7pm. I have not binged or over ate since I started. I've also done a few 36 hour fasts. I meditate and do self hypnosis as well. I've changed my thoughts and beliefs that led to the weight gain. I no longer drink alcohol. I only drink water, tea and coffee and just started drinking sugar free Gatorade as a suggestion from another board. No diet soda. The alcohol and sugar cravings are gone. I desire neither. I was a binge drinker (wine) for many years. I've stepped into a new physical reality where I am not the person who binge eats or drinks anymore. I had a lot of health issues, which have resolved. Being told I was fat probably saved my life! Not even the doctors called me out for it and I had several problems related to my weight at the time. We are so politically correct these days but sometimes you need to hear the truth no matter how brutal it is. I'm not done yet, but will be soon! [link] [comments] |
| One year of progress, started after separation and bipolar diagnosis. Posted: 17 Nov 2020 01:43 PM PST First pic was in November of 2019, wife separated from me a couple weeks later and eventually told me one of the many reasons was she was no longer attracted to me. I gained 100lbs from when we met to a couple years after marriage (about 5 years). I never paid attention honestly and she never said anything. I lost about 20 lbs pretty quickly in the first couple months but began taking medication that one of the side effects included weight gain, then covid hit. My first step was to completely change how I ate and went down to about 1200 calories a day. Wasn't exercising much other than walking a mile once or twice a week. Around May my wife started distancing herself even more and I was beginning to suspect she was thinking about divorce. So I kicked things up a notch and started a weight loss program with weekly meetings with a medical doctor. I was fortunate my job paid 80% of it. Thats when I started losing weight more consistently and rapidly. They also recommended about 1150 protein calories a day. A month later I was hospitalized for contemplating suicide and thats the day my wife decided she wanted to file for divorce. My depression grew but instead of plateuing (sp?) it motivated me even more and my weight loss sped up a bit. Continuing my diet and I was able to do a lot more exercise by walking more frequently, using my elliptical and resistance bands. Today is about year from when the first pic was taken and the second pic was taken today. I still have about 50 lbs to go to my final goal and once the divorce is finalized next month I'll be even more motivated. 317lbs to 237 lbs [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2020 04:00 PM PST Last year, when I got my yearly blood work done, i had a nasty shock when my results came back as borderline pre-diabetic : A1C 5.7 After the shock and despair, i started looking around and researching how to fix it and I came across the Lose-it forums here on reddit and I was buoyed by the results of how many people had managed to lower their A1C. I started tracking my food and weight and reducing my sugar intake and carbs and managed to knock off about 10 pounds ( I would have managed to do more but the advent of covid and work from home and easy access to snacks made me fall off the wagon and I had to constantly fight to get back). My stats are Height : 5'10 Weight : 176-178lbs (dont remember what it was when i was weighed in the doctors office) Weight now : 167 lbs All said and done, I had my blood work done recently and my reports just came back A1C levels : 5.5 Fasting blood sugar : 97 (a little higher than I like but I'll work on it) The only thing that slightly worried me was a higher than normal red blood cell count but the doctor was not bothered and doing some more research seems like dehydration could be a cause (Yes I know, i havent been drinking water properly). Next goals
Thank you everyone for quietly motivating me, i dont think i have ever posted here but I have been inspired by what I see here. [link] [comments] |
| Afraid of losing more weight because of what it will mean Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:33 PM PST I am about 10 pounds away from goal weight. I am honestly so proud of what I have done to lose the past 40 pounds but for some reason losing more weight knowing that I will have lost 50 pounds is so scary to me. It's like acknowledging that I used to weigh 50 pounds heavier than I currently do. I didn't feel this way at 40 so i'm not sure why I do now. I also see how some other people post their old pictures with what they look like now. I can hardly even look at my old pictures without becoming upset. I think both of these issues come from a place of shame, but they are holding me back. I know this was all over the place but I just needed to vent. Has anyone else ever related to these things? [link] [comments] |
| Shopping in the regular size section makes this journey worthwhile Posted: 17 Nov 2020 06:57 AM PST Before COVID, I was 265 lb and a UK size 20-22. I only bought clothes that I felt hid my "bad areas" (my tummy, my hips, my arms). I pretty much exclusively wore black. My clothes were either very baggy or tight at the waist because it was the only part of me I didn't hate (I have a typical "hourglass" shape) . I used to go out and party once a fortnight and despite hating how I look, I enjoyed getting dressed up and putting on makeup. Now I'm 217lb (-48lb) and a UK size 14-16. I can't believe it. I haven't been a UK 14 since I was literally 14. I've still got a long way to go to my GW of 165 but the change this has had on my confidence and my style is priceless. For the first time in my life, I feel like I can wear the things I actually like as opposed to the things I think hide my fat. Plus size fashion in general can be so catered to flattering the body whereas I'm finding the clothes available to me now are actually interesting and well-designed. Shopping doesn't give me anxiety anymore...hooray! I haven't gotten to really enjoy my new body seeing as I spend most of my time indoors (wfh + lockdown in london) but ordering new clothes and seeing how much thinner I look in them (compared to still wearing my 20-22 clothes) makes me feel so excited to start my new life when the whole world begins to reopen again. For the first time in my life, I feel very little anxiety about what I'll look like when I travel or go swimming or go out partying. That alone makes this journey worthwhile. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 17 Posted: 17 Nov 2020 07:18 PM PST Hello losers, Tuesday gonna Tues y'all. Stay within calorie range (maintain): Successful OMAD today! Exercise 5 days a week: Lunch walk & strength training semi HIIT video. Triceps dead. 12/17 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Getting after this one pretty well, including some lists. 2/2 week. Nanowrimo 1666 words a day: 16600/50000 words. It's becoming my routine to really hit it after this post. I'm lagging but still striving! Try a new recipe once a week: Fried parsnips, baba ganoush (different recipe/prep method this time, didn't fuck it up!) & a mixed meat chili so far. 3/4 weeks. Express gratitude: Today I'm grateful for the safe but harrowing deer crossing that took place rather close to my vehicle on my way home. If I'm feeling philosophical about it, the deer maybe a reminder to us all that we should go forward cautiously & with a gentleness towards ourselves & others. And use the damn cross walks, humans. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| How Ring Fit Adventure made me like exercising Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:48 PM PST I first started last month at 210 lbs, and now I'm at 202 lbs (I am 5'2)! Before I started my new journey, I have been constantly going through fad diets (even got myself sucked up in herbalife darkness lol) and yeah I lost weight and all but I just gained back more after I got tired of doing the unsustainable diets. I exercised along with the fad diets but I just pushed myself too hard cuz I thought that more exercise would make weight loss more faster. I felt like I would just exercise now to lose weight and when I'll reach my goal I would stop. That was not a good idea at all. This mindset made my relationship with exercise very toxic. I didn't like it, that was the problem. My willpower was limited so I never sustained any habits. Well for some reason some time last month, I just bought a switch and bought ring fit adventure since it was all the hype during quarantine. I swear, one of the best purchases I have made. The game is very immersing and actually made exercising fun. It also tells you to just do things at your own pace, rather than the 'no pain no gain mindset'. With that I started to enjoy playing regularly, the tips they give in game also made me conscious about the type of food i was eating. I started to research about eating properly and doing more types of exercise. I also started doing strength training along with playing ring fit adventure. Feels good to go out of the cycle with fad diets and also dealing with food addiction. Willpower isn't enough to push you to change your life, sometimes it's the small things that you do every day which will lead to bigger change. Anyways this has been too long. One final thing, to those who are having a hard time on how to start exercising I suggest trying out this game. Might work out for you also. That's all, I just wanted to share [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 18th, 2020 Posted: 17 Nov 2020 10:19 PM PST 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: 17 Nov 2020 02:13 PM PST F/16/5ft 4 I don't really have many people I can share my 1st success with so I thought I could speak about my victory (though no one will see it) To start of yes I am 16 and have been at a medically unhealthy weight for 10 years more than half my life - scary I know. I over ate since I was 5ish beacuse the world is cruel and I little me only knew food was comfort. This ended up with me being classed as obese at 10 and at my highest I was 12 and 222lbs( I had a bmi of near 50), I did lose a little after knowing that number but not much. How ever last year I finally decided I wasn't prepared to die before I was 20 beacuse I was well on track for that fate. So I started eatting healthy and no sweets eventually I was able to add in yoga and some exercise. This got me to where I am today at 142lbs and for the first time ever I can say that I am healthy (a least bmi wise). This was my first goal to be healthy, now I am looking to build my best body. It is such a good feeling to know that I changed and I can be better for the child me who couldn't really do anything. I hope that if anyone reads this it can provide a little bit of help/encouragement beacuse it is possible and it is worth it (no matter what anyone says). <3 [link] [comments] |
| Is there anything I can do when I eat too many calories in a day? Posted: 17 Nov 2020 11:44 PM PST Today was the first day since the start of the year that I ate over 1200calories, by my calculation I've eaten about 800calories over. Luckily I won't be facing this issue again until next year (my neighbors are a large Italian family and they bottle their own passata each year and they make a celebration out of it by baking lots of breads to dunk into the left over sauce... divine but carb heavy.) I'm hung up on it because I have a lot of weight to lose, I hit my half way mark last month but still have a fair way to go so it's freaking me out a little. Is it likely my body will just turn this to fat? Is there anything I can do to flush the excess out? Should I drink more water for the next few days? exercise an additional 30mins a day until I make it up? I'll be back on track tomorrow but just wondering if there is anything I could do to help burn the excess off. [link] [comments] |
| I’m tired of being fat and out of breath all the time. I need your help! Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:10 AM PST Please help me. I'm a 27 year old 5'9" female who weighs about 406lbs. This is the heaviest I've ever been. It is hard for me to do everything, except for laying down. I get extremely short of breath and light headed doing high taxing workouts. I can't walk far without my back hurting and being extremely out of breath. My exercise consist of going to the store (and using a cart for support when needed) and climbing four flights of stairs to get to my sister's house to babysit my nephew for 4 days out of the week. I can't keep living like this. I need to get more active, but I realize that I can't stick with it by myself. I don't have enough discipline. I don't work because of a mental illness I've been diagnosed with, but I've been getting treatment for a year and a half now. I was in a bad head space and didn't care how big I got because life just sucked in 2018(I weighed about 276lbs then). I'm in a better head space now, and want to lose it. I never know if I'm ready, because I always seem to fail. But I want to take a different approach now. Help would be much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Getting used to CICO and turning down unhealthy foods. Posted: 17 Nov 2020 07:18 PM PST Hello r/loseit! I've been CICO for a little less than a month now but it feels so much longer. I am already feeling like I'm in a much better place than when I started. Right now, I'm fluctuating a lot between 224-226 so I think I'm in a limbo. I'm trying not to get discouraged especially because I've been stress-eating due to the election. Now that the election is (kinda) over I've been adapting and finding fun, healthier alternatives to how I used to eat. CICO is becoming less of a task and kind of just integrating into my life now. I use the Lose It app to count my calories every day. I also bought a newer Apple Watch to keep me motivated to work out and try to get outside at least 3 times a week. Even at work, whenever we have cupcakes I just turn it down, or have a little bite and I'm done. Now... I guess I'm just kinda bored and wanting to talk. What's going on on your end? Any advice for me? [link] [comments] |
| Does anybody else constantly fantasize about food when on a low-calorie diet? Posted: 17 Nov 2020 08:09 AM PST Sounds like an obvious answer but hear me out. I'm a 30 year old guy with a BMR of 1872 calories and I'm currently eating 1600 calories a day. I've done this diet before and lost weight so I know I can do it, but lately it's occurred to me that the degree to which I obsess about food might be abnormal, even for somebody on a diet. I spend pretty much the entire day either fantasizing about food, talking about it (my friends must be so sick of me), or watching food-related content. On one hand yes, I'm torturing myself, but it really does give me a sort of a vicarious pleasure. I've also noticed the emotional impact that smelling a delicious meal has on me now. It's the normal food-lust, but now combined with that kind of deep, aching nostalgia you get from an ex-lover's perfume or that old song you loved in high school. It's hard to explain, it makes me emotional beyond what smelling food ever did before. I'm know it's normal to crave something when you go without it, but I'm always worried about 'what next?'. The degree to which I have to eat to satisfy my love of food is way beyond maintenance calories. I'm going to start working out again when I lose the weight which will let me start eating larger amounts of certain foods but I don't see how there will ever be a place for the sumptuous restaurant dishes I dream about. Do I just have to accept that I either have to suffer for a nice body or live as a glutton? Does anybody else feel like they're trapped in this dilemma? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:10 PM PST Over the course of this surreal year, I experienced both significant weight gain and weight loss. Just couldn't help but notice the different reactions I've had from friends, family and colleagues to weight gain vs. loss. When the lockdowns first happened earlier this year, all the gyms closed and I started working from home 100%. Before that I was maintaining at 132lb for years which I was very happy with. But with COVID, I stopped exercising and all other physical activity also plummeted. I started binging out of sheer boredom. In 4 weeks I put on 11 lbs (!!!) My clothes stopped fitting and that was my wake up call to start my weight loss journey. But during the time I was gaining that alarming amount of weight, I was actually being ENCOURAGED by my friends and family (with whom I live, that's a norm where I'm from). They bought and cooked me more food, egged me on when I ordered double portions. The general sentiment was that it was a good thing - my gaining weight and binge-eating were signs I was enjoying myself despite the pandemic. People cheered me on saying curves looked better in clothes anyway, and that I should be excused for gaining weight this quickly because global pandemic, etc. I started my weight loss journey in late-May, losing about 3-4 pounds a month. A very healthy pace, compared to the rate at which I gained the weight. And can I just say - the reactions are completely different. Everyone was suddenly "alarmed" at my weight loss. People sent me concerned DMs about every picture I posted. All around me people were saying, "you're not eating enough", "you should stop now", "this isn't healthy". Basically acting like losing the weight is a bad thing all round. Just imagine the reverse - "you're eating too much", "you should stop gaining weight". It would never be accepted. Someone even diagnosed me with an eating disorder. I'm just so amused because this is the healthiest I've ever been, even pre-COVID. My energy, stamina and athletic performance are at their peaks. In fact, when I gained the weight I was so lethargic and clearly in terrible shape. I know it all comes from a place of love. Hence I'm not annoyed or upset, just amused at this double standard. Anyone else have similar experiences? Could use some tips on how to respond to concerned loved ones. [link] [comments] |
| My diet is getting more and more extreme - help?! Posted: 18 Nov 2020 12:31 AM PST I feel really ashamed about this and I don't know where to go from here, or why I can't seem to fix it myself... I started losing weight early this year. CICO for the win, I started logging calories and stick to my daily allowance and lost the pounds pretty easily! So far, so great. I thought I finally found the real sustainable way to get healthy, by eating all my favorite foods and fast foods even, and still losing weight. Then, not long after.... I learned to budget my calories, so I could eat lighter meals before one I wanted to splurge on. Nice. Then, I discovered intermittent fasting, and that I could skip breakfast altogether. Great, more calories for the next two meals. Then, I heard people are doing OMAD, no breakfast OR lunch, one huge meal for dinner! Sounded perfect. But....at some point, I couldn't even hold my appetite for that one meal to the right amount of calories (a whole 1500), and I started eating 2000, even 3000 or more calories. But, I thought, I can just not eat all the next day, and it evens out over two days.... You can see where this is going. At this point I am maintaining my weight or even losing a little (just 3-4 pounds until I'm a "normal" BMI), but my eating is so extreme. Eat too much, then eat too little or nothing. A giant blow-out binge and then not eat for the next 36 hours. I know this is bad (right?), because I am recently feeling kinda tired, often sick from the giant meals... But at that same time, back when I was eating regular three meals a day, I was always very overweight, so I'm not sure I want to go back to that either... I just don't know how to break the cycle. I guess I do know, but I don't feel capable of stopping the huge binges, and therefore if I don't even them out later, I'll just gain the weight back. And I do not want that, either. I always talk myself into it with the calorie calculator in my brain that says 3 days calories is 4500, so who cares if I have that almost all at one time, if the math checks out? Sorry for the ramble, but does anyone have any suggestions? Knock some sense into me? Thanks. 24F/5'3"/grad student/CW139/SW180 [link] [comments] |
| Where do the other grams go in nutrition labels Posted: 17 Nov 2020 07:45 PM PST So I'm looking at nutrition labels and kinda get paranoid that I'm eating more calories than I think. For example https://dempsters.ca/products/dempsters®-smart-supergrains-fibre-white-loaf Look at this loaf of bread it says a serving size is 68g Fats : 1.5 Carbs : 30 Protein : 6 For a total of 37.5g Surely the rest can't be water or something otherwise the bread would just fall apart. Now I know this label isn't wrong. I'm just using this as an example as there are other food brands (much less popular) from corner unestablished stores I see with much bigger differences in the grams. For example I went to this supermarket that had this huge piece of lavash bread. It said a serving of 145g was 340 calories. It's this one in fact http://halalgroceryau.com/brothers-lavash-bread/ I know you can't see the label on it well so I'll write out the macros For 145g serving - Protein : 10.3 Carbs : 65.8 Fat 2.8 Now I know most likely the bread is bigger than the 145g it claims for each serving but even with 1/4 of the bread cut off itd still be a huge piece of bread for 340 calories. So my question is, is the label of the lavash bread correct? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2020 06:56 PM PST This is an accountability post so it won't have all the juicy details. Perhaps I'll save that vent for when I reach my goal. The title says it all, I think. It's almost 3 am and I just want to sleep but as usual I am plagued by thoughts of my body and fantasies of the ideal only to find I lack the willpower for consistent follow-through and fall prey to binging. This is my plan (which has worked for me in the past but life events unravelled whatever progress I made): 1200 cal/day; OMAD and if not OMAD, no snacking; cut out sugary snack (my biggest weakness, I find myself forcing myself to eat mini rolls in the night to self-sabotage, I guess); lots of water and finally being more damn active (6-10k steps). If anyone does end up reading this, I would appreciate an accountability buddy with similar stats. Tomorrow is a new day :) [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 18 November 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 18 Nov 2020 12:09 AM PST 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] |
| The weight loss mental health link Posted: 17 Nov 2020 03:51 PM PST I know others have observed this before, but I've decided to share some of my experiences with mental health and weight management. I've been diagnosed Bipolar II and have a history of wildly fluctuating weights from 150 lbs at my lightest to 270 lbs at my heaviest current weight as a 6'1 female. Anyway, over the past five years I really started packing on the pounds, going from 180 lbs to where I'm at currently. During this time, I've been horribly depressed finding comfort in food, drink, and not much else. It's worth noting that over those 5 years I mostly decided to try to self manage my symptoms (having bad experiences with meds in the past). Recently decided that enough was enough and saw a psychiatrist who put me on a combo of 150 mg Wellbutrin with 75 mg of Lamotrigine. You guys, it's been nearly four weeks and my mood has never been better. Energy has returned and I finally have a bit of a "zest" for life again. Another notable change is the massive reduction in appetite. Went from eating 3000+ calories a day easily to around 2000 (trying to work my way down to 1750 or so to start losing). Cravings are gone, too. I'm posting this as a reminder about the significant connection between mental health and weight loss. If you suspect you may have a mental illness like depression, bipolar, anxiety, etc... it's so worth getting checked out. Once you're receiving the proper treatment, the weight loss becomes that much easier! Anyway just had to share because I'm super stoked on life right now and can't wait to start my renewed weight loss journey on the right foot! TL;DR make sure you take care of your mental health first before you try losing weight! The link between these two things is strong. I couldn't lose weight if my life depended on it previously. Currently getting treatment for my mood disorder and my hope has been restored. EDIT: wanted to add that it's important you work with your Dr to find the right treatment for you as some psych meds cause weight gain. I was on seroquel preciously and that was a total nightmare. It was the drug that caused me to go off medication in the first place due to the severe side effects, including significant weight gain. Finding the right regimen takes time and patience. [link] [comments] |
| Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers) Posted: 17 Nov 2020 09:00 PM PST Share Your Numbers!!!Welcome back to another week of weigh-in Wednesday. Share your +/- change from last Wednesday to this Wednesday, and a short summary of your week. Sometimes we get lost in the day to day ups and downs and it's good to see our week over week changes. Time to celebrate losses and lift each other up during possible failures. This is not a timed event or contest, feel free to jump in any time. This post was made a staple of r/loseit by u/Kahne_Fan and our thanks goes to him for providing a service that so many find helpful. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2020 08:37 PM PST It may be a silly thing to ask here and debate with you guys, but im doing a diet (lost like 10kg in almost 2 months) and im almost at my 'ideal weight', 1,73 meters and now with 70kg, i want to go to something like 67. After i finish this last 3 kg, i will maintain my calories and do a little more exercises (i run 30min per day and lift more 30min/1 hour - something like that). The issue is, i am really ADDICTED to Coke, i do not drink too much, something like 150ml per day, a little bottle, and i really do not want to remove this, cuz this really makes me happy. What i want to know is, this addiction of mine, can be a real trouble to me maintain my weight and continue to lost some fat? [link] [comments] |
| Regained a lot of weight, hoping to start an accountability group to help get back on track. Posted: 17 Nov 2020 04:19 PM PST Hey folks, this is my first time posting on Reddit! I'm M29 ~239lbs and this year has been rough for my weight and mental health in general. After struggling with my weight my whole life, I finally managed to lose close to 90lbs in 2017 and managed to keep most of it off until this year. 2020 completely derailed my progress and I've regained almost 70lbs. I've been trying to get back on track the last few months but can't seem to stay motivated, so I'm hoping to find a few like minded people who would like to be accountabilibuddies with me. I was thinking of starting a small discord group where 5-10 of us (at least to start with) could help keep each other accountable through frequent check-ins and possibly weigh-ins. We could discuss specifics later if anyone is actually interested in joining. Since this will be my second go around losing a bunch of weight, I also feel somewhat qualified to offer advice to anyone struggling with their weight loss journey or just starting out. If interested please comment with a little about yourself and I'll pm you a link to the discord. All ages and sexes welcome! Tl;dr - Starting a small weight loss accountability discord. Comment to join :) Edit: Feel free to pm me if you'd rather not comment publicly :) [link] [comments] |
| My gf's weight is stagnating despite huge discipline and effort. Posted: 18 Nov 2020 01:20 AM PST Hey guys, i'm on a throwaway for obvious reasons... I post here because I really don't know how to help my gf anymore... Short Intro: Several years ago I decided to lose weight/fat and started tracking everything I ate/drank and every sport I did. Over the course of couple years I lost around 80lbs/35kg by sticking to tracking and aiming for a 300-500 calorie deficit/day with occasional cheat days/holidays. This way I got a pretty good understanding of calories and how much my own body consumes depending on the amount of sport I do. You can throw any product at me I use on a regularly basis and I can pin down the calories per serving with beeing only few percent off. But this post is not about me, it's about my gf. We (early/mid 30s) met ~2.5 years ago and she basically has the same story. Had some eating issues during childhood, got way too heavy in her own eyes, didn't feel good in her body and started tracking food and sports losing weight. She hasn't been eating meat/fish her whole life and is also quite obsessed with knowing calories per serving for the stuff she eats. Since we know each other she has been trying to lose another 11-12 lbs / 5kg to reach her goal but she has not lost an ounce within the last 2 years. Usually when people tell me they are not losing weight despite trying, they are
Since my gf and I are working in home office during the last 10 months I am 100% sure none of the above is true for my gf. No untracked snacks or anything, no "late-night-pizzas", etc. When she realized her weight was stagnating we went to get a BIA measurement (yes, we know about the problems/inaccuracies of BIA) once a month to get some objective parameters on her progress. It also helped to verify our daily calorie turnover in order to have the right 3-500 calorie deficit target. Initially I thought because of how much intense sport she does, she had to lose fat and gain muscle. I expected the body fat % to go down while her total weight stagnating, but that was not the case. After couple of months she was pretty down because of the results not moving in the right direction despite her effort. Adding to her misery I have been transforming my body within the last 2 years quite drastically losing fat, gaining muscle pretty much the way I plan - doing the same stuff she does. So we both do tons of sports, track our calorie intake, she is stagnating while I make progress every month. This is taking a huge toll on her mindset and has already caused some tears in the last months. I am trying to support her every day but right now I also don't know what I can say to help her. Imo someone whith so much discipline should see results, but it is just not working for her (anymore). She has gotten off birth control ~12 months ago and now is getting blood screening if hormones might be messed up. Other than that I honestly have no idea what to do/how to help. Just to clarify: For me she doesn't need to lose an ounce. I love her the way she is (and I tell her this regularly).But it is also mentally taxing for me to see her misery while I am making great progress. Has anyone made same experience and can help with advice? //edit: typos [link] [comments] |
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