Weight loss: Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 28 November 2020 - No question too small! |
- Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 28 November 2020 - No question too small!
- First time since 2017, after an incident that put me in a mental hospital and gaining over 60 pounds on SSRI. Today I’m finally below 200lbs. 199.6lbs, and meds free.
- Do your future self a favour, never keep binge-able foods in the house
- SV: I went on vacation and still lost weight!
- I’ve earned it.
- 200+ Pounds Down - Finishing What I Started in 2019
- I beat the shirt!
- Use your excess calories from Thanksgiving and hit PRs in the gym.
- If you are anything like me, your weight loss will directly impact your cycle and PMS
- [NSV] I'm not spiraling about possible weight gain during the holidays, because I know it's a lifestyle, not a race.
- A years time flew by. 70 down 50 to go
- Hi! I’m 5’4 and went from 195 last October when I quit drinking to 141 this October. I stopped counting calories and started binging and back up to 148. Here’s to getting back on the wagon!
- How I did it.
- Don't hate yourself for eating that bag of chips or that slice of cake!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 29th (again), 2020
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 28
- My one year anniversary!
- I gained back the weight i had lost and now I feel terrible and hopeless
- Daily Q&A Post for Sunday, 29 November 2020 - No question too small!
- I Had a Cheat Month
- I hit my goal weight in summer. Now I binge multiple times a week, often over 5k cals, and I don't know how to stop. I'm no longer hungry all the time, it feels like a habit now
- Losing it as a depressed person
- First time sharing my story! Please help <3
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 29 November 2020: Today, I conquered!
- I packed on 40 lbs due to a family tragedy and have to order a bridesmaid dress a year before the wedding...trying to lose but idk what to do?
| Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 28 November 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 28 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS:
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| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 03:46 PM PST Kinda emotional, I've always played sports, never seen 190 while weighing myself. Then all of a sudden, in like a 4 month period on SSRIs I became 250lbs. It has been a tough journey mentally and physically since 2017. Finally found the right dieting and workout plan that works. I hope it can help someone else dealing with mental health issues. Intermittent fasting with keto Eating period: 11am-6pm, limited(30g) to 0 carbs on some days. Simple weightlifting at home+treadmill for 2.5 miles almost daily except for 3x leg days. I lost everything in the last 3 years, and I mean everything. I just want to share this today, like the start of my new life or 2nd life. Edit: my body just wasn't reacting to the medications I was given very well. Also had high blood pressure and taking meds for that too. But after psych ward, I was seeing a psychiatrist and therapist for over 6 month. And I think the first step in getting to your goal when suffering mental health is having a stable psychiatrist and therapist, don't be afraid to change if you just don't feel comfortable talking to them until you find the right docs for you. And thank you all for your encouragement! I'm not mentally strong and still have a long way to go mentally, if I can do it, YOU TOO! [link] [comments] |
| Do your future self a favour, never keep binge-able foods in the house Posted: 28 Nov 2020 07:42 PM PST My evening: Felt a binge coming on, disappointedly looked through my cabinets to fill the void, this is what I "binged:" - can of tuna - 3 cups of frozen berries with 1/4c dry oats - 2 bowls of air popped popcorn That's say 150c+85c+75c+300c.... 610calories. Plus a shit ton of annoyance that there was nothing better to shove down my throat. I didn't have dinner or my evening snack yet, so basically I'm totally fine. BUT in the past I would've easier eaten 2000+calories. I would've ordered delivery (I almost did). Might not be the right course for some of you, but only keeping bland, low calorie foods in the house has made life easier. [link] [comments] |
| SV: I went on vacation and still lost weight! Posted: 28 Nov 2020 02:35 PM PST Full disclosure- I'm aware it's COVID time. I went on a hiking holiday, travelled by car with only my spouse and didn't stop anywhere except for gas. We both teach in face to face schools with thousands of students and consider ourselves to be a larger risk to others than they are to us, so we just stuck together and didn't interact with any strangers. My lovely husband and I are trying to change our whole lives. I had COVID and it knocked me on my ass because I was fat with high blood pressure. Came out of it with a changed mindset, yada yada. To celebrate losing a joint 100+ lbs (now 116.6) we decided to go on a hiking trip- our new hobby. We wanted to reward ourselves in a way that had nothing to do with food- trying to break the food=reward/comfort connection. So we went up into the mountains and camped. I cooked all our food almost the entire trip and counted all my calories. Even though I was on track, I still worried because I wasn't able to weigh myself while I was gone. I know this is controversial but I weigh myself with the Renpho scale everyday because I feel that it helps me stay on track. We just got back today and I've lost 1.6 pounds this week- a bit more than usual actually. Probably the extra hiking. I'm proud of myself. Both for continuing to lose weight, but all the amazing things my body was able to do this week. I climbed a volcano! And trudged up a small mountain in snow up to my knees! It was amazing and I feel so fulfilled. Instead of gorging myself on turkey (or tofurkey because I don't eat meat) I marveled at mountain vistas and just felt so alive. It was good. Thank you all for reading and all your knowledge and encouragement that helped propel me to this point. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 09:33 PM PST I'm a fat guy, but When I started dieting, sobriety and generally giving a damn in January 2020 I was a FAT guy. The guy you look at in the gym and make snide comments about. I started riding my bike in April of this year. My first ride I went 5.5 miles at 10mph. I've since gone over 800 miles this year, which is something I'm quietly proud about. I've lost 65lbs and while I have realistically 65lbs more to go, I feel like could go into a gym now and get on a bike without feeling self conscious. I know people around me don't give a damn, but I've earned my place on that bike. ....if it was safe to be in a gym. Damn virus. Starting weight was 300lbs, current weight 235lbs. Height is 5'4, male. Really the thing I'm most looking forward to is flying and not worrying if I need a sealtbelt extension. I never did, but was always worried. I also want to take my son on roller coaster rides. I gotta fit into some kiddie rides before we can go on grown up rides, and I need to fit into those also. [link] [comments] |
| 200+ Pounds Down - Finishing What I Started in 2019 Posted: 28 Nov 2020 06:02 PM PST This year has sucked for everyone, but for me it's helped to focus on my health and weight loss goals. I posted last year that 2019 would be different, and oh boy it was! I'm down over 200 pounds, and at a point where I'm content with myself and everything I've accomplished. I'm in a place now where I'm more comfortable with myself than at any other point in my life. Simple things like taking pictures and buying clothes were always a source of fear and anxiety. I'm happy to say that fear and anxiety is gone! My outlook on life is very different. I have so much energy now. I spend my free time working outside in the yard and on projects inside that I've put off for a long time. This marks fifteen months post-VSG (gastric sleeve). I'm still at 1,000 - 1,200 calories a day. I exercise 3-4 times a week working in the yard, and get out on Saturdays for a 5 mile walk/run. I've added a cheat meal on Saturday which is something nice to look forward to. I've been experimenting with twenty-hour fasts and OMAD, and I think that's been helpful for me. Getting enough protein is a challenge sometimes, but I track everything to make sure I reach my daily goals. If you're struggling, or just getting started, try to take things one day at a time. Don't look at the mountain that's in front of you, but focus on the individuals steps that get you where you want to be. If I can do it, then you can too! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 01:38 PM PST F/33/5'3 SW 223 CW 198 GW 135 On June 26, I went out hiking with my fiancé and son. He took a picture of me and my son on the swinging bridge we found. I looked at that picture later and...I couldn't believe how big I had let myself get. The shirt was super tight against my belly, my shorts were hugging my thighs, and my face looked like a balloon. It was awful. I felt so bad about myself. Then I went online and calculated my BMI...I had moved from obese into morbidly obese by 1 point. That clicked it. I needed to change, and now. So the next day, I calculated my TDEE and discovered it was less than I thought it would be. I opened the lose it app I've been using off and on for years and put in my true weight and activity level to find how many calories I should be eating to lose one pound a week. And, I started from there. I've been too scared to put on the shirt that started it all again. But I've lost 25 pounds and a pants size in almost all of my pants so I decided today to give it a go. It fits!!! Not only does it fit, it's loose! It's an adult men's XL that ran a little small. I'm so happy and so proud of myself. I treated myself to some (online) Black Friday (American girl here) sales and bought some shirts/sweaters in a size large. I'm still scared they won't fit and I'll have to return them but I won't know until I try! This is the most weight I have ever lost in one "diet attempt", the longest I've ever kept with it, and the first time I've been under two hundred pounds in three years. If I lose 7 more pounds I'll be the lowest I've been in five years. I just wanted to share with people who get it so bad. No one around me understands how challenging and momentous this has been for me. Through all the years of binge eating, binge drinking, and crying over my life, I'm finally in a good place emotionally and I hope in a year or so I will be In a good place physically, at a healthy weight for the first time since my son was born ten years ago. TL,DR: put on a shirt in the beginning of summer that made me realize how big I was. Put it on again 25 pounds later and it fits and looks great! [link] [comments] |
| Use your excess calories from Thanksgiving and hit PRs in the gym. Posted: 28 Nov 2020 07:21 PM PST I've been on a very strict deficit and gym workout. After much deliberation, me and my sister had decided to take just take Thanksgiving off. It made my mom so happy because we were so strict on food and she loves to cook. We ate so much. Probably around 3000 to 4000 calories. I didn't feel guilty at all and felt much more rejuvenated. We had planned a week off during my birthday and Christmas which we are still planning. Anyways, the next day we went crazy in the gym and oh God, working out on a surplus of calories feels so good. I hit a PR on that and somehow had the energy to deadlift two 45 plates at 3 reps! Damn! I've never done more than 50lbs on each side. What a difference! So it was nice to see how strong I am! I'm a 5'7 girl, btw. So it means a lot! I used to deadlift 4 or 5 plates in high school so I am getting there! [link] [comments] |
| If you are anything like me, your weight loss will directly impact your cycle and PMS Posted: 28 Nov 2020 09:05 PM PST This is something that I have been noticing for the past few months. All my teenage years I have been 96kg+ with my highest weight being 9 months ago at 116kg. (F18). And for as long as I can remember my periods have always been painful, moody and heavy. My boobs used to hurt starting with a week before my period. My cramps were really bad. My mood was horrific. It was just as bad as a period can get really. But ever since I started loosing, all of those symptoms are slowly dropping to 0. I have lost 33kg so far putting my weight at 83kg. And my period got so much better, my cramps are much less painful and only last a couple of days. My boobs no longer hurt. My mood swings are also not extreme at all. Which is very surprising. And overall it started effecting me less. I looked it up and apparently it's due to the fat stored estrogen. But I am not a doctor. All I know is that there has been a change. And I hope it's for the better. If you had a similar experience I would love to hear it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 11:12 AM PST I was thin for most of my life, and every holiday season my family is obsessed with talking about weight. It's always "you look like you lost weight" as a compliment or "you're getting kinda chubby, you should walk more" as a "good-hearted" reminder to "not get too fat." A lot of women in my family struggle with their weight, and I grew up being encouraged to diet and to remain skinny. As a result of this, I've had an unhealthy relationship with food and my body image. This time last year I was 178 lbs, the highest I had ever been, and I had a panic attack about how I looked, what comments my family would make, and how I couldn't stop eating but I knew it would make me gain weight. I had gained almost fifty pounds between age twenty-one to twenty-four. During these years I yo-yo dieted to lose weight, but I always gained the weight back plus more. I felt really defeated, like I would never have a good relationship with my body. At the beginning of this year, I told myself I had to put myself first. I took advantage of the January 1 deals and got a personal trainer. I got into a solid workout routine, and although I didn't lose any weight then, I was using my body and getting fit again. About the beginning of March, I decided to try to eat healthier and then decided to start calorie counting again, which is when I finally started losing pounds. I didn't make myself eat 1000 calories like I did before, I set up a goal of 1200 on sedentary days, and 1400 - 1600 on days I was more active. I used a TDEE calculator to come up with these numbers. When COVID hit, I started running as a hobby again, and I started getting really into it. I was really fortunate to have made exercise my escape when things got really hard during this pandemic. I know so many have not been fortunate, and I'm very grateful to have this blessing during such a hard period. I also got a soda stream, which helped me with portion control because I found that I really wasn't drinking enough water. I try to drink at least 40 oz of water a day now, and I'm definitely less bloated/hungry. So far, I've lost 35 lbs this year, and I'm at 144 pounds, the lowest weight I've been since early 2016. But what's better than that is knowing that I can actually enjoy the holiday season! I can actually just be happy I've turned twenty-five, that I get to celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy my time without guilt or anxiety about eating and weight gain. I know that most days I'm eating at maintenance! And even though I'm not actively losing weight, I'm still enjoying running and eating good foods and making memories with my family (who I live with). I would still like to lose about twenty more pounds, but I know I have my whole life to do that. What's more important is that I have this active lifestyle that I love, and that losing weight very slowly and living life happily is better than a cycle of restriction and binging! [link] [comments] |
| A years time flew by. 70 down 50 to go Posted: 28 Nov 2020 06:23 PM PST http://imgur.com/gallery/v0EICqz A year ago I decided I was tired of yo yoing like I have my entire life. Going from 280 to 220 back up. I hit my highest of 309 a year ago and decided I was done. I started with the basics of fixing my mental health and tackling all the things I was depressed, sad and anxious about 1 by 1. Going on walks and reducing calories gradually. Always making my number 1 rule to hold my self accountable and stick to my goals but if I stray its okay we are all human and there isn't a rush on my goal. I need to love myself the entire way through and not start my cycle of self loathing that caused me to shoot right back up after a failed week. I'm currently 234 and my ideal is 180. I run atleast 2.5 miles a day stick to OMAD as best as I can and keep my calories between. 1300 and 1800 most days. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 02:18 PM PST Good evening! I was doing so well, eating 1200-1500 calories a day depending on my exercise that day. Early October I just stopped counting one day...and continued to not count. This led to binging, guilt, and complete lack of exercise. I've been thinking about starting a six month "self care" challenge to get myself back in the game and doing it for the right reasons. I know if I don't get back on now, I'll continue to gain weight. 7lbs in two months isn't great, and while some of it may be water weight, I've just been late night eating to my hearts content because I wasn't counting. This is what I'm going to do for the next six months (starting December first, but I started today because why not just do it) 1) counting calories. Even if I'm over- that's OKAY. My body keeps a log even if I don't. Accountability is key. 2) MOVE YOUR BODY. I'm going to try and do home workouts and walks because I'm very covid cautious, but I have dumbbells and bands and I have plenty of workout ideas. 3) I'm going to make my bed every morning. Just to start the day off with an accomplishment. 4) I'm going to write down positive affirmations and one unique thing grateful for each day. 5) meal prepping again. Even if it's just cutting up veggies for hummus or fruit for yogurt. 6) I'm going to start journaling at night. Just about how I'm feeling and how the day has gone. It doesn't have to be a long entry, just something every day. I'm excited to see where I'll be at in six months. I'm at day 425 of sobriety today so I'm excited for my mental health to just keep on improving. I hope anyone reading this knows that you are worth taking care of, you don't have to self destruct because you feel like you haven't had a perfect day, and it's not just about the number on the scale, it's about a whole myriad of things. If anyone has thoughts, tips, or words of encouragement let me know! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 09:31 AM PST Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/k2ehol/i_lost_so_much_weight_my_phone_didnt_recognize_me/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Hi, if you don't want to read the original post, the basic premise is that I was nearly 600 lbs, and I lost over 350 of that and now my phone doesn't recognize me as the same person. First of all, I want to thank everyone for their kind words and love. I wasn't really sure about posting on here, but it's proven to be a great idea. Some background (while retaining enough privacy), my name is Sam. I'm a 25 year old dude living in America. A few traumatic events and stressful times led me to self medicating with food at just 12 years old. I quickly climbed the obesity ranks, clocking in at a massive 300 lbs at just 15. I was bullied, a lot. Left out of events with friends because my size would be a hinderance, I never did anything with anyone. I became very lonely and even worse with the binge eating. Soon enough, at 22, I was 600 lbs. Depressed, alone, suicidal. I bought the iPhone X and setting up the face recognition on that phone was the wake up call I needed. All I could see was fat. Just a mound of fat. I have no idea how it even tracked my face if I'm honest. Okay, now how I did it. I started small. I started by cooking my own food. Was it healthy? Fuck no. It was all the cookies and pies and friend chicken you could imagine. But it got me off of fast food. No longer could I rely on someone else to make my food. If I wanted to make it, I had to get my ass off the couch and go make it. It led to me eating a lot less. When I hit my first plateau it was around 500 lbs, which is when I started intermittent fasting. My window was from 12-8. It cut out nighttime snacks which was a big source of calories in my overall diet. When I reached 425 I hit another plateau. I bought a punching bag, set it up, and beat the shit out of it for exercise. It was whatever I needed it to be. The shitty friends who bullied me and left me out. The food that caused me to get to that weight. Whatever I was pissed off at, I would imagine it in the place of the bag and destroy it. I highly recommend this, because it's a workout but it also really improves your mental health. Once I got down to 350 I started using a treadmill for cardio, and that's when the pounds melted off. I went from 350 to 250 in just a matter of less than 8 months. And that's how I got to where I am now! Also, some advice and tips. If you're just starting, if you've fallen off the wagon, today is the day. The diet doesn't start tomorrow. The diet doesn't start on January first. It doesn't start next week, or next month, or next hour. It starts now. There is no "last hurrah" because you're already on the diet. If you delay the start once, it becomes easier to do a second time. And a third time. And suddenly a month has passed, you're 5 pounds up from then, and you feel even worse. One other thing I did to help me lose weight was watch some of these youtubers: LukeNarwhal - Luke reads stories from this sub, from his own sub r/lose it narwhals and from his website. His voice is very relaxing and his content is very good for background noise while you do something else. Will Tennyson - Will is full of great advice but packaging it into easily digestible entertaining content. He does food challenges, workout challenges, and many other things. I would steer clear if you're not a fan of sex jokes though, because this dude is full of them. Jordan Shrinks - She went from 303 lbs to about 170 so it's safe to say that this girl knows what she's doing. She has very good info on food, on diets, on workouts, on everything. She doesn't upload very often, but when she does you can be sure it'll be good. Erik The Electric - He's known for doing absolutely absurd food challenges in which he routinely eats 20K+ calories in one sitting. I like watching these because they remind me of how I used to be and why I don't want to go back there. FrumpyFit - She is a registered weight loss dietician (if that's the right name?) and she basically breaks down all the bullshit in the diet industry. She shows all the fake things, all things that won't work, that are scams, etc. (Edited in) Dellen Garcia - not really someone I watch but his weight loss journey got me through some of the tough times. It's very inspiring! Alright, hope that was able to provide background/context and help to those who needed or wanted it :) Good luck guys, you got this. [link] [comments] |
| Don't hate yourself for eating that bag of chips or that slice of cake! Posted: 28 Nov 2020 08:41 PM PST I want to share something I've found interesting from my weight loss experience. About two years ago, I was 10lbs from my goal weight, but during my final semester of undergrad, I put on 15 lbs. Since then, I've started my master's, and I'm about to finish my first semester. I'm not good at cooking, so I resort to snacks or fast food. I'm also a huge stress eater, and I'm picky about the food I stress eat. I love salty and spicy, and many times the healthy snacks are too sweet for me even if they aren't technically sweet snacks. Since I'm picky and I like crunchy, I resort to chips. Today I weighed myself, and I realized I lost 6 lbs in the last two months. I honestly thought I had gained weight and expected it to be around 160, but I'm at 151 at the end of the day. I usually weigh less in the morning, so I'm looking forward to weighing myself tomorrow. I might weigh more or less, but the point is I lost weight while eating junk. I didn't make the post to share the weight loss but more to tell people that you can eat junk and lose weight. Don't recommend it but don't kick yourself for eating that bag of chips or for having a frosting-covered slice of cake. I've had it happen twice that I've lost weight eating junk food. The first time was when I took over my mom's housekeeping business one summer while recovering from surgery. I would be exhausted and didn't want to cook, and sometimes I'd be eating in-n-out 11 times a week. That month I lost 10 lbs, but it was because I was moving all the time. I wasn't sitting on my ass at home eating nothing but double-doubles and fries. This time, I have been sitting on my ass all the time because I now work almost full-time as a receptionist. I haven't made exercise a priority either, with school taking so much of my time, but I am aware that I am not doing anything. About a month ago, I was at my most stressed level. My face was feeling numb, and I was probably on the verge of a breakdown, so I turned to my comfort food. I probably ate 8 bags of Hot Cheetos in two weeks, along with other stuff I can't remember, but I know it wasn't healthy, but the whole time I knew it was a lot of calories I was eating. I started to skip breakfast because 1) I don't like it, and 2) if I eat breakfast, I tend to eat more during the day. I've been eating fewer calories than I burn just because I am aware that I've been eating high-calorie foods, and it makes me wonder how much weight I would've lost if I'd been paying more attention to what I was eating. I'm slowly trying to ween myself off the junk and add more fruits and homecooked meals to my diet. The point of this post is CICO works and in my case, so does intermittent fasting. Don't eat what I eat, though. Eat healthily. Don't hate yourself for the occasional junk you eat. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 29th (again), 2020 Posted: 28 Nov 2020 11:23 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] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 28 Posted: 28 Nov 2020 04:47 PM PST Hello lovely losers, Happy Saturday! Hope you're kicking butt! Stay within calorie range (maintain): Should be on target today, turkey carcass soup for dinner! Exercise 5 days a week: Vigorous cleaning! 21/28 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Still doing well here. 4/4 week. Nanowrimo 1666 words a day: 22900/50000 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, sweet potato casserole, turkey carcass soup & a oven toasted vegetable ratatouille so far. 5/4 weeks. Express gratitude: Today I'm grateful for animated movies. Palliative to the soul. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 03:34 PM PST Last year around this time I (23F) internally snapped. I was so fed up at the fact that I was flirting with the overweight BMI marker, so I made the decision to get my life together. The first few weeks were TOUGH. I was hungry all the time, and I was unknowingly wasting a lot of calories on bread. The day I learned about Sarah Lee bread was a very good day indeed! By the spring, I'd lost ~20lbs which put me lower in the healthy BMI range (120lbs at 5'4"), but left me with enough leeway that I could have normal weight fluctuations and still be healthy, so I entered maintenance. I weened off CICO, completed C25K to help get over my fear of running and to maintain my fitness through Covid, and was overall really enjoying my health. I weigh myself about once a month now just to check in, but the scale has yet to move. The year has had its ups and downs. The weather's a lot colder now so I've stopped running. Thankfully my new job is very active so I'm not worried about gaining weight, and have just recently started looking to do more strength-based workouts at home because I want to be strong. Overall I feel great, and I'm starting to have moments where I'm eating a dessert and realize I don't actually want to finish it, and will willingly put it away to eat the next day. I've never had that happen to me before this, it's insane! I just wanted to give a huge shoutout to this sub. On an old account, I was following this sub for several months before I took the leap myself. I can honestly say that hearing all your stories gave me that final push I needed to start living my life in a healthy and sustainable way. Although I'm not one of those inspirational stories where I lost hundreds of pounds, I was honestly headed to a very bad place and needed to change. So thank you, and good luck to all those who are in their journeys now! And for any lurkers out there, you may not be ready yet but when you are you'll know, and yes you absolutely can succeed. [link] [comments] |
| I gained back the weight i had lost and now I feel terrible and hopeless Posted: 28 Nov 2020 11:51 AM PST i'm only 16 and back on July 10th 2019 i went through a dumb break up that left me feeling depressed and i developed and eating disorder soon after where i would barely eat or drink anything. I'm 5'5 and overall went from 230lbs to 165lbs. I hit 180 by the end of september meaning i lost 50 pounds in just 2 1/2 months and then i plateaued and eventually hit 165lbs by february 2020. I was comfortable at 165 and didn't obsess over losing more weight and more so just focused on maintaining it so i averaged around 172 for awhile. I still restricted a ton up until about 2 months ago. For some reason my eating disorder thoughts just like went away? Like i didn't fear eating or drinking like I used to and I gradually started gaining weight. I would still weigh myself almost daily and noticed my weight going up and i kept telling myself to stop eating and do something about it but i just didn't have the motivation to. here i am now at 195 and i feel so terrible about myself. i lost the comfort of my eating disorder and now i feel so out of control of everything and i feel so disgusted with my body. when i look in the mirror and take measurements of my body i notice very little change but seeing the scale keep going up makes me think i'm delusional and i feel so hopeless right now :( [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Sunday, 29 November 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 29 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS:
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| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 03:32 AM PST Emotional eating is a killer. All of November was a disaster. It started with my birthday on the 5th - I had it as a planned cheat day like always. No problem, back on track the next day right? Well the next day my beloved cat passed away very suddenly and I turned to food for comfort. Another death in the family 5 days later, can't travel for the funeral all I could think to do was eat. A week later mass layoffs at work. Thankfully I was spared but a lot of people I am close to were not - cue the stress eating. And then of course yesterday was Thanksgiving, icing on the cake. I started my journey in February 2019, its been almost two years and I've worked really hard to change my relationship with food. But it still has that hold on me in tough times. I've of course had many slip ups and backslides along the way but this was the worst by far. Old habits die hard even after almost two years. I am so scared to weight myself. I was 192 on my birthday - 73 pounds down. I worked so hard to get to onederland and I'm terrified that I may not be anymore. All this to say, today I get back on the horse. I'm tempted to just say November is a write off and I'll start on Dec 1 but that's the kind of habit I need to break. I look forward to re-starting this journey, and one day I'll break the cycle for good. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 03:38 PM PST I properly started my weight loss journey when quarantine started in March. I never had too much weight to lose (counting my blessings), about 15 pounds. I'm 21F, 5'3, 144 HW, 137 SW, 120 GW. Don't know where I stand currently as I don't want to see the scale, but it was 130 a month ago. I was aiming for about 124 lbs, but I hit 120 lbs over summer by eating 1500 for several months. I was pretty active, but as a short female, I didn't think my calories were too low, I thought I just have to endure the hunger, that it was part of it. I should have seen losing my period as a warning sign. My energy was depleted and I was plagued by thoughts of food 24/7. The binges became more frequent and worse as time went on. In the month of October, I gave up on counting calories because it was stressing me out, and did the Whole 30 for a month to reset my relationship with food. Not having to count calories was liberating, but I still binged nonetheless - on W30 compliant foods (which is a feat in itself considering W30 bans all sugar, sweeteners, grains, dairy, alcohol, junk foods substitutions etc. Didn't think I could casually put down a pound of nuts but here we are). At this point, I just don't know how to proceed. I have visibly gained weight. Yess, I work out and a portion of that is muscle, but I have gained a lot of fat as well. I can feel my life becoming more dysfunctional. I don't know how to dig myself out of this hole. I feel like it's become a habit. I binge out of habit. Even if I'm not hungry, I don't even feel the cravings for the sugar anymore. When I think I could stop a binge in its tracks because I don't actually even want the food, I just go for more food anyway. I guess what I'm looking for with this post is your stories - if you did manage to deal with your binging, I'd love to hear how. If you're struggling, you can share that here as well. I always found it comforting to know I was not alone. Thanks for reading and all the best on your journey. [link] [comments] |
| Losing it as a depressed person Posted: 28 Nov 2020 10:07 AM PST I posted it on r/depression and thought some of you guys might relate to this: Why is it so damn hard? I want to lose about 20kg (1.90m, 110kg right now) so I can get my dream body, use my dream clothes, and be overall happy with myself. But there's just NO WAY. Sure I can start exercising, then I get a bad day, and ok, I try do it the next day. Then that bad day becomes a bad week, and then it's done. I can't go back to it. Going to the gym is also not enjoyable AT ALL. Sure, I like to exercise, but seeing the people there just makes me feel anxious. I tried starting going to the gym but never got more than on month in. Tried more than 5 times and I can't do it. So I can eat better. But a lot of times I just end up getting unhealthy food instead of healthy food because I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE BED. I can't cook, I get ultra hungry and I need to eat like a lion. It's just so hard. I have no idea what to do. I don't know where people get motivation to work on their dreams, I tried and I tried, but I always failed and it's only my fault. And motivational speech doesn't work, focusing on my dreams doesn't work, I just feel stuck. [link] [comments] |
| First time sharing my story! Please help <3 Posted: 29 Nov 2020 12:17 AM PST I kinda like the song " body " by megan thee stallion and I wonder if anyone here has any other feel good/body positivity songs recommendations when I workout? Im feeling a bit low today and needed some boost! I would greatly appreciate some! Thankyou <3 A little back story though, I am considered small but my toxic boyfriend of 3 years body shamed me alot before, I don't know if it was because of his own insecurities ( since he is 5'1 ) or because he just hates his own life. 3 years had really broke me mentally and physically, I suffered with BED and gained a lil bit of weight! ( I am diagnosed as well ) Currently am trying to love myself, love my body, and feel great in my body! Aiming to hopefully feel stronger and healthier ( since I am actually very weak ) and hopefully, help with my stress problems & even fainting problems :( He also would often compare me to girls on instagram/kpop idols/ and even his ex :( Anws, thankyou for reading! I really appreciate some recommendations as a pick me up song since I feel very gloomy today and have no motivation to work out P.s my ex dumped me around 3 months ago, I'm still healing! [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 29 November 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 29 Nov 2020 12:08 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?)
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| Posted: 28 Nov 2020 04:33 PM PST I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding that's a year away. The bride wants us all to order the dress from now so that we have it early because I guess so many people are planning weddings next year. I recently packed on 40 pounds after my mom unexpectedly died a few months ago and am normally nowhere near this size (used to be a size 4 for many years and am now a size 12). I have no idea if I should order the size I am now and plan on a lot of very expensive alterations by next year, or if I should hope I can get the weight off by next year and order the size I used to be? I'm on a diet and trying to lose the weight but not sure if I'll be able to drop it all by then. I also have no idea how far in advance a place would need notice to be able to tailor the dress (either way, it will at least have to be hemmed as I'm very short). How did others in similar situations handle this? What should I do? [link] [comments] |
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