Weight loss: Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 24 November 2020 - No question too small! |
- Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 24 November 2020 - No question too small!
- I finally lost 10KG!!!!!
- Sit up straight - how diet is like posture
- I reversed my diabetes after 8 months
- I think I’m finally learning self-control when it comes to eating and I feel proud of myself despite being the smallest achievement ever.
- Im sure it has been said, but if all you can do this holiday is maintain, then you've already won.
- My weight loss journey has made me realize something.
- Made it from 104 kg to 93.2 kg! :)
- First post. 52lb down!
- 100 Pounds Down!
- I ate McDonalds for the first time this year...
- Someone noticed!
- (NSV) Just bought my first XL shirt in 6 years. And it completely changed my perspective.
- Dealing with resentment after weight loss?
- Mother trying to sabotage weight loss
- No motivation. No self-control. No progress.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 25 November 2020? Start here!
- I need help with emotional eating but not sure where to turn. Nutritional coach? Therapist? Dietician? I need a serious intervention asap.
- 40 year old men and older. How did you start, what did you do, any advice.
- Mid 20’s weight loss
- Has anyone found success losing weight with therapy? Other non-diet alternatives?
- Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 25 November 2020 - No question too small!
- 1,000 calories p/day not enough?
- 51lb down and no one has noticed!?
- I had to quit my job and move home to do it, but I’m down 50 pounds in 6 months.
| Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 24 November 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 24 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: 24 Nov 2020 10:03 PM PST I'M SO SO HAPPY I FINALLY HIT 10kg (22.05 lbs) I (F,20, 164cm/ 5,4 ft) have been quite heavy for the past year and a half and pretty much gave up trying to lose weight. I continuously gained until I reached my heaviest of 78.7kg/173.5 lbs. I hated that I always felt sluggish and lazy and always binged on food and I really was just existing and not living. Then I finally made the decision to change my life on 15 September 2020. (SW 76.3kg /168.21 lbs) I started controlling my intake and calories that I ate, started running to get fit again, and worked out with Chloe Ting and Heather Robertson to gain muscle. And now I can finally say as of 25 November I am exactly 10kg down to 66.3kg (146.17 lbs)!!! This is the lightest I have been in nearly two years and I honestly feel so much better than I did when I was still lazy. I still have about 6kg to go to my goal weight and it will take a while, but I'm looking at slow weight loss so that I can keep the weight off for a long time. But I definitely am much more grateful for the NSV's - Better sleep, a better relationship with food, more strength, and confidence, happiness, and motivation, taking more initiative over my wellbeing and health, etc. I now look myself in the eye when I look in a mirror :) Wish me good luck for the final 6!! [link] [comments] |
| Sit up straight - how diet is like posture Posted: 24 Nov 2020 09:01 PM PST I've lost 30 pounds this year and my #1 takeaway has been realizing I need to mind what I eat all day, from eyes open to going to sleep. For years I'd give up single things. No soda and juice. No desserts. No chips. No fries. And whatever I did it didn't make a dent, at least not for long. Which seemed totally impossible. I'd cut out thousands of calories!! And... nothing. Eventually, I realized it was like pushing down on a waterbed, I'd just end up eating the calories somewhere else. Automatically and without fail. Maintaining good posture is easy: when you notice you are slumping, sit up straight. The hard part is noticing. What's going on at that moment when you start to slump? The exact moment when your head tilts down or your back starts to curve? Where is your mind right at that moment? How is it letting the slumping happen? I mean what the hell, who is minding the store here? I feel like that's exactly where my mind was when I making a late-night snack, or grabbing another handful of chips, or digging into another piece of pizza. I was there for those moments but also not there. I honestly felt like a spectator. I'd look at the plate I fixed myself and say "boy I should not be eating this" and then sit down and eat it. Then after I'd say, "I should not have eaten that". Can I talk to a manager, no one seems to be in charge? What I think finally worked is pushing the desire to lose weight down so deeply and so thoroughly into every fiber, so in those moments I was present, the "I" that I wanted to be was present. Once present the choice was actually easy. If I'm trying to lose weight, which I am, should I eat this handful of M&M's? No, no I should not. Done. How to stay present? I did /r/Mindfulness meditation for several years, and I think mindfulness is what we are talking about. It's the opposite of mindlessness. But there are ways to increase mindfulness without meditation. They are just... a little weird. When you have an itch, even an intense one, just observe it for a while. See what happens. Often it will go away. If it's unbearable then scratch it, but do this at least a few times a day. If you doing anything rushed, like writing or shaving or cleaning or typing your password in wrong, once in a while do it really slow. Like impossibly slow. The other day I was tearing a perforated piece of paper slow enough I could hear one single "pop" after the other. One time I shaved so slow I could hear every whicker snap. I've done the shaving thing only 2 or 3 times ever. The goal is to catch yourself doing something in an automatic way and intervene with some deliberate action. So it's best to do this for different ativities. Be aware, and then take some action that overrides the automatic. When I'm on a mostly empty road but following someone too close sometimes I'll slow WAY down until they are far in front of me. I realize that following instinct is very automatic. After there's a gap I resume my exact same speed. It's just now I'm 5 seconds behind. It's way less stressful and safer, and I'll arrive a whole 5 seconds later than him. When I finally put it together there was no "effort" it was just consistency with a light touch. If "I" was there, I'd make the right decision. If I was on automatic, I would not. So I just had to always be there. [link] [comments] |
| I reversed my diabetes after 8 months Posted: 24 Nov 2020 06:18 AM PST I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes back in March after I was hospitalized for ketoacidosis. Since then I've been dieting and losing weight. I had to be on 8 meds plus insulin injections everyday but as of today I got the all clear from my doctor and I have reversed it. After 8 months and 83 lbs lost today was the first day I didn't have to stab myself and take any meds before leaving for work. Its a weight that's lifted off my shoulders but at the same time it's a little scary because now my body is on its own again. I'm still trying to lose about another 70 lbs so I'm a little over half way there. To those who are struggling with type 2 diabetes keep fighting you'll get there. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 03:12 PM PST So, this all happened like 5 minutes ago, but I wanna share anyway. So, It's pretty late over here in the UK. I went to the Toilet, came out, and just stared at my oven, and there I saw it, a box of spicy hot wings that was left over from when my family visited last night that I love so much. I've already consumed my calories for the day, so I stare at it and say 'no', but I just can't seem to resist so I say: 'fuck it, it won't hurt' (yes, it will) I open the box and pull out a single hot wing... I'm just staring at it at this point, about to put it in my mouth, but I couldn't find the power to bite down on it no matter how hard I tried, my tongue merely grazed the crispy batter. After several minutes of pondering, I just said 'Y'know what, no. Fuck you, you absolutely gorgeous piece of food. You're not ruining my day and making me feel worse about myself later.' So I put that thing right back in the box where it belonged. I know this probably seems super small to you guys, but I genuinely feel happy that I could tell my cravings to just go away and find the willpower to put down the food which I craved. [link] [comments] |
| Im sure it has been said, but if all you can do this holiday is maintain, then you've already won. Posted: 24 Nov 2020 10:53 AM PST Or hell, for me it's a holiday week! And I'm not just talking about the 5lbs water weight you may gain from it. That will come right off as soon as you get back to it! You should be proud for staying close to your plan, which does not always equate to loosing 100% of the time. It's not fair or realistic to think you have failed for enjoying a holiday. And if you are maintaining, it means you are excelling at learning to plan and compensate, which I think almost all of us are out to do. Please please PLEASE enjoy your holiday and remember, ONE DAY IS NEVER THE DECIDING FACTOR. I'm proud of every one of you! [link] [comments] |
| My weight loss journey has made me realize something. Posted: 24 Nov 2020 10:28 PM PST I never chose to lose weight. There was no "ah ha!" moment. No light opened up in the clouds to pass down divine intervention. No mean comment or dirty look broke the last straw. Nothing finally "clicked". No switch was flipped. It wasn't one choice. It is a series of choices. Its choices I have to make every day. Its choices I have to make every time I walk into the kitchen. Its a choice I have to make every time someone brings junk food into work. Its a choice I have to make everytime I'm bored or sad or lonely. Its a choice I have to make everytime I think about food. Sometimes its easier to make the right choice than others. Sometimes I make the wrong choice. But as long as I keep choosing to be healthier, feel better, chase my dreams, I know I can do it. It may be an endless stream of choices that I have to make. But the good news is they are my choices to make. [link] [comments] |
| Made it from 104 kg to 93.2 kg! :) Posted: 25 Nov 2020 01:11 AM PST Already lost about 11 kg, the scale says I weigh 93.2 kg now! Glad I can finally do this! :) Goal is get be <88 before Januari 1 and to <80 on February 28th (100 days from yesterday), that is about my end goal. My goal rate is losing 1 kg per week. I lose more than that now, so I want to slow it down. Though I will exercise more (as I am building my endurance and strength, and having fun at it), I will eat way more compared to now. It's a luxury problem to me to be concerned with not losing weight too fast, as it took me almost a year to get started losing (and not gaining) again. Will be careful though, my ex had an eating disorder and so I want to be relaxed and rational with food (I hope I helped her with that as well, she is seeing a psychologist now, glad that she dared to take that step). Anyways, I wish you all a very fine day! Hope you are making progress towards goals that you value as well, whatever those may be! :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 05:10 PM PST Hi Loseit, I've been lurking for a while and this feels like a home. It's very encouraging seeing people on my same boat and being successful. This February I was 307lb as a 5'10" 30 year old male. I've been fat my whole life. I was diagnosed with cancer and the came Covid. I felt mortal twice in a month. Thankfully right now I'm unscathed, no chemo and no Covid. But I considered if this is the life I really want. One that I'm scared of living because of my weight. One that will be Severely limited due to my weight due to health complications and I decided to do something about it. I started fasting, starting working out 1-2 a week started March, and now as of October I started to reintroduce 3 meals a day and my weight loss has slowed down but I have not gained a lb which is very motivating. I'm 255lb as of right now, I have not been this skinny in over 15 years. My clothing is down from 3XL to XL. People have been noticing and I am happy as I can be. To everyone here, keep it up! We will prevail. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 10:01 AM PST I'm officially as of today down to 275 from 375! I (30F, 5'5") haven't been this light since middle school, so certainly my lowest adult weight ever. I started this journey back in late February/early March. I had been to the doctor for a renewal on birth control and weighed in at 375. I had always teetered on 350, but this was a new high, fueled by living alone and eating enough fast food to feed a small family nightly. I would head to the convenience store in my pjs at night and grab their microwave burgers and candy bars. I was out of control. I have my loving boyfriend to thank for getting me on the road. He got me started and taught me about CICO. The plan hit a snag at the end of March. I was 25 pounds down (that early weight fell off quick), but suffered multiple pulmonary emboli, which nearly killed me. I luckily got to the hospital in time, but I still fought for my life, hooked up to a ventilator. They say it was a combination of things that triggered it, birth control, lack of movement from being on lockdown, and of course my weight. I got out of the hospital after 4 days, covered in bruises and weak, taking a high dose of blood thinners. I didn't want to think about my weight loss journey for two months while I recovered, but I knew when I was up to it, I would hop back on the train. I finally did in the last week of May. I got back into counting my calories, started walking every day, and weighed myself for the first time since the hospital: 350. It was go time. I started dropping weight at a good rate, eating 1500 calories a day and just walking at least a mile a day. Then I ramped it to two, then three. I hit a couple of plateaus, one around 320, another around 300, but just worked through. I cut to 1400cal a day, and bought an exercise bike off Amazon. The bike really changed things because it made exercise something convenient that I could do in front of the tv when it was 100+ degrees outside. So now I'm 100 pounds down. My ultimate goal is 140. So here is a breakdown of my experience so far: -I can fit in chairs with arms! And booths (for the brief time indoor dining was open where I live). -TMI, but wiping is about 10000 times easier. I remember I couldn't reach without a wall to lean on, so I purposely wouldn't use a toilet that didn't have a wall to the left. That is now a horrible thing of the past. -I can get my hand under my thigh and lift it up. Also I can grab my foot and do calf stretches. Something I could never ever do. -Recovery gets better the more you exercise. The first two weeks with my bike were agony on my ass. The muscles hurt and ached, I couldn't bike for more than 2 miles. Now I bike 5 miles every weekday morning, and an additional 10-12 two nights a week. I really enjoy it and plan to celebrate onederland with a brand new actual bike! -My endurance almost feels supernatural. After living so long at a high weight, things like knocking all the cobwebs down outside the house, or tripping on a stair and being able to just get back up with no damage seems unreal. I take a long walk once a week with my sister and can go 6-8 miles in one night now. -I have a hard time seeing the progress, but every one in a while I have a moment of clarity when catching a glance in a window reflection, or just focusing on a body part. My legs have slimmed down so much, the rolls on my back are disappearing, I have a neck and even, when I roll my shoulders, I can see collar bones! -I've gone from a size 28 to a size 22 so far and had to start donating clothes because they would just look silly and baggy on me. I pick up replacements for cheap at the goodwill or discount rack at Target, since I know I won't be in them for long. -My chronic heartburn and other digestive problems are gone. I used to think I had IBS, turns out I was just living on garbage. My snoring has reduced significantly as well as feeling tired all the time. My skin looks better, and my periods are normal time and normal length again. My blood pressure is now in a normal range as of a couple weeks ago. -I already have loose skin in my arms and upper thighs. I know I will need skin surgery to correct things. My boyfriend and I have started saving up. It's a good problem to have because it means I'm making progress, but it's kinda gross looking and is only gonna get weirder. I would much rather have it than be 375 again. It's been a wild journey so far. I would have never thought a year ago that I would be where i am now. I've never felt better. I started lurking this subreddit back in early summer and it's been a great source of inspiration. I'll see you in the next 100! [link] [comments] |
| I ate McDonalds for the first time this year... Posted: 24 Nov 2020 03:27 AM PST And it definitely wasn't worth it. I mean, sure, maybe it still tasted okay, I had a Big Mac, small fries, 3 nuggets and a mini Celebration McFlurry. But all this came to over 2/3 of my daily goal just for a smallish lunch that made me hungry 2 hours later. Also, the burger patties are so thin! I couldn't believe the difference between those and what I can buy at the store, even frozen premade. I exercised that evening, had soup for dinner, and I still ended up a bit over my daily goal. Can I get a calorie refund?! All jokes aside, I had been dreaming about getting McDonald's for so long, but with the pandemic and losing weight, I forgot until now. But now I know that it's just not worth the cost or the calories. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 01:47 PM PST I wrote a post not too long ago about losing weight but no one noticing. I've lost 40 lbs. Well, yesterday, I went to work and my co-worker and friend said to me "crochetinglibrarian, have you lost weight?" I was so psyched! Someone finally noticed! I told him yes and then he told me that he had started to notice a little while ago. He said he wasn't sure at first which is why he didn't say anything sooner. A few posters in my previous post said that this might be what was happening. I just had to share this! Thanks to thie community for the awesome support you provide. [link] [comments] |
| (NSV) Just bought my first XL shirt in 6 years. And it completely changed my perspective. Posted: 24 Nov 2020 10:32 AM PST Been on my new regiment for about 7 months and yesterday bought an XL shirt for the first time in more than a half decade. And it really changed my weight loss journey. I have been pretty diligent on this diet, I've lost a bit more than 40 pounds, am more than halfway to my goal, and am close to the lightest I've been since before college. However, I have been frustrated with the lack of noticeable result. Every now and then I'd see a glimpse of a thinner me, but in pictures and in the mirror I just didn't really notice much of a difference. And then yesterday happened. I was in a store (with a mask on) and I brought a XXL and a XL shirt into the changing room. I put on the XXL shirt and looked at myself. It looked like me. I could see a bit of a difference. I wasn't straining the shirt like I did at my heaviest, but it still looked about the same. Then I put the XL on. The first bit of euphoria was that it actually fit. I wasn't struggling to suck in my gut to keep the buttons from exploding like a cartoon steam pipe. But then I looked in the mirror and for the first time I actually noticed a difference. I was noticeable thinner and healthier looking than I had been 7 months ago. The effort and work I was putting in was having an impact. Point being, this helped me realize something kind of obvious in retrospect, wearing clothes meant for bigger people are going to make you look bigger. I'm not going to totally replace my closet, god forbid I backslide, but wearing fitted clothes will show you actual results. [link] [comments] |
| Dealing with resentment after weight loss? Posted: 25 Nov 2020 12:26 AM PST Edit: TL;DR I'm now slim and I'm upset at getting the attention I once craved. I resent people who like me because I feel like it's because of my weight loss, not because of who I am. Is there any way to cope with this? Hi Guys! I noticed I hadn't seen this topic discussed alot. I always see "other people don't like me", which I haven't experienced. I've only dealt with the sudden influx of mostly men being interested in me. I went from a size 16 185 pounds at 5 foot to a small size 4 at 118 pounds (thanks r/loseit! you guys are awesome btw!!). Being called a "skinny legend" is fun and all, but the novelty of being the tiny little cute girl is... wearing off. Suddenly I'm "gorgeous" and it's been making me extremely bitter. I've gotten back to a weight I feel like "myself" but my confidence hasn't really changed. I've tried to think about the whole "Weight loss = confidence even if you don't notice" but I'm literally the exact same, if not struggling with the same issues. I still have shitty mental health and struggle with all the same things, but now that I'm smaller and "cuter" I'm acceptable and worthy of attention. I reject every single advance that comes toward me because I'm so angry by it. The same men who wouldn't even give me a second look are now calling me "so interesting" and sliding in my dm's commenting on how pretty they always thought I was, and it makes me wanna scream. I was genuinely a more confident person when I was bigger, I was more lively and more in love with my life. Now I'm a bit more reserved (still getting used to life as i am, I had to adjust my life so much to lose the weight). After all the hard work I put in, I thought maybe I'd finally "have a chance" at getting a boyfriend but now that I'm here I'm extremely resentful to anyone that shows me romantic affection. It makes me think once I gain weight because of hormones or a natural part of life they'll leave me instantly. It makes me sick to my stomach. I can't even begin to explain how disgusting it makes me feel if someone finds me attractive, it makes me think all they see is my weight and how slim I am now EVEN if they don't even mention it! Anyone else deal with this? Is there anyway to really deal with this at all? [link] [comments] |
| Mother trying to sabotage weight loss Posted: 25 Nov 2020 02:43 AM PST Hey guys, I'm at my wits end. I'm not sure what to do here. I (F,22, 163cm/ 5,4 ft) started my journey a few months ago. Started at 75kg, trying to get down to about 50-60kg. It's hard, but it's been going well. Exercising and eating right. I live with my mother, and I do all the weekly shopping and all the cooking for us every day, so I have a lot of control over what we have in the cupboards (no huge amounts of chocolate to binge on). I always cook her exactly what she wants with the portion that she wants. And then I do the same for myself. However, as I get more excited the more I lose (feeling healthier, having more energy, can go faster on the treadmill) my mother has been more and more snippy. She says stuff like "What's the point?" or "so you can't eat anything". If I see an outfit I love, she makes a comment like "you're going to have to buy new clothes which is a waste of money". I have my own job, I pay for all my own stuff (more often than not, I pay for the weekly groceries we both eat). I've told her it's none of her business. Still, the comments don't stop. I know these are just toxic (she's always tried dieting herself, but never stuck with it, we're quite a large-sized family) but I'm just basking in this environment of toxicity and it's getting hard to ignore. She purposely goes out of her way to buy chocolates, pork pies etc even though I've already shopped and she says that she won't eat them. This means I have to throw them away which seems like such a waste- but I don't want to eat them. When I go to exercise, she tries to convince me to stay with her and watch a movie. She'll order McDonalds and order an extra McFlurry for me even though I explicitly told at her that I don't want one. I don't know what to do here. I've told her she's not being supportive and that this is what I want. She says that I should not be so "sensitive" and that she's only "joking". I live in a small flat with her, and it's going to stay this way for the next two years (I'd love to live alone, but it's not feasible at the moment). I don't know how to escape it. Any tips to stay motivated or how to ignore her would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| No motivation. No self-control. No progress. Posted: 24 Nov 2020 09:37 PM PST Possible TW: Talk of negative self-image and dangerous eating habits (starvation/binging). Not in graphic detail. I (21f) posted here a while ago on an old account about how I had finally gotten the motivation to lose weight. I had lost 20 pounds (out of a 120 pound total goal) and I was expecting to keep progressing. I am now here saying that my 20 pound victory has been reduced to a 13 pound victory, I'm having very bad days (and weeks and months), and I'm not progressing in any way. My whole life I have been obsessed with my weight. Since elementary school I have been obsessed with losing weight, and that led to an unhealthy relationship with food. I used to not eat anything for days, then "break" and eat everything in sight. I don't want to use it as an excuse, but my self-image really messed up how/what I eat and how much. I thought that my obsession with weight loss as a kid would have kept me from gaining all this weight (I am now at 270, 283 was my highest), not that I think it was a healthy way of thinking at all, but after all these years of constant weight gain I look back and wonder how I ever got to this point. I am so unhappy with my weight and I want to change, but I fail over and over again. I was doing good for a while but it's slowly going down the drain. So here are some things I want to ask you guys who are going through/have gone through major weight transformations: How did you keep the motivation? I look in the mirror/at the scale and know I want better for myself but I can't keep the motivation to attain it. How did you work on your relationship with food (if you had a bad one)? Where did you get accountability from? I don't have anyone in my life to keep me accountable. Any recommendations? [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 25 November 2020? Start here! Posted: 25 Nov 2020 02:25 AM PST Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweightOur bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You StartThe very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. TrackingHere is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your DeficitHow do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. ExerciseIs NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, RunIt can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. AcceptanceYou will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resourcesNow you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
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| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 05:25 PM PST I am currently in therapy and on medications for anxiety and depression, but my therapist does not have much experience working with food related issues so she is encouraging me (and helping me to) to seek help elsewhere. The problem is that I'm not sure where to turn. I saw a dietician for a while, but her solution was to promote intuitive eating, which meant that she was encouraging me to drive to CVS every night to pick up chocolate, because that's what I was craving. While I know this approach might be successful for some, I feel like my cravings and my binge eating are out of control, and the last thing I need to do is give myself what I'm craving. (In the same way that you wouldn't give a 5 year old unlimited ice cream). I am also not interested in HAES. I also met with therapist who focused on eating disorders, but her approach was to help me accept and love myself rather than helping me change habits. I recognize this is important, but that's not what I'm looking for right now. Maybe in the future. I think I am really looking for a coach to check in with me weekly, kind of like a therapist, but who just focuses on my relationship with food. I want help understanding why I eat the way I do, I want accountability and someone to call me on my bullshit, and I want strategies to eat things that are going to make my body feel good. Yes, I'd also like weight loss. I just feel like I am in a whirlwind of self destruction and I need a serious food intervention. Does anyone have any ideas? [link] [comments] |
| 40 year old men and older. How did you start, what did you do, any advice. Posted: 25 Nov 2020 03:08 AM PST My metabolism has always been slow in my opinion, but now it's comically slow. I've developed a drinking habit, I have no self control when it comes to fast food impulse. I went from 230lb dad bod to 273 this morning and I feel myself spiraling. I look online for tips and motivation and all I see are mid 20s guys getting jacked and pushing supplements and p90x type workouts. I tried that last year and hurt my back pretty significantly. I had to go to the chiropractor for 8 weeks. I have a semi active job and walk 5k steps a day, maybe more. But I just feel off. I'm really struggling [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2020 12:16 AM PST During the last month I've made some major changes in my life, and I've also been starting to shed some weight that I slowly accumulated after college. For like 2 years I was pretty stagnant at about 145 pounds. For reference, I'm 25, and I am 5'8". Today I weighed in at 137.6. It's a small win for sure, but it feels great. There are still some places I would like to tone up/lose a little fat, and I'm hopeful I will be able to do it. I realize that every body is different (especially when it comes to weight loss), but I'm curious if there is anyone out there with a similar body composition as me. Where did you physically see weight loss progress first? Was there a point where your weight loss plateaued definitively? [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone found success losing weight with therapy? Other non-diet alternatives? Posted: 24 Nov 2020 08:08 PM PST I've (f36) been on and off diets for more than 20 years. I've had the best success with ww, and I know how to lose weight. Like my brain and logic know how to do it. But I always stumble emotionally, and then I can't get back. I think my problem is my emotional relationship with food. I know how important mental health is, but besides a stressful time in college, I've never talked to anyone professionally. I recently asked my doc, and he said he didn't think therapy would help, and he said he might prescribe a mild anti-depressant. I'm just curious if anyone had any thoughts or experience on this topic. Also, while I'm all in on science, I'm also interested in other non-tradional methods that may have worked. (My theory is that just because science hasn't proven something yet, doesn't mean it can't or eventually won't.) I looked into acupuncture, for example, but I'm not convinced. I have more than 200 lbs to lose, and I'm desperate. [link] [comments] |
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| 1,000 calories p/day not enough? Posted: 24 Nov 2020 11:04 PM PST TW: Calorie counting, weight? It might seem like a stupid question. I have never really tracked my weight since High School (about 5 years ago), and never really gave a heck about it, I was about 50 KGS. I'm now a 23F, 163 cm and around 59.00 KGS. About two years into my relationship I realised I got really comfortable with myself and maybe also because of the lockdown have just felt kinda bleh. So i started doing work outs from home. I bought a scale, out of curiosity and I weighed about 63 KGS. So I'm aware that I've gained quite a bit of weight but I still "appear healthy", I just don't feel healthy. I'm not really a person into temporary diets or restrictions, I just kind of eat what I want in moderation, but I downloaded a calorie app just to track my usual patterns and encourage me to make healthier choices (note: I haven't yet really changed anything about my diet). I've realised that I generally average 900 - 1000 calories a day. I haven't changed any of my foods that I eat for lunch or dinner (I never eat breakfast) and I honestly feel fine, but is this a bad thing? I came across several articles about Adele's weight loss trick of sticking to 1,000 calories per day and the backlash over it, and it never occurred to me that it was unhealthy. What problems will I run into if I keep eating as usual? I always feel full enough and I didn't realise it was a problem... Should I really be increasing it if I feel fine? I've lost about 2 KGS so far but that's only because I've started exercising, which I've literally never bothered with before. [link] [comments] |
| 51lb down and no one has noticed!? Posted: 24 Nov 2020 04:26 AM PST Hey guys! This is half a rant and half an "anyone else relate?". I've lost 51lb since July 1 [29F 5'8 SW265 CW214 GW165]. I've worked so hard exercising 5x a week and cooking healthier. I've never felt better and love how my body has changed. I've gone from a UK 20-22 to a UK 14-16. The problem is literally NO ONE I know has noticed my weight loss. I'm not looking for heaps of attention and congratulations but damn I thought one person would notice? (Backstory: I do live in another country to my family and have a group of 8ish people I see every now and again here, COVID restrictions allowing) Im a bit uncomfortable talking about weight loss with people I'm close to due to having a diet obsessed mother growing up. A few days ago I felt frustrated after hitting my 50lb milestone and bit the bullet and I asked my boyfriend (who has lost some weight too since we started eating healthy) how much weight he thinks I'd lost and he said "maybe 5 or 10lb?". When I told him it was 50 he couldn't believe it and said that was amazing and congratulated me. But I guess I'm just a little hurt that at no point did he notice how much looser my clothes were or how my body shape has changed. I hoped it was a case of people just feeling a bit awkward bringing up/complimenting someone else's weight but maybe it really doesn't show that much on me? I'm still in the lower end of an "obese" BMI after all. Has this happened to anyone else? I know i should just put it down to not seeing many people and those people maybe not wanting to bring such an awkward topic up but I just wanted to get it off my chest to some strangers. Thanks for listening! [link] [comments] |
| I had to quit my job and move home to do it, but I’m down 50 pounds in 6 months. Posted: 24 Nov 2020 09:20 AM PST I[33M, 5'5"]'ve always been obese as long as I can remember. By the end of high school I was in the mid to high 300s. At age 20 I took a job two states away from home. Living on my own and being socially awkward, I never did form a support network. I ate to numb stress, and I was completely sedentary. I never kept track of my weight in numbers. By a a few years ago, it was interfering in my already very sedentary job. I couldn't walk further than a hallway without getting winded. I found a wonderful therapist who specialized in eating disorders, but even though I got some insight into my situation, I couldn't make a dent in my habits. Earlier this year, after 12 years at the job, I made the difficult decision to quit and move home. It sucked because I was really good at the job and really enjoyed it and I really miss it and they really miss me, but they understood. I had one last doctor appointment in my work city in March. I weighed 438 pounds. I moved home on June 1. I've been living unemployed with my parents, but trying to eat less/better and move more. I've started walking. It's been really pretty modest, and I still have a lot of room to change habits. But just this little bit of mindfulness has been paying off. I fit into my clothes better. I can bend over some. I can go to the grocery store and, while it's still a bit of a workout, I can get through the whole store without getting winded. I'm writing this in the parking lot of my doctor's office, where I just weighed in at 388. I've done all this so far on my own, with help from my parents. I've known what I needed to do all along, but stuff was holding me back from doing it. I'm now going to start seeing the weight management program at the health system in hopes of kicking it into another gear. [link] [comments] |
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