- If you are a going through a stressful few weeks, buy some frozen dinners to prevent yourself from going out and buying fast food. It saves money, but also saves the extra calories you may potentially get from ordering fast food.
- Weight loss so far! 13kg down and about 40kg more to go!
- I’m in the healthy BMI range for my height and gender for the first time in my entire life
- I lost 10 pounds!
- I walked 10 miles today for the first time in 4 years.
- 14kg (31lbs) lighter...COVID lockdown weight is well and truly gone!
- Day 1 - 363lbs. It’s time to lose some weight!
- Is it anyone else's business?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 12th, 2020
- Celebrated hitting my goal weight by getting a meal I used to love. Not worth it.
- To my extremely toxic mother,
- A Year after my weightloss- I've some bad news.
- 3 years ago I lost 40kg and today I re-start my journey having put most of that weight back on and it’s significantly harder to do now.
- anxiety/depression binge session, it’s like someone else takes over completely :/ I feel powerless
- Getting over the “clear your plate” mentality?
- lost 6 kgs, losing more~
- How do I lose weight without starving?
- My fitness journey
- A Nightshifter's Week 1!
- Long Term Success Chances?
- Day 1 and I mean it this time
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 11
- Plateauing early on (CICO, rigorous tracking)
- Cutting down weight at 15 year old male
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 06:15 AM PST You can meal prep, but this method was the path of least resistance for me. I learned this from one of my friends when I was going through a stressful time in undergrad. Now in grad school, the next two weeks are going to be hell for me. My exerise hit a stop and I did not want my progress to be for nothing these past couple of months. So, I'm employing a method I haven't used in a while. I'm using store bought frozen meals like hot pockets and chicken pot pies. I know their calories from the box and it will help me track how much calories I am eating. It is something I do for short term because for me, this is not healthy long term. Anyways, thought y'all could use this idea if you are under an extreme time crunch. [link] [comments] |
| Weight loss so far! 13kg down and about 40kg more to go! Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:48 AM PST I'm a 24 year old female. Height: 170cm (5'6") Start Weight: 135kg (297lbs) Current Weight: 118kg (260lbs) Goal Weight: 70kg (154lbs) I've been steadily gaining weight since I was 15. I think my heaviest has been 137kg (302lbs). I lost some weight in 2017/2018 and got down to 110kg (242lbs) but gained it all back during 2019. I was in a situation that was giving me anxiety to the point of vomiting on a pretty regular basis and although I know it wasn't healthy, seeing a few kgs drop in my weight was the kick I needed push myself to lose my weight in a healthy way. The situation that was giving me such mad anxiety came to a close and I've been on a steady decline since in a much healthier way. In terms of what I'm doing, I walk every day, count my calories, and have recently started doing some body weight exercises. It's such a small loss but this is the first time I've been able to see it and I wanted to share with some strangers! Edit: For the lovely person that privately messaged me about my math being wrong, thank you! I have lost a total of 17kg so far! [link] [comments] |
| I’m in the healthy BMI range for my height and gender for the first time in my entire life Posted: 11 Nov 2020 12:43 PM PST Title says it all. I'm immensely happy and proud of myself right now, to the point that I'm not even sure what I'm feeling. I've never been in a healthy weight range except for maybe when I was a toddler. I've grown up overweight, always have been... and for many years, thought I always would be. Two years in and I have lost over half of my body weight. (280 lbs - 134.6 lbs). All of this seems so surreal. I can't believe it. Most days I still don't see it. Today though, the scale proved my pesky mind wrong. I am a 5'2" female. My BMI started at 51 and it is now 24. Though I'm only at the brink of the healthy weight range, I'm still excited to finally be here. I've surpassed my original goal weight by 6 lbs. I plan to completely stop and only maintain at around 125 lbs, but if I stopped right now I'd be 100% content. Thank you kind souls for reading. I've deleted most social media through this pandemic and crazy election (American) and I don't have many friends to talk to about this. I'm glad I can get this out there somewhere. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 03:42 PM PST Okay so it's not the biggest accomplishment ever but I'm pretty proud of myself. I'm 5'10, 21F and this quarantine has caused my weight to increase from 212 to 230.2. I've lost weight in the past, but it's always been unintentional and this is the first time that I've actually tried to lose weight. My goal is to get down to 200 and hopefully be able to fit into my old favorite pair of shorts lol. I started actively trying to lose weight on September 10. I weighed myself this morning and I was exactly 220, so I'm 1/3 of the way towards my goal! I just wanted to post this as a message of encouragement if anyone is having a hard time with their journey. My progress has been pretty slow, but I bided my time and I'm finally starting to see results! Good luck to everyone out their who is at the beginning of their journey like me :) [link] [comments] |
| I walked 10 miles today for the first time in 4 years. Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:43 PM PST I've been walking everyday since June when I began my weight loss. So far I've lost 50 lbs in 5 months due to calorie restriction and daily exercise. At first I went 2 miles per day, then 3, and recently I will go at least 4 miles a day. I try to go longer when my legs/feet don't hurt or I feel energetic, which is a new feeling for me. The longest I've walked untill today was 8 miles, but today felt good so I suprised myself and went 10. So far my progress has mostly been visual fat loss and feeling healthier, but today I proved that I'm stronger too! I'm so proud of myself. I used to hate exercise because I was always tired. Losing weight has made me feel so much better, I have more energy, and I don't feel sad all the time anymore. Happy. I think I'm happy lately. Changing my eating and exercising habits has changed my life. I'm in this for at least 50 more lbs, wish me luck. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| 14kg (31lbs) lighter...COVID lockdown weight is well and truly gone! Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:23 AM PST I did it, I lost all of my weight gained during the COVID-19 lockdown and then I lost some more weight to meet my NY resolution! A few weeks ago I posted on here to say that I was making progress, but now it's done! At the beginning of the year I was hovering around 75kg (165lbs) and I wanted to drop to about 70kgs (154lbs). Progress was practically nonexistent as I didn't formulate a proper plan, and then in March we hit a hard lockdown due to the pandemic. My usual exercise routine was thrown off the tracks completely, but my diet remained static at best, and indulgent at worst. After a long day of work on the dining room table an easy way to keep a toddler entertained for a few hours is to bake a cake, right? And those cakes don't eat themselves... My weight rocketed up to 83.5kg (184lbs) within weeks, and I took notice. I stopped the more indulgent aspects of my diet to get to around 81.5kg (180lbs) in a couple of months, but it was clear that losing the lockdown weight and meeting my NY resolution would be a tough ask without a serious commitment. So I took-up CICO with the assistance of MyFitnessPal. I also made a serious commitment to sort out my exercise routine and to fit in some workouts whilst we were still working from home. Earlier this week the scales went below 70kg for the first time, and they've stayed down there since, so I'm confident this isn't just an overnight water-weight fluctuation. I'm currently eating to a strict 1500 calories/day diet, regardless of whether I exercise or not. I exercise now 6 days per week (2 days running, 2 days cycling, 2 days calisthenics) and keep one day to relax and recover. I haven't really had cheat days in my diet, I instead choose to have lighter breakfasts or lunch so that I have leftover calories to permit some treats every now and again, but maintaining that 1500 calories/day as best as I can. Now I'm going to work out what to do with a maintenance diet, and maybe even change my body composition somewhat. I'm really enjoying the calisthenics (I've got a chest & triceps workout planned for today using my gymnastics rings that I'm really looking forward to!) so I might even see if I can bulk up a bit with lean body mass. CICO works! Just be honest with yourself about what you're eating every day and track those calories. Don't rush it by taking a diet that's too extreme - it'll only end one way and it won't be pretty. Slow and steady wins the race. Good luck! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1 - 363lbs. It’s time to lose some weight! Posted: 11 Nov 2020 05:09 PM PST December 2018 I weighed 372 lbs. I was depressed and felt like life passed me by. I decided to lose weight and joined a gym. I worked so hard and worked my way down to 300lbs! Losing weight had helped me spurt so many good, healthy habits. I quit drinking, I quit smoking, and I wanted to start a new career path. I lucked out and got a liquor license and went into the alcohol business. I was so busy, but still tried to work out here and there. I didn't lose any weight, but I didn't gain any either. Covid hit and during the quarantine the gyms closed in my city. I was busy as heck during this time, and didn't really workout at all. I started drinking here and there, and with drinking comes the food, if you know what I mean. I ballooned up to 363lbs this year, 9lbs away from my starting position. I feel terrible and look terrible. I feel so out of breath all the time, and moving around is hard. I don't want to feel like this, and want a better image for myself. My confidence and self esteem has been low, and I want to change that. I'm going to fight, and make the commitment to myself because I know I can do it. I am going to lose the weight, and get slim and trim. I'm going to cut back on drinking, practice better nutrition, and start exercising again. I'm going to throw the barbell around a few times a week, and start walking at least 20 minutes a day, and clean my diet. It's time to get shredded!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 07:14 PM PST I was speaking to my friends tonight and the topic of my weight loss came up. One of my friends who has also lost weight asked me how many calories I had been eating, and I told them I've been eating 1500 calories with re feed days where I eat maintenance and cheat days thrown in there aswell. They then implied that I was starving myself and that I wasn't doing it right, which really pissed me off. I've lost 3 stone during my weight loss journey eating 1500 calories a day, and it has worked to a great effect. If its not broke why should I fix it? If it works for you then it works for you. Dont be like me and get worked up about other peoples opinions. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 12th, 2020 Posted: 11 Nov 2020 10:04 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] |
| Celebrated hitting my goal weight by getting a meal I used to love. Not worth it. Posted: 11 Nov 2020 10:42 PM PST So a while ago I finally hit my goal weight of 190 lbs after 5 years of losing weight. I've since made a new goal of hitting 180lbs, but I've been a bit more relaxed with that goal and I've been focusing more on strength training and enjoying a few holidays and birthdays since then. (Among my roommates of course) But I never really celebrated hitting 190lbs, so after getting a $25 off promotional credit on a food delivery app I decided to get one of my favorite meals from when I was younger and over 300lbs. My The BIGFOOT Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs from Black Bear Diner, which clocks in at 2580 calories all by itself. I then also added a Cubs' Chocolate Chip Pancakes for...maybe 600 calories? Hard to pin down. And a little bit of butter and syrup for roughly 200 calories. So we're clocking in at over 3000 calories which is double my usual 1600. Black Bear Diner was essentially one of the nicest restaurants in my small town, and they have massive plates so going there was always a treat. Now maybe it was because I wasn't eating it in the restaurant, or maybe it took too long to deliver, or it could be that it's a different restaurant/chef, or maybe it was just that my palate had changed but it was...not great. The steak was kinda soggy, pancakes were okay (hard to mess up chocolate chip pancakes), eggs were meh, the biscuits and gravy were...still delicious but too heavy. This meal that I used to annihilate, with room for a milkshake afterwards, completely floored me. I didn't finish it (ended up tossing a biscuit and half the steak in the trash) and it left me so bloated, lethargic, and uncomfortably full that I had to lay down for a few hours. Completely wrecked my day. Now I'm just feeling a lot of regret. I made a choice to delay my weight-loss and reward myself with a meal that I used to love...only to find out that I don't really love it anymore. (Also I could have used that $25 credit on something a little more bougie, or decadent, but I went for the massive portions of high-calorie food from my nostalgic, home-town restaurant chain. So I'm mad at myself for that.) Long-story short, maybe it's best to leave some things in the past. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:25 AM PST 18f, 142lb 5'3. For the last goddamn time, stop forcing me to gain weight again. I don't care if you think I look like a "bird." I don't care if you think I'm going to die because I'm "underweight." I'm actually almost at a normal bmi and I'm proud and happy for myself. I'm not going to let your closed-minded, toxic, shitty parenting stop me from my goal. My periods are finally normal, and I fit into normal sized clothing. My stomach is almost flat. You regained weight, I will not. No, you were not the reason I started losing weight. Stop making everything about yourself. You have no idea what a healthy weight is because half of your family is overweight. Your sister has diabetes and gastrointestinal issues, your mother died from breast cancer. I'm not going to be a statistic because you believe that "this isn't my shape" or "I wasn't made to be this small." You never congratulated me, called my beautiful, or complimented. All the crap that came out from you were insults, and physical and emotional abuse. But I will rise, and I'll rise against the hurt and pain. I may never know what motherly love is, but I'm glad I gained a new type of love-a love and appreciation for who I am. [link] [comments] |
| A Year after my weightloss- I've some bad news. Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:35 PM PST In the last 3 years I've made a few posts about my journey, losing 15 kg in just 3 months, in a healthy way- I promise! I'm a teen, 5'3 and female. At my lowest- around 62kg, I still thought I was big. Yes i knew i had lost a TON of weight and was extremly proud of myself, but that pride might have gotten to my head. I felt invincible, yet not satisfied, wanting to lose even more weight by running (HIIT) and keeping a healthy, yet flexible diet. Now, I have gained back all the weight- and more. Quarantine had me stuck at home with no motivation to exercise. I decided to have a 'break'. But may have taken it too far. Eating everything and anything I wanted in enormous portions, I also got back into drinking soda- too much of it. The majority of my days went by quickly as all I done was game with my friends, the time flying by and weight coming on without me even realising. And yes, of course I'm disappointed, New stretchmarks have appeared Im not and never have been insecure about stretchmarks, yet it's still a sign that im letting things get out of hand , but looking at it all now I think that I needed this. I needed this lesson, realising that unless I put in the work I won't get to keep my results. It's true when they say 'you dont know what you have until its gone'. At 62kg, I began to obsess on my weight, wanting to get even smaller than I already was. But now I would say that my goal weight would be 64-65kg, then I could begin focusing on building muscle, getting stronger and improving the shape of my body, not worrying about the number on the scale and the thought of NEEDING to be under 60kg. If I had that mindset a year ago, that I have now, I would be in a much different place with my body. But it's okay, I'm human, I'm young, I make mistakes. Yet that doesnt mean I can use that as an excuse. My weight has been something I've struggled with my whole life, and I will not let it control my life. 2 years ago I was insanely insecure, not wanting to even hug people because of my weight. While now, being a little bigger than before my weightloss I'm so much more confident. I learned to love myself and forgive myself, I've learned that people arent in my life because of how I look or how much I weigh, they're here because of who I am as a person. It might sound cliche, but it was something I needed to learn overtime. Even though I have set myself back a lot, it's time for me to continue my journey, with a new mindset and new plan, not relying purely on running, but also incorporating workouts, skipping, swimming and so on. It's going to be hard. And there will be days where I rather stay In bed, but I will push myself, discipline myself and work for the results I want. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:11 AM PST This time three years ago I was excited and happy because I was seeing results from the weight loss plan I had made for myself which spurred me on to continue to develop my new new. The new clothes because I couldn't fit in to my old ones; the extra energy; the extra happiness; the gym progress; enjoying cooking healthy dinners and being in the routine of a healthier lifestyle. Today I re-start the journey almost defeated. It's harder to re-start than it ever was to start knowing I had lost so much progress and I have to do it all again. The same enthusiasm and energy is not there either. There was an excitement at seeing results for the first time but this time it's almost depressing to see myself back where I once was. Just like last time I have to do it only it's significantly harder now. [link] [comments] |
| anxiety/depression binge session, it’s like someone else takes over completely :/ I feel powerless Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:16 PM PST Hey guys, I'm trying to acknowledge my actions and am hoping by sharing it with you lovely folks I will feel a little more encouraged to stop next time, like an accountability buddy or something? Advice/resources more than welcome! Honestly I just need to vent and get all my thoughts out in the open. I feel like no one else ik IRL comprehends my struggle. As much as I want to be self-reliant and disciplined in losing weight (and in general) I really struggle with it. It's like I want it so bad, I think about it everyday of my life for as long as I can remember. I binge watch the shit out of transformation vids/pics/accounts/stories; it's so inspiring to me. But, I get super frustrated because although I'm otherwise a really strong and determined person, when it comes to my relationship with food, I just can't stop the self-sabotage and vicious cycle of binge eating/emotional reliance on it and subsequent weight gain. I use food to (briefly) relieve my negative mental state because it's like I get this quick high as I'm eating and I stop feeling like trash for that moment, what's super dangerous is when I go into binge mode and it's like I'll eat even if I don't want to eat; I'm not even getting the brief high I usually get yet I'm still eating... I just lose total control. I've eaten myself sick countless times growing up, hid food, etc but have been better at controlling it the past couple years. I know I will be 100x healthier and happier in so many ways once I get my weight and relationship with food under control. I feel like I can't stop feeling shitty until I lose weight, but because I feel so shitty I can't find the self-motivation/discipline/love to make it happen. Back in 2013 I managed to get down to 150 lb but it steadily increased to my HW by the end of the 4yr (largely toxic) relationship I was in. I feel like I have the technical knowledge under my belt (micros/macros could use work), I just can't figure out how to get my drive/mojo back. Some quick background on me (5,2",F, HW:225lb+ (~2018), LW: 150lb. (2013) CW: ~185lb, GW:160, LTGW:130-140), I have PCOS, life-long weight(loss) issues, a plethora mental Heath diagnoses (ive been seeing professional help, med management regularly since the past year or so), bad metabolism, considerable weight fluctuation (15-20lb+), etc. Up until a few weeks ago I had for the past couple months been doing pretty well with consistent IF (16:8), not overeating, aiming towards more balanced macros/micros etc. I was at 188 at the most recent start and I got down to like 175 after a couple months. I know I can do it, but don't know how to get myself to. Thanks for reading, and it felt good to vent my frustrations even if you didn't lol. [link] [comments] |
| Getting over the “clear your plate” mentality? Posted: 11 Nov 2020 06:47 PM PST I grew up with parents that demanded I clear my plate before leaving the table. I know many people did. I realized this followed and developed into a bad habit- I would clear my plate even if I was over full. At restaurants as a kid I would get criticized for doing the same thing they demanded of me at home. Growing up all through high school and even when I was at home during college, my mom made my plate no matter what on nights she cooked. I didn't get much say in how my plate actually looked. This got reinforced in a bad way with my boyfriend's mom when we lived with her for a couple years. She viewed anything left on your plate as waste. Even the habit I had gotten in college of saving part of dinner for lunch the next day was decimated- she would either snag it off my plate or insist on giving it to the dog. This just made me feel like a kid being shamed for not clearing my plate all over again. Now I'm on my own. When we cook we typically plate things on the small side plates instead and find that that is plenty of food. I'm still working on convincing my boyfriend I don't need a massive sized steak, but it's gotten better. The problem is when we get any sort of take out. I work full time plus whatever overtime while he's unemployed/disabled and our dinner plans have been hit or miss. While we are getting better about meal prep, when we get take out I find myself reverting to clear my plate until I'm nauseous. We've come up with some tricks for me- separating things into appropriate portions before sitting down to eat for instance, but it's still a fight. I'd like to just break this mindset all together. Has anyone else had issues with the "clear your plate" mentality? Have you overcome it or do you just work around it? What do you do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 10:40 PM PST I'm a teen and 5'8. I was insecure of my body my whole life. I tried and tried over a span of 3 long years, but i was often unmotivated and gave up easily. After I gave up numerous times I used to binge out of guilt. I felt ashamed of myself. But I decided to change this way. I'm sick of being the way I am. I can't take it anymore. I'm fed up. So due to quarantine I found plenty of time to change myself. But still I didn't change my ways. I ate well and exercised for mostly a week and gave up and ate whatever I could find. I made up my mind again and this time I lost 6 kgs!! I'm really proud of myself. I remember day I checked my weight and seeing it go down, was another level of happiness. (~˘▾˘)~ I did 2 things-
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| How do I lose weight without starving? Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:16 PM PST No matter how small of a breakfast and dinner I eat, I always eat over 1250 a day. Have been for the past few weeks and have only lost a couple of pounds. Am I just supposed to eat nothing but dry chicken and water for the rest of my life? I feel like my only options are to do that or to starve myself and I don't see another way out of this. It's so hard eating healthy, I don't have the money to buy healthy foods every week and I don't have the time to make special healthy dinners every day. I feel stupid because I only have the ability to do the bare minimum so of course I'm not seeing any results, but it's so discouraging to eat a small amount of dinner and find out that my 2 tacos and half cup of rice was 800 calories. How in the world does that even happen? That doesn't even seem possible, yet I managed to do it. I'm frustrated and incapable. Sorry for the rant, I don't even know if this type of post is allowed but if it isn't please let me know and I'll delete it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:56 AM PST Hello, my name is Chris. This is the script for my first video and I would like to tell you my story. Back in April of 2019 I weighed 375lbs. In the year and a half since I have lost 140 lb. On average I am 235lb @ 6'2. From my visual inspection I would imagine I am just around 25% body fat. First I will start with what lead me to this point. I have always been a big guy. I was over 200lb in middle school. I played football and did power lifting in highschool. That was great for getting stronger, but there was no focus on nutrition. The key to being healthy is nutrition so you can manage your body fat percentage. As years went on I just kept gaining weight eating what I wanted. I ate fatty meats, deep fried food, and sugar filled drinks. Even with all the calories I ate I still felt hungry all the time. Even when I went to buffets and ate till I was sick. Even with that my reality did not hit me until I was in my late 20's. It was the first time I lost a substantial amount of weight. Almost 100lb. I went from just over 330lb to just under 240lb. I did that through cardio. I was cycling for 12 miles a day and surfing several days a week. That worked till I broke my collar bone cycling and was down for several months. I gained back a bunch of weight. When this happened it got me really depressed and I gained all the weight back and more. That lasted till my mid 30's. In my mid thirties I had watched the scale go up and up. I worked in a call center stagnant and with constant stress. Then I lived in a van with my s/o for over a year while I was trying to make a better life for my family. Eventually I found success. Not without time taking a toll on my body. I went for an easy hike and found myself having to take regular breaks. I felt so winded. It was the colmination of a series of health effects I was feeling ever day. I felt like I was being crushed under my own weight. I finally decided to try to loose the weight again. This time I leaned on youtube fitness. I did daily cardio and slowly worked in my diet. It took me 5 months to get over the fear of the weight room. no matter how silly that sounds since I power lifted in highschool. When I started lifting I learned so much about muscle groups workout programming. At this point I was still dealing with my biggest issue which was binge eating and it even continued with my diet. I did intermittent fasting and it did work and is a part of of my success. It was just wasn't a long term solution. The key I have found to both losing weight and keep it off is 2 things. First is getting more muscle so I can eat more calories. Second is finding Greg doucette and low calorie dense foods. It was the first time I actually felt full. The foods are 80% as good,but 100% sustainable. I did not follow the cookbook. I just gleaned a cooking style from his cooking videos. I learned to cook the things I love in a health way. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:50 AM PST Hi everyone! Welcome to my first UPDATE on my 'revamp' diet! Before I begin there's some things you should know about me... 1. I had gastric bypass surgery a few years ago. At my highest I weighed 330 pounds and at the lowest I weighed 190 pounds. For the past two years I have yo-yo'd between 190 and 200 pounds. 2. I work 12 hour nightshifts rotating nights each week. It's a moderately physically demanding job. Because of this my sleep schedule is non-consistent. Some Refreshers From Last Week My goals for week one were: 1. Taper off my addiction to pop. 2. Start exercising 3 days/nights a week. 3. Get 50+ grams of protein each day. So How Did It Go? My first goal was to taper off my addiction to pop. I have a weakness for Diet Dr. Pepper. Although I still had 6 pops this week, it's somewhat less than normal. I find it hard to consider that goal accomplished. I need to be more specific in goal setting with pop. 2. This week I had a 'dedicated' time to exercise twice. I utilized 2 youtube videos. One was yoga for weightloss, the other was an arm toning video. 3. I got 50+ grams of protein each day this week with my average being around 70 grams! Success! Alright! Enough "Weighting" (See what I did there) Last Wednesday I weighed in at 202.2 pounds. Today...drumroll please! I weighed 198.8 pounds making that a 3.4 pound weightloss! I found my biggest problem when starting was deciding what constituted my "day" as a nightshifter. For my first day I tried counting a "day" as when I woke up around 5:00 pm and going back to sleep around 8:30 am the next day. I found that hard to do because any apps to track food and exercise usually run midnight to midnight. So even though at midnight I'm working or thinking about supper (or on days off who knows what I'm doing)...I find that in the big picture calories even out. So I stayed with tracking midnight to midnight. This Week's Goals 1. I will allow myself only 4 pops this week. 2. I will exercise 3 times this week. 3. I will drink 8 glasses of water each day. So this sums up my first update! I will leave you with this piece of advice... Replace "I'm trying to" with "I am." Rather than saying "I'm trying to lose weight," say instead, "I am losing weight." Speak it into reality or you leave open the opportunity for failure. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:32 PM PST M/26/5'7"/290lbs. I have struggled with weight since I was around 18 years old. A couple of years ago, I went from 245 down to 187, doing CICO and CrossFit. Almost as soon as I hit my lowest weight, I started a stressful new job and gained it ALL back PLUS 45lbs. I just had my A1C checked, and I am at 6.3. For those not fluent in the language of diabetes, that means I'm on my absolute last chance to turn my shit around before I develop type 2 diabetes for sure. I have a family history of it as well. I have started working intensely with a therapist, as well as a personal trainer. I have previously been to several nutritionists, do a ton of research on nutrition, and I work for a dining program at a big 10 school. I have a RD in the office, she sits 10 feet from me. I also spend a lot of time watching My 600lb Life, I think it honestly might be a form of self-harm for me at this point. Something I keep seeing and hearing and reading is that long-term success for big weight loss is almost zero. I'm afraid if I lose weight again, I'll yo-yo back up above 300. I know the answer isn't "don't try to lose weight". I know that's the opposite of the answer, but I still can't help but feel terrified and defeated, before I've really even started. I don't know what answer I'm looking for, I suppose I'm just venting. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:10 AM PST I am a division 1 college track athlete yet I still struggle with my weight! Isnt that crazy? I used to be 110 pounds at 5"5 in high school. Obviously thats when I was running the best. Now I'm 143 pounds at 5"5 (19F). Although some of it is muscle, most of it is fat. I know that poor life decisions led me here: thinks back to pizza, fries, burgers, dessert It's now time to take control of my life. It won't be easy, and I'm accepting that there will be ups and downs. My biggest shock was when I saw the promo pictures of myself. My thighs and arms looked so big, and so did my face! Perhaps 110 is too thin. I would settle for around 125 pounds this time, especially with all of the muscle I've built. As a way to keep track, I'm going to update on my journey at the end of every month. So the next update is November 30th, and although I only have 19 days to do it- I think I can go back down to 140. The next goal after that is 136, 132, 128, and so on. If anyone is at my goal weight or has similar stats as me, please feel free to comment down below any tips. Even if you arent my stats/preferred goal weight- please comment down what helped you lose weight. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 11 Posted: 11 Nov 2020 05:41 PM PST Hello losers, Hump day! I've said no less than three times holy shit it's only Wednesday?! Stay within calorie range (maintain): Better today. Will end today with an actual deficit. Winning. I'm shoving a OMAD plus coffee routine into place & it can be a real tough one. It's either totally fine or holy fuck I'd like to binge. I hate that only sometimes wanting to binge is an improvement but improving is improving! Exercise 5 days a week: Brisk lunch walk plus swings and some make shift HIIT with youtube down. 8/11 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: 12135/50000 words. It's becoming my routine to really hit it after this post. Try a new recipe once a week: Fried parsnips & a mixed meat chili so far. 1/1 weeks. Express gratitude: Today I'm grateful for vitamins & supplements. I'm tentatively hopeful a new supplement might actually be helping my mood. Will report back in another week to really feel it out! Your turn kids! Hey y'all, any fun recipes you've tried lately? [link] [comments] |
| Plateauing early on (CICO, rigorous tracking) Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:52 AM PST As it says in the title, I've hit a snag early on. I began my journey in September and am on day 53 of tracking with Lose It and CICO. My daily calorie budget is 1440 kcal, which I rarely, if ever, actually reach. Most days I hit 1200. In the first weeks, things went quick. As it often goes with people hefting around way too much weight, the pounds peeled off at mind blowing speed. 10 pounds in almost no time, almost 20 pounds in 38 days. Then, two weeks ago, I got stuck and I haven't moved up or down a pound in that time. I know plateauing is a thing and that weight loss slows down somewhat after the initial change. But I was not expecting to hit this brick wall within 2 months or until much later down the road. I track almost religiously, have never once been over budget and have cut out most of the crap I would usually intake. The early plateau is really eating at my motivation. But I want to and need to get rid of another 80-something pounds so I soldier on. Does anyone have any experience with hitting a wall so early? Any way to nudge it in the right direction? Any guidance would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Cutting down weight at 15 year old male Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:18 AM PST Hey r/loseit, I'm 15 years old male 170lbs 5"11 and I've been working out (lifting) at a random but a kind of bulk-ish diet (gained a tiny bit) but I realized that I am actually quite a bit overweight when using weight calculations for teens (provided u/magneticsouth found here) I'm at around a 87 percentile scaled with weight and height and I do look pretty fat as in no abs skinny-fat kind of look. Thus, I realized I should cut so I've been eating at 2100 calories and before you berate me, I have got that number from here and here; where it aligns with a 2600 maintenance calories for a moderately active 15 year old - 500 kcal=2100kcal. What bf% do you guys think I should cut to around 15% with visible abs? I watch a lot of Greg Doucette and by his info I think I am around 25% bf if you guys want to see a pic of my current body I will provide one. So far I have been eating at 2100 and I am losing weight I just want to know where I should stop (body fat %) because I acknowledge that cutting to an extreme at this age can become dangerous (Eating disorders, Growth) thank you. [link] [comments] |
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