Weight loss: [Progress] 265lb to 200lb this year, finally out of 'obese' range! |
- [Progress] 265lb to 200lb this year, finally out of 'obese' range!
- It just dawned on me that nobody I know has actually seen me in person in eight months, and I'm now maybe TOO excited about how they're going to react when they finally do
- Please, buy clothes that fit you where you are, not where you were or want to be!
- Now that I’m 15lbs down there’s so many things I hate about the “fat version” of myself that I’ve lived with for almost 30 years, besides the food addiction!
- Unsupportive family and sister with eating disorder
- I lost 20 pounds by changing and adjusting some habits
- Today is the day I leave yesterday behind
- Day 1 again
- Same weight, different measurements.
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 13th, 2020
- (Rant) Feel like I’m the laziest person alive..
- Love Letter to r/loseit
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12
- Success Story - One year into new lifestyle - 86 lbs down! pics included :)
- 348lbs and miserable
- First time posting, any advice on how to prepare my body for pregnancy?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 13 November 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Dieting EP 2: I am DONE with the SELF-LOATHING
- 15lbs down and back in the 160s... barely!
- Recently started strength training and weight loss has slowed - should I be decreasing calories? Increasing training?
- Time for body and energy levels to recover following prolonged obesity?
- i have Autism and i am obese. i'm starting phentermine (duromine) next week, if that fails i am getting bariatric surgery
| [Progress] 265lb to 200lb this year, finally out of 'obese' range! Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:37 AM PST I am 34years old, 6'1" and now down to floating in and out of 200lbs range. Progress Picture https://i.ibb.co/bJ6W9pw/PSX-20201112-132248.jpg This is the first time in over 15 years i have been this light. At my heaviest i was 360lbs. I got into biking at the start of the year and that has helped me a great deal. Sticking to the Keto diet and now I am getting into running. It has not been easy, covid hit me at the start of the year and i gained back 10 pounds. I still struggle with depression but exercising has helped a ton with that. Just recently rescued a dog and planned to start walking and running with them. Edit: Me in 2011 https://i.ibb.co/J5m4ZP7/P1010466.jpg [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:35 AM PST At my heaviest I was just over 280 pounds, and looked it. I settled down around 265 after ceasing to have such a sendentary lifestyle in 2016, but I've still spent the majority of the past four years as a plump, tired, red-faced, sweating mess. In January I finally got sober after a decade of addiction, and in July I finally got serious about trying to start pushing back. I should be rounding 40 pounds down sometime around Monday, if my current rate holds, and to me at least the difference is already extremely noticeable (at least on days when I'm not feeling discouraged). While I haven't been able to exercise as much as I would like since I started this process, with no safe access to a gym, my home weight-lifting and bodyweight exercises seem to have also had a very modest impact. I don't get winded by everything anymore, I have far greater stamina, and I actually enjoy moving around and doing things with my body again! Some days I just look at myself in the mirror and can't believe what I'm seeing. And almost nobody knows. My partner does, but she lives abroad at the moment and hasn't been here to see it in person. My family does, but only by description rather than photos or video. I do have regular video conferences with my work colleagues and my classmates at school, but they're only seeing my face on a poorly-lit six-year-old webcam and I haven't said anything about what I'm doing. By the time we can resume in-person life (by next summer, here's hoping), even a slowing over-winter rate of weight loss will likely see me down almost 80 pounds, or even more. I can't even believe it myself, and have no idea what I'll look like -- and I can't wait to find out through others' eyes. Now, I know it's entirely possible that they won't notice, or won't say anything even if so; I'm not depending on any kind of reaction for validation, here, because that seems like it would be unhealthy. It's also true that other people never think about us as often or as intently as we do about ourselves -- for good or ill. There is still some pleasure in imagining the possibility, though! Anyone else here been doing this "secretly" during the pandemic, or perhaps at some other point in the past? How did it go when people found out, if so? [link] [comments] |
| Please, buy clothes that fit you where you are, not where you were or want to be! Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:37 PM PST Just a PSA from someone who finally bit the bullet and bought a few shirts one size up, and a size I hadnt worn in a decade, and wow, what a difference. I feel so much more comfortable, confident and myself. My stomach had been ever so slightly hanging out on a few of my t-shirts, which led me to sucking in more, and standing a certain way, and just generally being uncomfortable. Im the heaviest I've been since highschool after losing nearly 100 lbs and gaining it back over 3 or 4 years, and I've been in a sort of denial about buying a shirt that size again. When I finally accepted that I had gained weight, and that its okay, and I deserve to be comfortable where I am and that its just a size on T shirt, has been such a relief. I am still working at it, and have set some manageable goals. But being comfortable where youre at is a much better way to live! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:47 PM PST I don't know if it's being in lockdown and having a lot more time to reflect but over the last 2 months of doing this I've noticed soo many things I despise about the indulgent, no self-control, "fat version" of myself prior to starting this journey besides eating. First of all, I had a fuck it attitude about absolutely everything, almost in a self-pitying way. I would procrastinate in all areas of my life - things like simple errands or tidying my room or house for example. I don't know if it's the burst in energy from eating healthier, clean foods, but I genuinely just enjoy constantly having my shit together. For example, I bought a piece of furniture a week ago for my room, the old me would've procrastinated for weeks eventually hiring someone to assemble it out of pure laziness, but tonight I just decided to get on with it and successfully put it together. I feel like I have more time to do stuff (besides lockdown, take for example my weekends in comparison). I don't know if it was from the crappy food but for some reason before I just would come home and go to bed after dinner and the day would escape me in a haze of lethargy. I care about how I look more not just accepting what I look like but also wanting to try different products and styles more, among other examples. I know people say losing weight doesn't automatically bring happiness but I have to say I enjoy this version of myself much more. Does anyone else feel this way? [link] [comments] |
| Unsupportive family and sister with eating disorder Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:45 PM PST I guess I've always been "the fat one" in my family, but lately I decided I'd like to be fit. I started running for about 5 minutes a day and have slowly built up to half an hour a day. I have also only been eating when hungry rather than helping myself to seconds. I started doing it in secret, I guess I felt self-conscious, having been known as the unfit, fatter one in the family. My mother and one of my sisters have also been bigger than others in the family and now I'm starting to see results they are making me feel awful. My sister is clearly bulimic, and my mother is in denial of it, so they are both sort of focusing in on me as the issue. They emotionally manipulate me to get me to eat multiple helpings and act like I'm starving myself if I don't. My sister constantly looks me up and down and tracks my activity. I can tell she emotionally spirals if I don't eat more than her or if I exercise. When I didn't want to have some food at an extended family gathering because I had eaten before, my Mum acted like I was lying in front of everyone. I even told my Mum about suspecting my sister is bulimic, but when she found vomit on the toilet she asked if it was me. They are acting like I am sick when I was so sensible and slow about my weight loss. I've been so proud at having achieved something I never thought I could, but now I have these complex feelings of having to undo all my work to please my mum and sister and it's making me feel depressed, think about food in an unhealthy way and alone because no one else is proud of me, there's just all this negativity. Does anyone have any advice? [link] [comments] |
| I lost 20 pounds by changing and adjusting some habits Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:18 PM PST I am a 6 ft male that was 223 pounds over 2 months ago and i just wanted to lose weight. I started drinking more water than usual, no more sodas for the moment. I, also, am very careful with what I eat at night, I try not to eat bread or other carbohydrates after 6:00pm and it can be something very hard to do. I used to do weightlifting when younger and i used to drink those protein shakes, so I take a scoop or two at night if i'm still hungry. Using this method combined with a bit of exercise, in my case a bit of slow running, I was able to drop down to around 205 pounds and feel much better. Hope you guys have success losing weight and I hope this can be helpful. [link] [comments] |
| Today is the day I leave yesterday behind Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:55 PM PST 344.8lbs/156.4kg. That's my starting weight. Frankly, it's a lot for someone my size and age and it's going to take a long time to get to where I want to be, but I'm gonna do it. The first step to achieving a goal is to decide it to be possible. I decided today will be the day I start leaving behind what was and start building up consistency for today and my future self. Depression is what got me here and dwelling on the past won't get me out. I will leave yesterday behind. It won't be an easy task and I'm certainly going to fail over and over again but instead of beating myself up over it, I'm going to learn and grow from my experiences. I'm going to take this journey one step at a time and give myself time and opportunity for reflection and growth. To everyone out there fighting the same battle: You got this, I believe in you. You are capable of achieving your goal and are more than worthy of love regardless of how much work you have ahead of you. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:02 PM PST 23F SW: 346lbs CW: 307lbs GW: 180lbs I've been steadily losing weight all of this year, but I actually started counting my calories in August and lost about 20 lbs in September. I had a depressive episode last month and binge ate a lot, but thankfully I didn't lose any of my progress, I just didn't lose any weight. I'm ready to get back at it. I still have a lot of weight to lose and I don't want to feel bad about myself anymore. I'm going to start meal prepping again and actually cooking on my days off. I need to hold myself accountable for my actions instead of just feeling bad about it and moving on. My first goal is 250lbs, but I don't plan on stopping there. So here it is. My official Day 1 post. [link] [comments] |
| Same weight, different measurements. Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:52 PM PST I found an old notebook from my weight loss journey a couple of years ago (I've gained it back, so I recently started again). I wrote down my measurements when I was at 160. I'm now about 160, so I decided to take my measurements to compare. My waist and hip measurements were each 1" smaller today than a couple years ago at the same weight. This is obviously a win, but I'm trying to really understand this so I can keep doing it. The only difference between this time and last time is that I have concentrated on building muscle this time - lifting weights, doing body weight exercises, etc. So am I correct in thinking that the weight training is causing me to be/look smaller at the same weight? If that's true, then that's some great motivation for me to keep up the weight training. 👍🏼 [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 13th, 2020 Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:09 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] |
| (Rant) Feel like I’m the laziest person alive.. Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:03 PM PST A little warning, this is just a wall of my negative thoughts, but I just wanted to get them out there to someone who may understand or may have been where I am at one point. I'm a 23 year old woman, been well over my goal weight for at least 5 years and want nothing else but to find the willpower to actually be consistent and lose the weight. Instead, I waste away my days on tiktok, or YouTube or whatever it is. Because of the pandemic I've become unemployed and probably gained another 20 pounds or so. I'm averaging less than 2,000 steps per day. I truly feel like I'm the laziest person alive. I literally have no job but it somehow seems as if I don't have enough time in the day to do what I need to get done. House chores, cooking, actually going out and walking. Time keeps getting away from me. I recently bought a half gallon water bottle to start drinking more, I'm wearing my Apple Watch again to start tracking my steps and started calorie counting again. However, I only once finished the bottle. I never get my butt out the door to go for a simple walk. I'm not consistently within my calorie intake. I lay on the couch and stare at my phone for hours. Or even more sad, I scour YouTube, Reddit and tiktok for weight loss stories, hearing the same advice over and over but never heeding it. I know logically I'm far from the only one who feels like this. But to me, it seems I'm the only one who can't take control of their life. And out of all my issues: not knowing when I'm going to start a family, not knowing what my career life will look like, family and friend drama etc etc, I feel like if I could just take control of this ONE THING, my health, I will feel like I've truly accomplished something. But here I am, wasting away on Reddit, always choosing the path of least resistance. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:34 PM PST Hello r/loseit (buckle up its going to be long one) I have been lurking here every day for over a year now and I cannot thank you all enough for being a constant source of inspiration and motivation to me through out my weight loss journey! I wanted to write a love letter to CICO and all of you wonderful inspirational people and describe my personal journey and relationship with the world and weight. To hopefully understand my weight loss journey first come along with me on my much less fun and exciting weight gain adventure. I have never been a small person and no one in my immediate family is in the healthy weight range for their BMI. As a kid/teen I leaned into my size and played football (and was small for my position ironically enough) and ended up loving power lifting and how strong I was. I then graduated from my small town high school and went to a massive state university four times the size of my entire town (Bear Down) and this is really where my health went down hill. I ended up sacrificing my physical health and arguably more importantly my mental health to obtain my goal of graduating in 4 years with a biochemistry degree. Looking back by sophomore year I should have definitely slowed down or changed paths because at this point I was absolutely miserable. I already gained at least 40 pounds maxing out at about 260 and my mental health was in the dumpster where it will stay for the next 3 years. I had a slight wake up at this point and attempted to at least get my physical health under control if not my mental health. That August and September I took on a heavier class load but was finally finding success in school which coincided with 20 pounds of weight loss and some confidence. I then had a tragedy with a friend of the family and at the funeral I remember making the decision to wallow in grief and threw out my weight loss goals and MFP streak. I scraped through my classes with C's and sometimes a D or two and my motivation was always to only get it done so I can get it over with and move on with my life. I immediately regained at least the 20 pounds I lost and was miserable. The next year was marked with me just working on classes and scraping by with depression. I made some amazing friends which got me through but I had 0 self respect and a lot of self hatred. My motto during this time was Previous u/marauder_62 didn't do anything for current me why should I do anything for future me? It took me working a part time job in emergency roadside assistance (think AAA) on the weekends and taking 20 credit hours for me to realize this was not the business. I realized life isn't about being miserable for a goal but so much more and I wanted to find that more and decided to go to therapy. This I think was the silver bullet to weight loss and it helped set myself up for success and self care. We are finally making it to the actual weight loss (yay)! I started trying to lose weight that July and got an LA fitness membership where the trainer told me I had 33% body fat which I now know is a little bit of bro science but man it scared me but apparently not enough. I again took a break from weight loss to finish up my senior capstone and finally graduate with two degrees and 0 passion. I was in Denver for Oktoberfest and I got a call from the LA Fitness trainer asking me where I have been and hoping that I was still on my health journey which at the time with an IPA in my hand I was not. This is where the fun practical details finally come in of how I have lost the weight. I have since lost 60 pounds in a bit more than a year (MFP streak of 370 days) and have not sacrificed anything in my diet. I naturally eat less fast food since I realized I'm not a literal food dumpster and honestly it is not worth the calories but I still eat In N Out and definitely chow down on some pizza but everything is tracked. My calories in during this time have fluctuated and I am currently eating about 2k calories a day but have been mostly maintaining at 200 pounds still losing but just slowly. I have gone from losing consistently losing 2 pounds a week with calories about 1500-1800 a day but my relationship to food has turned more towards fueling my athletic goals very recently. My exercise has been varied from just normal weight lifting to rock climbing and then with COVID varied body weight workouts in the living room and what I am currently have been doing is just running from garmin's C25k to now running a 10Km personal "race" next Monday. I have gone from not being able to walk up stairs to climbing the tallest mountain in Arizona and I am planning on thru hiking 800 miles this spring from Mexico to Utah on the Arizona Trail combining my deep love of nature with with my rediscovered love of fitness. My priorities have changed so much in the past few years and I have realized that my "professional" goals do not matter to me at the moment and I am still deciding on how to use my degrees but the pressure is completely off. I am dedicated to my goal of losing another 25 pounds to finally drop down to BMI of 25 but for now my athletic goals are taking precedent. The weight will come off eventually there is no time pressure and the most important thing to me now is enjoying the ride because this is my life now and I deserve to enjoy it. I hope that maybe some of you have seen yourself in my story as I have seen myself in an innumerable amount of stories you have shared and inspired me when I really wanted to just blow the lid off of my calories at Taco Bell. Keep on losing you losers and don't forget to love yourself no matter who or where you are. Sincerely yours, [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12 Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:57 PM PST Hello losers, Happy Thursday y'all. This week is a hell of a thing. Stay within calorie range (maintain): Made some bad choices at lunch today. Fucked my OMAD. But I'm still here striving kids. Keep on keeping on. Exercise 5 days a week: Ungh should've gotten moving but didn't. 8/12 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: 12535/50000 words. It's becoming my routine to really hit it after this post. I need to combine some word docs to get an updated word count too, will report back tomorrow. 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 small joys. Baby prairie dogs. Silly animal memes. The thought that even though it will be tough to connect to loved ones this holiday season, not traveling may simplify part of the holiday drudgery. Your turn kids! I'm off to put on some word count. Gotta get to getting! [link] [comments] |
| Success Story - One year into new lifestyle - 86 lbs down! pics included :) Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:57 PM PST I've been debating on whether or not to share this all day but since I am so proud of my accomplishment, I've decided to put my pride aside and share this milestone with all of you! Having kids wreaked havoc on my body. I've never really had weight issues until I had kids. I immersed myself in my new mommy role and didn't take the time to take care of myself and quite honestly, I was too busy to care about the way I looked. It's when I returned to work four years later that I started to feel it weighing me down (haha, see what I did there 😆). Having free access to the gym at work, I decided to start working out. I went to the gym 5 times a week for the most part (minimum 3 if I was too busy), either doing Zumba, yoga, or cardio & weight circuits. I also remained active with the kids. This went on for almost 2 years but I seemed to only maintain my weight, I wasn't losing any, if anything, I slowly gained. In an attempt to start losing weight, in the summer of 2019 I added more physical activity, I started walking an hour a day minimum and coached baseball all summer. Unfortunately, that was super hard on my feet on top of what I was already doing in terms of workout, plus my job had me on my feet and running around all day so I ended up with severe plantar fasciitis, also as a result of me ignoring the pain in my feet for too long - I'm hard headed and really wanted to lose weight. 😕 I stopped going to the gym as per doctor instructions in Sept 2019 and suddenly I found myself gaining more weight. I gained 20 lbs in 2 months. I was mortified. All that work, still for nothing. I had to do something different. I saw the doctor in late Oct for blood tests and whatnot to ensure all health wise checked out and that this was not a hormonal issue. Everything was fine. Then, I went to a nutritionist but she didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, other than I wasn't eating enough protein. Did you know you are suppose to eat 0.5g of protein per pound you weight? That seemed like a lot to me. Anyway ... I did research and decided I would do a low carb, high protein diet, moderate healthy fat and most importantly, eat clean whole foods. No more processed foods and no more refined sugar! Deviating from this would only happen if going to the restaurant. My lifestyle evolved as I went along my journey in a very natural way so it was quite easy. The only hard thing was beginning the journey, making that first step towards change. I'm a taurus after all, a creature of habit; I hate drastic changes but this one was well worth it! I started intermittent fasting when COVID hit back in March and have been doing it since. I've done keto for a while too but for the most part I aim for a low carb diet and then carb cycle every 6 weeks or so. I honestly don't see me ever going back to how I used to eat. It's crazy how much good food you can eat with no repercussions if you avoid processed carbs hehe... I am a foodie afterall so this makes me happy! Ok, for the hard part ... (sucking in my pride here) ... I started this new lifestyle on Nov 12, 2019, exactly one year ago today! My start weight was 231lbs (20lbs heavier than the Aug 2019 pic posted 😳). As of today, I weigh in at 145lbs! 86 lbs lost so far and only 6 more to go to my final goal .. I essentially just want to see those 130s again. I'll let my body settle where it wants to after that. Hoping to hit my goal by latest mid December, just on time for Christmas! Anyway, that's my journey in a nut shell. The pictures speak for themselves. I feel awesome and have regained so much energy I didn't even realize I had lost. I feel like my old self again ... just on time for my 40s! If you made it this far, thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:56 PM PST I am now the heaviest I've ever been. I knew it. I didn't want to weigh myself. Lately my back hurts when I stand for more than 3 minutes. Literally walking around the store is difficult now. At around 325/330 lbs I was going for 1.5 long walks around my neighborhood and now I can't stand in my kitchen without being in pain. Crying over my weight seems so stupid, but here I am, crying. I don't know why I'm posting, except that I'm sad. I'm tired of feeling ugly (although I know I'm really not) and unworthy because of my body. I'm 27. I should be going out and living and instead I hide. I feel like I've betrayed myself and lost so many years of comfort and happiness. My body has stopped me from pursuing relationships, adventures, dreams...I'm so tired of it all. [link] [comments] |
| First time posting, any advice on how to prepare my body for pregnancy? Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:04 PM PST I am a 32yoF, 169lbs with a goal weight of 120lbs. I'm trying to walk more and at least get 10k steps in a day and I have a stationary bike that I use 3-4x a week for about 20mins. After a long time lurker of this subreddit, the common answer to losing weight is watching what you eat, calories, etc. Redditors who've struggled with their weight, how did you prepare your body for pregnancy? My SO and I are considering trying to have kids and I know I'm not at my goal weight but would really like to make some progress before actually getting pregnant. Any good habits to get hooked on? Also, calorie counting is so tedious since I feel like I have to weigh everything I eat, any tips to over come that? I feel like I'm more likely to be lazy and eat whatever when I think about how much time I have to weigh everything I cook and eat. Also, how do you not get down on yourself? I feel like lately seeing myself in recent pictures have been hard and I've been feeling really ugly. I want to be healthy and happy with my body before we have kids and also be able to sustain that lifestyle even after having kids. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 13 November 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 13 Nov 2020 12:09 AM PST The habit of persistence is the habit of victory!Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?)
Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness! Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit! On reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily post the most read, most used, most interesting post on /r/loseit by reading, commenting, and participating often! [link] [comments] |
| Dieting EP 2: I am DONE with the SELF-LOATHING Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:25 PM PST Over the last year, I have regained 30lbs + 10lbs extra. The worse things about this is: - my thighs rub again - my jeans are getting tighter to wear and slip off easier - there's no way to hide my stomach - the weight is noticable and affecting my current relationship - i feel and i look like shit - i constantly binge eat and feel like shit I'm hoping to write this as a way of boosting my own morale. I am done with being sad. I am angry that I have to prove myself that I am more than a depressed, unmotivated and incompetent person. Self-neglect is kicking my arse and I am done with making people think I have no hope. [link] [comments] |
| 15lbs down and back in the 160s... barely! Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:34 AM PST I'm (28f) 5'7 and my highest weight was 185 lbs. A couple years ago I finally had enough and started my first weight loss journey and got down to 148 in about 5 months. I was a bit too harsh on myself then but managed to keep it off mostly for a year, then I started slacking and a combination of unhealthy job life style + 2020 had me all the way back to 185. I started a new job about 3 months ago that involves a LOT of walking, anywhere from 10-15,000 steps a day if not more. Being in a much better mental place as well this really demotivated me to get back into a healthier lifestyle, and this time I am calorie counting and doing regular light exercises. I haven't been as extreme as I was before and I feel a lot more happy and in control this time around. The scale read 169.8 today and I'm super ecstatic to be back in the 160s( if only just barely! Haha) If you're reading this and also on your first weight loss journey or redoing it like me, good luck! I know you can do it! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Nov 2020 01:11 AM PST Hello! 5'4 and starting weight of 195. About four weeks ago, I started (hopefully for the last time) on my new healthier lifestyle. Normally, what I do is just calorie counting/restriction and occasional exercise here and there, but this time I decided to join a gym and I've been working through a strength training program 4x a week with a trainer. Normally when I decide to cut calories and track, I lose about 4-5 lbs in the first week (which I know is mainly water) and then about 2 lbs per week after that until I get bored and quit. This time, though, I'm losing like .5 lbs per week. I'm currently at 193 after 4 weeks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong - my trainer has told me to eat 1900 calories per day which is way higher than I normally eat when I'm trying to lose weight, so I've been keeping to 1400-1500 instead. I'm diligently weighing and tracking so I really don't think calories are the issue. I think one time I forgot to log a banana, but that's all. But I must not be doing it right because my weight loss is SO MUCH SLOWER than normal and it's so discouraging. Should I try to cut down to 1200 calories? Or should I be introducing more cardio maybe or lifting more? I hate strength training as it is, so doing it and not seeing results is making me want to stop :( Any advice would be greatly appreciated <3 [link] [comments] |
| Time for body and energy levels to recover following prolonged obesity? Posted: 12 Nov 2020 07:13 PM PST Just for background: 32yo/M/5'10". I started trying to lose weight in February of 2018. Starting weight was somewhere around 257-265lbs, pure fat, didn't exercise, ate like crap, first classified as obese at around age 14 or 15. Now I weigh 165 and exercise 5 days a week, mix of weight and cardio with emphasis on weights. I have been out of the overweight range for probably a year or more at this point. As of February this year, all my bloodwork was great (which was a relief since I had high cholesterol even as a kid) and I've not been diagnosed with diabetes or other health issues, beyond occasional elevated BP. Never drink, never smoke, cut out caffeinated diet soda earlier this year. Anyway, for my question, mostly for others who have reached a healthy weight after prolonged obesity: Oftentimes I see people who lose a lot of weight discuss newfound enthusiasm, increased daytime energy, lack of sleepiness, etc. However, I've yet to experience these benefits, with my baseline energy level no higher (or lower) than when I was obese. Sure, my stamina when exercising has improved because I'm not operating with a 100lb of fat stuck to me lol, but I still drag through the day at about 50% capacity and often have to nap in the afternoon. It isn't really a sleepy tiredness, just overall mental and physical lethargy that I once associated with being obese. Did others experience a delayed improvement effect of sorts, like your systems had to take some time to "catch up" to your new, healthier body composition before you actually felt better/healthier? Does anybody else have lingering lethargy, even a year or more after losing weight? I'm certainly glad I lost the weight, but I guess I'm just a bit puzzled by why I don't really feel physically better despite being objectively healthier. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:02 PM PST i'm 22 and my BMI is 44. i have severe mental and behavioural issues, i take antipsychotic medication, and as a result of taking this life saving medication, i binge eat a lot. my average meal at mcdonalds consists of 15 mcnuggets, and mega chesseburgers. i only eat mcdonalds and pizza, roughly 2 times a day. it has caused financial strain. i have no will or desire and energy to exercise, and i noticed that compare to when i was not on medication, it was much slower to lose weight. i have autism and it's hard to cut out my routines, extremely hard, my autism is low functioning. lots of people urge to stop medication but if i do that my life will be over before heart disease. last month i exercised so hard for a week that i had a blister and cyst that became wildy infectious and i needed to go to the hospital. i barely lost 2 pounds, compare to the 9 pounds i lost in a week when i was on no meds next week i am willing to try some exercise with the amphetamine my doctor will prescribe. [link] [comments] |
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