Weight loss: [Progress] Lost over 120lbs in 10 months and I am 10-20lbs from my goal weight! |
- [Progress] Lost over 120lbs in 10 months and I am 10-20lbs from my goal weight!
- Ran a mile for the first time...and got laughed at for being fat during it.
- NSV - I'm 20 years old. I've been obese my entire adult life. I haven't been a medium since my sophomore year of high school. Now I'm a medium!
- My childhood depression and lack of knowledge caused me to mindlessly eat all the way into my teens. Breaking the cycle was the hardest thing I’ve done, but I’ve done it.
- Food Scale Surprises
- Re-downloaded Lose It. I have been in a depressive episode for the last 3 months. 11/15/2020 starts day one!
- From 8th grade graduation to Junior year of college
- Just been told I (26F) am assumed positive for COVID-19, with a BMI of 40 - I am terrified for my life
- I’m done being a loser
- Finally convinced my husband to do weekly measurements with me, I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been. Here starts my journey.
- How do you explain not losing weight?
- The loyalty of this belly pooch. Goodness.
- NSV: Learning the caloric content of most foods I eat.
- Menstrual Cycle Weight Loss Pattern - Let's share data!
- M-24-6'1 First time really trying to lose weight. goal: -80lbs SV
- Insecure about being with my physically fit boyfriend when I am overweight. How do you guys do it?
- 210 lbs -> 164 lbs: 5 Month Progress (6’0” Male, 19 years old)
- Unsure which calories are right or wrong please help
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 15th, 2020
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 14
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 15 November 2020: Today, I conquered!
- Do you comment on someone’s weight loss if you don’t know how/why they lost it?
- Losing weight with mental health and neurological issues
| [Progress] Lost over 120lbs in 10 months and I am 10-20lbs from my goal weight! Posted: 14 Nov 2020 05:37 PM PST F/22/5'6" [275lbs > 154lbs = 121lbs] (10 Months) Last photo is in a different place/format from the rest and has a colour filter on it but my body looks the same irl (I do have stretch marks even though they're less visible on the last photo)I've still got another 10-20lbs to lose! Started doing weight watchers for the first few months and then did CICO without actually counting calories (I just ate quite little and worked out so I knew I was way under my maintenance calories) and been doing actual CICO the last month eating 1200 calories per day and logging them into mfp! I was very strict with my diet this summer and was low carb but now that I'm closer to my goal weight and at a healthy BMI (I know BMI isn't a great measure but hitting a healthy BMI was a goal of mine), I am still being strict with calories but allow myself cheat meals (takeaways), chocolates/cookies (usually sugar free as I try to keep my sugar intake low) and carbs like potatoes, carbs, bread/wraps...etc. The sweets and carbs are always within my calorie goal and the cheat meals are something that happens about once a fortnight and then I don't eat within my calorie goal. Worked out at the gym lifting weights and doing some light cardio 3 times/week. Recently with the gyms being closed in my country, I've been walking around 5km every day on average. It's not a lot but it rains here too often to walk a lot unfortunately. Progress photos [link] [comments] |
| Ran a mile for the first time...and got laughed at for being fat during it. Posted: 14 Nov 2020 09:04 PM PST I've never been skinny but not having access to a gym for all of quarantine + a break up and other life events led to a lot of weight gain over the past 8 months. I've decided to start running while I get my health back in order and went out today for the first time. I wore headphones but wasn't listening to anything, and I heard two girls laughing at me and one say "look at that fat girl!". I heard it very clearly and felt completely mortified, but there was nothing to do about it other than to just keep going. Before, I would've been likely to walk home and hide and binge eat out of shame/punishment/whatever else. But instead I kept running, made it home, and had a salad and a protein shake. So I did it, I ran a mile and it took me 14 minutes but I did it and I feel good about it. My feelings are hurt but fuck those girls and I hope I keep running past them every day so they can watch me work and improve while they enjoy their stagnant, petty lives [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 12:23 PM PST Hey y'all. Some stats first:
Okay, the actual post: I'm a 20-year-old guy. I've been overweight/obese my entire adult life and most of my teens. Was a large at 17 or 18, and an extra-large by my 19th birthday. Over the next year I really should've started wearing 2XL or 3XL, but I continued to wear too-small XLs because it was hard to find 2XL in my area. I think the last time I was a medium was my sophomore year or earlier. Well, I've been losing weight and losing inches. I noticed a couple weeks ago my large shirts were baggy. And then, my little brother gave me an old medium jacket, which fit like a charm. I figured it was a fluke, but whatever. Then, I noticed a store I like was having a sale. Bought a few shirts. I was really nervous, almost bought larges because the shirts at this company run slim and the button-ups aren't made of stretchy material. Then I figured whatever, I could try on mediums and return them if they're too small. The shirts came in today. AND THEY FIT!!! They're actually pretty baggy in the arms, but fit perfect everywhere else. I don't think I've ever been a medium in my adult life. Ever! And now I am! I didn't think I'd even get down to a medium during my weight loss journey, I thought I'd end up at a large at my smallest. But I'm a medium!!! Unrelated - I'm also going tomorrow to buy pants. I have two pairs - a size 40 and a size 38. The size 40's are falling off me and the 38s are too baggy. I think I'm in-between a size 36 and a size 38, but I'll try on a 36 and see what happens. But even if I'm still a 38, I started at a 44. That's a 6-inch decrease in my waist! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 02:27 PM PST I was always the fat kid. My mother was heavy as a child and obese as a teen, and is still obese at 50 years old. Needless to say, I didn't get proper nutrition during my childhood. I was a fairly thin small child because I was active outside during the day and was lithe and lanky as a baby, unlike a lot of bottle-fed babies, but when I began school at age 5, weight piled on. My mom would feed me takeout almost every night, to the point where I expected it as soon as I got in the car after school. I would say only one or two meals out of the week were homemade. And even then, they were loaded up in grease and fat. My family had no problems with feeding me junk. Fast food every day, sometimes even twice a day, hundreds of dollars in chips and candy and soda every month. You could find an entire candy shop in our pantry. Would you believe me when I say I didn't know that calories were a thing until I was 13? When I was a kid I would stash an entire box of snack cakes under my bed and wake up in the middle of the night to eat them. I had zero idea what that label on the box meant. I always assumed anyone who was skinny ate very, very carefully or had a genetic mutation that prevented them from gaining any weight. My grandparents passed in my elementary school years, and fast food became the number one part of my diet. Depression hit hard when I was 9. It started then. I was in third grade, probably 160 pounds, and still gaining. I had to wear adult sized uniforms because the school uniforms in the kids section were about four sizes too small for me. I still have those uniforms and the shirts are like dresses on me now. Again, I didn't know that depression was a thing. I just knew I was incessantly sad and not wanting to live anymore. My eating habits grew worse and worse by the year. My doctor even told my mom I was too heavy and there were going to be consequences if she didn't fix my diet. Every time I saw a doctor, my weight was up at least 10 pounds. I started faking sick and creating "vomit" in the toilet to stay home from school because I was so embarrassed of myself and my weight. The school warned my mom that I missed too much and that's why I was so behind. My mom would tell me I needed to get skinny or else CPS was going to take me away from her, but I didn't know how to fix it. I was 11 and tried dieting on my own without knowledge of how calories or CICO worked because I didn't want to be removed from my mom. I ate carrots after school WITH A SODA because I thought it only mattered what you ate, not drank. I still lost about ten pounds, but I gained them back and then some the next year. My gym teachers tried their asses off to get me to exercise. I always had a note excusing me from class. I would sit in the corner and they would give me a project to do until it was over. The physical exam tests were torture. I could tell my 11-year-old, 180-pound body couldn't do what others could. I was humiliated. Junior high came around and everything was a billion times worse. My depression and suicidal tendencies grew exponentially that year. I didn't have PE, which was a blessing because I was afraid to change in front of other girls, but I had choir instead (which I only tried out for to get out of PE) and one day I had to try on my winter show dress in a room full of other girls. Horrible was understatement. I'd prepared for that day, I had several under shirts to hide my stretch marks and took my pants off after the dress was on. The other girls worse between a size 0-10 dress. I was a size 20 and my choir teacher had to pull me aside and whisper my size to me so the others couldn't hear. I started homeschooling three weeks after that, after a severe mental collapse that almost put me in a mental hospital. And still, my eating was horrible. Now that I was home 24/7, I was on strong sleeping pills to combat my schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, and I slept all day every day and only spent about 8 hours a day conscious. And those hours were spent eating. Again, I could polish off a family size bag of M&Ms in a night. I was on Seroquel, which is known for weight gain. But I couldn't stop eating! I was 13 and >230 pounds. I would wake at 1 pm, deep fry premade Tyson chicken strips along with about 5 servings of frozen fries, and eat while watching TV. I would cook my food in oil for 20 minutes and then top it with salt and a cup of ketchup. No exaggeration. Then I would go to my room and eat 3 snack cakes with milk. This was an everyday thing. My blood pressure was high and I felt sick all the time. When I was 14, I lost 40 pounds. It was great. But I gained it again when depression came back. I was back at 230 pounds, if not more. Fast food every day, greasy frozen foods. Same old cycle. Finally, I decided once and for all that I was done being fat. At 17 years old, I lost 90 pounds in a year. I feel great at 19 years old. I went full vegan for 2 months and lost a substantial amount of weight then. Now I understand CICO. I understand how this works. I live on my own now and choose to live the "college" life to save money, but I incorporate healthy foods into my diet as well. I'm still depressed, but I'm relieved that it wasn't only due in part to my weight. It seems I'm going to be this way forever, and that's a fact, but at least I can handle it without resorting to food to cope. In fact, when I'm really depressed or anxious, I don't eat. It's the opposite way now, and though it's unhealthy not to eat, THANK GOD. I would rather skip a meal due to anxiety than eat a week's worth of food in one sitting because I'm depressed. Mental health is a big factor in weight, and vice versa. I've chosen to handle my depression in a way that doesn't affect my weight and therefore would make my depression worse. Parents, PLEASE teach your children healthy eating habits from an early age, basically when they start getting teeth. Me personally, if I decide to have kids, I've decided I'll be very, very big on following the WHO and AAP standards on breast milk and how much a child should weigh and when. I'm very interested in reading about child nutrition and baby-led weaning, because I wish my mom would have understood it. She still thinks my obesity was "cute" because I was so "chunky". I wasn't chunky, I was OBESE. I've decided I probably wouldn't let her watch my kid for more than a couple hours at a time to avoid her putting those harmful ideas on my children. Obesity is not cute. PLEASE monitor what your children eat. I know you think one cupcake a day isn't that big a deal, but when you look at the larger scale (no pun intended) you'll start to notice how it affects your kids. Not only does it affect their physical health, it follows them and affects their mental health as well. Please be careful in everything you do. Most importantly, if you're suffering from mental health issues, SEEK HELP. You aren't alone in this fight. I guess you could consider this NSV. But I'm alive because I decide I had to stay alive by taking charge of my mental and physical health. No one can do this for you, and you're not alone in this. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 01:43 PM PST So, I finally bought a food scale - lots of surprises so far! I was overestimating the number of calories in things like fresh spinach and shredded cheese. It turns out measuring by cups is not very accurate for these items. I am happy I can eat more of these than I thought! Of course, peanut butter was another story. My tablespoon measurement was almost double what it needed to be based on weight. Eeks!! I read on another post here about a great way to use the scale while measuring things in jars. I'm so happy I came across it - they suggested putting the whole jar on the scale - then press 'tare' - and take out your serving from the jar, and the negative amount on the scale is your serving amount. Great idea - less mess! I'm excited about being more accurate on my calorie intake now. Thanks to everyone on this sub for their tips and encouragement! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 06:40 AM PST Summary: I have been in a depressive episode for the last three months. I have not been sticking to my cleaning eating plan or working out. I basically wake up (log on to work from home) eat and sleep. I binge eat. alot. Probably related to the depression, trying to fill a void or something. I have zero friends that live near me and its rare for me to get out of the house these days. I know this pattern is un-healthy and I need to get back in to a healthier routine. I previously was using Lose it religiously from January 2020 to July 2020 and I had much success. I was sticking to a low carb/no sugar healthy meal plan and I made sure to get at least 30 minutes of activity in each day. I am mostly just posting for accountability. Feel free to share meal plans, workout tips or exercise routines! I have a small home gym set up in my basement. It consist of a treadmill/elliptical/ GHD machine/ and a 150 Stack Home Gym, as well as some free weights up to 25lbs. The only thing that stinks is the floor is carpet so i tend to slide around doing floor exercises. Stats: 30- F- 5ft 6 in- 180lbs or 81.64kg- Short Term Goals:
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| From 8th grade graduation to Junior year of college Posted: 14 Nov 2020 10:39 PM PST Today hits 100 days of me on my weightloss journey. I have officially lost 15 pounds, which has been incredible for my 5'1" self. I have failed to lose weight more times than I can count, and I've tried everything from intermittent fasting to keto; the only consistency I had was returning to SAD (standard American diet). This time it's different--this community taught me how to make sustainable changes and be consistent. In 2013, I hosted an 8th grade graduation party at my house. I wore a beautiful black dress that I felt absolutely gorgeous in, with silver sparkles and a belt. I walked into a room where my friends were sitting around talking about working out and dieting and I told them "oh, I don't workout!" I felt pretty and thought it was pretty great that I didn't have to put in any effort to look good. They retorted with "yah, I can tell". That crushed me. The very next day, I downloaded myfitnesspal for the first time and cried. Fast forward to today, and I now use cronometer and exercise to lose weight sutainably and feel better now than I ever have before. For the sake of old times, I logged into that old myfitnesspal account and saw that I had only ever inputed my weight from that terrible day: I was 127 pounds. I'm amazed at how fat little me felt, when I really was healthy! Kids can sure be cruel and mess up your mental health. Today, as a junior in college, I weigh 126.6 pounds, and I'm sitting here in that beautiful black dress feeling more accomplished than I ever have in my whole entire life. Thank you, loseit. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 10:46 PM PST Hey guys, Long time lurker here. I have been working on my weight loss, but between finish my masters and being home all the time I could never get my shit quite together. Regardless, my husband (28M) has tested positive for COVID, and I have been told I am likely positive as well. I am so enraged with myself for not losing weight ahead of time, and I am genuinely terrified for my life. This is a reminder to everyone to please wake up NOW, this stuff is serious and you do not want to feel what I am feeling. I am starting today, I am going to take care of myself today - I just hope it isn't too late for me. Please do not make the same mistake, and start with me before you find yourself in my position. I could really use some kind words and advice right now y'all, and thank you for letting me vent. Much love. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 08:04 AM PST When I started my weight loss journey (this second time around) I set a very ambitious goal 135 lbs. I started at 197, and I thought to myself " I'm gonna get there, I need to get there" The journey has been very eye opening and I realized a few things:
I used CICO, sometimes unhealthily, throughout my journey, nothing more nothing less. And now it's time for me to get in the gym to build up all the muscle I lost because I was scared of seeing the scale move up from exercise related water weight, and I'm also pursuing a diet change that consists mostly of fresh fruits and veggies, with healthy carbs, fats, and proteins. I realized I don't like how beef and pork and cheese make me feel, so I'm not gonna eat that anymore. I'm also going to stop being a human garbage can just to placate others, and you should too. Your mom or grandma or co worker aren't going to die if you don't eat that cake or that super unhealthy or unappetizing meal. You owe yourself more respect than to just dump everything into your body simply to please someone else. I hope everyone else is having a good journey! Mine is not over, it's just different now. Stay strong, and always do what's right for you. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Nov 2020 10:25 AM PST F, 5 ft. 3 in., CW: 180.2 lbs, GW: 125 lbs, 28 yo Working from home since COVID. I've been on this journey of weight loss for about 10 years now. I usually have a personal trainer and kick butt at those sessions and suck at food. I got married a year ago and was happy with my progress and so happy with my trainer despite a car accident and getting super sick that slowed down everything. I started doing Orangetheory in March, then COVID hit, then the studio opened for a month, then I had to go to a funeral and then it shut down again. Today I finally convinced my husband that while the scale is a good measurement, getting measurements will be even better. I told him every Saturday morning before eating we'll start measuring and weighing. I hopped on that scale ready to accept my fate and I was mortified. I always told myself I would never let it get to the 180s and yet here I am... We need to eat more veggies, drink more water, and plan out our meals better. I'm scared of failure yet again. 10 years and overall I've just been gaining weight. My lightest was 118 before I got my appendix out during my spring break freshman year of college. Since then, I've gradually gained weight. Here's to resetting (yet again) and getting healthy. [link] [comments] |
| How do you explain not losing weight? Posted: 14 Nov 2020 11:57 PM PST I've lost a stone on my diet but over the last two weeks my weight loss has totally stalled. I am a 5'6" woman who now weighs around 67kg and I'm eating 1000-1200 calories a day which should be sufficient for a 2 pound a week loss. I don't understand why it's stopped for the last two weeks. My understanding of diet is very good. It's not 1000-1200 calories but-frying-in-oil or with-the-odd-tbsp-of-peanut-butter. Has anyone else had this? Is two weeks a period of time I should worry about? As I said, I'm sure my diet has been 1000-1200. There is probably some variation (I.e. when I meal prep for the week I measure into containers 'by eye' so the portions should on average be, say, 600 calories but Monday's could be 500 and Tuesday's 700 - but that should all come out in the wash) and I am 99% certain that over the two weeks my calories have been sub-1200 on average. I don't know what to do other than be more exact when I measure my food - but I don't know what that would give me other than peace of mind, and I worry it would lead me to be obsessive (which has happened before). (I weigh weekly). [link] [comments] |
| The loyalty of this belly pooch. Goodness. Posted: 14 Nov 2020 06:58 PM PST Summary: have almost 17month old and realized a couple months ago I needed to lose weight. I hit my heaviest at 200.1 pounds. The highest I've even been while not pregnant. I decided to change things. Eating better, low to moderate carb, walking/cardio and strength training. About 4 months later I'm down to 179. Very happy with the fact that I've stuck to it. Now the issue is the belly pooch. It's like a bagel I the middle of my stomach. I can grab it and hold it it's that bad. I've been doing Caroline Girvans Epic challenge at home and I hoped the belly would be a bit better. What can I do? How the heck do it get rid of it? [link] [comments] |
| NSV: Learning the caloric content of most foods I eat. Posted: 14 Nov 2020 04:24 PM PST I have been on CICO, no alcohol, low carb, walking, youtube workouts and resistance bands since July 30th. So far I've lost 13 pounds! I used a TDEE calculator to figure out roughly how many calories I burn just by being alive, then I aim for eating about 300 to 500 below that. It's been working out really well. I eat tons of veggies, salads, salmon, scallops, chicken/chicken/chicken (I love chicken!). Occasionally I will have a small scoop of mashed potatoes, but I'm really trying to limit the amount of carbs I eat. In the beginning, I was looking EVERYTHING up on my phone. I don't have enough memory left on my phone to download a food-tracking app, so I just keep a food diary. I mostly use nutritionix.com to look up calories and nutritional info. It has a huge list of common foods. So my NSV today is I realized that I didn't have to look up calories as I was writing in my food diary. I already had them memorized! I think this shows a lot of progress towards being educated about nutritional values and portion sizes. I'm hope to lose about 13 more pounds, maybe less. I'm adding weights to my routine and may gain weight due to muscle. Good luck to everyone out there! Hope everything is going well with your weight loss journey. 😊 [link] [comments] |
| Menstrual Cycle Weight Loss Pattern - Let's share data! Posted: 14 Nov 2020 06:11 PM PST Hello guys (well, probably mostly women), Not looking for advice/a solution, but rather other personal stories and data. For reference, I am 20F 5'6" SW:207lbs CW:145lbs GW: 130-135 window Background info: (skip this if you wanna get to the point) I started losing weight oct 2019 when I realized my weight was significantly impacting my quality of life. I had tried losing weight before by other methods, many unhealthy methods, but decided to calorie count because it seemed mathematical and that makes sense to me. I lost the majority of my weight in the first 4 months by calorie counting with no exercise. I also did not have a scale during this time, and just trusted the process and went by progress pictures and the way I felt. By march I was 155lbs, became more comfortable with myself in public and started working out (treadmill) at the gym when covid hit. I then became a runner and run everyday. This summer I was running 50 miles a week and decided to eat more to supplement this, didn't mind that this slowed my weight loss. A month ago I decided I wanted to resume my consistent weight loss and started paying attention to calories more, especially now that I am not running as much. I am around 145 pounds on a good day. the point: I retain water like a pro. I retain a lot of water. Since March I weigh myself everyday. Now that my initial exercise related water weight has subsided, I have noticed a trend in my weight loss that correlates with my period. It goes something like this if I am aiming to lose 1-2 pounds a week: Week 1: period week, all my weight wooshes off. this can be 4-8 pounds + any period weight gain lost by the end of the week. I have my lowest weight here. Week 2: hover within 3 pounds above my lowest weight Week 3: hover within 3 pounds above my lowest weight Week 4: hover within 3 pounds above lowest weight + a little extra period weight gain towards the end It feels like I only get my lowest weight or lose weight one week every month. Every other week I seem to have some extent of water retention. I understand this is normal, I expect this trend, I eventually do lose the weight I should be losing all month, but it is rather frustrating. I love looking at other people's data so I thought I might ask here: Do any of you seem to only lose weight during/ shortly after your period like me? If not, when do you? Please provide any and all info (which days you lose/gain/maintain, how many lbs you lose and when, etc.). I really just love feeling understood and reading data adds reassurance when i'm feeling gross. [link] [comments] |
| M-24-6'1 First time really trying to lose weight. goal: -80lbs SV Posted: 14 Nov 2020 11:54 PM PST Hello r/Loseit ! this is both my first post and my first time really trying to lose weight as well. over the years I've fluctuated from 220lbs to 260lbs (current) but have been over 200lbs since I was 14. next summer my sister is going to get married, and I really want to look healthy for it, even if I don't get fit. I know that I probably won't lose 75lb in the next 8 some odd months, but I want to at least lose on average 1lb per week until then. Right now I can really only get myself to do weightlifting in my basement as a form of exercise, as I bought some 300lbs of weights a few weeks ago, and seem to be using those almost every day. I don't have a bench or squat rack, nor the space for it at all, since I'm in a small space with 4 people. So I mostly do upper body weightlifting and try to do deadlifts and front squat and lunges for my leg workouts. the main challenge that I foresee losing weight, is that I am not the one who purchases the food in the house. that is my mother. and she does not buy enough vegetables (I am also vegetarian) and buys too much pop/sugary drinks, and other sweets and junk food. I have a bit of a binge eating problem, so when things are there, I just eat it when I'm hungry. and all the high caloric dense foods, with low nutritional value, make me very hungry most of the time. I also don't really leave the house all that often. I am not working outside of the house, and I don't need to go anywhere. I try to get myself to go for walks/runs, but am unable to get myself to do so. I do also suffer from depression or some form of, and it makes me exhausted all throughout the days. I have some fears as well, Diabetes runs on both sides of my family, and I sometimes already get tingles and numbness in my hands and feet, as well as other diabetic symptoms. so I do fear that I may be on that path as well. overall, I'm making this post, partially to make this commitment seem more real to me and to try and be accountable for it as well. My hope is to be able to make updates every Saturday, for the next year or so until I'm through with this weight loss journey. If people have some advice on how to try and get on a walk every day, or how to avoid unhealthy junk foods, I would appreciate that a lot. It's the main thing I have been, and know that I will continue to, struggle with. Current weight 261lbs, November 15, 2020. [link] [comments] |
| Insecure about being with my physically fit boyfriend when I am overweight. How do you guys do it? Posted: 14 Nov 2020 09:02 PM PST Hi all. This subreddit is amazing and I've been losing weight steadily since July. Sorry if this isn't the most appropriate place, but this feels like a good support group. I [23F] met this wonderful [23M] guy who would not stop trying to talk to me all night at a friend's wedding in October. I am quite shy and I told myself a goal for 2020 was to work on loving myself and losing weight. Not to fall for any guy. I have had so much self hatred for my body that I want to make a change. Well he and I connected really well and went on some dates and now we are boyfriend/girlfriend. He's very loving and supportive. I told him from the get go that I am working on loving myself and losing weight. I explained where I am in my journey. He said he supports my journey and has never once said anything bad about my body. He makes me feel great and says I make him very happy. But I still am incredibly insecure that he's super fit, has dated basically a lot of very fit and pretty girls and I am his first overweight girlfriend. He says I look beautiful to him and he only cares about the person I am. He said I appeared really confident at the wedding and that's what drew him near me. I told him I try to fake it but I often want to hide away because I am insecure about my body. He's reassured me that it's OK and he knows I am working on it. I don't bring it up much to him because I just try my best to enjoy what we do have together and let it happen. But I will admit I've cried alone because of how scared I am that he is just settling for me. This comes from a long history of no one ever wanting to pursue me because like a lot of folks here, I've been overweight my entire life basically. So this is scary and new for me to have a physically fit guy into me. How do you guys do it? Entering a relationship when you're not at your healthiest yet? I will not stop until I reach my goal weight. I don't want to sabotage this at all which is why I try to just discuss it in therapy only but I just want to know other folks mindsets on how they work through this. Thanks all :) [link] [comments] |
| 210 lbs -> 164 lbs: 5 Month Progress (6’0” Male, 19 years old) Posted: 14 Nov 2020 11:23 AM PST I've been lurking around this sub for the past five months when I first began my weight loss endeavor. For some context, I lost some weight during the fall of 2019 while away at college for my first semester, but noticed myself gaining that weight back in the spring due to living back at home because of the pandemic. Factoring in quarantine combined with the stress of online classes, I became pretty physically inactive, which only accelerated my weight gain leading me to weigh 210 lbs. At this point, I knew the pandemic was not going anywhere and changes had to be made. As a result, I started doing the following three things which have made all the difference in leading to my weight loss in a – relatively – short period of time. 1.) Calorie Deficit & Tracking: For my height and activity level at the time, to lose 2 lbs a week, it was suggested I eat around 1700 calories per day. However, in order be on the safe side (factoring in any errors, random snacking, etc.) I would eat 1400-1500. This deficit really forced me to change my eating to prioritize nutrient dense foods which would keep full. In other words, by cutting these calories to the lowest possible numbers, I was forced to eat very well in order to stay satisfied. 2.) Intermittent Fasting: I've practically done this for years as I naturally tend to eat in confined periods (12:00-8:00), however strictly following a feeding window had eliminated any desire I would have to eat poorly at night. Prior to doing this, I would frequently snack around 10:00/11:00 PM but by forcing myself to not eat past a certain time, eliminated this option. 3.) Jogging: After losing my first 10-15 lbs, I figured I would give running a shot since it might be easier because I was a bit lighter. First things first, I was wrong and running was and still is difficult. However, I believe building the mental fortitude to carry out your runs is the same discipline needed to make the proper nutritional choices when you are most tempted to eat poorly. In addition to building mental strength, I noticed the loss of more fat while running which is very rewarding to see and aides your nutritional progress well. Takeaway/Conclusion: By being in a sufficient (but healthy) calorie deficit, you force your body to start making the right choices to remain satisfied. As a result, your eating habits begin to change as you seek out more nutritional food and eat less junk. This will cause you to overall feel better, helping you implement long term eating practices which will keep you at your goal weight. This helps develop a mentality of viewing eating not as a reward, but as a task to fuel your body which is a mindset that makes all of the difference. Factoring this in and consciously avoiding late night eating (intermittent fasting) and adopting some sort of cardiovascular exercises (jogging), you will be well on your way to achieving your goals! While what works and doesn't work varies for everybody, this has been what has helped me through this process! [link] [comments] |
| Unsure which calories are right or wrong please help Posted: 15 Nov 2020 12:57 AM PST Hi everyone i have recently started counting my calories and am a bit unsure which one is correct. This the nutrition label http://imgur.com/a/Lxwsyr9 [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: November 15th, 2020 Posted: 15 Nov 2020 12:42 AM PST Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 14 Posted: 14 Nov 2020 04:21 PM PST Hello losers, Saturday business as usual. Hope you're kicking butt! Stay within calorie range (maintain): Very hungry. Thinking it's turkey taco time for dinner. Exercise 5 days a week: 45 minute walky jog business. The sun was out, as was the holy shit steal your hat wind. 10/14 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: 16088/50000 words. It's becoming my routine to really hit it after this post. Got some ground to cover this weekend. Try a new recipe once a week: Fried parsnips, baba ganoush (different recipe/prep method this time, didn't fuck it up!) & a mixed meat chili so far. 3/4 weeks. Express gratitude: Today I'm grateful for over sized sweaters. And access to mental health care. I'll be honest with you lovely losers, it has been a real tough gig mental health wise over yonder. If I didn't have access to a therapist & other mental health resources, I don't know that I'd still be here. I am glad I am though. Take care of yourselves my friends. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 15 November 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 15 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] |
| Do you comment on someone’s weight loss if you don’t know how/why they lost it? Posted: 14 Nov 2020 06:05 AM PST Not sure if this is allowed here, but it's something I'm unsure about! I recently saw someone in person I haven't seen since before COVID-19 started and I noticed she'd lost some weight and I thought she looked really good, but I don't know her all that well and have no idea whether it was an intentional weight loss journey or not. I didn't want to say she looked good in case the weight was lost for negative reasons, but I also know how nice it can be to have someone noticed and say you look good if you are on an intentional weight loss journey! What does everyone else do - I'm not sure whether to comment, to ask whether it was intentional before saying anything, or to just not say anything at all (what I'm currently doing)! [link] [comments] |
| Losing weight with mental health and neurological issues Posted: 14 Nov 2020 05:24 PM PST I've spent the past twenty years losing and gaining weight. I've gone from 80-115kg and back again. I find getting in shape HARD. I have to be strict, in a state of cat-like-readiness for any slip up. I am hungry all the time and exercising for more than five minutes is so boring that it makes be anxious just trying to concentrate. A few months ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD and started Dex. The first few weeks I wasn't hungry at all (it's a side effect) and lost weight. However, once that passed, I found myself in control of my diet and exercise. When I eat, I am making a CHOICE, not eating out of habit or compulsion. When I exercise, I can focus for much longer. All the advice I've been given over the past two decades now makes sense. "You eat eat anything, you just need to think about portions" "Eat mindfully." "Find other ways to reward yourself other than food." These foreign concepts are finally within my control. I've lost 6kg in the past 7 weeks which is great. More importantly, I did it by CHOICE. The only time I really "slip up" is over eight at night when I'm tired and my medication has worn off. I hope it contunues. [link] [comments] |
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