Weight loss: Daily Q&A Post for Monday, 21 December 2020 - No question too small! |
- Daily Q&A Post for Monday, 21 December 2020 - No question too small!
- “If I did what I wanted to do, I would never get anything done”
- Low key habit changes were the only thing that helped me stick to my fitness goals.
- 33 y/o single mom trying to get consistent!
- I have begun losing weight, but my friend keeps saying I'm fat and how did I let myself get so big.
- First time in my life I didn't hate the way I looked in a pic
- NSV - I walked to the pharmacy! (3.56m total)
- Junk Food is Freakin' Cheap!
- Maintaining in 2020
- PSA: Take BEFORE pictures. Even if it’s scary.
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 22 December 2020: Today, I conquered!
- It's been almost 3 years and my weight loss journey failed
- 15 Pounds Down!!
- Two Years and Counting: Two Takeaways from My Journey So Far
- Love-hate relationship with food...
- IF & Calorie Counting Not Working, I'm on the verge of quitting
- I'm confused about diets, intuitive eating, and just want to have a conversation about it all
- Getting into fitness. Help/Advice?
- Male, 25, 260 lbs, and 6 feet. Looking for tips to lose weight.
- Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 22nd, 2020
- Time to start the journey - Getting my S*** together.
- Clothes
- [help] Lost 75 pounds and went vegan for a while, now my family’s saying that I have eating issues
- Help me keep the headaches at bay
| Daily Q&A Post for Monday, 21 December 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 21 Dec 2020 02:00 AM PST Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS:
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| “If I did what I wanted to do, I would never get anything done” Posted: 21 Dec 2020 06:07 PM PST My therapist said this to me two months ago. I have severe depressive episodes, suicidal urges exacerbated by a traumatic brain injury and childhood neglect and abuse. I'm medicated and "functional" but it's hard for me to care, to not go numb. I told her I had been eating healthy and counting calories but I don't want to exercise. She said my body needs it. That getting back in touch with my body would help me heal. She told me she has chronic fatigue and that if she did what she wanted to do, she'd never get anything done— she'd sleep 12 hours a day and watch television for the other 12. Something in my mind clicked and I started forcing myself to do yoga. For two months, I counted calories and dedicated 30 minutes a day to yoga. Two weeks ago, I crashed. I felt angry. I felt suicidal. The cheerful yoga instructor infuriated me. The self discipline I used to keep me going failed me. I binge ate, I stopped doing yoga. Since I can remember, I've dissociated. It's the only way a child can escape abuse, by going somewhere else in their mind. My tangible escape was food. I've been binge eating since I was a toddler. I know there's something in me that wants to fight for the true me inside. The me underneath a child's dysfunctional coping mechanisms. I want to fight, but I need help. This is me reaching out. I want to look back on this day and be amazed at how far I made it. [link] [comments] |
| Low key habit changes were the only thing that helped me stick to my fitness goals. Posted: 21 Dec 2020 02:54 AM PST Hello Everyone, I've been a long-time lurker and decided it was time to share my lifelong yo-yo journey with weight loss. Long post up ahead so brace yourselves for a history of my relationship with food and the realizations and epiphanies that helped me change my behavior and weight. I've been some form of obese or overweight as long as I can remember. As a child, I was the fat kid but the sunny happy kind with a kind friend circle, so I got through school fairly unscathed by bullying and barely noticing I was fat. My mom and older relatives brushed off my weight as puppy fat and told me it'd go away as I grew taller. Cut to 17 years old and still 5'2", my weight wasn't going anywhere. I was just under obese so while doctors encouraged me to lose weight, it was never stern warnings or ultimatums. I was active, energetic, but boy did I love food. Gary Chapman listed 5 love languages in his book, but he should have honestly added a sixth because that's the love language I speak. My mom would reward me with food, console me with food, celebrate with food and punish me by depriving me of it (I was never starved, it was usually treats and sweets that were taken away). To this day, when my 28-year-old, barely awake grown ass plods down to the kitchen at 10 am, my mom greets me with "Good morning canifixyousomething?" It's the only way I know to express love. Every guy I've dated has had me making him cookies or some other baked good. Need to apologize to a coworker? Here's a donut. Want to thank a friend for checking up on me? Let me buy you lunch. I have realized that I express myself through food and my life revolves around it. A couple of years ago I visited my aunt in a new city and she asked me if I had scoped out the area for restaurants we should try. It was her city but she just knew I'd know the food scene better than her. I was offended but of course, I had indeed scoped out the area for restaurants we should try. Being Indian, I lived at home for way longer than what's expected. I studied in a college and university and worked my first job while living with my folks, so by the time I finally had to move for my second job, I was 24 and kinda chubby. I had a major weightloss breakthrough at 21 where I used a combination of starving myself and running 5Ks 4 times a week to drop 25 kgs (55 lbs), which I promptly gained back in the next year after slipping back into my old habits. I gained about the same amount back but I realize I was lucky for not gaining double the amount as I see happen so often. At my new job and living by myself in a tiny apartment some ways outside the city (cheaper rent), I pretty much stuck to my old habits but within a couple of months, colleagues noticed I was losing weight rapidly. The combination of not having enough money to buy myself junk and the daily long commute which left me too tired to eat anything after work left me noticeably slimmer. I'd still eat whatever was available to me at work, I'm talking birthday cake twice a week and after meeting donuts nearly everyday. I hated living alone so the next year I moved in with my aunt for company and to save on rent and guess what piled on again, and fast! That's right, about 20 pounds of weight that had fallen off effortlessly the previous year. That coupled with one of the worst breakups I've ever had left me emotionally eating and drinking my way into full throttle obesity. I dieted on and off for a couple of years with little success. I was active throughout as I genuinely loved exercising so that perhaps saved me from completely ballooning. At 27, I finally decided it was time to get my act together. I realized jumping on to diets and giving up (and I give up, so easy!) wasn't working so I would be absolutely low-key about it. Let's start with skipping breakfast and eating only 1 dessert a day (that's right, I was eating dessert multiple times a day), let's start with eating lunch in my office cafeteria instead of ordering pizza or Chinese with my lunch group. I started eating lunch with a friend who brought meals her mom packed her everyday. I'd eat a simple lunch of rice and lentils with whatever protein they had that day, chicken, cottage cheese, or fish, and then do whatever for dinner. It went on like this for a couple of months and the weight was creeping off. I say creeping because it was imperceptibly slow but it was happening. A clear sign was that I was now able to take over my aunt's closet and wear her clothes, when I very clearly could not before. It didn't show much on my face but my arms and chest slimmed down and I dropped a size or two. Then came 2020 with all her fury and I moved back home to my parents house. My mom, accustomed to not cooking for me for the three years I'd been away had redirected her attention to plumping up the dogs. Animal abuse, yes, pretty much. We had long talks and arguments about how she was basically doing to our dogs what she did to me. Overfeeding us thinking it was love. Doggo now gets more protein and less cream rolls. I was determined to keep up my streak of low key weightloss. At this point I think I would have been happy If I simply didn't gain anything. I kept missing breakfast, and would occasionally fast the entire day if I wasn't hungry. I looked up whether fasting for prolonged periods was ok and came across books and lectures by Dr. Jason Fung which convinced me I'd be fine. I realize this isn't for everyone, and is probably unhealthy for someone with medical conditions or a tendency to develop eating disorders, but for me, slipping into moderately long fasts of a day, or two, or three was easy and the weight came off fairly quickly. If I had a binge day, nothing changed, if I had a binge week, nothing changed. Most interestingly, December with the holidays and my birthday, was an entire binge month and….nothing changed. That's right, an entire month of hot chocolate, birthday cake, cinnamon rolls, egg nog, fruit pies, roast dinner, and nothing changed. To be clear, I am aware that most of what you lose on a fast is water weight. It's not a magic pill, it takes three days for you to lose half a pound of fat from eating absolutely nothing. But I choose to do it because the effects on my sugar cravings are far reaching. I go from having no control over needing a sugar fix to being able to walk away from a cookie, or worse, eat half a cookie and leave the rest (I've seen family and friends who could do this and couldn't wrap my head around how it was even possible). I didn't even realize how much weight I'd lost until I ordered myself a skirt for my birthday in a size 32 and it fell right off. Not kinda loose, completely loose. I had to exchange it for two sizes smaller. I went down an entire shoe size, I needed new underwear. I am by no means done, I'm still not halfway where I want to be. I've lost around 10 kg this year but it's been nearly painless and easy to manage so it's what I'm sticking to. Most people can lose 10kg in a month or two but I'm happy for it to have taken a year. I still have another 14 kilos to lose till my goal weight but I'm going to take my time and let it be as slow as it needs to be. The weightloss method for me that finally clicked was several tiny epiphanies of why I was gaining weight and realizing what were sustainable practices for me. I learnt how weight works from observing my skinny coworkers and coworkers who were bigger than me (shows like supersized vs superskinny are also great for observing these trends). Skinny people don't have supercharged metabolisms, they just take 4 hours to finish a caramel Frappuccino and will only have the Frappuccino. I'll down that in 30 mins and have a muffin along with it, then watch my obese colleague have the Frappuccino in the largest size, and also get a sandwich and cheesecake. Technically we all had Starbucks but consumed vastly different amounts of calories. I know I'll never be the sort of person who takes 4 hours to finish a drink and make do with nothing for the rest of the day, but I'm no longer the person that can't sleep if I know there's a pint of ice cream in the fridge. Healthy eating is a scale and every inch matters. Too many people give up because they don't want to eat salads for lunch and give up sugar entirely. You don't have to, eating salad once a week helps, giving up sugar in your coffee helps. If you made it to the end of the post, I hope you found something you could relate to and inspire you to stick to your journey. Weightloss is a long-term journey and I'm finally seeing it as one. Fingers crossed I stay on my path and can put up another post 6 months from now with pictures! Much love, RM. [link] [comments] |
| 33 y/o single mom trying to get consistent! Posted: 21 Dec 2020 07:05 PM PST Hello! Like it says in the title, I'm looking for some consistency in my life. I've gone through periods of being in pretty good shape, and periods like I'm in now where I am depressed and sedentary (thanks Covid!). My kids are 8 and 4, and the oldest has a disability. I share custody, so on the days they're with me, we're doing virtual school and watching a lot of tv - depression and anxiety keep telling me that even taking them to the playground sometimes is too much work, and I'm doing my best to work through it. I'm a massage therapist, but not currently working, so I'm not getting the base level of activity I normally do, either. I think I might be at the heaviest I've been that isn't directly related to having a baby, and it's really affecting my mental state. I feel best when I'm not just 'skinny', but STRONG. I love lifting, and I've recently gotten over my disdain for running (been using C25K and I'm on week six!) but I can only do that on the days I don't have the kids - can't exactly leave them home alone while I go for a jog. My problem is building a routine. It seems whenever I get into any kind of groove with my fitness, life throws a wrench in it (divorce, back to school, new career, a move, a pandemic, etc) and I have SO much trouble getting back on the wagon. I'm also somewhat new to my neighborhood and don't have a big social circle to keep me accountable. So my current goals are: -Stick to a gluten-free diet (I'm gluten intolerant so I've been mostly doing that for a while now and I can definitely tell when I slip up!) -Find some movement every day - lifting, running, yoga, doesn't matter much at this moment. I really just need to get used to moving and sweating more again; once I find the consistency in effort I can be more specific in how I direct those efforts. I'm gonna continue to use C25K for running, I'm a certified yoga instructor so I can do yoga on my own but sometimes I hit up YouTube so I can turn off my brain, and I have a small selection of free weights at home so I'm currently doing a free trial of the Centr app, we'll see how I like it :) So here's me saying hey, look forward to staying accountable with y'all! [link] [comments] |
| I have begun losing weight, but my friend keeps saying I'm fat and how did I let myself get so big. Posted: 22 Dec 2020 12:23 AM PST I lost my parents in a car crash a year ago and turned to food to cope. I put on 30 lb during this time I was a mess emotionally and physically. Two weeks ago I started losing weight and tracking my food with cico. It is going smoothly so far. But I have this friend who, every time we video call, which is several times a week, tells me I'm fat and says stuff like how could you eat so much how could you let yourself get so large. I've explained countless times that it was what I did after losing my parents but that I've started my journey to get to a healthy state. She then tells me if you don't lose weight you'll never find a man, guys don't like girls who don't take care of themselves. She tells me do you think my boyfriend would be with me if I weren't so thin? It is getting hard to hear her negative comments and I'm wondering if I should stick it out until I lose weight or take a break from this friendship? [link] [comments] |
| First time in my life I didn't hate the way I looked in a pic Posted: 21 Dec 2020 08:48 AM PST This is huge for me. For years and years I have absolutely hated the way I looked in pictures. It reminded me how fat I was and how others saw me. I couldn't stand seeing how big I was in photos (though I am aware I was never THAT fat, most I ever weighted was 178 and that was almost 4 years ago. I am 5'3). Over the past few years I've been losing on and off 20 lbs and I am now at 158 (it's crazy to see I have done that) Yesterday I went on hike with some friends and when they sent the pics of the day yesterday night I was actually quite pleased with how I looked. I felt I was not too much for once. It is an heartwarming feeling. I want to lose another 20 lbs this newcoming year and I know I can do it! I'll do OMAD and count calories and I'm gonna feel comfortable in my skin by 2022 [link] [comments] |
| NSV - I walked to the pharmacy! (3.56m total) Posted: 21 Dec 2020 02:26 PM PST Hey, y'all! Before I get into the bulk of the post, here are some stats:
Okay, the actual post: Saw my psychiatrist today, he put me on a new medication. I can't drive, and I know my dad really doesn't like coming home only to have to drive me somewhere. So, when I got the message that the script was filled, I laced up my shoes, grabbed a drink, and started walking. The walk down was 2.09 miles, and the walk back (different route) was 1.47 miles. In total I walked 8,594 steps. These were fairly hilly walks as well. This is HUGE for me. Just a year ago I was struggling to even walk to the mailbox, and I took the elevator even if it was one floor up/down. But now I'm walking around town, whether that's to the grocery store or to get coffee or now to grab meds! I've also been weightlifting, and it is so amazing to see the weights increase. I know 3.56 miles isn't really a lot for a lot of folks, but for me it's a sign of progress. I'm pretty proud of how far I've gotten [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Dec 2020 03:43 PM PST So, I've been lurking here for quite a while. Don't know how to add my starting weight current weight, goal weight, etc. But that's okay. Let's just say I'm down about 20-25 lbs. since August and I have another 20 lbs. or so to go. So I have a good handle on what I need to do. Anyway, I was just at the store buying all sorts of healthy food for myself and I realized that while I was there I should pick up some stuff for my dad for Christmas. He's notoriously difficult to buy for, so I thought I'd just get him some of his favorite treats. And he's a simple guy, so he'll appreciate that. I got him two boxes of Devil Dogs, two bags of Popcorners, a bag of pretzels, two boxes of Nilla Wafers, and four boxes of instant banana cream flavored pudding (which he absolutely loves with the Nills Wafers). Total cost? $25.53. And don't worry. My dad is a pretty fit guy. We're about the same height and he's about 30 lbs. less than me. And I'm not that big to begin with. So I'm not enabling an unhealthy lifestyle with junk. Meanwhile, for myself, I bought broccoli, sweet potatoes, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, sun-dried tomatoes, mini bell peppers, carrots, a little bit of guacamole for some healthy fat (but resisted the chips that would normally accompany it), some extra firm tofu, and some tempeh. I'm not vegetarian, but I'm really trying to cut back on meat. I've noticed it saves me money, which I like very much. And all that food should (hopefully) last about a week. The total for my portion of the food? $60.37. Not too bad. And that's about what I expect to spend every week once I cut out meat. But I feel like I got so much more junk for so much less. Maybe it's just because it's all pre-packaged in boxes and bags. But I feel like it took up a lot more space. And cost less than half as much. Anyway... It was just something I noticed. I never really realized how cheap junk was before. And I never realized how inexpensive healthy food was. Notice I use the words "cheap" and "inexpensive". They mean almost the same thing, but have very different connotations, so take it for it's worth. Has anyone here noticed the same thing? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Dec 2020 08:31 PM PST I did it! This year has been awful emotionally. Between covid and my brothers sudden passing in May. I'm very proud to say that I have been able to maintain my weight loss. You guys have been a constant encouragement, I don't post often, but I visit a lot and gain strength from all of you. Your hard work, your tips, your real life stories are all greatly appreciated, so thank you! Of all the habits that I had to learn and unlearn over the past 2 years, the hardest by far has been working through emotions in a healthy way and not turning to food. This has been extremely helpful this year. From suddenly working from home, our dog passing and my brother passing at 37 with a heart condition that potentially is genetic, my youngest moving out, and the continued stress of covid and what that all means, it has not been easy. The most helpful thing I read a long time ago, was that it is ok to feel. To let yourself feel. If you need help, seek it. It's ok, you are worth it. I hope this is encouraging to someone out there. 40 pounds feels like a long time ago now. One day I will worry about the last 10. [link] [comments] |
| PSA: Take BEFORE pictures. Even if it’s scary. Posted: 21 Dec 2020 09:02 AM PST 2 years ago I went on the keto diet and lost 55 lbs in a year. Woohoo! But this year I pretty much gained it all back. Bummer! Thanks to medication (that I'm no longer taking), depression, life and general 2020 Craptown shittery, I'm back at the beginning. I set up notifications on my phone to take update photos every couple months and I haven't done that in a while. Recently I was thinking, "Why would I take pictures of myself going the OPPOSITE direction??" Then I remembered how helpful it was to see my "before" pictures when I was actually losing weight. There would be days that I could see the scale move but couldn't tell in the mirror. The "before" pictures helped me stay on track and feel like I am doing the right thing. Basically, even if you really don't want to take pictures of yourself, just take them and maybe future you will be so thankful. It's not like you have to look at them or show anybody! [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 22 December 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 22 Dec 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] |
| It's been almost 3 years and my weight loss journey failed Posted: 21 Dec 2020 11:51 PM PST I'll keep it short but. September 2017 I discovered I was considered obese. I'd never considered myself as such so I decided that I'm going to go on a journey to lose the weight. I did CICO. I didn't really exercise. But it worked, from about September to October 2018. I lost probably close to 40 pounds. Then because of some stress I started to lose weight again. But I couldn't let that happen, because I knew in Spring 2019 I was going to a big event and wanted to look good. So I not only went in on CICO, but I added crazy strenuous exercise. I lost a lot of weight. Then disaster struck. Maybe I restricted my calories too much or did too much exercise too soon. And maybe it was the stress of a new job, my insecurities...but I ended up having panic attacks. I actually lost a lot of weight after that because I couldn't eat. My family was worried. But then people in my family and friend circle died very close to another in the second half of 2019. I ate maybe one thing the entire week. Then I started binging. Then the pandemic hit. My anxiety is better, but 2020 has been so stressful and dealing with the fall out from 2019 I've probably gained back all my weight and am back to where I was September 2017. Now I'm at a point where I want to start getting healthier. I don't care about looking a certain way. I just want to be healthy and happy. But I don't know where to start. That's my journey. I guess when you fall, you just have to pick yourself back up and keep going with what you've learned to guide you. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Dec 2020 07:22 AM PST I (25yr, F, SW: 391lbs, CW:375lbs) have hit 15 pounds of weight loss, and I'm so excited by it. I started keto with a coworker of mine about 2 months ago, and she was losing a lot but I wasn't, so I stopped that a few weeks in and just started counting my calories. I eat around 1500 calories daily, some days more some days less, and with that I have been able to lose about 2 pounds each week. When I did my weekly weigh in yesterday I honestly teared up because I hit this small, but significant to me, goal. I have struggled with my weight my whole life and have never really tried to diet, this is the first time I've actually put in the effort and am so happy to see the results. I have rheumatoid arthritis and my weight was really starting to effect me so I took the plunge and here I am. I'm even more happy because I started this journey during the Holidays and really didn't believe in myself enough to think I'd stick to it. Anyway, rambling aside, this subreddit has been really helpful, and everyone is always so supportive in the comments of nearly every thread I've seen so I wanted to share my joy with you all. Happy Holidays to you all! [link] [comments] |
| Two Years and Counting: Two Takeaways from My Journey So Far Posted: 21 Dec 2020 09:15 PM PST TL;DR:
I am an early to mid-twenties female.
On December 21, 2018, exactly two years ago today, I started again for the nth time. Like many of you, I was tired. Tired of being fat. Tired of not liking what I saw in the mirror. And most importantly, tired of being at risk for various medical issues such as diabetes and high cholesterol. I knew I needed to change – not eleven days later on New Year's but NOW. Thus began my two year (and counting!) journey full of ups and downs. Throughout this time, the most important lesson I learned is that this is a journey, not a race. Instead of rushing to the finish line by starving oneself, it is healthier (both mentally and physically) to make gradual changes. You will be much happier and less stressed doing so. Other things I have learned:
Things that have worked for me:
I hope this helps someone. Comment below or feel free to message me with your questions, etc. I may not respond right away, but I will respond. And if you have read this far, thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Love-hate relationship with food... Posted: 21 Dec 2020 05:09 PM PST The meanderings of my quarantined mind: I am a pastry chef. I have loved the process of planning meals & celebrations since about the age of nine. Cooking and baking relaxes me, makes me happy. The smiles on the recipients faces is what I work for- I don't care about awards or competition. My love of food led me to a career in food, which I love. However. I also have been fighting the slow creep of weight gain since age 14. I've gained and lost the same 25 pounds at least five times. The stories of "I stopped drinking soda and eating pizza and lost 80 lbs" frustrate me, as I eat well. Mostly vegetarian with some fish and wild game (we hunt) I live on mostly roasted veggies, yogurt, curry, & salad. Occasionally sushi. I have to keep my calories under 1200 a day to lose any weight, and exercise at least 5 days a week. Anything higher than that, I gain weight. I walk 20-30,000 steps a day between work and exercise according to my Fitbit. I watch all the sugar and butter that goes into my work and it feels so wrong. I make fantastic cookies I can't eat. I work with 30 lbs of chocolate a week and allow myself a few bites. It's just such an odd quandary, making indulgent treats all day while trying to avoid sugar myself. Currently I'm 6 pounds down in my quest to get back to the strong, healthy weight that lets me fit all my clothes (not the fat clothes that hide any definition of a figure) I hit 170 lbs earlier this year, goal weight is 140. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| IF & Calorie Counting Not Working, I'm on the verge of quitting Posted: 21 Dec 2020 12:43 PM PST I'm a 250-pound man. I started IF (eating window 12:30-8:30 pm) combined with calorie counting 2 months ago. I do not eat or drink anything other than black coffee and water outside my eating window. I'm using MyFitnessPal to monitor calories and literally track every bit of food. I work out every day for at least 60 minutes, I rotate a 4-5-mile walk, HIIT, & Ice Hockey- my apple watch measures a minimum of 400 "active calories" burned during these activities. MyFitnessPal has me at 1860 calories, to date I have not gone over my calories for the day. HOWEVER- I have lost almost no weight in 60 days. 1 maybe 2 pounds. I'm really getting pissed, it feels like I'm battling this with zero results. The only fault that I can spot is that I don't drink enough water. On the bright side, my blood pressure is way down and well into the normal range now. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions would be great! [link] [comments] |
| I'm confused about diets, intuitive eating, and just want to have a conversation about it all Posted: 22 Dec 2020 01:36 AM PST Hi all - Firstly please forgive me for this post, it's a bit ramble and I'm just trying to figure things out. I have been reading about intuitive eating and begun trying to practice it. Just a quick FYI - I have had VSG surgery and lost 25ish kg this year - which is under what I should have lost but COVID and staying at home more hasn't helped but also overeating the 'wrong' kind of foods has crept back in - being stuck at home 24/7 has just compounded things a bit. Now I know some people may think intuitive eating is just an excuse to eat everything etc but it is not and I am not treating it that way. I know that intuitive eating can take a long time to master and even practice consistently. I want to lose weight, I've tried every diet under the sun and while I know logically staying within a calorie deficit will help me lose weight I also believe that restricting can lead to binging. Now i believe you can restrict in 2 ways - you set a calorie goal you have to stay within or you say no to certain foods. I don't believe in good or bad foods, I believe all foods can have and should have a place in a healthy lifestyle - it's about balance. But to get that balance do I first need to eliminate certain foods that I'm overeating? I'm just confused because the goal with IE is NOT weight loss - which I understand, it may be a side effect but it is not the goal. There is also some IE advocates that say forget diets, and 1200 is based on a 12 year old child, etc etc. I don't feel comfortable with these statements - but I know diets haven't helped me, because even though I lose weight initially from diets, I ended up gaining it all back and usually extra. Yes, I've lost the 25kg but I attribute that because of surgery and physically impossible to eat at times. So if I want to lose weight - should I try? I'll admit I'm not really doing it for health reasons - my blood work has been fine. It's pretty much I want to fit into nice clothing. Should I follow deficits that I know lead me to spiral? Seems like I shouldn't but how else can I lose weight but changing what I eat - and quantity and quality is important. If I am trying to intuitively eat how do I rely on my body to tell me what I need when I have PCOS, Depression, and have had a sleeve surgery (cut out stomach) and taking various medication - like how can I trust myself? I'm just very confused about a path forward and what is going to work - I don't want to keep thinking about food I just want to reach a place of moderation. Would love to hear just general thoughts/opinion/advice on the topic! [link] [comments] |
| Getting into fitness. Help/Advice? Posted: 21 Dec 2020 11:11 PM PST I originally posted this on r/fitness but nobody responded and I haven't been on this sub in awhile but still hoping for some help... To start off with some background information in a 16 year female 5'6 and 140-144 lbs depending on the day. I suffered from disordered eating patterns in the past due to calorie counting but recently I've started my journey of intuitive eating which is slowly still getting there my biggest issue is over eating but it's a journey so I'm still working on it. before when I suffered from disordered eating patterns I worked out a lot and I did enjoy it but there was always an underlying reason for me doing it which was to lose weight and get to a certain number on the scale but now I want to get into fitness and really work on weightlifting so I can be stronger but I also want to stay healthy weight and I know that getting into weightlifting might make me gain weight especially because I wanna gain muscle but I also think it might be best for me to do what a lot of people call a "cut"but I'm not particularly sure I just know that counting calories might not be the best idea for me and I also have no idea where to start my fitness journey and I just wanna start going to the gym and just working out kind of to build up my stamina I'm already an athlete I do cheerleading which I do about three times a week but I'm really looking to put in the effort and lead more healthier lifestyle any of us would help as far as dirt and exercises. -Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Male, 25, 260 lbs, and 6 feet. Looking for tips to lose weight. Posted: 21 Dec 2020 05:19 PM PST I used to be super in shape when I was in college. I wrestle and was about 160 lbs. I entered a toxic relationship which caused me to fall into depression. I ended up gaining 100 lbs. I trying to now get my life together. Also I'm a first year in medical school and I don't want to be a unhealthy doctor. Currently I been on Keto which I lost 8 pounds in the first few days. Is keto bad for long term? I'm trying to reach my goal within 6 months. I'm also contemplating about including a low calories intake as well. I was thinking about 800 calories a day. Is this too low or just right. I don't want to lose all this weight just to gain it back the next day. Lastly I going to expertise as well. My mindset it to burn at lease 800 calories at the gym 3 days a week. Is that too low. I'm not really knowledgeable about weight lose so I came here to ask. Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant! Posted: 21 Dec 2020 09:00 PM PST I Rant, Therefore I AmWell bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants! Please consider saving your next rant for this weekly thread every Tuesday. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 22nd, 2020 Posted: 21 Dec 2020 10:32 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] |
| Time to start the journey - Getting my S*** together. Posted: 21 Dec 2020 03:24 PM PST Hey, so apologies as this might be a bit rambly and incoherent at times. I'm not always the best at putting my thoughts into words. I also realise that this will be similar to a lot of the posts that are here, but I think I need to have something written, if only to try and hold myself accountable to somebody other than myself, if that makes sense? 31/M 5"9 262lbs Overview So yeah, the name's Dale and it's time for me to get my act together. I've been battling my weight for years with different levels of effort, but I've decided that I now really need to get things together...I kinda don't want to die soon, you know? So I got new batteries for my scales yesterday and I weighed myself this morning. I was dreading it, but I came in a bit lighter than I thought at 18st 10lbs, or about 262lbs for those of you that measure in freedom units. I was expecting to be about 10-15lbs heavier, I've not weighed myself in a long time, but that's a start. I was doing well until the start of the year and all the COVID stuff hit. My gym closed and then shut down, I went through an incredibly stressful lockdown and it's kinda gotten a bit more out of control since then. My big issue is that I eat all the time (Crazy, right?). I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad or stressed, I eat when I'm bored, I eat when I'm active. I eat when I'm hungry and I eat when I see something that looks nice. I've realised that eating comes as naturally to me as breathing. I'll eat my dinner, take my plate through to the kitchen and before I know it I'm in the cupboard or the fridge looking for something else to have...immediately afterwards. So I guess my biggest issue is that I need to change my relationship with food. I've started using MyFitnessPal today and I ended the day with an almost 650kcal deficit, which included breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. So it's clear to me that I can actually do it if I set my mind to it, but it's just trying to readjust my outlook, find the snacks and the foods that are going to fill me up for longest, or find the foods that I can safely binge on when I feel the need to eat (I hear things like popcorn are good for that?) (EDIT: My TDEE is apparently 2.5k calories, MFP says I should be eating 2200 and today I finished on 1529... none of these numbers really make all that much sense to me) Goals So I need to change my outlook to food. I'd like to take it slow and see if I can consistently lose 1lb a week. Going with that rate, it feels like it'd be healthy and safe weightloss, and this time next year I'd be down 3.5 stone, which would be fantastic. I want to be able to fit in to nice clothes again. When I was younger, late teens to early 20's before the weight came thick and fast, I used to dress really smartly. I want to go back to that. I want to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with the person that's looking back at me. I know this wont entirely be achieved purely through weightloss, but it's going to be a big part of it for me. So yeah. I guess that;s everything? It's late here in the UK, I'm tired and I'm rambling and I don't really know what else is relevant to talk about? If you have advice for me, I'd be more than open to it... is MFP the best app to use? Do you have any recipe or food advice (I'm a vegetarian btw), any good excercises or activity suggestions for an overweight asthmatic? What other things should I be doing/should I be avoiding? Thank you for reading this wall of rambling text. Stay safe and take care of yourselves! :) EDIT: Edited bits in because I keep forgetting things :/ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Dec 2020 11:48 AM PST This is really more an offmychest than anything else, but 2020 has been the year of most change for me and I only now realized my clothes don't fit me anymore. I (5'7 F) started the year weighing around 185-190. Don't know the exact weight because I was terrified of weighing myself, but I can get an idea based on pics/clothes. Started the year off on a cruise ship vacation, wore only loose clothes (loose t-shirts, jeans, sweaters) and felt incredibly uncomfortable in swimwear. I possibly hit 190 after that vacation. I tried to get back in shape after coming back, and then Corona hit in March where I live. Quarantined with my family, we had "game nights" every other night with lots of food and lots of wine. I started intermittent fasting around this time, but would still only wear loose clothes. Binge eating and drinking did not help. In May I got a job that would require me to wear suits after remote work was over, so I ordered a few suits online. Size 12. I'd never been a size 12 before in my life, I was always 6-8. At this point I kind of became numb to my size; I wasn't shocked by it anymore. I just went with it because it is what it is. In July my family and I rented a beach house. I felt so uncomfortable in bikinis. The summer clothes I'd had for years were tight on me. I felt exposed in my clothes. I hated every second of it. In October I decided to get a breast lift/reduction, and my surgeon asked how many pounds I had gained since 2017, when I got breast implants from him. I said around 20, for the first time, out loud. Maybe 20 pounds is not a lot for many people, but for me it was the most weight I'd ever gained. At this point, I'd had to throw out seven brand new winter sweaters that I got last year because they didn't fit anymore. 20 pounds was the difference between my clothes fitting me and not fitting me. 20 pounds over the weight I was in 2017, which was already 20 pounds over my ideal weight. I felt defeated. The surgeon suggested I try to lose the weight before the surgery scheduled for December 19 so I could see best results. And then I took my weight loss journey more seriously than ever. This morning (December) I weighed myself at 169.6, almost 20 pounds down from my weigh-in in the Summer at 184. This morning I tried all the clothes I ordered during the year on. My suits? They ALL fit large now, when they used to barely fit. A leather skirt I bought looks a full size too big on me now. Trying on my clothes this morning made me cry, because for the longest time I'd given up on myself and on actually getting back to my ideal weight. For the longest time I lost faith, I felt like I was fighting against the whole world. My clothes made me cry today. This is a part of the journey I never thought I'd reach, and I'm so happy! Now I need to get everything taken in. My tailor is going to love this. [link] [comments] |
| [help] Lost 75 pounds and went vegan for a while, now my family’s saying that I have eating issues Posted: 21 Dec 2020 10:02 PM PST (20F) Starting weight: 175 pounds Current weight: 100 pounds Height : 5'1 Disclaimer : Long paragraphs ahead, couldn't fit all texts in the title // I went on a fully vegetarian and vegan diet for two months. I'm now back to eating meat, but at half of my usual intake before going on a diet. I mainly decided to do this because I realised that 90% of the meat I ate were fried or with tonnes of sauces. Yes, I loved fried food. But unfortunately, it really isn't too good for my health. My weight loss journey started in 2015, under the encouragement of my family to lead a healthier lifestyle. For years, my elementary and high school had to send me to a nutritionist because I was severely overweight. I went for a blood test and had very high LDL. After 2 years and without any form of exercise, I gradually cut down my intake of fried food and sugared drinks (it used to be a forth-nightly event). At this point, I was 100 pounds. However, here came the yoyo effect and binge-eating. I gained 15 pounds within a few months. I was ranging between 108-112 pounds for the next two years until 2019. This year, I hit 115 pounds during the quarantine and lockdown period. Couldn't stop munching on sweets that i baked and just lied on the sofa all day long. I was always huge on meat, you could have called me a Carnivore. Hence, with all the esteem issues and worries about going back to my previously high LDL levels, I decided to lose weight! I don't ever fast or starve myself. I merely cut down unnecessary snacking and went back & forth on a pescatarian, vegetarian or vegan diet. Also, i track calories -> a deal-breaker for my family. For two months, I tried to eat within 1200cal and for the remaining (like now) I'm eating within 1300cal with the exception of days when I hang out. I currently weigh 100 pounds. Unfortunately (?), my once chubby cheeks have turned into a gaunt face. My boobs dropped a whole cup and booties have shrunk. I have, for a month so far, done workouts at home every other day to maintain this weight and get my assets back (upwards & outwards lol). This change in appearance, calorie tracking and cutting down meat in my diet have led to my family thinking I have an eating disorder. I do admit, I likely had Orthorexia a while back. I'd like to think I'm much better now. Is there any way to eliminate the mindset of cutting down meat = lack of nutrients, starvation, eating disorder? Nearly everyday I hear my close and extended family comment that I'm 'anorexic' because I track calories and don't eat enough meat. Nope, I'm not seeking psychological help here on reddit. However, I would definitely appreciate some advice and your take on this. [link] [comments] |
| Help me keep the headaches at bay Posted: 21 Dec 2020 02:14 PM PST I am on day 5 of cutting from "eat all the chocolate and bread and drink all the wine" to 1550 calories. I do not care if my stomach is empty. But what I struggle with are the "hunger headaches". The ones that make me grumpy and want to eat everything in sight. Even after I have eaten today I just have an annoying low-grade headache. Will these subside over time? What is a good strategy for minimizing them? I am: Drinking a ton of water, tea, herbal tea, soda water, coke zero Having plenty of protein and veg and fruit with each meal But do you have any solid tips? Besides Ibuprofen which I have already popped. [link] [comments] |
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