Weight loss: Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 17 December 2020 - No question too small! |
- Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 17 December 2020 - No question too small!
- I’m doing it.
- 38lbs before and after(still have more weight to lose)
- "You're looking so good I though you were your Sister"
- Knit a scarf while watching a horror movie and burn 200+ calories
- Under 200 for the first time in years
- I've lost 40lbs since the first uk lockdown (m 42 6'3 now 250lbs started 290lbs)
- Since when has MFP been a pickup app?
- [Advice] The Scale Doesn't Lie; or, If You Want to Keep the Weight Off, Stay in the Habit of Weighing Yourself
- Regained everything I lost. Time to do it again.
- My first success!
- Feelin like a noob
- Losing weight is making me look older
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 16
- Track with Me Thursday! Get Your Calorie/Fitness Tracker and Journey Along with Your Social-Media Friends on MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, LoseIt!, Instagram, Garmin, etc.
- Its been a hard week, just wanted to share.
- Experience with tailors?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 17th, 2020
- 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 17 December 2020 - The Plan for Today!
- I’m so surprised rn I just wanna vent Oml
- we restrict so much, don’t restrict WHEN you can eat certain foods
- I don't know what to do anymore. I've had enough.
- my wake up call
- Want to lose fat but feel lost
- I’ve finally gotten started! (First update)
| Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 17 December 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 17 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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| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 01:22 PM PST So I met with my new Dr. last week and we had some real discussions on where I'm (25F) at with my health and my body and where I want to be. For the first time in my life, my Dr. didn't try to skirt around my obesity or shame me for how badly I have treated my body. He offered medical advise, laid out some strategies for me. He even brought up surgery which really rocked my foundational ideas about how big was too big and whether or not I was there. The bottom line was that I needed to makes some changes. Maybe not all at once, maybe not astronomical changes initially. But If I don't do something, I'm doing my health a huge disservice. So this week I met with a trainer and we talked about these changes and made sure I wasn't going to make too big of changes too fast so I don't lose hope but that I'm also not too comfortable. We talked about walking more, counting macros, making less noticeable but healthier changes to my favorite foods. And guys...I feel GOOD. Don't get me wrong, I'm at the same spot I have been a dozen times before where I've sworn to make drastic changes and "today's my last day to eat whatever I want", only to give up two weeks later because let's be honest: food is delicious and being sore hurts. But today feels different. It's only day 3, but measuring out serving sizes for my favorite foods gives SO much light to how I'm as big as I am. And all the things that you don't think count? Like cooking oil? A piece of candy? The creamer in your coffee? A side of garlic bread with your otherwise healthy dinner? HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN ANY OF THIS? How could I not know that a serving size of pasta is less than half of what I would normally serve myself - and yet I'm still just as satisfied? I digress. I'm not sure what I'm expecting to hear from anyone on here or why I felt the need to write it all out. If anything it's for my sanity to document how I feel today versus a few months from now. But just know that today, I'm doing it. Edit: wow I have to say I am absolutely blown away by the overwhelming support. Thank so much for all the comments and tips. You guys are amazing! [link] [comments] |
| 38lbs before and after(still have more weight to lose) Posted: 16 Dec 2020 02:49 AM PST My entire life I have been overweight even in my earliest memories as a child i over consumed daily. I grew up extremely insecure with my body which lead me to avoid many life events such as anything to do with swimming or beaches. In middle school and highschool id suck my stomach in and pull my shirt down so my moobs would not show through my shirt lmao. However in my 21st year of life during quarantine i had got up to 253lbs which is my heaviest. I honestly felt like such shit at this weight it was hard to be social from all the anxiety i would avoid hanging out with partners and i would isolate myself from everyone and everything. But something in me clicked and i started to watch my calories by downloading my fitness pal and i began to count my steps and do 10,000 daily, however i found a more effective routine with my peloton bike doing 45 minute rides 3-4 times per week with some light weight lifting(i should be doing more lifting). I will link my before and after right here https://imgur.com/a/J5RmDbf im in my underwear so i marked it nsfw. [link] [comments] |
| "You're looking so good I though you were your Sister" Posted: 16 Dec 2020 03:29 PM PST Was on a Zoom call with all of my Aunts who haven't seen me since last Christmas (when I was also ~50 lbs heavier). There was a chorus of excited about me being on the call (it was a surprise) when one Aunt insisted that I wasn't me and that I was my sister. I let that pass because - might have just been an accident. Then she dug in her heels and was like "You're looking so good! I thought you were your sister. You know because your face is so much thinner now". Pretty sure my face was : | because she felt the need to let me know she was giving me a compliment. Thanks Aunt for making sure I knew that I've always been the "fat" sister. Just had to vent. Anyone else experience these kinds of "compliments" from family? [link] [comments] |
| Knit a scarf while watching a horror movie and burn 200+ calories Posted: 16 Dec 2020 09:08 PM PST Throughout my CICO journey I've become more conscious of movement in general. The other night I was watching a horror movie ("Alone", released earlier this year) and felt my heart racing the entire time. I stopped to wonder, was I burning more calories than usual just by being scared? Sure enough, I found a study that suggested watching a 90 minute adrenaline-inducing movie could burn on average 113 calories - even up to 184! Tonight I was feverishly knitting a scarf as a Christmas present and was feeling quite the arm workout. I found another study that said a 150lb person can burn 100-150 calories knitting for an hour! This suggests if you knit for 90 minutes while watching a movie that really gets your heart pumping and releases adrenaline, you could burn hundreds of calories without exercising. I guess the biggest challenge would be not looking down at the scarf so you can focus on the movie. 😅 Of course the larger point here is - I encourage you to find a NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) activity you love. I also like to practice guitar scales at night. That burns calories! So does coloring in a coloring book! Or wrapping presents - so volunteer to wrap for all your family members. I lost more weight than usual the past week and I've been on a scary movie/knitting kick. I think it's related! But better yet, keeping my hands busy knitting has helped me resist binging and night eating quite a bit. It feels odd and wonderful that this is the thing that kickstarted my weight loss again. I wish you all the best on your journeys! [link] [comments] |
| Under 200 for the first time in years Posted: 16 Dec 2020 05:22 AM PST 22F, 5'5 - When I was 16 I weighed in around 160 which is the closest I've been to a healthy weight since childhood. After a lot of stress and bad habits, I gained over 120lbs by the time I was 20. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's, specifically) and began medication a few years back which has helped me to stop gaining, but for the longest time I could not lose for anything. Then 18 months ago I began doing (roughly) daily yoga. I slowly worked on cutting sugars and processed foods out of my diet and eventually realized that my diet still was not healthy for me because my body has been through a lot and needs some extra TLC. In the last 6 months I've added in weight training, more intense yoga practices, as well as long-distance hiking to my weekly routine. The last handful of weeks I've reduced my calorie intake (to about 1200/day) by cutting most grains, meat, and dairy out of my diet and adding in all sorts of vegetables and healthier fat/protein options which has already made me physically feel much better. And then this morning it finally happened... I saw that 1 at the beginning of the number on the scale and actually cried. With a starting weight of 282 in September of 2019, I am now down to 199 - the first time I've been under 200 since I was in high school. I've been a long time lurker here and told myself that I would wait to post until I reached this goal, and God does it feel good. 50 more lbs to go before reaching my ultimate goal weight! Y'all are so inspirational and I'm excited to finally share about my progress... Photos to come once I hit my next goal (180)! Edit: I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who has commented! This sub is full of lovely individuals and I love hearing that there are people with similar stories and issues to my own. We're all in this together, right? Thanks again everyone 💛 [link] [comments] |
| I've lost 40lbs since the first uk lockdown (m 42 6'3 now 250lbs started 290lbs) Posted: 16 Dec 2020 11:44 AM PST Nothing special cico, if and my fitness pal logging everything I've been a yoyo dieter my whole life - I feel like this time it's different I've avoided processed foods - got to grips with time I go to sleep - the mental aspects of eating and I suppose the addiction I was feeding - eating to block out negative thoughts mostly about myself But it hit me today to think of the damage I've done to myself - my heart my joints - mental health the things I've missed out on Just something to make me wish I could change some things - stop my negative eating habits when I was younger and I suppose how for a future free from any harm I may have inflicted on myself. [link] [comments] |
| Since when has MFP been a pickup app? Posted: 16 Dec 2020 08:56 PM PST I've been using My Fitness Pal for years (from 300 pounds to 130 over the past few years), and in the last few weeks I've suddenly had quite a few 'gentlemen' use it like it's tinder or something! I have one face only (post workout, clown hair) photo and it's just endless stats of me working out like a champ and failing at my diet. I don't use it to post diary posts or as social media and I think I only have maybe one active 'friend' on there. I'm now getting one or two guys a week trying to hit on me via the app. Their messages are not outrageous, but seriously, this is not a pickup app! (And before anyone gets the wrong idea, I am no sexy young thing, I'm a very muscly middle-aged woman). Is this happening to anyone else? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 08:50 AM PST Here is a graph of my weight over the past approximately 3 years. It has fluctuated in the 200-220 range for the past 3 years, with several attempts at me getting it down to the low 200s or high 190s. I pay attention for months, then for some reason lose focus. Those reasons have primarily been, something interrupts my routine, like travel, or depression; I was training for an event, usually a triathlon, and once that event happened I stopped caring about fitness; and more recently, I started lifting weights and intentionally wanted to gain some (however, not as much as I actually did, and gyms have been closed with the pandemic, so it's back to cutting). I noticed that if I stopped weighing myself, I almost invariably gained weight - regardless of whether I was counting calories. Conversely, if I weighed myself, and was attempting to lose, then I almost invariably lost weight, even if I wasn't counting calories, which I did not do diligently for most of 2020. Moral of the story: You can lie to yourself, but the scale does not lie. Always weigh yourself to know whether you are gaining or losing to keep it off. [link] [comments] |
| Regained everything I lost. Time to do it again. Posted: 16 Dec 2020 11:26 PM PST In May of 2019 I had just finished up my fourth year of college. I was on a five year track and had an extra year of eligibility to play basketball, but I was seriously out of shape from all the drinking goodbye to all my four year friends. As soon as I was home for the summer I knew it time to get serious about losing the weight. I was a 6'5" relatively well built 22 y/o male that weighed about 285 at the start of that summer. Losing the weight came fairly easy. I was working 70 hour weeks as camp counselor by day, and a bouncer at a popular night club by night. I would normally lift heavy between my shifts. None of my friends were home that summer, and between all the time I spent working active jobs I had no time or desire to go out and drink. Just by having an active, sober, summer I went into that basketball season at 245 and in the best shape of my life. I maintained around that weight for several months until COVID-19 restrictions locked everything down. I was about halfway sad about college ending in a lockdown, halfway just super bored to be in my house all the time but I spent most of my nights just chugging beers and watching movies. The drinking itself wasn't the biggest factor but I had no control over my eating once I reached a certain point. Once the restrictions lightened up a bit and restaurants opened again, I felt comfortable to see my best friends from home who enabled this behavior on the basis that "we're in our 20s we should be enjoying ourselves," or that "we earned it". The long story short is that too much fun and living in the moment and ordering Dominoes pizza when I'm 20 beers deep made me put all the weight back on. I hadn't even noticed my body changing that drastically all summer / fall until I had to put on a pair of way too tight khakis to get a job. The job I got was a gym with an InBody machine that tells you your body composition, lean muscle mass, body fat percentage, etc. I used that machine today and my heart sank when I saw I had gained back more than I had initially lost and my body fat percentage was almost double what it was at my peak. Today was a major wake up call for me, and as much as it hurt to see what I saw, I'm glad I did that. It's really frustrating to know that I worked so hard and I just have to do it all again but I don't have too many regrets. I had a lot of fun times but I want to think of that chapter as closed, and now it is time to work hard for a new one. I'm trying not think too far ahead of myself now. I just want to win each day, each workout, each meal. Going forward, I don't want to think about getting in shape or losing weight for something in particular like a sports season. I think it's time for me to just start being healthy. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 05:40 AM PST I'm 15 and for the past 5 or so years I remember that I was called fat and my classmates would tease me for my weight. Due to covid Quarantine, I put on some weight. So I thought that I need to lose some kgs before school starts. So I started to walk daily on Nov 1. I would walk 2 hours a day for 7 days a week and 1 cheat meal per month. It wasn't hard to eat at a deficit so i was under my calorie limit for all the days.(1500 cals) last time I checked weight, I was 86 kgs(187 lbs) on nov 6. Now I have bought a weighing machine and wanted to check my weight. Currently I'm 78 kgs(171 lbs) I lost 8 kgs! (around 16 lbs) I'm so happy! I just wanted to share it with you guys because every doubt I had, I asked and got help from this wonderful community. Thanks for helping me. It's just my first step to my goal. I will be updating monthly about my weight. Thank you again for all your help! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 07:49 PM PST Hi everyone, I stumbled on this sub by accident and think it's great! I've made slow lifestyle changes over the past 2 years and I'm currently 34 lbs down with 29 to goal. It's gotten a little trickier lately with holiday foods, cold/wet weather, and pandemic numbers at a high, but I've started doing yoga and am hoping that helps. I had a leg/pelvis/torso injury this summer so I am taking it slow and easy, feels like being a beginner all over again! Anyone else trying to avoid the holiday cookie tin? Ready to stab yourselves with the Covid vaccine so you can do laps around the mall like an 80s jogger? Feeling like a drunk potato when you exercise? [link] [comments] |
| Losing weight is making me look older Posted: 17 Dec 2020 01:01 AM PST 40F. 5'4". Starting weight 228. Current weight 188. First time ever trying to lose weight, been at it for about 4 months. Turned 40 last month, which initially hit me hard, but actually came and went pretty smoothly. That was the trigger for starting weight loss. I think the weight loss is definitely apparent in my face. Also dropped one to two sizes in clothes, but still wearing old clothes... So not easy to see. Working from home also means no one sees me - no one knows that I'm losing weight. At first, I thought my face looked good. Overall felt good about the process - it's been easier than I'd ever imagined (stuck at home with low stress job helps). I bought a new jacket for the winter - 2 sizes down. But today I was trying on some new glasses and my face just looked really old. Haggard almost. I feel like my face turned 40 completely overnight. Maybe I'm just tired and it's showing. Maybe it's the fact that I was trying on reading glasses and I've never worn glasses, so it was one more sign of getting older (but I really don't feel bothered by getting my first glasses, just a fact of life and will help reduce eye strain). But for the first time, I'm not sure I'm going to like my body on the other side of this whole thing. And I've never been uncomfortable in my skin or self conscious about my weight. And yer I know I'll feel better, healthier, stronger - I already do. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 16 Posted: 16 Dec 2020 06:59 PM PST Hello losers, Happy hump day! Hope yours was fulfilling, lovely & way less weird than mine! Weight: Not this morning. Stay within calorie range (maintain at 2000 ish): On the rails & squeaking about it. Exercise 5 days a week: Walk & errands. 7/16 days. Self-care journaling (once a week, 60 minutes): Would like to make time for this tomorrow. 2/2 week. Try a new recipe once a week: Roasting some rutabaga right & a new green chili recipe. 2/2 weeks Express gratitude, mindfulness or HOLIDAY CHEER: Got some holiday cards in the mail. Feeling mindful of the stress my body & brain are under. Trying to be nice to myself. Positive self talk is important every day especially when you don't feel like it. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 09:00 PM PST Connect with other winners!Help this stay organized and post a reply to a top-level comment (probably created by AutoModerator) with your platform's name (MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, Loseit!, etc.). If you don't see yours, please use the Other thread! Post your username and find some friends. Post your stats to find people on similar journeys (perhaps an accountabilibuddy!). Interact with your fellow r/Loseit users by joining the rloseit Facebook group, follow important news and announcements with Twitter, and share your inspiration, food, and progress with us on Instagram!!" This weekly post appears every Thursday. Please consider using it for your friend requests, and refer others to this post during the upcoming week. Please do not post your e-mail address, phone number, or other sensitive information. [link] [comments] |
| Its been a hard week, just wanted to share. Posted: 16 Dec 2020 04:09 PM PST This week has been one of the yuckiest weeks all year for me and my relationship with food. My stomach feels like it doesn't exist - that everything that goes into my body just passes wonderfully over my tongue and then directly into the void. I don't feel full, I don't feel hungry. I'm only eating because I'm looking for that little happy feeling it gives me. But its so very temporary and is immediately replaced by the sad feelings knowing that I'm making it harder to carry my body around and do the things I love doing in the long run. On paper, it doesn't take much effort to start reaping the long term benefits. When I am actually doing cico and eating healthy, I start to feel sustainably better both emotionally and physically in just a few days. But in reality the effort that it takes to break the cycle of immediate rewards seems so unobtainable in the thick of it. Newton's first law I guess. Before posting, I re-read this section of the FAQ. It was very affirming of the struggle I'm experiencing and encouraging to read, and I recommend giving it a read if you find what I'm going through relatable. On the bright side/ moving forward:
I'm excited to get back to a good place. Maybe not today, but soon. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 11:26 PM PST Hello all! I "finished" my weight loss phase about a month ago, starting at 198 lbs and ending at 140 lbs. I am a 5'5.5" female and I used to be around a size 12/14 and now a size 4/6. I've consistently replaced daily use clothes along the way, but today I decided to pull out some of my formal attire to see how it fits me. It was bittersweet to see some of my favorite nicer dresses look like potato sacks on me haha. I was wondering how you all handled your clothes and if you got certain pieces tailored. If so, how was your experience and were you satisfied with how it turned out? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 17th, 2020 Posted: 16 Dec 2020 10:23 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] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 17 December 2020 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 16 Dec 2020 08:06 PM PST Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction!This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing > I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me? Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. On reddit, your vote means, "I found this interesting" (...read more about voting on reddit) [link] [comments] |
| I’m so surprised rn I just wanna vent Oml Posted: 16 Dec 2020 07:38 AM PST Before the pandemic I weighed 190 (I originally weighed 230 and dropped weight) and throughout the pandemic I went up to 235, the highest weight I'd ever been in my life. I was so depressed and then I just couldn't do it anymore, no matter how much I tried I couldn't motivate myself to workout or anything. Then I was like fuck it, I'll eat what I want but I'll try intermediate fasting. I starting in the beginning of November and decided to check the scale today. 220 lbs!!!! I was so surprised because it's been a month and I shed so much weight. Thirty more lbs until I weigh what I did before the pandemic and 90 lbs until I reach goal weight. I got this. [link] [comments] |
| we restrict so much, don’t restrict WHEN you can eat certain foods Posted: 16 Dec 2020 08:40 AM PST meaning don't get stuck on the idea that certain foods are ONLY for breakfast/lunch/dinner etc. i eat rice and beans for breakfast, cereal or fruit and yogurt for dinner, whatever is around for lunch (pizza literally anytime it fits in my caloric/macro budget) im usually quite hungry in the morning and was always trying to figure out the best way to volume eat/get myself full and traditional breakfast foods (aside from oats) don't really do it for me. i suppose it's not really a revelation but it helped me so much to lift the mental restrictions i had on when certain foods can be eaten. i now enjoy rice and beans, or chicken and salad, savory or sweet oats, etc in the morning and it's helped tremendously. i didn't even realize i had some of these mental restrictions so now i'm checking in with myself a bit more often and being more aware of what's helping/harming my journey. i wish everyone the best on your journeys too! [link] [comments] |
| I don't know what to do anymore. I've had enough. Posted: 16 Dec 2020 04:09 PM PST I'm 28F, 5'8", and weigh in at 291lbs. I've tried everything. And yes, it works. Temporarily. For the last few years I've been losing and gaining the same 50lbs, but always knowing there's another 50lbs to go even after that is so depressing. I don't binge, or secret eat, or have ridiculous sized portions. I'm guilty of snacking, and that's my main problem. I'd say I consume at least 700kcals in snacks alone every day. And it's only because I want to eat it, and the fact that it tastes good, that I do it. No compulsion, comfort eating or boredom eating. I eat it because I want to. I've realised the only thing I've ever been good at in my life is gaining weight. How fucking sad is that. I'm really losing my want to even exist at this point. And I don't even know what I expect from posting this here. Help. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2020 07:53 PM PST 3 weeks ago I found out my A1C is elevated to the edge of pre-diabetes. 5.7. Then I looked at my BMI & to my honest surprise found I am ... obese. It's hard for me to write that. Feel ashamed of myself. My family are a bunch of skinny athletes. Also I feel mystified - How had I let this go on for so long ? Why hadn't my doctor or friends yelled at me? (is it because I am tall and can sort of hide it ?) ( I am 5 9 & starting weight 213-211... Going on my last weigh from a year ago ) I felt embarrassed - and a little scared. I have had ED in the past (waaaay in the past) and prided myself on my current middle aged mode of staying positive and not ever ever counting a calorie. Or owning a scale. I bought into the myth that all I needed was exercise (which was mild at best - dog walks with a senior arthritic dog) .... and that I could eat whatever whenever !! After I got the A1C number I did some googling and saw that even small losses can begin to improve pancreatic/ liver function - even over a matter of DAYS. This made me realize I could begin to make changes immediately. Even before I saw a thing - inside I would be getting healthier. Now this motivated me!!! So I began. Funny story I downloaded a calorie counting app (my net diary) WHILE I WAS POLISHING OFF A WHOLE POT OF (gf!) mac n cheese my usual lunch 😂😂...I.inputted it into the app....and yeah. Saw that I MIGHT have a problem. 😂 (I have to keep my sense of humor yall) Anyway sorry for the ramble. After three - ish weeks of serious hunger (on 1700-1600 a day and walks / bike rides .... seriously wtf is up with the HUNGER !? ) and feeling cold (!!) I got a scale on Amazon & guess what - I lost 8-10 lbs .... it worked !!??? and I will never go back. It's hard when you are the chief cook for the family / little kids but when I get tempted all I do is look at that A1C number & scare myself straight. And repeat in my head - "every minute I am losing weight." My goals / tricks now are just finding comfort in non food stuff - even something as silly as a hot shower - hot tea - Netflix - comfy clothes just treat yo self - as long as it's not FOOD ya know? Instead of hot cocoa, hot shower. Instead of bread, an episode of Schitts Creek. Does this make ANY sense ha ha 😂 It's such a mental game .... My other survival things are going to bed early - pickles - GREEN TEA by the gallon - and bags of frozen 365 vegetables to chew on (red pepper slush anyone) while I make dinner 😂 Anyway thanks for posting all your stories. My goal is 160 lbs which at this rate (1600?) will not be til next Nov.....and going from obese to overweight will make me so happy in the meantime. Couldn't share this with anyone else so I am glad to find you all. strength!! [link] [comments] |
| Want to lose fat but feel lost Posted: 16 Dec 2020 06:05 PM PST Hi everyone! I hope you all are staying safe this winter, especially during the storm here in NYC. This year due to the pandemic I became quite sedentary quite even though I do go to work and take pictures here and there. However, lately I've been eating more than usual and sleeping super late. Years ago I used to work out quite a bit and have looked very slim and I loved the way I looked and felt during those times but the problem was that I wasn't consistent with myself. I'm noticing lately I'm gaining weight quicker than I have been this whole year. I look at myself in the mirror and hate what stares back at me. I feel insecure. I feel lost on where I should begin. The more I think about what I should do even though I know what I should do, the more it makes me feel depressed. It seems like I'm feeding that depression with food. I want to look and feel better for myself and my girlfriend and everyone around me. What are some low cost/fun workouts you guys do? And how should I conduct my diet? I know counting macros are effective but is there a way I can get around portioning my food and doing workouts that are engaging? I know these questions are person specific but it helps knowing what other people are doing so I can have variety. How do you keep consistency and discipline? How do you fight the battle of giving into food and eating recklessly? This seems more mental for me than it is anything else. Sorry for the long winded post, I'm just rambling at this point. Thanks for any response! For reference 230lb 5'9". [link] [comments] |
| I’ve finally gotten started! (First update) Posted: 16 Dec 2020 08:46 PM PST Obligatory on mobile! Hey y'all, I've posted on here before, but I'm super excited about it this time. In 2018, I took a depression booster that absolutely packed the weight on me. Like, we're talking 50 pounds in 4 months. (I'm from the US, so sorry, I don't know what that is in KG or stones.) After stopping the medicine (switched to a better one for my body, am in care of an AWESOME psych), I gained about 10 more pounds. I topped out at around 221 lbs last year and haven't gained or lost since then. Now, for most of my life, I have been between 150-160 lbs. The healthiest I've ever looked and felt is about 145 lbs a few years ago. I'm finally in a good enough headspace to take care of me, and though I've been talking about and thinking about losing weight to feel better, I'M FINALLY DOING IT. It helps that I'm back in a house with steps instead of a flat apartment. More natural moving! The big update? I HAVE LOST TWELVE POUNDS!!!! I'm seeing a number I haven't seen since before I got married! Just having that little bit of progress is encouraging me to really start in earnest. I'm working on having a healthy relationship with food, and I'm thinking about starting the Beachbody workout thingy. I've got Ring Fit Adventure, too, which I'd highly recommend. Now, I'm lucky enough to have a spouse who thinks I'm beautiful no matter what, but secretly, I'd like to be back at my healthy weight (145-155 but no lower, probably) to feel better, look better, and have a better quality of life. Plus, I'd like to be pick-up-and-kiss-against-a-wall-able, if you know what I mean, and I just am excited to be healthy. I'm mostly posting this for encouragement to keep going and for any tips or easy, cheaper recipes or meal prep ideas you might have! If anyone is interested in an accountability buddy or anything, feel free to PM me. Any weight loss things I should know? Anything to expect? Any ways I can encourage any of you??? Twelve down, and still a bunch to go, but hey, I'm 12 closer than I was a month ago!!!!!! [link] [comments] |
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