Weight loss: Happy New Year! |
- Happy New Year!
- 2021 New Year's Resolutions MEGATHREAD
- I have a new respect for people struggling with weight loss and addiction to food
- What A Difference 5 Years Can Make
- I gained it all back, and I'm ready to lose it all again...
- NO NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR ME!
- Cure for Hating Vegetables
- Unsolicited comments about my weight during grandpa’s funeral
- 50lbs to lose, desperate to make changes.
- Terrible relationship with food even after weight loss. Starting therapy next week.
- I'm ending 2020 without reaching my goal. But I did learn some other important things.
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 31st, 2020
- I gained 22lbs in 45days
- Well... That was embarassing!
- I'm finally making a lifestyle change rather than trying to lose weight as fast as possible.
- NPR: Biology's A B*tch: 5 Reasons It's So Hard To Keep Weight Off
- My body will no longer tolerate me eating like crap
- How do you handle holiday binging while dieting?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 31 December 2020: Today, I conquered!
- [TIP] You can take breaks while exercising!
- Taking a break was a horrible idea
- Best option for getting rid of old clothes?
- Is being boney a sign of unhealthy weight loss
- New Year New Hopes
- Am I developing an ED
- Nervous to start my changes new years day
| Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:52 AM PST Welcome to r/loseit. We know this is a time of year when lots of people are making resolutions to finally tackle their health and fitness. If you're one of them, great! We're glad you're here! Here is a friendly guide to help you (as a new user) get the most out of this subreddit, to help you reach your goals. This is a quick overview of what kinds of resources we have, and what kind of posting behavior we expect. First, check out the quick start guide. It is short, and will get you started with the basic information you need to get started. Find it HERE. Are you looking for a place to post your resolution? Post it HERE! Are you looking for a place to post every day? Check out the daily accountability threads, that are linked in the sidebar. Accountability/Progress posts made more frequently than every 30 days (outside of the designated threads) will be removed. Are you looking to add friends on various weight loss tools (Loseit, MyFitnessPal, etc)? Look out for our Track with Me Thursday threads. Soliciting members to join accountability groups/discord servers (or otherwise asking for personal information) is strictly prohibited outside of Track with Me Thursday. Are you looking for a longer commitment? Check out the Lose it Challenges (find the sign-up stickied to the top of the subreddit starting in 2021), and sign up! Check back often to the subreddit homepage, to see stickied posts on r/loseit: we will be highlighting reoccurring threads there, as they come up. As a sampling of what you can expect: find motivation from reading The Century Club on Thursdays (for users who have lost/need to lose 100 pounds or more), connect with other new parents in our Wednesday "Parent's Corner" support thread, or chat with other aspiring calorie-conscious chefs during our Wecipe Wednesday thread. Still have questions? We've got answers! Check out our daily Q&A thread HERE. Please note: a lot of the things mentioned above are best accessed on the desktop site. We strongly recommend checking r/loseit out on desktop (especially if you've only ever used the mobile site)! Looking for more motivation and inspiration? Check out this post from your friend and mine, the incredibly successful u/hxcjosh23! Still want more? Keep your reddit-dial tuned to r/loseit, as the fantastic Catherine and Donald Wygal from the We Only Look Thin podcast will be here in r/loseit on Saturday, January 16 2021 (beginning at 3PM Eastern Standard Time) to do an AMA event! Never heard of 'em? No problem! Check out their episode Comin' in Hot, which talks about some of the common pitfalls that can happen when you (over-)enthusiastically start a weightloss journey. We wish you the best of luck in your journeys, and hope that you will use the resources of this subreddit. Here's to a healthy 2021! [link] [comments] |
| 2021 New Year's Resolutions MEGATHREAD Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:37 AM PST Happy New Year, everyone! Post those New Year's Resolutions here! As a Life Pro Tip, try to make your resolution SMART: Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-based. The last part (time-based) is what many users here have found to be particularly useful. For example: "I resolve to lose 25 pounds," is not very specific, and gives you no support (or plan of what to do), which can ultimately be difficult to stick to. Instead, try: "I resolve to count my calories and log them in MyFitnessPal/Loseit!/Calorie Tracking App of Choice for 100 days." The ultimate goal you want (weight loss) will come from the specific behaviors you're targeting (logging your calories in an app every day for a period of 100 days). Happy New Year, everyone! We got this! [link] [comments] |
| I have a new respect for people struggling with weight loss and addiction to food Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:28 AM PST I'm not overweight nor have I been since I gained the freshman 15 back in college. I usually don't think about my weight as I've never had trouble maintaining a healthy weight and I'm generally active and try to maintain a good diet. However, during the craziness of this year I was thrown for a loop (as many of us were) with the extreme disruption in my schedule and life. I was suddenly spending much more time at home being bored and isolated. Unsurprisingly, I began a cycle of eating more, gaining weight unexpectedly, and desperately trying to lose the weight that I'd gained before using food to stimulate myself during my boredom when it returned. Overall, I've only gained about 10 lbs during the pandemic (which is obviously not horrible) but I never realized the mental and emotional toll that it takes on me. I am now constantly thinking about my body and worrying about if I gained any more weight. I'm always trying to set goals for myself for when I can lose the weight and ultimately failing. I'm always looking at pictures of myself from the end of last year and the beginning of this year when I was 10 lbs lighter. I'm always re-entering this very exhausting cycle of eating healthy and then trying to fill a void with food before I get frustrated with how my clothes feel tighter. All of this is to say that I have gained an immense amount of respect for people who have gone through this for years or possibly their whole lives. Also people who are actually overweight or obese and unfairly face ridicule by society. When I started lurking on this subreddit, I was enlightened a lot through the stories of some of you and it has challenged my understanding of the psychology behind weight loss and what it's like to struggle with it. Here's to a 2021 where we achieve all of our goals! [link] [comments] |
| What A Difference 5 Years Can Make Posted: 30 Dec 2020 04:22 PM PST I've been on this subreddit since 2015, and over that time I've gone up and down many times. Yesterday I looked at this side by side 5 year difference, and all I felt was gratitude. What's worked best for me: 1000 calorie deficit (any food in moderation) + 10k steps a day (usually an hour long walk is needed). The daily consistency is the biggest challenge, but I do it most days and that's what matters. I also have a very good therapist. I tried intense workouts and whole30, and while that made me lose quicker, I always gained that weight back because I wasn't doing something that worked for me long term. Go at the pace that works best for you. These 5 years went by in a flash and they changed my life. Sharing because it's posts like these that always kept me coming back to better choices. Thank you to everyone on this subreddit for sharing their journeys, challenges, and successes. It's a vulnerable thing that has genuinely touched my heart. [link] [comments] |
| I gained it all back, and I'm ready to lose it all again... Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:25 PM PST I've regained every pound that I lost in college...and I feel ashamed. Four years of healthy and unhealthy habits, sweat, stress, success, and failures are gone after just three years. I was so proud. I had lost 80 pounds in that time. Yes, I can blame the biggest gains on COVID, but I also spent the better portion of the year beating a brain tumor. I'm proud of that, but I've spent the year laying flat on the couch, being a slug while I let my body heal. And now I'm back at 250, the same weight when I walked across the stage at my high school graduation. So, New Year's Eve is here, and I'm resolving to get healthy again. If I lost it once, I can do it again. If I beat a brain tumor, I can beat a craving for junk food. I've spent enough time on the couch for one lifetime, and I've had enough of it, I'm ready to move again. If I can do it, so can you. We can do this together. Happy New Year, I'll see you out there! [link] [comments] |
| NO NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR ME! Posted: 30 Dec 2020 03:48 PM PST Every fucking year i promise myself to get my act together, to eat healthy, to get active etc. NOT THIS YEAR BABY. I end this weird fucking year 2020 on a high. The last 3 months i finally got my ass up and started working on myself. I lost 30lbs since Oct 15 and i am proud of myself. I still have a long long way to go. I am 29y, 5'7, 275lbs. My highest weight was 308lbs and my goal is 185lbs. SO NO, no stupid ass new year's resolution - i just keep going. I feel great, i am not starving myself, i like working out and i keep myself motivated. After lurking for forever in this sub i finally had a reason to create an account and post something positive. I do a lot of documentation and videos , photos etc about my progress. It helps me keep my focus and I know 30lbs isn't that huge for a big boy like me, but i feel great and my journey feels different. i approach this upcoming year with lots of motivation and optimism. I wish everyone who reads this and everyone who is struggling to loose weight - to get that little bit of motivation to get a decent start in your journey. don't let yourself get down by all the shit happening to our planet right now. You can trust me with one thing- if a lazyass obese dude like me can do it - you 100% can do it to! Here's to an amazing year 2021! 🥂 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:50 PM PST Hi! I've been a longtime lurker, but this is my first time posting. I wish someone would have told me this information years ago so now I want to shout it from the rooftops! I've been dieting on and off for as long as I can remember and my biggest pitfall was always that I hated vegetables too much to actually fill up on them. I'm finding 1200 calories a day fairly easy and definitely sustainable now that I'm actually focused on filling half of my plate with the the healthy stuff. When I say I hated vegetables, I mean I liked carrots. And that's it. I tried so hard to like others like green beans and squash, but I genuinely just...didn't. I'd sometimes make them or order them, but I'd ultimately toss them aside, which left me pretty hungry. Over the last 30 days, I have literally trained myself to not only tolerate vegetables, but legitimately enjoy them! I got a large capacity air fryer during Black Friday (the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven—the one that flips), but I think you can probably do most of these techniques in a regular oven. -MAKE IT CRISPY. It turns out, a lot of veggies, like broccoli, asparagus, and omfg Brussels sprouts are absolutely delicious if you roast them until they're crispy! An air fryer will be easier for this, but make sure you don't drown it in oil and season away. -Seasoning! I really can't handle spicy food and I kind of thought all food was either spicy...or not. There's a whole world of flavor out there beyond heat! My favorite blends are from Trader Joe's and The Spice House, but you can use anything that smells or tastes good to you to dress up your veg. -Consistency. I think this was the biggest thing for me: I was super consistent for about two weeks of eating at least a full serving of veggies every day, even if I didn't love them. This forced my body to want them, which has now triggered actual cravings for vegetables! -Don't rely on your fallbacks. I still have my beloved carrots, but not too often. And when I do have them, I make sure they're mixed with something new(er) to me. -Don't focus on swaps until you have the foundations down. What I mean is like, hell yeah I like French fries, but cooking butternut squash like French fries did not satisfy me and instead just made me mad at the squash for not being fries. Instead, I'm focusing on enjoying squash for what it is, and then I'll try fun ways of cooking it, like as fries, down the road. -GARLIC. That's it—that's the tip. Put garlic on it and it will taste better. I really hope this can help someone because it's certainly helped me more than any other weight loss truck I've ever tried. I used to not be satisfied if I didn't have a starch during a meal, but now I find Brussels sprouts just as satisfying as potatoes. Let me know what other fun air fryer or vegetable tips you have!! [link] [comments] |
| Unsolicited comments about my weight during grandpa’s funeral Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:35 AM PST My aunt arrived from out of town to attend the funeral of my grandpa. I haven't even thought about my weight loss journey since my grandpa died. It's been blood transfusions and hospital visits and quick, microwaveable meals this past month. I'm obese. Four months ago, I weighed 209 pounds at 5 feet 2. Today, I weigh 177. My aunt has always been the type to tell me to lose weight every time she sees me. When she saw me yesterday, she was in disbelief, as if the concept of me actually putting in effort to lose a few pounds wasn't possible in this or in any other universe. She asked me about it openly, in front of a few other people, and wouldn't stop pestering me about it. I was severely uncomfortable with the attention. This was a time of mourning, not a time for prying into the reasons of losing weight. The thing is, I lost an additional 5 pounds drastically because I lost my grandpa. I was in shock and grappling with a sudden curveball right at the end of the year. I found out later that she asked all around, including the help and my mom, if I was dieting, if I was starving myself, if I was taking weight loss pills. They told her I was strict with my calories (CICO). She confronted me again and demanded many times I tell her my current weight. Which I don't see as a topic of great importance. She also commented on how I was going to fail with calorie counting and that I should only trust keto, because it helped her lose 7 pounds. When I finally told her I was 177 pounds, her response was, "so you're THAT big huh?" I was ashamed. People heard. I got over it quickly. The point of this post? I need a space to vent. Sorry if you're privy to the whining of a young adult. Comments like these shouldn't bother me. Unsolicited comments about your weight loss shouldn't bother you either. I exercise and calorie count for myself and the future I am fighting for, not for the opinion of a meddling aunt. I just wish people were more sensitive of the questions that they ask. Anyway, I lost 30 pounds! I still can't believe I actually had it in me. The new year is fast approaching and we have dinner with one seat emptier, but there is still good in this world to be found. To whoever is reading this, the only opinion that truly matters is the ones you make of yourself. [link] [comments] |
| 50lbs to lose, desperate to make changes. Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:22 AM PST After three years of binging and treating my body like a dustbin, I finally reached my snapping point, which is that my huge, baggy 'fat pants' that I wear for comfort on my period now no longer fit. I am too fat for my fat pants! Something has to change. Weighing myself was a shock. I knew I had gained a lot of weight since I had my stroke, but... I'm just under 50lbs overweight and that feels like such a huge amount to lose. But I look at the amazing people here who have lost into the 100s, and I think, it can't be that bad, can it, surely? New Year is a great 'excuse' to make changes, too. I've been running this year (which I think has saved me from even more weight gain) and have taken up a fundraising challenge to run 50 miles across January. I've got to do that, as I already have sponsors, so I think if I start trying to avoid binges and actually track what goes into my mouth, I should get results. [link] [comments] |
| Terrible relationship with food even after weight loss. Starting therapy next week. Posted: 30 Dec 2020 11:10 PM PST I (28F) have never openly talked about my struggles with food and I hope this is a good place to open up a little. Prior to Covid, I had lost over 50lbs and although I gained some of it back during quarantine, as soon as my gym opened back up I (safely and with proper precautions such as wearing a mask) started working out again to lose whatever I had gained. I go to the gym a few days a week, and I also stay active by walking and hiking with my dog. However while staying active hasn't been a problem, food has become a huge issue for me, especially since it is holiday season. Last year and the year before around this time I was pretty good about sticking to my diet, but this year, it has been so impossible for me to stick to healthy eating habits. Since Thanksgiving, I've found myself in a cycle of binging and restricting, and it is so devastating because for a year I had the healthiest eating habits! No fast food, no soda, low carb, intermittent fasting, never binged. All that was what helped me lost the weight I struggled with for so many years. (I have PCOS which initially made it very hard to lose weight.) Lately, I can't complete my 18:6 fasting even though when I first did it a year ago I managed to do it so easily. I crave all the carbs, all the soda, all the fast food. I try to ignore the cravings but after hours and hours of thinking about having the fries, I crack and give into my craving. When I go out to get food I get a crap ton of food knowing that after the binge, I'll be restricting heavily for the next few days so I overindulge. I cannot find my self discipline like I did the first time and I'm becoming so obsessed with restricting, but that usually causes me to not only overeat, but overeat really bad foods. I know I can't outrun a bad diet, and if I don't get my food problem under control, I will gain a lot of weight back, if not all of it. I signed up for therapy with a therapist who specializes in eating disorders, and my first appointment is next week. I'm scared because I really don't want to be diagnosed with BED but I know I need the help before it spirals further out of control. I really don't know why this so hard for me when I was so successful the first time. :( [link] [comments] |
| I'm ending 2020 without reaching my goal. But I did learn some other important things. Posted: 30 Dec 2020 06:37 AM PST (On mobile, sorry for formatting lol) What I wanted to happen was to end the year at my first goal weight: 199lbs. I am a 5'0" 25 year old woman, and I started 2020 off with a weight of 250.9lbs. And as it stands, I'm going to be ending 2020 in 204.9lbs. I had so many slip-ups in regards to my health. I have a myriad of mental health problems, with eating disorders also thrown into the mix. Something at the beginning of the year just clicked with me, that I had to make a change for the better regarding my eating habits and my health habits. I can't possibly tell you what happened to make me change, or how it came to be. I just woke up one day and decided that I wasn't going to be unhappy with my weight or with myself anymore so I started to make a change. I took an honest look at myself, and decided that if I was going to make this into full-on lifestyle change, then I'd start with the bane of all of my previous attempts: food. I decided not to look at it from the point of view of a diet. I looked at it from the lifestyle angle, and I told myself that I would not do super restrictive diets like keto (nothing against it or the people that do it; it just genuinely is not for me. You do you!) I would allow myself things like fruits, pasta, the occasional red meat, and if I was going to start eating vegetables, I'd go for the ones I do like and modify those to suit my needs. I would count calories but if I wanted a particular treat (usually a low-cal ice cream or a savory snack), I'd log that in first and work the rest of my meals around it. I want to enjoy the process, not suffer. So after about 3 months of not lifting a finger to exercise, the weight melted off, and I started to incorporate exercise. This made it more difficult… I felt hungrier lol. I wanted to ravage everything in my way but I managed to stay strong. I had so many mistakes. This past month alone was a whole-ass mistake in terms of my eating habits. I know I'm not finishing the year at the goal weight I set for myself to have by December 31st. And you know what? That's okay. At least, that's what I tell myself. And to make me feel like it's okay, I remember that in 2020 I:
So if someone's on the same boat as me, please don't give up! Don't be discouraged because you didn't hit the "ultimate" goal you set for yourself. I encourage you to look back, and think on all the other things you've accomplished; whether it involves your own weight loss journey or your personal life or your academic life or what-have-you, there's always something to look back on and reflect, to be proud of, or to acknowledge and take with you into the next year. I know that my newest goal in 2020 is go from 204.6lbs to at least 150lbs. It'll take a bit, but I'll get there. Sorry, this was so long. I hope everyone has a better 2021, and I hope you all reach your goals. We're all floating in the same ocean, we just have different boats to get to land :). [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 31st, 2020 Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:02 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] |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:08 AM PST I think I've developed a binge eating disorder and it's pretty much destroying my life. I'm determined to lose 40lbs in 2021. Anyone got advice on what I can do to reach this goal?Obviously I just need to be in a calorie deficit and exercise (I like to go on long walks and the gym if it's open) but I'm finding it super hard to control my impulsiveness to binge. I find myself eating so many meals and snacks a day because I just cannot control myself. I'm always severely depressed because of school, that leads to me feeling like shit and that's what causes the binging. I'm honestly thinking about dropping out of school this year to focus on my mental health. I didn't binge at all during lockdown and I was super happy (I lost 35lbs during that time). I just want my old motivated self back :/ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2020 03:06 AM PST I weighed myself (30M) for the first time in about 4 months the other day and came in at a whopping 370lbs... my highest weight ever. I then get a text from my friend asking if i want to go for a short hike, to which i know i cant do fully. But i still said yes as it has been about 8 weeks since i have properly left the house, averaging maybe 500 steps a day... terrible. And i've not seen my mates in ages. So fast forward to this morning, 9:30 start just outside of town and we're walking to Spoffoth about 4miles total to the small village. Now to put this into context, this is in Yorkshire. Imagine hills on hills on bigger hills, with a few more hills thrown in for good measure. The first half mile of the walk is up an incredibly steep hill we get to the top, i'm at my breaking point my lower back is screaming my legs are like "well this is new...." and my chest is tightening up due to my asthma. I carry on along a flat piece of road with the guys while they chit chat, until i cant go on any further. its 10:00am, literally 30mins into the walk and i'm having to call it quits. I remeber years past where this would have been easy... I used to walk so much, to now look at my life and how seditary it has become. Well its shameful and disapointing and only myself to blame, no real health reasons for it i think Covid has just compounded bad habits i've gotten. My firends have previously done hikes that i've declined because i know i physically can't do them due to my weight which in turn affects my asthma. Im sure im not the only one here where my weight has affected my social life. I have turned down events and seeing old friends due to how embarrassed i am about how much i have let my weight get out of control. ANYWAY enough self pitty, time for some action, time for some change! And consistent change at that! Think ill start with hitting 5000 steps a day. Cut out take out food and sweets. Then go from there! [link] [comments] |
| I'm finally making a lifestyle change rather than trying to lose weight as fast as possible. Posted: 30 Dec 2020 06:51 AM PST I just wanted to share my story because I'm sure a lot of folks tend to end the year off being upset and disappointed with themselves. I was that person last year, but this is the first year my mindset has completely changed. About a week and a half ago, I went on a 4 mile hike that gained 2400 feet of elevation to get up the top of a mountain. I've been using my exercise bike since July and have been hiking for a few years so I didn't think this would be difficult at all. I made it to the top and it was just slightly challenging. I'm not sure if it was a combination of eating lower carb and not drinking enough, but on the descent down about 20 minutes in, my quads just stayed locked in one position. My legs kept giving out to the point where I couldn't walk. Even after some rest, my husband had to help me the entire way and, during times where it was too steep, I had to use the strength of my hands and do a little reverse crab walk to get down. It took us 3 hours to hike up and 6 hours to hike down. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. Luckily we always over prepare, so we didn't need to call for help since we had plenty of food, water and flashlights. The next morning, I could barely sit down. I gained 12 lbs of water weight overnight. I had zero concerns of my water weight gain as I knew it wasn't actual weight gain. However, I had planned to counteract all the sweets I would eat on Christmas week by exercising. I was in so much pain for the past week, I could not accomplish that. Since I needed advil and Tylenol round the clock, I also had to stop intermittent fasting so that I wasn't taking medications on an empty stomach. I am sure I gained 3-5 lbs of actual weight after the holidays. What is the point of this story? The old me would probably sulk, and be upset at my "15 lb" weight gain. I might have even gone back to my old habits for months rather than a few weeks. I might want to start exercising again after the new year when I'm completely done with the holidays. The newer me, however, realizes that there should never be guilt associated with enjoying the holidays, and that I need to go back to my new habits as quickly and safely as I can. The new me is a lot nicer to myself because we are all human. This is a long journey, and being upset every other week is going to tire you of being on this journey and make you want to give up. So over the past two days, I went back to intermittent fasting, low calorie and lower carb. I used my exercise bike very slowly because my quads still feel heavy. And this is the difference between why I actually achieved more of my weight loss goals this year than last year. Just try to remember to be kind to oneself whether you had control of the weight gain or didn't. [link] [comments] |
| NPR: Biology's A B*tch: 5 Reasons It's So Hard To Keep Weight Off Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:33 PM PST This article from 2019 showed up on my FB feed and I thought it was fairly decent in summarizing many of the things we repeat here at r/loseit so it was worth resharing. https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/717058877/the-biology-of-weight-loss
How about you? Discuss. [link] [comments] |
| My body will no longer tolerate me eating like crap Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:23 AM PST This is something I've been noticing recently. I've been doing IF and not eating breakfast during the week. I used to take the weekends off from IF to indulge in a carb-heavy brunch. But recently, every time I've done this, I've felt nauseous and exhausted for the rest of the day. This is especially true with carb+sugar breakfasts, like pancakes or a bagel with butter/jelly. That kind of breakfast used to be a staple for my weekend, but now it just ruins my whole day. I can get away with a protein-heavy breakfast, but if I overeat too early in the day, I still feel nauseous. Another thing I noticed is that my sweet tooth is no longer insatiable. I can only handle a small amount of sugar. My taste buds are evolving, I think, and now that I'm used to eating very little sugar, I can't handle 3-4 cookies in a sitting without feeling sick and like I want to give a hot shower to my insides. It's a gross, sticky feeling that's hard to describe, and previously, I hadn't experienced it. I just think it's an interesting lesson to learn, that your body really does react almost instantly to the foods you eat, and the better you treat your body, the less adaptive it is to handling carb- or sugar-heavy foods. Has anyone else experienced this? [link] [comments] |
| How do you handle holiday binging while dieting? Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:38 AM PST I'm in college, and I've been home for the last few months. My entire family came home for Christmas, and we've been feasting for the last week and a half. My mom has pulled out all of the stops in cooking dinner and has made all of the best dinners she knows how to make. Unfortunately, all of those recipes are typical Midwestern, unhealthy meals. I've told my family a few times that I've recently started a diet and am trying to limit my caloric intake. They keep making fun of me for doing this and telling me to just take a few weeks off during the holidays. I really want to spend the next month before I go back to college eating as healthy as possible, so I can't just take time off from this. Does anyone have any tips for how to diet when I have no support system in place at home and all of the available food is unhealthy (and so so tempting)? I've been going to the gym to work off the big dinners I eat, and I meal prepped for the next few days with a healthy dinner. I just don't know if I can do that every day. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 31 December 2020: Today, I conquered! Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:07 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] |
| [TIP] You can take breaks while exercising! Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:42 AM PST I know this seems like a no-brainer and that it's probably not revolutionary for most, but it truly was groundbreaking for me. I used to think of exercise as doing cardio for as long as I could without stopping or doing one of those workout videos that give you a single 20 second break in the middle of a 20 minute workout. I am someone who frequently gets sick/lightheaded while working out, and it's hard for me to predict when it will happen because it doesn't matter whether I eat/drink beforehand or not. I would typically exercise until I hit a wall after like 15-20 minutes and then be unable to continue. Exercise has always been such a negative experience for me for that reason and that has obviously impacted my motivation for working out. I recently discovered how much I love interval training and how much it has helped me to push myself without getting sick or having to quit early. I typically pick 3 exercises + jumping rope. I do a minute of the exercise and then take a 20 second break before moving on to the next exercise. If I feel totally out of breath I don't beat myself up about extending the break by another 10-20 seconds. I like to do 3 sets of 4 exercises and then repeating with different exercises. I have also been applying this to cardio like the stair master. After 5 minutes, I allow myself to pause for like 15 seconds and get a sip of water. I used to think taking breaks was bad because every workout video or class I've taken is all about maximizing your time and making "every second count" - but for me, I get so much more out of taking a longer time to work out and giving myself regular breaks. Using time intervals rather than # of repetitions per set has also been key for me. I hated counting my reps, figuring out how many reps I should be doing, feeling shitty when I couldn't sustain the arbitrary # of reps I'd chosen for all 3 sets, etc. It's also allowed me to see progress in a new way. I used to only be able to do 10 push-ups in a minute, then 12, and now I'm at 15. :) if you're a struggling exercise newbie, I'd recommend giving it a try! I use a free interval app on my phone, btw. Also, if anyone else also gets sick or lightheaded easily while exercising, I'd love to hear your tips!! [link] [comments] |
| Taking a break was a horrible idea Posted: 30 Dec 2020 10:46 PM PST I started my weight loss journey in September 2019. After reading a lot about intermittent fasting I tried 16/8 which was met with a lot of headaches and dizziness. Then 18/6 which felt like a struggle, then 20/4 because I can! My goal was to lose 20 pounds. I'm rather short so it shows a lot on me. Up until a week ago I was back to 18/6 and I decided to take these 10 days of Christmas as a break from IF and counting calories to celebrate losing 15 pounds. HORRIBLE IDEA I have never felt so bad physically and mentally. I did for sure cheat on my diet every now and then during the last year (damn you munchies) but never for an extended period of time. Well calories don't count over Christmas vacation so I indulged. I stopped tracking my calories, stopped tracking my water intake and stopped if. We'll let me tell you I haven't pooped in 3 days (sorry TMI) and every night when I go to bed I have to take a cocktail of pills so not wake up with a wrenching stomach pain at 4am. Anyway back to IF after tomorrow night's dinner.. Let's start the year by making better decisions! [link] [comments] |
| Best option for getting rid of old clothes? Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:41 PM PST So, I'm down a total of 150lbs (A little over 330 > 180) over the course of a few years -- I have a lot of extra clothes from the journey on the way down. I went from a 3x almost 4x (sometimes) shirt size, down to a large, and a 56-54 inch waist to a 36. I was thinking of just bringing a lot of the clothing to Goodwill, but is there a better option for what to do with them? I feel like they may just sit there instead of getting good use. Surely, there must be a good place on Reddit for this sort of thing? Some of the jeans are in really good shape still. A few decent jackets as well. Gathering together what I can of old 2x and 3x shirts. Anyway, figured here would be the best place to ask. [link] [comments] |
| Is being boney a sign of unhealthy weight loss Posted: 30 Dec 2020 11:28 PM PST I'm trying to figure out whether or not being boney is a bad sign of weight loss. I eat pretty healthy, I don't actually count calories so I don't restrict myself - I just eat healthy and stop myself when I'm full. I also stopped a medication that caused me to gain weight, which probably helped my weight loss. I don't hit the gym and instead I just walk for several km a day. When I lie down I'm uncomfortable because my hip bones poke into the mattress or my ribs do if I lie onto my stomach. On my back or side sometimes it's my shoulder blades that bug me. It feels like I can count my ribs and when I sit down my butt always feels uncomfortable/too boney. I don't actually look boney either so I have no idea what is going on (BMI says I am 19.5 too) I want to stop myself from doing any more if this is damaging my body. I didn't think weight loss would lead to me feeling this boney. Or if there's any way to change this boney feeling I'm a female who went from 175 -> 115 lbs. I am now 23 and originally I was 115 lbs when I was in my teens but I never felt this boney, so I don't know what is going on. I am 5'5 Any advice appreciated [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:37 PM PST I'm 5'4 28F. Yes, cheesy post title I know but where else is there to go but up after such a crazy year? A little negative rant ahead... I went the last 1.5 years without therapy for my anxiety as I was too proud to keep relying on a therapist for my well being. Well it wasn't a disaster so I am stronger than I thought but it wasn't smooth sailing either. As many others here, I gained (10-12 pounds) pandemic weight. I kept telling myself I'd lose it all from sept to December but I didn't. However I wasn't motivated or disciplined enough to lose it. I'm filled with enormous self hate and under confidence now. I'm seeing family after almost a year now (after quarantining..) but I am so anxious to be around them and miserable looking in the mirror. They love me so much but I cringe and feel unworthy of their love. I have been working out and watching my diet almost everyday this past week which has helped these thoughts diminish, but it's not a permanent fix. I am so upset with myself that I got myself to this stage where everyone around me sees me as a beautiful person (inside & out) but I see myself as shit. I'm sick of hating myself. So this 2021, I'm going to hopefully make sustainable changes to make my life better and to love myself more? Although I'm terrified of the upcoming year for so many reasons, this is what I hope to do:
These are huge goals but hopefully I can do it! Let's do this guys!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:25 PM PST 15M SW:260 GW:180 CW:215. I think this would be an odd question on this sub due to the fact that ED's aren't talked about much on this sub. And I realize that the majority of you won't know how to respond or give me an answer and I was expecting this. But it is a question that I can't help but ask myself. Am I developing an eating disorder? I constantly obsess about my weight, I won't lie and say I havent considered starving. I eat just fine but later I feel bad and disgusted with myself. If im honest I don't think I will be worth anything until I lose the weight. Im afraid of getting fat again and just gaining weight in general. I don't want to tell anyone and I could probably hide an ED behind cutting weight for wrestling. I don't want to tell my parents because they will stop me from losing weight. I lift all the time run a lot and my eating varies day to day. Im extremely looks concious about myself and how people see me. I just don't really think I could be happy with myself until I get leaner and more muscular and lose more weight. [link] [comments] |
| Nervous to start my changes new years day Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:08 PM PST Hi all! I'm 17f, 5'2" and abt 178-180 pounds now. This holiday season has been so hard. My family loves to cook and bake during this year, and this year was no exception. Plus with my mom insisting I come with her holiday shopping, and us eating fast food mid day from local restaurants while on these trips, it's easy to say I've gained back the weight I lost at the beginning of the month. I've been a little disheartened, and my mom kind of told me to relax on my diet until January begins, otherwise all id feel is shame during the holidays So, with January first coming up, I'm both so excited and nervous to begin a workout routine I've planned out for me and start making some new habits that were just not as easy to start with my mom baking up a storm and her constantly wanting me taste testing Cheers to everyone starting off in 2021! May your journeys provide fruit! [link] [comments] |
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