Weight loss: It's done. I lost 50lbs |
- It's done. I lost 50lbs
- It’s official, I’m a... healthy weight!!
- Finally hit overweight!
- I stopped myself from boredom eating tonight!
- I've done it. I've finally lost a 10 year old child...s weight! I'm down 70 lbs this Covid year!!!
- I'm doing the damned thing. First Check In.
- It’s been a week since my last binge:)
- 30 days into CICO, IF, and daily exercise & C25K- and down 15 pounds!!! (24F, 5’7, SW:190 CW: 175 GW: 140)
- I've lost 40 pounds but I haven't beaten my unhealthy relationship with food
- I finally found my other dimple
- Some quick calorie math on my drinking habit
- Hi friends, I'm baaack!
- 15 lb drop in a month
- Im scared to lose weight sometimes...
- Lost 70lbs - think my partner is less attracted to me
- 25/M Weight snuck up on me... Anyone else just have it pop up?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 18th, 2020
- Time to bring order back into my life! [Day 1]
- Why does the last push feel the hardest?
- Had takeaway for my birthday, it was gross
- Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 18 December 2020 - No question too small!
- Made it under 200!
- After a lot of internal hatred, I am FINALLY ready to lose weight
- 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 18 December 2020 - The Plan for Today!
- I need help/advice on losing belly fat (visceral fat)
| Posted: 17 Dec 2020 02:49 PM PST I started making an effort on May 1st and I started slow jogging a 5k about 3 days a week. Than I started doing push-ups daily to start building a habit of working out. When I was finally ready to go all in, I started strength training and counting calories. Starting July I was eating 1750 calories a day with a focus on mainly protein (I was making sure to hit 170grams daily). Soon I started adding in 30grams of fiber for health and additional weight loss reasons. Three days a week I was lifting heavy weights, two days a week I was doing arms/back/abs and 30 minutes of cardio, and 1 days a week I would do 20 minutes of hiit. The last month was hard and I had to add 10 glasses of water and drop my calories by 100 (1650 daily) but today I finally did it, and I hit my goal of 50lbs lost. I'm starting my bulk on Sunday so that will be a whole nother journey. I know he checks this, and as I've said I couldn't do this without my best friend Tommy who coached me through the entire thing. I've also been coming here for months and everyone here has been very motivational, so thank you all as well! (The before picture wasn't even my heaviest, this is a 30 lbs difference not 50) [link] [comments] |
| It’s official, I’m a... healthy weight!! Posted: 17 Dec 2020 04:46 PM PST F-29 5'4" SW:168 CW:145 GW: 125-135 Let me start by saying: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💪🏾👍🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉❤️🐉🌞🌞🎉🎉 WOO! I started my weight loss journey in September of this year. It was tough coming to terms with the fact I didn't like how I looked or felt and that only consistent, (initially) uncomfortable changes to my lifestyle would lead to weight loss. So I started with 1200 calories a day and a pretty intense at-home workout regimen. I plateaued after a month because of what I'm confident was an agreeeesssive calorie deficit. But whatever, right? We eat more-we move along. I started using Noom (idk if mentioning programs is allowed here but it's my truth so...) in October and it has really helped me out. This is what I've figured out so far (I'm no expert so take what helps and leave the rest lol): Calorie counting works Not every meal needs to be "yummy wummy" it's okay for food to be fuel Indulge. Just choose wisely. Do you want half a bag of chips on Saturday or a phat plate of Chicken tikka masala and a mini-mountain of basmati rice AND pudding? Hm?? HMMMM?! Lol It's up to you. I think the choosing aspect is actually super important. I eat what I want Friday to Sunday but it works out because I don't eat EVERYTHING I want. And finally, love yourself. You're doing something for yourself which is an act of love in itself. So I better not catch you being mean to yourself for going over calories or missing a work out! ❤️ So yeah that's it! Merci! TLDR: I'm feelin awesome. You're awesome. High five. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Dec 2020 03:10 AM PST After a high blood pressure health scare during pregnancy (168/110) I've been working hard to loose weight and I finally have a BMI of overweight instead of obese! I'm so happy I could dance. Hell I have been dancing! I've lost two dress sizes and I'm back into UK size 12 which I haven't been for around 8 years. It's taken me around 5 months to go from 89kg to 71kg, I'm 5'1" so if I want to loose I have to stick to 1200kcal. I've followed CICO method plus I've had the secret weapon of breastfeeding which has really helped (burns up to 500kcal a day, noice!). I'm so happy to have reached my first goal two weeks before I wanted to hit it. I was so worried. It's not fun feeling that you won't get to see your new baby grow up. Now my blood pressure is going back down and hopefully I can come off the medication soon. My next goal is 60kg and I'm determined to hit it before his first birthday. Here I come healthy body! [link] [comments] |
| I stopped myself from boredom eating tonight! Posted: 17 Dec 2020 09:17 PM PST I'm having trouble sleeping tonight and decided to get up and snack. I didn't really feel hungry, but I wanted to do something. I grabbed a 100 calorie granola bar and ate it on the couch. I got up to get another and as I was walking to the kitchen, I suddenly realized that the shirt I'm wearing is LOOSE. This shirt was tight on me for most of the year, but I've started to wear it again because it's fitting better. But now tonight the shirt is loose!!! This made me realize how far I've come. The old me would have had probably 3 more granola bars and then some ice cream. It's ok to snack, but I shouldn't be doing it if I'm not hungry. After just one small snack, I got up and brushed my teeth. I'm done eating for the night. I'm feeling motivated to keep pushing so I can reach my goals! [link] [comments] |
| I've done it. I've finally lost a 10 year old child...s weight! I'm down 70 lbs this Covid year!!! Posted: 17 Dec 2020 07:06 AM PST WOW WOW WOW what a year it has been! Started with a horrific story my neighbor told me about permanent injury she faces due to substance abuse issues which snapped me into the weight loss mindset, then Covid comes around and I realize there's a good chance I might die if I catch it...without doing something first. So first it was biking, every other day from May till October, got cold, so I stopped ordering out all together. December starts to roll up and I decide on "Don't Drink December" which has been going so smoothly (despite the fact I'm also 17 days without a cig and the cravings can be Nightmarish). I just saw a picture of myself last christmas. I'm not going back to that. I'm never going back to it. Now, for those of you (like me) who are still struggling to start or keep going, here's what helped me: Dungeons and Dragons -NO WAIT! don't go! I'm nearing my 30's and had never played the game, sure enough, here's this creative well filled with kind, empathetic, fun people to build a support group around! They were my rock, and my thank you to them is making animated videos. Granted I'm also doing it for selfish reasons (rent and a 5 year plan and all that) but it's hard to depressedly eat 2,000+ calories of Deep Dish Pizza when you've got a video due the next day and you still need to ADD MORE SPECIAL EFFECTS!!! All this to say, you need motivation? Start with finding something fun you like to do, find friends who do that activity, spend time with them. Small growth as a person will lead to weight loss, trust me, I can officially say I speak from experience :) TLDR+Tips: I found a hobby with D&D and a support structure to go with it that helped a lot. Stretch daily, even if it's 8 seconds trying to touch your toes. Read the sugar part on the labels, that might be the most important number. EDIT: to clarify, all my socializing is online this year! Looking forward to 2021/2022 when I can shake hands with people and play IRL [link] [comments] |
| I'm doing the damned thing. First Check In. Posted: 17 Dec 2020 01:27 PM PST Highest Weight: 270lbs+ Current Weight: 263lbs 5'3" F26 Today, I'm starting a one year "GOTDAMNIT I'M TAKING THIS WEIGHT OFF SUSTAINABLY" dedication. Today is also my third Veganniversary, so I figured that'd be an easy date to remember. I've done my homework, actively prepared for well over a month. I'm ready. I'm not worried about macros, diet fads, "clean" foods, none of that. I'll simply be calculating my BMR/calorie needs weekly, set to lose 1.5lbs per week, and starting a regular exercise routine. I went to my doctor a couple weeks ago to talk it over, got a new inhaler and everything (normal asthma, not just from being fat (although that obviously makes it worse, I know, don't @ me)). I will be posting here every month on the 17th, to help keep myself accountable. I'm one of the countless- been fat my whole life, my whole family is fat, I was doing diet trends and exercise videos with my fat parents before I even started school, raised-into-yoyo-dieting, millennials. I don't have a clue what I look like as an adult under 200lbs. But you can bet your sweet bippy that I'm gonna find out. My goal is to reach onederland in a year, and then hopefully by the time I do I'll be used to it enough to get down to my ultimate goal of 125lbs. I figure losing 70 pounds in a year is completely reasonable and can be done in a healthy, sustainable way. Non-Scale Victories I'm Aiming For:
So there ya have it. My current situation, (I haven't even told hubby how much I was at my highest weight... Don't mistake my sass for lack of deep seated shame lol), my plan, and my goals. I'm ready, I'm going to do it. I'm more motivated than I have ever been to do this. I spent the last year freeing myself from abusive relationships and situations, and working my ass off in therapy. This year is going to be about working my actual ass off, and striving for my best self. See y'all next month! [link] [comments] |
| It’s been a week since my last binge:) Posted: 17 Dec 2020 11:32 PM PST So, I have no one else really to talk to about this other than my therapist, but I've struggled for years with a binging and purging problem. I have been overweight, then lost a ton, and gained a significant amount back during the last hell year. But last week, something just clicked and I got back to eating healthy again. I was able to focus, I felt better, and I just stopped binging and because no binging, no purging. It's a day by day process, one that I'm constantly fighting everyday, every food is a trigger, ever commercial and advertisement, etc, but for the first time since pre-covid, I feel really strong. I've lost 18 pounds the past two weeks, which is a lot, but considering all of the junk I was eating and bloating and shark week, isn't so drastic in retrospect. I just feel more like my old self when I was healthier and my body felt better not carrying the extra weight. I just wanted to tell someone and this is such a great sub. Hope you are all hanging in there! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Dec 2020 07:44 PM PST Warning long post ahead but I love you thanks for reading! Hi guys!! I didn't realize but today is exactly 30 days since I decided I couldn't live with my weight anymore, couldn't live hating myself and how I looked, and not being able to do a lot of outdoor activities without being self-conscious and slow. For background, I am 24F, 5'7, and my starting weight was about 190. I was completely sedentary and eating probably around 3000 calories a day for about 7 months. I knew I was gaining a ton of weight (last November believe I weighed about 165), I knew not being active and eating so much was destroying my body but I didn't realize the extent. Seeing my weight so close to 200 pounds finally made everything click for me! So the next day I began all three things at once:
I have continued these the entire month, honestly breaking my 1500 calorie limit probably about 10 times, either by 50 calories or 300. But I would always try to never go above 1900 (my maintenance calories). There were two days that I completely went over 2000 calories and that was thanksgiving and last Friday when my cousin treated us to dinner (we followed COVID guidelines). The important thing for me that really helped me was that when I broke my 1500 calories, I would just continue on the next day and not feel down. I would tell myself, you know what you're close enough and try and do better tomorrow. After 2 weeks of one-hour walks, I began doing C25K for one hour everyday and it's INSANE how much stronger I am after 2.5 weeks of it! I really have always admired runners as 1. They're cool as heck and 2. I have like 5 marathon runners in my extended family and they inspire the heck out of me! So I am stoked. I will say I started C25K three months ago and quit after 2 weeks so I just started from where I left off. Today I completed W4D1 which was amazing. I stepped on the scale today and realized after 30 days of beginning this new life, I didn't only lose 15 pounds- I STARTED A NEW LIFE! I'm so much happier already and while I know I have so much more to go and now that the "easy" weight is off, it'll be much harder- I can't help but feel so proud and excited. Thank you for reading and if you made it here, I know you can do it!!! ☺️ [link] [comments] |
| I've lost 40 pounds but I haven't beaten my unhealthy relationship with food Posted: 17 Dec 2020 08:02 PM PST In the course of the last several months I have lost 40 pounds 260 to 220, but I still feel like I haven't solved my unhealthy relationship with food. I think I have two problems with food, the first is that I use food as reward to improve my mood when I'm depressed and it works, the second is that I tend to want to eat way more than feeling full. This often leads to emotional bing sessions where I will eat several meals worth of food in a single sitting. I have lost a lot of weight in the last several months but I don't feel any different. I still feel like that fat person, might be because I'm still fat lol. I feel like it is only the immense effort that I put every day that stops me from giving into the desire to eat until I'm feeling sick everyday. In an attempt to make this seem like something other than a cry for attention I will ask, did it ever become any easier for you, and if so how did you fix your relationship with food. [link] [comments] |
| I finally found my other dimple Posted: 17 Dec 2020 12:17 PM PST 25M/5'8 SW: 165/CW: 152/GW: 145 I've been skinny fat my entire life and I've wanted to change things. I've always been a glutton and I finally decided to change things earlier this year. I got a nice little surprise recently - I found my other dimple. I have a really deep one on my right cheek but I had nothing on my left cheek. I'm around 12 lbs down from my starting weight and I can see a faint dimple on my right side when I smile hard. I wish it was a bit more symmetrical with my right side but I take it as a good measure of progress! And shirts fit me so much better now. It's the little things [link] [comments] |
| Some quick calorie math on my drinking habit Posted: 17 Dec 2020 11:18 AM PST I felt that I was usually pretty good about my food intake, tracking and logging it. I make generally healthy choices and I don't usually overeat. But my weight kept climbing. I think I really was in denial about what I was drinking after dinner, and not diligently logging it unless it was conveniently putting me at my daily allotted total. It's super easy to have some drinks after work to calm down, but I was using that as a crutch to not process my true problems and it was causing me to start to feel sick, bloated, and gain weight. I whipped up a spreadsheet to just do some back-of-the-envelop math based on what I usually drink. https://imgur.com/ImRt4wd A whopping 5,250 calories, per week, on alcohol. On an 1800 calorie per day total that is almost 3 extra days of calories per week. Shocking and alarming. I am stopping drinking for 90 days to see what will happen if I change nothing else. Does anyone else have any stories about significant fat loss after stopping alcohol? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Dec 2020 10:00 PM PST Hello friends of Loseit! This year you have helped me lose almost 30 lbs. I am easily the lightest I've weighed in 10 years. So why am I back? Well, I had this ridiculous professional exam that has consumed every waking moment for the past two months. Hello PMP exam! I've been studying around the clock. While I've logged my food, I haven't been great about it, and I've definitely been stress eating. Today, I passed my exam! (yay!) then I got on the scale and noticed that 6 of my 30 lbs has returned (not so yay). So tomorrow I'm back at it! You'll see me starting the accountability challenge again, and I'm ready to knock these lbs back off. Here's to finishing out 2020 strong! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Dec 2020 01:56 PM PST I'm 37/M coming in at roughly 5'8 and 256. Pants size 42. Went into a monthly check up last month and a first time flu shot. Doctor had me weighed in at 272. Along with a blood test finding some high cholesterol readings. She wanted to see me again in March so I took some steps and began to limit intake as much as I could. Started cutting out sweets and other unnecessary junk I started binging on/developed an addiction for over the past couple of years and also started the 16:8 intermittent fasting at the same time. I've also got an elliptical in the house and started to put at least 3-4 days of 1-2 hour sessions on it. A month of doing all this and I was beginning to notice some looseness in clothes. Got a scale ordered last week(after being too chickenshit to get one for many years. All weigh-ins were at the doctor prior to this) and it came in today. Tested it to make sure it wasn't a dud and I seemingly dropped from 272 down to 256!! Small progress, but with an easy method to follow, I'm more than willing to keep it up. Always was on a rollercoaster with weight. I was up to 330 back in high school and early 20s. Then I dropped down to 170 and hovered there between 2005 and 2009. Then it crept back up after numerous reasons I won't go into. Apart from health reasons, I've been wanting to get a PPL in helicopters once this pandemic subsides a bit. Many helicopter flight schools stress the seat weight in training helicopters and how being lighter makes the cost somewhat less(Robinson R22 two seat helicopter has a 220 lb seat limit, $270/hr at the cheapest place. While the 4 seater R44 has a 270 lb seat limit and is usually $500/hr at the cheapest place). After seeing some success only after a month of lightly switching habits, I'm a little more enthused with staying with my methods and maybe playing around a little bit with seeing what else could be done. Switch to strict salads/veggies during "eating window". And maybe hit my weights on top of the cardio I like doing(I only love cardio more due to being able to watch YT videos and such while doing it. You try that with weight lifting and you end up breaking things or bones). [link] [comments] |
| Im scared to lose weight sometimes... Posted: 17 Dec 2020 06:13 PM PST (F 27) CW:225 SW:330 GW:180 H: 5' 9" Losing weight has been a long and ardous journey for me, just like it has for everyone else. Despite the holiday season i seemed to have kicked another platue and I am starting to see the results in the mirror. More loose skin, saggier boobs, more stomach skin, arms that flap, the works. Ive had loose skin for a long time and it never gets easier to deal with. As I get closer and closer to my goal weight and watch more and more of my boobs disapear, and my arms get floppier I get so selfconscious. I break out the t-shirts i wore when I was 100lbs heavier. Just to hide all of the ugly Im working so hard to uncover. All the pushups, and lat pulls, and rowing, and shoulder presses only do so much. What will I look like? Will any man ever find me attractive without clothes on? Will I ever be able to afford a surgery to fix it? Will I be Beautiful? Probably not. But i dont know for sure. And the not knowing kills me. Especially at night. Not enough to stop trying, but Im terrified. [link] [comments] |
| Lost 70lbs - think my partner is less attracted to me Posted: 17 Dec 2020 03:09 PM PST Well, yeah, as depressing as this sounds I'm afraid it's what's happening. I think the issue is being skirted around somewhat. It's been a fairly drastic loss, from 244 down to 173 in 8 months so I get that it's a bit of a shock to her. I'm genuinely not too thin - I just have pretty much no muscle mass after decades of being a lazy SOB. So my upper body is a bit funny looking. My waist has got really small but I have very broad shoulders and chest. Which I'll admit isn't super attractive. My ribs are accentuated a bit because my stomachs is like 0% abs. I'm working on some body weight training to fill my frame out a bit. Do you guys think this will work? EDIT: I chatted with my partner....
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| 25/M Weight snuck up on me... Anyone else just have it pop up? Posted: 17 Dec 2020 10:40 PM PST Hey Reddit I was 5'7 and 150lbs for most of my adult life. In October I got COVID and basically stopped going outside. On top of that I started eating fuckloads of food once my taste came back. I'm talking disgusting amounts. 2 burgers and onion rings... A large pizza and breadsticks... Whole family sized chip bags in one sitting Also here's the thing. I shifted normal so far into eating a lot I was surprised when I saw my friends lunch and wondered how the hell he's going to be full on that... It was a large McRib... Anyways. 2 months of this left me 45lbs heavier. Went to wipe my ass and was having trouble cause of the fat between my ribs and pelvis.. Weighed myself... 200lbs. Fucking shocking. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: December 18th, 2020 Posted: 17 Dec 2020 10:16 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 bring order back into my life! [Day 1] Posted: 17 Dec 2020 11:21 PM PST Life kind of kicked me in the face this September. In life's defends, I put a big old target there. I'd joined this community and despite not doing a day one post was so encouraged seeing people exactly like me and knowing I wasn't the only one struggling and finding success. In three months I lost twenty pounds. I went from around 180 to 160 and I was so proud of myself! I started thinking more about my food, working on my mild alcohol problem, and taking care of myself which has always been a struggle. I even found a way to enjoy running with all the gyms closed and I absolutely love it. The last three months have been a mess. I started my last term of school (my sixth term back to back), moved apartments, adopted a puppy (who I love but oh god), and started the post-degree job hunt. Myself as an individual fell to the wayside. I stopped running, stopped getting dressed up in the mornings (which I used to really enjoy) and stopped cooking. I went into checklist-survival mode. Get things done, in between dog breaks, and sleep whenever I could. I've been eating out a lot more, drinking a little bit every night (I never get drunk) and have completely stopped exercising. I've lost all control over food. My housemates say they're ordering take out, I can't say the word no and when the food comes I eat until my stomach hurts. I've never done that before! Here's my plan of attack: - CISCO (using Noom) - 30 min workout 5 days/week (what I was doing before) - Alcohol ONLY on weekends - Meditate on my new issues with food (sounds dumb but I've used it to deal with some other issues) But I'm going to pull things back together, because I deserve to be happy with myself and to put myself first in some things but in case self interest isn't enough here are a few more reasons: - I need to be under 150lbs to donate eggs. My IUD is almost done and I have wanted to do this since I was 18. I've written whole papers about the process and still want to help another family achieve their dream. - To take my puppy on as many adventures as possible. As a GSD she's too young to run with me, but she already spends about 40 minutes running laps of the dog park with other pups. Once she's fully grown I want to run with her everywhere and I'm definitely going to be the one slowing us down. - It will give me a sense of control again. Covid is tough. That's not news. With school and work and social life, I've had no control since March. This is a little piece I can take back. - I want to finally get my tattoo. I promised myself once I finished my undergrad I could get this hip piece I've been dreaming of for years, but I don't want to do it when I will hopefully lose weight. It will be a long road but once I lose the weight and keep it off for 6 months then I can book my appointment (hopefully by then I can validate the cost of it too). So here I am: F 22, 5'2" SW: 170/180 GW: 130 I've got 40 lbs to lose. [link] [comments] |
| Why does the last push feel the hardest? Posted: 17 Dec 2020 06:01 PM PST I've gone 250+>177 since June and I only have 17lbs to go till my goal weight. My diet felt a breeze to maintain....untill about a month ago. I've just hit this mental block for some reason.like a temper tantrum in my mind. It's like a voice just screaming that I don't wanna do this anymore. I think I've just gone so hard that my mind and body is just tired. Anyone else feel the same and have any advice? I actually had my boyfriend hide the scale the other day and decided I'm gonna take a break from weighing or measuring myself for the rest of the month at least, but I'm not going to get complacent with my diet or anything, I'm just tired of numbers at the moment. [link] [comments] |
| Had takeaway for my birthday, it was gross Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:03 AM PST So I finished another circuit around the sun. Decided to treat myself to Chinese and GF got me cake. The Chinese was not good, oily and not very flavorful, I actually threw away the leftovers. That will teach me to choose where to buy from by the lowest price. The cake was not a type I like (GF insists she buys one for me but finds my preference for cheesecake, or cream covered cake odd) she got me caterpillar cake, the chocolate roll on the inside is ok with some cream but not so good I look forward to spending my calories on it. Overall next time will cook something nice myself or go to a restaurant we like and might just have to insist I pick the cake or try to give better guidelines. Going to have a light dinner tonight to make up for yesterday PS I did get some nice presents so still had a nice day [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 18 December 2020 - No question too small! Posted: 18 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: 17 Dec 2020 07:52 AM PST 26m 5"11 sw275 cw 199.7 gw 175. Boy oh boy is today a good day. I weighed under 200lb for my official weekly weigh in (I weigh in everday, but Thursdays are the one that counts for tracking). I have officially lost 75 pounds and my goal to lose 100 pounds and get to 175 no longer feels like a maybe, it feels inevitable. I am going to share pics and some final thoughts with you all once I get there, but there is one thing I want to talk about now. And that is the power of our minds. Weight loss on paper is easy. Calories in, calories out and exercise (if you want you don't have too). Easy right? As all of you know calling that easy is a downright disservice to all we have accomplished. It's not the act of doing these correctly, it's the act of all the mental battles it takes to achieve your goals. I am a 26 year old man and this journey has brought me to my knees many times. Weather it's in the beginning where people doubt you, the stress of not being able to turn to food when things get hard, seeing how differently people treat you as you lose weight, and the days when you feel like no progress is made and your waisting your time. I have had so many mental breakdowns on this journey, but I always picked myself up. How? By using the power of my mind. When a workout it hard, I don't think, this sucks I want to quit. I think, isn't it a blessing I get to work on my body this hard, isnt it a blessing my joints and muscles can handle this and they are getting stronger because of what I am doing? And when diets get tough, I follow a military philosophy, "embrace the suck". Yeah this sucks, but it is working and making me healthier. I love my body and I can embrace the fact that it is going to suck, but it is going to make me healthier. My point here is that weight loss journies are won and lost in our minds, not the gym or the kitchen. Embrace the suck everyone. You are all doing something incredible for yourselves by being on this road. Don't let your mind beat you and you will achieve your goals. Thanks everyone for your help getting me here. This journey is not only my greatest accomplishment, but it changed me in more ways than just my physical appearance. More to come when I get that final 25 off me! EDIT: I would like to mention that this post does not negate the fact that long term successful weight loss is a life style change. [link] [comments] |
| After a lot of internal hatred, I am FINALLY ready to lose weight Posted: 17 Dec 2020 07:23 PM PST It has been 10 months. 10 months since I wrote in my journal "I need to lose weight." Last December, I went to my physical and was at a pretty healthy weight. At 5 foot 2, I could stand to lose a couple of pounds, but I was pretty healthy. From February to March, having gotten a job and easy access to a dollar tree with tons of indulgent snacks, I gained 20 lbs, blowing my healthy 5'2 frame into an overweight BMI. I was livid with myself. I was so upset that I had gained all of this weight but I didn't do anything about it. Maybe I'd exercise, only to eat 1200 calories worth of Biscoff cookies. I remember back in July telling myself that I will lose the weight by my next physical appointment, and step on the scale, the same exact weight and not have to ever explain my binging episode. Here I am, December 17, my physical is tomorrow and my weight is 5 pounds less than it was in March. I am disappointed in myself, and frankly a bit embarrassed, as I don't know what I'm going to explain to the doctor. However, I have finally stopped hating myself for it. It's okay to be disappointed, as I messed up by not listening to advice that could have helped me, and instead of choosing exercise, I chose junk food. However, as I am experiencing spiritual growth and we're nearing the end of a long, rough year, I am ready to put my bad choices behind me and move forward. I'm going to go to the doctor, tell her what happened, and come up with a plan. I'm going to stick with the plan, reward myself, and be realistic. I know it will be possible. I know I can do it. And what's even better? I've done the first step: I've joined this sub. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 18 December 2020 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 17 Dec 2020 08:08 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 need help/advice on losing belly fat (visceral fat) Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:50 AM PST My brother and sister just talked to me, concerned about my weight/amount of food I eat a day. Over the course of 5 (roughly) months. I am a 6'2 - 24 yo male I started at 120kgs/264lbs. Lost 34kgs/74lbs. I am currently 86kgs/189lbs. I have been working out over the course of this time, running most mornings, building up a home gymish of weights and resistance bands, and working out most afternoons. I don't intend on bulking up by any means, but I just want to be a healthy, normal good weight and body size. I have been working on my arms, legs and core, trying to build my arms in particular, up in size. I cut down my portion size and cut out sugar from my diet, and replaced them with a daily morning protein smoothie, fresh meals and non-processed meats. I am currently where I'd like to be body shape wise, in terms of being any smaller, and weight wise too. I don't want to lose anymore weight, and do want to flip it now in the other direction but there is one thing holding me back; My stomach fat I have been doing cardio, core and all over exercises, cut out all of the no no foods and it seems no matter what I do, I can't seem to make the little dorito bag reminder disappear. I know this is a long process of getting rid of it, since I spent most of my adolescent and adult life being overweight and inactive. My brother and sister think I need to start upping my proportions at say dinner time, or even in general. I am currently eating at a calory deficit (not necessarily intentional, just eating what feels right) to try and lose that last stubborn reminder of my past. Honestly I wasn't saying they were wrong, but my whole point was that I didn't want to start eating more until I could have a flatish stomach, so if I get bigger it will be muscle and not accidentally add to the residual dorito bag. Their solution was check this sub, so here I am. I need advice, help or anything really. [link] [comments] |
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