Weight loss: AMA Announcement: We Only Look Thin Podcast |
- AMA Announcement: We Only Look Thin Podcast
- Lost 20 lbs in 2 months and I’m finnaly out of the obese zone!
- I lost 75+ lbs in 2020 and am in shock
- The best part of this weight loss process is that my success has been an inspiration for my mom to start caring for herself as much as I care about her ��
- Then and now
- I gained all of my weight back over the past year. Feeling defeated. How do I get back on track?
- A message for anyone struggling with binging cravings and feeling out of control with food with food: there are no silver bullets.
- Finally reached a heathy bmi!
- Before and after...so far! (SW: 240, CW: 173 - 5’9/F - June 2019 vs January 2021)
- How do you stop cravings/inability to stop eating junk food?
- Big Non-Scale Victory
- My weight with a 25lbs dumbell made me smile today
- One day...
- Loose skin depresses me
- I am now on day 10 without having consumed any processed sugar in any form
- Eating healthy while living with family who don’t
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 8
- Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 09 January 2021 - No question too small!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: January 9th, 2020
- I can’t give up
- Chronic illness really likes to get in the way of body goals
- Any suggested healthier foods for chronically ill people?
- Question about calorie reduction compromising the immune system
- Hoping to gain motivation to lose 25 by March 15th.....well it’s public
| AMA Announcement: We Only Look Thin Podcast Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:36 AM PST Hey r/loseit! Catherine and Donald Wygal (u/WeOnlyLookThin) 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! If you're just getting started, check out their episode Comin' in Hot, which talks about some of the common pitfalls that can happen when you (over-)enthusiastically start a weight loss journey. Been around the block with lifestyle changes? Maybe There is no Finish Line is more up your alley! No matter where you are in your 'journventure,' Catherine and Donald have probably been there too (and made an 80s reference about it)! [link] [comments] |
| Lost 20 lbs in 2 months and I’m finnaly out of the obese zone! Posted: 08 Jan 2021 12:09 PM PST ( M, 16, 6'0, 244 lbs -> 221.2 lbs) My journey is still going, but I just wanted to share this achievement I recently got, ever since the pandemic started my weight has gone up, I went from 212 to 244 in a span of a couple months, however two months ago I chose to change things. Today I reached an important milestone, as my BMI is now at 29.9 and I'm officially out of the obese zone! It's not much but it's something I've been wanting to do for a while. My original goal was to lose down to 215 lbs by may, but clearly I've been going a lot quicker, I'm gonna change that goal and keep going until I'm finnaly a functional weight. It's not much but I just thought I would share with y'all, have a good day! [link] [comments] |
| I lost 75+ lbs in 2020 and am in shock Posted: 08 Jan 2021 12:52 PM PST [F/25/SW301/CW222] Hello lose it community! This time last year I was 300+ lbs and hopeless. After many weight loss attempts that didn't last longer than a few days, I thought I was either going to die young of obesity because I was so addicted to food, or get weight loss surgery (I know now there is SO much more that goes into surgery and it is not an easy process like I thought). Fortunately, I decided to give it one more shot, and this time it stuck with me...in a big way. Over the last 12 months I have lost nearly 80lbs. I have another 70 or so to go until I am at a healthy weight, but I am so SO proud of myself for all that I was able to accomplish so far and just can't wait to see what the future holds for me. I actually did a full write up a while ago on here of what worked for me, but that was on an old account that I am now locked out of lol. A quick summary of what worked: - moving out of my family home. I have realized that healthy eating and living with my mom is nearly impossible. I am in the very fortunate situation to be able to move out, buy my own groceries, and prepare all my meals for myself. It has made a world of difference both in my eating and my mental health. - making health, cooking, and fitness my hobby and passion. I've never really had a hobby, but quarantine gave me to opportunity to learn more about healthy eating and find workouts that I love doing! - counting calories. When I first started, I ate pure junk. But I counted every calorie of that junk. Over time, my tastes have changed for healthier and healthier food, which is amazing! I like math so I don't mind calculating calories in a portion, etc Some of the biggest changes: - I went from wearing a size 4x (sometimes that wouldn't fit) to a 2x currently and hopefully into straight sizing later this year! - I feel strong and nimble. I ran an 11:30 mile the other day...for some that might be slow but I haven't been able to run/walk and under 15 minute mile since I was 13. - I have so much more confidence than I ever have in my life! I am doing something that I never thought I was capable of doing and that is this best feeling in the world!! - for the most part, I'm not worried about breaking furniture or fitting into spaces. It feels so freeing to be able to live my life without always worrying about my weight impairing me. After a year of work, I feel like I've got the weight loss thing down pat. My biggest challenges right now are the immense shame that comes with looking at old pictures and realizing just how out of control I let myself get. Even putting together this before and after photo was really hard for me. Also, the awkward moment of seeing someone I haven't seen in a while, or people I will see in the future. I can tell they know I look different but are too polite to say anything and I'm too awkward to address it so it's just an elephant in the room, lol. Overall, I'm sharing this because I'm sure someone out there is feeling the exact same way I felt a year ago. It's so cliché but truly if I can do it so can you! Happy to answer any questions! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 07:39 PM PST SW: 348; CW: 258; GW: 180 (?) TL;DR: My mom texted me this morning that she was inspired by my progress and looks to me as an example when she wants to deviate from her plan. This made me realize the intensely positive impact that my weight loss has had not just on myself and my life but those around me. Hey guys! I wanted to share something really powerful that happened this morning with you all to demonstrate the impact and importance of everyone's weight loss journey. I finally moved out into my own apartment back in November, and since then I would go over to my mothers house pretty frequently - especially around the holidays. My mom is now very aware that I am tracking calories (CICO) and also intermittent fasting so she would always make comments about the food that was available in the house. She would mention "Oh, this is the diet version", and "I got this specific pasta sauce because it was low calorie", etc. I hadn't thought much of it when she would mention that because I know she's been doing what she can to support me and the goals I set for myself because she's awesome. Recently, it's almost as though she's been giving me a status update every time I would go over. She likes to drink Coke pretty frequently (she claims it helps her not lose her mind with my 5 younger siblings that still live with her) and she has been telling me how she's been drinking more and more water in leu of the Coke. I thought this was awesome, and mentioned that she'd likely lose a bit of weight just with that swap. At some point last week, my mom and I went out for lunch. When I hopped in her car I saw that she had gotten a new Fitbit. I asked her about the Fitbit and she seemed almost embarrassed and said she just had some Kohls cash to burn. We had a conversation about it and I mentioned that I think the model she got was one I was going to save up for because it had the heart rate monitoring. The next time I saw her she had purchased me the exact same Fitbit and asked me to help her set hers up with the app. She was so excited when she scored some "zone minutes" and was super interested in the sleep info. Which brings us to this morning. What my mother didn't realize was that this morning I had hit the 90 lbs lost mark and I was super excited. (At 100 lbs lost, I'm getting my hair done, so these last 10 lbs can't come fast enough!). After stagnating a bit over the holidays finally losing some more weight was comforting. I was back on track. I asked my mom if she wanted to go to lunch as I knew she had been having a bad week. She said she would love that and that she had been having a bad week but that she has lost 6 lbs! I was so excited to hear that and went to type my congratulations when she hit me with a follow up text that said: "But you are truly a powerful inspiration and should know that I often look to your amazing example when I want to deviate❤️❤️" That had me full stop right there at my desk. I had no idea just how much my mom was influenced by my lifestyle changes and weight loss. Absolutely no idea that the positive changes I was seeing in myself and my circumstances were also affecting those closest to me. I straight up shed a couple tears right then reading this text. It made me realize that when you have the motivation and drive to make a change in your life - it's contagious. You attract the energy that you put out. The thought that my mom was inspired enough by the changes I've made made me truly understand that all the effort, the stress, the overthinking, the mistakes, the missed workouts, the lessons in self care, and everything else that have brought me to this point in my journey were all 100% worth that feeling. Everyone's weight loss journey is intensely personal and should be done to care for yourself. But also, maybe think about how your lifestyle changes can be contagious. You may become naturally a bit more confident, self-assured, and even more carefree subconsciously which will affect the way that you maintain and develop your relationships with others. In some cases, your success can be someone's inspiration to start changing their life. I see this every day when I open Reddit! Everyone who shares on this subreddit and others is providing the same contagious energy. Don't give up! Surround yourself with people and resources that will help you get there. When you make a change in your life for the better, others notice. You truly do glow up :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 06:49 PM PST Hello and happy new year! 2020 was a wild ride for me. I left my abusive relationship, got engaged to my best friend, started a new job, and most importantly, I started believing I deserved to love myself. My biggest step in self care was accepting that I was obese and that if I didn't change, I was going to die. It started off with cutting back on fast food, then buying frozen veggies. Soon enough I felt like I had enough energy to go to the gym! The first week was hard, the second was harder, but by the third week I couldn't get enough. I started to notice the difference in my appearance and my confidence slowly started to build. That confidence translated to me realizing that part of loving myself was putting distance between myself and those who did not love me. I got a better job and after the first week at work, I had the courage to leave him. With a fresh 200 pounds off my shoulders, I felt more motivated than ever. I started manifesting positive thoughts, and surrounded myself with people who cared about me. I rebuilt old bridges and fixed a couple I burned. With my ex out, my best friend of 15 years moved in, and of course we ended up getting engaged ❤️ (I'm so amazed by her every day) She's overseas right now for school and I met my new best friend that's also my roommate, whom at first I couldn't stand, but I gave him a rubric and honestly, we just keep making each other better. Lucky me, my roommate is a body builder and has been showing me how to eat healthy and keeps me up and on my feet. He's a blessing truly. Anyway, long story short, I'm feeling better and I've lost over 60 pounds and I'm currently working on toning. I wish you all the best in this new year! May you reach all your goals! [link] [comments] |
| I gained all of my weight back over the past year. Feeling defeated. How do I get back on track? Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:41 PM PST In 2019, I weighed in at 266lbs, and was told by my doctor that I just hit the obese mark. For the rest of that year, I got serious about calorie intake and excercise. I was able to get down to 235lbs! I was so proud of myself. I planned on dropping another 10-15lbs, and would maintain my weight from there. Then 2020 happened. The entire year was terrible for me. My brother passed away. My struggling marriage never got better. I eventually found out that I was being cheated on since engagement. I tested positive for COVID during my lengthy and difficult divorce. I stopped going to the gym due to depression and the pandemic. I stopped caring about what I was eating. Therapy has been incredible for me, and gave me the motivation I needed to get back active for 2021. Today, I weighed myself for the first time since last summer, and learned that I'm 264lbs. I was crushed. I'm so angry at myself for jumping back to my old weight. How can I get myself back on track? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 04:27 PM PST TLDR: Don't fall for the hype, nothing will cure you overnight. It takes long term work, but that work doesn't have to be as difficult as you think. Aim for average and keep on improving until you're happy where you are. A couple years ago I had a horrendous relationship with food. All too often gorging myself on chocolates, pasta, crisps, sweets - anything that was sweet or salty. I put on weight like it was a full time job for a while, and occasionally would restrict and eat 'perfectly' until craving took hold and I had another binging session. The feeling of helplessness, guilt and shame were all consuming. And honestly it scared me. Why couldn't I get full? Why did I eat until I felt sick, wait a bit and then eat more? Why couldn't I stop? But now - it's all gone. I can be in a kitchen and not wrestle with myself on if I should binge or not. I can eat 'in moderation' which is something I never thought possible. Food is no longer guilt. I even have normal hunger cues!!! Not just sudden panic and a NEED to eat, I even sometimes feel to lazy to eat!! Truly mind bending things for old me. So how did I do it? By trying every single bloody 'trick' until I finally put the work in and accepted I needed to rewrite my relationship with food. And this probably isn't what you want to hear - I too once loved seeing those before and after posts and reading how the OP only had to 'drink 3L of water a day' and their cravings vanished, or they simply went paleo/vegan/no sugar/no processed food and that solved them. Sure there were things that gave me 'a-ha!' moments, but they were pieces of the puzzle, not a complete solution. No amount of 'eating slower', 'drink a glass of water every time you want to binge' or any other quick fixes changed me like I thought it would. I now believe that a lot of the quick fixes and really just coping strategies for in-the-moment urges rather than a long term solution to feeling out of control. Focussing on fixing my relationship with food and understanding what triggered my binging sessions is what cured me and has made me able to eat 'normally' after so long. There is something truly liberating in being able to enjoy food you love with no guilt or shame and still being in control. So what does fixing your relationship with food look like? For me it looked like trying to eat like the average person - so a typical breakfast lunch and dinner - without worrying about what my weight did for a bit. Over time I found a way to gauge if a meal was going to be good or not (for me: does it have protein, carbs, fat and fibre). Later I realised I very very deficient in certain nutrients to started eating a bigger variety. Did I binge still? Yes, lots. Especially in the first few months, but gradually I stopped getting the same release as I gave me. One day I get tempted to, but just decided not to - and that was it. Did I gain weight? Yes (5kg) but it plateaued and then started going down on it own accord. All these little tweaks have resulted in stress-free diet that keeps me healthy and had kept my weight stable even over Christmas with NO effort on my part. I just eat what I feel like and it now naturally will be something with balanced protein, veg, carbs and fat. I don't even crave sugar any more and have gone off sweets and cake! So yes, this was rather long. I just had a bit of a reflection on how far I've come and I wanted to say that there IS hope and you mustn't give up!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2021 01:04 AM PST So last June I decided to finally get my shit together and lose the weight I gained in my teens due to stress and anxiety and what I know know was my undiagnosed adhd and add causing me to binge eat. I'm 168cm and 21F and I started at around 85kg but it might possibly of been higher. Now I am 70kg and I only realised the other day that I'd reached it after being stuck at 70kg for a month. I'd been calculating my bmi with what I had thought to be my height. I guess my posture has improved because I'm 2cm taller than I thought when I started. This place helped me so much even when I was at my lowest. I don't think I could have done it without tips from here! I feel so much more comfortable now and all my clothes are too big instead of too small for once XD This is the first time in many years I feel almost happy with how I look and for a long time I thought that to be impossible. I mainly just tracked my calories and walked my dog almost daily for 6 months and lost like 15kg. (Plus treating my adhd, add and anxiety helped a lot lol) I still want to lose a little more though. At most 10kg honestly. Just got that last remaining weight on my hips which is bugging me when I wear anything tight :( Any tips from those who were losing weight at a healthy bmi? I seem to have just plateaued at 70kg. Thanks :D [link] [comments] |
| Before and after...so far! (SW: 240, CW: 173 - 5’9/F - June 2019 vs January 2021) Posted: 08 Jan 2021 08:13 PM PST Hello! I would like the start by giving thanks to everyone in this subreddit for all the faith and encouragement. In the summer of 2019, right around my birthday, I saw this picture and I went home and cried. I had always been a chubby kid - my parents did not instill in me a good relationship with food and exercise and I had been anxious and upset about my body for as long as I can remember. But over the course of college, I had gained even more weight. Upon realizing I was incredibly unhealthy and immensely sad, I decided to make a major change in my life. It's been a rocky journey with huge amounts of self loathing and doubt but it has also been so rewarding to see the scale go down and feeling my clothes fit better. Today, I was feeling incredibly down, as I've hit a major slump with my weight and eating habits. On top of that, I just had breast reduction surgery (a huge help with my back pain and overall "big" image) and I've been swollen and struggling with calorie counting and staying on track. I didn't even want to take any pictures tonight. But scrolling back through old pictures, I found this one in the exact same restaurant with my boyfriend and I realize just how far I've come. While I still have a long way to go until I feel truly comfortable, I realize that it's worth documenting my journey and acknowledging how much progress I've made. This slump has been demoralizing but I know that I'm capable of so much! Using CICO (1300-1400 calories a day with lots of ups and downs) combined with some light exercise here and there (walking, YouTube exercise videos) I've lost about 65-70 pounds so far! I have about 30 or so to go and I'm hoping to add some strength training once I'm done recovering from surgery. [link] [comments] |
| How do you stop cravings/inability to stop eating junk food? Posted: 09 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST Hi all, Just wanted to know if anyone is/was the same as me - I can't stop eating junk food... Any crisps, chocolate, high energy, high sugar foods. I'm not hungry, I'm not starving myself, I stay busy and yet if I have junk food in the house I will think about it all day and it's only a matter of time before I eat it. Not brining it into the house doesn't help, I end up going out to get junk from a shop a few miles away. I'm not over restricting my diet because it's been like this for the past few years now where I would eat what as when I wanted, and I've always known it was an issue. Having all the other options on show I.e. fruit on display or pre portioned handfuls of nuts etc does absolutely nothing for me, I just bypass them or realise they are there abs chose to go to the shop anyway. I have all the best intentions to not eat junk but then I feel as though I can't control myself (I don't think it's binge eating where I lose control - more that it would be challenging and difficult to resist, so I don't resist). Does/has anyone feel/felt this way and did you manage to get control over it? I'm tired of being fat and this is my major cause of it! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:32 AM PST Well, the dreaded time to weigh myself after the holidays came on Wednesday. I haven't weighed myself since the beginning of October. I weighed myself Wednesday morning anddddd... I only gained ONE pound in 3 months! This is such a big deal to me because the first time I lost 40 pounds, I gained 30 of it back within a year. My lowest weight of 2020 was 167lbs in March and I weighed in at 177 on Wednesday, so a 10lb gain is pretty normal especially for the year we had. I am so proud of myself and more motivated than ever to get the rest of this weight off. Losing weight is fun but also scary because you doubt yourself that you'll be able to keep it off, now I am very confident that my eating habits have shifted completely and I will keep it off this time. Just thought I'd share in case anyone related. :) Edit: Technically not a non-scale victory, I apologize! I just didn't see it as one at first since I was able to maintain my weight without constantly weighing myself for 3 months. :) [link] [comments] |
| My weight with a 25lbs dumbell made me smile today Posted: 08 Jan 2021 09:49 PM PST I was working out today in my room and wanted to weight myself. This isn't normal for me because I try to keep my weigh-in's as consistent as possible, so for me its on Sunday in the morning before any food or water and after using the bathroom. But I weighted myself mid day today and then I was curious how my scale would respond if I weighed again with a 25lbs dumbell in hand. It registered 192.8lbs (I'm 5' 8" male). This was such a happy moment for me because I currently weight (in the morning) 163.3lbs and I started 2020 out at 167lbs. I haven't lost that much in an entire year and that made me kind of sad recently, but when I saw 192.8, I couldn't help but smile because it has been so long since I've seen that numer on the scale, and even though my progress has been excruciatingly slow it was nice to know that I haven't gone back to being close to or over 200 pounds. I just wanted to share this with people who would understand and appreciate it :) P.S. for anyone who is curious: my goal is 150, so it's not like I've got a long way to go but I have to be able to start going forward at a more reasonable pace and not make backwards progress in a unfortunate loop that takes over an entire year. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 12:25 PM PST One day you will wake up and you WILL see the changes you have made to your body. I have learned this through my journey with weight loss. Although I am not exactly where I need to be, I wake up from time to time and I see progress. Sometimes you don't know the capabilities of your own body. But, it also boils down to mindset. To people who are especially having a hard time losing weight, eating small portions, eating healthy, etc., you CAN do this. The time will pass anyway, so why not make it a healthy time? You can do this, I believe in you. One day you will wake up and see the body that you have dreamed of. You need to do this. Do you want to be happy and healthy? Yes. Can you do it by yourself? Yes. Get it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 06:57 AM PST M/19/5"8 CW: 155 So I've lost 75 total pounds. I don't have a huge amount of loose skin on my legs, arms, and chest, but I have so much on my stomach. It makes sense since that is where I carry the most of my weight. I'm proud that I lost the weight, but I hate the fact I have so much skin on my stomach. It's fucking depressing. I have had to come to the realization that my skin will probably never be as tight as someone who wasn't obese, but fuck my stomach is so loose and just gross. It looks like I still have 25 more pounds to loose, and maybe I do to see the full effect, but my stomach depresses me. I got a job and started a savings for a tummy tuck, but it'll take like 2 years to save up that kind of money. I know I'm young, but I've done a lot of damage to my skin. I take care of it now, but that doesn't make up for the fact that I was class 2 obese at one point. *if you are okay with getting/ having loose skin then props to you. This post is just my thoughts on it. [link] [comments] |
| I am now on day 10 without having consumed any processed sugar in any form Posted: 08 Jan 2021 02:48 AM PST Last year I did lose weight, hit the gym a lot, saw a PT too. But I didn't lose enough. I fucking hate hunger pangs though so IF isn't for me and dammit I do like snacking. So I looked into more healthier "shit" and found https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/healthy-cacao-coconut-date-balls/74b65893-7f88-4b12-9f00-6f5a387c4123 this. I know it has sugar, with the dates but fuck it. I add natural vanilla to it too and peanut butter(which is seriously just peanuts ground up). Day 14 I am gonna have a block of fucking Cadbury though. [link] [comments] |
| Eating healthy while living with family who don’t Posted: 08 Jan 2021 07:58 PM PST I (25m) have been living with my parents for eight months due to COVID. Before moving in, I had lost over 20 pounds eating right with a little bit of exercise. Now I live here and the fridge always has no less then 10 Pepsi and 5 Fanta, there are jars on the kitchen counter filled with my favorite candies, and we have dessert every single night after a typically non nutritious meal since my dad only eats steak, pizza and potatoes. I have gained all of the weight back. I have an extremely impulsive and addictive personality. I have gotten over drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes and I'm kicking weed now. However, it's hard to concentrate on that when I'm constantly having to show will power to not eat all the junk food sitting there. I have a real problem and it is hurting my life. When I bring this up, they get mad. I explain that they showed me Pepsi as a young child and encouraged it. Now I have a full blown addiction, a little less shitty to kick than pills, but still. Before moving in, I got my own groceries and was able to show complete control at the grocery store. The strategy worked and now my mom orders the groceries and I get no say. How do I find a way to communicate this?? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 8 Posted: 08 Jan 2021 05:36 PM PST Hello losers, We made it kids! Friday. I hope all us US folks are staying safe & as calm as possible. Been a week 2021! Weigh in daily, enter into Libra & report here: 234.4 lbs, 235.5 lbs trend weight. Reporting even if I don't like it! Stay within calorie range (1800): 1700 planned today. I may play with those last 100 calories, because sugar free almond milk pudding. But I'm going to have my dinner & listen to my body first. Meal prep, pre planning dinners & homemade coffee beverages. 5/7 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute walk. 8/8 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket): Picked up some new medicine & a grocery order. Gonna go pick a new journal from my holiday horde of beautiful leather journals that smell like old books. Try a new recipe once a week: Acorn squash with vanilla sugar, a new variant on green chili & a honey mustard broccoli salad that really tickled me. 3/5 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for steamer veggies & some quiet time. I'm looking forward to this weekend, gonna carve out as much me time as possible. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 09 January 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:31 PM 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: * Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!) * Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: January 9th, 2020 Posted: 08 Jan 2021 11:22 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] |
| Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:43 PM PST I have been training harder than I ever have for these last 200 days. I've worked my way up from barely running a mile to running daily 10ks in under an hour. I've built healthy habits and can eat 1800 calories a day and force myself not to binge. I haven't had fast food or fried foods or soda in months. I can do pull ups even though I'm obese and I can squat more than I weigh. I am very proud of myself But I've only lost 7-10 pounds in 8 months. I went to the doctor to get my blood work done and my liver enzymes are even higher than last time I went in. I get poor sleep because I'm always hungry. I've had to leave a physically demanding job due to poor work performance because I'm always tired from working out all day. I'm failing classes because I either sleep through them or can't focus when I'm in class or studying. I see all these success stories and I'm determined to lose the weight. I don't care anymore, If I can run 8 miles everyday I can push it to 20 if I have to. I'm not going to stop until the laws of thermodynamics dictate that my body eats itself to survive! [link] [comments] |
| Chronic illness really likes to get in the way of body goals Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:41 PM PST I've spent much of my life living with one chronic illness, and last summer I developed what seems to be another, mystery, chronic illness. The first and main illness is Crohn's disease, which has caused many a trouble over time with preventing me from eating many, many healthy foods, giving me high cholesterol and triglycerides and occasionally forcing me to take large breaks from fitness. The newer illness is a spread of symptoms that doctors don't yet seem to be able to get their heads around, and whenever it flares up I a) can't exercise, b) am nauseous and eating and preparing food that helps with weight loss/health is much more challenging and c) I lose significant sleep, which dehydrates me and causes all sorts of weight retention issues. The long and short of this is that even though I am a fitness lover who is very willing to make all the diet changes necessary to lose weight and establish a lifestyle to support what I want for my body, I have to accept that I have limitations, and that those limitations are going to get in the way of an easy path. So maybe I can't work out as hard as I used to. Maybe I can't eat nuts and seeds and many vegetables. Maybe I'll have more weight fluctuations while trying to lose than others, because I'll need to eat certain things to be able to function on a particularly bad symptom day. Maybe some of those things can change. The point is, I can accept that I have chronic illness, and that chronic illness has a say in my body goals. But I also sometimes need to vent about it. Because god dammit. [link] [comments] |
| Any suggested healthier foods for chronically ill people? Posted: 08 Jan 2021 11:19 PM PST Due to a lot of health problems I've had the last few years, a lot of my diet just consisted off of bland carbs (like a meal of just bread and water, maybe some apple sauce, for example). I want to try to eat more nutritiously, but combing frequent nausea with weakness and an inability to cook daily, it's become harder and harder for me to eat healthily. I think it's taking a toll on my health, and I've come to a stand still with my weight loss journey Any healthier food suggestions that are easy on your stomach that isn't really hard to make (or can be bought premade or pre packaged, preferably) would be greatly appreciated ☺️ [link] [comments] |
| Question about calorie reduction compromising the immune system Posted: 08 Jan 2021 10:24 PM PST Hi everyone - question here about whether you think reducing your caloric intake (even by a little) causes your body to get a bit run down or out of balance, which then reduces the efficacy of the immune system, which then allows viruses to get the upper hand ( like starting with a sore throat), which then could escalate into a full cold or illness? If so, how do you counteract that phenomenon while trying to lose weight? I've observed this happening to me many many times over the years. In general, I eat a very healthy diet, lots of veggies/fruits, etc. My body seems to love equilibrium. Too bad there's too much weight. [link] [comments] |
| Hoping to gain motivation to lose 25 by March 15th.....well it’s public Posted: 08 Jan 2021 11:56 AM PST Now the question is, do I make a damn fool of myself by then? Iunno, became an alcoholic over the past 15 months, the past 11 of them not going more that a day without drinking...also started vaping around the same time the equivalent to a pack every 2 days after quitting smoking 7 years ago. All this coupled with 20lb gain. So now I've been nicotine free for 2 weeks, alcohol free for 12 days, I've always been a all or nothing person so I guess it's time to hit the gym again. Want to get to 135lbs and benchpress a plate again. Honestly I just want to like myself. I think I can do this. I've lost over 100 in. My life m, I can lose the last 25, or I shake myself on here for failing to try..well see in three months. Thanks for being amazing everyone, I'm only stoked to do this because of you guys [link] [comments] |
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