Weight loss: [Century Club] January 21, 2021 - Have you lost or need to lose 100 lbs or more? Here’s a thread just for you! |
- [Century Club] January 21, 2021 - Have you lost or need to lose 100 lbs or more? Here’s a thread just for you!
- I always thought my husband was sabotaging my weight loss efforts.
- FINALLY UNDER 200 POUNDS!
- 257lbs -> 134lbs... some things I learned along the way.
- I started bawling my eyes out in pigeon pose in gentle yoga after my HIIT workout
- A friend asked me how to lose weight and man, watching someone find out how many calories are in things versus how many calories they should eat is depressing.
- I always get super jealous of how quickly other people lose on here... Even though I'v now lost 3.3lbs in 3 weeks
- I gained 3 pounds overnight and didn’t panic
- NSV - I did pilates twice this week. AKA: trying to fight my crippling depression and actually having a good week.
- I feel like my progress pics are triggering me... because they all more or less look the same
- Scared That I can’t lose Weight Without my ED
- 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 22 January 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Anyone else kinda shocked and disgusted with how much you used to eat?
- Y’all I need HELP.
- Just started eating a lot healthier, have already lost a pound.
- I'm finally putting some thought in
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: January 22nd, 2020
- Birthday Cheat Day Cost me, but I don't regret it.
- Should I start maintaining?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 22 January 2021: Today, I conquered!
- NSV: I learned how to enjoy exercise
- Unpicking the mental baggage
- Help! How to deal with toxic cworkers and fat jokes?
- Starting again, starting slow: check in post
- I think I found my secret weightloss pill...
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 05:58 AM PST I have often welcomed those who have lost 100+ lbs (~ 50 kg , ~7 stone) to "the club" and joked that club meetings were on Thursdays. I recently suggested that we try out having a regular weekly thread to talk about issues that are particular to those who have lost 100+ lbs, those who are well on their way and those who are just at the beginning of a journey this big. Welcome back to the Century Club! Each week I will provide a topic of the day that has been on my mind or inspired by previous posts. However you are free to talk about any topics you think might be relevant to current and prospective club members. Previous Topics: Fear and Self-Loathing - Starting - 2020 recap Today's Topic: 8 skinny tips that are actually bad for your diet This one came up in a conversation with u/koopzegels this past week. We regulars here see lots and lots of advice aimed at others aiming to lose weight. What's the one piece of weight loss advice you can't stand seeing other people give (or get)? I know exactly what it is for me, and it's the main reason I first started posting here and not just reading/lurking. "You should NEVER weigh yourself daily" drives me absolutely nuts. Yes I understand that for some people in some circumstances daily weighing can be detrimental, but like most weight loss advice it's highly personal. I find that weighing myself daily helps me rather than hurts me and that there are many other ways to manage the negative effects of too much data that don't involve not collecting the data in the first place. Rather than paint it as a black and white issue, ALWAYS do this or NEVER do that, it's important to understand and explain the reasons why doing something (or not) may be beneficial for any one particular person. In general any absolute advice like this can be very counterproductive, because there are usually rather obvious counterexamples. Advice that works beautifully for one person may be exactly the wrong advice for anyone else. My first few posts in r/loseit were reactions to seeing lots of people piling on the "never weigh yourself daily" advice as an absolute truth when that was one of the keystone habits that was leading to my early success in sticking to my process and still is. So what are those tips you can't stand seeing Centurion? I'll let u/koopzegels tell you hers on her own, but I'm really curious to find out what bad advice you may have seen! [link] [comments] |
| I always thought my husband was sabotaging my weight loss efforts. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 11:53 AM PST ...Turns out he just truly does not understand CICO, TDEE, or really anything weight related. Last night he put a MASSIVE serving of beans on my plate. Annnnd I just kind of snapped and asked him why he is trying to keep me fat. He got quiet and sad and said he thought I was restricting too much. After a lot of back and forth, I realized he really didn't understand that we do not need to eat the same amount of food. He didn't understand that if I eat the same as him, I will gain weight (I know from experience, when we moved in together I gained 20 lbs and he gained 0 the first year). It is not being overly restrictive, just simple math. So I showed him his sedentary TDEE, which was 2500 calories and mine is 1600. Then I gave him a quick explanation of CICO and explained that this is why I always serve myself twice as many veggies, but half the starch as I serve him... His mind was BLOWN. He is one of the lucky ones that maintains a healthy weight without any thought about it, proper portions just come naturally to him.. And there I was, mind blown that he really has never had to think about any of this, when it has been such a big part of my life. Next steps, trying to get him to have a general understanding of calories. I'd never want him to deal with counting and weighing food to the gram like I do, but just understand that more butter or oil rarely changes the taste, but can drastically up the calories of a dish. Needless to say though, we both felt silly when the whole conversation was done. 7 years together of me thinking he's constantly trying to fatten me up, and him thinking I'm trying to starve myself. So if you feel like your partner (or family or friend) doesn't get it, maybe they really really don't! A simple conversation is all you need to help them help you stay on track! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:24 AM PST I played competitive sports my entire life so I was very thin and muscular, decided not to play college athletics after playing my entire childhood. Didn't realize you can't eat whatever you want when you're not playing sports 4-5 times a week and gained weight. That weight gain triggered depression and insecurities which made me gain a lot more weight. Ended up gaining 55 pounds in 4 years after high school. 6 months ago I decided to change the way I eat and studied nutrition online and with myfitnesspal. I am 6 ft and was 235 Lbs last year and now I'm down to 199 Lbs. I'm only 14 pounds away from getting back to my weight goal I've been dying to get back to for years. Love this sub and LETS FUCKING GOOO PEOPLE! [link] [comments] |
| 257lbs -> 134lbs... some things I learned along the way. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 04:35 PM PST Around the beginning of January 2019, I started my weight loss journey. This means it's been two years since I started taking care of myself (and learning to care about myself!), despite 2020 feeling like it was ten years packed into one. I've now lost over 120 pounds. I was thinking about this today. I knew that the journey wouldn't be easy... a lot of people, including many doctors, told me that. But I wanted to share some of the things that no one told me before I started this journey, things that I had to learn all on my own along the way:
I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting at the moment, and I come back and edit this later. But this is what's on the top of my mind right now. Hope this is helpful to at least one person out there. :) [link] [comments] |
| I started bawling my eyes out in pigeon pose in gentle yoga after my HIIT workout Posted: 21 Jan 2021 05:25 PM PST I'm 5'1 and morbidly obese for my height. Too embarrassed to say my weight. I've been getting back into working out and moving more during the day. I take my husky to the park twice a day and walk her a couple times for 30+ minutes after the park. I've been getting back into an active lifestyle since this month and I'm embarrassed that I've let myself go so hard in the past year. The exercises and poses I was able to do easily or with no strain are painful or just rigid due to me not exercising. Today I did a total body HIIT workout and did some gentle yoga to recover. I was already struggling with some poses and trying to do modified versions due to my fatness, but when it came to pigeon pose, I was sobbing. I was sobbing that I'm so fat and beating myself up, but while I was crying, I begrudgingly finished the yoga session. I now feel better about myself because even though I wanted to give up on the session, I finished it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 07:59 AM PST This friend has Starbucks every day. Venti soy latte, one pump of sugar. Not bad right? She wants to lose 25 pounds. I did the math: a venti soy latte with one pump of sugar is 240 calories. If she simply stopped drinking that latte and changed nothing else, she would lose 25 pounds exactly in a year. She, of course, refuses to give up the coffee. She's trying to do anything and everything to not accept that she's eating more than she should. She tells me she has a bowl of plain oatmeal for breakfast every day. She says half a cup dry. I can guarantee you that is not what she is eating, but okay. Half a cup dry, theoretically, is 225 calories. Unless the weight is higher than expected, and then it's 300 calories. Do that a few times in a day and your deficit is gone. She's telling me how she does yoga every day and dances once a week. I don't know how to break it to her that 20 minutes of yoga per day and one day of dance per week alone will not help her lose weight with her current diet. I'm having her get a food scale and weigh everything she eats and write it in a food diary so she can't see calories and try to eat less. Just from eyeballing her stats, my guess is she should be eating 1700 to maintain her weight. I'm guessing she eats about 2000 a day from being around her. She's in for a big surprise. I feel bad. She's vegan, generally eats healthfully, just eats a little too much. It's so hard to break the truth to people, but I hope she learns something from this and decides to make a change for her health. Has anyone else experienced people resisting the truth when you explain how calories work? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jan 2021 12:40 AM PST Iv been 120lb all my life. Stepped on the scale for the first time in years in May 2020, and it said 136lb. I could see it and feel it, and in Dec 2020 decided to do something about it. I wanted to get back to 120lb but fitter and stronger, and for the last month iv been running 3 x a week, strength training 3 x a week, and consistently in a 500 calorie deficit. Since Jan 5th iv lost 3.3lb, which in my head doesn't feel like its fast enough, even though it is the healthy way of 1lb a week. Anyone else have to battle with their brain to take the slow and steady route? I eventually want to ditch the scale altogether because I know as I build muscle it may not decrease, and I don't want to focus on that number. I wanna feel gooood!!! [link] [comments] |
| I gained 3 pounds overnight and didn’t panic Posted: 21 Jan 2021 05:18 AM PST Normally when this happened in the past, it would trigger my previous form of thinking "oh, I gained weight, might as well enjoy a snack or overeat since it doesn't matter anymore". But now I realize your weight can flux overnight for all kinds of reasons: -water retention -heavy workout -heavy dinner -lack of sleep -stress And so much more. I had an hour and a half workout that burned close to 700 calories, and at the end of the day I burned 2600 total, and consumed around 1450. Logically, even though this isn't a lot of weight loss, since my calories burned > consumed, I should've lost weight. And I didn't. But that's okay! It won't deter me from continuing to diet and exercise. Just keep at it and you will see results. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:28 AM PST I have bipolar disorder and anxiety. I went through a long depressive state for a good part of last year and am coming down from a destructive manic episode that finished up the horror that was 2020. I started 2020 at 168 and by May was 186. I started trying to lose weight in June and it took from June until now to lose 20lbs. There were a lot of ups and downs and it was a fight the whole way. During this time I discovered I have high prolactin levels due to one of my medications and that has caused a small tumor on my pituitary gland that secretes the hormone. This could be one of the reasons it is hard for me to lose, but I can't change this medication as it is literally what stands between me living and wanting to kill myself. This week I decided I would start to add in some activity when I could. Today I did pilates for the second time this week. Is it the best activity I could be doing? No, I know it isn't burning the most calories that I could be. But did I get out from under the blankets and do something? Yes, and I am calling that a victory. I am finally under the overweight mark and while I'm at the very high end I am currently a healthy weight. Thanks for letting me follow you all on your journeys, it is nice to see others sometimes mention their depression along with their weightloss and know I'm not alone. [link] [comments] |
| I feel like my progress pics are triggering me... because they all more or less look the same Posted: 21 Jan 2021 03:06 PM PST I started at ~190-195, and I'm 160 now. I don't know if it has something to do with taking full-frontal mirror selfies with my phone, and the (technically) downcast angle is "universally flattering", or something. From the progress photos I have, I look barely different at 190 than I do at 160. Then there are some photos from when I was 165 where I look smaller than I do now. Unrelated, but I weighed myself last week and I was 160. Huge milestone, but I've felt like I've been bigger than usual lately. I figured that had to be incorrect. I stepped on a second scale - also said 160. My clothes aren't looser. I feel confused and doubt stricken. I just took some photos of myself and I look so fat. I don't know if I'm bloated or what's going on. Feeling bad right now. Any supportive comments are welcome. [link] [comments] |
| Scared That I can’t lose Weight Without my ED Posted: 21 Jan 2021 08:42 PM PST So a little background, turning my early teen years I weighed around 210 lbs at 5'3, I went vegan, my partner and I broke up, I was too broke to buy food, and then suddenly people started commenting on me losing weight. I didn't feel like I had but I stepped on the scale and saw that I weighed at 175. I was absolutely shocked. I've struggled with my weight my whole life - 210 was definitely my heaviest at the time. My parents suffered from different EDs and mental disorders, my mom put very disordered eating thoughts into my head. I've always had a bit of an eating disorder. This natural weight loss made me feel like it was possible to lose weight Fast forward to about 9 months later I weighed in about 135 but redeveloped a severe eating disorder, I was throwing up more than half of my meals, restricting, going to the gym for hours at a time. I was tired and sluggish but people kept telling me I looked amazing. Then I entered an extremely abusive relationship for about 3 years - I started eating to cope with my emotions, bingeing and purging. Except I had promised myself I wasn't going to purge anymore. I kept binging and eating, but I'd go to the gym. However this didn't stop the weight gain. I was sitting back at 210. Before quarantine I was finally getting into the gym again, meal prepping, etc. But when I stopped being able to go the gym and got laid off of my job I was severely depressed. During quarantine I've gained an additional 40lbs putting me at 250lbs I feel disgusted with myself, I hate myself, I'm starting to go the gym again 4 - 5 days a week but I'm scared I won't be able to lose weight without purging. I'm scared the only reason why I was able to lose weight before was because of my ED, I'm scared I only lost weight before because I lived with roommates and would be scared to leave my room to get food so I'd often go to bed hungry, I'm scared I only lost weight bc I was too broke to buy food. I told myself I'd never let myself get this big again but here I am. Im now in a much better place, even when I was at my smallest weight I still thought I looked huge. I wanted to get to 90lbs - when I was 130 I still felt like a "whale" Anyways Im fighting off the purging thoughts now - I'm eating healthy vegan small portions, but all of me just wants to binge and purge. I don't have any trust or confidence in myself. Help ? [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 22 January 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 21 Jan 2021 11:01 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
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| Anyone else kinda shocked and disgusted with how much you used to eat? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 08:49 PM PST I've been doing this for a week or two now and I'm meticulous about everything. I'm honestly surprised with the calorie amounts in different foods I enjoy. Some I can still have one of it I'm craving it. But what surprises me is how fast I get full. I are two slices of pizza tonight and honestly was really full. Now I can't stop thinking about how many calories I just have eaten a day. I must have been eating so much. It honestly kind of disgusting to me, realizing that I just have been eating so badly for so long. I'm excited to keep dieting and working out, but man does it feel weird to think about the changes in amount of food I've been eating. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 02:39 AM PST Edit: Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and advice! I'll be hopping back on to respond and read new responses here and there when I get a moment! Around 3-4 years ago I lost 100lbs. I went from 220 to 118 (female, 5'4). At the time I was 22 going on 23. I maintained for a little over a year, then I got pregnant with my first child. Part way through that pregnancy my mom found out she had late stage cancer. I lived with her, so if I wasn't working I was caring for her, taking her to chemo, doctors appointments, etc. Towards the end I would work my 12 hour shifts at a warehouse then go straight to the hospital until she fell asleep, would go home, wake up at 4am for the next shift, go straight from work to the hospital, rinse repeat. I ended up gaining 80lbs during my pregnancy because I was always eating fast food, gas station snacks or food from the hospital cafeteria, and a lot of it to help cope from stress. She passed right before he was born. I worked my ass off for the 3/4 months after I had him to get back into shape. I lost 60lbs. What I didn't know was that the IUD I got at my 6 week postpartum checkup failed. Needless to say I was pregnant again (my boys are 13 months apart). So, again, upset at the loss of control, I ate. And then I ate some more. And then we were in a pandemic. And so I stayed home. I took care of my first child. And I ate. And by the time my second was here I was 208lbs. Fast forward to today, four months postpartum. I'm currently at 163lbs, and I would like to lose another 30. But. It's. So. Much. Harder. I'm tired. I'm mad that I have to do this AGAIN. None of my clothes fit. I'm hungry all the time (I'm not breastfeeding and I didn't breastfeed my first). Most days I can get by on 1400 calories, but I'm salty about it the whole day 😂 other days I try to not go above 1700 so that way if I'm not progressing, I'm at least not backtracking. I can't get a workout in because I can't go to the gym and I can't seem to get a home workout in without my one year old or my 4 month old interrupting. My mom obviously isn't here to help me. My now husband is amazing but works a lot so usually it's just me with the kiddos from the time we wake up until about an hour before bedtime when he gets home. By then I'm wiped out. And I know I'm only four months postpartum and I have made progress. I know I've been through a lot and I'm also still adjusting to being a mother of two. I know it takes time to find enough balance between parenting and self care, but DAMN the thought of having to work to lose weight again for the third time almost feels impossible! That being said, is there anyone eating around 1400 who wouldn't mind sharing what works for them? And if you've lost weight, regained a significant amount, then lost it again, do you have any tips for surviving feeling burnt out? I feel like my body has been traumatized by the back and forth and is really fighting me this time around. Beginning of first pregnancy after maintaining [link] [comments] |
| Just started eating a lot healthier, have already lost a pound. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:42 PM PST In October 2020 I weighed 280 pounds. That was the first time I weighed myself in a long time and was really upset. I knew I had to change and start changing my life but right after that was winter break. Im a college student so I went back home and wasnt able to chose my own groceries and feared I was just gaining weight the whole time. Coming back to school now, luckily nothing too dramatic changed, weighing in at 279-280 consistently. I went grocery shopping, tons of veggies, fruits, chicken and the "unhealthiest' things I got was maybe nutella and bread. Ive been tracking calories with my Fitness Pal for about a week and today the scale read 278. I know its not the biggest deal but its the lowest number ive seen so far. The best part is I feel better eating better. Im not setting a specific goal for myself besides wanting a healthier life and body. [link] [comments] |
| I'm finally putting some thought in Posted: 21 Jan 2021 06:53 PM PST When I was little I was always a little bit over what I should be. On the cusp of overweight. I didn't notice it until one day during ballet I noticed the shadow from my stomach was more than anyone around me. I shrugged it off and when I joined my high school marching band in 8th grade I finally got to a good weight. Around two year ago I discovered this sub. I found it interesting, but I was at a healthy 140 pounds so I kept scrolling. Last year, my junior year of high school, I continued like normal when everything got shut down. I had already gained 15 pounds from the off season so I was around 155 pounds. Sure I wasn't getting exercise from racing around my 4 story high school but it was only a short break. A week. A month. So I kept eating. And eating. And eating. I started wearing mostly pajamas because I wasn't going out anyways, but I realized that my size 6 jeans no longer fit, I'm at least a 10 now. My comically large hoodies are no longer twice the size of me. I got a VR headset for my birthday recently and was mortified to realize I got tired just standing playing games in the corner of my room for only 30 minutes. So I'm turning it around. This week I've started going on walks. Only a mile currently, but I know I can get back. I downloaded the lose it app. Turns out all those times I said "Oh I've barely eaten today" I had in-fact eaten more than enough. I didn't realize those peanut butter granola bars I would sometimes eat multiple of were 200 calories each. I didn't know that my several glasses of 2% milk were enough for a full meal. It's only been 3 days and maybe it's just the placebo effect, but I already feel a little better. I'm not letting myself grab a mini Reese's from my mom's candy jar every time I walk past. I replaced my granola bar with a banana and I feel good I'm the kind of person who can do anything if I want it badly enough, and I want to fix my diet and fix my health. I want to be able to feel strong again, the hours I spent holding my horn up in marching band were replaced with reddit but can now be replaced with whatever activity I find that I can enjoy, whether that be an intense vr game or who knows what. I know this post is going to die in new, there are so many others like it and my wording is poor but I'm making this as a reminder to myself. A way to hold myself accountable for my off days. I'm going to do my best to post something (hopefully mostly ups but I know progress isn't linear), every monday and not let this go. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: January 22nd, 2020 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 09:47 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] |
| Birthday Cheat Day Cost me, but I don't regret it. Posted: 21 Jan 2021 04:00 PM PST I started my weight lose journey on Mid December. I've gone from 255 to 239 since then. On my Birthday I celebrate by going to the beach and drank and ate like I hadn't done since beginning my diet. I weighted myself that morning, and I was at 240, when I arrive at my house that evening, I weighted 248. I knew that most of that was liquid, (I drank a bottle of water between each beer) but I also ate plenty. I was actually completely not discouraged by it. I woke the other day and I was at 243 and simply continued with my diet and exercise regime. I actually learned so much about my body. About how it holds water, how alcohol can affect your exercise the next day. And I learned that I can continue my diet an exercise routine and continue losing weight even if I go crazy one day. That was about a week ago and today I'm 238. And dammit, it was my birthday. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2021 11:11 PM PST So I (15M) have been losing weight for about 2 and half years now. I lost 20Kg and went from a BMI of 33 to 24.7 or from 95Kg to 73Kg. I'm technically still overweight but my Personal Trainer has been telling me to start to maintain and try to lose body fat as I already have a high amount of muscle. Then I also have another friend who is really fit and into fitness and he tells me to lose more weight. I'm very conflicted, should I lose more? or if I started to maintain I'm afraid that I might gain back the weight. I'd still calorie count as I have been for 9 months but I feel like that's going to have to end one day cause I wanna live normally but then again I'm afraid of losing control. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 22 January 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 21 Jan 2021 10:01 PM 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?) * Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal? * Did you log for an entire week? or year? * Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record? * Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit? 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 most the most read, most used, most interesting post on r/loseit by redding, commenting, and participating often! --- [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I learned how to enjoy exercise Posted: 22 Jan 2021 01:24 AM PST Today is a huge NSV for me. I say 'is' because it is still morning as I write this. I have never been an exerciser. I am one of those slow joggers who gets a tomato red face within 10 minutes of moving my body in any sort of substantial way. I am also overbese (my word for kidding to myself that I'm not obese when I am). I am 33lbs down from my known biggest but my BMI is still a solid 35. Needless to say, exercise has never been my game. But lately I have been walking, and trying to walk for am hour a day and do at least 7,500 steps. I have been listening to podcasts. And it turns out I have been enjoying it without even realising! Today I looked out of the window to a thick frost with the sun shining and I thought 'I need to be outside right now.' And I did! I'm two miles into a walk around the countryside right now and it's beautiful and crisp and lush, and I'm enjoying exercise! So this is my note to anybody who feels the same. Give it a go, get outside, and just move. You might just find you like it. I have tried so many things, from running to lifting to rugby, and none of it worked but I've found something that does and it feels wonderful. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jan 2021 12:41 AM PST Hi I 25F 5ft 3inches start weight 237.6 lbs current weight 234.4 lbs. Since starting this LIFESTYLE change iv been thinking about why food makes me so dang guilty when i eat supposed bad foods or carbs . I had the aha moment of my mother , my whole childhood i watched her obsessively diet in which she lost weight as if she was on a diet me and my dad were to then for her to get bored of said diet quit put weight back on and so the cycle restarts. Watching that as a child who used to be hollowed legged ( i miss those days lol ) in which family encouraged me to eat allot and my father on days out without my mother would let me eat adult amounts of anything i wanted didnt not know the mental damage they were causing . I say mental damage as when i moved out at 18 with my partner who doesnt care much bout food just edible is his criteria , did i start getting to my current weight as i over indulged in take outs and banned foods . I think if i stayed at home much longer i could of devolved a ED as the way food was (probably still is ) treated isnt healthy . At one point i did lose all the weight at the time around 45lbs but that was through exercise alone i still had a crappy diet . Of course I put that weight back on and then some because it was a diet not maintainable or sensible or safe , so now im changing my lifestyle starting with 1500cals a day reducing salt . Once im used to the 1500 il be making small changes to a even healthier diet but still eating through some December treats . The point of this post was to ask for any books websites podcasts that can help me unpick the unhealthy and damaging information thoughts and judgments on food. I would like to say i have no contact with my family due to many many many reasons which will help me lose weight in a healthy way as again its a LIFESTYLE change not a diet . Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for any resources mentioned . [link] [comments] |
| Help! How to deal with toxic cworkers and fat jokes? Posted: 21 Jan 2021 03:38 PM PST Hi! I'm currently on my weight loss journey since December. I'm taking things slow, learning more about portions exercise and I'm feeling so proud of myself. Currently, all of my coworkers are skinny. They're female and look great and Im happy theyre happy. Thing is, Im a 5 foot 6 girl, with a big kaboose (which I dont mind ha) and weigh around 225 (down from 233). Problem is, they keep making these fat jokes and it's at the point where Im not a confrontational girl. They tell me I'm pretty and look great but when they make these side jokes it tears up my self esteem. I love myself already and dont need their comments. But what Im scared of, is that I'll eventually hold on to all those comments they make. For example today I ate my lunch and theyre like "youre big you need to eat more" or they would joke that a laddle is my spoon and be like, "here you go!". The straw today was when two girls were like, "she has a big face so thats why her mask looks different". I looked in the mirror and just... it got me. Next time they joke like that I WILL call them out. Now, my weight loss mentality is starting to shift. Its going from me thinking, "Im so happy im looking out for my health" to "Watch, once im 50 pounds lighter they'll see." My reasons for weightloss are becoming so negative and cosmetic (not that cosmetic is a bad thing, but for me its not my main reason). How do I keep a healthy mentality with weight loss? I dont want to punish myself for treating myself for a cheat day. Or blame my body if I gain this week instead of lose. [link] [comments] |
| Starting again, starting slow: check in post Posted: 21 Jan 2021 08:27 PM PST JOURNAL. I keep setting myself up for failure. "I'll start the 5k program." "I'll fast for 36 hours". "I'll quit sugar for a week." "Yoga every single day for one hour." And then I feel a bit like breaking it, failing, and then go hardcore, binge eating and living in regret. From tomorrow, I'm setting myself up for success. Making success so easy that the opportunity to fail doesn't exist. A 2 minute walk in the morning. How could I fail at that? Just walk to the mailbox. A 13 hour "fast". That's one night of sleep plus my morning walk. A few minutes of moving on the mat. Things like that. I need to take it really slow because I start and then immediately fail. My giant goal of losing over 60 pounds feels too far away. My only goal right now is to stay consistently under 190. Losing my first full five pounds. Here I go. Week 1 Day 1 (1/21): Week 1 Day 2 (1/22): [link] [comments] |
| I think I found my secret weightloss pill... Posted: 21 Jan 2021 07:25 AM PST Gaming ... Literally playing video games The last couple of days I've completely stopped thinking about food during the day because my mind was constantly occupied. I'm going to be honest I'm extremely shit at gaming but because I'm playing I don't have time to munch especially if im playing an FPS game. Usually what I would do in the morning is: workout, meal prep for the day and finish any work then I'd just play video games until I feel tired. Whenever I take a break I can grab the food I already prepared as it's ready to eat. Also before I start playing I usually have 3 water bottles filled with water because I know Im not going to be getting up for a couple hours. One of my friends had also started losing weight and because we game together we decided everytime we die we would 10 squats/push ups/ sit ups - it's silly but because we're really bad at playing it would become a workout. I know once uni starts again I won't have much time to game but I'll enjoy this period things are easier. [link] [comments] |
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