Weight loss: [Challenge] LoseIt New Year, New You, New World - Week 1 - SIGN UPS ARE CLOSED!!! |
- [Challenge] LoseIt New Year, New You, New World - Week 1 - SIGN UPS ARE CLOSED!!!
- I did not think this was going to be possible; lost 26lbs in 2 months.
- It’s perfectly acceptable to want to lose weight to impress people. Don’t think you can’t enjoy or appreciate the fruits of your labour in the form of compliments.
- SV: My life may be falling apart, but I made it to onederland, so I've got that going for me... Which is nice. SW 255, CW 199.6, GW 185
- I have never once regretted a workout, or any action that keeps me on track. Future me is ALWAYS glad that she did it.
- I’m just excited to share with this sub... I’ve lost 10 lbs this month!
- My dad almost died last night. (tl;dr take care of your heart peeps)
- Accountability may be my only key.
- When people say they feel crappy (low energy, bloated, etc) after an unhealthy meal or junk food splurge, I can't relate. All junk food and cheat meals (or days) feel and taste amazing to me, and I feel pretty normal afterward. Anyone else?
- NSV: I only ate half of my dinner to stay in my calories goal for the day
- I've officially lost 5% of my body weight!
- I’ve lost 6 pounds since January 1st
- I love cooking, baking, and cocktails. But I’m fat.
- How do y'all only eat 1200 calories? (Serious)
- Will I ever be able to exercise properly?
- Go me! I've lost 35 pounds since October 15th with JUST DIET! (39m -- 251 > 216)
- Okay you lovely people, I'm committing to this!
- If cravings are nagging you and you find yourself giving in, keep a list of what you're craving
- I lost 6 pounds already!
- I was so freaked out by how much I ate...until I logged my calories
- The Pants Saga, Part I: A Sign From The Universe
- Ate junk for the first time since a month on lose-it. Guts are MAD but it's better than guilt.
- The trick to eating (at least slightly) less: Lie to yourself.
- Does skin actually tighten after weight loss
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 15
| [Challenge] LoseIt New Year, New You, New World - Week 1 - SIGN UPS ARE CLOSED!!! Posted: 15 Jan 2021 09:03 AM PST Hey Everybody. Welcome to Week 1 of the Winter 2021 Loseit Challenge: LoseIt New Year, New You, New World Loseit Challenges are a team-based competition that last for 6 weeks during which you set a weight-loss goal and then weigh in weekly, working to be at or beyond that goal by the end of the challenge. There will be a new post every Friday with Links/Instructions for each week's activities. The challenge subreddit and your team's discord channel will also have all the information you need. This round your hosts continue to be u/hxcjosh23 and u/unrepentant_thinner Week 0 Bragging Rights: We had a great start to the challenge with over 40 MILLION steps taken and 200,000 activity minutes. Top 3 weigh in % as a team:
Top 3 Activity Minutes as a team:
Top 3 Total Steps Taken as a team
This week's Itinerary: This week begins the inter-team head to head challenges. Each week, teams will face off in a friendly 1v1 competition for bragging rights in our activity challenges. Compete for your team by logging your steps and activity (step 2 below). Get stepping! Week 1 head to head schedule: Wizarding World vs Wonderland Star Wars vs MCU Middle Earth vs DND Good Luck! Step 1 - Weigh in for week 1Step 2 - Log your steps and activitySubmit activity and/or step count here You can submit one day at a time, or the whole week at once. If you're submitting daily, no need to include previous days information. Your most recent entry for each day will be counted. ***Your and your family's health come first. Adapt your activity to the current guidelines in your communities.*** All steps count. Intentional minutes count. We define activity minutes as "intentional additional activity to meet your health goals". This may include things like weight lifting, running, yoga, walking to work instead of driving, following youtube workout, etc. Things done for the purpose of reaching your goals that are not already a part of your normal day. Timeline Each week begins on a Friday, so you will have until the following Friday at 12:00 EST (when the next week is posted) to complete your weigh-in. You can weigh in multiple times during the week but only your most recent entry will be recorded on the tracker.
January 15 - Week 1, Head to Head battles begin, Signups are closed January 22 - Week 2 January 29 - Week 3 February 5 - Week 4 February 12 - Week 5 - Last Head to Head Battle February 19 - Results If you have any questions, problems, concerns, ideas, or just want to drop us all a line, please use the message the challenge admin feature, which you can find in the r/LoseitChallenges sidebar or by clicking here. Responding to this thread is great, but ultimately if you want to make sure all of us read it, the message the challenge admin feature is the way to go. Please also note that we are not the r/loseit moderators. We're volunteers and everyday users who run a specific aspect of one of the many interactive community elements of r/loseit. If you have questions about r/loseit that aren't specific to the challenge, please take a look at the sidebar on r/loseit. [link] [comments] |
| I did not think this was going to be possible; lost 26lbs in 2 months. Posted: 15 Jan 2021 03:40 PM PST I am honestly shocked and surprised that I lost 26lbs just by walking for at least 1 hour a day, consuming under 1600 calories and having an actual feeding schedule. Did not think that eating breakfast could be so crucial. On November 18th, I weighed 250lbs at my doc's office. 2 weeks ago I was at 235lbs. Today in the morning I weighed at 224lbs. I don't see any physical differences, but I trust the scale. I also had a really good conversation with a PT that I'm looking to hire. We talked over zoom for almost an hour and I'm having my 1st session tomorrow. I might be able to be under 200lbs or even at 180lbs by summer time which is wild cause I have not been under 200lbs since my late teens. I'm turning 30 this spring so this is wild and super motivational. EDIT: WOW! Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2021 03:36 PM PST Hi, I've been a lurker for a while and I've come to notice that a lot of people have the idea that your weight loss should be centred around yourself, and what YOU want to do. It also seems to stressed that you shouldn't be losing weight to please others or to 'conform' to their expectations. I think that's wrong. I think so long as you're happy and working towards your goal with enough determination to succeed, you SHOULD be allowed to bask in the positive reinforcement around you. YES be happy about the people noticing your new body, YES be happy that your coworkers are showering you in compliments. It's said the key to a good diet is having a brain that works with you and not against you. All of these things are motivational, and effectively the lubricant to a successful diet. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2021 05:27 AM PST The rest of my life is in shambles, but for the first time in forever my weight started with a 1 this morning. I don't really have anyone to share it with since my wife just feels bad about herself when I succeed in weight loss and then tries to sabotage me, so I figured I might as well post here. I've been working on losing weight for the last 12 years on and off. I've done just about every diet you can name from raw vegan to keto. I've landed in the whole foods camp most recently. I've also tried several exercise plans from p90x to MAPS programs. I think the one that resonated with me the most and has had the longest lasting impact was Nerd Fitness. I don't follow much from them anymore but I do love the content they publish and the community they've built. The most recent weight loss might be mostly because I've had a low appetite because of all of the emotional stress going on, but I have been working hard to stay active and eat (mostly) healthy. I have a bad habit of binging on WAYYYYY too much candy when I'm stressed or emotionally exhausted, so I've learned I can't keep that stuff in the house. That doesn't always stop me from driving down to the convenience store and buying a bunch of candy and soda, but I guess it at least puts a barrier between me and that sweet sweet release. Sorry this post is a mess, my brain is nowhere today. TL:DR: my life's a mess but I guess I've built a few habits that have kept me moving forward instead of backwards during this time and I'm now in onederland. It doesn't feel nearly as good as I had hoped. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2021 01:07 PM PST 27F 5'4" SW:218 CW:170 GW:155 UGW:????? We are now just over 2 weeks into the new year, and for those of you who have new years resolutions to take care and find yourself floundering, I want to pass on the single biggest piece of motivation that I have. I have never, not ever, even once, regretted the decision to work out. I have had workouts that ruined my day. Workouts that caused or exacerbated injuries. I've pushed myself too hard, made myself sorer than I wanted to be, tired myself out too much. But I have never ever ever wished I hadn't done it. I always come out proud of myself, glad that I did something. It is so easy to be lazy and stay in, stay still. I'm in grad school, and believe me it can be SO hard to talk myself into leaving my desk long enough to got for a walk or cook some healthy food. I always think I'm going to fall behind on my school work, lose the flow, not get as much sleep, etc etc. And it's just not true. What is true is this: a 20 minute walk or work out every or most days makes my life measurably, immediately better. I have fewer aches and pains. I can eat more. I sleep better. I drink more water. My resting heart rate stays lower. I shower more regularly because I'm sweaty. My mood is generally better, and now that I'm in the habit, it leaves me energized. All of this because I went for a 20 minute walk! It's insane what a difference it can make. And I ALWAYS know that I will feel that way about it afterwards. It is almost always a fight to talk myself into going out, and I have never once regretted it. That's how I talk myself into work outs: If I do this, I will be proud of myself. I will be so happy that I did it. If I do this, I'll have 100 more calories for a treat or snack. If I do this, I'll really want to shower, and that will feel great. The same thing is true for food-- I've come to terms recently with the value of maintenance days (they are SO important), but also, I have never regretted staying under my daily calorie limit. I have never ever felt bad because "yesterday I didn't eat those fries". I've only ever been proud of myself for resisting and keeping on track. All of this to say: this isn't so much about how I feel right now, it's about how I want to feel in the future, how I know I will feel. It about being my future self's best friend. I'm writing this having just gotten out of the shower from a ~45 minute walk. My 5th of the week, as I took yesterday off. I feel so good right now, like I knew I would. I'm super proud of past me for making me feel like this. While this might seem a little silly, if you're struggling with motivation, think of future you as someone you want to impress, 20 minutes, 20 days, or 20 years from now. [link] [comments] |
| I’m just excited to share with this sub... I’ve lost 10 lbs this month! Posted: 15 Jan 2021 11:46 AM PST So like many others I decided this new month, this new year I would start the journey. I always thought it sounded so cheesy calling it a journey but this is a journey and I'm only 2 weeks into it. I've gotten a ton of inspiration from this subreddit as well as CICO and progress pics. I especially appreciate posts with similar stats as mine to give me a better picture. I wish I remember who said this but a girl with my stats commented somewhere "1200 calories a day and the weight melted off" On January 8th i started 1200 calories a day (I really gave myself a range of 1200-1400 though) and I've lost 6.2 lbs this week!! I'm so happy to share this with you guys. SW/HW: 187.6 CW: 177.6 Next goal: 170 Unsure of ultimate goal but happy to trudging along with you. [link] [comments] |
| My dad almost died last night. (tl;dr take care of your heart peeps) Posted: 15 Jan 2021 10:20 AM PST M26, 6'4", SW: 345lbs, CW: 250lbs, GW: 180lbs, COVID weight: +50lbs And I don't just mean romantically, either. In 1991, my dad found my grandfather collapsed on the floor. They went to the hospital. He had been a lifelong alcoholic and obese, putting a lot of stress on his body. He had suffered a previous heart attack and had a coronary bypass. He died that night of congenital heart failure, he was 62. My whole life I've been told he would've liked me, and I wish I could've known him. He wasn't perfect, but he was my grandpa. Last night my dad called me to take him to the ER. He told me it was heart failure. On the way to the hospital, my dad was convinced he was going to die. He turns 61 in a few months. He was crying that there was more he wanted to do. He could barely breathe and his entire lower body was badly swollen. My dad is a lifelong alcoholic and obese, since he moved out of my mom's house 10 years ago he pretty much only eats frozen "hungry man" meals and pot pies, he doesn't know how to cook for himself. At the ER, the doctor and nurses said it looked like heart failure - I couldn't believe it. Watching the monitors was horrifying. Just laying in the bed, my dad's heart rate was in the 150's and then would jump to the 170's and alarms would sound. Just sitting in the chair (frantic) my heart rate was in the low 60's. I visited him in the ICU this morning. He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I don't know if there are any other diagnoses. His heart rate was still in the 130's just laying in the hospital bed. They want to keep him longer, I'm hoping he will be okay. He told me that last night was just like the night his dad died, but he was in the other position. I am not a father, but later that night I pictured myself making that drive with my own son. I cried a lot. For my dad and for a lot of things. When he comes out of this he wants to make some major lifestyle changes. I am going to help him, starting with showing him how to cook healthy meals (veggie fried rice and healthy chicken tikka masala are first up!) He told me last night his alcoholism was worse than I ever knew, I don't know how to help with that but I'm going to try. I gained 50lbs over COVID. I've been depressed and a bit lazy. But this was also a wake up call for me to wake the hell up and take care of myself again. Or it'll be me and my son making this drive to the ER. Not the kind of family tradition I want to have. [link] [comments] |
| Accountability may be my only key. Posted: 15 Jan 2021 06:03 PM PST 39 M 5'10" 250lbs. In the gym parking lot feeling better than I did posting on regression earlier. Accountability post. 3.5 years later and I'm ready to find my way back. I'll crawl my way. Ack to 189. Or 200. Or 210. Lol. I miss running. I miss my knees not hurting. I miss not pulling my shirts to loosen them. I miss a more varied wardrobe. I did it before and I can do it again. Excuses flourish but reasons elude. There is no reason, just misplaced justification. This year I've started consciously eating less every day and going to the gym at least 4 times a week. Iterative, sustainable changes are the only way to make this work. I think I may need to try a couch to 5k to kick-start my running. It's been too long and I'm afraid any program without a walking component may be too tasking. Best of luck everyone. I'll see you in a few months. 💪 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2021 06:32 PM PST It seems so common to hear people say they "feel like crap" or something similar after they eat a bunch of high-sugar or low nutritional value food. They talk about having headaches, fatigue, GI upset, bloating, low energy, and more. I can (and do) consume large quantities of nutritionally empty treats, desserts, and fried stuff... but – aside from a bit of guilt over the excess calories – it makes me feel wonderful. It's so delicious. So satisfying. I enjoy the process of eating it, the subsequent endorphin rush, and really the overall junk food experience. I almost wish that I felt "like crap" afterward to deter me from eating junky, high calorie food in the future. But I never get this feeling. Does anyone else feel completely fine after throwing their body a curveball meal? Why do some people's bodies react to it so much more? [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I only ate half of my dinner to stay in my calories goal for the day Posted: 15 Jan 2021 10:53 PM PST We got takeout from our fav taqueria tonight for the first time since I started tracking CICO. I figured I would get a chicken taco salad instead of a pork burrito, buuuuuut I didn't really look at everything it came with, and was just thinking it would be a salad. Well it had rice, beans, sour cream and came in a fried shell (which wasn't in the description online but duh - should have seen that coming). Honestly - it was so good. But would have blown my calories out of the water. So I decided to eat half, save half for tomorrow, and stay under (and still have room for a little dessert). It was a small step but felt like a big one. This fall at the Dr. I weighed my largest ever, and even though what I need to lose is just over 20 lbs, I know I need to buckle down to lose it and keep it off (not just gain it all back plus more like I did about 4 years ago). This sub + CICO and tracking exercise on my FitBit has me feeling so damn motivated - REALLY appreciate you all! F, 38 y, 5'6", SW 166, GW 145, CW 161 [link] [comments] |
| I've officially lost 5% of my body weight! Posted: 15 Jan 2021 07:26 AM PST After being in denial about what being overweight is doing for my health for a long time, I started my health journey at the end of November. I have a long way to go since I have over 100 lbs to lose. I'm trying to find small milestones and victories to celebrate along the way because I know it's likely going to be years before I hit my goal weight. Well, this morning I weighed in at 254.2 lbs, which means I lost 5% of my body weight. I've read a lot of places that if you're very overweight even losing that small amount of weight has a lot of benefits. That's less weight on my joints, less risk of cancer, less risk of diabetes, and I'm getting better sleep and feeling more energetic! Next milestones: the 15lb mark [link] [comments] |
| I’ve lost 6 pounds since January 1st Posted: 15 Jan 2021 11:48 AM PST I haven't been perfect. I've been falling behind on my workouts because i've been so busy with school but i've stuck to a pretty good diet. I use the term "diet" loosely because my goal hasn't been to be too strict on myself because I know that would end in bingeing. I've been eating healthier and having reasonable portions, allowing myself to have a small treat every day. For now this is working for me as I am trying to ease into losing the weight that I had gained during winter (20 pounds in around 2 months). I also have a cheat day a week and tomorrow is my second cheat day. I actually am not having any cravings and am not completely salivating over the idea of cheat day for the first time in my diet life (Im 18 and have been on and off trying to lost weight since I was 12/13). Small victories. [link] [comments] |
| I love cooking, baking, and cocktails. But I’m fat. Posted: 15 Jan 2021 07:53 PM PST On mobile, sorry for the formatting! I've been living at home with my family of five since mid-March and have gained 40-50 pounds in the last 8 months. I love cooking, baking, and bartending, so my family and I have liked having the time to enjoy good food and drink! Are there any other chefs, bakers, or cocktail enthusiasts who have successfully cut calories or lost weight while still fully enjoying those hobbies? I find myself making nutritious, simple meals for breakfast and dinner but blasting through 700 calories during dinner and having 500 calories in various cocktails after. Never mind the abundance of homemade croissants, cookies, sourdough, etc. TIA! Edit: grammar [link] [comments] |
| How do y'all only eat 1200 calories? (Serious) Posted: 15 Jan 2021 06:37 PM PST Hey all! I've been trying to keep track of my caloric intake on-and-off for about a year now. I'm 5'2'' and pretty active, but currently at 140lbs and trying to lose weight with a goal of 125lbs. My question is.... what do y'all eat?? I try to keep to a pretty protein rich diet, and I try to keep my caloric intake at 1600 a day, but damn, I still absolutely fall asleep hungry half the time. I see so many people on this sub who are all "yeah, I just do 1200 calories a day and run" and I just... how? How do you do that and not suffer and die?? I'm being dramatic, but it's a serious question. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Will I ever be able to exercise properly? Posted: 16 Jan 2021 01:57 AM PST 27F, currently sitting at 225lbs as I've lost 10lbs in the last two weeks due to diet alone. I've tried two video workouts recently and both times I had to stop after around 10 minutes. The first one I had chest pain and couldn't catch my breath. The second workout my heart rate sky rocketed and I was dizzy for hours. I know this is not normal. As a teenager I used to dance three times a week, tap, modern, musical theatre. I ran once a week and cycled often. A few years ago I played roller derby and although I was large, I still could move and breathe. Will I ever be able to move like that again? I'm so ashamed and upset, I spent most of yesterday crying. I decided to take a brisk walk last night and my chest hurt again. I don't know if it's breathing technique or something more sinister. Has anyone been here? Any advice much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Go me! I've lost 35 pounds since October 15th with JUST DIET! (39m -- 251 > 216) Posted: 15 Jan 2021 08:40 AM PST Once upon a time, I was wearing a fat-suit. I weighed 291. I lost 95 pounds with Paleo and Crossfit and felt better than ever before. I got a girlfriend, a good life, and then.....I broke all my good habits. Over the next 10 years, I stopped working out, I started drinking again...and gained half the weight back. WOMP WOMP! Now...in the past 3 months, I have decided that I like myself better when I make good choices and don't bury my bad feelings and anxieties with sugar, booze, and late-night snacks. So I just....stopped doing all that. I don't eat after 8pm now (or before noon) and I don't really drink booze or eat sugar. I got a blood test and seem to have accidentally stumbled into ketosis. The inflammation and fat are just disappearing in my sleep every night. My mind is sharper. I'm sleeping better. I look way better naked. #worthit I have done NOT ONE SINGLE LICK of exercise since I started this time. It is 100% entirely diet alone. I have a ton of chronic pain and stuff from accidents and sports and whatnot. So, what I'm saying is....YOU CAN DO THIS! (I'm not saying that's the best way, really...I should definitely get out of my chair and do some squats once in a while, but....yeah. Woof. Pain and anxiety make the world go round.) [link] [comments] |
| Okay you lovely people, I'm committing to this! Posted: 15 Jan 2021 11:57 AM PST For background on me; I'm 27, female, 5'3" and around 170lbs. I carry my weight well and don't feel like my appearance reflects my weight accurately, but according to BMI indices, I'm overweight to the point of almost being obese. I've tried WW, MyFitness Pal, C25k, etc. .... I'm a commitaphobe when it comes to my health. Obviously, I have been meaning to get on track with my health, and until COVID closed all the gyms in my state I was working out twice a week at orange theory fitness and sort of watching what I ate. I've managed to maintain my current weight for a couple years which is progress, I think. Anyways, my husband is turning 30 next month and I wanted to surprise him with the opportunity to go skydiving. I did some research today to make that happen. Turns out my BMI number disqualified me from joining him!!! I've never had my weight become an obstacle for anything other than my own confidence and certain clothes I refuse to rehome. So today I've downloaded the lose it app, logged my breakfast and lunch for today, and am using this moment as a jumping-off point (pun intended) to really get my big, beautiful behind into a healthier weight. I want to be in better shape before we have kids anyways, but I hadn't really committed yet. So here I go! I'm going to lose 30 pounds by June 2021 and I'm taking my amazing husband skydiving. Wish me luck! [link] [comments] |
| If cravings are nagging you and you find yourself giving in, keep a list of what you're craving Posted: 15 Jan 2021 11:21 AM PST Someone posted this in a fitness group I'm part of, and honestly it's incredibly helpful and simple. Keep a running list of what you're craving. I keep mine on my phone in the reminders app and delete the previous day's list every morning. I'm in the process of reading Getting Things Done, which emphasizes the need to write *everything* down in terms of a to do list/task/errands list. One of the purposes of writing things down is to get something off your mind so it doesn't live there anymore. If you suddenly remember you need to do something, that thought is going to be in the back of your mind constantly, silently nagging you. Your brain doesn't want you to forget that you need to do this thing, but the act of writing it down gives it its own home, and you can relax and forget about it. I've been applying this to my work and personal life and it's been great, but I never thought of applying this to the food I want to eat. We've all been there - you see a commercial for fries or see that chocolate in your pantry, or even just remember that chips and queso exist, and suddenly your brain goes "MUST EAT THIS NOW GO GET IT." By writing it down, I'm giving it its own home for it to live in, and it helps my brain forget a little quicker about these cravings. Some days my list is 50 items long, sometimes it's just 2 or 3. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2021 09:32 PM PST SW: 197.3 | CW: 191.2 I started on Sunday, January 10, 2021. I cut out a lot of food and I have only been eating clean and I cut a lot of calories. I have about 1300 calories a day compared to the ~2000 - 3000 I was eating regularly because of boredom in quarantine last year. Currently, I'm not exercising often. Only real difference is my eating habits. It's really difficult for me to just start eating differently, so I'm really proud of myself for keeping it up. I've tried starting a better eating habits a handful of times and I end up eating fast food or something by nighttime. I know that I can't control myself well on the weekends, so I allowed myself one cheat meal on Saturdays (which is what I did when I lost 15lbs before). I gained 40lbs during quarantine last year. I loved my body and lately I have been disgusted of it. I glad I'm making the progress I am. I know there will be a time where I plateau and I'm not worried about that. I'm excited for the future where I can feel confident in a bikini again. This subreddit has helped me start. All the progress I see people having gets me inspired. So thank you. [link] [comments] |
| I was so freaked out by how much I ate...until I logged my calories Posted: 15 Jan 2021 07:28 PM PST So I (F, 19, 170) fell off the wagon during COVID like a lot of people did, gained a bunch of weight back, and started tracking my calories again in December. I don't know how much I've lost because I want to give it a good few months before I look at the scale, but I feel lighter and my back rolls are disappearing again so I feel pretty good. This week was not the best in terms of eating. I'm going back to college after being online for nine months and so my parents wanted to treat me for these last few nights...Costco chicken bake, Culver's, pizza and baileys...I felt pretty awful about it. And then I logged my calories! As it turns out, since I cut the chicken bake in half, ordered a smaller entree, and didn't eat as much pizza as I thought I did, I'm still 3,000 calories below my weekly maintenance-pretty much on track for a pound a week weight loss. CICO is absolutely the best! [link] [comments] |
| The Pants Saga, Part I: A Sign From The Universe Posted: 15 Jan 2021 05:32 PM PST Earlier this month I ordered new pants online because most of my old pants didn't fit. They keep getting too small and ripping. This has been the cycle for years. The new jeans finally came in the mail. I tried them on, only to realize... I misremembered my pants size! I ordered size 32 waist pants when in fact I need size 40 waist pants. I thought, oh well, maybe I could squeeze into them anyway. I tried the pants on, I managed to barely squeeze my ass into them, but there was a good 6-7 inch gap that would need to close before I could button them. I took this as a sign that I should attempt losing some weight for the first time in my life. These new pants seem so, so small to me. Then I realized that at the start of college I wore a pretty similar size. And I wasn't even skinny back then; I've been pretty chunky most of my life. I started reading this subreddit and was inspired by so many of you guys's stories. I learned about CICO, and I made a plan to start intentionally eating less and exercising more. Tomorrow it will have been one week since I started logging calories and exercising daily (and recording it all through MyFitnessPal). I have lost 9 pounds so far! I'm aware the first week of weight loss usually has the most dramatic change and that it will probably slow down after this, but I have never intentionally lost 9 pounds in my life. It's so exciting to see tangible proof that eating healthier sized portions and exercising can actually make a difference. I feel good, I'm actually enjoying exercising for the first time in my life, and I don't feel at all like I'm depriving myself of food even though I've been meeting a calorie limit of 1200. I developed a lot of bad junk food habits in college. I graduated at the end of 2019 only to enter 2020, during which I developed even worse junk food habits for obvious reasons. I'm excited to let this habit go. I feel like I'm enjoying food a lot more now that I'm eating normal meals and not allowing myself to stress eat an entire box of white cheddar Cheez-Its. I am a 23 y/o 5'9" female, SW: 233, CW: 224, no actual goal weight atm except that I would like to fit into my 32" waist jeans! Hoping to have a positive update for you guys in a few months. Thanks for being such a cool and supportive community! [link] [comments] |
| Ate junk for the first time since a month on lose-it. Guts are MAD but it's better than guilt. Posted: 15 Jan 2021 04:52 PM PST I've been eating healthy on my diet for a month now. I managed my budget today so I could eat a quarter pound BLT from McDonald. But man, my stomach was not ready for that. I got used to eat so much vegetables, healthy fat, protein and no calorie dense carbs. I was getting used and taking for granted that beautiful flora in my belly and now it's screaming murder at that burger! It's not only about calories and how much guilt you get, but also the effect on your body afterwards. I hope I will be able to remember the feeling next time to take it in consideration. I don't like to guilt myself for eating something bad, but I also want to stick to my plan. So having my body telling me clearly that some food are not good/efficient for me is so much more easier. But I had to get some good habits and gut flora for it to happen. I never feel bad, either about myself or in my tummy, after eating a peanut yogourt spinach salad with chicken, avocado and mango. Let's remember that! I'm really missing my fibers and voluminous food right now, so I want to eat more even if it was enough calories. (I'll get bowl of microwaved sliced apples sprinkled with cinnamon later on. Try it!) So let's remember that as well! So yeah. Next time I will try to make my own, much leaner, burger AND I will probably be able to get some sweet potato "chips" with it (and the bowl of sliced apples) [link] [comments] |
| The trick to eating (at least slightly) less: Lie to yourself. Posted: 15 Jan 2021 07:02 PM PST I'm not going to pretend like I know what I'm doing 100% when it comes to losing weight. There's a reason I haven't been losing anything recently (CW 280lb, GW... less than that.), and I know I need work. But just recently I discovered one of the easiest tricks ever and somehow it's worked better than I ever hoped for. If you're like me and fill in the time with eating excess food, whether it's while watching a movie or a YouTube video or even while you're working, then you probably are in the kitchen a lot to grab said food. The next time you're in the kitchen, and you're about to eat something else, try your best to just say this: It doesn't matter if it's true or not. You might have eaten a half-hour ago, an hour, two hours, it doesn't really matter how long ago it was. Just tell yourself that you just ate. I have a terrible habit of eating whatever's laying around in the kitchen just out of habit. My mother will buy things like granola bars or pretzels, things that aren't necessary in my diet but I had become accustomed to eating, since the calories themselves were fairly low (big mistake, by the way, never rely just on calories for nutrition). I only realized that worked about a day later, and that day I tried it again, and it worked, without it being true at all. I hadn't eaten in two hours (had dinner at that point), but because I told myself I had just eaten, my brain almost responded accordingly. I haven't tried other phrases, but I wonder if they work similarly. Saying "You just ate", at least for me, just seems to have some sort of effect to make me reconsider all of my life choices and force me to leave with some water or just nothing. It's incredible, frankly. If this helps even one person, I'll have succeeded! If you have any other tips like this or even just general tips, feel free to share. (I make myself sound like a genius in this post but I swear I'm not, there's a reason I haven't lost any of my 280 lbs in the past year or so I've been half-heartedly trying.) [link] [comments] |
| Does skin actually tighten after weight loss Posted: 15 Jan 2021 09:12 PM PST M/19/5'8" CW: 155 So I know that the skin on my stomach is a lost cause as it was where I carried mostly all my weight. Now, i have small pockets of loose skin around my body like right where my nipples are, my inner thighs and my arms. They are not noticeable at all but I notice them because I examen my body. I'm building muscle now and wanted to know if my skin will ever not look weird. I'm only 19 and my skin looks like my moms and she's in her early 50s. Idk I just seems mostly everyone my age doesn't have to deal with the fact their skin is semi loose and everyone is always rambling about their bodies in their youth but then I look down and I'm like that's not me. Will ever ever get normal skin or will it just continue to get saggier. The only time my skin looks decent is after the gym and only the muscle group that I worked on. Any insight for people that have lost weight... did you skin ever tighten after fat loss? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 15 Posted: 15 Jan 2021 04:53 PM PST Hello losers, Day 15! Can you believe it? Damn yo someone take their finger off the fast forward button. Weigh in daily, enter into Libra & report here: 230.2 lbs, 233.6 lbs trend weight. Reporting even if I don't like it! Stay within calorie range (1800): Should end up at 1880 ish a little over very active day. 11/13 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minutes lunch walk & 45 minute intense stationary bike. 14/15 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket): Trash tv while sweating. Lists. Arranging some socially distant time with my buddies this weekend. Try a new recipe once a week: Acorn squash with vanilla sugar, a new variant on green chili, bean mash & a honey mustard broccoli salad that really tickled me. Also I have air fried at least 4 veggies & a fruit or two so I feel like that counts as new. 5/5 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for pick up grocery orders & my cat sneezing randomly. It makes me laugh every time. As far as mindfulness goes, it was a more anxiety spinning day than I like so I hit cardio hard & am hoping a good dinner will mean good sleep. Because someone was up two hours before their alarm. I shan't like to repeat that. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
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