Weight loss: For the first time in my life I've lost 3 pounds! This small goals means everything to me. |
- For the first time in my life I've lost 3 pounds! This small goals means everything to me.
- Small thing but I am revoking my membership to the Clean Plate club
- Lost my first 30 lbs and... feel alone
- Today I realized the risk my weight poses in this pandemic
- I Hit My Goal Weight Today In Great Fashion (My Story)
- What are some toxic misunderstandings about weight loss that irritate you?
- I'm finally under my "starting weight"
- Officially dropped 40 pounds!
- 35 pounds down, 25 more to go!
- Annoying positivity post! Former overweight kid - rooting for all of you
- I (17f) went from dreading running, to loving it in 2 hours.
- 23/F 5’4 236lbs Looking For A Motivation Partner!
- Turns out strength training is very important
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 14
- 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 15 January 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Setting myself up for a permanent change
- 10lbs! That's like 5 packages of the steak I just bought!
- Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 15 January 2021 - No question too small!
- As an overweight person eager to just LOSE IT ALREADY. I always fail at my workout because I go so hard so fast and feel like nothing is happening in a week lol. But I’m changing!!
- Just Unsubscribed from DXL Email List
- I stopped telling myself I couldn’t...
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 15 January 2021? Start here!
- A simple spreadsheet made it all seem possible.
- Birth control and binge urges?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: January 15th, 2020
| For the first time in my life I've lost 3 pounds! This small goals means everything to me. Posted: 14 Jan 2021 02:17 PM PST I'm gonna say this on here because I can't really say this anywhere else but I did it!!!! I've been living a life of only gaining and gaining but now I've lost 3 pounds y'all!!!! After hitting my absolute highest weight of 300 I decided it took me way too long to be tired of my weight. So I downloaded that fasting app everyones been getting (fastic) and y'all... I could track the time on my own but the app from the ads is actually useful! Im so happy you guys. Its such a small change but it's the first time in my life I've ever had control over my weight. Thank you for reading my happy rant. Should I add my stats? Sw: 300 Cw: 297 gw: 200 [link] [comments] |
| Small thing but I am revoking my membership to the Clean Plate club Posted: 14 Jan 2021 04:05 AM PST I grew up in a family where the idea of leaving food on the plate was damned near sacraligious. It just wasn't okay. Plus we weren't that rich and there were several kids and fighting to get a fair share was thing. Gobble it quickly and try to get more. Obviously this turned into a very bad thing when I was well over two hundred and fifty pounds. Tonight I got a packaged salad mix, one that I've eaten several times before. Towards the end it just started to feel like a chore to eat, and I wasn't enjoying it any more. So I just... threw it away. About a fifth of the package I guess? It feels so weird to just throw perfectly good food away. But dressed salad doesn't keep well, and I knew I wouldn't want it later and I didn't want it now either. It's okay to not eat everything on my plate. It really is. [link] [comments] |
| Lost my first 30 lbs and... feel alone Posted: 14 Jan 2021 10:04 PM PST I weighed in this morning to great news: I am exactly 30 pounds under where I started (I'm 5'3, SW 211.2, CW 181.2, GW 130). I've been a lurker in this sub for a long time and didn't really know where else to go with the news. I have a chronic health condition that I spent years cleaning up my act to cater to, but throughout all of it I stayed around 210-220. It's the kind of condition that makes exercise really difficult without years of precautions. Which I did. And now I walk 5 miles a day, work a difficult job walking 13 miles carrying boxes, I'm doing fantastic! I've exceeded every doctor's expectations for me with flying colors! There was a time in my life family and physicians alike were worried I would spend the rest of my life wheel-chair bound because my body couldn't handle the stress of living. I have a great group of friends I love, but all have self esteem issues, especially about their bodies. I totally understand it, but it means I don't feel comfortable sharing this honestly horrible journey I've had to go through just to reach this first goal post. I'm determined, I refuse to let the past define me, but besides doctors there's just... no one for me to be excited about my progress with. If anyone's lurking who's in a similar position to where I started - I want you to know it's possible and it's worth it. But holy shit its hard. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| Today I realized the risk my weight poses in this pandemic Posted: 14 Jan 2021 08:24 PM PST I'm only 22, and I've been fully prepared to wait for last round of vaccines since the start. I thought there were many more people who'd be prioritized as frontline/medical workers, elderly persons, and those with a dire illness. My state recently began allowing a wider group beyond frontline workers to register, and I found that at 5'8'' and 215 pounds I'm considered medically obese, at high risk for severe symptoms, and ought to schedule an appointment. This is a wake up call. Not only am I at risk, but if I were a healthy young adult my spot could be taken by someone who needs it more. A healthy weight of under 170 feels out of reach right now, it's something I haven't been since middle school, but getting to under 200 and shifting out of the obese category feels more important than ever. [link] [comments] |
| I Hit My Goal Weight Today In Great Fashion (My Story) Posted: 14 Jan 2021 02:00 PM PST Today started out like any other as of recently, I'm within 1.5 pounds of my goal weight (141.5lbs) in the morning/afternoon. I drank about a liter of 2% milk between a cereal bowl and a protein shake because I was too lazy to make real food. (Powdered food in a jug FTW) A few hours after chugging the shake that would be my undoing and simultaneous success, it happened. The unholy hell of undigested lactose got set free in my colon, creating noises I can only relate to a wild, dehydrated boar gulping water down it's esophagus like a malfunctioning water pump. Pains engulfed my midsection like fiery flames, this Dean's reduced fat milk was haunting me in it's afterlife. Within minutes I run to what I thought would be my final testing place, or as others call it: the bathroom. I unleashed my potent brown laser from my hidden death star, what felt like hours was only 27 seconds real time. With my composure regained, I look at the fat mud pie I have created. I pause in a trance. "What if," I think to myself. I clean up and make a victory jog to the scale. I step on. Numbers flicker, it stops at 140.1 pounds. Victory Acheived, thank you Dean's 2% Reduced Fat Pasteurized Milk. The only downside is my bathroom is now haunted by the remnant smell of lactose demons, I imagine I might have to get a priest down here come Monday to perform an exorcism before that disaster will clear up. (A true story that happened just 30 minutes ago, made interesting for your viewing pleasure with half decent vocabulary) Tl;dr: Lactose caused my digestive tract to violently projectile vomit 1.4lbs of what resembled A1 Steak Sauce into my toilet, reaching my GW. [link] [comments] |
| What are some toxic misunderstandings about weight loss that irritate you? Posted: 14 Jan 2021 03:52 PM PST I am down 62 pounds and one of my closest friends reached out to me, saying that she wanted to lose a few pounds. So, while we were chatting, she mentioned that it's going to be tough eating less and not being able to eat her favorite foods. I think there is a lot of negative connotations with weight loss that may frighten people from starting their journey. After telling her that I still eat all of my favorite foods but am more wise about my choices, she began understanding that not every food is bad, you just need to be intelligent about what you're putting into your body. Obviously, 100 calories of salad will go a longer way than 100 calories of McDonald's, but I encouraged her to list out her favorite foods and I would help incorporate these foods into a regular meal plan. Since working with me she is down 2 pounds (1lb lost a week) and is eating in a calorie deficit. I am a huge fan of volume eating and I helped her realize that even if you are eating a ton of food, you can still lose weight. I love to eat, which is why I try to find low-calorie foods that I can munch on all day. Anyways, what are some negative/toxic thought processes that you want to debunk? I think this thread may help new users that are trying to lose weight as more experienced losers might be able to provide information. So, my two toxic misunderstandings are that you have to starve yourself to lose weight and that you also cannot eat your favorite foods. [link] [comments] |
| I'm finally under my "starting weight" Posted: 14 Jan 2021 06:50 PM PST I started tracking my weight at the beginning of December. I think it was more a bid to motivate myself than anything. I gained a few pounds by the end of the month. Start of January I told myself I'd really do it this time. Well, I kept gaining for the first week. Then stopped. Then finally started to lose. I'm struggling with depression and not caring about anything since losing someone in 2019. This is the first time I think I've lost weight since then. I was 5lb shy from my goal weight in 2019, having lost nearly 50lbs. I now have about 28lbs to lose again. So. A month and a half after I started trying to care again, today I stepped on the scale and finally weigh less than my 'starting' weight in December. I'm not sure it merits celebration, but it's something. I'm hoping for a lot of somethings this year. I think this is also the first time I've lost weight without feeling motivated and geared up. I feel like I've kind of just resigned myself to it, somehow. I hope it works. Good luck out there! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2021 05:19 AM PST Its been an interesting journey so far. I'm 5'9 and I started my weight loss at 248 lbs. I started by just doing a lazy modified diet where I cut out fast food, soda, and junk food. I started cardio and weight lifting to go with it. After a couple weeks of that I went to a disciplined strict Ketogenic diet where I also counted calories. Counting calories wasn't an exact measurement, but using the MFP app I always went on the high end of my estimations for servings and I kept my caloric intake below 1300 a day. With Keto and a low caloric intake with high protein I saw a rapid loss in weight. I also joined a BJJ gym and that upped my Caloric deficit by quite a bit. Now I am at the point where I don't need to monitor my calories as closely as I once did. I don't track my intake but I know I stay at least under 2000. I also upped my activity by attending a Brazilian Jiujitsu gym 2-3 times a week on top of weight lifting. With all of this I have officially cut 40+ lbs off my weight and I only started in October! I have only allowed my self 2 cheat meals since starting at that was Christmas day where I didn't monitor carbs or calories at all and one day I let myself eat some bread and french-fries with a steak. The way I keep myself motivated is by looking at my loss and equating it with other stuff. When I lost 12 lbs I would think of a bowling ball that I don't have to carry with me everywhere anymore. At 24 lbs it was two bowling balls. Now that I am at 40 I think of it as dropping a big bag of dog food that I had been carrying forever. [link] [comments] |
| 35 pounds down, 25 more to go! Posted: 14 Jan 2021 01:42 PM PST Just wanted to share, cuz im proud asf of myself and this may or may not help someone needing a push, meant to post this last month.. a bit of an update with my weight loss. I started my weight loss back in mid July of 2020, just doing omad and restricting to 1200 cals without any working out. Mid July, I was 170 pounds and thought, why not take advantage of quarantine so I watched what I ate, tracked every single thing I put into my body and now as of December/January(been maintaining lol) Im sitting at 135 pounds! Never in my life did I think I would reach this weight.. Ive been maintaining at 170 since freshman year of h.s(2011) and I don't even remember the last time I was at that low of a weight(135).. probs in 4th grade. Now, Im down to my last 25 pounds, with my goal weight being around 110 lbs. (look at my stats for info) and for the first time in my 23 years, I actually feel pretty healthy and non lethargic; which is amazing to me of how the body can change. Im still tracking and doing omad mixed in with 2mad btw! Oh! and one more thing! I recently had to switch out my old clothes in with new clothes that actually fit! When I was 170, I wore a L/borderline M T-Shirt/Jackets and my jeans were 34inch... Now I wear a S in t-shirts and a XS in hoodies/jackets AND!! my jeans are size 18 in kids, which means now I can save some money on clothes aha Stats: M 23, Height: 5 ft, SW: 170LBS, CW:135LBS, GW: ~110LBS Before/After: https://ibb.co/zF1HJ5V [link] [comments] |
| Annoying positivity post! Former overweight kid - rooting for all of you Posted: 14 Jan 2021 01:14 PM PST Hey all. I lurk this subreddit because I know that feeling of wanting to be healthier but that struggle of where do you start? I'm rooting for all of you. Haven't commented b/c I'm no expert, and what worked for me might not even be healthy for others (counting calories - weigh all food). I've had recent friends assume I've never been overweight not knowing that binge eating has been my way to lower stress since I was a kid. It took until my 30's and I got my eating figured out for now. That being said, I felt like I "failed" multiple times before. Don't let it get you down. It's normal. People are rooting for you. Hell, my favorite thing to see is people making small choices to improve here and not even results. I feel like having success and then failure is the norm. Our bodies response to food and our emotions with food is so complex and unique that there is no one way to succeed or fail. Be kind to yourself. Care for yourself. Small steps. If you're feeling down message me. We got this. (I need to dig up my 5th grade photo and where I'm at now, past overweight me would be shocked) [link] [comments] |
| I (17f) went from dreading running, to loving it in 2 hours. Posted: 14 Jan 2021 04:23 PM PST Background info: My desire to lose weight began at the end of 2017, when I was 14, dangerously insecure and unhappy, and weighed almost 90 kilos. However my journey to change only properly started at the beginning of 2020. Before then I'd alternate between periods of eating well but not moving at all, and exercising but eating horribly. I finally found a balance and discovered my new love for the gym and gaining muscle. In October 2019 I weighed 88 kilos and I am now down to 61 (with some of that being muscle too!). My goal changed a while ago from weight loss to muscle gain. I have small but visible muscles, and my confidence has also grown along the way. Anyway back to the point of this post: I went to gym this morning. Then straight after, my sister (14) and I had to pick up my dog from her puppy salon appointment. It was raining very heavily and freezing. The salon is about a 45 minute walk. My sister suggested we run and I was hesitant. I walked through the icy rain thinking back to when I was around 15 and struggled to run a lap without crying, huffing and puffing and hating myself, looking like an idiot. But it was too damn cold for me to resist. We stared running with the compromise of only running on quiet streets, because I was worried I was gonna look like the big idiot i was in 2017-18. But shortly after I wanted to run on the main roads. Why? Because you know those professional looking runners on the side of the road who make it look easy? That's who I felt like. My stride, the lightness I felt on my feet, and the feel of the wind in my face made me feel so.. athletic? If I looked like an idiot, it was only because of how damn smiley I was the whole way. When I used to run, my shins hurt for days afterwards, most likely because of how heavy I was. But we got home about 10 minutes ago and I feel so relaxed and so freakin good. My sister complimented me multiple times about how well I run too! In the span of about 2 hours my attitude towards running has changed completely. I went from fearing running because of my experience with it in the past, to wanting to go running again just for the mood boost it gave me! Thanks for reading, and I hope those of you still working to find happiness with your health and body see this as motivation to KEEP WORKING HARD, because this is just another thing that proved to me how far I have come. [link] [comments] |
| 23/F 5’4 236lbs Looking For A Motivation Partner! Posted: 14 Jan 2021 09:21 PM PST Started my weight loss journey late last year, evidently fallen off the wagon yet again. Lockdown after lockdown has meant me being insanely bored and drinking my calories each and every night which doesn't really help when I have a liiiiittle bit of a drinking problem as is. But anyway. I need to do something urgently. Every day of my life I am miserable because of my weight. I'm once again ready to start my weight loss journey but I was wondering if perhaps someone would like to do it with me - perhaps add me on Facebook or Whatsapp or some other form of social media to keep in contact and motivate each other? If you have similar stats that would be amazing. Anyone? :( [link] [comments] |
| Turns out strength training is very important Posted: 14 Jan 2021 02:59 PM PST I started my weight loss journey about 3 years (210lbs) and am now only 10 pounds away from my goal weight ( 135lbs) I mainly lost the weight through diet and running or dance. I'll admit I hate strength training, I find it so boring and I will admit, I was warned that strength training is important. So the story at hand, I went to the physio about leg pain that had been intermittent for 8 months now, i had damaged soft tissue. A common injury. But they were very surprised at how weak I was, I was informed that ny body had basically no muscle in certain areas (the back of my legs, thighs, and lower back) and that my body had been over compensating hence the damage to my soft tissue. So now I have do strength training everyday for 8 weeks. Yay. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 14 Posted: 14 Jan 2021 05:44 PM PST Hello losers, Happy Thursday! I hope you are out there slaying the runway. Weigh in daily, enter into Libra & report here: 232.2 lbs, 234.1 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. 10/12 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minutes lunch walk, 30 minute intense stationary bike & 30 minute yoga. 13/14 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket): Extra coffee & patience. 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. 4/5 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for roasted veggies & delicious fruits. Filling and so tasty! Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 15 January 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 14 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
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
| Setting myself up for a permanent change Posted: 15 Jan 2021 01:56 AM PST Hello , i 25F 5ft 3inches start weight 237.6lbs end end goal 125lbs current goal 185lbs . Iv decided this is a lifestyle change not a diet but to keep myself going in the right direction im going to set myself little treats when i lose certian amounts . 10lbs : this might be childish but i dont care nail stickers as why not lol . 20lbs : hopefully when i lose this amount my face is smaller so a new face mask with a cute pattern . When I get to 200lbs i want to get dungarees as i havent worn Denim in yeeeeaaaars lol . When i get to 185lbs if possible due to global issue i want to get my hair professionally cut . I know these things might seem childish or silly but there little things that hopefully show the progress i will have made and help me keep going . Also there cheap and easy given the global issue . Thank you for reading . [link] [comments] |
| 10lbs! That's like 5 packages of the steak I just bought! Posted: 14 Jan 2021 01:07 PM PST So, I am very new here, but I think I should start with this. Uhm 29F/ 5'7" /SW:346.6/ CW: 336.4 / GW: Healthy BMI I'm not sure how to articulate this in a better way, but I weighed myself this morning and I have officially lost 10 lbs! I have been overweight/obese for my adult life so far, and I went through a really bad time with the birth control I was on and I sort of ballooned because all I wanted was Chocolate Milk all day every day. The day it came out (Jan 6 2021), I weighed myself and it was the highest I've ever weighed. I cried. Maybe it was the hormones, maybe it was the sadness. But I made a change right then and there. No soda. I'm not going to drink my calories. I've been fat for so long and been to so many nutrionists that I KNOW what is unhealthy and what isn't, I was just always choosing the unhealthy foods/drinks. I'm not very active, and I just got back to work where I will be on my feet all day. But today...Today feels INCREDIBLE. I keep thinking "It's JUST ten pounds", but my mood has improved so much. I feel SO positive. I am making goals and plans for the future. I CAN do this. Sidenote I should probably include: I do suffer from a couple mental health issues (depression, PTSD) and life can seem like you're stuck in that Swamp of Sadness that Artax dies in in the Neverending Story... But I'm going to chalk this happiness up to losing weight. I bought a package of steak today that I'm going to cut up for portions for my husband and I, and it was nearly 2 lbs. If I held 5 of those packages, that would be what is no longer on my body! That's a lot more than I really processed. Also, please don't stop. You guys on here are doing incredible and I appreciate reading all of your stories from all parts of your journey. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 15 January 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 14 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] |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2021 08:39 PM PST So, I have a workout book I really enjoy and I'm following. It's great for my life style. I felt like the first 2 weeks were so lame even when I leveled up on an exercise. BUT WEEK 3 isn't messing around. I feel awesome. I'm soooo sore on my rest day and I actually feel like I'm doing something positive for myself. I can't believe I'm 3 weeks in on a workout program. My habit was always to workout EVERYDAY right away, as hard as I could, and then burn out and quit and binge. This program has me workout every other day. I don't feel guilty about it because it's part of my program and NOW I can really see that my body needed that break every other day. Dare I say.... I'm excited to workout tomorrow. [link] [comments] |
| Just Unsubscribed from DXL Email List Posted: 14 Jan 2021 10:11 AM PST I just turned 32 years old this week, am a clean 6'0", have hovered around 300-350 lbs for much of the last 10-15 years, and reached my biggest this past summer during quarantine at almost 360 lbs. I've tried dieting/exercising in the past with moderate results, but would make uncomfortable and drastic immediate changes, quickly lose momentum, fall off in a major way, and then gain back all the weight lost and then some. I had felt terrible in most clothes until I found a local DXL Big & Tall store, which is where I've mostly shopped for the past decade, in 3XL shirt and 42-inch waist sizes. After lurking on this subreddit along with r/progresspics throughout the summer, I finally decided to make some small but manageable changes beginning the first week of August. At first I began walking a couple miles 3-4 days per week, and made some small adjustments and substitutions to my diet -- refined carbs to whole grains where possible, sugar drinks to sugar-free drinks, began experimenting with my Instant Pot and Air Fryer attachment for some tasty but healthy meals, and most importantly, calculated my TDEE for the first time in my life and stuck to a calorie deficit (just a couple hundred calories at first, increased as the weeks went on). After about a month or so when our local gym opened back up, I started going 4-5 days per week in the mornings before work for 45-60 minute workouts (half elliptical/half weight lifting), and I also started intermittent fasting (16:8), which happened to work very naturally with my normal meal and work schedule, and have stuck to it. I've also made sure to maintain 1-2 cheat days per week where I don't even worry about calories, but just try to stay within my IF window, and it ends up usually being only one big meal for cheat days, sometimes two, with dessert. My wife and I had our second child at the end of December, and without having much family help due to the pandemic, these past few weeks have had a lot of fast food days and barely any gym time, but I've tried my best to at least be mindful of my calorie deficit and stay within my IF window as much as I can. It's been 5 months since I started my journey, and this morning I officially weighed in at 279.4 lbs, and have dropped from a 3XL to an XL and size 42 waist to a 38. This morning I was checking my email and noticed a reward statement from the DXL store I used to frequent, realized I had no use for it anymore, and unsubscribed. I know I have a long way yet to go to reach a legitimately healthy weight and size, and it may seem like something insignificant to some, but man, it was significant for me. I feel healthier, happier and more productive than I can honestly ever remember in my life (even when I was technically smaller in high school, but not really being mindful of my health). I owe a lot of gratitude to this sub and the wonderful people here, and my wife for her unconditional love and support at my worst and my best. Hoping I get a chance to post another update by the end of 2021 having reached my final goal! Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| I stopped telling myself I couldn’t... Posted: 14 Jan 2021 01:41 PM PST When I started my weight loss and fitness journey I told myself constantly that I would never be a runner. I convinced myself that I simply was not capable. So for a long time I didn't push my speed past walking on the treadmill. Then one day I decided to up the speed on the treadmill and I ran for one full minute! One full minute! It was a major accomplishment for me. Slowly, over the next few months, I kept pushing and that minute turned into five then ten then fifteen. I told myself that I couldn't do a lot of things when I first started being a better me. I told myself that I would never find the rhythm at my spin classes and I would have to settle for sitting in the back so I didn't throw other people off. I missed out on classes where the only seats left were in the front. Then one day I ended up needing switch my seat short notice for a front row bike. Now I wouldn't think twice about sitting in the front. I told myself that I would never be able to use the weight machines at the gym. Then, when I pushed myself to use one the first time (to prove to myself that I couldn't do it) and I did it just fine, I told myself I would never be able to lift more than the minimum weight. The last time I went to the gym I had doubled or tripled my starting weight on all of the machines. Limiting myself without even trying has held me back unnecessarily so many times. Today it almost held me back again. I've been back sliding since October. I've gained 30 lbs back and I haven't worked out in months. This week I kicked my butt back in gear. Since Monday I've wanted to go on the treadmill but I didn't because I was embarrassed to see how I would do compared to how far I had come in the summer. I told myself I would do badly, so why should I even bother? I limited myself again. But then I remembered all of the times I told myself I couldn't without even trying and how every single one of those times I proved myself wrong. I got on the treadmill today and I crushed my run. I am so proud of myself! I am proud that I had the strength to pick up the reigns again and I am proud of myself for not holding myself back again. Don't limit yourself! There are so many people in this world who try to tell us what we can and cannot do. Don't stand in your own way as well. Don't let preconceived ideas about yourself hold you back before you even try. Just do it! Most of the time, you'll end up pleasantly surprised. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 15 January 2021? Start here! Posted: 14 Jan 2021 09:31 PM PST Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
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| A simple spreadsheet made it all seem possible. Posted: 15 Jan 2021 02:08 AM PST Last night I spent 10 minutes knocking up a spreadsheet to manage my own expectations of my weight loss. It helped me a lot, hopefully it could help other people too. In one column I have dates one week apart. In the next I have my weight decreasing by 2lbs per week (the 10min was because I suck at excel and wanted to do imperial and metric). My goal is to get below 200lbs. That means losing 63lbs (starting last week, already down 2lbs) My spreadsheet tells me that IF I STICK TO MY PLAN this will happen week commencing 18th August. August. THIS YEAR. I could be in the best shape of my adult life THIS YEAR. By mid-March I could be down to pre-covid weight and by the end of March I could be under 17.5st. Those are strong incentives to me and don't feel so far away. I can almost measure them in meals or workouts. By Summer I could be in the 220lb range which should feel amazing and by the time my kids break from school I should be able to run around and play football with them. More milestones. I accept that my results will fluctuate, not every week will be 2lbs, but here's the thing - by Spring I will have other positives to focus on, so a smaller loss or even a small gain should not crush my spirit. August is one of those "when things return to normal" timeframes in my mind. So, when things return to normal, I could be in life changing shape. It could happen. It really helped me to picture why it is worth staying on plan. [link] [comments] |
| Birth control and binge urges? Posted: 14 Jan 2021 05:21 PM PST Hello everyone! So I've been home over winter break, and completely forgot to take my birth control pills home with me. As a result, I was off them for about 3 weeks until I was able to start them again 6 days ago. When I wasn't taking them, I literally didn't binge ONCE. I had a slight urge a couple times, but it was completely manageable and I moved past it, no problem. However, these past 6 days have been unreal. Constant cravings for everything, all the time. It's not that I even wanted specific delicious foods, I literally just wanted to go into my kitchen and start eating every fucking thing in sight. I've been over 2,000 calories twice so far, when my goal is 1,500 and it's only been 6 days. I know this isn't just the birth control; I've struggled with binge eating since I was young. But I had great success losing weight from March-July, and ever since I went on hormonal BC in August, I gained 25 pounds from August to November (oh my god, that feels so bad to write!!). I never made the connection until now, but I think the pills might be significantly affecting my eating habits and cravings. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there anything I can do to reduce this? BC has really helped regulate my periods and reduce pain/nausea, not to mention the actual contraceptive factor. I love the convenience of being on it, and I don't want to stop taking it. But I also don't want to CONSTANTLY be fighting myself with food urges, especially when I know that it's not truly "me" who's struggling so bad. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: January 15th, 2020 Posted: 14 Jan 2021 10:14 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] |
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