Weight loss: 6 months of eating clean and being active |
- 6 months of eating clean and being active
- I need to humble brag because i am really really proud of myself
- F/18/5’7” (147lbs -> 125lbs = 22lbs) Hit my goal weight and recovered from bulimia!
- I made a paper chain for my weightloss!
- Hit my goal! It was a small goal, but so worth it. A few tips for the 10-15 lbs crew.
- Progress using intermittent fasting?! (I surprised myself!)
- Started up wanting to quit cigs and managed to drop 20kg in 6 months!
- Down fifty pounds in two months!
- What I've learned so far in giving up processed sugar.
- I (M29) reached my goal! 96kg (211 lbs) to 75kg (165 lbs)
- A third of the way to my goal thanks to losing the allergens!
- What helped you stay consistent?
- Just over 10lbs down and I'm so elated
- I’ve finally lost a few pounds and I’m so damn proud of myself! I feel like I’m finally believing I can do this thing and be successful at it.
- To the person who recommended Sydney Cummings' fitness videos on YouTube...
- One negative after the weight loss...
- 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 25 February 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 25 February 2021? Start here!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 25th, 2021
- Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 25 February 2021 - No question too small!
- Can't stay on the horse...
- My weight loss and what has been working for me
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 24
| 6 months of eating clean and being active Posted: 24 Feb 2021 09:41 AM PST I'm 5'8. In the far left hand picture I was 165+ 6 months ago. Middle picture was at my lowest about 2 months ago at 136 lbs. Far right was me a couple of days ago at 139 lbs after focusing on eating at maintenance/slight surplus for the last 2ish months (I'm hella greasy post-workout in that picture go easy on me lol). Going to start a proper bulk now!
I wish you all the best on your journeys! EDIT: Forgot to mention that I am 27. I was eating around 1500-1700 calories when I was cutting. [link] [comments] |
| I need to humble brag because i am really really proud of myself Posted: 24 Feb 2021 06:58 PM PST So i have gained about 90 lbs over the last 8 years. I was 120 lbs when I was 14 and at my highest in 2020 I was 213. I started dieting on Janauary 3rd 2021 and I am now down to 195 lbs. I know my weight is still extremely high but I am so proud of how dedicated I am to mainting a work out routine and eating healthy. I have been counting my calories and being more mindful of my fat intake. And I haven't even done super crazy work outs, just walking for about 45 minutes every day. I am just so proud of how far I have come because usually I will diet for a couple weeks, see no progress and its really discouraging. I find I am still eating foods I enjoy but I have also learned how to modify recipes and cook healthier without feeling deprived at all.But I swear having an Apple Watch and using MyFitnessPal really holds me accountable and I can't believe I've lost 18 lbs in about two month. Anyway, I know I am still extremely overweight but I am so proud of myself and my progress thus far and I can't wait to see how much more I can lose by June. [link] [comments] |
| F/18/5’7” (147lbs -> 125lbs = 22lbs) Hit my goal weight and recovered from bulimia! Posted: 24 Feb 2021 11:07 PM PST comparison pic tw: mentions of eating disorder So I've finally hit my goal weight! :) I'd like to celebrate by sharing a bit about my journey and what changes I've made to get the results I have. I developed my eating disorder around ~16 years old. I am a person with C-PTSD, and eating disorders are an unfortunately common comorbidity. I struggled with poor self-image for a long time prior, but it manifested fully at this point as bulimia. Omitting the triggering details, at my worst, I binge/purged 2-4 times per week. My binges would typically be late at night and up into the 3,000 calorie range of foods such as cereals, peanut butter, breads, pasta, takeout, etc. Lots of carbs. I would just say "F*ck it" and eat whatever I wanted, since I had a "sneaky" way of getting around those pesky calories. Spoiler: it didn't work. I gained 20lbs. My teeth began to rot (a record of 7 cavities!). I hated what I saw in the mirror yet I couldn't stop looking. I would get dizzy and near fainting when I stood up. I was protein deficient since a majority of my intake was shoveled-down carbohydrates and I constantly felt sleepy and lethargic. My muscle tone diminished, making me feel even worse about myself and furthered my spiral. My parents were terrified I would eventually rip my esophagus or go into cardiac arrest from lack of electrolytes. What I did to change: 1) Get therapy/psychological help. First and foremost I had to deal with the issues and traumas that spurred me on in the first place. For a long time, I truly believed I was incapable of changing my body to be how I wanted it to be. Obviously that is not how bodies work, I am no medical anomaly, but it was a mental roadblock to pass. It was my lovely therapist that suggested I try aiming for health and muscle tone rather than being skinny. I also got on Prozac and found it has worked wonders for me! It is weight-neutral and helped stabilize my mood so I would not be so apt to emotional binging. 2) Quality calories. I began paying closer attention to fiber, healthy fats, protein. I have been vegan for 6 years, and neglected honing in on my protein sources. I went from getting maybe 25-30 grams per day to 90-115 grams! I cut down on the fruits and carbs, though I definitely still eat them daily in smaller portions and/or lower calorie swaps. I eat plenty of soy/tofu, meat alternatives (i.e Beyond meat, tempeh, veggie burgers), beans and legumes, whole grains, nuts, olive oil, and avocado. I researched about the thermogenic effect of food, and it blew my mind I could burn more calories by eating more protein AND feel fuller! I eat about 1500-1800 calories per day, bumping it up to 2000 around that time of the month. 3) Consistent exercise. The best exercise you can do it what you will stick with. For me, that is weight lifting and walks. I'm doing Starting Strength with dumbbells at home. I go for 30-45 minute dog walks daily. Walking is a very lazy way to exercise and I love it. I listen to music and sing, daydream, play podcasts or YouTube videos, chat with people in my neighborhood. Bonus points since my neighborhood is very hilly. 4) Accept the bad days but refuse to entertain them. I'm a perfectionist by nature and I would let my binge days turn into binge days or even weeks. I would wake up and feel grody. Wouldn't wash my face, wouldn't do my schoolwork, wouldn't leave my bedroom. I'd just stay in bed and eat crap and waste the day away in a depressed stupor. The classic "it's already ruined, just go all out". It's okay to have bad days, I expect and prepare for the days I overeat. I no longer starve myself in compensation or pinch myself in the mirror post-meal. Each day is a new day and it is both compassionate and practical to just shake it off and try again. 5) Find "my foods" and stick to them. I figured out my tastes and adapted my meals around that. I love savory, carby foods and big voluminous meals. I replaced foods with higher-protein options (e.g pasta to black bean noodles, bananas to blackberries, brown rice to quinoa) For breakfast I typically eat the same thing: 2 tbsps peanut butter on whole grain toast, Just Egg vegetable omelette, berries or an orange, and some vegan meat like Benevolent Bacon. For lunch I will eat a pack of tofu with harissa paste served over raw spinach or a lavash vegetable wrap. Dinner is lighter, with miso soup and salad or a stir-fry. I love ending the day with a couple squares of dark chocolate. It's been a long road to get here and a long road to stay here, but I think I've finally gotten the hang of things 💞 [link] [comments] |
| I made a paper chain for my weightloss! Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:37 PM PST I have been eating clean & monitoring my daily caloric intake for a few weeks now, & although I have been slowly losing weight, it still didn't feel tangible to me, so I made a paper chain! We used to make these when I was a kid to countdown christmas, so I thought why not make one for my weightloss! I made a paper "link" for each pound I'd like to lose, & now I get really excited for my weigh-ins to see if I get to tear off another link! It's helped encourage me to stay on track because watching the chain get shorter was a much more satisfying visual aid than trying to see the difference in my own body. Just thought I'd share this little ritual I made in case anyone wanted to try it too, especially if you are losing weight, but feeling discouraged because it doesn't look like you are losing weight! [link] [comments] |
| Hit my goal! It was a small goal, but so worth it. A few tips for the 10-15 lbs crew. Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:16 AM PST This is small potatoes compared with what some of you amazing people have pulled off or are in the process of doing, but after 3 moths of CICO at the lowest possible restriction, I have hit my goal. I am a 30 year old woman and this is the leanest I have been in 7 years or so: 5'11' SW 159 => CW 145. Frankly I am not sure how or when it happened. Once I got into the habit of using loseit, it kind of melted into the background along with the pounds. What I learned in the process, which may be useful to someone else who is at an average weight but would like to lose 10-15 lbs:
Finally, no matter how much or how little weight you are in the process of losing, it is important to keep in mind it is your choice. You are doing it for yourself. If you are completely miserable doing it, take a moment to feel out what it is that is making it so. It shouldn't feel like punishment, even if you love food, which - let's be honest - most of us do. There are gentle, slow ways of doing it. There is practical and mental support available. You can do it! [link] [comments] |
| Progress using intermittent fasting?! (I surprised myself!) Posted: 24 Feb 2021 03:25 AM PST Hi! I'm barely beginning my weight loss journey, I've been at it for three weeks now. Last time I took weight loss seriously, I followed pretty much every rule on this sub and they worked! For hand-wavy reasons, that method wasn't ideal for me right now, but I realized I've never liked breakfast. So I almost by myself fell into an intermittent fasting pattern. I've eaten one big meal a day with some very light snacking but without counting calories. No mess, no fuss, and I don't feel so awfully restricted and panicky. I have "only" lost 8 pounds, but I've also lost 3 inches and even I can see there's a difference in the pictures! I look fat, naturally, but my stomach no longer looks distended and like I'm pregnant! I think it works for me because I can reward my brain easily with this method. "Feeling hungry - but in two hours I'll have a nice hearty lunch, i can wait until then" Whereas with traditional calorie counting I tend to get stuck in a sort of despair of "I'm never ever going to have anything good to eat again." I'm exaggerating a little, but you get the idea. If it's too rigid my brain starts protesting. All or nothing and then I get stuck on nothing ;) I don't know if this method is going to work over time since I'm not counting calories and it would be easy to cheat, but so far, I've had ice-cream and chocolate at home for weeks, and I haven't eaten it! https://imgur.com/gallery/Wan8WV2 ETA: i messed up the captions on the pictures, my current weight is 216 lbs! I've not lost 108 lbs in three weeks 😂😂😂 [link] [comments] |
| Started up wanting to quit cigs and managed to drop 20kg in 6 months! Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:00 AM PST M24, 177cm, 70kg Around 6 months ago I decided to quit cigarettes once and for all because I was simply done with waking up feeling like someone is beating my chest with a hammer. One of the side effects of nicotine withdrawal is increased appetite and because of the fact I also decided to control how much food I'm eating in order not to gain weight and at the same time not find myself getting a pack. I started out by doing CICO and IF to add better structure to my eating habits throughout the day and honestly having to stay in because of COVID was the best thing to ever happen to me. On the 17th of August last year, I got on the scale and it read 93kg. Today I weighed at 70kg which is 5kg below my goal weight and I might lose a couple more. Just wanted to share my very brief success story here. [link] [comments] |
| Down fifty pounds in two months! Posted: 24 Feb 2021 03:32 PM PST Was 205, am now 155. Basically, I was a really bad alcoholic (guess I still am, it's not like it goes away like a cold), but I've been getting help with that. Parents are helping me, got some water pills, and am eating a lot better. It's pretty insane how I've lost 25% of my weight that quickly, but I'm not starving myself, I'm genuinely just drinking a hell of a lot less and not eating panda express and pizza every day anymore. Breakfast is usually just sports drink, but sometime I have some eggs or a tuna salad with it. I'll have a low-cal protein shake a couple times a week as a snack. Lunch is almost always something protein-focused, like chicken, rice, and green beans. Dinner, a lot of times I just have fruit juice, sometimes I'll snack a little on crackers or cheese. Most days, my calorie intake for a day is probably around 1,300 to 1,600, which I think is quite good and enough for me. Diet soda and energy drinks help fill me up and curb drinking, too. Yeah, they're not exactly healthy, but its better than booze. And aside pacing, I have basically no exercise. I have cheat days, but I don't commit to specific days. If it's a deal hard day, I'll talk to my friends or family and see how they can help or what they suggest, and if it's a holiday, I don't beat myself up and say I can't enjoy myself with social situations that are inherently not regular. Very happy and proud of myself. [link] [comments] |
| What I've learned so far in giving up processed sugar. Posted: 24 Feb 2021 05:06 AM PST I decided to give up processed sugar for Lent this year in hopes of kicking my sugar addiction with a little help from "the big guy upstairs." No more soda, candy, ice cream, cakes or cookies for me. Here's what I've learned: Sugar has a major effect on how hungry you are and how often. I use to snack constantly throughout the day. I could eat a full meal but still felt hungry unless I has something sweet right after. I would binge until I didn't want the taste anymore. I don't have the constant urge to keep eating but I do have episodes of extreme hunger every now and then. If I ate something sweet, I'd want something salty after and vice versa....it was a never ending cycle. I'm not going to lose a significant amount of weight. I'm hoping for maybe 10 lbs but will be surprised if I get that. I'm down 4 lbs so far, but I'm pretty sure it's water weight. It's okay to feel hungry. I'm starting to understand what that actually feels like. I can tell myself no. I don't HAVE to have something. I'm starting to emotionally disconnect from food. I am eating to fuel my body....I should not be choosing unhealthy stuff because the healthy stuff doesn't sound good. I'm doing this because I want to be healthier obviously, but also because I want to feel a sense of accomplishment. I want to have something to be proud of myself for. [link] [comments] |
| I (M29) reached my goal! 96kg (211 lbs) to 75kg (165 lbs) Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:56 AM PST TL;DR: Two years ago my weight scared me. Today - 21kg (46 lbs) down and ideal weight. Could be sooner but I'm lazy and you can do it too! galery here: https://imgur.com/gallery/LAQzA1u English is my second language so be kind to me. Hi, I've been trying to lose weight for a long time (long time lurker here) and today I finally made it! I am 29 years old, 176 cm (5′ 9″ )tall, and I have reached the desired weight of 75 kg (165 lbs) with BMI 24. When I found out 2 years ago after Christmas that I was approaching a three-digit number on the scale, it opened my eyes and scared me a little (combined with very high blood pressure). I decided to do something about it. It took me 2 years (415 days) These were not ideal days, often the weekends were difficult and many of them were over caloric intake and without movement. I guess it was possible to manage it even faster, but this pace suited me and I managed it. I have been trying to lose weight for a good 5-6 years. However, I still ran out of motivation and I failed. 2 years ago I started using a large board and I crossed out every day if I wrote down everything I ate. However, I was not allowed to miss a single day, because I would have to start from the beginning. And it really kept me losing weight. I could have had a bad day at work or I exceeded the caloric limit - BUT I got a reward - the crosses on the board. The first few were ridiculous, but after a month I couldn't stop because I would have erased all the progress I've made. I know it may sound silly, but it worked as a motivator. Every morning when I woke up I had it in front of my eyes. I fulfilled my first bigger goal at the end of June when I got under the weight of 80 kg - I had the promised volleyball shoes from my wife and it drove me forward until I reached the goal. However, I did not refuse any food (pizza, burger ...) or drink (beer, jameson, wine ...). I simply added more vegetables to the diet and tried to keep my calorie intake. I found that I do not consume almost any fiber and very little protein, too much sugar (but the latter has not changed, sorry-not-sorry) Sports and exercise were easier before the pandemic, when we played volleyball with colleagues from work every week, but during the pandemic it was just an occasional irregular workout at home. I hope to be able to use my sneakers again soon. I just want to support you all and reassure you that the path to the desired weight may not be straightforward (I can see that Christmas and other holidays were difficult) but you can also fail a few times, and can still succeed. Today I enjoy almost ideal blood pressure, I don't breathe so qucikly, I don't have to put on my shoes like a diver (breathe in and tie quickly) and most importantly - I feel good. Many thanks to my wife, who gave me strength when I "did everything right" and the weight still did not move. I couldn't do it without her. Have fun and enjoy the process. [link] [comments] |
| A third of the way to my goal thanks to losing the allergens! Posted: 24 Feb 2021 06:56 PM PST Tldr- Stalled despite doing the right stuff? Try an elimination diet/allergy testing! At my heaviest, I was 447. I just weighed in at 365. For years I suffered with stomach upset, migraines, and a host of other issues. I've got fibromyalgia, so my doctors mostly wrote my symptoms off as my 'new normal' or gave me the line of 'if you weren't fat'. Meanwhile, I was doing everything I could to lose weight: monitoring my sleep, running at a calorie deficit, and eating the Mediterranean diet my nutritionist advised. I never lost more than a couple of pounds. Last July, I started having the worst indigestion of my life. After some WebMD research (having lost insurance at the time) the easiest course of action to do at home seemed to be an elimination diet. I went hard core, y'all. I ate nothing but potatoes, rice, and green beans for three weeks. The first time I got to try cheese was like a blessing from the gods. When I realized that garlic gave me migraines, I wept bitterly. When I tracked all of the things I reacted to, the answer to my woes was clear: I was sensitive to FODMAPs. Wtf was a fodmap? "FODMAPs are a group of sugars that are not completely digested or absorbed in our intestines. When FODMAPs reach the small intestine, they move slowly, attracting water. When they pass into the large intestine, FODMAPs are fermented by gut bacteria, producing gas as a result. The extra gas and water cause the intestinal wall to stretch and expand." - from Monash. I stepped off the scale at the same time that I eliminated all fodmaps from my diet. Then I had to accompany my partner to the doctor, and I asked to use their scale on a whim. Turns out that not being able to eat anything commercially made? It's a serious weight loss tool. I'm down 80 pounds, 4 inches around my waist, and 5 migraines a week. Pictures for comparison: [link] [comments] |
| What helped you stay consistent? Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:17 AM PST I feel like I've been fed a lot of miss information. I've read about low carb diets, but then I read that they are bad. I've read about low calorie diets, but then I read about how you should track calories and that it's bad for you. I've read about raw diets and fruitarian diets and how you must eat a minimum of 2000 cals a day in order to lose weight, but then I read about those who have gained weight by doing this. How carb, low carb, high fat, low fat, high protein, low protein. Why does it seem like there is some sort of conspiracy that doesn't want people to be healthy and to not lose weight? For those of you who have lost weight and have figured out a way to do this, please share! I am almost at my heaviest, and I feel extremely confused. [link] [comments] |
| Just over 10lbs down and I'm so elated Posted: 24 Feb 2021 05:08 PM PST I'm a 5'4" female with a SW of 160lbs and I'm down to 147lbs after 4 weeks! My first goal is 140, but I hope to get to the low 130s eventually. I know I'm not super overweight, but I have had a really tough relationship with food and was so unhappy with my body. I put on 20lbs over about 4 years and could not get them off, mostly due to not having consistent habits due to disordered eating. Every time I would try to cut back, even a little bit, I would go into a very unhealthy mental state and I'd end up starving myself for like 3 days and then binging and then giving up. I have even fallen into purging as well in the past, and I just became terrified of dieting because of the toll it took on my mental state. My OB prescribed my phentermine last month, and it has been amazing. It isn't a magical pill that makes me lose weight, that's all me, but it has offered me a chance to gain control. I am just now understanding that I never learned good habits or appetite control, I just had an insane metabolism but it caught up to me as an adult. I am no longer obsessed with food, and I have been able to track calories more vigilantly and consistently than I ever have, while remaining in a healthy state of mind. I've also been exercising more and have been more consistent than ever, but that has to do with other things. Last night, I officially hit 10lbs lost from my visit to the doctor when I got my prescription a month ago. Everyone in the house was asleep, so I couldn't share my joy, so instead I went into the living room, picked up my 10lb dumbbell, and just held it and felt the weight that I had officially lost, and felt so proud and relieved. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Feb 2021 02:13 PM PST I was 170 at my last doctor's appointment like 3-6 months ago and I was shocked. I've never had a good relationship with food, but I've always been between 130-145 as an adult. So I bought a scale and it's been up and down, happy, sad, so much guilt and discouragement for so many months because I couldn't stick to anything and nothing would really change. I've been in therapy for the past year and a half and finally did physical therapy for a few months for an injury from 2019 and I've slowly started feeling like myself again after a long time. So as a result of that I've been drinking a little less, eating less fast food, drinking water, etc. I've been able to move more without being in pain. I've just been trying to do what makes me feel good- not just in the moment, but stuff that makes me happy in the moment and after. I'm now at 161! All this may seem obvious, but it's not like I was in a really bad place. I was just okay, I just went through the motions, experiencing little joy in life. Lately I've been remembering why I like my job, what I like to do, I actually have goals and I'm excited to follow through with something. If I eat an unhealthy snack, I don't beat myself up for it, I just acknowledge it and think about why I did it, and move on. I still love wine though and that probably doesn't help things. All I'm saying is there's a lot more to this losing weight thing than I thought and I feel like I'm starting to wake up to my life again and remember who I used to be and who I want to be now. [link] [comments] |
| To the person who recommended Sydney Cummings' fitness videos on YouTube... Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:01 PM PST Thank you so much! While I've had success with my diet using CICO and IF, my fitness routine had been lagging. Every attempt at introducing a routine found me quickly getting bored or losing steam. Then someone on this sub recommended Sydney Cummings' fitness YouTube videos and I've been hooked. She posts a new video every day so there's tons of variety available and she ends her workouts with positivity and uplifting messages that always leave me feeling great! She also provides a lot of great modifications to moves that are challenging so I can adapt the workouts to my ability level. For the first time in a long time, I'm actually looking forward to my workouts! [link] [comments] |
| One negative after the weight loss... Posted: 24 Feb 2021 06:54 PM PST F27, 5'7" and 60lbs down. About 20 to go but I'm in the heathy range. One thing that makes me sad is looking at old photos. I had a wonderful last few years of traveling all over the world and being really happily surrounded by friends. I was losing weight the whole time, it's been a slow loss, but man I am so grossed out by old photos of me. Even from 20lb ago when I stopped being overweight! My friends share photos online for each other's birthdays, and on the anniversary of a trip we took together. I have so many great ones but holy shit would I never post them. It makes me sad. This is just a mini rant. It's not a big deal, but it's something I'm embarrassed about for sure. Especially since I've started dating someone new since about 10lbs ago and all the new contacts that come with him have no idea about my weight loss. I'm happy with how far I've come and I wouldn't take it back. Just have to make some new memories. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 25 February 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 24 Feb 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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| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 25 February 2021? Start here! Posted: 24 Feb 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.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 25th, 2021 Posted: 24 Feb 2021 10:15 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] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 25 February 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 24 Feb 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: 24 Feb 2021 10:01 PM PST To preface about four years ago I got basically to my goal weight. Then injury, pain and anxiety/depression/stress set in and I gained it all back. Now with covid Im a full 30lb above where I started four years go. I've been TRYING to get back on the proverbial weight loss horse but I haven't been able to find the tenacity that I had four years ago. Every bump feels like a hurdle and I'm giving up too easily. I try logging and do well for about a week and then miss a meal/day. I'll go "oh it's ok I'll get back to it" and never do. Four years ago I could drop off my kids at the gym daycare and work out with people and get that adrenaline rush of lifting weights and getting fit. I would get a boost from someone seeing the weights I would curl/press and get a motivation boost. And the instructor would push me with those sneaky "and ten more". When I workout on my own I allow myself to cheat because no one is keeping me accountable. There's nothing to prove to anyone but me. I'm a social person and the pandemic definitely hasn't helped at all with all this. And I knooooow so much of this is food based. Sadly I live with a perpetually 130lb husband who could eat donuts and skittles all day every day and not gain an ounce. Also two young boys who are constantly wanting/needing snacks which means I'm just CONSTANTLY surrounded by food (and a good 50% of which is definitely bad caloric options). I came here four years ago to get inspiration and I'm hoping maybe you can help me again. Because I don't want to be this unhealthy anymore. I want to be that strong woman I used to be but can't seem to channel again... [link] [comments] |
| My weight loss and what has been working for me Posted: 24 Feb 2021 09:35 AM PST tldr: calories in < calories out is how weight loss works, if you aren't interested in changing how you think about food then stop reading. Eating less is how I lost weight. I turned 30 this past year. I also weighed 280lbs in July of last year. It was the heaviest I have ever been, and I wanted to make a change. I was eating 3 meals a day, and large meals too. Having seconds and thirds at a given meal happened all the time. I now weigh 249 with a goal weight of 230. Here is what I did and some rules I am following.
I just started thinking about food differently, food is fuel not entertainment. Not going to lie, the first 60 days were brutal and I went to bed hungry for 60 straight days. My savior is proteins based foods, I love tuna fish, lunch meat, protein bars. I have been leaning on those heavily. I also stopped eating 3 or 4 sandwiches at a time. That is like 8+ slices of bread per meal, sort of crazy to think I used to eat like that. Having a 0 carb diet is a special type of impossible for me, most of what my wife cooks our family for dinner involves bread and pasta, but my thinking is that if I can limit the "carb meal" to one of my meals each day, then I am better off then I was. Diets put a lot of stress on me to have a diet that I don't see as natural or easy to maintain. I am not sure if what I am doing could be called a diet or not, but I do think about every food item before I eat it, and I ask "is this worth it". Here are some examples, Oreos have a serving size of 3 cookies and total 160 calories (no one every just eats 3, cmon now), most people, I imagine, will eat at least 8 at a time which would total about 426 calories. Insane! Especially when they don't even fill you up. Pair that with a can of coke at 140 calories and now you are almost 600 calories for a non-meal. There are calculators you can find online that tell you the approximate number of calories per day to lose weight. Most of those land you somewhere around 1500-2000, depends on your weight. So the question is, "is 8 Oreos and a coke" worth 1/3 of your meals for the day or 600/1700 calories or whatever for the day. Answer is no, and it makes it easier to avoid. Just yesterday I found myself staring at the open pantry, and I wasn't even sure what I was looking for. So I asked myself, do I need more food, or do I just want it? The answer was that I just wanted chips, so I just walked away. The last thing that has stuck with me is when someone said "if you want to lose 50lbs, you do it by losing 1lb a week for 50 weeks", maybe the weight loss graph isn't as linear as that, but the idea that it is not a destination, but instead a journey. It is a change in your day to day lifestyle that is sustained over a long period of time. It took me 6+ months to lose 30lbs, and I have 20lbs to go with half of the year left. Eat less, have more meaningful calories, and drink more water...and coffee, lots of coffee. Thank you for coming to my ted talk. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 24 Posted: 24 Feb 2021 06:52 PM PST Hello losers, Happy hump day! It's snowing over yonder. I hope you're all staying safe! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 228.2 this morning, 229.7 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Binner & roasted veg. 16/21 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minutes & 30 minute stationary. 20/24 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Ordered coffee & picked up some groceries. Try a new recipe once a week: Identity crisis chili (because it's kind of red & kind of green), curry chicken drum sticks, roasted carrot coins, oven roasted zucchini, pickled peppers & a ground turkey lentil semi stroganoff. 6/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Grateful for fat blueberries. I think I say that every month at least once & I mean it every time. Nom nom nom. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
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