Weight loss: Coming from a family who LOVES food, marrying someone who is neutral towards it has been the most eye-opening experience |
- Coming from a family who LOVES food, marrying someone who is neutral towards it has been the most eye-opening experience
- Lost 131 lbs during the lockdown, from 344 lbs. to 213 lbs., stopped smoking weed 14 months ago and started walking 8 months ago.
- I lost 40 pounds in quarantine.
- First doctor visit after committing to weight loss in January.
- Saw a woman taking a picture of me at the gym...
- Officially not obese!!
- Down 35 pounds and no longer obese! Here's what I did.
- [19M, 240] Sharing my journey...but stretchmarks are killing my confidence. What to do?
- I’m fat again
- Officially lost 30 lbs and got rid of acid reflux after restarting more times I can count
- The smallest possible victory. 6 lbs down!!!
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 14 February 2021? Start here!
- How to overcome a sugar addiction?
- Stop eating when full?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 14th, 2021
- Life Hack: Bring Containers to Restaurants
- 30 lbs lost and counting
- Question regarding my weight
- Question for the Ladies: How do you stay motivated and on track when on your period?
- Thanks
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 13
- Anyone else have a hard time falling/staying asleep when in a calorie deficit?
- I want to be the person who takes care of me and believes in me in my daydreams.
| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 03:22 PM PST My parents and I had so much of our lives revolve around food. Someone's birthday? Go out for dinner. Holiday? Have a giant meal. Rough week? Bake a cake. Bored? There's a Dairy Queen nearby. If one of these events were coming up, we'd be eating healthy, because "such and such place we're going to has those INCREDIBLE nachos, I know I should order something lighter but we all know THAT'S not going to happen." We would book off an entire week of "being good" at Christmas time, because we loved the feeling of being so full you fall asleep after turkey dinner and we'd have so many leftovers we'd struggle to finish them before they went bad. Not to mention the Christmas chocolate, we just HAD to have the hedgehogs and the cookies, and when we started to feel bad about ourselves we'd finish them off in one day so we could "get back on the wagon" in January (but end up getting additional treats because that was the last time we'd get any donuts before February). At family events with my partner, we refuse leftovers that we know we won't be able to finish. When we go out for a day of errands, we don't plan our schedule around where to get a Frappuccino from. On our birthdays or anniversaries we purposely don't get each other chocolate, because we know someone else will get it for us. My jaw is constantly agape at the (completely normal, but foreign to me) decisions my partner makes about food. When they're offered something but not hungry, they say thank you but I'm fine, regardless if it's someone's birthday or some special cake that only gets bought once a year. When they're too full, they don't finish their dinner, regardless if it's their favourite. If they're craving something, they can put it off until next week rather than getting it right now. I've always known I've had disordered eating patterns, but I never realized how disordered my environment was until I saw there's another way to go. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 04:00 PM PST tl;dr: I was obese, now I'm mildly fat and stopping to smoke week inspired me to lose weight for the first time in my life. I struggled with depression, weed dependency and obesity for most of my adult life, from the age of 22 to 35 I smoked daily and in the last few years I upped to 2gr per day., at that point I was unemployed for 6 months but wasn't actively looking for a job because I was too busy feeling sad and smoking weed all the live long day. At this point it became a cycle of abuse, though in retrospect I have always used weed as a barrier between myself and any negative emotion. I've tried to stop many times, but I always set myself predetermined exit points where I knew I would pick the habit up again. What usually happens is that before I finish inhaling my entire stash or immediately after, I start to get anxious about having nothing left and I re-up and the cycle begins anew. This time, after scraping my grinder for the last time for the microscopic bits of THC still remaining in it, smoking a spliff that was 99.999% tobacco and went to sleep before the weekend started, I woke up to my dealer not being available because he observes the Sabbath which has already started at this point. I didn't count on anyone else and didn't want to end up with some random shitty weed. I've decided to brave through the weekend. One day turned to two, withdrawal was a bitch, because when you are dependent on anything for so long, it becomes part of your day to day, permeating into every activity, effectively replacing your normal serotonin mechanism with an easy to press manual button. The downside for me was: I had no ambition, no drive for life or being healthy or giving a shit about anything like my career, friendships and relationships, nothing mattered except getting the next score. But once I reached 2 weeks, things got a little easier, I was still depressed and overeating in basically every meal, but I was also not burning through money I didn't actually have and that was an improvement. After 9 months of unemployment, I was supposed to start working at the middle of March but my country went into our first lockdown 2 days before that so everything was put on hold for 2.5 more months. After 2+ months of being scared shitless of going outside and just binge eating continuously I was 344 lbs. at the end of the lockdown. At the end of May I finally started working and the company was located in a really inaccessible area, which forced me to start walking 1.2mi. every day just to reach the bus station and then walk to the offices. Once I finished that first week of work I made a decision to also do 1.2mi. in my neighborhood during the weekend, just so it won't feel like such a drag. After about 2 months of doing 1.2mi. every day I started working from home and I upped my daily walks to 2.7mi. every other day and signed up to a gym and actually kept coming there for the first time time in my life, but unfortunately this routine only lasted for 6 weeks before my country went into our second lockdown and closed all gyms indefinitely. At that point I had no choice but to return to regular street walks but I upped my max distance again to 3.7mi. nearly every day, and after a few months of that I've reached the current point of daily 6.2-9.9mi. and that's about it. 14 months clean. 8 months of getting healthier and thinner and less depressed. My conclusion?
If you read this entire thing, thank you. Just needed to share this and I hope it might help people get motivated and remain on the path. Good luck everyone :) [link] [comments] |
| I lost 40 pounds in quarantine. Posted: 13 Feb 2021 09:18 AM PST I try not to tell allot of people because so many people have struggled with their weight during the last year. I was about 40-50 pounds more than I wanted to be. 5'11 female about 180 lbs. I knew it was too much but between work, kids and activities I never could really find the time to workout like I wanted to. I've always enjoyed running and would consistently do 20-30 minute jogs everyday but then I was so busy that would be all I had time for. Once lockdown happened I told myself I didn't have the "I'm too busy to workout" excuse anymore. I ran every morning and walked every afternoon. I started paying attention to what I was eating, no restaurant food and making everything at home. Not only have I become a pretty good cook, but consistently lost 10 pounds a month for 4 months straight. I'm currently 141 and have maintained that since July (7 months now!) I didn't have a goal weight, and never counter a calorie. What I've learned is losing weight is about the choices we make. Everyday the smaller choices add up to change. I wish I could say it was hard but it wasn't. I know everyone's bodies are different and people metabolize everything different. But I know that at pushing 40, with my best athletic days way behind me, it's still as simple as eating right and moving more. No excuses. Everyday. I don't know who needed to hear this today, but I'm here for you in your weight loss journey! You can totally do this! [link] [comments] |
| First doctor visit after committing to weight loss in January. Posted: 13 Feb 2021 03:51 AM PST Today I went to the doctor after starting and I've been anticipating this for a while. I Weighed in which usually I'm not looking forward to, but this time I couldn't wait! The doctor came in and just said "dude!" and gave me a fist bump. It made me feel like I'm actually progressing. All my numbers for everything have come down to MUCH better levels. He told me to just keep on doing what I'm doing because its working perfectly. I've tried diets before and I've never really been able to stick to them so this time i just decided to limit my calories to around 1500. Its been working wonders. Using salad as a filler whenever I'm hungry and beef jerky as an occasional snack. I tend to save the first 800-1000 calories for whatever i want to eat for the day. My plan for now is to start going to the gym once I hit my short term goal of 350 which isn't too far off. I never really did the math but I thought It was going to be a lot farther away! I'm looking forward to hitting it in less than a month! So I appear to be actually doing it this time, and i want to give thanks to this subreddit for being an inspiration! EDIT: THANK YOU EVERYONE! Also for those of you concerned that the deficit is too low you don't have to worry because there's plenty of days where I exceed it by quite a bit! My thought process is that as long as I receive the nutrients I need and keep the calories themselves low I'll be fine. I haven't really felt abnormal or like I'm starving and I'm CONSTANTLY thinking about this since it's a huge lifestyle change. It was either I do this or have surgery which would have far greater ramifications than me making a mistake in my current process. I've been doing a lot of reading and I'm aware of where I can really mess up. [link] [comments] |
| Saw a woman taking a picture of me at the gym... Posted: 13 Feb 2021 08:02 AM PST I am still in the beginning stages of losing weight so I am still heavier. I was on the treadmill with a mirror in front of me and she was on the stair master behind me. She was texting on her phone laughing pretty loudly and than I saw her holding up her phone with the camera pointed at me and she had her head turned the other way pretending she was looking elsewhere. What made me look in the first place, besides the fact there is a mirror in front of me, was I saw a flash of light so I thought the lights were flickering. I'm assuming it was a flash during her first failed attempt to get a picture of me. I texted my fiancé to come up to me because he works out in a different section. My fiancé is a pretty big guy, he used to be a physique competitor so I was hoping that would make her leave me alone. When he came up she instantly rushed off the machine and walked away huffing, not sure why. My fiancé comforted me the best he could and said just use it and fuel to keep going, she's gone now. But for some reason I just want to leave and cry. I'm not even half way through my workout. I'm trying to think of other reasons why she would have taken photos of me and hoping it wasn't making fun of my weight but obviously my mind goes there first. I'm hoping maybe she was taking a picture of my sweatshirt which is my fiancé's and it's one of the heavy metal bands and maybe she's a fan also? Lol wishful thinking. Or maybe because I'm sweating an awful lot? Idk, I've always heard stories of this happening but I never thought it would have happened to me and now I really don't want to be here or come back. I feel like I'm self sabotaging. Has anyone dealt with this? How did you get over it? Feeling really uncomfortable and insecure. Edit: THANK YOU EVERYONE SO MUCH. You all don't know how much I appreciate every single one of your words to me. Even the ones playing devils advocate. I needed all of this. Thank you so much! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 04:01 PM PST Started taking my health seriously in August at (M/30/6'4/ 274lbs). I had spent my late teens and most of my 20s going to the gym lifting weights but never really ate right. Tried every diet you can think of and the second I stopped back came the weight. Finally I signed up for a 6 week challenge in august that included macros and workouts 5 days a week. I started eating properly and basing my meals around my protein needs and the weight just started to come off. Today, on the last day of my second 6 week challenge with the personal trainer I am at 242.8lbs and my BMI has gone from obese to overweight. To anyone out there thinking maybe a personal trainer is not worth the money. Let me tell you, mine helped me build structure to workouts and my diet. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel to achieving my goals to be comfortable in my own skin. [link] [comments] |
| Down 35 pounds and no longer obese! Here's what I did. Posted: 13 Feb 2021 10:32 AM PST Thought I'd share about my weight loss "journey," now that I'm officially out of obesity. This is really long but maybe it helps somebody out there! 5'2"F, SW: 199, CW: 163 I gained weight slowly over about a 10 year period. It comes out to something like half a pound a month - Definitely didn't gain the weight overnight. As a result, I didn't really realize how much weight I was gaining. I knew I was overweight, but I thought it was stable. Also, I thought I wore the weight relatively well. At my highest weight, I definitely looked fat, but at my current just-under-obesity weight? I don't think I look bad at all, the fat mostly hits in the "right places." So for years, I didn't watch what I ate at all, and I let myself get to an unhealthy place. I did know I was very out of shape in terms of fitness. A couple times over the years, I've wanted to be able to attend an exercise class with friends, but I knew that any kind of cardio activity would make my heart rate shoot up, and I'd be out of breath and feeling like I would die within 5 minutes, so I could never participate in social activities related to fitness. My heart rate would get pretty high just from walking. I'd try now and then to exercise at home, to get more fit, but never kept it up for more than few weeks, and it was always miserable. I never played sports much growing up, and most of my experience with exercise was in high school gym class. I also was working long hours at work and had a long commute, and at the end of the day, the last thing I wanted to do was cook. In 2020 I set a New Year's resolution to exercise more ("more" had a low bar - anything is more than 0). I started doing a 10 minute YouTube low impact workout once a week. Then, coronavirus happened. Suddenly I had a lot more time in my day, with no commute for work, and more free time since everything was closed. I started cooking more for myself (in part because there were some questions about the safety of getting takeout, early on). I knew overweight people were more at risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus, and I don't have family in the city where I live, which made me worry about what would happen if I got sick. I also worried about my mental health, living alone with limited social activity. I decided to get more serious about getting healthy and try to lose weight. I bought a scale, and realized I weighed 199 pounds. That was a wake up call. So for the next few months, I started cooking, watching what I ate, and exercising more often. I lost about 10 pounds. In June, I decided to get a bit more serious about it and start weighing myself on a regular schedule. I started counting calories. I bought a yoga mat. I started going on daily walks. I was miserable counting calories - I only did it for a couple weeks. I was thinking about food nonstop and it didn't feel healthy (for me). So I quickly stopped counting calories, but from my short time doing so, I had a good sense of how many calories are in my favorite foods, good portion sizes, etc. Sometimes I lazy count in my head. Or if I'm going to have a new food, or getting something I know is calorie-dense like fast food, I'll google the calories to make sure I'm not completely blowing through a day's calories in one food. But since June, I've been losing weight at a slow, consistent pace. I usually lose a pound a week, except for November and December where I ate more over the holidays and didn't exercise as much. My weight is sometimes the same for a few weeks, and sometimes it jumps down 2 or 3 pounds all at once. It usually goes up during my period, and if I eat fast food or a heavier dinner, it temporarily goes up, but I know by now it's just water. I'm pretty used to slow and steady progress, and if it does stagnate for a while, I "guess and check" and eat a little bit less until the scale starts moving. Here's what's worked for me: Exercise:
Food:
Point being, consistency is key. I feel like I eat pretty normal foods, and this hasn't been too miserable of a process for me. I think I'll be able to keep it up. Also, over holidays or when visiting family or on vacation, I have no rules about what I can eat or how often I need to exercise. I know that isn't sustainable for me. I don't go crazy and binge eat everything I can on those days, but if my portions are higher than usual, that's okay, and I know that when I get home, I'll return to my normal routine. [link] [comments] |
| [19M, 240] Sharing my journey...but stretchmarks are killing my confidence. What to do? Posted: 13 Feb 2021 05:41 PM PST 19M, 240 pounds. Highest ever. This is a journey for myself and me alone. And what better time to begin than the day meant for love? Valentines Day 2021. However, I have some pretty bad stretchmarks that are VERY obvious. This is the result of anti-depressants changing my brain's relationship to food. I was actually losing weight during the spring and summer of last year until I upped my Lexapro (Escitalopram) prescription. Since then, I've put on roughly 10 pounds per month until started to level off as a result of introducing Wellbutrin into the mixture. I've stayed a constant 240 pounds, but now I need help. I've downloaded Cronometer and I have decided to attempt a low-carb diet since it seems to me that carbs are the most dangerous thing to my weight. No matter the time of day, I get this irresistible craving for pasta, unhealthy food, and whatever else until my brain can't take it anymore and gives in. And then I feel absolutely terrible after I break it. Obviously, that stops today. No more breaking. Food is the main source of this weight. I drink essentially water/tea/coffee most days of my life. And not sweet tea, its peppermint tea and green tea in the mornings. However, beginning my journey I want to be held accountable. That means every single time I have an up or a down, I want to share it with you guys. I want you guys to help me have my back. The discipline will come in due time, but for now I think it's helpful to have a group of strangers behind my back. I've also started going to the gym. I'm aiming to go 3 times a week, that seems doable enough for me. I'm starting to lift weights, and I used to love running so I'm doing that too (I also somehow can still run a 8 minute mile... at my weight... which is kinda impressive lol)! However, something else is scaring me the closer and closer I get to finally making the push to lose weight. I have these horrible stretchmarks all over my body because of my rapid weight gain. Not only are they on my hips, but they're on my stomach, thighs, arms, under my arms, and even around my nipples, and they make me extremely uncomfortable. Will these go away, or at least fade? Could potentially be NSFW, it's just me shirtless, but I took pictures to see what I looked like at the beginning of this journey: https://imgur.com/a/We4GQgK I don't want to have permanent effects from the bad choices I made in the fall. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:54 PM PST (this is a bit of a rant post) Well here I am again. I grew up fat from about ages 6-18 before losing a ton of weight and finally becoming a normal size. Weight that has fluctuated up and down for the last 15 or so years (sometimes fluctuating quite a bit). I did another big drop about 6 years ago but I've been steadily gaining it back for about the last 4, with some spikes and brief drops in between. Quarantine especially hasn't been great for my weight. I stopped drinking back in March 2020 which I'm proud of but my terrible eating and lack of exercise got the best of me. I was already pretty overweight when it started and figure I put on at least 20 more lbs over the last year. I've felt terrible, physically and mentally. A few weeks back during a complete lack fucks I decided to just step on the scale and see what the damage was, because I was getting to my wits with my weight. A whopping 250 lbs (as a 6' male), tying my all time heaviest weight from highschool. In a way it was strangely motivating since I already felt so terrible and my confidence was shot so low that I was expecting 10 or 20 lbs heavier than that. It's time to change though. I cleaned up my eating over the last few weeks. I cut out soda, snacks, and late night binges. I'm still eating big portions, especially at dinner, but I'm trying to curb those too. I'm eating more fruit and making smarter choices. I'm walking more, and after a few successful weeks of dieting I decided to buy a treadmill on a whim to pick jogging back up at home. I've had 3 great runs 3 days in a row (relatively great anyway considering my current weight, I expected worse). This morning I'm down to 242.6. I'm only at the very beginning of this journey, but I'm finally feeling primed to make the change once again after years of feeling my weight creep up and the anxiety that comes along with that. I want to be in better shape by the time my new baby is born in July, and I want to be thin when my family and friends see me once again later this autumn, matching the slim vision that I hope they have of me in their mind's eye. I have a long road to go this year to get to 170, and then the even harder part of maintaining it will start again, that I've failed again and again. But right now I don't care. Even though I'm fat again, I'm sick of it and ready to make the change. [link] [comments] |
| Officially lost 30 lbs and got rid of acid reflux after restarting more times I can count Posted: 13 Feb 2021 08:05 AM PST I've lost 30 lbs in the past five months which is the longest I've been consistent when it comes to eating and exercise. Usually, I would be able to keep up a diet and exercise regimen for maybe 2-3 months before I would fall off the wagon, gain the weight back, and have to start all over again. Not this time. Because this time, I've found a way that works for me that will work long term. Once I accepted that I wasn't going to lose 2 lbs a week and that it was going to be slower progress, I was able to relax and not stress out about whether or not I was losing weight every week. Some weeks I would lose 2 lbs, but other weeks I would only lose .5 lbs or none at all. However, over the course of 5 months, the overall trend has been going down. It's been a rough past few years. Back in 2019, I started gaining weight and it was incredibly hard to lose weight. I started getting really bad acne and I had my period for 9 weeks (to the point I became anemic). After being on thyroid replacement medication and birth control for a year, my body seems to have stabilized and with therapy, I've moved away from using food as my emotional outlet. I realized one thing that kept me from consistently making progress was my emotions being attached to eating. Trying to lose weight and reducing calories is incredibly difficult when you also use eating as a way to cope with stress/negative emotions. Once I learned how to manage my own emotions without food, the cravings were easier to deal with and I didn't overeat as often which in turn, helped me stay on track for this long. I'm able to sleep a lot better at night and not deal with acid reflux interrupting me. I went from waking up 2-3 times at night to sleeping through the night. I've been trying to lose weight for the past ten years (since college), but this time is the first time I feel like I'm going to succeed? Wondering if anyone else has had this feeling where you know this time is different? I still have a long way to go, but I believe in celebrating the small victories to stay motivated for the long term. [link] [comments] |
| The smallest possible victory. 6 lbs down!!! Posted: 13 Feb 2021 08:18 PM PST Basically, for the last 5 years or so I've watched the scale climb veeery very slowly. A pound every few weeks. Not eating too far above my limit but just enough. I didn't mind it, because I started at 125 and 5'7. Well. Now I'm 5'9 and 170. Hm. Not great. I would notice oop the scale has gone up again, but I'm not even fat! I'm still a perfectly healthy weight! It's fine and it doesn't matter. Until now, for the very first time in my life, I'm classified as overweight. Oh the shock and horror. So I decided to do something about it for real this time. I half assedly tried in the past but there was nothing really holding me to it. I'd get bored and stop. I have a very poor relationship with food. I'm constantly snacking and its usually sweet. I eat well past the point of fullness and even comfort. Before COVID, I was able to fight a lot of it off by just leading an active lifestyle. Marching band, intramural sports, going to the gym often and just for the fun of it. I could absolutely just eat whatever I wanted to and only barely watch the scale tick up. So my new years resolution was to actually lose the weight. I made a plan, I'm sticking to it, and so far in 2021 I am down 6 lbs! For the first time ever it's actually worked! I'm really excited and my motivation is renewed. Thanks to everyone on this sub for allowing me to lurk! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 14 February 2021? Start here! Posted: 13 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] |
| How to overcome a sugar addiction? Posted: 13 Feb 2021 03:40 PM PST I have always convinced myself that I don't need to deal with my eating habits because I've always been slim. My eating habits are pure sugar, I don't really eat meals unless I have plans with other people. Apart from that, I eat cookies, chocolate, crisps, cake, pastries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's not been a problem up until the pandemic, as I no longer eat meals with people, I've put quite a bit of weight on. But now I don't know how to stop. I feel ill if I don't eat anything with sugar in. I feel shaky, dizzy, extremely hungry and depressed if I don't consume sugar every few hours. I'm trying to eat smaller quantities but I feel exhausted and can't function at work. I'm not sure how to do this. If anyone has any advice, I'd really appreciate it! :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 07:46 PM PST I intuitively eat and it's successful for the most part. I eat when I'm hungry and I do my best to address my cravings in moderation. I wouldn't say I binge or compulsively eat, but I have found that I struggle to recognize when I'm full and stop before it's uncomfortable. Do you have any advice other than "drink a glass of water before eating?" Or "chew your food 40 times?" I've found that eating at the table helps a little bit, and using a smaller plate does too, but sometimes I go back for seconds because I'm actually still hungry but then I can't stop/recognize when I am satiated... I talk myself into finishing the plate because 1) it's so good, 2) have to clean my plate or I'm bad (old programming I'm working through), 3) I can't waste it. Please help. This is what I really struggle with. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 14th, 2021 Posted: 13 Feb 2021 11:45 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] |
| Life Hack: Bring Containers to Restaurants Posted: 13 Feb 2021 04:27 PM PST If you can get over looking like a weirdo (which is already an established part of my personality), bring containers to restaurants. I only made this realization a couple of weeks ago, and it seems so obvious now, but wow this is a game changer. I no longer feel like I have to finish all my food when I go out which is almost always too much. Instead, I can eat my portion, package the rest for later, and enjoy it again and again! This also makes the money spent on restaurant meals a little more justified (and I feel like I can over order or go for the top end items haha). Ultimately, if you leave food on your plate, it's wasted, if you eat it when you don't need it, it's wasted, but if you take it home - no problemo :D EDIT: Haha yes I am aware that pretty much every food establishment has take out containers. I, however, have a mountain of tupperware at home and don't want to acquire even more. On reflection, that was actually a reason why I would never ask to take food home when eating out! Maybe this post should be retitled... "Embrace taking home leftovers at restaurants" EDIT2: I live in a country with practically no cases of community transmission for covid. I know, I am ridiculously lucky. Depending on where you live, bringing your own containers from home may be a health risk. In that case, just ask for containers from the restaurant! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Feb 2021 01:34 AM PST I put on a lot of weight (70 lbs) these last 8 years because i couldn't run and couldn't walk because of a serious pain in my left foot and it made me depressed. I used to run half marathons regularly and it was a great way to relieve my stress. Last october i saw a surgeon and had surgery on my left foot ( it turned out something was wrong with the length of two bones in my foot). It made me want to be fit again. I was almost 200 lbs so it was really time to do something. What i've done is downloading myfitnesspal and commit to not eating more than 1200 calories on average. I also work out every morning for one hour. Since my foot is healing i'll start running again during my lunch break in March. What i have noticed so far is that 1200 calories makes me full if i eat enough vegetables and if i eat enough protein. I have eaten oatmeal for years and it made me ravenous all morning. Also i love my morning workouts: i start with sun salutations (with Down Dog app), then i do a workout with fitnessblender.com and i have enough time i finish with one of the awesome vidéos of kukuwa fitness. So far i have lost 30.2 lbs and when i look at my (fat) cat Felix i think "wow i lost 2 Felix" I'm positive i will 50 more lbs and i'm really happy. I wish everyone success on their journeys! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 14 Feb 2021 01:06 AM PST Hey y'all, I have just come to a realization that i am no longer the 18 year kid girls go mad for. Standing at 5'11 180 pounds I was at my peak, jawline and everything and I regret not getting after more girls due to low self confidence. Now at 6'0 235 pounds I may look skinny but my belly is there and my face shows it all. The worst came on my birthday this year when my aunt from out of country saw my pictures on Facebook and called to say happy bday but then said that I'm getting fat. That just ruined my self confidence. Anyways, my point is that I went and graduated from a military high school from 2014-2018, and I was pretty much forced to exercise everyday. On top of cooking my own meals and drinking hella water I was so fit, but now I'm just so fat. My goal is to be around 170-180 by summer, and my question is, is it possible going from 235 to 180 by June? And if so how can I do it? Any personal experiences from you guys with the same height and weight as me rn? [link] [comments] |
| Question for the Ladies: How do you stay motivated and on track when on your period? Posted: 13 Feb 2021 12:21 PM PST I started losing weight in July 2020. Height: 5'8" starting weight 265, current weight 210, goal weight 160. I have been doing really well with CICO and the Noom app, I aim for 1200 calories but tend to end up around 1300-1500 often which is fine. At first I lost a lot of weight very quickly, but I'm yoyoing around 205-215 now and finding that I have poor impulse control around my period. Still, I think I am doing much better than I would be without being aware, I never ever go beyond the 2275 calories that would be maintenance. Should I be trying harder around my period? Or do you think I should cut myself some slack around then? What works for you? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Feb 2021 06:18 AM PST Seeing this sub in my feed a lot helped push me to start logging my food which has snowballed into actually properly starting to take care of myself. I've been really struggling over lockdown and used food as a punishment and a reward - almost the antithesis of the restrictive eating and purging I used to struggle with. I'm ashamed it took me this long to adapt and get myself together, but I'm determined to undo the damage I've done (almost 15kg!), and form a healthier relationship with food. I know it's not true for everyone, but often it can be the first few steps that are the hardest. It's easy to stay in a rut and pretend nothing is wrong. You're all very motivating and inspiring and I'm grateful you share your experiences here. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 13 Posted: 13 Feb 2021 02:36 PM PST Hello losers, I hope you're all enjoying your Saturday! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 230.2 this morning, 231.3 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Struggling & striving! Going to have turkey tacos this evening. 7/12 days. Exercise 5 days a week: Vigorous cleaning! 11/13 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Going to have a face mask & a bath in a bit. Try a new recipe once a week: Identity crisis chili (because it's kind of red & kind of green) & oven roasted zucchini. 2/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for being warm & cozy in my home. It is so damn cold out. Home & hearth is always worth being appreciative of. Mama also needed some alone time & got some today & for that let us all sing the song of introverts. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else have a hard time falling/staying asleep when in a calorie deficit? Posted: 13 Feb 2021 03:37 PM PST |
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